betEUS aka Spartan Sports - who TF are these guys?

Buzzsaw · Jan 19, 2004

I see them in the sponsor list. Clicked on the About Us and FAQ but the links are dead. A very strange site to say the least, it looks like just a credit book???

HateTheRiverCard · Jan 19, 2004

They used to be Bet EuroSport but changed the name, also took away all funding methods except WU. DT was the Rep at the book,

HTRC

wilheim · Jan 19, 2004

Not sure if this link will worked copied. If you click on it a second time in the MSN box it works.

http://www.spartansportsbook.com/besindex.asp

wil.

Buzzsaw · Jan 19, 2004

Thanks HTRC.

OK so just for the heck of it I punch in www.beteuro.com and it goes to VIP Sports..I'm thinking wtf?! Then I try www.beteurosport.com and there is a funny looking book there that no big surprize is called BetEuroSport

Ah forget it.... I'm euro'd out

PatrickMcIrish · Jan 19, 2004

That's just Teddy and the BetEurosport guys, good outfit. Once they got rid of their marketing guy I think they made a decision to get out from under the post-up business, that's all. Nice book in my opinion....

huggybear+ · Jan 20, 2004

Spartan is a good credit shop. buzz ask CRIS about them, they are in the CRIS building.

MadCapper · Jan 20, 2004

I loved BetEuroSport during the baseball season.

What does it mean that they are now a credit shop and no more post up?

-MC

TheGeneral+ · Jan 20, 2004

MC, a credit account is set-up with you having a loan to bet with. You may get a 2 dime limit with a dime settle figure, meaning you get 2 dimes posted in your account without a post-up and then, whenever you win or lose a dime+, you and the book would settle the debt. Hope that helps. You need to know someone and get a personal referance from them at the book to get this I would think.

Buzzsaw · Jan 20, 2004

Why are they an Rx sponsor if they are credit? Is this to work off a debt or something..I don't get it? Is the Rx acting as the agent...do I sign-up and meet Pat in the bar on Thursdays(Tuesdays if I lose

)??

All of the links on the site are dead... kind of creepy.

NickDouglas · Jan 20, 2004

I called the number on the website and inquired about opening an account. They said they are not accepting deposits and that you have to be referred by someone to get a credit account. That does seem a tad odd that they would pay for a link at the Rx. Maybe the money for the link was paid before they decided to go credit.

BoratSagdiyev · Jan 20, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by MadCapper:
I loved BetEuroSport during the baseball season.

What does it mean that they are now a credit shop and no more post up?

-MC<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

You have nearly 4000 posts and you don't know what the difference between a post up and credit shop is? I hope the question was posed for the benefit of others.

TheGeneral+ · Jan 20, 2004

C'mon Borat.

I had 30,000 posts before you taught me about Camel Racing.

Admin @ THERX.COM · Jan 20, 2004

This is an old campaign - they obviously changed their game plan & the main point of contact that we had there has moved on. I also see that many links aren't working on that site.

Taking link down - if someone from Spartan wants to contact us, please email marketing@therx.com

Thnx

PatrickMcIrish · Jan 20, 2004

Come on Buzz, no big deep mystery here. Where have you been? Like Nick said above they were advertisers here when they made the decision to go to credit only, the banner is still here from the post up days. Just guessing but probably unlike a lot of shops instead of crying and screaming for a refund they just rode out the rest of their prepaid existence.

Either way it's not a big deal, certainly they are one of the best books around. Shame only credit players will now get to play there....

PatrickMcIrish · Jan 20, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Borat Sagdiyev:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by MadCapper:
I loved BetEuroSport during the baseball season.

What does it mean that they are now a credit shop and no more post up?

-MC<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

You have nearly 4000 posts and you don't know what the difference between a post up and credit shop is? I hope the question was posed for the benefit of others.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

He's got a point Madcapper. Here's your cue to tell us you were only asking for the benefit of others....

BTW Shaun at customer service over at Spartan (Eurosport) was the guy to talk to on things like this...

Buzzsaw · Jan 20, 2004

Pat LOL. I do remember the change in deposit methods. But I thought I remembered their url as www.beteurosport.com not the funny one that leads to Spartan. So let me see if I got this straight;

BetEuroSport changed to credit and a different url and opened reopened as Spartan. The old BetEuroSport sold to some new owners that opened up a new boook called...drum roll please...BetEuroSport! Yea OK Pat, how stupid of me...everyone knew that

Gagne38 · Jan 20, 2004

It is pretty simple. Beteurosport and beteus were the same post up company. They paid to advertise on the RX. They decided to close their post up, but the RX kept up their banner. The banner should have come down, but like someone pointed out, maybe they paid and the rx must leave it up for a specific amount of time. I do not understand what the big deal is. It has been well known at this site that they are closed.

TheGeneral+ · Jan 20, 2004

When explained to me by Beteuro, it seemed a good decision by them. They took care of a possible problem well before the problem arose beyond repair. No need going down a road if there may be trouble at the end.

BoratSagdiyev · Jan 20, 2004

I don't get how you can refuse someone who is telling you. "Hi I want to send you my money before I even lose my bet" and you are thinking what? What is going thorough your head? Too much of a hastle? High costs? What was so hard to overcome that you would give up accepting post ups? The only thing that would make any kind of sense would be that it was part of the sale agreement. If not.