An SBR mod says millions.... is that correct ?
Guys - go back and read my opinion.
Luke M told Wagerweb he didn't know who the other accounts were initially. The promotional email was sent out to nearly 3,000 accounts, and nothing suggested that Wagerweb knew the accounts were related when they were opened.
IncreasedOdds wrote:
I do have one question though... When account 2 signed up, did it sign up from the same IP as account 1? If so, that is a poor job by Wagerweb to give the bonus and then have problems later. Wagerweb reviews bonuses closely so if it was the same IP at sign up, that makes it a little different."
Sean -
The rules were clear. Only 1 account per household, and 1 per IP. SBR concluded it was a clear case of player fraud.
What is a person, company or sportsbook's obligation to a fraudulent party to prevent a fraud? The law is clear - NOTHING. If US Contract law would not require Wagerweb to search IPs for duplicate addresses, we are not about to require this. It may be a good idea for sportsbooks to do this, but a book's failure to take "extraordinary fraud prevention methods" does not excuse a player for attempting to commit fraud.
Realize, some of these sportsbooks take millions of bets in a day. I have spoken to managers at "A" rated sportsbooks, and if they do not have the resources to search every wager for duplicate IPs, you certainly can't expect the smaller ones to. It is wishful thinking, but not practical.
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Guys - go back and read my opinion.
Luke M told Wagerweb he didn't know who the other accounts were initially. The promotional email was sent out to nearly 3,000 accounts, and nothing suggested that Wagerweb knew the accounts were related when they were opened.
IncreasedOdds wrote:
I do have one question though... When account 2 signed up, did it sign up from the same IP as account 1? If so, that is a poor job by Wagerweb to give the bonus and then have problems later. Wagerweb reviews bonuses closely so if it was the same IP at sign up, that makes it a little different."
Sean -
The rules were clear. Only 1 account per household, and 1 per IP. SBR concluded it was a clear case of player fraud.
What is a person, company or sportsbook's obligation to a fraudulent party to prevent a fraud? The law is clear - NOTHING. If US Contract law would not require Wagerweb to search IPs for duplicate addresses, we are not about to require this. It may be a good idea for sportsbooks to do this, but a book's failure to take "extraordinary fraud prevention methods" does not excuse a player for attempting to commit fraud.
Realize, some of these sportsbooks take millions of bets in a day. I have spoken to managers at "A" rated sportsbooks, and if they do not have the resources to search every wager for duplicate IPs, you certainly can't expect the smaller ones to. It is wishful thinking, but not practical.
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