SBR News and Business Wire

TradeSports (SBR rating C+) to close Friday, November 28th

11/18/2008 01:31 PM

11/18/2008 1:31:05 PM - TradeSports (SBR rating C+) to close Friday, November 28th
The betting exchange cites difficulties with transferring funds, which impacts trading volume, as motivation for the decision. Unlike a sportsbook that can follow general markets to offer wagers, Tradesports relied on person to person activity similar to a pokerroom in order to offer a quality product. [quote]We underestimated the difficulties that current and new customers would experience in funding accounts and partly as a result of this we have reluctantly decided to close TradeSports. While we are not hopeful that funding issues may dissipate soon, should they TradeSports will be back and it is therefore an imperative for us to effect and orderly and goodwill preserving closure for you all.[/quote]

MySBRforum adds handicapper chatroom

11/17/2008 11:38 PM

11/17/2008 11:38:19 PM - MySBRforum adds Handicapper ChatRoom
Meet other handicappers in your personal moderated chatroom to discuss the game. Visitors must be a member of the site owner's "handicapper team" in order to join the discussion. | MySBRforum
MySBR chatrooms will soon support live video feeds of available sporting events. Members are also encouraged to submit feedback for the newest edition of the MySBR Betting Spreadsheet.

OnlyWinners enters the SBR Rating Guide at D

11/16/2008 11:19 PM

11/16/2008 11:19:03 PM - OnlyWinners enters the SBR Rating Guide at D-. The sportsbook is operated by the Sportsbook.com Group, which uses the company name Jazette Enterprises Limited. Like all Sportsbook.com books, Onlywinners is located in Costa Rica and uses World Gaming Software. SBR is currently discussing outstanding claims with Sportsbook.com management. The Sportsbook.com Group has unjustly confiscated balances from many players over the past two years.

New sportsbook CashBox98 from owner of F rated sportsbook, Bet33

11/15/2008 09:44 PM

11/15/2008 9:44:22 PM - New sportsbook CashBox98 from owner of F rated sportsbook, Bet33
CashBox98 is a new sportsbook from the owner of Bet33 (SBR rating F), who previously owned and operated stiff sportsbook, Apex Sports (SBR rating F-). All players who inquire with SBR about any of the books on the growing list of Bet33-related sites are told how the company was built on the stolen funds of Apex clients. Apex Sportsbook quit an SBR-monitored payment plan in June of 2004. Ownership began booking bets with credit players one month later and established this new operation late in 2005.

SBR mailbag

11/14/2008 11:05 AM

11/14/2008 11:05:09 AM - SBR mailbag
Q: SBR, have you any information on OrlandoCasino. I dont see them on the rating site. They have 50% bonus. Is it legit?? - Andrew

A: OrlandoCasino is sister site of OrlandoSportsbook (SBR rating D-) and is also part of the GoTo Entertainment Group. GoTo's flagship sportsbook, Enterbet (SBR rating D-) was lowered to D- in July after a third slow-paid player was put on a payment plan. Players continue to write to SBR complaining of being stalled. SBR advises players to resist the bonus and avoid this sportsbook.

SBRforum Handicapping Contest: New York Jets at New England

11/13/2008 05:04 PM

11/13/2008 5:04:42 PM -

SBRforum Contest: New York Jets at New England Patriots
SBR posters are invited to answer questions before the game to earn points and win sportsbook prize money. Players will answer the following questions as well as a new set of questions given at halftime.
1. Will either team score at least 30 points?
2. Will the team with the most passing yards win the game?
3. Will Thomas Jones rush for at least 100 yards?
4. Will Randy Moss have a TD reception?
5. Will Bret Favre throw a TD before throwing an INT (or game end)?
Tiebreaker: How many total net rushing yards in the game?
Jets - Pats Contest

Pinnacle Sports (SBR rating A+) management tells SBR that website slow-down issues and language gltiches have been addressed

11/13/2008 04:46 PM

11/13/2008 4:46:07 PM -

Pinnacle Sports (SBR rating A+) management tells SBR that website slow-down issues and a language error have been addressed and the website is expected to work correctly for all users.

Scam sportsbook BetChance (SBR rating F) back in business

11/12/2008 10:25 PM

11/12/2008 10:25:20 PM - Scam sportsbook BetChance (SBR rating F) back in business
It was been three months since BetChance was telling its players that it was insolvent and offering a settlement offer like the one below:
[quote]We have tried to contact you during the week to inform you about the money in your betchance Betting Account. betchance Limited (betchance.com ) is closing and we are giving the following options to clients;
Option 1: To pay 30% of the total amount (betting account plus pending withdrawals) in the next two-three weeks.
Option 2: To pay the total amount you have in your betting account but divided in 15 months payments.
Please give us your reply as soon as possible, by email, or send us the phone number where we can contact you, in order to notify us of your decision.
When we’ll receive the option you choose, we will send an agreement by email, which has to be signed by both betchance and the client, and afterwards the payment will be processed. For any further information you require, do not hesitate to send us an email on info@betchance.comor contact us by telephone on 00356 21489941.

Regards, betchance Limited

[/quote]The sportsbook is now advertising new bonuses and offering a full wagering menu. Some players report that BetChance is still refusing to pay and pushing them to accept a settlement of 25% of their balance. It appears the sportsbook is marketing to Italian speaking players that may not be aware of the theft of bettors in other countries.

Two additional players also report being cheated by MySportsbook (SBR rating D-) when it canceled winning NBA in-game bets.

11/11/2008 02:06 PM

11/11/2008 2:06:14 PM - Two additional players report being cheated by MySportsbook (SBR rating D-) when it canceled winning NBA in-game bets.

SportsbookReview NewsWire

11/11/2008 02:40 AM

11/11/2008 2:40:31 AM -

RCSbet confirmed as member of Futurebet Group. RCS enters SBR rating guide at F.