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It's time for some sportsbooks to decide if they want to really have NETeller as a deposit and withdrawal option. It is a very convenient method for the players, and many sportsbooks have it as a working option.
But sOME sportsbooks think it is OK for them to have it only as a one-way method - deposits only. They never, ever seem to have any positive balance on hand at NETeller to allow a player to make a withdrawal.
Now I understand the hesitance to leave too much money with a third-party money transfer service, because that represents risk to the sportsbook in case something were to go wrong with that service. But, on the other hand, if you're going to offer it at all, it can't be just for one direction (deposits).
Certainly there will always be times at which a sportsbook has more withdrawals via NETeller than expected, and will be temporarily unable to honor those requests. I'm not knocking that. What I'm bitching about is those sportsbooks that make it a practice, day in and day out, of keeping a zero balance there. It just totally takes away from the convenience of the whole idea.
Sure, I can call and get a check sent. But most likely I'll just want to send it back to another book (or even the same book) later. With the check method, I usually have to call during certain hours/days, wait and talk to a real person, give all the instructions, wait a few days for the check to arrive, be there to sign for it, drive to the bank, fill out a deposit slip, wait in line, wait for the clerk to make the deposit, drive back home, wait several days for the deposit to clear, go back to the bank, wait in line, ask for a new bank check to be written, fill out a FedEx waybill, drive to a drop box, send the new deposit, wait a few days, call the sportsbook to see if the deposit has been received, etc, etc. Do you see the comparison to just clicking on a couple of buttons and waiting about 30 minutes?
But sOME sportsbooks think it is OK for them to have it only as a one-way method - deposits only. They never, ever seem to have any positive balance on hand at NETeller to allow a player to make a withdrawal.
Now I understand the hesitance to leave too much money with a third-party money transfer service, because that represents risk to the sportsbook in case something were to go wrong with that service. But, on the other hand, if you're going to offer it at all, it can't be just for one direction (deposits).
Certainly there will always be times at which a sportsbook has more withdrawals via NETeller than expected, and will be temporarily unable to honor those requests. I'm not knocking that. What I'm bitching about is those sportsbooks that make it a practice, day in and day out, of keeping a zero balance there. It just totally takes away from the convenience of the whole idea.
Sure, I can call and get a check sent. But most likely I'll just want to send it back to another book (or even the same book) later. With the check method, I usually have to call during certain hours/days, wait and talk to a real person, give all the instructions, wait a few days for the check to arrive, be there to sign for it, drive to the bank, fill out a deposit slip, wait in line, wait for the clerk to make the deposit, drive back home, wait several days for the deposit to clear, go back to the bank, wait in line, ask for a new bank check to be written, fill out a FedEx waybill, drive to a drop box, send the new deposit, wait a few days, call the sportsbook to see if the deposit has been received, etc, etc. Do you see the comparison to just clicking on a couple of buttons and waiting about 30 minutes?
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