Futurebet Meltdown?
Published: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 Online-Casinos.com
FUTUREBET MELTDOWN?
Unpaid players, licensees and affiliates alleged
Several online gambling information portals are reporting major problems with turnkey provider Futurebet - long the subject of player complaints - leading several observers to believe that the company is in serious trouble.
The respected sportsbetting portal Sports Book Review.com reports that significant numbers of Futurebet sites have gone offline, most recently BetandWinNet, FunPlexCasino and Bignutzz. Other Futurebet brand owners are expected to take their websites off-line this week, according to SBR sources.
The portal reported three days ago that Linesmaker.co.uk had closed, giving users the following message: "The gaming platform provider for this website is claiming insolvency and is no longer able to provide services". The website also assured players that balances will be honoured and users should contact an email address specially set up to deal with the crisis fbrescue@linesmaker.com to make arrangements.
SBR goes on to publish a long and detailed list of crises involving Futurebet in recent times here: http://www.sportsbookreview.com:80/SR.aspx?s=futurebet.
Emails to top management at Futurebet requesting a comment on the reports have gone unanswered thus far.
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