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stake review after using originals, roulette, and a few nba props.

Tested out the originals first, mostly crash and dice. Had a decent run on crash, but dice felt a bit all-or-nothing. Roulette was more streaky than expected, lost a chunk chasing reds so not my brightest moment there. Tried a few NBA prop…

dead heat rules confusing

dead heat rules always trip me up, especially with horse racing but i notice it’s creeping into other sports too. was betting on a golf tournament last weekend, had an each way bet, and the result ended up in a tie for third. my payout look…

Perfect pairs variance?

Been logging my blackjack sessions, focusing on perfect pairs side bets just to see how wild the swings get. It’s clear the variance is up there, but I can’t get a solid grip on what to actually expect over like a thousand hands. Sometimes…

bonus tracking review

been noticing a lot of talk about bonus tracking tools lately. i’ve been doing my own little spreadsheet thing but not super precise. mostly i just jot down deposit bonuses or those random reloads, but honestly i lose track sometimes, espec…

pokerstars spin ticket showed used but game never opened.

Was anyone else ever hit with this weird glitch? I used one of those spin tickets and it said it got used up, but the actual game never loaded for me. I double-checked my connection because sometimes my wifi likes to drop out right when thi…

leovegas casino reality check popped up during free spins and closed the round.

Had the reality check message pop up in the middle of free spins and it just auto-kicked me out. When I got back in, the slot round was over and there was no sign of what the actual winnings were. Checked history, all I could see was the ba…

Neighbours bet paid wrong?

so this happened at a local place, not online. i saw someone put a neighbours bet on 17 with 5 numbers covered, chips stacked like usual. spin lands on 2, so payout should be pretty obvious, but the dealer paid out for only one chip, not th…

sportsbook review for people who hate live bet delays more than bad odds

Not sure if anyone else gets more tilted by those live bet delays than by eating a couple points on the odds, but for me it’s a dealbreaker. I’d rather take a bad price and get my bet in right away than watch that little spinning wheel mock…

Side bet tracker?

Been thinking about tracking side bets during live roulette, especially those bonus types that pop up every few rounds. I’ve seen people claim the side bets hit more often than they actually do, but my memory just isn’t cut out for that sor…

cashier says pending review

Went to cash out this morning and the cashier message popped up saying my withdrawal is “pending review.” I’ve run into this maybe once before on another casino but it was a smaller amount that time and cleared up in a few hours. This time…

betmgm live blackjack replay shows stand but i clicked hit before timer ended.

weird thing happened last night on live blackjack. i had like 4 seconds left and i definitely hit, but the replay later shows my move as a stand. lost the hand obviously, which stung, but now i'm not sure if it's just my internet lagging ou…

shoe results delayed

Anyone else notice how the shoe results on live dealer games have been showing up way late lately? Usually I like checking the history and planning my blackjack plays a couple rounds in advance, but lately the results for the previous shoe…

Stake prop builder stuck?

been trying to piece together some props but the builder’s been freezing up or not even showing odds for combos that should be pretty standard. only started happening in the last day or two. i thought it was just a browser cache thing, so i…

bc.game support says blockchain delay but tx has been confirmed since yesterday.

honestly i don’t get why support keeps blaming “blockchain delays” when my withdrawal has been sitting as confirmed on the explorer since last night. this isn’t my first time running into this excuse either. if it was an actual mempool issu…

played deal or no deal live and payout stayed pending after the banker offer win

Hit a weird snag on a live game show table. Took the banker’s offer in Deal or No Deal Live, win amount showed up instantly, but the payout’s been stuck on pending for hours now. Usually after a straightforward win it goes straight to balan…

casino bonus says table games count but roulette only moved progress on losses

so i claimed this casino bonus that said table games all count for playthrough, but when i did roulette, only my losses were counted towards the wagering, not the bets that won. feels off because normally it should be total wagered, right?…

Bovada cashier review?

so i’ve been testing out different sportsbook cashiers lately, mostly sticking to crypto deposits and withdrawals. figured i’d give this one a shot since some people keep mentioning it in the late night parlay threads. deposit side is basic…

bet365 settled my booking points bet before injury time even finished.

Had something weird happen tonight with booking points on a Prem match. My bet got marked as settled right after the 90th minute, even though there were like five minutes of stoppage time left. Cards always get handed out in injury time, so…

rain tip got locked

Was trying to follow the rain tip I saw earlier and the thread was locked before I could really see what happened. Looked like some good info and the timing was perfect, since my balance on the site is lower than usual after a rough night o…