Well, here's a victory that's more related to my lawyer skills than boxing capping:
I e-mailed Bodog with info about the new Jaro-Segura date, which definitively showed that Jaro would not be fighting Hernandez in the next 30 days (I originally thought the rule was 60 days, but it was actually 30 days). Bodog's response:
"While we understand the points you have made we must settle all wagers according to our wagering rules. Our boxing wagering rules do state that we must wait 30 days after the scheduled event before we can settle any fights that have not taken place."
My response:
"Thanks for your quick reply. My reading of your rule is different.
Your rule states: "Fights must take place within 30 days of the listed date of the fight or the bout will be graded 'no action.' "
That does not mean that you have to wait 30 days to grade a bout as "no action." Instead, it means that if a fight occurs 30 days after the listed date, it will be graded as no action. The rule does not expressly prevent the book from grading a fight as "no action" when it is officially cancelled. Your interpretation would be correct if the rule was written in this manner: "When a fight does not occur on the listed date, any wager on that fight will remain pending until 30 days have passed." However, that's not the way your rule is written.
There's no reason to keep the funds tied up when your rule doesn't expressly require them to be.
Thanks for your consideration in this matter."
I just got back from an errand, and the money is back in my account. Props to Bodog for listening to logic.
