Complaint Review: Bodog.com

This place is a complete SCAM. Don't waste your time, effort or money. On January 22, 2006 I placed an online check transfer from my checking account (account number and ABA routing number) to open an account with this place. The money was available and confirmed by bodog.com, so we placed 2 bets on the Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers game. We had previously tried to make a credit card transfer, but most U.S. credit cards don't accept transfers when they are going to overseas casinos/sportsbooks. We won both bets (approximately $400 winnings). This week, I get an e-mail that states that they could not confirm my account/checking number and disabled the account, making the previous bets null and void. After calling them they wanted me to jump through hoops and send a complete stranger a cancelled check. Even if I would have been so stupid to follow their directions, they told me they still couldn't guarantee that they would honor the winning bets.

I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT IF I WOULD HAVE LOST...THE INITIAL DEPOSIT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD (THEY WOULD HAVE MYSTERIOUSLY FOUND THE ACCOUNT) AND THAT MONEY WOULD HAVE BEEN PULLED OUT OF MY CHECKING ACCOUNT. They will take the money when it benefits them and cheat you out of a winning bet. It's a numbers game, but I'll make sure to tell everyone I know to not deal with these SCAM ARTISTS!!!!! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN (AND HAD MY DOUBTS), BUT I'M THE REAL IDIOT FOR DEALING WITH THEM!!!!!

Alberto
Los Angeles, California
U.S.A.