Unibet, what an absolute joke of a bookmaker

No offence, are you new to sports betting? it's common for this to happen. I'm limited across most of sports bookies and i'm no major winner. It's nothing to do with Unibet, every single one of them does this and not because you're winner it's for different reasons.

Just go elsewhere or use the exchange.
I believe that Colinsunderland is a highly experienced sports punter of many years. To the point of him being sports betting mod in CM unless I am much mistaken
 
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Not saying your limit makes sense I'm saying it happens all the time. For example my girlfriend account is not limited I have won more on it, but mine is. None of it makes sense. But they have every right to do so.
Of course they have a right to do so, as I do to highlight how poor a book they run. Casumo have every right to ask for SoW, doesn't prevent there being a 30+ page thread on it.
It does, however, change when they advertise a bonus that you can't take. The terms don't cover not being able to put a bet on, therefore, is quite possibly a breach of the CAP code.
I spoke to someone on live chat last night who actually seemed like he knew what he was talking about, said there are no limits on my account, and said it was possibly a market restriction, then looked at the bet and agreed it didn't look right, so sent it up to the trading team to get them to contact me with more information, so I might find a little more out when they reply.
 
I have seen numerous complaints about arbitrary and sometimes illogical bet 'management' from the online Bookmaker sites over the years. I am trying to recall where I saw a quite detailed article about this, can't remember if it was covered in one of the papers or a major online forum.
If you recall the betting programme on BBC? where the chap was 'fiddling' the system by betting on individual tennis match points at Flushing Meadow (where he had a colleague at the match texting him the results quicker than the bookie could register them) I think the issue was mentioned numerous times. Not in context of tennis, but other more banal things like a simple horse race or football result. Same as Colin here.

It's clear they use an algorithm to detect or predict potentially costly patterns or behaviour, but their 'predictions' leave a lot to be desired. I reckon that when he's down enough these managed limits will miraculously change upwards...
 
I have seen numerous complaints about arbitrary and sometimes illogical bet 'management' from the online Bookmaker sites over the years. I am trying to recall where I saw a quite detailed article about this, can't remember if it was covered in one of the papers or a major online forum.
If you recall the betting programme on BBC? where the chap was 'fiddling' the system by betting on individual tennis match points at Flushing Meadow (where he had a colleague at the match texting him the results quicker than the bookie could register them) I think the issue was mentioned numerous times. Not in context of tennis, but other more banal things like a simple horse race or football result. Same as Colin here.

It's clear they use an algorithm to detect or predict potentially costly patterns or behaviour, but their 'predictions' leave a lot to be desired. I reckon that when he's down enough these managed limits will miraculously change upwards...
I get that, my unibet account was (at that point, won £500 from the casino so less now) -£1800, just to show I'm not a winning punter.
I just find it incredulous that one of the biggest sites in the world, is scared to take on a £65 liability from a losing punter.
Most trading decision take into account player history, current liabilities, type of event and more so, what the event is. So for example, if they suddenly had 20 people betting on a Norwegian 3rd division game to end 3-2, I totally understand why everyone would be limited to about 10p, but this is one of the biggest matches of the year, and they will take millions in bets, yet they won't take a tenner on a 13/2 shot, one that is, in reality, a mug punter bet, as thats what any multiple is. Thats why the bookies love Lucky 15's, Yankees, accumulators etc. The risky bets tend to be singles and doubles, and 'bad' EW bets.
 
Hey Colin,

Let me know if you don't get anywhere with the person you're dealing with and I'll see if I can influence. The reason you can get on horses is because that's managed by our in-house traders, the sports part of Unibet (and 32Red for that matter) is outsourced and it may be that you've simply bet on something that has coincided with a industry move or some kind of tip unknowingly.

As I say, let me know. No promises, but I feel your pain. I can't bet in most places because I'm "in the industry", quite how that allows me to influence Mo Salah scoring a header I'll never know, but I couldn't get a quid!

Mark
 
I have couple of sport bet bonus @Unibet..five lot of £5 bonus and a £25 bonus i think, did not use any of them, not that big on sport betting.
 

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