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SBR Rating:	Sportsbook Review Overall Rating: A- Financial Rating: A \| Customer Service: B+ \| Software Rating: B+ \| Bonus Rating: B-
Comments:	SportBet was one of the first offshore sportsbooks to come online in 1997, and has stayed true to its principles over the years — operating an efficient and relatively blemish free shop. Based in Costa Rica, SportBet earned the reputation of a no-nonsense outfit that paid its players and quietly continued to improve. SportBet chose not to follow in the footsteps of other sportsbooks that took on aggressive marketing approaches and instead finetuned its bookmaking. As a result, SportBet established itself as a reliable out for most sportsbettors. SportBet began to offer attractive exotic wagers, parlays, teasers and more to please the recreational crowd, while still accepting wagers via telephone and dealing the old fashioned service to the rest. SportBet was recently acquired by the 5Dimes Group (SBR rating A+). Sportbet's introduction into the 5Dimes Group is one more positive that may comfort the minds of some bettors. Sportbet has solidified its .107 lineset and plans to make available the same reduced juice that made 5Dimes so popular. SportBet 's operations will be overseen by 5Dimes management.
SBR on-site inspection?	Yes - 2/2003, 2/2004, 1/2006, 9/2006, 9/2008, 3/2009, 1/2010

OPERATION OVERVIEW

Country Restrictions:	None
Hours of Operation:	Customer Service & Wagering staff on duty 24 hours, 7 days a week 365 days per year.
Management:	GM & Head Linesman: Tony Williams, Operations Manager: Becky Ch.
New Account Bonuses:	30% Super Saver Reward -30% pricing discount (-107 pricing) plus expanded parlay payouts.
Reload Bonus:	Sportsbook Free-Play Rewards - 20% Free-Play Deposits of $250-$2,500 -Deposit methods Select Visa/Gift Cards, Person to Person Money Transfer, Gold-Pay, Click2Pay, Neteller and Moneybookers, eWalletXpress. --5x Rollover (back-end bonuses, rollover must be met before bonus is added to account)
Special Promotions:	50% PLUS New Player Reward Lucky 7 Lottery Promotion Refer a Friend Reward 10% EXTRA for Win and Exotic bets at major horse tracks Tuesdays - Reversed Commission on Pai Gow in the Bonus Casino Wednesdays - Expanded Payouts in Roulette in the Bonus Casino Thursdays – 100x Craps in the Bonus Casino Fridays -2/1 BlackJack in the Bonus Casino Saturdays - Deuces Wild 100.76% Payout in the Bonus Casino Sundays - Jokers Wild 100.64% Payout in the Bonus Casino Live Dealer Casino "Play $25 On Us" Reduce Juice Reward profile (subscription required) Cash Back Rewards program (subscription required)
Most common Complaint:	Back-end bonuses, rollover must be met before bonus is added to account
Customer Service:	Sportbet Customer Service Representatives have received positive player feedback.
Live Chat:	Yes
Languages:	English, Spanish

PLAYER INFORMATION

Min. Bet:

Internet Wagers: $1 on Straight Bets and on Teasers and Parlays
Phone Wagers: $50 on Straight Bets, $25 on Teasers and Parlays

Max. Bet:

Wager limits vary from $5000 on major sports to as low as $50 on exotic propositions
Limits are set by wager, sport and league. Regardless of line movement, wagering limits are reset within a 1min after placing a wager.

Overnight lines:

Posted by 11PM EST on most sports

Options:

Limit collars:

Yes, limits lowered for price traders.

.10 bases line?

Yes - 10 cents up to -191, 15 cents up to -201, 20 cents up to -266

Parlay Payoff

Parlay Payout
# of Teams	SportBet Special	SportBet Standard
2	2.74/1	2.64/1
3	6.24/1	6/1
4	13.01/1	12.28/1
5	26.10/1	24.35/1
6	51.42/1	47.41/1
7	100/1	91.42/1
8	195/1	175/1
9	378/1	335/1
10	733/1	642/1
11	1419/1	1226/1
12	2747/1	2342/1
13	5315/1	4473/1
14	10284/1	8541/1
15	19896/1	16306/1

Teaser Payoff

# of Teams	FB Points BB Points	5 pts FB* 4 pts BB*	5½ pts FB* 4½ pts BB*	6 pts FB* 4½ pts BB*	6½ pts FB* 5 pts BB*	7 pts FB* 5½ pts BB*	7½ pts FB* 5½ pts BB*	8 pts FB* 6 pts BB*	8½ pts FB* 6 pts BB*	9 pts FB* 6½ pts BB*	9½ pts FB* 6½ pts BB*
2	TiesReduce TiesWin	+107 +105	+103 +101	+100 -105	-110 -115	-120 -128	-135 -143	-150 -158	-165 -173	-180 -190	-200 N/A
3	TiesReduce TiesWin	+200 +195	+190 +185	+180 +172	+165 +157	+150 +142	+135 +127	+120 +115	+110 +105	+100 -104	-107 N/A
4	TiesReduce TiesWin	+335 +325	+315 +310	+300 +285	+265 +250	+240 +225	+215 +200	+185 +175	+168 +160	+153 +145	+140 N/A
5	TiesReduce TiesWin	+525 +510	+490 +480	+465 +440	+415 +385	+365 +340	+320 +295	+270 +250	+245 +230	+220 +210	+200 N/A
6	TiesReduce TiesWin	+805 +775	+745 +730	+710 +660	+610 +580	+550 +505	+460 +420	+380 +360	+345 +320	+300 +285	+275 N/A
7	TiesReduce TiesWin	+1200 +1150	+1150 +1075	+1050 +970	+890 +845	+800 +725	+650 +590	+530 +500	+475 +440	+405 +285	+370 N/A
8	TiesReduce TiesWin	+1775 +1700	+1700 +1590	+1600 +1415	+1300 +1235	+1100 +1000	+900 +810	+725 +680	+640 +595	+540 +515	+490 N/A
9	TiesReduce TiesWin	+2600 +2500	+2400 +2325	+2250 +2050	+1825 +1685	+1550 +1400	+1250 +1100	+975 +925	+875 +795	+715 +680	+650 N/A
10	TiesReduce TiesWin	+3800 +3650	+3500 +3400	+3300 +2950	+2600 +2375	+2150 +1925	+1725 +1525	+1325 +1250	+1175 +1050	+935 +890	+850 N/A
11	TiesReduce TiesWin	+5600 +5400	+5100 +4950	+4800 +4250	+3700 +3300	+2950 +2650	+2350 +1950	+1775 +1650	+1550 +1375	+1225 +1150	+1100 N/A
12	TiesReduce TiesWin	+8200 +7800	+7400 +7200	+7000 +6100	+5200 +4600	+4050 +3600	+3200 +2800	+2400 +2225	+2050 +1825	+1600 +1500	+1425 N/A
13	TiesReduce TiesWin	120-1 114-1	107-1 105-1	101-1 +8800	+7400 +6500	+5600 +4900	+4300 +3750	+3200 +2950	+2700 +2400	+2100 +1950	+1825 N/A
14	TiesReduce TiesWin	177-1 164-1	157-1 151-1	145-1 125-1	105-1 +9000	+7600 +6700	+5900 +5100	+4300 +3900	+3550 +3150	+2750 +2250	+2350 N/A
15	TiesReduce TiesWin	260-1 245-1	230-1 220-1	210-1 180-1	150-1 130-1	110-1 +9500	+8000 +6900	+5800 +5100	+4700 +4050	+3600 +3300	+3000 N/A

WEBSITE OVERVIEW

Software Provider

ASI

Security Level of Server:

Secure level III socket -128 bit encryption security with fire walls

Website Performance:

Reliability of Site:

2002 - Fair
2003 - Fair
2004 - Good
2005 - Excellent
2006 - Good
2007 - Good
2008 - Excellent
2009 - Excellent

TRANSACTION POLICIES

Methods of Deposits:

Credit/Debit card
-min deposit $50
Person-to-Person Transfer
-fees reimbursed on $300+ deposits
Check or Money order
-Processed within 24 hours of receipt
-min deposit $100
-no personal check/cash accepted
Moneybookers
-min deposit $50
-free
Click2Pay
-min deposit $50
-free
eWalletxpress
-free
Neteller
-min deposit $50
-free
Instadebit
-min deposit $50
-free
Sportsbook Transfer
-Most major sportsbooks transferred to/from
-min deposit $500

Methods of Withdrawal:

Check or Money Order via express courier
- Processed 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (ET) Mon-Thu
- min withdrawal $500
-One free withdrawal every 30 days if requested on Monday between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (ET)
-Additional withdrawals or withdrawals at other days/times incur $15-$65 fee
Person-to-Person Transfer
- Processed 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (ET) Mon-Sat
Moneybookers
- Processed 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 7 days/week
-One free withdrawal every 30 days if requested on Monday between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (ET)
-Additional withdrawals or withdrawals at other days/times incur $15 fee
Click2Pay
- Processed 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 7 days/week
-One free withdrawal every 30 days if requested on Monday between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (ET)
e-gold
- Processed 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 7 days/week
Neteller
- Processed 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 7 days/week
- One free withdrawal every 30 days if requested on Monday between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Book-to-Book Transfer
- Processed 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 7 days/week
Account-to-Account Transfer
- Processed 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. 7 days/week

LOCATION FACTS

Location:	San Jose, Costa Rica
Date Established:	1997
Current License:	Costa Rica does not offer sportsbook licenses
Physical Address:	5Dimes Casino and Sportsbook Edificio Equus San Jose, Costa Rica
Phone Numbers:	Customer Service: 1-800-430-5896 Wagering: 1-866-924-3772 Local: 011-506-280-5723 Fax: 1-800-270-3160
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