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Escapee
13 Dec 10 00:34
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Betfair rated 'Rogue' by casinomeister

The selfstyled ( but respected ) online gaming watchdog and rater of gambling websites has awarded betfair a 'Rogue' rating.

I gather that rogue status is awarded to gamiing operations casinomeister considers untrustwothy or worse.

http://www.casinomeister.com/rogue/betfair.php

Cliff Notes from that link

'Betfair Casino ran a promo on Saturday 13 November which offered an unlimited happy hour bonus with only 10x playthrough. When they realized how much they were losing, they changed the playthrough amount to 20x and began locking accounts and confiscating winnings.'


Sad to see betfair's casino associated with this sort of behaviour and as a consequence tarnishing the whole brand Sad
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Report Escapee December 13, 2010 12:35 AM GMT
Even though players had risked their own funds and met the posted wagering requirements, they were given the "speak to the hand" treatment and were told that they had not played in the "Spirit of the Bonus."
Report chingachgook December 13, 2010 12:40 AM GMT
refer and earn,no middle man,20% better odds you know it makes sense[smiley:crazy]
Report Eldrick December 13, 2010 12:42 AM GMT
bf will be absolutely bricking themselves about this

we're rogues! rogues i say! casinomeister said so! CASINOMEISTER!
Report The Investor December 13, 2010 12:45 AM GMT
That is horrendous behaviour from Betfair.
Report Escapee December 13, 2010 1:25 AM GMT
Someone had the sense to take a screen shot of the bonus.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9145/betfairm.jpg

Now I've seen that I seem to recall something like it a month ago and just igoring it as I do most spam.

'get 50% unlimited reload bonuses' seems to have attracted a brothel of bonus ****s.

with 10x play through, betting on every roulette number = profit ( until the offer is reneged upon ofcourse )


Seems like they need to employ a more mathmatically minded promotions devisor.


Betfair have gone as far as 'Chargebacks' to Moneybookers to retrieve money.

Integrity is rarer than hens teeth these days.
Report duncan idaho December 13, 2010 8:39 AM GMT
'bf will be absolutely bricking themselves about this

we're rogues! rogues i say! casinomeister said so! CASINOMEISTER!'



That's the issue, Eldrick...that they are in a position where they can do what they want and get away with it.
Report know all December 13, 2010 9:10 AM GMT
they have got away with murder on racing so does it suprise they are now trying to do the same with casino, this will have a impact as it spreads over the net but will they do anything about it ? only when its to late
Report Feck N. Eejit December 13, 2010 9:16 AM GMT
This is a change of direction for betfair inasmuch as they're cheating clients directly as opposed to setting up clients to be cheated by other clients. Perhaps a 20% slice of the action is no longer deemed adequate.
Report Contrarian December 13, 2010 1:28 PM GMT
Apologies for my ignorance, but what does '10x playthrough' mean?
Report The Investor December 13, 2010 1:59 PM GMT
It means wager 10x an amount you deposit. So if you deposit £100, you get the bonus after wagering £1,000.

Often these bonuses are in the form of deposit x and get x free. So if you play through £1000 on roulette, you can expect to lose about £30, and then you get £100 free. Most casinos exclude roulette and blackjack from these offers nowadays, and have a ridiculous requirement of 30x or 40x playthrough.
Report brendanuk1 December 13, 2010 2:51 PM GMT
is that 30 quid just a number or equivalent to 103% overound?
Report dude67 December 13, 2010 5:43 PM GMT
The overround is 37/36 = 1.02777.. = app. 103%.
Report yeahyeahwhatever December 13, 2010 5:46 PM GMT
The days of BF even pretending to give a damn about us are long, long done.  So many of the latest developments aren't even done in house - the fiasco of the forum being a blinding case in point - and the bottom line rules.
Report brendanuk1 December 13, 2010 6:10 PM GMT
cheers dude, never played roulette.
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