Question for books/players

IDENTITY · Jul 13, 2004

Serious question, and only serious comments requested:

Person A is friends with Person B. Person A agrees to let Person B use Person A's local, which account can be accessed online. Person B runs up the tab to many dimes. Bookie knows Person B is playing the games. Person B then stiffs bookie. Is Person A responsible to pay the debt?

Fishhead · Jul 13, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by IDENTITY:
Serious question, and only serious comments requested:

Person A is friends with Person B. Person A agrees to let Person B use Person A's local, which account can be accessed online. Person B runs up the tab to many dimes. Bookie knows Person B is playing the games. Person B then stiffs bookie. Is Person A responsible to pay the debt?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

YES

HateTheRiverCard · Jul 13, 2004

The minute you allow anyone to use your account you are assuming responsibility for said account. PERIOD

HTRC

Woody0 · Jul 13, 2004

Yes, if person A is the owner of a password protected account (s)he is responsible for the costs incurred on that account.

HacheMan · Jul 13, 2004

Yes.........Although my local told me about a guy he continued to let play in a similar incident, where the account holder's "friend" gained access and ran it up without consent. Said he never had any problems with the guy before that, and that's probably where the decision should be based........past history....

PanchoSanza · Jul 13, 2004

Nice friend.

HacheMan · Jul 13, 2004

That's why friend is in " " Pancho........

JimFiestSux · Jul 13, 2004

Absolutely!! I had to pay a 7000$ debt an EX "FRIEND" ran up on a book I introduced too! So if he uses your internet to play with then for sure you are responsible!

PanchoSanza · Jul 13, 2004

Always a bad idea.

I had a friend put in bets through me about 10 years ago since the local we used cut him off for non payment. I would call in the plays under my name.

He swore he would make good with me no matter what. We were friends for over 15 years prior to this.

He owes me 4 dimes to this day.

HacheMan · Jul 13, 2004

Some people just can't control themselves........

HacheMan · Jul 13, 2004

I suppose my bookie is just too nice of a guy. He had a guy that won and won of him, even won $90,000 one week, the guy just kept on winning. Bookie paid him.......Weeks later the guy got down about $20,000 and never paid. MY BOOKIE LET HIM COME BACK COUPLE YEARS LATER!!

Made his limits kinda low, told him as long as he paid each week when he was down, and paid just a little something each time he won, it was ok.......

UberTout · Jul 13, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by IDENTITY:
Is Person A responsible to pay the debt?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes. Why are you asking a question you know the answer to?

UT

drunkguy · Jul 13, 2004

maybe we can get McIrish to chime in on this topic?

IDENTITY · Jul 13, 2004

ut - if i knew the answer, i would not have posted. also, it is apparent that some books write off the debt and move on. if you have an opinion on the subject, great. if not, simply stay out of the thread.

VaultedTreehouse · Jul 13, 2004

The answer is yes, but a better point to be made is what to do with people who stiff you.I'd sell a kidney before I stiffed anyone, but I've said goodbye to 2 people(friends) this year on account of getting stiffed...Not a ton of money, less than a grand, but the principle to me far outweighs the amount of money.

bigperm+ · Jul 13, 2004

yes you are resposible

bigperm+ · Jul 13, 2004

oops Responsible

UberTout · Jul 13, 2004

IDENTITY - Fair enough. I can't see any answer other than YES, player A is on the hook. I don't know any bookmakers who would write off that loss, unless they could not collect from 'A'.

UT

scott · Jul 14, 2004

Yes, had to pay once myself. Vouched for player(stiff) turns out he had a free shot. Stupid me.....ScottyS

CedarCreaker · Jul 14, 2004

I also had the same thing..."friend" used me to bet through local and said if lost bets on a Sat he would pay me right away...lost but then said wanted to make bets on Sunday and would come by my house and pay me if not hit sunday...well you guessed it...he was in the hole and didn't come by...said would pay me but when tuesday came guess who had to pay THE "MAN'...finally paid part of it and still to this day owes me...but hasn't paid and i see him out drinking at local pubs and everyonce in while buys me a token drink and says he will pay me back someday....LOSER