Rookie, I'm kind of in the same boat, and here is what I've heard from various people here & elsewhere.
1. Any given player is usually allowed to beat them out of $10-15K before being shown the door.
2. It doesn't seem to matter if you are hitting them for the limit, or less. The $10-15K figure sure seems to be the trigger.
3. Their CS sucks. Always has and probably always will.
4. They will(and do) take up to a month to pay you. Most people seem to get paid at about the 14 day mark, but others have waited up to a month.
5. They pad their favorites to an extent that makes them a VERY tempting book.
6. With one or two very complicated exceptions, I don't know of them ever giving anyone a full blow stiff.
I was going to post up with them a couple weeks ago, but then heard rumors of them looking for investors or a buyer. I'm not sure if there is any truth to that, but it was enough to get me to back off for a while.
1. Any given player is usually allowed to beat them out of $10-15K before being shown the door.
2. It doesn't seem to matter if you are hitting them for the limit, or less. The $10-15K figure sure seems to be the trigger.
3. Their CS sucks. Always has and probably always will.
4. They will(and do) take up to a month to pay you. Most people seem to get paid at about the 14 day mark, but others have waited up to a month.
5. They pad their favorites to an extent that makes them a VERY tempting book.
6. With one or two very complicated exceptions, I don't know of them ever giving anyone a full blow stiff.
I was going to post up with them a couple weeks ago, but then heard rumors of them looking for investors or a buyer. I'm not sure if there is any truth to that, but it was enough to get me to back off for a while.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TTinCO:
4. They will(and do) take up to a month to pay you. Most people seem to get paid at about the 14 day mark, but others have waited up to a month.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Their norm (by Neteller) in late winter / early spring was 24-48 hours.
4. They will(and do) take up to a month to pay you. Most people seem to get paid at about the 14 day mark, but others have waited up to a month.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Their norm (by Neteller) in late winter / early spring was 24-48 hours.
Good to know Hali....I guess my point should have been to not necessarily expect it within 24-48 hrs.
Also, I forgot to add that many of the "problems" with them come from parlays or other "non-straight action" plays. If you stick to just playing straight sides or totals, I think you can avoid a lot of disputes.
[This message was edited by TTinCO on September 08, 2003 at 11:20 PM.]
Also, I forgot to add that many of the "problems" with them come from parlays or other "non-straight action" plays. If you stick to just playing straight sides or totals, I think you can avoid a lot of disputes.
[This message was edited by TTinCO on September 08, 2003 at 11:20 PM.]
SIA has been paying out via neteller pretty well lately. I requested $2000 yesterday and got it within 3 hours, also got a same day neteller last week from them. I am in the 10-15k range there right now so it looks like my days there are numbered but I would strongly recommend playing there for anyone who wants some easy money.
Scoob - if I had known then what I know now before getting the golden boot from SIA, I would have purposely tried to lose money there by betting high ML dogs and scalping with other books favorites, EVEN IF I HAD TO TAKE A NOMINAL LOSS. Played properly, yes, it would have cost me money, but it would have kept me there and I would have continued to be able to get those juicy lines, and given the nature of them, I would have continued to make a good deal more than I would lose on those plays. I'd consider it a surcharge for staying in 'business'.
I opened an account with them, placed a 5 unit bet, won, and they deleted my account. The next day they "found" my account again but there was "no record of that bet." They claim to be regulated but they aren't, the commission doesn't investigate anything. It takes them up to 5 years or more to look at your complaint.
