Anyone doing sportsbook.com's poker chip bonus?

Moneyline · #1 09-23-2005, 02:32 PM

Are any Paradise players doing the sportsbook.com promotion where you get a free poker chip set if you place 1 NFL bet a week? I just received an email about this today, but in the fine print it says that you must start betting from week 1. Does anyone have more info on this one?

krazyace5 · #2 09-23-2005, 05:24 PM

I was thinking about it to til I saw the fine print, Looks like a nice way to screw people over that don't pay attention to deetails.

Theodore Donald Kiravatsos · #3 09-23-2005, 06:03 PM

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but in the fine print it says that you must start betting from week 1. Does anyone have more info on this one?

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Not week one. October 1th.

http://paradise.sportsbook.com/pokerchipset/index.php

titans01 · #4 09-23-2005, 07:41 PM

Doesn't really say how big the set is or if it's clay composite or what. Wouldn't be a bad deal if they was decent chips although I don't bet on sports anymore.

playomaha8 · #5 09-23-2005, 08:15 PM

I may do this, can someone email me Paradise's email about their new sportsbook? I know that I got it, but I think I deleted it. Anyone know if their is a bonus for the sportsbook? thanks.

Moneyline · #6 09-23-2005, 08:45 PM

I emailed Paradise and they said that you are elligible if you play every week for the rest of the season starting now. AFAIK, the offer is restricted to Paradise customers who DO NOT have an account with sportsbook.com.

Sportsbook.com is notorious for screwing their customers so if I were you I'd find another book. The only reason I'm doing this offer is because the offer came from Paradise, not sportsbook.com. Even so, I'm going to bet very small in case sportsbook.com tries to pull something shady.

#7 09-23-2005, 08:53 PM

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I may do this, can someone email me Paradise's email about their new sportsbook? I know that I got it, but I think I deleted it. Anyone know if their is a bonus for the sportsbook? thanks.

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Usually 20% when you load; $50 or a % for referrals. I have been using Sportsbook.com for years...get gifts all year long (hats, shirts, CDs, X-Mas and b-day cards, etc) and have never had a single problem...checks from Canada and Fedex arrives 2 days after I withdraw...top-notch.

In fact, they bought the 50" Sammy DLP sitting downstairs next to the 8" slate pool table they bought me the year before [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Since I bet football pretty religiously, I am all over this...eBay material worse case scenario.

Thanks OP.

#8 09-23-2005, 09:08 PM

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Sportsbook.com is notorious for screwing their customers so if I were you I'd find another book. The only reason I'm doing this offer is because the offer came from Paradise, not sportsbook.com. Even so, I'm going to bet very small in case sportsbook.com tries to pull something shady.

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So they screw poeple over and people should find another spotsbook, but you are going to deal with them? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

Again, for the rest of the people, I have been with them for years...never a single glitch..flawless. I would never consider another sportsbook, but I guess that's just me (and everyone I know who bets football for more than average money).

Moneyline · #9 09-23-2005, 09:23 PM

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So they screw poeple over and people should find another spotsbook, but you are going to deal with them?

Again, for the rest of the people, I have been with them for years...never a single glitch..flawless. I would never consider another sportsbook, but I guess that's just me (and everyone I know who bets football for more than average money).

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I'm going to give them action because I know Paradise's arm of their business is going to back me up if they try to screw me on the chipset. I figure the chance of sportsbook.com pulling something like this is greater than 10%. Also, I plan on betting only $10 a game, so I think there's a good chance I'll fly under their radar. No way I would put down serious money there.

No offense, but I suspect you drop a lot of money at sportsbook.com. Those "free" goodies they're sending you aren't free. Sportsbook.com has a long history of trying to weasel their way out of paying sharp bettors, and even squares run into trouble there as the book has a history of voiding longshot wins. It's no mistake that www.sportsbookreview.com rates them a D+

PS: If you're betting "more than average money" then how come you don't put money in several books and shop for the best line?

krazyace5 · #10 09-23-2005, 10:27 PM

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AFAIK, the offer is restricted to Paradise customers who DO NOT have an account with sportsbook.com.

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i didn't see this anywhere in the fine print.