Posts by fadedraven25

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swifthawk19 said:Avoid 10bet at all costs—they're slow to pay out, they cancel bets without warning, and their odds updates are constantly glitchy... it’s an absolute mess.

Not to toot my own horn, but I've been working in this industry for quite a while now, so I'm pretty familiar with all the sportsbooks you guys are discussing. In my experience, the gold standard would be DraftKings, Bet365, or even places like FanDuel and BetMGM. There are a few other solid options too, though if you're looking to place some serious high-stakes wagers, I’d suggest checking out William Hill or FanDuel.

Since betting is both my passion and my profession, you can find deep dives into all these books (plus a whole bunch of others) and how their bonuses work over on the site I co-own—again, just being honest here 😁

http://www.bet2win.eu.com

Since you've been around the block for so long, could you tell me which sportsbooks besides FanDuel and DraftKings actually offer lines for the US Second Division soccer league?

My bank just sent over a fax confirming that they’ve processed the refund I scanned and sent over to BetMGM. Now, I'm just sitting tight and waiting to hear back from them. 🙂 ☕

I decided to share this story here because:
a) there might be some useful advice to be found
b) it involves an online sportsbook (BetMGM)

So, here’s the deal. I put a little bit of pocket change into BetMGM and played around for a while, mostly just out of curiosity and to kill some time during the late fall and winter when things tend to get pretty slow and I don't have much to do. Eventually, it occurred to me to see how I could actually get my money back into my own account. I opened a foreign currency account at my bank (JP Morgan Chase), grabbed my IBAN, SWIFT code, and all that good stuff, did everything required on the BetMGM site, and waited (we're talking about 10 bucks). This was toward the end of 2007. A couple of weeks passed, and I completely forgot about it. It only crossed my mind again when I was paying bills online and noticed I had this foreign currency account sitting there—I wondered why I even had it in the first place. Then it all came rushing back, but the balance was zero.
I sent a message to the bank, and they told me to get in touch with a specific lady at the branch. I gave her a call, and she tells me, "Yeah, that $10 arrived. We tried calling your cell, but the number provided doesn't exist." Well, yeah, because I hadn't used that number in a year and a half.😵
Some more time went by, and still, no sign of the cash.

Finally, I messaged the bank asking where my money went. They claimed they had sent it back, so I contacted BetMGM, and they told me they didn't see any funds—suggesting my bank probably swallowed the whole amount in transaction fees.

So, I sent a follow-up to the bank asking if they had indeed charged any fees, and this was the response I got:

Dear Customer,

After checking with our foreign exchange department, we received information that the refund was processed on January 22, 2008, and completed successfully. Regarding the timeframe, it usually takes about 10 days, but it can take longer because we make every possible effort to contact the client. JP Morgan Chase has not charged any fees, so we kindly ask you to try obtaining further information from the sender.

Your JP Morgan Chase

I forwarded that right over to BetMGM and got this reply:

Dear Sir,

Thank you for following up. We received notice from the bank that the refund was never received, which suggests the funds are currently sitting in an unallocated account at your bank. Please insist that your bank checks their records for the funds in your account.

Now, I've sent both of these messages back to the bank and am waiting for a response. This has turned into such a ridiculous saga that reading through this back-and-forth feels worth the $10 itself.

The lesson for anyone planning to withdraw money from an online sportsbook like this:
When you change your phone number, make sure you tell your bank! 🧐 🙂

Hey there!

I don't want to start a whole new thread, so I figured I'd just ask here:
A buddy of mine was asking which online sportsbooks actually cover the USL Championship. As far as I know, FanDuel and that old-school BetMGM have them, but it feels like DraftKings doesn't really offer much for it.