6/22/2008
SBR Forum poster citlec writes, "Betchance...told me that they are closing down. Option 1 is they pay you 25% of your balance and lose the rest in a months time. Option 2 is you will get all your money in 20 months but this is not guaranteed."

6/16/2008
SBR Forum Moderator bigboydan writes, "Scam sportsbook USDbet soliciting new players it cannot pay. USDbet has been unable to pay players since August of 2007."

6/11/2008
SBR Administrator Bill Dozer writes, "BetRoyal an arm of SBG Global, recently stole a boatload of cash from a group of posters betting picks from a radio tout."

6/11/2008
SBR Forum Moderator bigboydan writes, "Enterbet part of Goto Entertainment, has been known to stall owed players until football season when deposits begin to fund the sportsbook. GoTo Sportsbooks have taken up to two years to settle with players."

6/10/2008
Betting Advice forum posters reporting that WorldBet.com sportsbook is in slow pay mode.

6/5/2008
Multiple posters from SBR reporting that Lazerwager.com sportsbook is in slow pay mode.

5/19/2008
Looselines.com announces the acquisition of BetRuss.com effective May 19th 2008.

4/23/2008
Posters from multiple forums reporting that Europlay International sportsbook (europlay.at) frequently cancels wagers and is in slow pay mode.

4/22/2008
Bodog announces that Calvin Ayre will no longer be involved in Bodog operationally. In mid 2007 he successfully transferred ownership of the Bodog brand in North America to the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group.

4/15/2008
Posters from multiple forums reporting that Unibet sportsbook is in slow pay mode.

4/14/2008
responds to posters complaints about 10Bet.com and bwin.com writing, "10Bet is like bwin in how they offer tiny free bet promos and don't do a real good job managing them."

3/30/2008
SBR Forum Moderator bigboydan writes, "SkyBook website under denial of service attack".

3/11/2008
SBR Forum Moderator bigboydan writes, "Sports.com and Linesmaker close player's accounts; confiscate $1,765. The two sportsbook.com hosted sportsbooks are known for giving multiple promotions and bonuses over long periods of time only to confiscate funds if the user is deemed to be unprofitable..."

3/2/2008
From SBR: The sportsbook's (Lazerwager) management tells SBR that a single credit card processor...is refusing to release funds to the book and hasn't done so since January 15th. Lazerwager tells SBR that if the credit card processor does not release the funds they will invest more money in the book and a best case scenario would be some players receiving payment in early April.

2/2/2008
Major Wager forum poster Calumet writes, "...have been waiting over two months (for payout from Dimeline sportsbook). If you use their 24hr online support they refer you to an e-mail address and say the people who handle withdrawals don't have a phone number. Needless to say numerous e-mails result in no response".

1/23/2008
Multiple forums reporting that an unsuccessful murder attempt was made on the owner of BetUS in Costa Rica.

1/18/2008
EOG founder THE SHRINK writes, "Yes, we take a few crappy books to pay the bills so that some posters like you can have the freedom to express themselves in here (the posting forum) uncensored".

Sports Betting Forum News 2007