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I'm not going to name the book or lodge a formal complaint but I wanted to know whether people think this situation was handled fairly...

I made a spread play on the wnba for... lets call it "2 units". A few minutes later I played the moneyline on the same team for 1 unit, followed by another 1 unit. The amounts on the spread and moneyline were the max that the software allowed me to bet. A few minutes later I went to make a bet on a different game and found out my account was locked and I should call. The manager told me that the max on both lines that I had played for 2 units was actually 1 unit. I told him that I recalled playing 2 units on the spread before and was never informed of a problem. He said they emailed me but let it slide. I chalked it up to not checking the email account to often, though i've now discovered that they either never emailed me about such a thing or it was sent with a title of deposit confirmation which would make no sense - so they didnt email me. He also told me that there is supposed to be a max posted on the page, I looked at the page as it was when it was frozen and no maxes appeared. He told me to refresh and it was there...he says they put it up a few minutes ago...but it wasnt up when I made the plays. He slashed my spread bet in half, though I asked him to let me keep it and agree not to play more than the max as I now know it in the future. He did let me keep all of the ML. My account was also unlocked.


Is this fair?
 

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Well at least you were informed before the game and not being "free shotted" by some scumbag. Seems they could have let it go but not that big of a deal it seems.
 

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Since it was done shortly after the bets were made I'd say they're not doing anything terribly wrong, although it's unfortunate to have software that allows bets above posted maximums. But as long as they cancel bets before the start of the game and not after, then it's not a serious wrongdoing imo.

If I were you I'd be very interested to know if others are given the same limits or if you are being singled out. If it's the latter then I'd say the book has some 'splainin to do.
 

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I would very much like to hear john buzz's opinion on this. Mabye some mods too. The group of books the book is part of has a very solid reputation.
 

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Did you win the bet?

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