Thread has been created for almost 10 days. Although there is 2 reply from Steve but no solution. Steve said he is in a touch with the OP but seems OP telling Steve stopped replying after etched of a few messages. If OP's accusation is wrong them Steve should provide the appropriate reasons and evidence to prove this wrong. Ignoring wouldn't be a solution at all. Since the accusation in public, then resolution should be public as well.
How would you suppose sportsbet.io prove that the OP is violating their TOS? The OP said that Steve wrote to him saying his KYC documents were stolen, so they could not accept them. Do you want Steve to publish the documents, which he believes are stolen? That would be doxing some unknown, uninvolved individual.
Something similar happened not long ago, which was settle via mediation by members of the forum.
In closing Trofo wrote this:
However, despite being identified as being well-placed to mediate, we have now learnt that in such cases, claims of Terms of Service (ToS) breach are virtually impossible to prove or disprove beyond dispute via remote mediation.
We would urge gamblers to read and comply with the terms of gambling sites and not use sites that have conditions they find unfavorable to their gambling preferences. This mediation process should be seen as a rare exception and not as a routine dispute resolution process. Gamble responsibly.
I am tagging Sportsbet.io since they stopped replying here (but active). Will be removed after solving the issue or prove the accusation is wrong.
Your opinion your tag, but I'm not sure that's really helpful. Sportsbet isn't some fly-by-night outfit, looking for the short scam. This is a legitimate business we're talking about, one with a lot to lose. Their reputation is worth far more than $8k, and I doubt they would risk that reputation without just cause.
In the example from last summer Sportsbet was certain their terms of service had been violated, yet due to the pressure from the community they acquiesced to a settlement to appease the crowd. Is this really a good precedent? Are we going to tag all businesses that are implicated by a newbie, no matter how long they've been operating here, and ignoring other mitigating, although extraneous factors? How many times will Sportsbet allow themselves to be extorted before they abandon the forum all together?
I'm not defending sportsbet because they throw me some sats whenever I post. If I believed these allegations I would be ashamed to done their banner. But yes, I'm inclined to believe sportsbet.io, they've demonstrated they are a trustworthy company, and at the very least they deserve that. Instead of putting the burden on sportsbet to prove their ToS were violated, lets put the burden of proof on the newbie.