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April
2004
-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
-03/02 BoDog(SBR rating B+ and being considered for the SBR
Recommended List) CEO goes on the offensive releasing financial results
and balance sheet figures - Compared to the end of the year figures
BoDog provided SBR last year (2002), BoDog's Net Cash to Player Escrow
ratio improved from $2.60 to $1 to $4.05 to $1, meaning for every dollar
BoDog holds in escrow for players they currently have over $4 of net
cash(less debt) on hand. The problem with this type of reporting is that
it is not verified or audited in any way. However, SBR has over the past
year raised BoDog from an early '03 low of D+ to its current rating of
B+ based on collaborating reports from Costa Rican sources that
their business model was solidly accelerating as well as player
feedback. SBR recognizes BoDogs significant financial improvement but
will not put significant weight into unverified financial reports
released by the CEO. SBR would feel more comfortable seeing financial
highlights that carry a verified endorsement as to accuracy by an independent
registered Canadian Chartered Accountant.
-03/01 GamblersAvenue(SBR rating D) Owned by Royal Sports-slow pay complaints
like this one now common
February 2004
-02/29 BetPanAm(SBR rating F+) Sources tell SBR that long awaited
funding will finally come through - The CEO of an SBR top 5 Recommended
sportsbook comments after SBR asked if they have written off their debt
to BetPanAm?; "No, absolutely not. I expect them to pay the $XX,XXX
dollars they owe, they have assured me that they will...I expect to be
paid"
-02/27Carib(SBR rating D) Problems mount for this one-time blue
chip sportsbook - Reports by Gambling911,
that quotes local officials, indicate this operation is being choked off
from its operating funds
-02/26 Canbet(SBR rating B) Reports half-year
larger than expected loss of $4.1 million dollars - Industry
watchers, taking their cue from a late December profit warning, were
expecting a loss of less than $3.5 million - SBR, for the second time in
a month, lowers Canbet from a B+ to a B rating noting the company
still has one of the strongest balance sheets in the industry compared
to their Caribbean competitors. However, continuing losses brings
in question managements ability to compete successfully in the low-vig
market.
-02/26 VIP Sports family of books under DoS attack - sites expected
to be back up by mid afternoon
-02/25 Sportbet(SBR rating D) Downgraded by SBR twice earlier this
month and reportedly was finding no takers for a sale has become
embroiled in an ownership struggle for control according to Gambling911
-02/25 Royal Sports(SBR rating D) Postup player still waiting for
$40,000(return of deposited funds, not winnings) which Royal
claims were credited back to players credit cards in mid December -
Player's credit card company denies any credits were ever sent by Royal.
Player believes Royal is lying to him and that the money was never sent
- Two new slow pay complaints received this week
-02/24 SBR receives tentative approval for the SBR Co-op player
insurance plan from VIP Sports
-02/22 Royal Sports(SBR rating D) Second instance where big winner
can not get paid as Royal searches, investigates & stalls for a reason
to not pay- 1st player waiting 3 months for $90k, 2nd waiting 1 month
for $30k
-02/22 Acquisition talk: Canbet(SBR rating B+) has had at
least two books in the SBR top 5 show interest - SBR has confirmed that
neither book saw value or will make an offer - Sportbet(SBR
rating D) having no luck finding a buyer so far - WWTS(SBR rating
A+) is looking to buy a top 15 book - Pinnacle(SBR rating A+) has
an eye on a specific sector and one company specifically to help its
foreign expansion - VIP Sports(SBR rating A+) has turned down an
offer to merge with an SBR top 10 book and instead has looked at
acquiring turnaround candidate SportsInteraction
-02/21 Olympic for sale? There are two separate reports that Olympic
was close to a deal but that Olympic(SBR rating A+) had declined one
offer but was still considering another possibility
- WWTS was mentioned as a possible buyer. It should be noted
that Olympic is one of the most valuable properties offshore and any
talk of deals is most likely non-serious window shopping and a regular
offshore exercise in determining valuation.
-02/21 Royal Sports(SBR rating D) Reports here in Curacao hint the
Dutch ownership group will not make the same kind of investment into
Royal as it made in August of '03(cash infusion of $1 million) to keep
the operation afloat
-02/21 SBR visits Pinnacle(SBR rating A+) Office space has doubled
and many new staff have been added since the last SBR visit in October
03. Pinnacle is well known for hiring the best talent in the industry,
SBR was told by a Curacao source that Pinnacle pays double what island
competitors pay
- Pinnacle has recently hired several key employees away from VIP
Sports(SBR rating A+)
-02/19 CRIS receives upgrade on the back of a solid year and rejoins
the SBR A+ group of books - Ron "Cigar" S., Director and industry top
executive, to return by summer
after two year absence
-02/19 SBR to launch online Poker Review March 1st
-02/18 Larry Mac, Costa Rica's biggest bookmaker last year, tells
SBR that BoDog(SBR rating B) has been one of the most profitable books
in the past year
and confirms the 68 week winning streak
-02/17 SBR receives tentative approval for the SBR Co-op player
insurance plan from WWTS
-02/17 Coming soon: SBR exclusive interview with Larry Mac,
legendary bookmaker for CRIS arrives for first day on the job at WWTS. Larry explains there will be many new
policies. Wise guy action, unlike the past, will be welcomed and even
courted at, as Mr. Mac calls it, "the new WWTS ". As of today,
look for intentionally set off-numbers and opinionated lines as well as
WWTS originating halftimes and overnight lines.
-02/17 Parlay player hits $147,000 parlay at WWTS - Currently
WWTS has no rule on maximum payout on parlays, look for a cap of perhaps
$150,000 to be implemented soon
-02/17 SBR is honored to announce that William Gatten currently the
marketing director of Hollywood Sports and one of the sharpest minds in
the industry has joined the SBR team as General Manager
-02/17 SBR purchases the JoeWager network
-02/15 WWTS(SBR rating A+) Long awaited new betting software being
loaded on WWTS servers - WWTS expects two weeks of testing before going
live - Famous linesman Larry from CRIS arrives today to takeover WWTS
helm
-02/12 BetPanAm(SBR rating F+)
The
Major reporting BetPanAm is closing
-02/11 Coming soon exclusively on Sportsbook Review: Curious to see
the inside of the top books? SBR is filming video tours of all the top
books to be included in SBR review pages.
-Also coming soon; SBR in-depth and hard hitting interviews with the
CEO's of Pinnacle, VIP Group, WWTS, Olympic/BetJamaica,
Hollywood, Bet365, CRIS
-02/10 BetUs (SBR rating F+) Player complains
he can't not get paid from this notorious stiff book
-02/10 UnitedWager(SBR rating D-) weaving a strange
tale for reasons they are slow paying
-02/09 SBR starts today with visits to all the top books to present
the SBR Co-op Insurance Plan that will involve all the top books working
together to insure each other in case of a default - The pilot plan for
the first year will be limited to sportsbooks with an SBR rating of A-
or higher plus majority approval of books within the co-op. SBR to visit
Costa Rica, Antigua, Curacao (Netherlands Antilles), Great Britain and Jamaica
-02/08 BetJamaica(SBR rating A+) Web site down - U.S. 1
800 329 2909, Canada 1 888 405 4637
International 1 876 979 8565
-02/07 Las Vegas Official Bet - Denies
the SBR report that they are scam book theonlinebet recreated
-02/06 BetCSI (SBR rating NR 'not rated') customers are told the
company has been sold and the new owners have no knowledge or responsibility
for customer balances
-02/05 Heritage(SBR rating B+) selectively charging some players a
5% fee for Neteller withdraws
-02/04 IGW, a software and hosting provider, reports DOS attack on
BetOnGames(SBR rating A-) was increased from 10MB to a massive 800MB,
more than 30 times the size of normal attacks - BOG was reportedly up
but slow throughout the attack frustrating the attackers- IGW is continuing
to heavily invest to bring online additional anti-DOS servers to
withstand attacks of up to 2,000MB (or 20GB)
-02/04 Royal Sports(SBR rating D) Royal
shareholders at odds
-02/04 VIP Sports(SBR rating A+) Family of books under DoS attack by extortionists
VIP Sports 800-606-3576 BetOnGames
888-426-3800 BetGameday 800-386-2387
-02/04 TheOnlineBet(SBR rating F) - SBR viewer ID's
scam book changing their name
-02/04 SportsInteraction(SBR rating F+)
Another "odds rigging" complaint explained on home page
of G911
-02/04 Royal Sports (SBR rating D) SBR has temporarily removed the
SBR report on Royal shareholder dispute at the request of Royal Sports
shareholders- Royal majority shareholders to be given opportunity to
prepare counter statement
-02/04 Royal Sports (SBR rating D) Claimed to credit back player's
credit card for $40k for past 3 months but player never received funds -
angry player forced to go charge back route
-02/04 Carib (rating C+) Players complaining that book promotes misleading
bonus, better known as "bone-us"
-02/03 WSEX(SBR rating A-) apologizes for 3 week slow pay -
SBR to plan middle of Feb visit/interview - Complaint received by SBR is
also posted at Covers.com
-02/03 Multiple complaints received VIP Sports(SBR rating A+) - DOS attacks continue
to disrupt operations
-01/29 SBR arrives in Panama for PanAm(SBR rating D) Superbowl party
and visit to Legendz(SBR Rating C)
-01/28 GetMoreSports(SBR rating D+) soliciting players by phone
claiming to be part of CRIS (SBR rating A)
-01/27 SBR viewer feels SBR's D- rating is too high for United Wager
-01/27 SBR Recommended List trimmed to 15, the least number in a
year, with recent removals of Canbet(B+) and Intertops(B+)
-01/26 Canbet(SBR rating B+)
issues profit warning to shareholders
-01/26 BetWWTS(SBR rating A+) Secures industry's top lines man known
as the man responsible for opening the early lines on the major sports
worldwide - Look for WWTS to expand tennis, golf and other summer sports
-01/25 Sportsbook Review MailbagWhich A rated book has the best
parlay odds? BetOnGames(SBR
rating A-)
-01/24
BetOnUSA(SBR rating D) Messages
SBR that they are having temporary problems - Back
door login
-01/24
Intertops(SBR rating A-) under DoS attack? Back
door login
-01/24 BetOnUSA(SBR rating D) Placed on the SBR Black List on May 9,
2003, has received multiple complaints that book "disappeared"
- SBR is checking Costa Rican sources and scurrying to arrange a visit
to their last known location
-01/24 CRIS(SBR rating A) having web site problems
1.866.238.2747
-01/24 Intertops(SBR rating A-) Web site still sluggish - Players
should note this is one of the strongest offshore operations with an
unequaled, worldwide loyal following - From a safety of principal
standpoint, Intertops is easily a top 5 sportsbook
-01/23 Intertops(SBR rating A-) complaints being received that
website is down
-01/23 BetPanAm(SBR rating D) details on management/principal
changes stall
-01/22 BetPanAm(SBR rating C-) dogged by complaints of Neteller
payout requests given only the option for Western Union - BetPanAm
admits a change of CEO and lack of planning caused short term slow pays
- SBR initially downgraded PanAm on Jan 2nd, 2004 and extended that
downgrade today to an SBR rating of C-
-01/21 Legendz Sports(SBR rating C) informs SBR of its unequivocal
financial backing and support support for beleaguered Beverly Hills
Bookie(SBR rating D+) - "LGC has always been the financial
backer for this group and will continue to be for at least the next year
or until a sale can be completed. In any event the players money
is always safe, and any sale would be made public information for the
players piece of mind."
-01/20 TheOnlineBet(SBR rating F-) notorious stiff book, which made
some cash payments to players recently under an SBR restitution plan, disappears
and is presumed to be finally out of business
-01/20 SBR on-site evaluations for 2004 to start in Antigua in February
with WWTS and Intertops
-01/19 Complaints from players: Royal Sports(D+), TCBets(B-),
Sportfanatic(D+), SportsInteraction(F+)
-01/17 Pinnacle named SBR's Horsebook
of the year
-01/17 The success of SBR has created 100's of look-a-alike sites -
These sites are owned by sportsbooks or their affiliates-players
beware!A loyal viewer made SBR aware of this scam
owned by BetOnSports(SBR rated D)
-01/17 BetPanAm(SBR rating B) and Cascade(SBR rating B-) receive
extortion
notes from cyber criminals
-01/16 Pinnacle(SBR rating A+) Begins dealing -105 on college hoops sides (straight bets)
-01/16 Royal Sports(SBR rating D+) situation improving as new CEO is
given effective control
-01/14 BetAustralia(SBR rating B+) site down
due to suspected hacker(Denial of Service) attack 877 846 9854
-01/12
SBR issues caution to players- advises players stay with top
quality books (SBR rating B+ or higher) during the 1st quarter of 2004.
There are clear indications that the 1st quarter of 2004 could see a record amount of failures and
attempted bailouts.
-01/12 Royal Sports(SBR rating D) commits to resolving all slow-pay situations and blames free accounts,
recent acquisitions and groups of fraudulent players as the reason for
the recent slow pays
-01/12 Books hit hard this past weekend
-01/08 Royal Sports slow-paying their major promoters
-01/07 From BetJamaica BetJamaica is currently experiencing
internet problems, if you are experiencing trouble logging in please
call 1-800-329-1877 to place wagers. Please be advised, we are working
on the problem now and should be fixed shortly. Thanks, BetJamaica CS
-01/07 SBR satisfied with acquisition details/business decision of
Hollywood's purchase of AllWorld - SBR
reaffirms Hollywood's SBR rating of A and raises AllWorld to B+
-01/06 Royal Sports(SBR rating D+) Word of Royal shareholders threatening
lawsuits among themselves
draws further SBR downgrade
-01/05 Hollywood Sportsbook(SBR rating A) acquires All World
Sports(SBR rating C+)
-01/03
Sportsbook Review starts its 5th year
-01/02 Millennium(SBR rating C) Player relates
problems at BetMill and suggests SBR over rates BetMill at C
-12/30 CRIS(SBR rating A) Has defeated a massive DoS attack (3Gig)
with new technology that promises to
render extortion attacks by way of DoS(denial of service) as a thing of
the past
-12/29 Royal Sports(SBR rating C-) not the same book since the
recent departure of CEO - SBR receives
several slow pay complaints as a trend may be starting
-12/28 SBR reaffirms A- rating on Bowmans
-12/27 BlueGrass(SBR rating D+) Costa Rican source claims book in need of some positive weeks
-12/24
BeverlyHillsBookie(SBR rating D-) web site down again
- may not matter as most players are out
Update: Industry insider in Panama tells SBR "Put a fork in
them, their done". This insider thinks player
monies will be returned shortly - SBR maintains the D- rating noting
there are no player complaints only
rumors and of course the web site has been down 3 out of the last 4
weeks
-12/22 SportsInteraction
(SBR rating F+) Two new fresh scam
complaints received today - SIA appears
content with their spiral down to scam-book status
-12/22/03 Will Hill(SBR rating
A-) continuing to rack up complaints
-12/22/03 SBR receives information that yet another Costa Rican book
is in trouble - SBR sources refusing
to name the book except to say the Costa Rican book in trouble is not on
the SBR Recommended List.
For the fourth consecutive year, SBR strongly advises players to avoid
this scam ridden area
-12/21/03 BetGameDay(SBR rating A) SBR receiving
complaints on web site
-12/14/03 Books reporting NBA action has added to an already poor
season - several books lowering limits
-12/14/03 SportsInteraction(SBR rating F+) payouts by Neteller
reported to be smooth (2 day wait)
-12/14/03 Intertops & VIP introduce new web sites - player comments
have been very positive for both
-12/08/03 BlueGrass(SBR rating C-)
Rumors reportedly started by a rouge agent causes run on bank - well
run
book has struggled through a poor year - Doubtful recent rumor will have
any lasting negative impact
-12/08/03 SBR learns Royal Sports CEO has taken leave and is leaning
towards not returning
-12/07/03 SBR & Player
comments on BoDog(SBR
rating B-)
-12/07/03 Casinopresidentsclub(SBR rating F)
Stiffing
another victim - SBR reminds players to only send
money to high quality books with a Sportsbook Review Rating of B- or
higher
-12/06/03 Morganbet(Not rated by SBR) Email
response to player
requesting payout
-12/05/03 BeverlyHills Bookie - Web site back up after 3 weeks of
suspicious downtime blamed on DoS attack
-12/05/03 TheOnlineBet(SBR rating F+) Vows to settle stalled claims
- payments have resumed
as of 12/06
If any player is still owed money write
Administrator@Sportbookreview.com
-12/05/03 Legendz(SBR rating C) allowing players to seamlessly roll
out of BHB(rating D-) Call 800-246-9828
-12/05/03 SportsInteraction(SBR rating F+) Player reads of payout
problems on SBR -
decides to
cashout and
finds out first hand what a nightmare that can be
-12/04/03 WWTS(SBR rating A+) SBR hit with player complaints as they
experienced web site problems
-12/02/03 BetOnUSA - Player has
no trouble
getting paid/ an additional long time SBR follower agrees
-12/01/03 Player gets
fed up with
Sportsbook.com(SBR rating D+), finds a great book on the SBR
Recommended List
-12/01/03 SportingbetUSA(SBR rating C-) Once an A rated book -slow
pays like this one
are now all to common
-11/30/03 BeverlyHillsBookie(SBR rating C-)-under DoS attack for
past 11 days- unusual DoS pattern
concerning - no estimate as to when web site will be back up
-11/30/03 Possible scammer contacting books asking for credit
using SBR as a reference -Sportsbook operators
be forewarned - SBR is not involved in play-on-credit
arrangements in any way or vouching for,
arranging or recommending players and or sportsbooks
-11/28/03 WilliamHill(SBR rating A-) SBR receiving a steady flow of
customer service complaints
-11/28/03 CRIS(SBR rating A) - Experiencing persistent web site
problems/
complaints
-11/27/03 GiGaming(SBR rating F) - telling payment processors that
all no pays have been taken care of
and
that SBR's effort to have their accounts frozen is "agenda driven"
-11/26/03
AllWorld's exiting book maker states "your money is safer with AllWorld
than any other book"
-11/25/03
SBR Recommended List limits placements to two operations per ownership
or management group
-11/25/03
Players head for the sidelines at SIA -
Reports to
SBR are that NeTeller withdraws are going smooth
-11/25/03
Player sites warn players
about SportsInteaction "With all the negative stuff about
them, we are
taking SIA down today..They do not deserve to be on our list, period.."TheRx's
THE SHRINK
"We
have been saying
for well over a year to stay away from them"
MajorWager's Devil
G911
reporting wrong doing in SIA's SwiftPay
-11/25/03 SportsInteraction -
SBR
downgrades from D- to F, changes listing from Black List to RUN!
List
-11/25/03 William Hill boots
player after player goes on first hot streak after 3 years of being
a client
-11/24/03 SBR mailbag - Mostly positive comments on
Casablanca, Heritage,
Sportsbook.com,
BetAustralia
-11/24/03 Morganbet - Unknown previously to SBR is accused of
defrauding players using moneybookers
-11/21/03 SportsInteraction
burns
(literally) another player
-11/21/03 TheOnLineBet - SBR gets confirmation that first wire has
been sent under an agreement with SBR
that all past payment problems will be cleared and payments
verified
-11/20/03 SBR reaches agreement with OnLineBet - All disputed
payments will be cleared - OnLineBet to
make first of a series of wire payments starting 11/21 by 11 AM
-11/19/03 Player makes positive
comments on
MySportsbook (SBR Rating C-)
-11/19/03
BlueMarlin bailout or throwing good money after bad? SBG family book
Sports-Gambling(SBR Rating D) offers 100% deposit match bonus with a 10x
rollover and a $5k cap.
Book has very shady past, however, SBR would stop short of recommending
against the plan -
Players might realize a higher security factor because of the publicity
surrounding the deal
-11/18/03
SBR's
Special Mediator is attempting to get refunds to BlueMarlin customers
who deposited via
Pre-Paid ATM – Write to
info@sportbookreview.com
if you funded your BlueMarlin account
via Pre-Paid ATM
- Include your BlueMarlin account ID & Prepaid ATM account number
-11/18/03 SBR confirms another book passes on BlueMarlin - On the
surface this looks like an ideal bailout
candidate but hope is sinking as the list of "no thanks" replies tops
double digits -
G911 reporting
a bailout with a high rollover is in place as a backup with an
undisclosed book.
-11/18/03 SportsInteraction (D-)
never many Neteller complaints until recently - SBR has seen this
delay tactic
used by other low rated books like Sportfanatic - This is a new
complaint to add to the SIA repertoire
-11/18/03 Large sportsbook makes offer to buy another high profile
sportsbook - Both sportsbooks on the
SBR Recommended List - An excellent
match and a benefit to players if deal goes through
-11/17/03 Rio - SBR separately interviews GM and minority owner
of Rio/Skybook - Rio has agreed to a level of
disclosure including financial and operating disclosure and to provide
trade references - Rio has
stated that rumors perpetrated against them are false and Rio would
welcome unlimited disclosure
-
SBR will be on site within a week - Complete evaluation expected to take
3 weeks
-11/17/03
Rio (SBR
rating D+) - SBR
requests viewers refrain from email inquires about Rio - SBR does not
have any inside knowledge on Rio - SBR's opinion is
still that this operation is not in danger,
however, their rating of D+ should make it clear
that our stated opinion is a guarded one - It would
appear that the new new ownership/management
is dealing with some serious challenges in
the post-up side of the business - The credit side
is said to be profitable and business as usual
-11/16/03 BlueMarlin (SBR rating D) a " midsize book" in
Costa Rica fails, BlueMarlin announces it is looking
for a bailout-A deal to bailout BlueMarlin is possible- player
balances are frozen until further notice
-11/16/03 Rio (SBR rating D+) Letting go or otherwise losing
personnel - Rio seems unable to stop the slide
-11/16/03
SBR conditionally raises
Royal Sports from a C to a B-. SBR would like Royal to continue with
voluntary disclosure of operating results. SBR would like to be notified
within 24 hours of Royal
being served with any legal documents that may result in litigation.
Both conditions should be
maintained through the end of the year.
-11/13/03 The Onlinebet (SBR rating F+) has been
negotiating with SBR's Special Mediator for two weeks to
pay all stiffed players - both sides are close to an agreement that
would resolve all cases -
SBR graciously thanks the Special Mediator and the Onlinebet and looks
forward to a final resolution
-11/13/03 GI Gaming (SBR rating F)- SBR's Special Mediator
still working on a slim hope stiffed player can
be paid
-11/12/03 SBR receiving substantial mail on
SportsInteraction both good and bad - SBR to post selected
letters
-11/12/03 Cascade-Denies strained investor relationship -
states book has completed 3 record breaking months
-11/12/03 Several players write in to say that NO progress
is being made getting paid by SportsInteraction (D-)
-11/12/03 Cascade (SBR rating B) Relationship with new
owner/investor becoming strained
-11/11/03 SportsInteraction (SBR rating D-) Gets a rare
positive player
comment
Sportsbettingtrivia (SBR rating F) Player
generally happy
with book thinks SBR's cut was too harsh
-11/11/03 Macho Sports (D-) Lies twice to SBR
about their location - However the same technology SBR
deployed to locate Homebets, who claimed to be in Curaco before SBR
traced them to Mexico,
identifies Macho Sports as being in Peru - SBR will have the city
they are in identified soon
-11/11/03 MVP Bets (SBR rating D+)
cheats
player out of $30,000, the irony is this player was lifetime
-$180k
-11/11/03 SBR
rating on Royal Sports to remain at "C" for now
-11/11/03 Royal Sports CEO reassures a skeptical SBR that
recently launched Lay107.com and newly acquired
GamblersAvenue will not impair Royal's impressive come back
-11/10/03 Royal Sports(SBR rating C)
voluntary financial reporting to SBR continues to show strong
results -
upgrade being considered - If you have any info on Royal
please write in confidence to SBR
-11/10/03 Books have good weekend sparring several F, D and
possibly some C rated books - SBR lifts
caution advisory to limit play to books rated B+ or higher- normal
policy of B- and higher in effect
-11/09/03 SBR's special mediator discovers a common thread in
working disputes with the Onlinebet and
GI Gaming: Both limit withdraws to $1,000 per week - Books with this
rule should be avoided at all cost
-11/08/03 Sportsbettingtriva -
Currently 18 slow pays credit, 2 payment
plans postup - many new slow pays
expected soon
-11/08/03 From the desk of SBR's freelance advocate: -SBR's
crack freelance mediator gets a settlement offer
from TheOnLineBet -All parties studying offer...
Macho Sports first tells SBR they are in Panama,
when asked for their license they are suddenly in Argentina??...
Crack mediator having little luck
helping with stiffed player of GI Gaming but there may be hope...and
the beat goes on...
Talks with Sportsbettingtrivia to catch up slow pays fail
-11/08/03 Royal Sports
completes bailout of GamblersAvenue
-11/07/03 Sportsbettingtrivia(D-) - MW poster
Clevfan, who broke GA collapse 3 days ago, calling this book
"Another book in trouble" and citing slow pay case
-11/07/03 Sportbet - SBR unable to confirm
evidence to maintain lowered rating
-11/06/03
SBR interviewed by the Daily Racing Forum - Land based horse tracks
concerned about sportsbooks
-11/06/03 GI Gaming (F) -
Stiffs
player for being "sharp"-SportsInteraction(D-) The
complaints keep
rolling in
-11/06/03 SBR appreciates comments made on
Rx gambling forum
-11/05/03 Royal Sports (C) - Conditionally takes over
GamblersAvenue - Players required to bet 5x their current
balance BEFORE making a withdraw
-11/04/03 GamblersAvenue - (F) Is officially bankrupt - Only
possible way for players to recover is a takeover
-11/04/03 GamblersAvenue - Suffering massive run on the bank but
commits to paying - SBR slashes rating
-11/03/03 TheOnLineBet - (SBR rating F-) threatens legal action
against SBR - player experiences are welcome
-11/03/03 Gamblers Avenue (C-) Rumors of troubles after book
promotes 50% bonus -
MajorWager thread
-11/03/03 Mohawk sources say SportsInteraction(SBR rating D-) has
secured badly needed financing and that
changes will be made at this troubled book - SBR notes: Changes
need to start with management
-11/02/03 Books reporting poor results for October as players
continue to have a good year - More the reason
to stay with sportsbooks with at least a Sportsbook Review Rating
of B- or higher
-10/31/03 Royal (C) - SBR effort to mediate advertiser dispute
fails and heads for a Dutch court to decide
-10/29/03 Sportbet - Layoffs start - Sportbet General Manager
invited to post statement on SBR declines offer
-10/29/03 SportsInteraction (F+) This operation continues to
self-destruct and could be close to collapse
-10/28/03 SportsInteraction (D-) Very slow pays like
this one being
reported - Players should avoid this book
-10/28/03 Sportbet - SBR so far unable to verify Sportbet troubles-Sportbet
Mgmt strongly denies accusations
-10/28/03 Sportbet (D-) News out of Costa Rica has Sportbet
desperately seeking buyer, reorganizing
-10/28/03 Rio - Continues to lose players confidence while
struggling with an assortment of problems
-10/27/03 More information coming in on Sportbet - SBR considering
Black List downgrade
- 10/27/03 BoDog - Unimpressed with SBR's recent rating cut
issues the following statement:
"We will
fight through this and earn our clients respect by the fair, fast and
sound plans being put in place. I believe some of your recommended books
have faced similar challenges. I'm surprised you chose to report our
troubles only. There are a number of good operations in this industry
that will continue to get stronger each time a challenge like this faces
the industry. We are one of them." -BoDog Management
-10/27/03 Sportbet - Unfamiliar sources claiming Sportbet "is
running on fumes"- Book has survived many
crisis over the years spending much of the time on the SBR Black List
- Current SBR rating: D
-10/27/03 BoDog(C+) Frustrating technical problems and poor to no
phone service create small run on the bank
-10/25/03 BetonUSA (SBR rating D)This is a book that complains
their SBR rating is too low-Maybe
this is why
-10/24/03 SportsbookUSA - SBR rating F-, On SBR RUN! List,
originally downgraded by SBR on July 7, 2002,
now unable to make a $400 payout
-10/23/03 Complaints from; Internet1x2(F-),
Playerstime(C-),
SportingbetUSA(C-),
Sportingbet(C-),
BetonUSA(D+), WSEX(A-),
Sportsbook.com(D+)
-10/19/03 SBR arrives in Panama for a look at BetPanAm, SBR
rating B-
-10/18/03 Dispute involving Island Club Casino, SBR rating C,
could result in a major downgrade
-10/18/03 eWinner, SBR rating D-, earlier report by SBR stating
eWinner was broke is false- eWinner was
beaten by 6 players and refused to pay claiming rule violation -
Royal Sports has since gone public
and contacted SBR that they will honor the winnings to the group that
eWinner refused to pay -
Sirbet, SBR rating C+, manages eWinner but apparently is not able to
control policy. Sirbet did
however say that they will not permit eWinner to accept wagers they can
not pay but stopped
short in guaranteeing eWinner players funds.
-10/15/03 Mini-run underway at Rio - SBR has received several player
comments "fast pay as usual"- Other
top books have contacted SBR and reported they are not concerned -
Supposedly the debt reported
by MajorWager was part of the sale by Rio to new ownership - SBR
has decided to maintain a C
rating on Rio, lowered from a B on 10/14, until more is
known
-10/15/03 SaturnSports - Not rated by SBR, is reported to be in
slow-pay mode
-10/14/03 BestLineSports
responds and denies their actions against player were unfair
-10/14/03 UPDATE: Rio management
strongly denying
MajorWager report
A source unfamiliar to SBR claims a Costa Rican GM of a competing
book has stopped
transfers with Rio/Skybook and is concerned about their financial
position - It should be noted
that Rio has always paid on time and has a very large loyal following.
Additionally, the likelihood that the current information on Rio is
being planted to harm Rio is to
be considered "likely".
More news out of Costa Rica seems to collaborate MajorWagers report that
Rio has added a
significant level of debt this year although none recently. SBR rating
lowered to C
MajorWager sounds alarm on Rio, current SBR rating B, claims book is
strapped for cash - Rio was
removed from the SBR Recommended List on 9/23/03 - SBR hopes to
have more on this soon
-10/13/03 BestLinesSports, SBR rating D+,
fleeces
player out of his winnings
-10/09/03 SBR meets with CEO's of WWTS, VIP, GameDay and Pinnacle -
Next stop, BetPanAm - Panama
-10/05/03 SBR tours Pinnacle, VIP Sports, GameDay and BetOnGames
-09/29/03 Omnisportsbook SBR rating F
fleeces yet another player
-09/29/03 Positive feedback: Intertops, WWTS, BetOnGames and Bet365
-09/27/03 eWinner a small book being touted by player forums has
admitted to being broke
-09/26/03 SportsInteraction - SBR receives two additional odds
rigging complaints - players beware, this book
will cheat you if given the chance
-09/26/03 United Sports Wager - SBR rating F, Disappears with
players monies
-09/25/03 Hollywood Sports - SBR rating A-, returns to the
Recommended List
-09/24/03 SportsInteraction - Hit again with
another odds rigging case - SBR
rating lowered to D-
-09/24/03 Hollywood Sports web site to return today - heavy
technology investment set to defeat extortionist
hackers-major books busy setting up firewall technology to defeat
anticipated future attacks
-09/24/03 Recent complaint against Carib proves to be bogus
-09/23/03 BoDog explains the odds
confirmation software and suggests claims of rigging were in error
-09/23/03 Insiders report a run on the bank at Carib after
G911 reported
FBI serving subpoenas
- SBR rating
lowered from C+ to C-
-09/23/03 Coalition of books has asked SBR to stop reporting hacker
attacks claiming such reports are
helping the extortionists - SBR respectfully is not able to ignore
industry events but will be low key
-09/21/03 An extortionist hacker group continues to
attack books - SBR has confirmed several books have
paid the ransom - Sketchy info has a group of books through private
investigators hot on the trail
of the hackers
- Another CR group of books hastily organizing a reward
bounty on hacker group
-09/20/03 HollywoodSports - Being hit by hackers - not expected to be
online before Sat kickoffs
-09/19/03 BoDog getting hit with
multiple bait & switch
betting lines complaints
-09/19/03
BetOnGames receives praise from players cashing in on the high
parlay odds
-09/18/03 SBR to visit Royal, VIP, BetOnGames, GameDay, SirBet and
Pinnacle later in September
-09/17/03 Homebets web site has been down since the SBR
announcement on 9/16 - Players are getting
nervous/phones are not being answered
-09/16/03 SBR has Homebets phone lines traced to a suburb of
Mexico City, Mexico where operating a book
is highly illegal and dangerous - Players should use
extreme caution - SBR rating to remain at F+
-09/16/03 BetAustralia (SBR rating B+), BlueMarlin (SBR rating B)
under consideration for the Recommend List
-09/16/03 Rio and Cascade make SBR Recommended List - Both are
former members and both return
after ownership changes - Cascade is substantially stronger while Rio's
change was more lateral
-09/15/03 Rio and Cascade likely to make SBR Recommended List
by next week
-09/13/03 Hackers first disrupted Pinnacle and now have targeted
WWTS UPDATE: Web site now back up
-09/13/03 Sportsbook.Com complaints
rolling in- making a bet is easy but making a withdraw is a
different story
-09/13/03 Pinnacle Sports web site still down Update: Web site
back up
-09/12/03 BetJamaica and BetOnGames upgraded to the Recommended
List
-09/09/03 SBR's rating increase of SportsInteraction draws
criticism from several players being slow paid
-09/08/03 Sportsbook web site complaints to SBR well down from
last year despite increased load
-09/06/03 Multiple complaints on Carib's website being down -
Carib was removed from the SBR
Recommended List on 07/20/03 for website problems
-09/05/03 Royal bitterly complaining to Spiro to have BetJamaica
cease under handed marketing tactics
-09/04/03 Two very large sportsbooks sign confidentiality
agreements as merger talks intensify
-09/03/03 Advice on
how to choose a sportsbook by the Shrink of the Rx
-09/01/03 Surprisingly strong player feedback on web site
performances for all the top sportsbooks
-08/30/03 SportsInteraction in trouble? SBR info has SI seeking
partner, buyer or loans - Yet to be
confirmed reports has at least one suitor - SBR rating of D- will
remain pending events
-08/27/03 Industry leader
WWTS announces 20%
bonus - largest bonus offered of all SBR A+ rated books
-08/27/03 Internet1x2/Yahoops, SBR rating F, losing battle to stay
afloat as another slow pay
turns to no-pay
-08/26/03 Industry leader
WWTS announces 20%
bonus - largest bonus offered of all SBR A+ rated books
-08/26/03 SBR will no longer consider resolving disputes with any
player not using their real identity - SBR
will not penalize any sportsbook in the manner they choose to settle
fake name account disputes
-08/25/03 WSEX rules in favor of player and pays $39k for
software glitch that allowed player to circumvent
limits. Because the wagers were initially cancelled after the game, WSEX
risked violating the
SBR policy on player account confiscation - WSEX shows class and
honor by paying player
-08/25/03 SBR applauds AllWorld for settling and bringing back
senior linesman
-08/25/03 GCS denying dispute of Mar 9th lost bank wire - SBR has
retracted GCS slow pay report for now
-08/22/03 Two popular sportsbook sites hint problems with
Sportbet.com, SBR rating D+,
MWager's warning
-08/20/03 SBR receiving daily complaints about BetOnSports - FF
writes
questions BOS
-08/17/03 Heritage joins SBR
Recommended List
- New web site performs well - excellent customer service
-08/16/03 Three highly anticipated books living up to expectations -
check bottom of SBR Recommended List.
-08/13/03
5dimes.com to work with defunct Securebuxx to allow players
immediate access to their money
-08/12/03
SBR now comfortable with Cascade's recent sale - Cascade, Rio, Carib and
Heritage are favorites to
make the Sportsbook Review Recommended List
by start of football
-08/12/03
Jazz Sports named to the Sportsbook Review Recommended List -
questions over recent partial sale
of Cascade to a yet to be announced sportsbook
temporarily
eliminates Cascade from consideration
-08/11/03
G911
interviews SecureBuxx- SB reassures that all will be paid despite
rampant opinion to the
contrary - SB has arranged for a Sportsbook Review listed book to take
over certain accounts -
Sportsbook Review will evaluate arrangement and advise players
accordingly once details are known
-08/11/03
Sportsbook Operators: CBS accuses money
processor GPX of being a scam
-08/10/03 Sportsbook Review visitors after one day have
Cascade(16) ahead of Jazz(7) for final
spot on the
SBR Recommended List
-08/10/03 Complaints coming from: Betmaker, Yahoops
-08/09/03 Sportsbook Review's opinion on
who should be paid if SecureBuxx defaults
-08/09/03 No books willing to accept SecureBuxx transfers
-08/08/03 SBR probably in error suggesting Securebuxx pay
problems -
Securebuxx stands firm all will be paid
-08/08/03 Bowmans makes the SBR Recommended List after one year of
consideration - Heritage promised
place on list contingent on no significant web site problems at
the start of football - SBR to name
one more book to the list by Sept 1st. - Candidates are: Jazz Sports,
Cascade
Your opinion counts, write
Administrator@sportbookreview.com
-08/07/03 Royal Sports
taking steps that lead to a positive SBR
Rating change
-08/07/03 SBR has reason to believe many will not be paid in
Securebuxx collapse- Players should use
Neteller
-08/07/03 Securebuxx in trouble - SBR does not closely follow
transfer co.'s -
updates on 911
-08/05/03 Majorbetting recovers slowly- Yahoops slow paying -
Securebuxx in trouble? Maybe -
SBR finds bonuses even higher at top books
this year - SBR learns of Olympic's new book
-08/04/03 New multi-million dollar VIP high-tech data center
powering up today could cause temporary
problems for VIP properties - VIP Sports, VIP Sportsbook, GameDay,
Bet19, BetOnGames
-08/04/03 Neteller now the
leading method of funding an offshore sportsbook account
(SBR preferred)
-08/01/03 Bodog refutes SBR report - SBR accepts offer to perform
limited Bodog audit in Vancouver 09/21/03
-07/31/03 Tradesports makes its first appearance on the
Recommeded List
-07/29/03 BoDog, BetOnSports, BetUs using players money to
fund expensive mass media buys starting 8/18
-07/29/03 SBR warns players to avoid SportsInteraction as more
complaints roll in - we also anticipate
SI's web site to experience significant downtime - SI has a SBR
rating of D-
-07/24/03 SBR confirms that HomeBets has
decieved its players
-07/24/03 Royal Sports - Royal comeback? or royal disaster?
SBR
comments
-07/20/03 Complaints this week include: SportsInteraction,
BetOnSports, Carib
Positive feedback: Several reports of timely payouts from Yahoops/Internet1x2
-07/17/03 SBR Tour-surprise visits planned for 15 sportsbooks-Scheduled
visits this coming week to include:
Royal Sports, Pinnacle, VIP, BetGameDay - Next month: Costa Rica,
Panama, Mexico, Philippines
-07/15/03
Sportingbet - SBR Black listed on 4/29/03, suffers another serious blow
as a would-be buyer pulls
out even at a giveaway price. SBR lowers rating to D as fears rise that
this book may not make it.
-07/15/03
Sportbet recently upgraded off Black List after 11 months
there, hit with more slow pay
complaints
-07/11/03 Multiple complaints on BetOnSports - changed the limits after
the game for the winners only
Already on the Black List(past 2 years) - SBR Rating lowered to D from
C- players use caution
-07/10/03 Royal Sports
Announces "July 10th Plan of Action" -
SBR
comments on plan
-07/10/03
Yet another complaint on SSP (SBR Rating D) -We confirmed Yahoops
(SBR F)paid a customer today
-07/09/03
Another
slew of slow pays from Internet1x2
-Downgraded to the RUN List with a 'F' rating from D-
-07/09/03
A player writes in a nice
review on Sportsbook Review - Your comments
are welcome
Administrator@sportbookreview.com
-07/09/03
BetOnSports accepts $800 bet, but after the game, lowers the bet to $200
for the winners
-07/06/03
Casablanca receives upgrade - Under the microscope:Jazz Sports,
Heritage, Cascade, Bowmans,
being considered for inclusion on the
Recommeded List
-07/06/03
SBR further Downgrades Royal in response to the firing of
managing principal/ SBR awaits
details of organizational plans of remaining principals - Players
should head to the sidelines
-07/05/03 Royal Sports
turmoil continues -
updates
-07/03/03
Casablanca reverses
decision and pays - SBR considering upgrade
-07/01/03
Royal Sports receives SBR downgrade - sale to Olympic now uncertain -
A more detailed evaluation
is needed on fractured ownership group - SBR arranging meetings
with Royal mgmt week of 7/21
More
updates on Royal Sports
-06/30/03
Yet another detailed Yahoops slow-pay complaint received -
While not a scam, SBR is considering
another downgrade to the equivalent of scam status, the SBR RUN!
List- Yahoops/Internet1x2
should take immediate action to clear all pending slow-pays
and avoid any future ones
-06/29/03 Casablanca
responds to event leading to SBR recent
downgrade -
SBR's response to CBS statement :
"Unacceptable, CBS admitted they would of kept the player's money
if he lost. He won, pay him"
-06/26/03
Yahoops
settles last of known
slow pay
-06/26/03
Simplenetbet.com a long time SBR RUN!
List member claims another victim
-06/26/03 This week's complaints -
Linesmaker, Sportingbet, Casablaca, BetEhorse,
Simplenetbet.com, SSP
Positive feedback: Legendz, PlayersOnly
-06/24/03 Casablanca
downgraded on bizarre odds rigging case-
2nd time downgraded in past 30 days
-06/24/03 Slow pay and customer service complaints coming in at a
blistering pace since end of NBA season
-06/22/03 Costa Rican books planning mass exodus - as many as 1/3
could be gone in less than a year
-06/18/03 This week's
complaints - Sportsbook.com, Gibralter, Sportbet, MVP
-06/14/03
Another complaint derails GoTo's
upgrade bid to be removed from the
SBR RUN! List
-06/11/03 SBR Black listed sportsbook Internet 1x2 has yet
another slow pay complaint
-05/05/03 Addition of Las Palmas expands
Recommended List
to 17 - Highest count since Sept 2002
-05/04/03 SportsInteraction -Long time Black List member accused of
odds rigging - Most likely just
more incompetence by one of the poorest run of any major sportsbooks
-05/02/03 Best horse racing book - SBR recommends
VIP
Horses
-04/29/03 Sportingbet downgraded to the Black List - Industry giant
and all associated operations downgraded
to the Black List -
Sportsbook Review's opinion on Sportingbet
-04/27/03 Sportsbook.com, a long time SBR
Black List member, producing record amount of
complaints
-04/27/03 Intertops returns to
Recommended List
as SBR shows confidence in now established Mgmt.
-04/26/03 Grand Central Sports repurchases company from Jazz Sports
- SBR maintains neutral rating on GCS
with a positive outlook - GCS continues to execute "casual
player" business plan
-04/26/03 Warning: Jazz Sportsbook
www.jazzsportsbook.com is
NOT the real Jazz Sports
www.jazzsports.com
Jazz Sportsbook is trying to benefit on Jazz's good name - This could
easily end up being a scam
-04/24/03 Slow pay - Primetime Sports, LuckyDog Sports both
downgraded to the Black List
-04/24/03 Slow pay complaints on the rise - Players who have not already
exited marginal books are at risk
-04/18/03 Royal Sports - Deal with Olympic according to a source
is in "slow motion"
- SBR expects the
the deal to be done in 1 -3 weeks with only a moderate risk the
deal could fall through
-04/18/03 Carib currently in dispute w player-SBR has talked
with both parties and rendered
opinion
-04/01/03 Rumors that a dozen small books
WILL soon (April & May) close in Costa Rica - Players beware!
STAY WITH HIGH QUALITY, LONG ESTABLISHED SPORTSBOOKS
-04/01/03 This weeks complaints:
BringMeLuck,
SBG Global,, scandicbookers, betlay,
Sportshustler
-03/27/03 Sportingbet shares tumble again - Holding Co. for
SportingbetUSA, Sportsbook.com has fallen
70% in past 12 months - nagging customer service complaints possibly
indicative of poor mgmt.
-03/22/03 CRIS rejoins
Recommended List
after adopting
policy changes suggested by Sportsbook Review
-03/22/03 Many complaints of website problems at long time black
listed Sportbet.com
-03/18/03 CRIS, Intertops being reconsidered for the Sportsbook Review
Recommended List
- Policy changes
suggested by SBR and supported by management expected to be completed
soon
-03/18/03 Player horror stories continue at BetUs.Com - BetUs.Com
principal is now using the identity
of Sportsbook Review principal - Players should immediately close all
accounts associated with
NASA (BetUs.com) and Omni Sports - Long history of scam complaints
-03/17/03 What happened to SportsbookUSA? Once a SBR
recommended book is now dogged with slow pays
-03/16/03 Recently downgraded Homebets invites Sportsbook Review
to Curacao office - SBR will visit &
review 1st week of April - WWTS to receive visit & review March
27th - VIP, Pinnacle, Royal,
Gameday and Sirbet among books to be visited in April
-03/14/03 Worst fears on Costa Rican books close to being realized
- A Sportsbook Review quote from the past
"Players should avoid scam ridden Costa Rica" July 10, 2001
-03/14/03 Sportsbook Review viewers share negative
comments
on a few books on the SBR
Recommended List
-03/12/03 Sportsbook Review
reports
live from Costa Rica
-03/11/03 Report on Costa Rica coming March 12th
-02/11/03 Costa Rica based BringMeLuck a long time SBR
RUN! List member
scams another victim
-02/08/03
Payout complaints this week - all are long standing members of the SBR
Avoid List-
SportsbookUSA
SportsInteraction(1 positive received also), English Sports Betting,
Skytower, Pro5Sports
-02/05/03
Another payout confirmed from Skytower which is in very slow pay mode
but apparently not dead
-02/04/03
Intertops responds
with explanation and takes action on recent events leading to SBR
downgrade
-02/03/03
Players should use extreme caution using Securebuxx -
betPCI claims
processor is a front & scammer
-02/02/03
Players comment on recent Intertops downgrade
- SBR's
reasoning
-02/01/03 Nasty dispute between BetPCI and Securebuxx shows poorly
on both operations
MajorWager's comments ,
Gambling911/ TheRx comments
-02/01/03 Disgruntled Intertops and supporters slam SBR for
downgrade - SBR's
reasoning for downgrade
-02/01/03 For sale sign up on two mid teer sportsbooks 1 in Curacao
1 C. Rica -Rumors likely to start in late Feb -02/01/03 A rare
payout from scambook Skytower has been confirmed
-02/01/03 Wagermall sportsbook is a scambook - One
player's recent account
Sportsbook industry insiders continue to issue
warnings-STAY with Quality books
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
-02/27/04 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-
-01/26/04 Canbet lowered from A- to B+, removed from
Recommended List
-01/25/04 Intertops lowered from A- to B+, removed from Recommended List
-01/23/04 BetPanAm lowered from C- to D
-01/22/04 Olympic, BetJamaica raised from A to A+, BetPanAm lowered from
B- to C-
-01/21/04 Beverly Hills Bookie raised from D- to D+
-01/19/04 Las Palmas raised from B- to B
-01/16/04 Royal Sports raised from D to D+
-01/14/04 BetCasinosports - Coverage initiated - SBR rating F
-01/14/04 BoDog raised from B- to B, Easybets raised from C- to C
-01/13/04 Rio/Skybook raised from C+ to B
-01/08/04 Royal Sports lowered from D+ to D
-01/07/04 AllWorld raised from C+ to B+
-01/06/04 Royal Sports lowered from C- to D+
-01/02/03 BetPanAm lowered from B+ to B
-12/29/03 Royal Sports lowered from a C+ to C-
-12/27/03 BlueGrass lowered from C- to D+
-12/21/03 EasyBets raised from D+ to C-
-12/08/03 Royal Sports lowered from B- to C+
-12/06/03 BC Bets raised from B to B+, BetPanAm raised from B to B+,
Mybookie raised from D to D+,
BoDog raised from C+ to B-, Cascade raised from B- to B, Carib raised
from C to C+
-12/04/03 BeverlyHillsBookie - lowered from D to D-, Placed on the Black
List
-12/01/03 Bluegrass lowered from C to C-
-11/30/03 BeverlyHillsBookie - lowered from C- to D
-11/30/03 Rio raised from C to C+, Sportsbettingtrivia
raised from D- to D+, theonlinebet lowered from C to F+
Las Palmas raised from C+ to B-
-11/28/03 CRIS lowered from A+ to A
-11/25/03 SportsInteraction - lowered from D- to F, lowered from Black
List to the RUN! List
-11/23/03 AllWorld - lowered from B to C+, removed from the Recommended
List
-11/21/03 TheOnLineBet - upgraded conditionally from F+ to C
-11/20/03 Rating change upgrades:
Rio D+ to C,
First Fidelity C+ to B-, Sportbet D+ to C-, Oasis NR to C+,
Yahoops F- to F+, eWinner D- to D, Carib C- to C, Sportsbettingtrivia/Safesportsdeposits
F to D-
-11/19/03 Selected Euro Books upgraded - Bet-and-Win from C+ to B,
Betdaq from D to C+, BetDirect D+ to C+,
BetInternet C to B-, Bluesquare from C+ to B, SportsTab from C to B,
TotalBet C+ to B-,
TotalBetExpress C to B-, PaddyPower C+ to B, Ladbrokes from A- to A+
-11/19/03 TradeSports SBR rating B+ removed from the Recommended List
for re evaluation, Heritage rejoins
-11/16/03 BlueMarlin - Lowered from D to F+
-11/16/03 Royal Sports - Raised from C to B-
-11/12/03 Cascade - SBR rating B, removed from the Recommended List for
re evaluation
-11/12/03 BlueMarlin - lowered from D+ to D
-11/12/03 Jazz/ABC raised from B- to B+ Added to Recommended List
-11/12/03 5Dimes raised from B to B+, Allworld lowered from A- to B,
Cascade lowered from B+ to B
CRIS raised from A to A+
-11/10/03 Heritage -SBR rating B, removed from
Recommended List for re evaluation
-11/09/03 BlueMarlin - lowered from C- to D+
-11/08/03 Lay107.com - coverage initiated at C (a Royal
Sports book, assumes rating)
-11/08/03 GamblersAvenue raised from F to C (assumes Royal rating after
takeover)-removed from the Black List
-11/08/03 Sportsbettingtrivia/Safedepositsportsbetting downgraded from
D- to F, Placed on RUN! List
-11/08/03 LasPalmas lowered from B+ to C+, Macho Sports lowered from C
to D-
-11/08/03 BCBets raised from B- to B
-11/07/03 Sportbet - raised from D- to D+, removed from
the Black List, Bluegrass raised from D+ to C
Sportsbettingtrivia from C- to D-
-11/06/03 BeverlyHills Bookie - lowered from C+ to C-,
GiGaming - Not Rated to F & placed on Black List
-11/06/03 Hollywood, GameDay raised from A- to A, BoDog raised from a C
to a C+, Bluegrass from D to D+
-11/06/03 BetPanAm - raised from B- to B. placed on Recommended List,
Cascade raised from B to B+
-11/05/03 Theonlinebet - raised from F- to F+
-11/06/03 BeverlyHills Bookie
- lowered from C+ to C-, GiGaming - Not Rated to F
-11/06/03 Hollywood, GameDay raised from A- to A, BoDog raised from a C
to a C+, Bluegrass from D to D+
-11/06/03 BetPanAm - raised from B- to B. placed on Recommended List,
Cascade raised from B to B+
-11/05/03 Theonlinebet - raised from F- to F+
-11/04/03 GamblersAvenue - Downgraded from C- to F+,
placed on Black List - lowered again to F
-11/03/03 Saturn Sports - Coverage initiated - SBR
rating F-, GamblersAvenue lowered from C+ to C-
-11/03/03 SBR reconsiders SportsInteraction rating - changes from F+ to
D-
-10/29/03 SportsInteraction Downgraged from D- to F+
-10/29/03 Pinnacle raised from A to A+, BetJamaica raised from A- to A
-10/28/03 Canbet lowered from A to A-. CRIS raised from
A- to A
-10/28/03 Sportbet lowered from D to D- downgraded to the Black List
- 10/27/03 Sportbet Rating lowered from D+ to D
- 10/27/03 BoDog Rating cut from C+ to C
- 10/25/03 Upgrades: Vietbet C+ to B-, WageronSports NR to A
- 10/25/03 Downgrades: Jazz Sports B to B-, Royal Sports C+ to C, Macho
Sports C to D-,
Homebets F+ to F-,
Betworks C+ to D, Clickandbet C+ to D
- 10/24/03 BlueMarlin - lowered from C+ to C-
- 10/23/03 BetonUSA - lowered from D+ to D
- 10/23/03 Playerstime - lowered from C- to D Under review
for further downgrade
- 10/18/03 eWinner - coverage initiated - SBR rating D-
- 10/15/03 BetGreen - Rating lowered from B- to D
- 10/14/03 Rio/Skybook - Ratings lowered from B to C
- 10/13/03 BestLineSports - Rating lowered from C to D+
- 10/09/03 Sportsbettingtrivia - Rating changed to D+ from C-
- 10/09/03 BetAustralia - SBR rating B+, makes its first ever debut on
the SBR
Recommeded List
- 09/29/03 Macho Sports - SBR rating raised from a D to a C
- 09/29/03 SSP downdraded from F to F- and placed on the RUN! List
- 09/29/03 Sportfanatic SBR rating D+ upgraded from the RUN! List to the
Black List
- 09/29/03 E-Winner - Coverage initiated, SBR rating F+
- 09/24/03 SportsInteraction - SBR rating lowered from D+ to D-
- 09/24/03 Anywagering.com SBR rating increased from D to C-
- 09/23/03 Rio and Hollywood removed from the SBR
Recommeded List until hacker attacks are resolved
- 09/23/03 Carib - Rating lowered from C+ to C-
- 09/19/03 WorldWager - Downgraded from the Black List to the RUN!
List - SBR rating lowered from F+ to F-
- 09/18/03 Blockbusterbets lowered from D- to F- Downgraded
to the RUN! List
- 09/17/03 Scam book BetFlamingo lowered from F+ to F-
- 09/16/03 Bluegrass lowered from D+ to D
- 09/15/03 SBR rating changes: Cascade raised from C+ to
B, Rio raised from B- to B
- 09/14/03 Rating changes: Bowmans raised from B+ to A-, Sportsbook911 -
Downgraded from D+ to D-
- 09/13/03
Maximsportingbet - Further Downgraded from D to D-
- 09/12/03 LasPalmas rejoins
SBR
Recommeded List
- 09/12/03 Hollywood Sports - SBR rating increased from B+ to A-
- 09/07/03
SportsInteraction - SBR rating raised as fears ease - SBR rating
raised from D- to D+
- 09/06/03 Carib downgraded on worsening severe web site
problems/downtime, cut from B to C+
- 09/05/03 Heritage joins the SBR
Recommeded List
- 09/01/03 Carib Upgraded to B from B-
- 08/31/03 LasPalmas removed from the
Recommeded List - SBR rating remains B+
- 08/30/03 BetGameday Upgraded from A- to A
- 08/27/03
Internet1x2/Yahoops Downgraded from F to F-
- 08/25/03 Bestlinesports
Upgraded from D to C
- 08/25/03 AllWorld Upgraded to the SBR
Recommeded List - SBR rating raised to A- from B+
- 08/22/03 Rio - Originally removed from the
Recommeded List on 8/11 - SBR rating cut from B to B-
- 08/22/03 Betzone - Downgraded from a C- to a D, GrandCentral lowered
from D+ to D
- 08/21/03 MajorBetting - Upgraded from D- to D+
- 08/21/03 ALLWorld removed from the Recommended List - SBR rating
lowered from A- to B+
- 08/21/03 MVP Sportsbook - Downgraded from C+ to C
- 08/21/03 Sportingbet.com, SportingbetUSA - Upgraded
from D+ to C-
- 08/20/03 MaxiSportsbook.com - Downgraded from the Black
List to the RUN! List - SBR Rating lowered to F
- 08/17/03 SportsbookUSA Downgraded from Black List to the RUN! List -
SBR rating lowered from F to F-
- 08/13/03 Royal Sports upgraded D+ to C+
- 08/12/03 Jazz Sports makes a return to the
Full
Recommeded List
- 08/11/03 Rio removed from
Recommeded List to evaluate ownership change SBR rating remains
unchanged B
- 08/10/03 Pro5Sports upgraded from the RUN! List to the Black List -
SBR rating increased to D- from F
- 08/10/03 Upgrades: Fonbets F to D+, Bowmans B- to
B+, Cashpoint D to C-, Royal Sports D- to D+
Jazz Sports C+ to B+
Downgrades: Betzone C- to D+
- 08/01/03 BoDog raised to a C from D+
- 08/01/03 Majorbetting lowered from D to D-
- 08/01/03 5Dimes rejoins
Full
Recommeded List
- 07/31/03 Rating Changes - Raised: BetFair C+ to B+, Fonbet F to
D+ Lowered: SSP D to F, Sportbet D+ to D
- 07/31/03 5Dimes removed from the
Full
Recommeded List for evaluation - Rating remains unchanged at B+
- 07/30/03 Majorbetting lowered to D+ from a C-, Buckeye lowered to D
from C-
- 07/20/03 Carib - Removed from the
Full
Recommeded List
- 07/11/03 Linemaker SBR rating drops from a C- to a D+ on slow pays
- 07/10/03 GlobalWager upgraded - removed from the
Black List
-
SBR Rating remains unchanged at D
-
07/08/03 Internet1x2/Yahoops Downgraded to the Run! List - SBR Rating
lowered 2 positions to F from D-
-
07/08/03 Sportbet upgraded removed from the
Black List
- 07/06/03 Casablanca upgraded removed from the
Black List
- 07/06/03 Royal Sports Downgraded to the RUN! List
- 07/05/03 CRIS returns to the
Full
Recommeded List
- 07/03/03 Olympic, Hollywood,
Carib edge higher on Full Recommeded List
- 07/03/03 CRIS - Removed from the
Full
Recommeded List for bonus rules evaluation
- 07/01/03 Olympic - SBR's Financial Rating on Olympic raised to "A"
from "A-"(subject to change if Royal
purchase closes)
- 07/01/03 Maxi Sportsbook downgraded to the
Black List
- 07/01/03 Royal Sports downgraded to the
Black List
- 06/27/03 5Dimes upgraded the
Full
Recommeded List
- 06/24/03 Casablanca downgraded to the
Black List (again)
- 06/22/03 5Dimes slips off the
Full
Recommeded List
- 06/18/03 BetFlamingo - Downgraded to the
Black List
- 06/14/03 Carib, Hollywood and 5Dimes inch higher on the
Full
Recommeded List
at the expense of Allworld
- 06/12/03 Casablanca upgraded removed from the
Black List
- 06/12/03 Legendz Sports dropped from
Full
Recommeded List
consideration
- 06/01/03
DSI (Diamond Sports International)
downgraded to the
Black List
- 05/05/03 Globalwager, Grand Banks Casino downgraded to the
Black List
- 05/05/03 Las Palmas upgraded to the
Full Recommended List
- 04/29/03 Sportingbet and all connected properties downgraded to the
Black List
- 04/26/03 Bet365 makes debut on the
Full Recommended List/
Carib, AllWorld, Hollywood make gains
- 04/26/03 PrimeTime Sports Downgraded to the
RUN! List
- 04/24/03 PrimeTime Sports Downgraded to the
Black List
- 04/23/03 LuckyDog Sports Downgraded to the
Black List
- 04/18/03 Hollywood, Canbet, Grande move up on the
Full Recommended List,
Carib drops out of top 10
- 04/01/03 Globalwager Upgraded off the
Black List
- 03/27/03 Gamblerspalace Further Downgraded to the
RUN! List
- 03/25/03 Sportshustler Downgraded to the
Black List
- 03/22/03 CRIS rejoins the
Full Recommended List
- 03/22/03 WagerParadise disappears = placed on the
RUN! List
- 03/18/03 5Dimes continues to move up the
Full Recommended List
- 03/13/03 betPCI.com Upgraded off the
Black List
- 03/12/03 Homebets.com Downgraded to the
Black List
- 02/15/03 ParlayCard.com Downgraded to the
Black List
- 02/12/03 BetMil.com Downgraded to the
Black List
- 02/11/03 Olympic moves up the
Full Recommended List
- 02/03/03 betPCI - Downgraded to the
Black List
- 02/02/03 WIT - Removed from the
Full Recommended List
while reorganizing business model
- 01/25/03 Intertops - Removed from the
Full Recommended List
after
odds rigging incident
- 01/22/03 SportsbookUSA - Downgraded from the Black List to the
RUN!
List
- 01/22/03 Sportsbet - Downgraded to the
Black List
- 12/29/02 Royal Sports - Reinstated to the
Full Recommended List
after re evaluation
- 12/29/02 Heritage Sports - Removed from the
Full Recommended List for re evaluation
- 12/29/02 Royal Sports - Removed from the
Full Recommended List for re evaluation
- 12/26/02 Sterling Sports - Downgraded to the
Black List
- 12/23/02 Jazz Sports -
Upgraded, removed from the
Black List
Sportsbook Review extends the
advisory to
Avoid
Costa Rican Books
not on Sportsbook Review
Full Recommended List
Record amount of Sportsbook closures,
mostly from Costa Rican based books,
continue to shake the confidence of the offshore player. Review the
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