...sh*t! in all fairness to them - the schmuck who won the suit has to take some blame himself - but still - too damned funny!
for those who aren't familiar with this clown - i busted him twice:
http://therxforum.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=100090022&f=988094022&m=2473077263
AND
http://therxforum.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=100090022&f=802099163&m=9533027107
as for the latest with "dan":
http://news-press.com/news/bonita/031227players.html
in case the link doesn't work - here is what it says:
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Man settles with sports handicappers
Player says he lost nearly $2.3 million in dealings
By MIKE HOYEM
Published by news-press.com on December 27, 2003
A California man has settled a lawsuit he filed against a Fort Myers-based sports handicapping business he says scammed him out of more than $2 million.
But Timothy Edwin Bronkhurst, 49, of Carlsbad (this is me popping in here - if he lives in carlsbad he heard the ads on xtra 690/1150 - and i would love to see him sue that station, too - for "aiding and abetting" these clowns) said Friday the settlement he agreed to about 10 days ago doesn’t compensate him for anywhere near the $2.3 million he lost in his dealings with Player’s Edge Inc. and National Sports Consultants Inc.
“I lost millions with these guys,” Bronkhurst said. “Thank God I’m almost 50 years old and had a lot of money still. I’m glad we collected what we did.”
According to the suit, which was filed Nov. 25 in U.S. District Court in Fort Myers, Bronkhurst got involved with a pair of companies that advertised nationally they could guarantee big profits for gamblers because they had “inside information” on sporting events.
The suit claimed the companies actually are “scamdicappers” instead of handicappers and use high-pressure sales techniques to squeeze money out of those who call their toll-free phone numbers.
The suit said Player’s Edge operated from about December 1994 until May 2003, when it was sold to National Sports Consultants.
Both businesses, according to the suit, operated in essentially the same manner — by luring gamblers with national radio advertisements that promise earnings so quickly that the money spent is more of an investment than a gamble.
“This is about getting inside information,” the ads say. “We have contacts everywhere.”
According to the suit, the companies make their money by charging “package fees” for inside information and allegedly by getting kickbacks from the offshore sports bookies that take the bets. The suit said Player’s Edge was run by John J. Rodney Jr., who used the names “Brian Edwards” and “Dan ‘The Man’ Wilson” in radio ads.
Rodney, the suit alleged, sold his interest in Player’s Edge in May to National Sports Consultants’ owner Robert Robitzek, who calls himself “Mike Gibson” in radio spots.
Also named as defendants were a dozen other people who own at least 11 other corporations allegedly tied to the operation.
According to state Division of Corporations records, Player’s Edge and National Sports Consultants list their addresses as a pair of strip malls in south Fort Myers — the Island Park Shopping Center at 16520 S. Tamiami Trail and the Summerlin Crossings shopping center at 15880 Summerlin Road.
The News-Press tried contacting National Sports Consultants on Friday by calling the company’s 1-800 number.
At first, a man who said he was Mike Gibson answered and said he would give no details on the settlement.
“Why should I?” he asked.
A subsequent call was answered by a man who said his name was Jimmy Rogers.
“We have nothing to say about that,” he said of the settlement. “No comment.”
The suit claimed the companies have had more than 7,000 “customers/victims” since 2000 who initially are given free tips.
The handicappers, according to the suit, don’t have any inside track on betting and instead “simply take their best guesses” based on public information.
According to the suit, Bronkhurst sold a business in 1998 and was looking for ways to invest his money when the stock market took a downturn.
After hearing the radio ads and visiting the Player’s Edge Web site, Bronkhurst was impressed and decided to invest.
Bronkhurst started with $100,000, the suit said, and soon was depositing $55,000 to $900,000 at a time into the Player’s Edge bank account.
The wagers listed in the suit said Bronkhurst placed 76 bets from Feb. 26 to May 17 and lost 56 times.
Bronkhurst said the vast majority of the money he lost was for inside information as opposed to actual bets.
“They really nailed me to the wall, these guys,” Bronkhurst said.
“It’s a lesson I’ll take with me to the grave.”
***ok - me chiming in here one last time. i posted one other time - and will do it one more time. if ANYONE has the ability to take something from an audio tape cassette and turn it into a file that can be played on the internet for all to hear - contact me ASAP at the e-mail addy listed below - and i will "bust" these guys one more time - this time on audio tape for all to hear (if you send me an e-mail - please put your handle in the subject line of the message).
for those who aren't familiar with this clown - i busted him twice:
http://therxforum.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=100090022&f=988094022&m=2473077263
AND
http://therxforum.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=100090022&f=802099163&m=9533027107
as for the latest with "dan":
http://news-press.com/news/bonita/031227players.html
in case the link doesn't work - here is what it says:
****************************************
Man settles with sports handicappers
Player says he lost nearly $2.3 million in dealings
By MIKE HOYEM
Published by news-press.com on December 27, 2003
A California man has settled a lawsuit he filed against a Fort Myers-based sports handicapping business he says scammed him out of more than $2 million.
But Timothy Edwin Bronkhurst, 49, of Carlsbad (this is me popping in here - if he lives in carlsbad he heard the ads on xtra 690/1150 - and i would love to see him sue that station, too - for "aiding and abetting" these clowns) said Friday the settlement he agreed to about 10 days ago doesn’t compensate him for anywhere near the $2.3 million he lost in his dealings with Player’s Edge Inc. and National Sports Consultants Inc.
“I lost millions with these guys,” Bronkhurst said. “Thank God I’m almost 50 years old and had a lot of money still. I’m glad we collected what we did.”
According to the suit, which was filed Nov. 25 in U.S. District Court in Fort Myers, Bronkhurst got involved with a pair of companies that advertised nationally they could guarantee big profits for gamblers because they had “inside information” on sporting events.
The suit claimed the companies actually are “scamdicappers” instead of handicappers and use high-pressure sales techniques to squeeze money out of those who call their toll-free phone numbers.
The suit said Player’s Edge operated from about December 1994 until May 2003, when it was sold to National Sports Consultants.
Both businesses, according to the suit, operated in essentially the same manner — by luring gamblers with national radio advertisements that promise earnings so quickly that the money spent is more of an investment than a gamble.
“This is about getting inside information,” the ads say. “We have contacts everywhere.”
According to the suit, the companies make their money by charging “package fees” for inside information and allegedly by getting kickbacks from the offshore sports bookies that take the bets. The suit said Player’s Edge was run by John J. Rodney Jr., who used the names “Brian Edwards” and “Dan ‘The Man’ Wilson” in radio ads.
Rodney, the suit alleged, sold his interest in Player’s Edge in May to National Sports Consultants’ owner Robert Robitzek, who calls himself “Mike Gibson” in radio spots.
Also named as defendants were a dozen other people who own at least 11 other corporations allegedly tied to the operation.
According to state Division of Corporations records, Player’s Edge and National Sports Consultants list their addresses as a pair of strip malls in south Fort Myers — the Island Park Shopping Center at 16520 S. Tamiami Trail and the Summerlin Crossings shopping center at 15880 Summerlin Road.
The News-Press tried contacting National Sports Consultants on Friday by calling the company’s 1-800 number.
At first, a man who said he was Mike Gibson answered and said he would give no details on the settlement.
“Why should I?” he asked.
A subsequent call was answered by a man who said his name was Jimmy Rogers.
“We have nothing to say about that,” he said of the settlement. “No comment.”
The suit claimed the companies have had more than 7,000 “customers/victims” since 2000 who initially are given free tips.
The handicappers, according to the suit, don’t have any inside track on betting and instead “simply take their best guesses” based on public information.
According to the suit, Bronkhurst sold a business in 1998 and was looking for ways to invest his money when the stock market took a downturn.
After hearing the radio ads and visiting the Player’s Edge Web site, Bronkhurst was impressed and decided to invest.
Bronkhurst started with $100,000, the suit said, and soon was depositing $55,000 to $900,000 at a time into the Player’s Edge bank account.
The wagers listed in the suit said Bronkhurst placed 76 bets from Feb. 26 to May 17 and lost 56 times.
Bronkhurst said the vast majority of the money he lost was for inside information as opposed to actual bets.
“They really nailed me to the wall, these guys,” Bronkhurst said.
“It’s a lesson I’ll take with me to the grave.”
***ok - me chiming in here one last time. i posted one other time - and will do it one more time. if ANYONE has the ability to take something from an audio tape cassette and turn it into a file that can be played on the internet for all to hear - contact me ASAP at the e-mail addy listed below - and i will "bust" these guys one more time - this time on audio tape for all to hear (if you send me an e-mail - please put your handle in the subject line of the message).
