9/17/2010 02:46 PM
StridePoker updateStridePoker (SBR rating D) was added to the SBR
Sportsbook Ratings guide at F on August 7th. Since being initiated, SBR has spoken to StridePoker about their relationship with software provider
FutureBet. StridePoker has stated that players funds are handled in-house and that they pay a fee to use the FutureBet software. SBR has upgraded
StridePoker to D to reflect a lesser risk to player funds.
Sportsbooks and online casinos under the FutureBet umbrella have had a checkered past, with many brands going off-line and stiffing all players. In most cases, FutureBet was the prime controller of player funds; providing a full turnkey solution to sportsbook operators. FutureBet twice renamed itself in an effort to distance itself from the history of the theft, first as
igaming software in 2008, later as
Gametech Solutions in 2010.
9/14/2010 02:03 PM
Oddsmaker withdrawal feedback wantedAn
Oddsmaker (SBR rating D-) player has filed a payment complaint. The player indicates that he requested a $500 bank wire payment on August 23rd, which reportedly carried a 3-8 business day time-frame. This is the third outstanding
payment complaint submitted against
Oddsmaker. Players with feedback or complaints against Oddsmaker should write to
help@sportsbookreview.com.
Oddsmaker is FutureBet's biggest licensee.
Futurebet has now rebranded itself as
Gametech Solutions, after previously calling itself
igaming software. The scam software provider has stiffed players and sportsbook operators millions of dollars.
9/2/2010 08:15 PM
EGN Global, EmpireCasino added to SBR Ratings guideEGN Global and
EmpireCasino have been added to the SBR
Sportsbook Ratings guide at F.
EGN Global and
EmpireCasino are both members of the
Futurebet family. Futurebet is now calling itself
Gametech Solutions after previously rebranding itself as
igaming software. Futurebet has scammed millions from its gaming software licensees and players since 2005.
8/2/2010 07:12 PM
Oddsmaker player claims account is charged for deposit he didn't makeAn
Oddsmaker (SBR rating D-) player
has written in stating that his account was charged for a deposit he did not authorize. The player details seeing a $300 debit from his checking account, and that he discovered the adjustment was made to his
Oddsmaker balance. He denies making the transaction, and has stated that Oddsmaker has since disabled his account after charge-back threats were made. SBR is investigating the complaint.
Oddsmaker is Futurebet's biggest licensee.
Futurebet has now rebranded itself as
Gametech Solutions, after previously calling itself
igaming software.
Editor's note: Oddsmaker responds to deposit complaint
7/31/2010 01:40 PM
SafestBet a Dangerous Sportsbook
SafestBet (SBR rating F) sportsbook is a member of FutureBet, which was renamed as
igaming software and then rebranded again as
Gametech Solutions. FutureBet has scammed millions from players and sportsbook operators.
Related News:FutureBet now operating as Gametech SolutionsFutureBet changes company name to igaming softwareSee story from stiffed Futurebet sportsbook client
7/27/2010 03:46 PM
FutureBet now operating as Gametech SolutionsThe
FutureBet, formerly
igaming software (IGS) group is now calling itself GameTech Solutions.
FutureBet has twice rebranded its company name in an effort to distance itself from its history of theft. SBR has discussed FutureBet's past with numerous licensees; the most conservative estimates have FutureBet owing $5 million to players, licensees, and staff.
The most recent brand to join the FutureBet/IGS/Gametech group is poker, sportsbook, and casino
FeltStars.com (SBR rating F). Futurebet supplies the
FeltStars sportsbook and casino software. Futurebet fully hosts and supports FeltStars. |
Read full Futurebet report
6/9/2010 11:04 AM
PlayTraders player submits 6 month old slow-pay complaintA
PlayTraders (SBR rating D-) player
has submitted a six month old slow-pay complaint. On December 21st of 2009 the player requested a withdrawal of $899.13 via bank wire. He requested a follow up withdrawal of $250 on February 9th. He has yet to receive either payment. SBR is following up with
PlayTraders, who is a member of the
igaming software/ Futurebet Group.
10/30/2009 02:09 PM
SportsbookUSA continues scam; players advised to avoid at all costs
SportsbookUSA (SBR rating F) continues to accept new player deposits while not paying winning bettors. The deposit-only sportsbook is on SBR's blacklist.
SportsbookUSA is part of the
igaming software/FutureBet family, which includes
OddsMaker.com.
OddsMaker (SBR rating D-) has attempted to distance itself from
FutureBet despite their allegiance to the scam parent company.
6/18/2009 08:27 PM
Oddsmaker.com steals $8,500 in winnings from playerIn May of 2009 a player accepted a promotion offering $500 in free bets with a five time (5x) roll over (play-through) on his winnings that could not be withdrawn for 30 days. The player went on a winning streak and promptly turned the $500 in free plays into an $8,400 cash balance. The player told his father about the promotion. The father pursued the free-play from his residence in a different town but was denied due to the sportsbook targeting only specific bettors. The winning player was told that his winnings from the promotion will not be paid due to
Oddsmaker (SBR rating D-) taking issue with the fact that he shared the promotion with a third party without authorization. SBR has made its position clear that the matter of a third party's inactive account is not relevant to his winnings. Oddsmaker has confirmed the facts of the player's complaint and stated they will not pay him his May winnings because he "lied" about being authorized to refer others to the promotion and was "rude and arrogant" to the Oddsmaker.com staff.
Due to Oddsmaker's poor reputation they are required to target players with big bonuses who may be uneducated about the industry. SBR routinely receives complaints from players who are lucky enough to go on a winning run only to find the sportsbook has created a reason to deny winnings.
Oddsmaker partnered with no-pay scam group
Futurebet, now known as
igaming software (IGS), in 2007. After Futurebet stiffed the majority of its licensee (turnkey) sportsbooks and kept its player deposits, it changed its brand name and website from Futurebet.com to
igaming software.com. Shortly before it stole licensee and player funds it made Oddsmaker and
BetOnUSA (SBR rating D-) its main revenue sources. IGS staff denies association with Futurebet despite the obvious signs such as site similarities, management, and using the same unique server.
SportsbookUSA (SBR rating F), was the one licensee owned by Futurebet and continues to operate as a deposit-only sportsbook site. |
Oddsmaker discussion
6/15/2009 07:05 PM
PlayTraders enters SBR rating guide at D-PlayTraders is a licensee of
igaming software (formerly called Futurebet) which operates from Vancouver, Canada.
PlayTraders is a sister sportsbook of
Oddsmaker (SBR rating D-).
Oddsmaker is currently paying the majority of its players although SBR will soon report at least one new case of stolen player funds. Sister sportsbook,
SportsbookUSA (SBR rating F) has failed to pay players for years. SBR continues to receive no-pay complaints daily despite IGaming and Oddsmaker ownership no longer marketing the soiled brand.
Futurebet has stolen hundreds of thousands if not more than a million from players and licensees.
Forum:
Futurebet |
SportsbookUSA |
Oddsmaker
3/8/2009 11:47 PM
New SportsbookUSA (SBR rating F) victims learn they will likely not be paidSBR continues to receive requests for help from players who are unaware that the sportsbook has owed other players for years. SportsbookUSA is owned by Futurebet Gaming which closed many of its hosted sportsbook brands, stiffing players and business partners in the process. A select few of the brands, namely D- rated BetOnUSA and
Oddsmaker, are now more than deposit-only sportsbooks. The two sportsbooks partnered with Futurebet in late 2007 shortly after it began shedding debt by stiffing sportsbook website owners it serviced. It then changed its official company name to
igaming software.
SportsbookUSA player: I came across your contact info on a message board. I requested a withdrawal from sportsbookusa.com about a month ago and am getting no response and phone # appears to be disconnected. I have a cousin who works in the industry and he had told me quite awhile back that they were legit. I am concerened now though. Can you help?
11/7/2008 10:49 PM
RevolutionaryPoker Sportsbook
enters the SBR rating guide at F. RPS is the fourth member
of scam sportsbook group, Futurebet to enter the blacklist in the last month.
Futurebet is a scam sportsbook operation in Vancouver, Canada that has
parented hundreds of slow-pay and no-pay sportsbooks. The group is known for robbing both players and
its turnkey book owners while hiding behind different brand names like the ones listed
here.
Futurebet now calls itself
igaming software a.k.a IGS. SBR received a payout
complaint last month from a bettor owed $52,900 from
SportsbookUSA (SBR rating F), formerly the operation's flagship brand. History
shows it is unlikely the player will see any of his winnings or deposit.
11/3/2008 10:23 PM
JackDaddysSportsbook enters the SBR rating guide at F. JDS is the second member of fraud operation, Futurebet to enter the blacklist this week. Futurebet is a scam sportsbook factory in Vancouver, Canada that is known for robbing both players and its webmasters while hiding behind different brand names like those listed
here.
Futurebet now calls itself
igaming software, or IGS, and will deny it has
any relation to
Futurebet when questioned by individuals interested in owning their own sportsbook.
9/14/2008 12:36 PM
SpyCasino (SBR rating F) closes with player funds
Futurebet's SpyCasino was accepting deposits until as recently as late August and has owed players since late 2006. During the last year the sportsbook served as a deposit-only scam site for Futurebet. The domain name has expired and players are no longer able to see their account balances. SpyCasino was the second Futurebet-operated site to close with player funds in two weeks.
USDbet (SBR rating F), which primarily marketed to sports forum posters, also went off-line with a debt to players. Futurebet now claims to be
igaming software and unaffiliated with the Futurebet brand.
Oddsmaker (SBR rating D-) and
BetOnUSA (SBR rating D-) are the main sources of revenue for the group.
8/30/2008 11:15 PM
Scammed sportsbook webmasters leave Futurebet; open new operation
In the fall of 2007 Futurebet-hosted sportsbooks
began to realize that player deposited funds, bookmaking profits, as well as money on hand for withdrawals were stolen by the provider. Futurebet, now calling itself
igaming software, claimed it was broke and could not pay its books or their players. Some of the Futurebet brands like
USDbet (SBR rating F) and
Monkeybet (SBR rating F) stiffed users and abandoned their sites. Others absorbed losses and attempted to stay in business, doing their own processing.
SafariCasino (SBR rating D) and
Dimeline Sports (SBR rating D) are two books that sustained hits by their business partner, continued to use Futurebet's software and hosting while using internal processing resources. The two books left Futurebet this past week, setting up new servers and their own software in Curacao. SBR will speak with ownership and reevaluate the new gaming group in early September.
The list of gaming sites to join the group include:
dimelinesports.com
safaricasino.com
bettheglobe.com
bettingchamps.com
kingdomcasino.com
palladiumcasino.com
tropicalislandcasino.com
xtremebluff.com
zetpoker.com
7/27/2008 11:40 PM
ExtremeBet enters the SBR rating guide at F. ExtremeBet is the first F
uturebet Group, now called igaming software (website), sportsbook to enter the SBR Rating Guide in July. SBR will continue to look for sports betting sites affiliated with the scam group which is known to recycle sportsbook brands prior to football season. Do you know of a Futurebet book that is not in the
Sportsbook Review Rating Guide? Write to
SBR.
7/23/2008 11:34 PM
SCAM Alert: GoRake enters the SBR Rating Guide at F. GoRake is a new poker room and sportsbook from F
uturebet, now calling itself
igaming software. F
uturebet is servicing multiple no-pay sportsbooks like
SportsbookUSA (SBR rating F) and
USDbet (SBR rating F).
USDbet, which remains online as a deposit-only sportsbook website, is marketing 100% bonuses. GoRake shares the same IP address as flagship IGaming site,
Oddsmaker.com (SBR rating D-).
6/21/2008 11:25 PM
USAsportsbook enters the SBR rating guide at F. USAsportsbook is the second Futurebet (now called igaming software) sportsbook to enter the SBR Rating Guide this week. SBR will continue to look for sports betting sites affiliated with the scam group. Futurebet is known to recycle sportsbook brands prior to football season.
6/8/2008 11:24 PM
KingsTreasureCasino enters the SBR Rating Guide at F
KingsTreasureCasino is a newly rated sportsbook from Futurebet which is now calling itself igaming software. Futurebet is servicing multiple no-pay sportsbooks like SportsbookUSA (SBR rating F) USDbet (SBR rating F) and MonkeyBet (SBR rating F). MonkeyBet and USDbet remain online as a deposit-only sportsbook websites and are marketing 100% bonuses.
4/17/2008 10:19 PM
SCAM Alert: BetBig247 enters the SBR Rating Guide at F. BetBig247 is a new sportsbook from Futurebet, now calling itself igaming software. Futurebet is servicing multiple no-pay sportsbooks like SportsbookUSA (SBR rating F) and MonkeyBet (SBR rating F). MonkeyBet, which remains online as a deposit-only sportsbook website, is marketing 100% bonuses. The Futurebet Group is currently the largest sportsbook scam online.
2/17/2008 10:34 PM
Zwinner enters the SBR rating guide at F. Zwinner is the latest fly-by-night gaming site from
Interactive Gaming Systems to be rated by SBR and should be avoided.
IGS is known for selling their turnkey start-up sites to small investors who hope to get rich overnight. When the sportsbook fails to make money and attract players, the disgruntled owner may refuse to further fund his investment. IGS client support then tells the player they only operate the site for an owner who refuses to pay. The company is better known to players by its customer service name,
PlayerCenter. IGS is sometimes confused with Futurebet's new label,
igaming software.
10/24/2007 08:38 PM
Update: FutureBet has switched company names. SportsbookReview warns future licensees about potential problems.
Futurebet sportsbook owner tells story from inside no-pay scam
Things have taken a turn for the worst for problem-gaming company Futurebet, which now uses the name IGS (
igaming software) to shield itself from the Futurebet brand's reputation. The company recently lost ownership of its biggest asset, the DGN Poker Network, lost employees it would not pay, and now reports are surfacing from licensee partners that the sportsbook website owners are not receiving their funds and are left holding player debt. Many of these licensees such as
USDbet (SBR rating D-) were warned by SBR to avoid partnering with the Vancouver-based operation.
Read horror story from another investor in Futurebet product.
...Later in 2006, we noticed withdrawals were taking over a month. The story from FutureBet at this time was that they had a credit card processor in the Philippines who had stolen $700K of their money and that they were going to pay everyone, but that it would just take time. FutureBet always has a new excuse for problems like this. At this point, our $500K a month handle had dropped like a rock as people were leaving us in droves. We were completely caught between a rock and a hard place. If we paid winners ourselves, we would probably never see the money again. If FutureBet paid our customers, the payments were taking months sometimes, resulting in people never coming back.
3/18/2007 11:41 PM
JonWoodGaming (SBR rating F) website back online. The Futurebet partner sportsbook tells SBR they are able to process payouts due to having control of independant reserve funds provided to the turnkey service.
Note: Futurebet also using new company name, igaming software.