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Pinnacle

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US players not accepted

The Greek

The smart player's book
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Legendz

Best Customer Service
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BookMaker

Where all the lines start
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BetJamaica

The player's paradise
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Diamond

High limits and variety
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Recent Activity: HeroesCasino - SBR initiates rating coverage at C, MaxOnlineSolutions - SBR initiates rating coverage at D-, BettingChamps upgraded from D- to D, KingdomCasino - SBR initiates rating coverage at D, BetFirstClass - SBR inititates rating coverage at D

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09.06.2008 (03:11 PM CST)
SBR Forum Posters' poll: Top 5 Sportsbooks in August
During the month of August posters were asked to list their Top 3 Sportsbooks. Five points were awarded for the first choice, four points for second place and three points for third. Only voters with 25 or more posts were counted in the final tally. Congratulations to the Top 5 point earners including 5Dimes (SBR rating A) which entered the top 5 for the first time with 125 total points. This was SBR's first poster's poll of 2008 (2007 results).

1. Matchbook - 195 total points
2. BetJamaica - 182 total points
3. TheGreek - 160 total points
4. Pinnacle Sports - 130 total points
5. 5Dimes - 125 total points

See how posters voted

09.05.2008 (07:16 PM CST)

HeroesCasino enters the SBR rating guide at C. Heroes is owned by one of the former owners of OasisCasino (SBR rating C+). OasisCasino was sold to WWTS (SBR rating C+) for $9.8 million in July of 2006 before Bodog (SBR rating C) acquired WWTS in October of that same year. Like Oasis, Heroes is located in Willemstad Curacao. Unlike Oasis, Heroes is booking on a -105 reduced juice lineset. Ownership also tells SBR that Heroes management has not worked under Oasis and will not confiscate earned, or partially earned, bonuses as Oasis management did on two occasions in 2005. SBR will monitor the new book and its policies. As with all new sportsbooks, players planning to play are advised to proceed with caution and are asked to send all feedback to SBR.

09.04.2008 (11:27 PM CST)
USDbet (SBR rating F) officially closed?
The sportsbook wrote SBR less than three months ago to say they were going to begin paying users.
Dear Bill, usdbet is under new management and finally doing its own processing. Software will remain the same, however the problem was with processing not the software. We are paying out all pending withdrawals, so please redirect players who have contacted you with withdrawal problem to this mailing address: mail@usdbet.com. Thank you. Best regards, James usdbet.com

The sportsbook's site has redirected visitors to Yahoo.com since August. Emails to USD have not been returned. USDbet has been unable to pay players since August of 2007.

09.03.2008 (11:36 PM CST)

Former Portlandbet (SBR rating F) victims report payouts from bailout book Sportsbet.com.au
Portlandbet received an F rating after closing in July and then refusing to pay players their winners in full. Players complained to the ACT Gambling and Racing Commision which ruled that the Austrlian book must pay players in full. In August Portlandbet.com accounts were taken over by Sportsbet.com.au. Initial feedback from three Portlandbet players, who received multiple bonuses as an incentive to keep the account active, has been positive.

09.02.2008 (02:27 PM CST)
BetMania (SBR rating D) changing offices and software. The sportsbook moved from Pavas to Rohrmoser Costa Rica this morning and expects to be online by 3:00pm today. BetMania has also moved from ASI software to new software, MXA Systems. Management tells SBR that player accounts will be accessible and reflect the correct account information this afternoon.
Update 9/3/2008 10:27:24 PM: BetMania remains inaccessible. SBR to seek update tomorrow.

09.01.2008 (10:50 PM CST)

MaxOnlineSolutions enters the SBR rating guide at D-. MOS is part of the GoTo Entertainment Group. Goto's flagship sportsbook, Enterbet was lowered to D- in July after a third slow-paid player was put on a payment plan. That player has received two monthly installments of $500 each and is waiting for the third installment that was due in August. MaxOnlineSolutions is located in San Jose, Costa Rica.

08.31.2008 (11:14 PM CST)

KingdomCasino enters the SBR rating guide at D. The sportsbook is part of the newly formed SafariCasino Group that left problem company, Futurebet, last week. KingdomCasino is hosted in Curacao.

08.30.2008 (11:15 PM CST)

Scammed sportsbook webmasters leave Futurebet; open new operation
In the fall of 2007 Futurebet-hosted sportsbooks began to realize that player deposited funds, bookmaking profits, as well as money on hand for withdrawals were stolen by the provider. Futurebet, now calling itself iGaming Software, claimed it was broke and could not pay its books or their players. Some of the Futurebet brands like USDbet (SBR rating F) and Monkeybet (SBR rating F) stiffed users and abandoned their sites. Others absorbed losses and attempted to stay in business, doing their own processing. SafariCasino (SBR rating D) and Dimeline Sports (SBR rating D) are two books that sustained hits by their business partner, continued to use Futurebet's software and hosting while using internal processing resources. The two books left Futurebet this past week, setting up new servers and their own software in Curacao. SBR will speak with ownership and reevaluate the new gaming group in early September.

The list of gaming sites to join the group include:
btggaming.com
btgglobal.com
dimelinesports.com
safaricasino.com
bettheglobe.com
bettingchamps.com
kingdomcasino.com
palladiumcasino.com
safaricasino.com
tropicalislandcasino.com
xtremebluff.com
zetpoker.com

08.29.2008 (11:41 PM CST)

Beat The Prick Football Handicapping Contest: Registration Open!
The Prick is again challenging handicappers to a weekly college and NFL football capp-off. Contestants who can out pick The Prick will split $5000 in weekly prizes. The top three high scorers for the season will split a $5000 Grand Prize. | see rules and signup here

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09/05/2008 08:58 PM CST HeroesCasino - SBR initiates rating coverage at C New Rating

09/01/2008 09:57 PM CST MaxOnlineSolutions - SBR initiates rating coverage at D- New Rating

09/01/2008 03:29 AM CST BettingChamps upgraded from D- to D Upgrade

09/01/2008 03:27 AM CST KingdomCasino - SBR initiates rating coverage at D New Rating

08/29/2008 01:30 AM CST BetFirstClass - SBR inititates rating coverage at D New Rating

08/23/2008 12:50 PM CST Bodog downgraded from B- to C

08/20/2008 01:26 AM CST BetAnySports, LessJuice, and ChineseBookie upgraded from B- to B Upgrade

08/18/2008 12:50 AM CST BayAreaCasino - SBR initiates rating coverage at D- New Rating

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Pinnacle The top-rated sportsbook Pinnacle Sports Review US players not accepted The Greek The smart player's book The Greek Review All players accepted Legendz Best Customer Service Legendz Review All players accepted BookMaker Where all the lines start BookMaker Review All players accepted BetJamaica The player's paradise BetJamaica Review All players accepted Diamond High limits and variety Diamond Review All players accepted
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