i will never do business with bowmans again...

[AR182]

i just asked bowmans for a partial withdrawl from my account......

they asked me for copies of my debit card, my driver's license & a utitily bill......all personal info that's really none of their business....

WHAT NONSENSE!!!

i have made previous withdrawals from olympic & bet jamaica a few weeks ago & was never asked 'to jump through hoops" like bowmans is asking me to do now......i received those checks from these 2 books within days...

last year i made withdrawals from the above 2 books, pinnacle, millenium, & wwts & again was never asked to "jump through hoops" before they sent me MY MONEY.

bowmans told me today that on their site it states that this info is necessary when withdrawals are made.....

i guess it's my fault that i didn't read the fine print at their site stating their rules...because if i did i wouldn't have made a deposit with them....

i asked one of their supervisors, helen, why didn't bowman's verify my banking info when i made the deposit...after all i made the deposit at the end of august...they had 4 months to check my info....
why inconvenience their customers.....do the verifying on your own....helen had no answer..

jack, please accept my apologies for posting this info on the site instead of sending you an e-mail about this problem.....

but i think it's important for fellow gamblers to know exactly what each book's rules are before they do anything with that book.....

i will send them the info, because there is nothing i can do.....but instead of asking for a partial withdrawal, i will ask them for all my money, except the money that is pending for a bet in next weeks game....

BUT I WILL NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH BOWMANS AGAIN...

 

[MadJack]

what method did you use to deposit with bowman's?

 

[MadJack]

when using debit and credit cards, most books, if not all books, require that information.

 

[AR182]

jack, bet jamaica, for one has never asked me for this info.....

these companies should have a better feel for their clientel & not treat everybody the same...

 

[MadJack]

i don't know what you mean.

you used debit for bowman's and betjm but betjm didn't require that info?

was the debit card the only method you have used to deposit at bowman's and this is your first withdrawal?

i'm not defending bowman's, just trying to understand.

most books that take CC and debit need to confirm the identity of the person withdrawaling because of all the fraud out there. they do it to protect YOU and themselves.

 

[AR182]

you used debit for bowman's and betjm but betjm didn't require that info?

was the debit card the only method you have used to deposit at bowman's and this is your first withdrawal?


yes to both...

after trying 3x to fax the info they wanted...i finally was able to fax them....

helen, the supervisor called me & told me that she received the papers from me & that she'll give me the withdrawal amount that i asked, but i need to send her an enlarged copy of front & back of my card....the copy tthat i sent her was not sufficient....so now i have to go out of my way & find a place that makes enlarged copies....

now get this....

when i asked her when will the money be transferred into my checking account....she told me that they can't send the money to my account...instead it either has to be sent via dhl or bank wire...so when i asked her if you had no intentions to send me the money through my debit card, why then did you need a copy of it ?
she said that this is the rule...

all i can say is....unbelievable

btw jack....i know you're not defending them...i appreciate you taking the time to answer my posts....

 

[MadJack]

sorry to hear you having problems with them. a lot of books have the same rule so maybe you should check when you open up. easy to say now, i know, but credit cards and debit cards are 95% of the problems i ever hear about with sportsbooks. the books have to very very careful because they get scammed all the time by those methods.

neteller is by far the best way to transfer funds to and from books but i know it's not an option for you as we have discussed that before.

"enlarged copy" that's a new one though

 

[SixFive]

betjm requires this info as well if you request the money less than a month after you deposit it. I suppose if your money is in there longer than that they don't ask you for it.

 

[Agent 0659]

Assholes!

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

AR I know its a bitch--but its becoming standard in industry.
Its killing me--I use to sign up for books that don't allow U.S. citizens using bogus addy and using Neteller but can't swing it anymore