Legal Online Gambling in the State of New Jersey? Maybe…

New Jersey betting fans have a new reason to smile. It is possible that there is a light at the end of the tunnel as the state has now become one of the states that are looking to legalize online gambling. It seems that New Jersey might be very close to offering online betting to residents plus a new update on casino and horse racing. 

It is President of the Illinois Senate, John Cullerton, who has introduced an act that would favor online gambling. It basically promotes a Division of Internet Gambling to be created and it would be controlled by the Department of the Illinois State Lottery. If the bill where to be passed, this division would turn into the sole entity to have authorization to carry on internet gambling in Illinois. 

According to a poll that recently took place and was conducted by National Research Incorporated, 74% of New Jersey´s residents want to gamble or at the very least support the idea of making online gaming legal. In an interview with Sportsbook Review, Senator Raymond Lesniak stated that New Jersey would “become the silicon valley of online gaming.” In last week´s State Assembly Gambling Committee meeting, Lesniak talked about the veto that Governor Christie had passed on a gambling act that would have made New Jersey the first state to offer online gaming. He stated that as a result, the state of New Jersey lost almost $210 million. 

Players that live in New Jersey can only sit tight and hope that this bill will be approved as it would make their entertainment on online gambling so much easier to enjoy.

WSEX from D- to F

Week after week SportsBookReview.com keeps getting payment complaints of players belonging to WSEX sportsbook. This blacklisted company has been downgraded to F in the rating guide at SBR. As of January 11th, 2011 the company had a D- rating however, after realizing that all the victims of the disputes would never see their share of the money that is adding up to $825,744 in total, they got the F.

As players sign up with the company they are not given the details of how hard it is to request payments. Another horror story that players don´t know is that in 2010 some were able to get paid as the company used other players´ deposits. Stuck in a major banking crisis, WSEX cannot find the way to get back on its feet. WSEX has stopped any type of communication with SportsBookReview.com as they know how bad the situation is and much rather not refer to it. It seems that the company is basically collecting deposits from customers but have no intention to pay them if they profit. 

They have managed to confuse their clients by telling them that there are delays due to the banking restrictions in the US or maybe even saying that they are having processor trouble. The excuses seem to get more creative day by day and they refuse to explain what really is happening. 

WSEX Sportsbook released this statement January 2012: "We acknowledge that in a previous conversation, either verbally or written, you were promised every effort to have your entire or part of your withdrawal shipped to you by ending of the year. While the lack of processing companies and US corresponding banks continue to be the dominant factors for our delayed processing, we will continue throughout the next few months to accomplish all the clients who were not addressed during the past couple of months. Every month commencing January 2012, a maximum value of checks as specified by our financial personnel, will be processed. Once a payment is completed for you, an email notification will be sent, allowing you sufficient time to make arrangements for the courier delivery. At this time, I wish to thank you for your continued correspondence and the patience you have extended throughout these challenging times. Our customer support will always be available to address any further queries. Again, I cannot apoloize enough for the continued delays and the grave inconvenience caused to you."

Betway’s “gotcha” rule does it Again!

SportsBookReview.com is urging players to avoid taking action at Betway due to scam like bizarre new rule that they have implemented. The company has taken the liberty to confiscate customers´ profits if they bet over 30% of their starting bonus. Seven complains have surfaced over the same issue. 

SportsBookReview has tried to communicate with Betway to get their point of view and to attempt to bend or change that rule however the company refuses to cooperate.

Here is an example of what´s been happening at Betway: On May 4th of this year a customer sign up with the company. He used his credit card to deposit $40 and got a $30 bonus in return for his initial deposit. From May 5th to May 10th the player performed ten bets and after complying with the rollover requirements of the bonus he had been given he decided to cash out with $285. At this moment Betway decided to cancel all the customer´s bets and cried out the “gotcha rule”. 

Stating that the player had gone over 30% of his bonus amount in bet totals they decided to annul his winnings. The player then got in contact with SportsBookReview and even provided screenshots showing his wagers and all the history since the moment he opened the account and made the deposit. 

The Betway “gotcha” rule states the following: "Before any withdrawals are processed, your play will be reviewed for any irregular playing patterns. In the interests of fair gaming, equal, zero or low margin bets or hedge betting, shall all be considered irregular gaming for bonus play-through requirement purposes. Other examples of irregular game play include but are not limited to, placing single bets equal to or in excess of 30% or more of the value of the bonus credited to their account until such time as the wagering requirements for that bonus have been met. Should the Casino deem that irregular game play has occurred, the Casino reserves the right to withhold any withdrawals and/or confiscate all winnings."

A total of £6,050 in winnings has been seized by the company using the arguments of the rule mentioned above. Right now Betway, rated D-, is considered blacklisted by SportsBookReview.com for these complaints and for the lack of willingness they have to solve the situations. If they were to refund deposits and not confiscate winnings related to bonuses their rating would be adjusted to F.