Bet365 deecreased my betting imit

[kaszino]

A month ago I had some bets at Bet365. The biggest was around $4000. Very quickly I noticed they decreased my betting limit.
I asked a friend about his limits and I realised, they made my limit around 1 (one!!!) % of the normal.
It's a discrimination. They do not have the right to make difference between users. If they accept a bet from somebody, they must accept the same bet from other person.
I wrote them and asked, how do they imagine it and which office is monitoring their activities.
I did not get any reply.
I am about to take action against them.
These is a famous bookmaker in the UK, so I am sure there is a proper office, court where I can write my complaint.
Please advice me.
Thank you

[ugaboga]

I don't think you have much chance with your complaint because this is a common thing for all sportsbooks to do.

But you can start by filing a complaint with IBAS - http://www.ibas-uk.com/

[BBKPoker]

Sportsbooks are perfectly within their right to lower betting limits, increase juice, or pay you out and close your account altogether, and it is a pretty standard practice, even among the most reputable books. The only book that almost never cuts limits or increases juice on obvious sharp bettors is Pinnacle.

[fatshaft]

Originally Posted by BBKPoker

Sportsbooks are perfectly within their right to lower betting limits, increase juice, or pay you out and close your account altogether, and it is a pretty standard practice, even among the most reputable books. The only book that almost never cuts limits or increases juice on obvious sharp bettors is Pinnacle.

I'm afraid this is totally correct. there are worse culprits than bet365 at this.

[kaszino]

Common does not mean right. Robbing is common, is robbing right?

[kaszino]

Yes, they have the right to lower limits, if they set up the same limit for everybody.
But they do not have the right to set up $10 and set up $1000 for 2 different customers.

[GrandMaster]

Originally Posted by kaszino

Yes, they have the right to lower limits, if they set up the same limit for everybody.
But they do not have the right to set up $10 and set up $1000 for 2 different customers.

Why not? Can you quote the law which makes it illegal?

[ugaboga]

Originally Posted by GrandMaster

Why not? Can you quote the law which makes it illegal?

It's not illegal but it's unethical, especially for an operation the size of Bet365.

[kaszino]

I live in Hungary, I do not know the rules in the UK or in the country where Bet365 is registered.
In Hungary you cannot behave like that. No discrimination between customers. The price is the same for everybody. You cannot ban people without proper reason.
Maybe in the UK if you run a business you can tell to a customer, I do not like your face, so get lost. In Hungary no. And if think so this is fair, because if you got a permission from the goverment to run a business, then you should not make any discrimination, like the goverment does allow discrimination between people.

[wangpoker]

Sportsbooks low betting limits to protect their business. It's normal! It's not a kind of discrimination at all.

If you are limited and don't like it, go to other sportsbooks.