Sportsbook Resources
Pinnacle does not have a sign-up bonus and does very little in ongoing promotions or advertising. The reason that most companies offer bonuses is to encourage prospective customers to choose them over the competition. Pinnacle relies on its longstanding reputation and its global footprint in over 100 countries to keep them in business.
In today’s market, people are looking for more from sportsbooks in the promotional aspect. There are far more casual bettors than we have ever seen, and sportsbooks are creating fun and interactive ways to keep bettors engaged in games, from unique props to parlays. Pinnacle is severely lacking against the competition in this aspect.
Pinnacle was established in 1998 and has always been known for keeping things simple.
Pinnacle used to have a solid reputation for welcoming sharp bettors, but that has changed slightly.
This is very uncommon in the online betting industry. It might seem unfair that sports betting sites can close a player's account simply because they're winning, but it's perfectly legal.
Much like an insurance company can choose not to cover an asset, sportsbooks can refuse to accept your bets. Risk management is a large part of the online sports betting business, and most companies want nothing to do with sharp players.
Sports Covered at Pinnacle
Pinnacle offers all the most popular sports you would expect: NFL, soccer, NBA, NHL, tennis, MLB, MMA, and boxing, among others.
Other Gaming Options
Pinnacle includes a casino with many slots and table games to choose from. They also offer a live casino section where you can play with a live dealer.
The virtual sports section offers a vast list of virtual sporting models for customers to place bets. These games are held regularly for a host of sports.
Pinnacle Website Security
Pinnacle uses 128-bit certificate-based encryption to protect its customers' details.
These are the same security standards that major financial institutions use worldwide for online transactions.
Pinnacle has long been considered one of the most trustworthy sportsbooks in the industry, primarily due to how quickly it pays out winners.
Pinnacle Sportsbook Reputation
The old-school Pinnacle betting site was known as the “home of the professional player.” That was due to the reduced juice it offered, ensuring it attracted sharp money. The betting limits used to be among the highest in the industry. Pinnacle has adjusted to today’s betting world by limiting winning players, but they haven’t evolved in creating an interactive and fun place to play.
If you want to take advantage of great bonus offers, you should sign up with a rival site. Still, it always pays to have an account with Pinnacle to benefit from its occasionally generous odds and early opening lines.
The methods we have listed are available for deposit at Pinnacle using CAD. Pinnacle's list of deposit options are amongst the best in the industry but beware of limits and even fees with some methods.
Like their deposit options, the list of withdrawal methods is massive at Pinnacle. But remember how maybe you got slightly better odds with them earlier on your bet? This is how they make up that discount. All of their withdrawal methods via CAD have average fees of about $18. Standard bank transfers see that fee rise to $30. This is pretty absurd.
In addition to paying them to give you your money back like a schoolyard bully, there are also varying limits tied to every method, so be sure you pick the most flexible option.
Another massive loss for Pinnacle when it comes to withdraws is their inability to pay people out in cryptocurrencies properly. We have had multiple reports of players receiving at least 1% less than the proper conversion amount. That might not seem like a lot, but we have had a Canadian player present proof of being shorted nearly $5,000 on a $50,000 withdrawal using crypto.
