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draftkings says geolocation failed during bet placement but still took my stake pending

I went to fire off a live bet but got a geolocation error right as I clicked confirm, only for my account balance to go down and the bet is just sitting as pending. Tried refreshing and logging out, same deal, stake deducted but nothing shows up in my open bets. Anyone else run into this? Not my first weird tech glitch with betting sites but usually it just blocks the bet and nothing happens.

The confusing part is I’m not even near a state border and my phone GPS had full bars. I double-checked my location settings and all looks normal. Super frustrating with all these extra hoops to jump through already, and now I can’t tell if I’m stuck or just in some kind of limbo.

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Whether it's DraftKings, Gamdom or another sportsbook, I'd avoid placing another bet with the same funds until the pending transaction is resolved. You don't want to accidentally tie up even more of your balance.

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Had this on a live Poker prop, took 27 minutes to pop back into balance. Nbrown54 wouldnt touch that stake twice.

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Yep. If it never hit open bets, that's usually wallet limbo, not a real bet. Seen it on live Blackjack too. Dammmn annoying.

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"full bars" means nothing. GPS says PERFECT right up until these apps decide nah

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