7/23/2010 04:36 PM
BetR
Evolution - SBR initiates rating coverage at D+
7/23/2010 03:04 PM
BetREvolution update
BetREvolution (SBR rating D+) has been added to the
SBR rating guide. On July 9th SBR
reported that forum readers were discussing the sportsbook. SBR has completed a preliminary review of BetR
Evolution. BetR
Evolution claims that the company is located in Antigua while their servers are housed in Costa Rica. However, in addition to BetR
Evolution, the domain '
'
is also located on the same web server.
is a coffee supplier located in Costa Rica.
BetREvolution management did not directly comment on this outside business and failed to provide any additional information in a planned e-mail followup to SBR's telephone interview. The BetR
Evolution marketing department is operated and managed in Canada. BetR
Evolution's introduction into online gaming forums was not without incident as the following two situations tarnished the perception readers had of the relatively unknown sportsbook.
1. BetR
Evolution operated a knock-off odds site called ShowMeOdds.com. The site used the same logo and displayed some of the same information as ShowMeTheOdds.com. After SBR inquired during its conference call with BetR
Evolution, BetR
Evolution first denied any knowledge of the ripoff site before SBR shared that it learned the site was being hosted on the same web server as BetR
Evolution. A member of BetR
Evolution management could not confirm the extent of the relationship with the site but stated that he would inquire with ownership. BetR
Evolution did not followup on the item with SBR as planned, and the site has since been taken off-line.
2. BetR
Evolution displayed a license on its website to an "Antiguan Gaming Commission". Forum readers at the Eye On Gambling website, where BetR
Evolution now advertises, were able to determine that the claim was false by contacting the Directorate of Offshore Gaming in Antigua to confirm the licensing agreement. The DOGA allegedly stated that no applications were submitted for the domain BetR
Evolution.com, and thus no such license existed.
BetR
Evolution addressed the situation by downplaying the matter as an honest mistake and that they were in the process of acquiring a license, despite the fact that on a blog designed to promote the BetR
Evolution brand, a fake license number was provided next to the Antiguan Gaming Commission logo.
BetREvolution: ...we want to clearly state that we do not have an active gaming license with the Antiguan gaming commission. We recognize the value and confidence that such statement brings to the gaming community and now in retrospective to the EOG Forum. This is why we have made all the necessary arrangements, not only to have part of our operations located in Antigua, but also to be an applicant of such recognition.
It was our honest mistake and fault to have indicated in our content that we've already been granted with such license.
Players are advised to proceed with extreme caution when choosing to play at any newly opened sportsbook, and can always
write to SBR with feedback or for
dispute assistance.
7/9/2010 11:41 AM
Readers discuss BetREvolution (unrated)SBR readers
discuss BetREvolution (unrated). SBR is in the process of gathering information about BetR
Evolution; a sportsbook that came online in December of 2009. BetR
Evolution has developed proprietary software for its sportsbook, and is in the process of launching a casino that is licensed from the Cross Media Group. The company was founded in Antigua, and has its servers located in Costa Rica. Players who have used this sportsbook are asked to
contact SBR with feedback. As with all new sportsbooks, players are advised to use extreme caution.
10/1/2008 06:26 PM
SCAM ALERT: LazerWager (SBR
rating F) operation taking wagers through live dealer
online casinos. The company owns websites such as
DealFourRealCasino.com
and
Deal4Real.net where the gambler can play against and
converse with a live dealer.
TheLiveDealerCasino.com, owned by parent company
GPS
Global, is attempting to outsource the live dealer service to
other gambling operators. When SBR visited the
LazerWager
facility in February to discuss its failure to pay, we toured the live
dealer casino room. Management stated that the value of the video
camera equipment was more than the "low 6 figures" owed to LazerWager
victims. LazerWager's parent company also operates its pay per head
service called
Evolution
or
EvoDP.com. Evo Data Processing hosts and
services the following sportsbook
websites:
betbooky.com
betc2c.com
betges.com
betwinnerlive.com
blackysports.com
ibetaaa.com
lasportsbet.com
lawager.com
msbparadise.com
onyxsports.net
risk2bet.com
sgbets.com
skytownsports.com
tagbets.com
ubet1688.com
win898.com
win989.com
9/28/2008 11:13 PM
OnyxSports, an Evolution Sports Data Processing sportsbook, enters the SBR rating guide at F. Onyx is post-up sportsbook from the same operation that hosted Lazerwager (SBR rating F). BetGES and IwagerBig, also sister books of Lazerwager, have been downgraded from D- to F.
9/27/2008 03:11 PM
Lazerwager (SBR rating F) officially folds with player funds; parent company scams continueLazerwager again cites frozen funds of third party processors as reason for finally calling it quits. The book used the processor excuse again despite only transferring two partial withdrawals to players since last year's Super Bowl. LazerWager blamed a credit card processor that froze post-up funds in February. LazerWager admitted that it made the mistake of relying on one processor to collect all monies and that without player deposits it did not have the needed funds to pay winners. The sportsbook lied to players saying that it would be transferring money from
other business ventures. During the stalling and false promises of 2008, the sportsbook marketed aggressively to get new deposits from unsuspecting bettors.
The Lazerwager staff told SBR prior to payout issues that the book is owned by
GPS Global SA, also known as
Evolution Sports Data Processing (evodp.com). The sportsbook shares the same server with many other betting sites.
SCAM ALERT: The image below was taken from Lazerager sister sportsbook,
Prime Time Sports website today. The F rated sportsbook pretends to be rated A+ by SBR and quotes a review written for
The Greek (SBR rating A+).
All
Evolution Sports Data Processing (evodp.com), AKA GPS Global SA,
sites should be avoided. SBR is currently researching all websites
under the operating group in an effort to warn players. They will be listed in the latest SBR scam report.
4/16/2008 07:35 PM
No-Pay book, LazerWager (SBR rating F) continues to advertise while stalling owed players
LazerWager management told SBR during our office visit in February that the book was waiting for a refund from its credit card processor and if it was not apparent that the funds would be returned, ownership would provide money needed to pay users. LazerWager then told SBR that payment should be expected in early April. Over the last month the book has maintained that the funds are being transferred. During this time LW continued to advertise to players it cannot pay. It has become clear the book hopes to market its way out of this debt and stay out of its own pockets. LazerWager should be considered a scam company currently funded by player deposits. LazerWager staff has told SBR that the book is owned by
GPS Global SA, also known as
Evolution Sports Data Processing (evodp.com). |
SBRforum Discussion
2/8/2008 07:14 AM
IWagerBig, a sister book of LazerWager (SBR rating D+) enters the SBR rating guide at D+. IWagerBig is the third post-up sportsbook from
GPS Global/Evolution Sports. The first post-up sportsbook from the operation was
SexyWagers (SBR rating D), which closed in good standing in November of 2006.
9/30/2007 11:18 PM
LazerWager enters SBR rating guide at D+. The sportsbook is a turnkey operation serviced by
GPS Global SA, which markets its services as
Evolution Sports. The latest post-up sportsbook to utilize this operation and market its sportsbook was
SexyWagers (SBR rating D), which closed in good standing last November. Although Lazerwager has employed former management of
Nine.com (SBR rating B+), the book is owned by unknown "investors" and should initially be viewed as a high-risk turnkey sportsbook.
6/14/2006 11:06 PM
SBR office Tours: View the office photos for GPS Global SA sportsbooks,
SexyWagers, BetGES and CasinoVIP,
here. The company is located in Heredia, Costa Rica. Its focus has been servicing credit agents with sites such as Elite Sportsbook (BetESI), under the name of
Evolution Sports Data Processing, or CallECC. This new post-up operation, which is still developing its policies and procedures, has received an initial SBR rating of D.