Western Union/Bodog GONZO!
 

Just went to cashout. They took down the Western Union payout option. Called them up...."we really don't know how long it will take to get back up, if ever" So, that basically means it's gone. $4000 sitting in my account. I can't wait for these checks to bounce once I receive them in 2 months!!

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

That hurts

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yeah, that really sucks. customer support says that any pending payouts through western union will still be processed and that this should only be temporary. crossing my fingers....

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Well, there goes the other half of my bankroll (first half taken by Neteller). The only time I requested a payout by check it took 30 days, I can only assume the delay will be much longer now, if they pay out at all. Maybe I'm jaded, but this looks to me like another Neteller scenario. I had been playing exclusively at Bodog, but I can't see playing there now that it's uncertain if I will ever see the money. This development, combined with the death of the reload bonus, leaves us with no reason to play there IMO. Are there any sites left where you can buy in/cash out electronically (for US players)? We don't have casino poker in Ohio, so it looks like I've just entered involuntary poker retirement.

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i called them this morning when i went to cashout and first noticed it. he said there is no time frame for when they get WU back, and thats IF they get it back. i got a pretty bad vibe about it. im depressed now. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

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it was great for me because i bet on sports as well as poker....looks like i'm going elsewhere now

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they prolly realized how much money they were losing doing this lol.

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they prolly realized how much money they were losing doing this lol.

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As opposed to driving away the customers and going under? I doubt those sports-betting degenerates (no offense) will be down with having their winnings put to sleep for 30+ days (or forever)

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it was great for me because i bet on sports as well as poker....looks like i'm going elsewhere now

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yea this does suck i would go somewhere else if there was somewhere else to go that didn't have payout issues.

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http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...p/tookroll.jpg

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bodog: Sports betting, Horse betting, Casino and poker

A degenerates dream site.

R.I.P bodog you will be missed

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they brought back instant check there have been more people online than before.

would be nice if they could speedup check processor. or start doing cashouts by instacheck.

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they brought back instant check there have been more people online than before.

would be nice if they could speedup check processor. or start doing cashouts by instacheck.

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how u gonna cash out though...

anybody ask them what the problem is with WU? they told me they were figuring a way around the problem but i never asked what the problem was.

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they used to do cashouts by instant check, which is why i said it would be great if they could bring that back...

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checks have been taking 2-3 weeks

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Just read through the threads in this one. I just went to cash out via WU and came here afterwards to see what was up. I am still waiting for a check from May 11 and I cashed out two weeks ago via WU. I am afriad to ask for another check.

But, my point here is do you really think this is some bodog scheme? My take is it is pressure on WU by the US government because of the BS new law that is designed to shut US players out of internet poker. In the old days, my cashouts went into my bank account from bodog in 2 days.

Anger needs to be directed towards our Congressmen and Senators who voted for this terrible law. All but one voted for it, mainly because it was attached to a Homeland Security bill. I have let my Congress critters know they are costing me real money and I won't vote for them again no matter what. Will it work? All I know is it won't hurt.

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they brought back instant check there have been more people online than before.

would be nice if they could speedup check processor. or start doing cashouts by instacheck.

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Instant check is unavailable to me as a deposit option. Can other US players use it?

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Still has instacheck listed first thing under deposit for me. No WU makes me [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

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I am suprised it lasted this long.

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has anyone used nucharge to cashout from bodog? is that even an option?

also, about a month ago i used WU to deposit and i totally got the 3rd degree around from WU, asking me if i was depositing at a gambling site etc... my guess is that WU is not having it no more.

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anyone who cashed out using WU recently would've seen this coming. i did a few weeks ago and it seemed like the shadiest thing ever. the transfer was listed as originating from some woman in the phillipines, and the email confirmation from bodog said not to mention bodog or online gambling to wherever you picked it up.

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anyone who cashed out using WU recently would've seen this coming. i did a few weeks ago and it seemed like the shadiest thing ever. the transfer was listed as originating from some woman in the phillipines, and the email confirmation from bodog said not to mention bodog or online gambling to wherever you picked it up.

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its always been like that.

Poker stars has WU still listed. And moneygram wtf, never noticed that

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Gotta agree there, I felt like a drug dealer or something (and I am a respectable looking older guy). At least I got the money, but I had to get multiple checks (they wouldn't cash more than $1K a day). My bank was weird about it when I deposited them. Damn, I miss those direct deposit days.

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anyone who cashed out using WU recently would've seen this coming. i did a few weeks ago and it seemed like the shadiest thing ever. the transfer was listed as originating from some woman in the phillipines, and the email confirmation from bodog said not to mention bodog or online gambling to wherever you picked it up.

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of course it wasn't on the up and up, but atleast they gave it a good try. the first time i did it, they asked me a bunch of questions about where it was coming from and made me call the main office and get a new control number. every thing worked out o.k.

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If WU doesn't want to do business with Bodog that's one thing, but Bodog needs to come up with something better than a 30-day wait. I also would have appreciated an e-mail from them explaining the situation, it's like they were hoping we wouldn't notice. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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I'm a bit worried now as I initiated a $700 WU cashout just yesterday which has already been approved, I'm just waiting on the control number.

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lol good thing my WU cashout went through fine yesterday. now if only my checks would arrive before the WSOP with time to spare for them to clear...

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Honestly I have had no problems with Bodogs cash outs. WU was obviously the best way but I also requested a check via courier and recieved it in about one week. There customer support is pretty good in comparision to most other sites.

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anyone who cashed out using WU recently would've seen this coming. i did a few weeks ago and it seemed like the shadiest thing ever. the transfer was listed as originating from some woman in the phillipines, and the email confirmation from bodog said not to mention bodog or online gambling to wherever you picked it up.

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So true. "Hi, my friend Tito sent me $3000 from the Phillipines. I'd like to pick it up please."

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Honestly I have had no problems with Bodogs cash outs. WU was obviously the best way but I also requested a check via courier and recieved it in about one week. There customer support is pretty good in comparision to most other sites.

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Does anyone else have a time-frame with getting checks through courier from Bodog? I think it says about 20 days on the site. Obviously this will be the method most of us will be using now. 'Stosh

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I've been waiting 45 days for $5k....very frustrating. I had requested a check because I didn't think they had any issues.

I've used WU before with Bodog and had no issues. I just got my 4th WU payout last week, and they've all been from similar strange addresses. I don't see this as being a trend towards them not using WU any longer.

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If someone could post in here when bodog is back up from its maintanence, I'd appreciate it. And maybe its a dream, but I can hope this will help resolve their cashout issues, can't I?

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If someone could post in here when bodog is back up from its maintanence, I'd appreciate it. And maybe its a dream, but I can hope this will help resolve their cashout issues, can't I?

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It is running now.

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You guys really feel shady about WU cashouts coming from a made up name in the Philipines? Just do what I did, I pick these up at Krogers (Big Store in Midwest) and when the young guy first asked me about what these are from I told him on my last trip to the Philippines I sold a couple 12 year olds into prostitution and this is my monthly cut. He was likely, "Really?" and I laughed and told him no they are from my online website design business.

He seemed to be a pretty dumb young kid anyway.

-Brendan

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Bodog officially sucks. Those idiots keep on linking my computer with other accounts all of which have been deemed fraudulent. Thus, my account is blocked from the poker room on my own computer but I told I can play on another computer just not my own!! I am the ONLY person whom has ever played at Bodog on my computer. Freakin morons.

Oh well, my funds arent frozen and I made a check withdrawal today. I'll see my cash in mid-July.

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Bodog officially sucks. Those idiots keep on linking my computer with other accounts all of which have been deemed fraudulent. Thus, my account is blocked from the poker room on my own computer but I told I can play on another computer just not my own!! I am the ONLY person whom has ever played at Bodog on my computer. Freakin morons.

Oh well, my funds arent frozen and I made a check withdrawal today. I'll see my cash in mid-July.

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Swap out your network card for another.

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I requested a check by courier today, I will report back when (if?) I receive it. I presume that the issues they've been experiencing will become much worse as everyone cashes out to abandon Bodog.

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so has anyone received control codes in the past day or two? i did a money transfer cashout on monday and i'm pretty much screwed if i can't get that money.

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I don't trust their whole check payment option. I have had 3 occasions in the past 3 months where I have requested checks. It took between 3-5 weeks to get the checks and 2 of the 3 times, within 3 days of receiving the checks I got an e-mail from Bodog saying that the checks were bad and I should not deposit. (Too late I had deposited and they had bounced).

I've done the WU thing for the past couple of weeks without a hitch. I have a pending payout from Monday and haven't received my control code yet....let's see what happens.

At least Bodog's customer service is decent. If you call the number you can actually talk to a live person.

I'm hoping they straighten this out.

Pocono Drew

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I requested a wire transfer Friday and received the code yesterday.

The few times I've done checks the problems I've had were fixed, and they gave me $ for my trouble. I think Bodog is doing the best they can under difficult circumstances. Be patient guys.