WSEX: Official Thread: August & September. (#12 of 13.)

[WSEX GM]

Good afternoon,

We don't take Epassporte because they won't do business with sportsbooks. I read somewhere, maybe here, that Epassporte is allowing certain sites to use them if the same players opt out of their casinos. I will see if we can do the same here.

Tournaments- I see your points about jumping up the limits too fast. We will make adjustments this week.

SNG's- There are too many table sizes. Right now we have 5, 6, 8, and 10 players. We'll make changes.

Regular mail withdrawals are taking a long time right now, around a month. If you are waiting longer than 40 calendar days for a regular mail, please PM me. Something is not right.

Yes, we will be offering bonuses for football. Watch your emails.

Disconnects- We have only received one complaint about disconnects since our last upgrade. The platform is very stable. If you are having any issues, please contact support and let them know.

We will hopefully be implementing an old and tested marketing system this month that should help boost our traffic. You will also see a bump when our football customers return.

We have not gone to contributed yet. It was slated for the late August release but we may push it back one month.

Please keep the comments coming.

Fred
GM
WSEX.com

[freekobe]

I play regularly at your site and like it for the most part. One thing needs to be fixed:

The slider.

At a 2/4 NL game with a starting stack of $400, the slider will naturally go to $12 for a preflop raise.

If I move above $500, it starts to move to $13 naturally. This progresses for what I assume is eternity.

Just because I have more money does not mean I want to raise more.

Keep the slider constant. Thank you.

[TheScientist]

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We don't take Epassporte because they won't do business with sportsbooks. I read somewhere, maybe here, that Epassporte is allowing certain sites to use them if the same players opt out of their casinos. I will see if we can do the same here.

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We will hopefully be implementing an old and tested marketing system this month that should help boost our traffic.

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This is a very welcome development. IMO the two major factors limiting traffic were the lack of commonly used deposit methods, and the lack of fish. (I'm guessing the second statement is some sort of affiliate plan).

I know that I, for one, would deposit if Epassporte was available.

[jafeather]

Fred-

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also-

is there any chance to get late registration for your tourneys? I just missed one today because the seating started in the instant after I clicked OK, but before it acknowledged it. I would like to be able to register up until the end of the first level of play, or until the first player goes busto.

And is there any way to have the rakeback for cash tables show on the cashier screen as you are accumulating it, instead of only after you leave the table. I didn't get to play much this week so last night I was pushing hard to get my $75 in rakeback. I had 4 tables open, and since none of them got closed before midnight all the rakeback from those tables went to THIS week instead of the week the hands were actually played. I was a bit upset.

[MicroBob]

Anyone,

I saw the instructions for depositing there via wire.
I've never done anything like this before and I'm a total banking and wiring moron.

Is my bank going to look at me funny if I walk in there and ask for something like this?
Any reason I'm going to get some 3rd degree about "what is this money being sent for?" and stupid stuff like that.

I just hate having to deal with idiot and/or nosy bank-tellers and would like to hear of others' experiences.

If this has been discussed in one of the previous monthly-threads just let me know and I'll try to find it. Thought I would ask here first before searching through a zillion posts trying to find just the one piece of info I'm interested in.

[jfk]

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Anyone,

I saw the instructions for depositing there via wire.
I've never done anything like this before and I'm a total banking and wiring moron.

Is my bank going to look at me funny if I walk in there and ask for something like this?
Any reason I'm going to get some 3rd degree about "what is this money being sent for?" and stupid stuff like that.

I just hate having to deal with idiot and/or nosy bank-tellers and would like to hear of others' experiences.

If this has been discussed in one of the previous monthly-threads just let me know and I'll try to find it. Thought I would ask here first before searching through a zillion posts trying to find just the one piece of info I'm interested in.

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MB,

I've never wired a poker/gambling site but have sent other various wire transfers.

From my brokerage account I can do it all online. All they want is the account information as to where the money is being sent. The information needed is account number, routing number, address, phone, name, etc. They do not ask for a purpose.

My bank makes me go in, but the process is essentially the same. The teller isn't looking to find your purpose in sending money. At my bank I have to fill out a form. There was disagreement among the tellers as to whether I could've initiated the transfer via the 800 number.

Anyway, its simple and fast. In each case where I've wired money, the money gets there the same day.

[MicroBob]

" The teller isn't looking to find your purpose in sending money."


There have been some threads where people trying to cash online-gambling checks that looked a little different/funny would actually get Q's from the teller about "who sent you this money and what is it for" and other nosy none-of-their-damn-business type crap.
So that's why I'm a little trepidatious about it.

Thanks for sharing your experience though.

[jfk]

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There have been some threads where people trying to cash online-gambling checks that looked a little different/funny would actually get Q's from the teller about "who sent you this money and what is it for" and other nosy none-of-their-damn-business type crap.

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I understand but I don't think the two issues are related.

I've always had the sense that the stories with checks may just come down to the nature of the relationship you have with your bank. If you're a regular adult with a long account history without anomalies and you deposit checks via the ATM I doubt you'd ever have a problem with a check from a poker site.

If a person in their early twenties with a new account is looking to get a check cashed that has an address which is a P.O. Box in the Netherlands the bank might express some trepidation.

These issues should not impact the convenience of a wire transfer.

[TwoCathedrals]

fred, why are you switching to contributed? I'd just like to know from your point of view

[MicroBob]

I too would prefer it stay as dealt-hand and not switch to contributed.
Please reconsider your decision to switch to contributed.