11/20/2009 01:53 PM
5Dimes acquires Sportbet and sister sportsbook, IslandCasino
5Dimes (SBR rating A+) has purchased
Sportbet (SBR rating B) and
IslandCasino (SBR rating B). 5Dimes ownership tells SBR that the eleven year old sportsbook brands will be maintained and Sportbet and IslandCasino players will continue to
acess their accounts as normal. 5Dimes acquired
ChineseBookie (SBR rating B+),
VietBet (SBR rating B+) and
BetAnySports (SBR rating B+) in August of 2008.
8/24/2007 03:44 PM
BookMaker (SBR rating A+) officially takes over
Superiorbook (SBR rating D+) as well as accounts from sister no-pay sportsbook,
BetEmpire (SBR rating F). Bookmaker has erased the rollover requirement previously imposed by the internal Empire/Superior "
merger." Players now have full
acess to wagering and their funds.
Operations Director of Superiorbook and BetEmpire quoted in the Bookmaker press release:
Mr. Jimmy Mason, Operations Director of SuperiorBook.com: I can not stress how pleased I am that Bookmaker.com came to the rescue of our former players. Bookmaker.com has gone above and beyond anything I have seen in this industry and continues to show why they are an A+ operation. My number one concern has been and continues to be the welfare of the players and I can now sleep well at night knowing everyone's funds are safe and they'll now have a much better overall gaming experience.
5/21/2007 11:46 PM
Former Betcorp White Label, acesAce downgraded from C- to D-. All Betcorp sportsbook accounts were taken over by Bodog Sportsbook (SBR rating A) last November. The website owner has since moved the book to problem sportsbook operator, Futurebet.
5/21/2007 11:45 PM
acesAce downgraded from C- to D-
4/12/2007 06:23 PM
3/2/2007 07:01 PM
Owner of defunct sportsbook,
Bet4aces (SBR rating F) offering sportsbook hosting services for other bookmakers. The website called VisionSoftsa.com claims to "
Gain the trust of online players through fair play, transparency, and responsible gaming." This software was developed while Bet4
aces was was unable to pay players who were eventually robbed of thousands. Thanks to SBR poster
Montreaux for information.
1/6/2007 11:43 PM
SBR Congratulates Winners of the 2006 Beat The Prick Football Handicapping Contest!SBRforum poster
aces took the grand prize with a 38-16-2 record and a total score of 30 points.
aces and a guest will be attending Super Bowl XLI in Miami on February 4th.
Second place went to poster
TLD who was 34-19-3 for 22 points. The second best showing scored a trip for two to Monday’s BCS Bowl between Ohio State and Florida.
SBRforum poster
Hanco21 finished third with a record of 36-21-3, accumulating 21 points. Hanco21 will be taking a guest to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii on February 11th.
18 other contestants picked up a season-ending cash prize, including poster
MAB who took home the $500 booby prize. MAB finished with a score of -25 points and a record of 18-37-1.
Over 400 SBRforum posters participated in the BTP contest which offered over $10,000 in weekly cash prizes. Beat The Prick, which was conducted during the NFL regular season, was sponsored by
BetCRIS (SBR rated A+).
10/12/2006 04:47 PM
Sportingbet PLC sells Sportsbook.com (SBR rating D+) and US-facing business to "existing management team"
Statement: Sportingbet announces that it has sold, on 12 October 2006, its US-facing sports betting and casino business (the “US Operations”) to Jazette Enterprises Limited (“JEL”) (the “Disposal”). Sportingbet received cash consideration of US$1 for the shares and related assets of the US Operations, and has discharged excess liabilities amounting to approximately US$13.2 million. Had the business been closed, the Board estimated that the cost of severance and closure would have amounted to approximately US$14.0 million – a total saving of circa US$27.2 million.
Full StatementThe press release suggests that
Wallstreet,
aces, and
SportingbetUSA (SBR rating D+) will move US players under a different brand, likely Sportsbook.com.
Sportingbet Plc has retained ownership of these highly marketable website domains. Paradise Poker will relinquish its share of the US poker market. The poker giant will also be retained by Sportingbet Plc and cease taking deposits from US players at 11:00 a.m tomorrow.
SBR is currently investigating claims that the group has canceled winning future wagers of players who reside in US states that have specific laws against gambling.
7/5/2006 01:15 PM
Sportingbet (SBR rating D+) Company continues Bait n’ Switch bonus scam.Sportingbet Plc steals winnings from player, citing a mystery "
bonus abuse" rule. SBR has received numerous complaints from players who were attracted to incentives from the many Sportingbet Plc brands, which include
Sportsbook.com (SBR rating D+) and
SportingbetUSA (SBR rating D+). If the player has accepted bonus offers from the different books and goes on to win, he is susceptible to the confiscation of all funds above the total amount deposited. SBR has contacted Sportingbet Plc on multiple occasions to verify that utilizing more than one site is not a violation of any rules.
SBR poster ’dvorak51’ shares his experience with the Sportingbet Group’s
aces.com (SBR rating D+).
7/5/2006 8:32:38 PM Update: Sportingbet management refunds player’s winnings and adds free-play bonus for inconvenience.
4/21/2006 02:57 PM
SBR Bill Dozer reports: Sportingbet Plc returns $24,000 confiscated from client in October 2005. Over the course of a year the player had used multiple Sportingbet Plc sites including
PlayersOnly(SBR rating D+),
LinesMaker(SBR rating D+),
SportFanatik(SBR rating D+),
SportingBetUSA(SBR rating D+),
aces(SBR rating D+) and
Sportsbook.com(SBR rating D+). The amount confiscated was the sum of what the player had earned in bonuses and won overall from the family of sportsbooks. SBT management originally stated that the player was violating the spirit of the bonus although the company’s client support has maintained that utilizing multiple sportsbooks and incentive offers was acceptable. Other Sportingbet players hope to experience the same success in resolving their issue and recovering their funds. SBR is currently speaking with Sportingbet’s corporate office about these matters.
7/11/2005 03:39 PM
SBR Bill Dozer reports: Sportingbet Plc family of sportsbooks refusing to pay players this week. Players file multiple complaints against such books as Sportsbook.com, SportingbetUSA.com and
aces.com, citing that the below notice was first posted today.
"Note: There will be no withdrawals processed the week of Monday July 11th to Friday, July 15th. Withdrawals will resume normal processing July 16th. We apologize for any inconvenience caused."
Sportingbet users complain that they were not given any notice that their funds would be inaccessible. Many players will actually be forced to wait until the 18th, due to some banking methods being available for processing only on weekdays. Sportingbet management claims that this freeze on player funds is due to a website upgrade, which suggests players could have been informed well in advance. A likelier reason for this hold on account balances is that Sportingbet recognizes a very slow week in sports and would like to prevent a wave of withdrawal requests that occur when there is little to wager on.
2/27/2002 10:23 AM
acesGold Sports Market - downgraded to the Black List pending review - Mgmt has failed to explain recent problems
2/26/2002 10:23 AM
acesGold Sports Market - Black List placement affirmed. Under review for further downgrade - Mgmt pattern of understating underlying problems leaves questions of the seriousness of financial condition unobtainable.
2/24/2002 10:23 AM
acesGold - Several SBR players are reporting timely payouts made by Western Union
2/22/2002 10:23 AM
acesGold -- Under close watch as several slow pay complaints emerge - further downgrade not expected
2/15/2002 10:23 AM
acesGold - A Sportbook Review Black List member since Feb 4th announces bankruptcy
1/22/2002 10:23 AM
acesGold-Sportsmarket-Removed from Top 20 list. Some book to book transfer agreements have been rescinded.
1/15/2002 10:23 AM
acesGold - Interview with AG CEO clarifies book transfer agreements - Noteworthy: AG's book transfer agreements are unchanged since agreement with Olympic was rescinded 09/01.
acesGold is reinstated on the top 20 list.