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Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn
I wish I had a local casino with a sportsbook that could look down their nose at my $1000 bet. I'd just put my wager in early in the day when hardly anyone was there and go home. Those of you in Vegas or other cities with full service casinos are lucky. Which online sportsbook ripped you off? I read a ton of reviews online and 5Dimes.eu and Bovada.lv seem to be the best reviewed for U.S. players.
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I've had a couple of bad experiences with online sportsbooks. One closed to U.S. bettors, and took all of the money in the account. Another failed to pay out on wins, but sure as shit took the money for the losses. Chalked it up to glitches. Another one decided that certain fights were "ineligible" for payouts because there wasn't enough action in the fight (I didn't even know this was a thing).
Biggest loss I took was when Bradley took out Pacquiao (I had bets on it going to the distance, and in Bradley winning) -- the sportsbook invalidated the bets because they felt the judge's decision was B.S. ... well, no shit, but still, they should have been paid out.
I also took a hit on JDS beating Cain for the Heavyweight championship, where the sportsbook decided that "US players violates our rules" and even told my bank I was making bets. The bank closed the account, too.
I'm not a fan of the online books, it's a risk. But I'm still open to $1,000 on GSP if anyone wants that action. Just let me know in the next hour or two.