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April 2004
-04/08 SBR Bill Dozer reports: player files a slow-pay complaint against Spreads.com, an operation based out of the BetCBS premises. Bill Dozer to mediate for the player and report back.
-04/08 Player files slow pay complaint against SportingBetUSA (SBR Rating C+). SportingBetUSA C.S. Supervisor Charles says this customer's account and his wife's account are both being audited. Initial deposits have been returned to customer's credit card. SBR to follow up in this process.
-04/06 SBR Acquires LiveLinesOnline.com as part of the SBR Lines.Com network (beta testing-coming soon)
-04/06 SBR Acquires TodaysLines.com - SBR is proud to welcome former TodaysLines owner/ programmer Dave Thomas to the SBR team as Project Manager for SBR Lines.Com, SBR Euro and SBR Asia.
-04/06 SBR is proud to welcome Bill Dozer formerly of TodaysLines to the SBR team as Writer / Research Representative 
-04/06 Royal Sports(SBR rating D-) Stalls and slow pays 8 year customer, acct ID 6721Txxx. Originally requested a payout on March 23, player has been told three times to call back for a tracking number. On the last request player was told the person who handles payouts "..is on vacation".
-04/05 Bowmans (SBR rating A-) and GameDay (SBR rating A) currently under DOS attack - websites down. Players can monitor the top books web site performance using the SBR Sportsbook Web Site Monitor and find any Sportsbook phone number using  SBR's Sportsbook Phone Directory
-04/05 Royal Sports (SBR rating D-) Minority shareholders receive "liquidation" letter from the CEO of Royal. In a letter to Royal's minority shareholders, lead attorney Daniel D. Zahavi recommends "I only have one advice: instigate legal procedures.." to stop what they believe is a sham. Meanwhile, Roberto C., CEO of Royal as well as owner of a new SBR imitator site, TheOffshoreWire.com, tells SBR that there are no improprieties. Roberto C. states that the sale is real and that the minority shareholders will get fair value for their ownership.
04/05 Olympic Sports (SBR rating A+) Opens the 2004 baseball season with a dime line - Olympic has been a staunch opponent of the dime line favoring instead the traditional .20 line - Sister book BetJamaica (SBR rating A+) will also deal a dime line for the 2004 baseball campaign
-04/04 BetPanAm (SBR rating F+) Under pressure from Royal CEO and aspiring watchdog, Roberto C., BetPanAm set to begin settling payouts this coming week
-04/03 SBR - in response to many sportsbook sites being interrupted by DOS attacks, SBR initiates the 
SBR sportsbook web site meter to monitor all of the top sportsbooks
-04/03 SportingbetUSA(SBR rating C+) Informs SBR and other analysts that recent quarterly profit was no fluke and that restructuring and risk controls implemented last year have paved the way for consecutive quarters of profitability. Common stock shares of Sportingbet have soared a 100% since January 1st. 
-04/02 Player files complaint against CrownXO. SBR to review situation and mediate in dispute. This unknown book  is suspected to be part of the FutureBet family.

March 2004
-03/31 Bill Rossi from LasVegasOfficialBet (SBR Rating F) finally issues payout to player after 1 month delay and the intervention of SBR and TTinCO. A smaller part of the player's funds remain in the account. SBR  to continue research on suspected connection with TheOnlineBet (SBR Rating F-). SBR thanks TTinCO for all his help resolving this dispute.
-03/30 Player files complain against Carib Sports (SBR rating C-), claiming to have lost his balance to bets he did not place. Carib management originally agrees to to provide SBR and player with IP addresses to resolve dispute. Apparently Carib is hiding something, as they failed to provide that information and now refuses to take SBR phone calls. 
-03/29 Bill Rossi, co-owner of  LasVegasOfficialBet, assures SBR that player will get paid the total remaining balance in his account on 03/30 at the latest. SBR to review suspected connection with TheOnlineBet scam group. LasVegasOfficialBet denies any connections, but SBR remains skeptic, as LVOB used the former NT merchant code for TheOnlineBet to process payments. Communication channels remain open between LVOB and SBR. 
-03/25 SportsBookReview and TTinCO from MajorWager looking to assist player on LasVegasOfficialBet situation. After conference call, Robert from LVOB agrees to pay out the total remaining balance on Monday. With Robert's assistance, player has already received a partial payment on 03/24.     
-03/25 LasVegasOfficialBet: Player complains he cannot get paid from this book, which is suspected to be related to TheOnlineBet group. Several no-pay complaints have been reported from this group in the past. A possible no-pay situation at hand.
-03/22 BetCSI cold calling customers. Once again, SBR warns players about this operation. They show all the signs of being strapped for cash. SBR suspects an unkind NCAA Hoops Tournament to the books might be causing poorly funded shops to raise post-up funds, in order to stay afloat.
-03/22 SBR issues warning about operations being run out of the BMI premises in Heredia, Costa Rica. Although BMI is simply a service facilitator, their “service-broker” model allows bankrupt operations like Blue Marlin (gone out of business) to operate with little risk or control from their premises.
-03/19 SBR warns players to be careful with BetCSI (SBR rating D-). Offer of 40% sign-up bonus, misuse of -105 reduced juice and a possibly fictional change of management are all signs of a very poorly run shop. Weak lines and high bonuses have been a formula used by rogue operations in the past. Tread lightly.
-03/18 Pinnacle Sports (SBR rating A+) launches Pinnacle Racebook. Pinnacle Racebook enters the horse wagering market offering a 7% rebate on every horse wager, win or lose.
-03/17 BetPanAm(SBR rating F+) actively seeking loans from bookmakers to stay afloat as hope fades
-03/15 WWTS (SBR rating A+) known for the best service but conservative bonuses offers 20% signup bonus
-03/13 Check the updated reviews from the Recommended List for all the promos and bonuses being offered by the top books for March Madness 
-03/13 Multiple sportsbooks and forums down as DoS attacks against the industry continuing in full force
-03/11 SBR helps settle dispute between player and JagBet (SBR Rating C-)
-03/09 SBR selects recommended sportsbooks for 2004 baseball season: SBR's Recommended MLB Books.
-03/07 SBR back up after DOS attack - Special thanks to IGW Software, Hollywood, Olympic and others who provided timely advice, especially Jim from IGW software who worked far beyond the call of duty - No extortion letter received and most insiders believe the attack against SBR was aimed at SBR's new General Manager, Will Gatten, who helped organize the current industry wide stance of not paying extortionists. 
-03/04 SBR welcomes William Gatten, well respected industry expert, to the SBR team - SBR to expand sportsbook reviews to the full top 10 Recommended List
-03/03 Carib announces Belize court dismisses charges case, unfreezes bank accounts
-03/03 Carib(SBR rating D) Carib lawyers battle to have bank accounts unfrozen today - SBR continues to receive reports of clockwork like payouts - SBR was told players money is safe and not in Belize but that should they lose access to funds in Belize it would disrupt the operation and most likely force Carib to quickly relocate 
-03/03 Lay107 (SBR rating D-) Hit with another player slow pay complaint
-03/02 Royal Sports(SBR rating D) Tells six-year customer, Royal acct ID 5708xxxx, it now takes 7 business days to get a FedEx tracking number for a check request

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Upgrades/ Downgrades - Official SBR Rating changes
April 2004
-04/03/04 SportingbetUSA raised from C- to C+

March 2004
-03/14/04 Carib raised from D to C-, BoDog lowered from B+ to B, BeverlyHills raised from D to C+, Bluegrass raised from D+ to C-
-03/04/04 Royal Sports lowered from D to D-, downgrade to include Royal owned GamblersAvenue and Lay107

February 2004
-02/27/04 Carib lowered from C+ to D
-02/26/04 Canbet lowered from B+ to B
-02/22/04 Royal Sports lowered from D+ to D
-02/19/04 CRIS raised from A to A+, BoDog raised from B to B+
-02/09/04 Sportbet lowered from D+ to D
-02/07/04 Heritage lowered from B+ to B, removed from the Recommended List
-02/05/04 5Dimes raised from B+ to A-
-02/05/04 BetPanAm lowered from D- to F+
-02/03/04 Betmaker lowered from C to D+, Sportbet lowered from C- to D+
-02/03/04 OceansBet coverage initiated - SBR rating F 
-02/03/04 Legendz raised from C to C+, BetPanAm lowered from D to D-

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