UPDATE: After a lot of going in circles with the "marketing manager" and "GM" I got the impression that my only chance of seeing some money was to make a "deal." Obviously I was negotiating under duress - I still one million percent feel that I should've been paid the full winnings for the bet. However, last week I "agreed" to accept 2k - leaving me 1k short, in total - and they did pay me the 2k on 12/8. I'll be requesting that a moderator mark this as "partially resolved." BetMania also requested that I remove Skybook and BetPhoenix from the thread title...I will be requesting the mods do this as I think it's fair; I had no problems at phoenix back in the day, never played at Skybook, and I am not sure how closely they are all tied. If betmania does the right thing and pays the remaining 1k (not holding my breath) I will contact the mods to have it updated to fully resolved.