E-mail July
Hello Andy,
Welcome to the July edition of the TGTnewsletter.
NEW FEATURES
Payouts Forum: We have created a'no-chat' Payouts Forum for users to post short reports of thepayouts they have received. Previously, such reports were oftenburied within multiple bonus-related threads which made ittime-consuming to search them out. We believe that by building up adatabase of payouts, not only will users be able to easily see thelatest payouts being reported but that they will also be able to noteany payout trends over a period of time.
Users wishing to post a slow-paycomplaint or any other type of payout complaint should create athread in the Player Support/General Complaints forum so chat on thatissue can occur in that specific thread. The TGT moderating teamwill then highlight this slow-pay complaint by linking to it in post#1 of the gaming site's thread in the Payout Forum. This means thatpost #1 of all payout threads will provide a date-marked and instantoverview of slow-pay complaints we have received on the forumswithout those complaints ending up buried in pages of other 'normal'payout reports or the Payouts Forum becoming filled with chat.
The Payouts Forum can be found here:
http://www.thegamblingtimes.com/board/payout-times-reports/
Watchdog: Another new feature is theTGT Watchdog which has been set up as a more formal channel for usersto register complaints about gaming sites we have listed/reviewed onour site. As well as more general complaints about incorrect betsettlements and so on, if you have been waiting more than 14 days fora payout, please feel free to use this Watchdog facility.
A summary of existing Watchdogcomplaints received by TGT can be viewed here:
http://www.thegamblingtimes.com/watchdog-complaints
To submit a Watchdog complaint, clickon this link:
http://www.thegamblingtimes.com/submit-new-watchdog-complaint
RATINGS AND NEWS ROUND-UP
188bet (7*): From an email tocustomers: "You can now fund your account through a wide rangeof commonly used payment methods including UK credit and debit cards. Our withdrawal options have been expanded to allow you to quicklywithdraw funds from your 188BET account straight to your UK debit orcredit card(s) free of charge. If you prefer, you can choose todeposit and withdraw via Moneybookers, Neteller, Ukash and more."
888 Holdings: In seeking to extend intothe social networking and mobile sectors, 888 holdings (888sport,Casino-on-net, Pacific Poker, 888ladies bingo) has acquired theMytopia social games development studio from Real Dice for $18m.
Bestake (1*): Bestake is a Costa Ricanexchange which came to the attention of some players after appearingon the Betbrain odds comparison site. The site appeared to offervery generous odds on some selections and offered 1% commissionduring the World Cup 2010 period. During this period, users wantingto withdraw were presented with what they thought was an expresswithdrawal link entitled 'Show Me The Money'. All users who clickedthis link had their entire balances automatically split across thesame 6 betting selections chosen by Bestake. For users to win, all 6bets would have to win yet the payout would be as singles + 15%, sonowhere near the true odds of hitting the 6-fold. Do not deposithere, these are scam tactics.
Betdaq (7*): A TGT user complainedabout Betdaq removing monies from his balance without notification. The monies were removed in order to cover the difference between theMoneybookers fees the company would incur on the withdrawal fees andthe commission he had generated. Read the thread here:
http://www.thegamblingtimes.com/board/player-support-gaming-site-feedback-general-complaints/7423-beware-betdaq-hidden-withdrawal-fees.html
Betfair (10*): Spain's opening WorldCup fixture (v Switzerland) was the biggest ever football match(revenue-wise) on Betfair with over �50m traded.
Betonline247 (unrated): We would advisecaution with this book as unfavourable reports have emerged on othersportsbook forums and it often appears their odds seem a little toopro-punter when they show up on odds comparisons sites.
France: In June, a number of gamingoperators were awarded licences by the French regulatory body, ARJEL. Of those due to offer a sports product, the list includes; Betclic(BetClic.fr), BES SAS - a Bwin subsidiary (Bwin.fr), Bwin/AmauryGroupe (sajoo.fr), Electraworks SAS (PartyBets.fr , GameBookers.fr),La Fran�aise des Jeux (parionsweb.fr), LIL Managers Ltd(FriendBet.fr), Iliad Gaming/ChiliGaming (chillipair.fr), Pari MutuelUrbain (Pmu.fr), and SPS Betting (Eurosportbet.fr).
Gala Coral: On the 2nd June, Gala Coralannounced their three-year deal with the Football League which seesthem take over from Bet365 as the Football League's official onlinepartner for betting/gaming.
Iberobet (0*): From their website:�This site has closed down all services. If you are a registeredplayer on this site and have funds in the cashier you can withdrawthem as usual until 20100817. After that you can contactreconciliation@entraction.com to get out your funds. If you need helpwith the withdrawal or if you want to register and continue play atanother site in the network please contactreconciliation@entraction.com�
Ladbrokes: Ladbrokes has launchedLadbrokes Financial Spread, it's new financial spread bettingservice.
Paddy Power (8*): Website performancemonitoring company Gomez tested out the performance of a number ofgaming sites in the run up to the World Cup and found Paddy Power'ssite performed best "delivering a fast reponse time andexcellent availability".
Samvo (7*): Alderney-regulated Asianspecialist Samvo will be rebranding its online product this summerand has signed a deal to use Global Betting Exchange's iBrokersoftware. This means Samvo will broaden its gambling offering andusers will be presented with an integration of Samvo Asian lines withthe other array of markets iBroker provides.
Skybook (6*): On 4th June, newsemerged that Betphoenix had taken over Skybook and that Skybook�splayers had their balances covered by Betphoenix. Betphoenix failedto respond to an email which sought to clarify that Skybook players'funds were indeed covered by them.
William Hill (8*): William Hill paidout on the goal/non-goal that Frank Lampard scored. �It will costus a six figure sum� said Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe. I noticehe failed to mention that it was a price worth paying to receive afree mention in the TGT newsletter.
WHAT'S HOT
Gamebookers (7*): If you haven'talready done so, check your Gamebookers/Partybets account (click on'My account') to see if you've received a World Cup bonus. Therehave been several bonuses doing the rounds, some as lucrative as 100%up to �200 but not only are the rollovers on the bonusestime-limited, the period you have in which to claim them are too.
Intertops (7*): For those who missedit or need a reminder, Intertops has 2 World Cup bonuses (20% up to$50) to claim until 11th July (specifically World Cup final kickofftime).
Mansion88 (8*): Mansion88 is offering20% up to $100 (or equivalent/�60) until 11th July. Follow thethread here:
http://www.thegamblingtimes.com/board/world-cup-2010/7363-mansion88-20-free-deposit-bonus-all-m88-members.html
Titanbet (7*): 100% to �250/�250for new users and you can bag �5 cashback too when using TGT'slink. Follow the thread here:
http://www.thegamblingtimes.com/board/uk-sportbook-bonuses/7287-titanbet-sub-100-250-new-users.html
TGT EXCLUSIVES
Star Posts: Congratulations to�GetRichSlow� and 'jaydeeuk1' for making great contributions inJune. Each of them received a �10 no-loss free bet.
Last TGT'er Standing: As a bit of fun,we've been running a Last Man Standing tipster competition throughoutthe World Cup. Clearly the iconic TGT tipster symbol is much soughtafter as we've had plenty of entrants joining in so thank you forthat! The first four games were won by 'LFC81Eoin', 'wobbler','eaustin', and 'TonyMarc'.
TGT POKER ZONE
There are six tournaments (Mondays @8pm) remaining in the TGT Spring/Summer league and the race to becomeTGT�s next resident poker shark is turning out to be a competitive(but friendly) affair. The tournaments so far have been won by;elninotgt (Eoin), stevo33tgt, musicboxtgt, munk and Kaarejava(Nintendo2k).
If you've not yet joined us at thetables, feel free to get involved! More information on that, alongwith the current league table, can be found here:
http://www.thegamblingtimes.com/board/our-favorite-poker-promos/7237-tgt-spring-summer-league-details-leaderboard.html
For those players who have played atleast three games in this current league but who have failed toregister a point, you can gain entry to the game on Monday 5th Julyfor free:
http://www.thegamblingtimes.com/board/our-favorite-poker-promos/7506-fulltilt-poker-tourney-vi-monday-july-5th-8pm-10-buy-11-really.html
TGT's own KidPoker had some WorldSeries of Poker action recently. Read how he got on here:
http://www.thegamblingtimes.com/board/poker-chat/6998-shares-kid-world-series-poker-event-2.html#post231758
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Until next time,
Team TGT
