Agree on ESB (English Sports Betting)
They were the first offshore I ever posted up with, and being careful for the maiden voyage it was for but a small amount - a few hundred I think. This was maybe 8 years ago.
They did always ask your balance. Once, I told them they should know my balance, why would they ask. Company rules, the clerk replied. What they were hoping is you would quote a lower balance than the true one, and they would say "yes, that's right."
So one day I called in and when asked that leading question gave them a balance three times what it really was. "No sir, we show you as having only ----- dollars in your account." "Well, OK," replied I, "but I don't know what happened to the rest. Did anyone there steal it?"
Followed by great protestations of honesty on their part, and bogus hurt feelings.
I once got lucky and hit a huge boxcar horse bet, and they claimed I had called too late, after the post. Total lie. I got out from that place same day.
What was funny is that while they operated out of, I think, Jamaica, the owner, Dennis Atiyeh, lived in the U.S. Pittsburgh, I think.
Even funnier is that he hired some shithead to pretend to be an ombudsman for the sports bettor. I forgot this guy's name, but he managed to get his "reports" into several publications, knocking every other book but ESB. He was on Dennis's payroll. He even convinced Rolling Good Times to publish his bullshit for a while.
They were the first offshore I ever posted up with, and being careful for the maiden voyage it was for but a small amount - a few hundred I think. This was maybe 8 years ago.
They did always ask your balance. Once, I told them they should know my balance, why would they ask. Company rules, the clerk replied. What they were hoping is you would quote a lower balance than the true one, and they would say "yes, that's right."
So one day I called in and when asked that leading question gave them a balance three times what it really was. "No sir, we show you as having only ----- dollars in your account." "Well, OK," replied I, "but I don't know what happened to the rest. Did anyone there steal it?"
Followed by great protestations of honesty on their part, and bogus hurt feelings.
I once got lucky and hit a huge boxcar horse bet, and they claimed I had called too late, after the post. Total lie. I got out from that place same day.
What was funny is that while they operated out of, I think, Jamaica, the owner, Dennis Atiyeh, lived in the U.S. Pittsburgh, I think.
Even funnier is that he hired some shithead to pretend to be an ombudsman for the sports bettor. I forgot this guy's name, but he managed to get his "reports" into several publications, knocking every other book but ESB. He was on Dennis's payroll. He even convinced Rolling Good Times to publish his bullshit for a while.
BetSanta
Jeff must have owned BetSanta, after football season I called in to request a payout, to which he replied, "We only do payouts on December 25th. Other books are closed on holidays, not us we process all payouts on Christmas Day." Of course they were long gone with my ~$2500 when Christmas rolled around again. :finger:
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sd2 said:
Actually it was Allentown, PA. Other side of the state. The reason I know is because during the time I was working at the OTW there on Airport Road, he and some of the Atiyeh clan would come in with the big man being notorious for pissing and shitting his pants and sitting in it while tanked. He was a big enough player that the then GM wouldn't throw him out. Me, not knowing who he was, threw him out a few times when he would pull his antics. True class act that guy.
Hmmmm...all I am reading is the obvious gents..Defunct books like BOS, Jaguar , Mill etc who were all uder the BOS umbrella..Actually imo not bad books untils they stiffed when DC got arrested..
Sportsbook.com---Only thing they got the market on is their name..Minimal lines and more importantly-SLOW BS PAY
BetRoyal..Calling up everyday with 100% Bonuses..Yea right..GTFOHere
Sportsbook.com---Only thing they got the market on is their name..Minimal lines and more importantly-SLOW BS PAY
BetRoyal..Calling up everyday with 100% Bonuses..Yea right..GTFOHere
