USA players: stay away from Betonline.

geoff4376 said:

I signed up and deposited, taking advantage of the 100% deposit bonus for using bitcoin. Logged in, and the first thing that I noticed was that there are no microstakes tables. The lowest stakes they have for ring games are 5/10 NL. The lowest buy-in tournaments they have are like $1.55 to enter.

As it turns out, the deposit bonus wasn't for poker money. Instead, they give you money for sports betting. Which you can't actually use unless you deposit more money for sports betting

At least it was only a $50 test. Just stick to ACR. They don't play these stupid games.

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geoff4376 said:

I signed up and deposited, taking advantage of the 100% deposit bonus for using bitcoin. Logged in, and the first thing that I noticed was that there are no microstakes tables. The lowest stakes they have for ring games are 5/10 NL. The lowest buy-in tournaments they have are like $1.55 to enter.

As it turns out, the deposit bonus wasn't for poker money. Instead, they give you money for sports betting. Which you can't actually use unless you deposit more money for sports betting

At least it was only a $50 test. Just stick to ACR. They don't play these stupid games.

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MemphisGrind said:

You have to transfer from sports to poker. It's an option in the cashier.

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geoff4376 said:

Tried that, but alas, it did not work. I was simply misled.

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MemphisGrind said:

It didn't work? how do you mean? Like you tried to transfer from sports to poker and it wouldn't let you? I had to get assistance to figure out how to do it. If it doesn't work bet on a football game or something and if you win I know for sure you can move it to poker.

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geoff4376 said:

I know nothing about sports, so it would be a pretty random bet. That was actually my first thought when I found out about this nonsense. Turns out they wouldn't even let me use the bonus money unless I deposited some of my own money into my sports account. I'm not about to give them more money after this fiasco, so I'm just calling it a loss at this point, and spreading the word since support wouldn't help me.

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MemphisGrind said:

There is NO way that is true... I've never deposited on BetOnline and they sent me $25 as a gift or whatever and I bet on the Browns a few weeks ago when they won their first game in years or whatever. it paid me $21 and I transferred that to poker. Have you contacted their customer support, and asked about this? I know you are writing this off, but I'm furious and it's your money lol I hate when sites don't hold up there end of the bargain and this just doesn't sound correct. Something is off here.

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geoff4376 said:

I typed everything up exactly as it happened. When I tried to place a sports bet, I kept getting insufficient funds errors. Support told me that I'd have to transfer money from poker to sports in order to use the bonus. They even had the gall to offer me entry to a freeroll if I deposited more money into my poker account xD

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MemphisGrind said:

So the bonus funds are in the sports account right? they say you need to transfer the money into the sports account to play the free money. have you tried transferring the money (your deposit) from poker to sports, making the sports bet with the "bonus funds" and then transferring the remaining balance (your deposit) back into poker?

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geoff4376 said:

I did not try that, since I didn't want to risk my poker money. The bottom line is, I shouldn't have to. The code I used when I deposited I got straight from the betonline site, and the banner said in big, bold letters '100% bonus for using crypto!". It didn't specify that the bonus was in sports betting money. I assumed that it worked like every other poker site that I've ever used, and that I'd get the bonus money in my poker account. I feel very misled. Support was no help, so here I am to let as many people as possible know not to use this site. ACR also accepts bitcoin, and they aren't nearly as shady.

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MemphisGrind said:

You're not risking any of your poker money. I understand your frustration just trying to help you remedy this situation. If you transfer your poker money to the sports section you don't have to spend it just have to have it there while you make the bet with the bonus money then transfer the money back to poker.

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geoff4376 said:

I've already pulled out my money and closed my account. Just trying to spread the word at this point.

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