SBR review: SportsWager

BetOnSportsWagers sportsbook site enters the SBR Rating Guide at F

Rating Change: BetOnSports

BetOnSports BetOnSportsWagers - SBR initiates rating coverage at F

Rating Change: SportsWager

SportsWager BetOnSportsWagers - SBR initiates rating coverage at F

Newly rated scam sportsbooks taken off-line

Newly rated scam sportsbooks taken off-line
All-Sportsbook (SBR rating F) and 1SportsWagering (SBR rating F) were added to the blacklist this summer. SBR warned players of scams ran by sister sportsbooks under parent operation EZ Sports.

BetOnUSA (SBR rating D+) moving to Futurebet from the Sportsbook.com (SBR rating D+) Family

Processing struggle continues for Sportsbook.com Group

Rating Change: SportsWager

SportsWager SportsWagerNow - SBR initiates rating at F

Rating Change: WagerNow

WagerNow SportsWagerNow - SBR initiates rating at F

Rating Change: SportsWagerNow

SportsWagerNow - SBR initiates rating at F

Rating Change: SportsWager

SportsWager AdvantageWagering & 123SportsWagering - SBR initiates coverage at B-

Rating Change: SportsWager

SportsWager 1800Sportswager - SBR initiates coverage at D-

Rating Change: 1800Sportswager

1800Sportswager - SBR initiates coverage at D-

SBR Bill Dozer reports:

SportsWager (SBR rating D+) leaves the PlayersTime Group and joins the Sportingbet Family. SportsWager players are considering themselves lucky as PlayersTime websites have been down for 4 days. SBR has received multiple slow-pay complaints from worried players who have been denied payouts during this 4 day period. PlayersTime sportsbooks are listed below.

PlayersTime
BetTheBook
FantasyIsland
GoldStar
OffshoreIsland
QuantumSportsbook
RoyalPalm
SunCoastSportsbook
SuperiorSportsbook
ThePerfectSportsbook
Vegas24Sportsbook
WinMoney
WinnersTime

SBR Bill Dozer reports:

SportsWageringOdds (SBR rating F) refusing to pay bettor $5,000. The player turned a $500 deposit into $5,000 only to be rewarded with clerks who hang up on him and fail to respond to emails. SWO is part of the EZ Sports Group and will not hesitate to steal from those who have won substantial sums. Sister sportsbook NationalSportsGambling (SBR rating F) stiffed a player $2500 in June.

SBR Bill Dozer reports:

SportsWageringOdds (SBR rating F) pays player. The owner of the sportsbook’s parent company EZ Sports has contacted SBR about paying other bettors who were cheated this past year. Ownership acknowledges that players are owed, and has asked SBR for help in coordinating payments to these individuals. Although this does provide some hope, players should not become optimistic until a payment on a delinquent account has been executed. SBR will report on any further progress.

SBR Bill Dozer reports:

Player denied payout from SportsWageringOdds (SBR rating F). Management is telling the player he must continue wagering before he can receive a payout despite the fact that he has met the roll-over requirement for his bonus. SportsWageringOdds is the newest member of the EZ Sports Group and SBR’s Blacklist. This group includes scam sportsbooks, BetonSportsOnline (SBR rating F) and EZSportsbetting (SBR rating F).

Rating Change: SportsWager

SportsWager SportsWageringOdds - SBR initiates coverage at F

Rating Change: SportsWageringOdds

SportsWageringOdds - SBR initiates coverage at F

SBR Bill Dozer reports: BetonUSA Live-Betting SCAM?

BetonUSA (SBR rating D-) claims the right to keep entire account balances if a player makes an in-game live wager after the play has begun. One player reports that BetonUSA confiscated $7,000 of winnings before closing the account. The rules state that if the player wagers after the snap of the football they would pay for their mistake with the funds currently in their account. 

Management claims they do not have control of live-wagering and a third party handles this part of the sportsbook for them. This relationship is similar to the one BetonUSA had with its original poker room. The poker room closed with player balances. Many players were not credited by BetonUSA or their sister site PyramidSportsWager (SBR rating D-). SBR to contact BetonUSA’s live-wagering on players’ behalf.

SBR Bill Dozer reports:

Playerstime (SBR rating D) voiding winning wagers after events have concluded, stating that "we didn’t mean to take those bets.” Management refuses to offer a valid explanation to SBR, stating “This was ownership’s decision and we do not know why these winnings were confiscated.” This action will cost the player over $8,000. Playerstime has been downgraded from C- to D and is subject to further downgrade pending SBR’s final assessment. SBR has also received complaints against sister sportsbooks WinnersTime (SBR rating D) and SportsWager (SBR D+). SportsWager had initially promised SBR proof of valid casino play that was responsible for wiping out a player’s balance. It appears SportsWager has something to hide as they have failed to supply casino logs to SBR and the player.

SBR Bill Dozer reports:

Player reports logging on to his account at Sportswager (SBR rating D+) to find his balance of over $1000 missing. He is told that his funds were lost in the casino but the sportsbook will not supply the IP or casino log. Sportswager tells SBR that they do not have this account history. This dispute illustrates one of the many ways an unproven sportsbook may try to avoid paying a player his winnings.

SBR Bill Dozer reports:

Pyramid SportsWager (SBR rating D-) loses player's account and any record of his balance. The player reports being told that the company holds individual employees responsible for his missing funds and will not pay.
“Craig, who is the man in charge, just puts me off and off and his people pretend he is on vacation all the time... for months at a time.  And yes we are unfortunately talking about Pyramid Sportswager. Their claim is simply this:  Their poker room ran off with their money and all the accounting data so they can't verify my claim. I can't understand how that is MY fault.”