There are 2 types of scammers in this industry. The book owners and the players.
In my book, they are both scums of the earth. It doesn't matter if as an owner, you ran on bad luck and can't pay players or as player you have 20 different names at one book for bonus money. You are still a scammer
However, I see that players who stiff books are treated way differently on the forums than owners who run off with players' funds.
Players who scam are welcomed back even by forum owners and moderators like nothing happened while bookies who are out of the business for several years are still talked about.
Why the double standard?
Is it because most posters on the forums are players therefore not taking a direct hit in their pockets from players stealing? Or is it a lot of posters are scammers themselves so they sympathise when their fellow player is caught?
I tend to believe it's the former, most posters are players so they don't lose their own money when a book is taken for.
However, IMO, both types of cheats should be viewed with disgust.
Would you welcome Mark Del or Charlie Therwhanger from Aces gold to post or even attend the upcoming Vegas Bash? You might want to at vegas but just to give them a good licking for stealing your hard earned money.
Same should go for players caught stealing.
If book owners were to give the same treatment to players at Vegas for scamming them then it would only be the fair thing to do.
In my book, they are both scums of the earth. It doesn't matter if as an owner, you ran on bad luck and can't pay players or as player you have 20 different names at one book for bonus money. You are still a scammer
However, I see that players who stiff books are treated way differently on the forums than owners who run off with players' funds.
Players who scam are welcomed back even by forum owners and moderators like nothing happened while bookies who are out of the business for several years are still talked about.
Why the double standard?
Is it because most posters on the forums are players therefore not taking a direct hit in their pockets from players stealing? Or is it a lot of posters are scammers themselves so they sympathise when their fellow player is caught?
I tend to believe it's the former, most posters are players so they don't lose their own money when a book is taken for.
However, IMO, both types of cheats should be viewed with disgust.
Would you welcome Mark Del or Charlie Therwhanger from Aces gold to post or even attend the upcoming Vegas Bash? You might want to at vegas but just to give them a good licking for stealing your hard earned money.
Same should go for players caught stealing.
If book owners were to give the same treatment to players at Vegas for scamming them then it would only be the fair thing to do.
