Bowmans International - Player Reviews

I want to know on what basis Bomwans got an A rating. The reviewers don't seem to agree. Even I can open up a sportsbook with a fancy software, good customer service, etc., and rob my customers blind when they enter my rigged Casino/Poker. Not even close to an A rating if you ask me. Bowmans is nothing less than theft and I was forced to forfeit my bonus after making a withdrawal.

The ratings our based primarily off of the sportsbook.  The ratings also include promtness of payouts and quality of CS.  We currently do not audit the casinos to test the fairness of play.

An A is laughable for Bowmans. I can see lots of people have rated Bowmans pretty badly. My suggestion to SportsBookReview is to rate Bowmans realistically if they want to maintain any credibility on other sportsbooks because that's not only hurting SBR, it is hurting other sportsbooks that are pretty legit. I would honestly give Bowmans an F- and ask them to cut the BS on their electronic gaming. The bonuses are bogus (unless of course you are a big loser for the month), customer service will make you sign dozens of documents every 6 months, the software and site went down several times and even though payouts are prompt you really shouldn't trust a book that sucks out clueless customer's money on electronic gaming and poker, a game that you normally should play against other players, not robots.

Bowmans policy on who is eligible for thier bonuses, while not as lenient as some, is certainly far more lenient than others.  Players are always advised to call and confirm eligibility before depositing.

I too agree that Sportsbookreview.com must be in THE TANK for Bowman's, which sadly makes me question their credibility across the board. I wrote SBR and broke down in plain English what Bowmans' does to winning players. Their nutty linesmaker Scott changes lines if you're winning too much (or even if you play their 'good lines' too much) and their csr people are instructed to be dishonest about it. I caught them twice. I told SBR but they blindly defended them. Stay away from Bowman's until they quit their deceptive bait n switch practices.

Some books offer "dual" lines.  i.e different players get different lines.  The books have that right, just as the players have the right not to bet a line they don't like.  What is important, is when a player bets and wins, the player must be paid.

Biggest frauds on the web! I wonder how much they are paying SBR to receive an A-. For bonuses you have to promise you will lose at least 4 times the amount before you withdraw, if not, no bonus. Customer service very rude and down-putting when you call in for whatsoever reason with a $0 balance. And the Poker... don't ever get me started. The cashout curse is very very real! I'm playing in a tournament and am the chip leader by 4 times the second place. And as soon as my winning game comes in, I lose AK to a K2 all in (Deuce hits). Then lose AQs (all-in) to 45s hitting flush. Then AK again to KQ hitting a Q and finally pocket QQ to pocket JJ hitting a J on the river. The odds of losing to a 3-outter is like 6%, the odds of 2 in a row is 0.36%. Yeah I sound like I'm complainning but have you ever seem anything like this? ONLY when you cash out/win you start getting set-up with monster hands and set-up you lose to bigger monsters.

The bonus requirement is that you have to roll your deposit + bonus 4 or 5 times depending on the bonus.  There is no requirement that you have to lose in order to keep the bonus.

I was extremely mistreated at customer service. They kept on rudely interupting me like a telemarketing sales pitch and the supervisor was worse; rude, harsh and thoroughly unpleasant. I was then told by SBR that this was likely an isolated incident. Payout: You'd have to go through a long horror "security standard process" before being eligible to cash out (send fax/scans of your credit card, driver's liscence, utility bill, picture ID, etc.) I did and it wasn't "clear enough" in their opinions. They claim this is to avoid credit card theft but they'll take your money right away when you deposit, no questions asked (they are unable to prevent "bad intentions"). And if the use of the credit card is unauthorized when depositing, guess what... they get to keep the money. You don't get no withdrawal unless you go through the horror process. But to be honnest I heard good comments from others on that site so... B-/C+. I am sure they are not crooks or have any malicious intentions with player's funds. The software/website is excellent but remember, it's the money that counts so be careful.

SBR NOTE 11/05/04 All players using credit cards should expect to fill out the non-chargeback agreement with most sportsbooks. All players using instant online methods, such as Neteller should expect same-day or sooner payouts.