Warning: Sportsinteraction (sia)

Fishhead · Mar 12, 2005

Friends,

This is a sportsbook to avoid at this time.

There are many reports circulating on them currently that have them in a severe slow-pay mode.

The REWARD vs RISK level right now with them seems much lower than in previous months.

As always, make your own judgements and than decide for yourselves.

Take care,

---FISH---
RX Moderator/Advisor

Fishhead · Mar 12, 2005

This from our friends at Gambling911.............

Sports Interaction has been removed from Sports911.com due to poor communications. Sports911 will not tolerate any complaints from customers being ignored.

This from our friends at SBR............

SportsInteraction back in slow pay mode with several players. SBR recommends for slow paid players to continue to email and call them. This is a notoriously poorly run operation. Although some players have been waiting over two weeks for payouts we do not believe SportsInteraction is in financial trouble.

JimFiestSux · Mar 12, 2005

Good thing they don't advertise here,lol.

TheGeneral+ · Mar 12, 2005

How many players are we talking about? Is it a variety? Is it a group being investigated? Is it just the same ol' song and dance of players needing to send ID? Is it a funds issue?

Doug · Mar 12, 2005

It figures, I don't play there for a couple of months. I hear no crap about them, re-up ,hit Atl +450 on ML, now I'll likely get slow-paid on it. I'll withdraw Mon unless I can lose that balance before then and transfer ( scalp) it to somewhere better.

Journeyman · Mar 12, 2005

Isn't scalping out of a slow pay book really foolish? Wondering why you would try that Doug? Unless you're positive you will be paid either way, it seems dangerous.

Rainbow · Mar 12, 2005

Journeyman said:
Isn't scalping out of a slow pay book really foolish? Wondering why you would try that Doug? Unless you're positive you will be paid either way, it seems dangerous.

Agree 100%. scalping is the worst thing besides a bookie doing the samething. if the slow pay book doesnt pay, thats like losing double.

TTinCO · Mar 12, 2005

As far as I know, this is not really a widespread issue, but they are seriously jerking around at least one guy who has come to the forums. Stalling payouts is nothing new for SIA, but the complete and total incompetence in just inexcusable. As seems to always be the case with SIA, they will make up excuse after excuse why the payout hasn't gone out. Then there are the times where no one can figure out why it's being stalled. This place always has been run rather poorly. I think the player(s) will get paid, but only after they are subejcted to the standard SIA 1-4 week stall.

Bad way of doing biz if you ask me.

sherman · Mar 12, 2005

thanx for the info....

Doug · Mar 12, 2005

Journeyman said:
Isn't scalping out of a slow pay book really foolish? Wondering why you would try that Doug? Unless you're positive you will be paid either way, it seems dangerous.

SIA is slow-pay not no -pay. I'm not worried about eventual pay, I'll take a bet like NJ, Miami under 191 ( SIA), and over 189.5 ( WW) for a stab at getting out partially. I wish I could get more than $220 on it. I'll bet anything with a decent enough middle through tommorow, then monday I pull-out and hope for the best.

Maybe they pay quick, it might be good damage-control for them.

peteep · Mar 12, 2005

Same old story from these guys. I don't know if there is any other book that makes no effort to address the bad press like SIA. Complaints come up about every 3 months, and they never make an attempt to give a reasonable explanation. Just ignore inquiries. Very ignorant organization.

Journeyman · Mar 12, 2005

DougJ said:
SIA is slow-pay not no -pay. I'm not worried about eventual pay, I'll take a bet like NJ, Miami under 191 ( SIA), and over 189.5 ( WW) for a stab at getting out partially. I wish I could get more than $220 on it. I'll bet anything with a decent enough middle through tommorow, then monday I pull-out and hope for the best.

Maybe they pay quick, it might be good damage-control for them.

I understand Doug, and I'm pretty sure this is just SIA being SIA :icon_conf

Scalp it

SureGuy · Mar 12, 2005

Ive withdrawn little over 4 grand these last two weeks and had no problem.

JohnBuzz · Mar 12, 2005

Complaints come up about every 3 months, and they never make an attempt to give a reasonable explanation. Just ignore inquiries. Very ignorant organization.

Couldn't say it any better. I always hoped this book could get aquired by a top 20 book. They just need good management.

Doug · Mar 12, 2005

Journeyman said:
I understand Doug, and I'm pretty sure this is just SIA being SIA

Scalp it

Well I increased balance by $400, bet game and H2 under ( NJ) at SIA. H2 was straight no buyback elsewhere. :monsters-

TTinCO · Mar 12, 2005

I have to wonder if these slow pays are SIA's way of "running off" players that they'd had enough of. I know that they give players the standard boot, but I can't imagine that their CS is really this bad, this consistently.

CS is not rocket science, it's actually quite basic-and I don't think that money is the issue.

I don't think I'll ever understand their reasoning for the way they do things.

Doug · Mar 12, 2005

TTinCO said:
I have to wonder if these slow pays are SIA's way of "running off" players that they'd had enough of. I know that they give players the standard boot, but I can't imagine that their CS is really this bad, this consistently.

CS is not rocket science, it's actually quite basic-and I don't think that money is the issue.

I don't think I'll ever understand their reasoning for the way they do things.

I was slow-paid last time I played there. I think I'm on the verge of being booted. I wish they would just do it instead of playing mind fvck games. Either be a book or don't be a book.

X-Files · Mar 12, 2005

SS lives near SIA & got paid fast after he told them
he was coming in person to collect.

FairWarning · Mar 12, 2005

Problem is a lot of people here justify their actions by saying They have great lines for dog players.

Remember folks, its only a winner if you have it, AND you get paid.

TTinCO · Mar 12, 2005

FairWar....so, soooooo very true.

I don't think that there has EVER been a book who got beat up so much over stalled payouts, crappy CS, etc--but yet, a LOT of people play or have played there.

I guess it's just another "risk vs. reward" situations......