World Sports Betting - Beware

I am a UK National who had the misfortune to open a betting account with World Sports Betting two weeks ago.

After generously losing my money to them, I finally had a run of luck at Scottsville and had three winners in a row. Or so I thought.

World Sports Betting's website was down and they could not take any bets from the website. The message displayed was to contact them telephonically on their 'betting line'. So, I duly did that. I was then informed that their 'system' was down and they could not lay any bets. So much for a 'betting line'. This happened for 3 races.

This is totally new for me - a bookmaker that cannot take bets. I am of the old school where a bet was written on a piece of paper and a book was balanced thereafter. This crowd has the most incompetent set of people that I have ever encountered, their 'customer service' is non existent and although I have had 2 senior staff memebers promise to call me back to rectify (within 30 minutes and 5 minutes they told me at the time), they never get back to you (and I am a customer who bets R20,000 per bet upwards).

I hope that World Sport Betting is not indicative of the entire South African betting industry.

I would warn anyone about doing business with them.

haha, u want to tell us, that the english are better? bet 365 maybe or ladbrokes? hahaha. the old school bookies are dying with the internet unfortunately

Bokked Wrote:

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> I am a UK National who had the misfortune to open
> a betting account with World Sports Betting two
> weeks ago.
>
> After generously losing my money to them, I
> finally had a run of luck at Scottsville and had
> three winners in a row. Or so I thought.
>
> World Sports Betting's website was down and they
> could not take any bets from the website. The
> message displayed was to contact them
> telephonically on their 'betting line'. So, I duly
> did that. I was then informed that their 'system'
> was down and they could not lay any bets. So much
> for a 'betting line'. This happened for 3 races.
>
> This is totally new for me - a bookmaker that
> cannot take bets. I am of the old school where a
> bet was written on a piece of paper and a book was
> balanced thereafter. This crowd has the most
> incompetent set of people that I have ever
> encountered, their 'customer service' is non
> existent and although I have had 2 senior staff
> memebers promise to call me back to rectify
> (within 30 minutes and 5 minutes they told me at
> the time), they never get back to you (and I am a
> customer who bets R20,000 per bet upwards).
>
> I hope that World Sport Betting is not indicative
> of the entire South African betting industry.
>
> I would warn anyone about doing business with
> them.

Ladbrokes was also down yesterday when i tried to bet...

really don`t understand this thread?

Bob, does WSB advertise on ABC?

Bokked I take it that after you could not get on with WSB you took the bet elsewhere?? cant see how this could have cost you money? the way I see it their only short fall was being off line...btw they are still off line

They are useless...agree

"This crowd has the most incompetent set of people that I have ever encountered, their 'customer service' is non existent and although I have had 2 senior staff memebers promise to call me back to rectify (within 30 minutes and 5 minutes they told me at the time), they never get back to you (and I am a customer who bets R20,000 per bet upwards)."

Titch, what do you make of the customer service offered by this mob ?

I cannot understand why seasoned punters play online, in all the years of punting dnt you ppl have a working relationship with a good old fashion bookie???,simply pick up the phone, place your bet and settle on monday either way,fcuk all this online shit and limits

Well the other week i posted to always verify your sport bets results or any other results and guess what WSB was the bookmaker who i placed the bet with and they declared it has a losing bet when it winning bet.

Anybody opening a account with online bookies that doesnt have venues/shops like bettingworld , hollywood or keith ho are really stupid.....anybody of these 3 venues can be visited and sorted.....all 3 exceptional with their service.

soodum Wrote:

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> I cannot understand why seasoned punters play
> online, in all the years of punting dnt you ppl
> have a working relationship with a good old
> fashion bookie???,simply pick up the phone, place
> your bet and settle on monday either way,fcuk all
> this online shit and limits


Soodum,the good old fashioned bookies are either dead or the UK ones wont lay South African races.
I live in a village and the nearest bookie is Coral Bookmakers,they dont give prices on South African
racing until 10 minutes before the off time.
Saldiani Bet 365 are laughingly known as Bet £3-65, thats if they lay you that much...
They are all the same,they want losers or more Roulette machines in there shops

i agree with what people say who have relationship with bookies.