[PhilLaFond]

Gotta share this horror story - wanted to know if anyone else had a similar problem. In case you don't know, Sportsbook.com is a gambling/poker site. I got involved with them when they offered me a sweet bonus for signing up as an ex Paradise Poker player. Anyway, I had a rare great month in April and the first week of May requested a withdrawal via wire transfer of $625. (Gonna buy myself a sweet chip set!!) I got an e-mail response saying it would take 7-10 business days. 10 days go by, no money. I requested an investigation and got a nice apology, with an explanation that the company had severed ties with their transfer processor. This happened, coincidently, the day before my withdrawal request. So now the money's back in my account (shocker!) and they suggest I request a check via express courier, if I still want to withdraw. LOL Anyway I do that the next day and get an e-mail saying I should have a confirmation of payment being sent out in, can you guess, 7-10 business days!!! Of course, that time has since come and gone and still no check, no confirmation notice and when I again requested an explanation I was told they would initiate an investigation and respond back with their findings. That was five days ago! Needless to say, I'm done with this site, but I wanted to post this as a warning to all and to solicit any similar experiences, advice, suggestions, shoulders to cry on, etc., etc.

Thanks for reading this; sorry about the length. Hope I included all relevant info.

Phil

[99%evil]

Back a few months ago I got a free $10 from them, turned it into $100 pretty quickly and cashed out...got my check a few weeks later, minus a monster fee...but I couldn't complain since it was free money.

[VARoadstter]

While I'm sure it's a bummer to get the runaround I really fail to see how this qualifies as a horror story.

Hope all works out in the end. Patience, grasshopper.

[CWaters425]

hope everything works out for you.

[PhilLaFond]

Originally Posted by 99%evil

Back a few months ago I got a free $10 from them, turned it into $100 pretty quickly and cashed out...got my check a few weeks later, minus a monster fee...but I couldn't complain since it was free money.

The reason I went with the wire transfer was they claimed it was their "preferred method" for withdrawals, and there was no fee unless you requested more than one withdrawal per month. Also, they do hit you with a fee for the check. Of course, now they're offering the check for free, but that's little solice when there's no check being sent.

P.

[PhilLaFond]

Originally Posted by VARoadstter

While I'm sure it's a bummer to get the runaround I really fail to see how this qualifies as a horror story.

Hope all works out in the end. Patience, grasshopper.

I guess I'm calling it a horror story because I've been waiting almost two months for my payout. I've never had this problem with any other online poker site and I surely don't want anyone else getting screwed.

P.

[Poboy]

Was this playersonly.com? I got a thing in the mail from them, but after reading about the requirements for the bonus, I tossed it.

[davejs1671]

Originally Posted by Poboy

Was this playersonly.com? I got a thing in the mail from them, but after reading about the requirements for the bonus, I tossed it.

No this at SPORTSBOOK.COM. I am sorry to hear about the problems you have had with them Phil, however i appreciate the info. since I also have an account there.

[dad604]

I hope they straighten the problem out. I just requested a cashout of my whole account by snail mail and I still have not receive anything yet after 2 weeks. I have $10 in the account now from free money they gave me from doing a survey.

[Poboy]

Originally Posted by davejs1671

No this at SPORTSBOOK.COM. I am sorry to hear about the problems you have had with them Phil, however i appreciate the info. since I also have an account there.

I asked because the playersonly ad mentioned both my being an ex-Paradise player, and mentioned sportsbook.com people playing. Must be the same network.