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Originally Posted by Polarbear1955
Not letting you withdraw your money is the online equivalent to a physical casino telling you the private jet they promised is being repaired so they will give you a comped room and food while you wait. Gamblers gamble and if you or your money is stuck you gamble there and they know it.
I disagree, based on 22+ years around the online gambling industry and 30+ years around the B&M casino industry in Las Vegas and other places.
(To be clear I've never had any affiliation with GG.)
What you describe is a bad strategy, especially online for an operator.
An operator can shear a sheep many times, but can only kill it once.
As for "agents", they present a different issue. The only foolproof defense against dishonest agents is to deal DIRECTLY with the poker operator.
The role of agents in the US gambling markets, including sports betting, is a bit different. I once handled a matter for a sportsbook that did NOT accept US play, period. Nevertheless, some guy used an "agent" to place bets for him, which the "agent", i.e. really a bookie, booked himself. It is a profitable scam for some street guy to "accept" a bet under the guise of a brand name sportsbook, with no connection whatsoever to the sportsbook brand. Happens every year, pretend "agents"/fakes pick some well known brands purport to represent.
See, also,
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/20/b...stigation.html
State regulation of sports-betting, licensed companies however is often no match for operators who are just too damn greedy. CF. the reported deal between Pointsbet and colleges to pay a commission for students who download the app using a promo code ....(In a deal between the betting company PointsBet and the University of Colorado Boulder, for example, each time someone downloads the PointsBet app and uses a special promotional code, the university pockets a $30 fee.}
Last edited by Gzesh; 09-09-2023 at 03:08 PM.