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Sportsbook Review: Linesmaker.co.uk

SBR RATING D+

Contact Information

CS Phone: 1-800-601-8969
Wager Phone: 1-800-601-8969
Email: support@linesmaker.co.uk
Live Chat:

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Company Information

Location: United Kingdom
Software: IGaming Software / Futurebet
Parent / Host: Futurebet/IGS/Gametech
Policy: co.uk Rules

SBR Search Results: LINESMAKER.CO.UK

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11/21/2007 06:24 PM
SafariCasino, MayanSports and BetTheGlobe upgraded from F to D. The books' owner reports paying all players with privately held funds due to Futurebet's unwillingness to pay. Futurebet is withholding its licensee's funds while refusing to pay its users. Some Futurebet sportsbooks have closed down while others are attempting to work out deals to move player balances to other sportsbook operations, like linesmaker.co.uk (SBR rating D+) has done. SBR expects only Futurebet-owned SportsbookUSA (SBR rating F) and new Futurebet partners BetOnUSA (SBR rating D-) & Oddsmaker (SBR rating D-) players to receive payments from the Futurebet cashier. Players should avoid these scam books which have proven they are not opposed to stealing funds.

11/7/2007 09:49 PM
linesmaker.co.uk (SBR rating D+) tranferring balances to Linesmaker.com (SBR rating D+). Players unable to access their linesmaker.co.uk balance may contact SBR for assistance by email or by calling 830-255-4677.

11/3/2007 11:25 PM
linesmaker.co.uk (SBR rating D+) closes, says Futurebet claiming insolvency
The sportsbook's homepage gives users the following message:
"The gaming platform provider for this website is claiming insolvency and is no longer able to provide services". The website also states that player balances will be honored and users must contact the book at fbrescue@linesmaker.com to make arrangements. The message does not say if balances will be moved to Sportsbook.com-serviced Linesmaker.com (SBR rating D+) or if players will be given the option for an immediate payout. Other Futurebet-serviced sportsbook users will not be as fortunate.

Note: Linesmaker.com ownership tells SBR they would not be part of voided correlated parlay scandal. Any players who believe their LM account was debited due to the Sportsbook.com Group winning parlay confiscations should contact SBR. Linesmaker was not downgraded to D- along with most of the Sportsbook.com Family.

10/26/2007 08:56 AM
Futurebet on verge of collapse; SportsbookUSA and sister books downgraded to F
More Futurebet Sportsbook brands report that the operation will not pay book owners or their players. Brand owners who ignored Futurebet warnings now realize they have been marketing a scam operation and find themselves with player debt that they cannot pay. Futurebet has not passed earnings, from what has been a very favorable football season for the house, on to sportsbook site owners. Book owners who have been stiffed out of these profits must go into their pocket or stiff the players who managed to win.

Scam planned months in advance?
Futurebet Sportsbook brand owners tell SBR that the turnkey business reached a new low in the early part of 2007. The operation blamed problems on processor theft and stiffed employees in June. Despite the internal probelms sportsbook giant BetOnUSA (SBR rating D) chose to migrate to Futurebet just last month. SBR expects BetOnUSA, which briefly owned the World Gaming software source code, to take control of its second sportsbook platform once the many sportsbooks sites close. A paper sale of Futurebet-owned flagship SportsbookUSA is also possible. The chronic slow-pay book has been quiet while white labels see shrinking player bases and growing debt.

Futurebet-hosted linesmaker.co.uk (SBR rating D-) to transfer balances to Sportsbook.com-serviced Linesmaker.com (SBR rating D-). Players who reside in countries that are prohibited by the Sportsbook.com Group will receive a check. linesmaker.co.uk users should contact SBR. Futurebet Sportsbooks that have obtained their own processing or will move player balancesto a different book are also asked to contact SBR.

6/24/2007 03:35 PM
linesmaker.co.uk - SBR initiates rating coverage at D+
Results 1 - 1 of 1 Rating changes for: LINESMAKER.CO.UK
6/24/2007 03:35 PM
linesmaker.co.uk - SBR initiates rating coverage at D+

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