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hi sky just wondering if it would be possible if you could allow players to have multi accounts but only can play one at any time
thanks lucky
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hi lucky If you mean like 1 for sports betting & 1 for poker i would deffo like that as at the moment i have 2 bankrolls running on 1 account for footy bets & poker its been a nightmare as now each month 1 do me breakdown outlay/return/prof-loss etc i wonder would Sky Consider that it would be an easier way of me keeping Poker & Sports Betting seperate less accounting more playing & betting
dtw
ps have sorted 8 selections for midweek (tues & wed ) will post them on shed tomorrow m8)
i'm afraid it goes against our site rules for any customers to play under 2 separate accounts. we have a dedicated fraud team whose job it is to investigate and close down any multiple accounts they find.
thanks for being understanding everyone.
Rich
tikay is an exception to the rule i'm afraid. as he openly explains he plays under 2 accounts... 1 under his role as a sky employee and the other is his personal account. unfortunately we simply can't allow customers to play under 2 separate accounts.
thanks again,
Rich
Tikay has a work account, which sky obviously pay for his PTP tourns etc... and then his own personal account in which he puts his own money into... quite straight forward...
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Rich
I did not "admit it", I made people aware of it, from Day One. "admit it" implies I had done something wrong. I have not.
As I have explained many times - hundreds of times, I'd say - I have 2 Accounts - TIKAY10" & "tikay1".
"TIKAY10" is funded by Sky Poker, it's not my money, & I use it on PTP & T-o-T nights only. "tikay1" is my own personal Accounts, I play on it most nights, & I fund it.
I don't think too many players are going to be duped by my two Accounts - the name "tikay" is the clue.
Multi-Accounting for the purposes of deceit &/or obfuscation is cheating, & is not permirtted on ANY well-run Online Poker Site. It happens - yes - but make no mistake, it's cheating.
Players caught Multi-Accounting on this, indeed most Sites, face having their Accounts Frozen, &, potentially, the Money may be with-held.
A guy named Mark Telscher will tell you all about the penalties of Multi-Accounting. He won the Sunday Millioin once, & his "winnings" were with-held as it was alleged he was Multi-Accounting.
Sky Poker are now particularly vigilant as to Multi-Accounts, & there have been several instances recently where Players have paid the price for this. And quite right, too.
The Rule is there for a good reason - to make playing on the Site fair for all Players.
It is unfair that the rakeback offerered on the welcome bonus is far greater than on the cash for points promo IMO.
I can not think of ANY fair reason for regular customers to possess multiple accounts.
And FWIW back in the old days you could only register one debit/creidt card to your account, and the customer service people told me to open a new account each time so for about a year I had 3!
Sky did close them tho when they introduced their new payment system tho.
Male players using "female" aliases, & vice-versa, however, is perfectly acceptable, as Male & Femals players are equal in ability, so no advantage is being gained.
The Welcome Bonus was introduced after a certain period of time, but you are suggesting that means all Players who joined earlier are entitled to it. That kite will never fly!
If Tesco drop the price of a pound of eggs this week, we can't go there & ask them to refund the more expensive price we paid last week!
There are no acceptable reasons for Multi-Accounting.
;-p lol
for what its worth?
I suppose though its a case of market forces. Sky decided to introduce an offer that would only be available for new player from a certain date. In most industries offers like this are standard. For example in banking a new rate would be introduced for new account holders, but would not be retrospectively applied to existing account holders. In that case I do not think a customer would pretend to be someone they are not, for the purpose of creating a new bank account, thereby benefiting from the new introductory offer - in this example it would be clear that person would be committing fraud.
Sometimes being an early adopter of something (in this case Sky Poker) does produce higher costs, but of course, you also had the fun of playing on Sky a lot longer than the new players. I am sure the standard of play has increased now, meaning it was perhaps easier for you to make a profit on here in the old days? What do you think?
p.s. well done on all your live winnings recently.
Dave
That one provided a hearty chuckle TK. beautifully understated.
The Thread needed a little humour - well done you.
Of course Tikay is right on this one and there's another sporting reason why having multiple accounts shouldn't be allowed. When you go to your local card room, you might play against Joe Bloggs and build up a certain history with him. You look for tells, note his betting patterns, sizes, the way he does all of these things and more.
Now imagine how you'd feel if Joe Bloggs turned up but looked entirely different and is not recognisable. He's changed his name and appearance entrirely. He's still got all of his knowledge on you but you couldn't apply any of yours to him. Frustrating, huh?
In conclusion: What Tikay said.
Sky poker has only got to where it is now due to the loyal support of a core group of players, and this has never been appropriatley recognised as such.
The cash for points promo is a very good step forward, however anyone who is knowledgeable of the poker world realises that the percentage offered is poor.
But whatever I was just suggesting that trying to take advantage of the welcome bonus is one reason why someone would want to multi-account.
Sky offers an instant cash bonus (well 375 points so as good as) for new players, but the it also offers £500 for 7.5k poker points. This is a far, far greater rate than you will get at cash for points so in effect new players get 2 welcome bonuses.
What you wrote reminds me of the WSOP, last year I think? didn't one of the famous players dress up in makeup etc as an old man? I assume he had the same name though (phil laak?!)
I am sure Alan (my financee dave - long story ask TK!) wishes I could change my appearance, generally, not just at the tables
Dave
Sorry Scotty, we ain't gonna have a meeting of minds here. The prices of Products, Services & Commodities rise & fall, all the time. We can't buy last week's products at this week's prices, or vice-versa, the free economy does not work that way - anywhere.
To open Multi-Accounts to get round this is plain wrong.
I don't expect any Service Provider, be it a Poker Site or a bicycle Shop to short-change me, or diddle me. In return, I don't think we should try & diddle them.
If Tesco put the price of Baked Beans up this week, do you really think they will allow you to buy them at last week's price, because you are a loyal customer? They appreciate your loyalty, they might even liike you, but they ain't gonna do that anytime soon.
What they will do is keep fettling their Product prices/promotions to keep it competitive, to the benefit of everyone - the Players, & the Site.