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by hailmike 2837 days ago
It's a nice reminder to stay away from the gambling industry. Any company that doesn't play by the same rules as you, doesn't deserve your business. Try voiding a bet you made due to your algorithm error once. I'm sure they would just laugh.
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I had my account closed by a major betting site shortly after winning (and withdrawing) a few hundred euro, multiplying the original stake by around 10x in a series of bets.

These companies operate completely arbitrarily, and they really hate winners of course.

> Any company that doesn't play by the same rules as you, doesn't deserve your business.

Which companies do play by the same rules as you? I can't think of any time I've been able to compel a company to use an arbiter of my choosing for any disputes.

Online retailers will do the same thing. They misprice an item, you purchase it, then they realize the error and decline to ship and give you your money back.