Casinomeister's Newsletter
4 December 2003
Issue #172
weekly




Dear Reader,

I'm full of cheer. Christmas is near, and so is my beer.

Succinctly yours,

Bryan


In this issue:
1. What's New at Casinomeister
2. Casinos You Ought to Join
3. This week's humor
4. Forum Highlights
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WORD FROM THE MEISTER
WHAT'S UP WITH ODDSON?
A couple of weeks ago, while I was away floating around in the Gulf of Mexico sipping on my banana drink with an umbrella in it (pinkies up), Fortyplus Casino went down the tubes. Or it appeared that Fortyplus Casino went down the tubes; their casino went offline, their emails bounced.

Well naturally, players got a little freaked. Last summer, the casino manager was very "public" with his postings on numerous message boards, and doing his best to market his casino. But now, these players are wanting some answers to what has happened to their casino accounts, their deposits, their winnings. Upon my return, I found a number of player complaints that were submitted via "Pitch a Bitch" and I got right on it. Needless to say, I had to deal with the same bouncing email dilemma. The obvious course of action at this point was to contact the software supplier, Oddson. Hopefully they could give me an answer about what was up.

This was ten days ago, and I'm beginning to feel that Oddson is on vacation since no one has responded. But I thought that when company execs go on vacation, they have their emails forwarded and an auto-responder answers you with the "out of the office" reply. So am I to assume they are receiving my emails? I think so. Well at least they aren't bouncing, but executives at Oddson have managed to make me a bit perturbed.

I'm perturbed at the lackadaisical way in which this is being handled. Most software providers have had the decency to send out press releases when a casino goes under, notifying players at large about the unfortunate circumstances and to provide them with a plan or course of action. This is known as being accountable and responsible for your actions. It also reassures players and affiliates that they aren't being taken for a ride (which happens way to often), and that they can trust the other casinos that are powered by the same software.

At Casinomeister, there are four casinos powered by Oddson that are listed in the Reputable Casino section, the English Harbour group. And what pisses me off is that this fine casino group's image is being tarnished by Oddson's poor handling of this situation. Someone at Oddson needs to wake up and feel their own pulse, make sure it's still there, turn on their computers and take action:
Let us know what the hell is going on!

JOKE OF THE WEEK
Yesterday's "Pitch a Bitch" section at Casinomeister received this email from a bewildered player of Bringmeluck.com. We'll call him Bob. This is a copy of an email he received from BMLsports:
Dear Customers,

Greetings once more. Under the urgent and pushing list of withdrawals pending we lay now forced to inform you that the Payment date for all redemptions has been moved to a farther date in order to match the arrival of the so awaited investment and overtaking by the New Management Board.

This date is no other than January 5th of 2004. All payments should have been completed by this date. Due to the hazard that represents touching the reserves to cover for the pending transactions, it is impossible to issue any withdrawals between now and the date in question. This is a pledge for your understanding.

We feel utterly compelled to service you to the very last resources and will also remain your truthful servants.

We also thank you in advance for your cooperation. Let us know if there is anything we can do for you in the meantime.

Sincerely,

BML's Sports Staff and Management
www.bmlsports.com
Well these players are getting "serviced" alright; they are getting royally reamed. Bob went on to state: "I just wanted to know what you think about this email. For three months, I've been unable to receive any of my money from this sportsbook. I saw all the bad stuff this sportsbook was pulling after I signed up. Do you think I'll see any of my money? And why are they still offering 50% bonus when there going under?"

I'll tell you why, Bob. Rumour has it that even though BML just purchased about $50,000 worth of new software, they aren't planning to pay their players. In my opinion, for whatever it's worth, I believe they are trying to hold off paying anyone until after football season...then take a trip in to the unknown void of cyberspace, perhaps joining Fortyplus casino on some tropical island in the Caribbean Sea. That's my extrapolation.

Nevertheless, sources tell me that they've recently crossed the wrong person (not me, they did that in 2001 here). This person has powers above and beyond me, and the dudes at BMLsports will probably find themselves rolling burritos at Taco Bell by the end of football season.
VIRTUAL CASINO GROUP
Good news for those of you getting the runaround or being stonewalled by any casino hosted by the Virtual Casino group. An arbitration agreement is forthcoming between me and the general manager. Details will be posted this next week sometime. What this means for you (the player) is that if you have a grievance with this casino group that is unsolved by their customer support center, I'll have access to the top level of management. And if you have a legitimate complaint, it will be heard.
CRYSTAL PALACE GROUP
Ongoing saga: I've been waiting all week for photographic proof (via ID documents) that Warren Cloud and Oliver Curran are separate persons. After discussing this with a number of well connected people, I've come to the half-assed conclusion that Oliver Curran is a made up fake name for whomever is managing the casino. This is why there is no ID coming from this person. So if you see a posting from "Oliver Curran", it's probably just some guy sitting there snickering to himself that he's known by another name. You don't know who he is. It's not a well made up name either, is it? It's not like Chad, or Jay, or something distinguished like Winston. It's Oliver. When I think of Oliver, I think of that little poor kid that Dickens wrote about, begging for another bowl of mush. Or some big dude, like Oliver Hardy. Or I think of an Olive stuffed with a red pimento. Whatever the case may be, Warren Cloud still owes me answers on a few complaints at Crystal Palace.
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WHY AM I GETTING NO WORK DONE THIS WEEK?
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MORE RTG NEWS
Remember a last October when it was reported that there was a big change at IPI Media's group of casinos? This is the group managed by Paul Jergens who is infamous for being proactive in disallowing bonus play for whom he considers "bonus hustlers". Riviera Gold Casino became Royal Circus Casino (great name, not), Five Roses Casino became American Grand Casino, Golden Comps Casino reopened as the Golden Nile Casino, OnLuck Casino became LuckyCoinCasino.com, and Fortune Towers Casino became the Lucky Pyramid Casino.

Well, the older domains are back online under new management and software. The websites are very spartan with information concerning who they are or what to expect from this casino. In fact there is no information at at all. Be leery of casinos that don't state up front what software they are running and in what jurisdiction they are licensed in. Proceed with caution
GONEGAMBLING'S PARACHUTE DROP
Yes, my dear reader, I am still kicking serious butt because of you! When will it end? Who knows?? Casinomeister has beaten all but one website listed in the contest. Bwah hah ha ha ha! Thanks everyone!

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2. Casinos you need to join!
MUST JOIN CASINOS

Have you tried English Harbour's new Platinum Version 4.20 software? Well if you like slots, this is a "must play". Orient Express is a 5 reel 21 line slot! Check them out today!!

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3. This week's humor
A preacher wanted to raise money for his church and on being told that there was a fortune in horse racing, decided to purchase one and enter it in the races.

However at the local auction, the going price for horses was so high that he ended up buying a donkey instead. He figured that since he had it, he might as well go ahead and enter it in the races. To his surprise, the donkey came in third! The next day the local paper carried this headline: PREACHER'S ASS SHOWS

The preacher was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and this time it won. The paper read: PREACHER'S ASS OUT IN FRONT

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the preacher not to enter the donkey in another race. The paper headline read: BISHOP SCRATCHES PREACHER'S ASS

This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the preacher to get rid of the donkey. The preacher decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The paper headline the next day read: NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN

The Bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10.00. Next day the headline read: NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.00

This was too much for the Bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey, lead it to the plains where it could run wild and free. Next day, the headline in the paper read: NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE

The Bishop was buried the next day.

ha ha ha
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jetset
Meister Member
Username: jetset

Post Number: 3272
Registered: 02-2001
Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 09:45 pm:   

Forgive me, but this sounds a little like a Futurebet charm offensive!

However the proof of the pudding will be in these *guaranteed* 48 hour payouts, because there have been very real and numerous complaints on several message boards this year about slow-pay by FB. And who can forget the licensee that posted on his site a sad tale of his dealings with FB that cost him significant amounts of money?

I don't like what I am reading in Bryan's post above either - successful companies don't have to lie about stuff like that.

The word on the street was that FB was in financial difficulties, but if they have now managed to get such a large capital inflow as to enable the hiring of all these extra people, perhaps we will see an immediate speed-up in normal payouts from FB powered casinos.

That would be a good thing, worthy of applause.

It will be interesting to watch this claimed new golden era for Futurebet shape up.
So what prompted this response? Find out here.

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