Disputing online gambling charges - is this Bodog doing all these?

What to expect? Jail.

I can't find one case of a person actually going to jail for online gambling or charging back charges, although there is always a first.

I run a referral site, so it hurts my business...I hate these vultures

Almost $7k chargedback to date. Regrets...I suppose. It's debatable the moral ramifications of such chargebacks. The casinos blatantly take advantage of compulsive gamblers. The gamblers take advantage of the casinos back. In the end, it looks like its a zero sum game, unless every US gambler started doing chargebacks. In which case, heaven forbid, the casinos would actually have to honor US law that says online gambling is illegal! I'm not so sure the people who crafted the UIGEA of 2006 didn't have this very thing in mind.

Eventually, people just get so sick of loosing that everyone is charging back the charges to the online casinos. The casinos have to honor the winnings of foreigners who won money of the US customers, but now, the casinos have to pay them out of their own pockets. An ingenious way to enforce US law at the international level.

For the online casinos, they are still making a profit off US players when they have no right to be because they show no regard for US Law. I say, screw em. Make your money where it's legal.

And as for people doing chargebacks going to jail, Mista Lin. That's not going to happen anytime soon. 10% of online gambling transactions are chargedback to the casino. The casinos build that into their cost structure (which is why they still chance the chargebacks and welcome US players). I wouldn't shead a tear if the online casinos simply made their money from places that were legal. Hell, make it legal in the US, and tax the shitite out of it....it solves your chargeback problems because it would make the UIGEA invalid

1. Deposit $7000 with a credit card
2. Cash out the whole $7000
3. Put the $7000 in your bank
4. Chargeback the $7000
5. Win the dispute
6. Get $7000 back from the credit card company
7. You now have $14000

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Eventually, people just get so sick of loosing that everyone is charging back the charges to the online casinos. The casinos have to honor the winnings of foreigners who won money of the US customers, but now, the casinos have to pay them out of their own pockets. An ingenious way to enforce US law at the international level.
For the online casinos, they are still making a profit off US players when they have no right to be because they show no regard for US Law. I say, screw em. Make your money where it's legal.
And as for people doing chargebacks going to jail, Mista Lin. That's not going to happen anytime soon. 10% of online gambling transactions are chargedback to the casino. The casinos build that into their cost structure (which is why they still chance the chargebacks and welcome US players). I wouldn't shead a tear if the online casinos simply made their money from places that were legal. Hell, make it legal in the US, and tax the shitite out of it....it solves your chargeback problems because it would make the UIGEA invalid [/QUOTE]

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I think the casinos deserve the chargebacks. If they cannot present the charges legally, then they shouldn't present them at all. They are the "fraudsters."

I URGE you to do a chargeback with Bodog. As they're under investigation with the DOJ they WILL NOT pay players who have a payout owed to them (myself). I have been informed that they will not pay me out for $26,000 because I once used my friends account with my Credit Card. It's VERY simple...call your bank or CC company and they'll retrieve your funds with no questions asked...TRUST ME..Bodog knows that too !!!

Bodog is SHADY !!!

So a few months ago I lost a few thousand dollars at full tilt poker and poker stars. Then I found out that online gambling is illegal and even if I had won money with them I could not have legally deposited the check. Doesnt this make playing a lose-lose situation. and what Fulltilt and Poker stars is doing is stealing. Do I have grounds to chargeback this money knowing the facts now? Should I ask my bank about this situation?

I read about a new U.S. online gambling law that creates a legal loophole. Does this make the chargebacks more difficult or are things still pretty much the same? I'm specifically curious about California state law.

i charged about $5000 to my friends credit card on absolute poker..He reported the charges as fraudulent to his bank. They are giving him his money back and doing an investigation. Am I going to get in trouble for fraud? Will the credit card company find out that it was my account and come after me or will absolute poker have to pay the credit card company the money?

I wouldn't do it. They have delayed implementing the UIGEA and I tried to chargeback a large sum and my bank denied it.

My buddy charged back absolute poker and some other sited for like $8k. He got every penny back. They were doing business under a flower shop. It's pretty hilarious.

I have dealt with a similiar circumstance with Bodog. Now someone from their "collections department" is calling me at work harassing me. He then pulled emails of all the executives at the company I work for and copied all of them on an email he sent to me saying that I owed $2,000 and that I could go up for collections. Should I contact the police about this?

I am sorry, but after reading these posts, I think this thread should be deleted. It is a "how to" thread. How to avoid paying for something that you did and now you have found a loophole to get away with it. I am not saying that it is legal, But all of these people did play the game and knew how much they were betting everytime they placed a bet online with this company. Now they are trying to get out of it. So now they can feed their addictions without having to face the music. So what would these people have done if they had won some money and the company said, "Oh wait we are illegal in your country and we will not pay you your winnings." These people would be the same ones throwing a fit 3 ways to Sunday. Please close this thread and maybe even delete it.

while i can't delete the thread.i agree it should be closed.so it is.