SBR review: LegBet.com

Legends Sportsbook changes course, Wagerweb confirms it will credit player accounts

The credit to accounts will apparently come with a 10 time play-through requirement, requiring substantially more wagering activity than the initial 2x reported yesterday. This will likely negatively affect basketball bettors, who normally wouldn't hold a balance beyond the NBA season. It is thought that Legends was intent on taking the best opportunity for players that emerged in the same week they were forced to close their doors. It is unknown why the initial arrangement was canceled. SBR will continue to follow the situation. SBR will also provide daily updates and feedback from players now obligated to Wagerweb (SBR rating C-) once those former Legends players are using Wagerweb.com.  | Read more

Legends Sports player balances to be assumed

Legends Sports (SBR rating A+) gaming license has been revoked in Panama. As a result, Legends has ceased accepting wagers and is in the process of implementing their contingency plan having player funds assumed by an A rated sportsbook. Players will be contacted within 48 hours with new account information. A minimal 2X play-through will be required prior to any cashout. This balance takeover is for players that held deposited funds with Legends; not users that had private arrangements.  | Read more

34 charged in alleged illegal sports betting indictment

The US Justice Department announced Wednesday that 34 individuals and 23 businesses associated with Legends Sports have been indicted. Charges include racketeering, conspiring to commit money laundering, money laundering, and operating an illegal gambling business. The 95-page indictment seeks a default judgment of at least $1 billion.  | Read more

Legends maintenance 1AM-6AM ET

The Legends (SBR rating A+) website will be unavailable from 1AM to 6AM ET. Legends management tells SBR that routine server maintenance must be done during this time-frame. Legends apologizes for any inconvenience the website outage causes, and will be available to field player inquiries as normal afterwards.

Thanks to SBR users who attended 2012 Bash

SBR Forum held its annual poster bash the weekend of Aug 17-18 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was hosted at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, with free room accommodations for SBR users. Congrats to poster "sinmiedo" for taking down the $5,000 poker freeroll and capturing the first place prize of $1,500. | More SBR Bash Pictures

BetClic, BetWay sportsbook disputes

Sportsbook Review analyst Natalie Rydstrom provides an SBR Industry News Update for July 31st, 2012. In today's sportsbook news video, the latest online sportsbook disputes from the SBR newswire are featured in video format. BetClic, BetAtHome, and BetLegends are subjects of today's video.  | Read more

Legends debuts new loyalty rewards

Legends (SBR rating A+) has rolled out a new loyalty program aimed at rewarding all customers. Players who may be infrequent or seasonal depositors are still afforded a chance to profit as are year-long clients. SBR spoke at length with management to discuss the new program and has embedded an explanatory chart in full article view.  | Read more

Legends server maintenance

Legends (SBR rating A+) will perform server maintenance from 2:00AM to 3:30AM ET. Management tells SBR that during this period the website will be unavailable. Legends apologizes for the temporary inconvenience and asks players with questions to contact them via Live Help, telephone, or email with any questions.

Player receives refund in deceptive operator case

The LegendSportsbook (SBR rating D+) player who filed an SBR complaint that he was misled into believing the RDG Corp. brand was actually Legends (SBR rating A+) has been refunded. The player received his deposit back as well as an extra $55 for the fee incurred in sending the original deposit.  | Read more

Legends planned server maintenance

Legends (SBR rating A+) will be off-line from approximately 11PM to 3AM ET on July 10th. Management tells SBR that the server maintenance is being done on a night with less sports activity, given that the MLB slate is paused for the completion of the 2012 All Stars game. Legends phone support will be available as normal at 8AM ET after the maintenance.

Deceptive operator solicits another deposit

A LegendSportsbook (SBR rating D+) player has filed an SBR complaint. The player was solicited via telephone by a sales agent of LegendSportsbook, however the player was led to believe he would be depositing with A+ rated Legends. LegendSportsbook is actually a skin of RDG Corp. books, which power Bet33 and AmericasBookie among others.  | Read more

Legends Sportsbook software review by SBR

SBR Natalie provides an in-depth review of the Legends (SBR rating A+) website. Players are taken through the layout, betting screens, as well as given information on Legends unique bonus promotions. Legends also offers players the state of the art Live Dealer casino games, as well as standard casino and racebook. Legends is headquartered in Panama.  | Read more

Legends Sportsbook recent system upgrades

Legends Sportsbook (SBR rating A+) tells SBR that recent downtime has been attributable to system upgrades aimed at improving their backend. Legends does not expect there to be noticeable maintenance again until July 10th, 2012. Players are always free to place wagers via telephone during system upgrades.  | Read more

Online Gambling News: SBR Industry Report

SBR analyst Natalie Rydström covers the latest in the online gambling news mailbox. Natalie discusses the recent Legends (SBR rating A+) domain change, the Sportsbook.com card-counting dispute, and other recent online sportsbook news items. |  Read full iGaming news video transcript

Legends to change domain to .Eu

Legends (SBR rating A+) will make the switch to BetLegends.eu tomorrow morning. Legends is the latest sportsbook to change domain names on the heels of legal controversy and in some cases outright seizures of the ".com" domains. Many iGaming sportsbooks now sport a .Eu, .Ag, or .Cz domain. Legends management tells SBR that nothing will change in player accounts and that the switch is merely a business decision.

NCAA Brackets Contest 2012 registering

SBR Forum's NCAA Brackets Contest 2012 begins Thursday, March 15th. The annual bracket contest boasts a 100,000 point prize-pool and is entirely free to enter. Registration is already underway for the NCAAB showdown. SBR Forum's Peter Loshak discusses the prize-pool, as well as other registration details in the below video:

2012 NCAA Brackets contest now registering

SBRforum has announced its 2012 NCAA Brackets contest. Prizes up for grabs include $50,000 for any perfect brackets, as well as 100,000 in SBR points - the virtual currency used throughout the SBR network. SBR points can be used to redeem items from the SBR Store. For more information on contest requirements, visit SBRforum.

Legends Sportsbook adds Live Dealer games

Legends Sportsbook (SBR rating A+) adds Live Dealer casino games. Legends Sportsbook has bolstered its lineup of casino offerings by giving players the opportunity to win at blackjack, baccarat  and roulette via Live Dealer stream. Bettors can chat with other players at the table and watch a female dealer construct each hand with physical cards over the live, high-quality stream.

At the blackjack tables, bettors can wager a minimum of $10 at the lowest stake stable with a maximum of $500 at the high roller's table. Baccarat  and roulette players can ante up for a minimum of $5 and maximum of $250 depending on table choice.

Legends management tells SBR that they are proud to add the state of the art games (powered by Global Gaming Labs) to their casino. Legends players are welcome to provide feedback on the games by live chat, email or telephone.

Live Dealer game lobby	Select amount to wager	Select hand action	Hand completed

Legends upgrading sportsbook software

UPDATE: Players are now able to place wagers through the Legends website.

Legends (SBR rating A+) is undergoing a software upgrade. The Legends website will be taken down at approximately 10:00AM EDT while the upgrade takes place. Management tells SBR that they expect the entire process to take a few hours. Players will be unable to wager by phone during this time. The software upgrade will include new features like showing bettors the exact cents of their wagers without rounding.

Congrats NCAA Bracket winners, $5,000 in cash paid

SBRforum sends a big congratulations to the 2011 NCAA Brackets contest winners. $5,000 in cash was awarded to the top 10 SBRforum bracket holders. SBRforum posters "Nismo" and "Shane" topped the leaderboard with a 1st place tie, at 165 points, posters "starfire", "Augustus", and SBR's own Bill Dozer rounded out the top five.

SBRforum has a slate of free baseball contests running through April. For more information on how to play, visit SBRforum's Handicapping Contest section.

Scam sportsbook operator up to old tricks

Delmarsportsbook.com is operated by a man named Robbie; owner of defunct sportsbook Apex Sports (SBR rating F).  Robbie has created the likes of LegendSportsbook to fool bettors into believing they were accessing the actual Legends (SBR rating A+) sportsbook. Robbie attempts to piggyback off brands with solid reputations to entice player deposits. Before it stopped taking post-up bets online, Delmar was known as a good high limit sportsbook.

Free Bracket Contest: 100,000 points in prizes

There is one day left to register for the Free Bracket Contest. The March Madness tournament gives away 100,000 points to the top 50 contestants. SBR Points can be used to redeem merchandise through the SBR Store, including iPads, gift cards, apparel, electronics and more. 

Scam sportsbook pays player

LegendsSportsbook (SBR rating D-) has allegedly returned the $500 deposit to the player who came across their site from his mobile phone believing it to be Legends (SBR rating A+). The player provided his gaming account to the sportsbook whose ownership is that of the F rated Apex Sports, the clerk acted like the player already had an account and provided WU instructions. | View initial scam report
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Scam sportsbook adds another victim

LegendsSportsbook (SBR rating D-) has snagged another victim. A player googled Legends, intending to find Legends (SBR rating A+), but instead came across the impersonating sportsbook LegendsSportsbook, which is operated by Robbie, formerly of defunct Apex Sports (SBR rating F). The player provided his real Legends account and was given Western Union instructions. The player then sent $500 to the fake Legends before realizing his error. SBR expects the scam sportsbook to credit the player his $500.  | Read more

Legends creates backup website during denial-of-service attack

Legends (SBR rating A+), which uses Legends.com as its primary website, has created http://backup.legends.com. Legends has been facing a denial of service attack since Saturday. The attack uses a large amount of the websites server and bandwidth resources in an attempt to keep real users from accessing the site. Legends' IT team has been working on new filters since Saturday. Players can also manage their account by phone at  1-800-246-9828.  | Read more

SCAM ALERT: Imposter sportsbook site from Apex Sportsbook owner

BetPhoenixSports.com is designed to con players into believing they are actually playing with B+ rated BetPhoenix (BetPhoenix.com). The new cyber-squatting website uses the Phoenix brand but operates on the Bet33 (SBR rating F) wagering platform. This is not the first time Robbie has tried to impersonate and capitalize on the reputation of other sportsbooks. Apex owner, Robbie (AKA Zach), is operating legendsportsbook.com which has attracted bettors looking for the real Legendz (SBR rating A+).

New player victim to sportsbook impersonator

SBR visits Legends Sportsbook (SBR rating A+)

SCAM ALERT:

Industry scammer continues to trick players into joining sportsbooks. Robbie McPhail is operating LegendSportsbook.com which has attracted bettors looking for the real Legendz (SBR rating A-). SBR warned players in March of Mr. McPhail’s LasPalmasSportsbook.com after readers reported depositing in what they believed to be LasPalmas (SBR rating C). Bettors should also beware of OceanSportsbook (SBR rating F) and AmericasBookie (SBR rating F). Both are part of this network of scam sites and are spamming email lists offering large bonuses.