7/20/2008 11:36 PM
vip sports lowered from A- to B+
7/28/2006 06:29 PM
SBRforum: Today is the last day new contestants will be eligible for the Grand Prize, A Trip for Two to Curacao, for the
vip sports Bases Bankroll Contest. Current standings show posters Kdmfox, Manly and Stump in the lead and less than one unit apart! All players are eligible for monthly cash prizes through the end of the MLB regular season.
6/28/2006 12:34 PM
SBR Bill Dozer reports: Newest Leisure & Gaming Plc sportsbooks,
Nine, BetCom and MyBookie receive upgrades from B to B+ after inheriting A+ rated
vip sports’ wagering rules and policies.
VIP’s terms of service were implemented today.
5/31/2006 01:19 PM
New Entries Still Eligible for Baseball Bankroll Contest Grand Prize. SBRforum posters are competing for a trip for two to the Caribbean island of Curacao; with airfare, 5 nights deluxe accommodations, and $1,000 spending money courtesy of
vip sports (SBR rating A+). Contestants are also competing for monthly cash prizes in their VIP accounts. Congratulations to last month’s winner,
Stump, who took 1st prize with a record of 16-4. Enter contest and see full details here.
4/2/2006 10:18 AM
Free Baseball Bankroll Contest Begins Today. SBRforum posters will compete for a trip for two to the Caribbean island of Curacao, with airfare, 5 nights deluxe accommodations, and $1,000 spending money courtesy of
vip sports(SBR rating A+). Contestants will also compete monthly for betting cash prizes in their VIP accounts. Enter contest and see full details and rules here.
3/28/2006 11:48 AM
vip sports announces a full year gross profit of $80,900,000, cites early 2006 growth exceeding 26%.
2/16/2006 11:39 PM
Nine (SBR rating B) office tour: SBR’s latest photo shoot covers one of the nicest offices in the business. The Nine building has been remodeled to promote the brand, which is now owned by A+ rated
vip sports.
View photos here.
2/12/2006 11:35 AM
Merger and Aquistion activety at all time high. vip sports is the most active buyer. YouWager, BetRoyal and many smaller books are all said to be Sellers actively seeking buyouts. BetCRIS could also be a Buyer under the right circumstances which recently has focused on bailing out small operators. BetWWTS has made several trips and has signed at least one confidentiality agreement although we are unaware of any serious interest. Sportsbooks who have had made M&A headlines in the recent past that appear to be holding pat; Hollywood, BoDog, SportsInteraction are said to be no longer active Sellers. Smaller operations such as BetMaker, YouWager and Sportbet along with operations that have difficult reputations such as Royal Sports have mostly signed confidentiality agreements giving buyers a chance to possibly make an offer. SBR expects a pick-up in M&A activity despite rising valuations.
1/14/2006 12:24 PM
Current SUPER TOP 10 Sportsbooks. Consensus of 3 top experts. The following is the combined SUPER TOP 10 according to;
The Sportsbook Review (SBR) Top 10 Recommended List
The EOG Top 10 Sportsbooks in the World
TheRX.com poster voted top Sportsbooks1. Pinnacle (36)
2. CRIS (30)
3. Olympic ( 29)
4. Hollywood (20)
5. vip sports (18)
6. WSEX (17)
7. 5 Dimes (10)
8. BetJamaica ( 9)
9. Bet365 (9)
10. BetCascade ( 9)
Others receiving votes: BetWWTS(7), Skybook(7), Bodog(3), Mansion(2), Legendz(2)
Sources:
http://www.sportsbookreview.com/Recommended+List/http://www.eog.com/news/index.aspx?id=1126http://forum.therx.com/showthread.php?t=337810
12/10/2005 09:27 PM
Powerhouse vip sportsbook (SBR rating A+) reaches a market value of $125 million USD (68 billion Costa Rican). After gobbling up up Nine.com, SBR sat down with the honorable Alistair Assheton, CEO of VIP in the executive offices in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles:
SBR: Is VIP still in the acquisition mode?
Mr. Assheton : "Yes. We will be extremely selective however. We would look to acquire a strong brand with strong management that could compliment our present operation."
SBR: Any names you could mention?
Mr. Assheton : No. From your early report on our previous acquisition of Nine.com, I don’t especially think you need me to name names, correct?
SBR: Yes sir. Thank you Mr Assheton.
Mr. Assheton: It’s my pleasure.
11/9/2005 07:10 AM
vip sports (SBR rating A+) to acquire the MyBookie Group to include Nine.com and Betcom.com VIP will also acquire English Harbor Casino group.
7/10/2005 06:40 PM
vip sportsbook (SBR rating A+) goes public; shares begin trading on the London Stock Exchange. Share prices for VIP continue upward as the investing community becomes familiar with this well run operation.
6/2/2005 09:09 AM
Acquisition minded vip sports(SBR rating A+) to raise millions of dollars in an Initial Public Offering(IPO) on June 28th. VIP looks to swell its considerable acquisition war chest. Take-over candidates that VIP has been rumored to be considering include; BetWWTS(SBR rating A+), Intertops(SBR rating C+), SportsInteraction(SBR rating D+) and Bowmans(SBR rating A-).
4/5/2005 10:39 AM
WSEX (SBR rating A) will soon join SBRLines. The full list includes:
| Pinnacle |
A+ |
| CRIS |
A+ |
| vip sports |
A+ |
| BetWWTS |
A+ |
| BetJamaica |
A+ |
| Hollywood107 |
A+ |
| 5Dimes |
A |
| WSEX |
A |
| Bowmans |
A- |
| Canbet |
B+ |
SBRLINES.COM
4/1/2005 04:57 PM
vip sports(SBR rating A+) to offer shares in a public offering on the London Exchange. According to eGaming Review (
egrmagazine.com) the market value of
vip sports will be about $185,000,000.
12/23/2004 12:18 AM
vip sports (SBR rating A+) acquires BetOnGames (SBR rating A-). Already fully under VIP management,
vip sports makes the move to acquire a 100% interest in BetOnGames(BOG). BOG was part of the highly touted big 3 new sportsbooks of 2003. BetJamaica (SBR rating A+) backed by Olympic and BetOnGames have been successful star performers while BetPanAm (SBR rating F-), proved to be nothing more than an amateur run sportsbook that eventually failed. The move to acquire BOG makes the 3rd VIP acquisition in as many months.
12/19/2004 10:43 AM
IGW Software President, Bran Abboud, meets with SBR. Armed with a collection of high-powered designers and programmers, IGW announces they will release a revolutionary new sportsbook management software in the summer of 2005. Currently IGW powers about a dozen sportsbooks with the most popular being
vip sportsbook (SBR rating A+). IGW Software is a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Entertainment Holdings/Equities Inc., publicly traded under symbol GAMM
12/8/2004 10:29 AM
Webmasters: Put SBRLines on your website in 2005.. And brand it as your own! The revolutionary real-time lines complete with match-up stats will be made available in early 2005. Websites will be able to brand the proprietary real-time SBR feed and offer the best handicapping stats. Websites will have full control over all branding and banner placements. The world class line-up of sportsbooks committed for 2005: WWTS,
vip sports, BetJamaica, 5Dimes, Hollywood107, WSEX, Bowmans, Pinnacle, CRIS.
11/9/2004 11:47 AM
SBR confirms vip sports (SBR rating A+) buys GlobalWager and BetWorldWide. Alistair Assheton, Managing Director of VIP, confirms the earlier SBR report that
vip sports has, as of today, purchased both Costa Rican sportsbooks which were owned separately. Eric Gomez, the GM of GlobalWager, tells SBR that after four years the opportunity to sell to
vip sports was one they could not pass up. Mr. Gomez goes on to say that his customers will be wagering through the VIP system tonight and full customer service will be transferred by Thursday.
11/9/2004 10:17 AM
vip sports (SBR Rating A+) buying two Costa Rican sportsbooks. Awaiting confirmation from
vip sports, however, SBR sources report that
vip sports (SBR rating A+) will buy Globalwager and Betworldwide for an undisclosed amount of cash. Both books have been nothing but trouble for players.
9/12/2004 12:46 PM
Sportsbooks gear up to handle the onslaught of football players on the internet. The top A+ group of sportsbooks reporting no problems handling the load are Pinnacle A+ (
www.pinbet.com),
vip sportsbook A+ (www.
vip sportsbook.com). Load problems have caused slow downs at BetWWTS A+ and BetJamaica A+. A complete phone listing for all sportsbooks is located
here.
9/9/2004 05:13 PM
Part II of the exclusive interview with vip sports (SBR rated A+) CEO Alistair Assheton. Meet the man behind one of the first online sportsbooks.
Read part 2 of this entertaining two part interview.
9/8/2004 05:45 PM
Exclusive interview with vip sports (SBR rated A+) CEO Alistair Assheton. Meet the man behind one of the first online sportsbooks.
Read part 1 of this entertaining two part interview.
9/8/2004 04:01 PM
Curacao-based sportsbooks operating with minimal or no staff due to Hurricane Ivan. Players may notice an absence or decline in service at the following sportsbooks:
vip sports, Game Day, Bet On Games, Fair Deal, Bet19, ASAP, Pinnacle Sports and the BetRoyal Family of books. Most are expecting to be operating as normal by morning.
9/6/2004 03:03 PM
Coming this Thursday: In-person interview with vip sports (SBR rated A+) CEO, Alistair Assheton Catch this rare in-depth interview with the creator of one of the most player-friendly sportsbooks. Think all bookmakers are cigar smoking hustlers? Think again; find out why the well educated Mr. Assheton is thought of as the top executive in the industry today.
9/5/2004 09:37 AM
Two of the top 3 rated sportsbooks start football with aggressive 20% bonus. Both WWTS (SBR rating A+) and
vip sports (SBR rating A+) are offering extremely high bonus packages for new and existing customers. These limited time bonuses will start expiring on September 12th.
5/23/2004 12:42 PM
Pinnacle Sports (SBR rating A+) and vip sports (SBR rating A+) in the news - Pinnacle invites industry to sneak preview of much anticipated casino. SBR team to arrive Wednesday.
vip sports in final stage of preparing to open Euro division based in London. Staff training has begun with an anticipated launch in mid July.
2/26/2004 12:00 AM
vip sports family of books under DoS attack - sites expected to be back up by mid afternoon
2/24/2004 12:00 AM
SBR receives tentative approval for the SBR Co-op player insurance plan from
vip sports
2/22/2004 12:00 AM
Acquisition talk: Canbet (SBR rating B+) has had at least two books in the SBR top 5 show interest - SBR has confirmed that neither book saw value or will make an offer -
Sportbet(SBR rating D) having no luck finding a buyer so far -
WWTS(SBR rating A+) is looking to buy a top 15 book -
Pinnacle(SBR rating A+) has an eye on a specific sector and one company specifically to help its foreign expansion -
vip sports(SBR rating A+) has turned down an offer to merge with an SBR top 10 book and instead has looked at acquiring turnaround candidate SportsInteraction
2/21/2004 12:00 AM
SBR visits Pinnacle(SBR rating A+) Office space has doubled and many new staff have been added since the last SBR visit in October 03. Pinnacle is well known for hiring the best talent in the industry, SBR was told by a Curacao source that Pinnacle pays double what island competitors pay - Pinnacle has recently hired several key employees away from
vip sports(SBR rating A+)
2/4/2004 05:34 AM
vip sports (SBR rating A+) Family of books under DoS attack by extortionists
vip sports 800-606-3576
BetOnGames 888-426-3800
BetGameday 800-386-2387
2/3/2004 05:41 AM
Multiple complaints received
vip sports(SBR rating A+) - DOS attacks continue to disrupt operations
10/5/2003 05:56 PM
SBR tours Pinnacle,
vip sports, GameDay and BetOnGames
8/4/2003 12:38 PM
New multi-million dollar VIP high-tech data center powering up today could cause temporary problems for VIP properties -
vip sports,
vip sportsbook, GameDay, Bet19, BetOnGames
10/9/2002 10:59 AM
vip sports completes major server upgrade - edges up on the Recommended List
4/22/2002 03:34 PM
vip sports acquires Wall Street Super Book - An excellent addition- WSSB is well established, same software
1/28/2002 10:23 AM
vip sports, Pinnacle - Rank #1, #2 in the Sportbook Review client survey with WWTS a close 3rd