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Old 10-17-2007, 07:01 PM
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Exclamation Sportsbook.com WARNING!

In case affiliates here are not aware Sportsbook.com as well as other sites on their network (example: Linesmaker, PlayersOnly etc) have recently stole a confirmed $280,000 from 31 players and the actual amount likely exceeds $1,000,000.

What happened is that they went back and took back 6 weeks worth of winning wagers resulting from correlated parlays.

Its pretty standard in this industry that sportsbooks themselves are responsible for deciding what parlays they do not wish to accept and have their software block them.

There is no way that going back 6 weeks and reversing winning bets is anything other than steeling.

Even Eog.com who is known as being a major shill site recommending anyone who will pay them a buck has taken down ads that relate to any sportsbook.com product. They took down and add for sportsbetting.com who was one of their sponsors as well.
The remaining funds from the advertising contract are being held in a player relief fund where they will be paid out to the stiffed accounts in Sportsbook.com does not rectify the problem.

If you're not familiar with this situation go to SBR, EOG, RX or any other bigger sports betting forum and search on it.

I expect that a lot more sites will be pulling SB.com associated ads in the coming days as there is a huge backlash in sports betting communities and forum regulars are demanding that sites remove them. Its causing so much bad press for the sites that even big shill sites like EOG have stepped up and pulled the ads.

This is really disappointing for me also because Sportsbook.com even with warnings about slow payouts on the reviews and mediocre ratings on my rating guides still made me low 4 figures per month in revenue but I feel I have not much other choice then to remove them from my sites at this time.

Anyways figured I would give people a heads up now as this one is starting to get a TON of press now.


Sportsbook.com books have always been on the shadier side but now that they are outright thieves promoting them is a huge disservice to any sites visitors.
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