I have a balance at PokerStars that I requested after the sites were allowed to open back up. The request went through ok, and I breathed a sigh of relief when I found out the U.S. government is not going to hassle the sites as they make these restitutions.

So I was surprised when I got this weird letter informing me that they'd canceled my payout request:


Hello Bookie

We were very pleased to receive the news that allows US players to cash out their real money balances.

In response to this update, the Cashout Option in the PokerStars Cashier will be temporarily... More...

I get my rakeback through a site called RakeDiamond, and they sent us a letter that spells out some measures they're advising players to take. I thought it might be of interest to some here. It's a little long-winded and salesy, but I thought it worth throwing on the pile.

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2011-04-17 09:24:19

Hi Bookie

**Situation:**

As many of you may well be aware Black Friday 15th of April 2011, will be marked down as the end of unregulated online poker in America, however it will not end online poker as we know it!

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged the founders of online... More...

[URL="http://www.sportsbookreview.com/NewsWire/4800/parlaymakers-players-advised-request-funds.aspx"]http://www.sportsbookreview.com/NewsWire/4800/parlaymakers-players-advised-request-funds.aspx[/URL]

Looks like Max's claim that he had a binding arbitration agreement with SBR was pure hooey.

[QUOTE]Parlaymakers and Sports book review

A couple of weeks ago we added the following policy to Parlaymakers:

Parlaymakers dispute resolution policy:

If you have any issue with or suggestion on any aspect of the Parlaymakers site or service please feel free to contact us at [email]info@parlaymakers.com[/email] with your concerns and comments.

Effective, April 19th, 2010, if for some reason your dispute can not be resolved to your satisfaction you may fill out this complaint form and submit to SportsBookReview.com. Parlaymakers and SportsBookReview have partnered to offer this service...[/QUOTE] More...

I'm sure everyone has recieved, this, but according to them if you have money at PM they'll be happy to send it and withdrawals are free.

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[QUOTE]Hello,

As many of you know the GP e-wallet is no longer processing gaming transactions. GP was one of our primary e-wallet options for many of our customers. For those customers who had deposited to Parlaymakers by GP your account balance showing with Parlaymakers is valid and is eligible for wagering and our normal withdrawal options.

Going forward, MG and WU will be the deposit options for US customers with Parlaymakers. to receive deposit...[/QUOTE] More...

I'm sure people here know there's a fairly new stat in basketball called "true shooting percentage" which weighs a players success drawing free throws and making three point shots.

I keep separate workbooks for my moneyline and pointspread bets because I like to know how I'm doing in each, and especially what my strike rate is in a set of categories that I have filters for (dogs, favs, overs, unders, and a few reason types).

I've been thinking about redoing my spreadsheet, though, because it's kind of a hassle to go to a separate workbook to enter the moneyline bets.... More...

[INDENT]Parlaymakers payment dispute
1/8/2011 10:35:00 AM

A Parlaymakers (SBR rating C) player reports a payment complaint. On December 12th, the player asked for a withdrawal of $8,300. The player claims that he was told that the funds would take two weeks to arrive. On December 28th, he asked for another update and was reportedly told that payment would be made no later than January 7th. To date, the player has not been paid. | Parlaymakers history [/INDENT]

[URL="http://www.sportsbookreview.com/"]http://www.sportsbookreview.com/[/URL]

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I thought you guys has a unique relationship with SBR whereby disputes would be mediated.

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[INDENT]Parlaymakers and Sports book review

A couple of weeks ago we added the...[/INDENT] More...

I've been looking at this place and haven't been satisfied with their coherence. For example this is from their page of e-check instructions.

[QUOTE] [B]Important info about E-checks:[/B]

The max limit on the first E-check is $250.
After your first E-check is approved your limit will be automatically increased to $500 every 14 days.
If your limit is $500 you can write multiple checks as long as the total amount is under $500 in the last 14 days.
The check service fee is per check and not...[/QUOTE] More...

Looks like an interesting site. (Learned about here a couple of days ago.) They've partnered with [url="www.sportsbookreview.com/sbr/matchbook/"]Matchbook[/url], so that you send them the parlay that you want to bet and within 20 minutes they've put it up in the X-bets section.

So you don't send them any money. It's all done through MB.

Right now they are offering juice free parlays capped at $100. I can see there could be problems with having a 20 minute delay, but nice to see someone trying to fill this niche. Would be sweet to eventually have a safe place to get 2.85-1 on parlays at... More...