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10-16-2006, 01:17 PM
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SBR: Mansion\'s sportsbook closes to US, exchange stays open.
fwiw... guess you'll have to find another teaser friendly place. any idea how much mansion not putting up their own money on the exchange will matter?
10.16.2006 (09:59 AM CST) Mansion (SBR rating B-) closes its sportsbook and casino to players residing in the US. Mansion’s most popular offering is its low-margin sports exchange betting platform, which will remain open for all clients. However, management tells SBR that they will no longer employ market makers to seed the exchange and there may be a substantial decline in wagering activity. The company aims to offer true peer-to-peer trading. SBR has downgraded Mansion to B- due to customer service issues, reduced offerings and complaints of canceled wagers without alerting players through email. 
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10-16-2006, 01:30 PM
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Re: SBR: Mansion\'s sportsbook closes to US, exchange stays open.
From my experience, it will matter quite a bit when it comes to college football. It seems like there are a lot more unique offers out there on the NFL and MLB.
This is really a shame. They were great on teasers, and they offered some decent line variety from Pinnacle. One of my favorite outs is essentially gone.
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10-16-2006, 01:34 PM
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Re: SBR: Mansion\'s sportsbook closes to US, exchange stays open.
I am a little confused though. They seem to still be offering their own money up on college football for this coming week, and on tonight's monday night game.
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10-16-2006, 01:36 PM
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Re: SBR: Mansion\'s sportsbook closes to US, exchange stays open.
Damnit, at least I still have the exchange, but without the market seeders it will probably be a lot more mediocre (at least for NCAA football, which has been my cash cow so far). Time for me to get off my lazy ass, find a scanner, cash out most of my Mansion roll, and sign up for Pinny like I've been meaning to for the past month.
EDIT: Looking at the exchange, though, it looks like the market seeders are still there, just smaller. Instead of every game having -107 sides available for up to $10,000 something, they only have -107 sides available for up to $1,988 (and on a few games $994).
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10-16-2006, 02:04 PM
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Re: SBR: Mansion\'s sportsbook closes to US, exchange stays open.
[ QUOTE ]
Welcome to Chat.Mansion.Com, MANSION Julie will be right with you. MANSION Julie RE: Hello, I've heard that you are cutting off access to the casino and sportsbook for U.S. customers. I was not able to find any official statement on your website, though. Currently the sportsbook is not populated with any events for me, so I assume I'm not allowed to wager there, but the sports exchange still appears available to me, does this mean you intend to keep the exchange available? If you have a comprehensive statement prepared, I would love to see it. I want to know exactly what services you will and won't be providing to your U.S. customers, so that I can make an informed decision about whether to continue using your site, rather than just fleeing in panic. I intend to share your response on the gambling forum I frequent, so the more comprehensive your information, the better. Thank you very much for your time. MANSION Julie Hello BobJoeJim MANSION Julie MANSION’s world leading peer-to-peer Sports Exchange and Poker platforms that allow you to bet against other MANSION Members on Poker and all of your favourite sports and major events remain unaffected by recent events. We regret that we have currently suspended access to MANSION Sportsbook and Casino for US-based Members for business reasons. MANSION continues to closely monitor developments which may affect our services to Members globally. We are committed to minimising the affect of these changes on our US-based members both in the immediate and longer terms and ensuring our Members remain well informed. We sincerely hope to reinstate and enhance our product range available to US-based Members in the near future. We wish to reassure all of our Members worldwide that MANSION is here for the long term. We remain committed to delivering the quality and standard of service that Members worldwide have come to expect from us and we look forward to being at your service for many years to come. BobJoeJim Thank you. What is your policy on outstanding wagers? Clearly, U.S. customers are not allowed to place new wagers in the sportsbook, but will outstanding bets, such as those on tonight's Monday Night Football game, or World Series futures bets, be honored? Or will they be cancelled and the money returned to our accounts? MANSION Julie All bets placed before the suspension will be honored BobJoeJim Okay, thank you very much. MANSION Julie Any time MANSION Julie Is there anything else I can help you with? BobJoeJim Not for now, I'll share your response with other interested parties, and if they have any other questions I may be back later. Thanks again. [/ QUOTE ] So said live chat.
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