Originally Posted by regnis View Post
While I know of many big betters that use offshore accounts, I also know of several who were stiffed. So I won't use them anymore. I was giving my friend horses to play at Woodbine in Canada and the offshore refused to pay him alleging "inside info". The amounts were not anything big--but the sudden concentration of his bets on one track and the sudden wins somehow alarmed them.

I did get him paid eventually but there really is no recourse if you're stiffed.
Regnis -- I assume all experienced horse players know this, but my friend in the NHC did not, so I'll mention it. I think some offshores may treat Woodbine in a squirrely fashion because back in the day (not sure about now) Woodbine was on a delay that few people knew about. So broadcasts were 20 seconds or so off. If bettors concentrated on Woodbine, the books would figure you were hip to the delay or sharp in general, neither of which they appreciate.

I owe the knowledge of this to the girlfriend. I was completely ignorant.