Discriminations?

**lojo** · 10th November 2007, 02:21 PM

Recent issues that may be discriminatory. Each country or region will have its own regulations and peoples will have their opinions. How do you weigh in on these:

Sportsbetting: Sportsbook reduces limit of one player to 1% of countryman. $1000:$10 Hungarian playing UK Sportsbook bet365
Bonus restrictions by region/residency
Bingo site allegedly closing accounts because of players belonging to advocate forum

**BingoT** · 10th November 2007, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by lojo

[*]Bingo site allegedly closing accounts because of players belonging to advocate forum[/LIST]

Good for you lojo in looking into this.
Cheers

**Simmo!** · 10th November 2007, 02:32 PM

I used to run an online record store taking orders for CDs. We had a high amount of fraud from a number of Asian and African countries, so we stopped taking orders from any country in Asia and Africa and our problems stopped overnight and the effect on sales revenue was minimal.

My point is, if I was running a business dealing with consumers, I would want to be, expect to be, allowed to discriminate against who I like. It's my business and I should be allowed to pick and choose who I sell to. And if people don't like it, then go somewhere else.

**lojo** · 10th November 2007, 02:43 PM

I agree. Others don't (per source threads)

But can a buffet offer 'all you can eat' to a skinny person and 'limit one plate' to a large person? i.e. sportsbook limits and casino bonus offers?

Would we expect other rogue behavior from a casino (or bingo site) that closed accounts or refused to pay due to forum activity? (alledged closed accounts atcyberbingo... known refused to pay @Virtual)

**BingoT** · 10th November 2007, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by lojo

But can a buffet offer 'all you can eat' to a skinny person and 'limit one plate' to a large person?

100% of buffet places are "'all you can eat'

They are great for The Fat one's and they love them skinny people to come they don't eat as much.

**lojo** · 10th November 2007, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by BingoT

100% of buffet places are "'all you can eat'

They are great for The Fat one's and they love them skinny people to come they don't eat as much.

Should casinos and sportsbooks be the same? I can't send out coupons to only skinny people... should everyone be treated equally?

Of course there is market choice... I can shop where 'my kind' is welcome and not frequent 'discriminators'.

**tencardcharlie** · 10th November 2007, 03:16 PM

The important thing IMHO in my opinion is if there is a valid reason for discriminating. If a business, like in Simmo's case, have big problems with fraud from certain countries then that is clearly a sufficent reason to not accept customers from those countries. If, for example, a restaurant doesn't accept people of certain race because the owner's prejudice then that reason is not valid.

Sportsbetting: Sportsbook reduces limit of one player to 1% of countryman. $1000:$10 Hungarian playing UK Sportsbook bet365

OK

Bonus restrictions by region/residency

OK

Bingo site allegedly closing accounts because of players belonging to advocate forum

Not OK if the reason is to try to silence criticism. Could be OK if there is the forum is linked to some sort of fraudulent activity. Of course all legitimate players must be payed.

**chuchu59** · 10th November 2007, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by Simmo!

I used to run an online record store taking orders for CDs. We had a high amount of fraud from a number of Asian and African countries, so we stopped taking orders from any country in Asia and Africa and our problems stopped overnight and the effect on sales revenue was minimal.

My point is, if I was running a business dealing with consumers, I would want to be, expect to be, allowed to discriminate against who I like. It's my business and I should be allowed to pick and choose who I sell to. And if people don't like it, then go somewhere else.

Totally correct. The casino/sportsbook may choose the limits for any of its customers. In return, they can decide whether they want to bet there. Before any outcome, no one knows whether its a winning bet or not so why is it unfair. There must be a balance against so-called discrimination and the right to protect a business through exposure to high bets.

**shaunm** · 10th November 2007, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by lojo

[*]Sportsbetting: Sportsbook reduces limit of one player to 1% of countryman. $1000:$10 Hungarian playing UK Sportsbook bet365[/LIST]

This isn't descrimination, he's had a large bet, and instead or cutting the price to a lot shorter, they have just limited the further amount he can have on it. Happens day in day out at bookmakers

**BingoT** · 10th November 2007, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by lojo

Should everyone be treated equally?

Now that is a crazy thing to ask.
We all now this is a Yes.
But this is what life is you have many discriminators out in the World today.
And it's sucks too.
And it's like my Bus Trips to the casinos I do.
I was told by someone in the State if I know someone on Welfair and they come with me I should report them.But you know what I can't I can't lower myself to do this to someone.But if I know if this person is very much in debt and they have a family and the family don't have food on the table or a good living quarters this is something different for me to take.