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    Rate Directbet

    ???

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    A+++ for speed of Withdrawals as gets sent right to your wallet ASAP after event grades
    A for Wagering Options and they have high limits
    A for Customer Service they are responsive
    C- for odds and pricing they are not as good as the big boys here...


    Def one to keep in your rotation they have been trustworthy so far for me...

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    good report guy

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    Do they have live waGering

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    Quote Originally Posted by ParlayKing1986 View Post
    Do they have live waGering
    Yes. Everything

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    DirectBet uses the "back" odds from Betfair adding more take out. There is a minimum amount needed at Betfair for DirectBet to put up a line. There are times there aren't lines up on one side or both since lines are dependent upon lines at an exchange. The payouts and customer service are fast. They have many markets.

    The ne
    gatives are the odds may be the worst of all books and they stiffed a few people. There's a chance that your bet may be held in limbo and you may not get a "confirmed" or "rejected" until some time during the game because of the system that they use.


    Last edited by raiders72001; 07-29-16 at 12:57 PM.

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    I use this shop as a 'spot' play book. There's too much value being lost betting here without shopping for a better price first. However they do have nice inplay betting but as mentioned the lines are off by atleast 5-10 cents if not more...

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    They suck cocks

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    good reports men

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    what do you mean they have stiffed a few people?

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    I've been using them for live soccer plays. Very good selection. Very quick accepting a bet and paying out. The odds aren't the greatest but in the US we don't have a lot of options for this kind of thing.
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    keep them coming

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    i have used Directbet and they are very good fast betting and many sports to bet on. The pays are very fast in couple of minutes. Recommend!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Foosball Champ View Post
    what do you mean they have stiffed a few people?
    1. Bet was confirmed and graded a winner. DirectBet then said that there was a problem with an input and refunded the bet. DirectBet had the money in hand. DirectBet rules
    Once the bet status is either 'Confirmed' or 'Rejected', it can not be changed
    Ticket

    2. Player bet 9 BTC, the bet was rejected because of a low fee. Instead of returning the 9 BTC to the player, DirectBet claimed the player tried to double spend on another bet. There's no way to prove that both players are the same person. Ticket

    3. Stiffed another player claiming that he also tried a double spend. DirectBet has no proof.

    4. Another problem is that you don't need an account to make a bet. If you place a 1 BTC bet with DirectBet and the bet is rejected, the 1 BTC is now in DirectBet's wallet and isn't returned until there is 1 confirmnation.

    5. If you place a bet and there is some type of problem in the blockchain or DirectBet's wallet, your money is held up until the problem is resolved. You may not know if you have a bet or not until the middle of the game because DirectBet won't accept or reject until the problem is fixed.
    Last edited by raiders72001; 08-01-16 at 01:57 PM.

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    duplicate

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    Ive used them quite a bit for horse racing and the one confirmation thing slows things up big time when making lots of wagers back and forth but thats more a blockchain issue I think...They have always paid me fast though and the CS has been good...Do they allow SBR to moderate disputes with them???

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    Quote Originally Posted by littlekona View Post
    Ive used them quite a bit for horse racing and the one confirmation thing slows things up big time when making lots of wagers back and forth but thats more a blockchain issue I think...They have always paid me fast though and the CS has been good...Do they allow SBR to moderate disputes with them???
    They pay fast and their customer service is fast but the way they book problems occur. If someone were to arbitrate the three cases above, I can't see any way that the players wouldn't win. I don't think DirectBet allows anyone to arbitrate cases.


    Edit- Just want to add one more thing about getting shut out. If you have a total of 1 BTC in your wallet and place a bet of 1 BTC at DirectBet, if the bet is rejected because of an odds change, that 1 BTC is in DirectBet's wallet. You don't get that back until 1 confirmation.

    If you don't have more than one BTC, you can't make another bet until that 1 BTC is returned. This can lead to being shut out if you make bets close to the start of games.

    You can make 5 bets in a row. If they are all rejected due to an odds change, all of that money is in DirectBet's hands. Those 5 bets get refunded one at a time when a confirmation comes in.


    9 BTC claim
    Directbet stole over 5k from me. (9.04 BTC)

    I placed a bet over a month ago and directbet has not returned it. They rejected the bet and then did not refund the btc. Instead they just update the betslip page posting someone elses transaction ID and said its to cover an unpaid bet.

    Complete garbage from a garbage book.

    Directbet ignores all posts, emails, and support requests.

    https://www.directbet.eu/BetStatus.c...HgfrZVkD28Vrfk

    Completely unprofessional way to treat customers, support, and overall run a btc related site.

    Listen to all the bad posts and stay away from this book.
    Last edited by raiders72001; 08-01-16 at 04:22 PM.

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    a lot a mixed messages about this book. why is it that they dont have grade by SBR?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Foosball Champ View Post
    a lot a mixed messages about this book. why is it that they dont have grade by SBR?
    They do, http://www.sportsbookreview.com/bett...tes/directbet/

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    seems like a risky book

    too may strange stories

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    Quote Originally Posted by Optional View Post
    Can SBR contact them and ask for explanation and if they will allow SBR to get involved if there are disputes?

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    Quote Originally Posted by littlekona View Post
    Can SBR contact them and ask for explanation and if they will allow SBR to get involved if there are disputes?

    forwarded to administration

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    i agree with jj, that their are a few strange stories about directbet. i would love to hear directbets side of the story.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Foosball Champ View Post
    i agree with jj, that their are a few strange stories about directbet. i would love to hear directbets side of the story.
    DirectBet said that two players were hackers and that they both made multiple bets with double spend attempts. The third they say there was a problem with an input but they didn't email the player until 2 games won of a 3 team parlay and the third was winning.

    If a guy is savvy enough to make a double spend attempt he's going to be undetected by DirectBet as being the same player. Change computers, IP address and wallet will do it since you don't need an account.

    The simple explanation is that their system is flawed taking bets with 0 confirmations without having an account, money can be confiscated claiming double spend attempts and bet confirmations may not happen until mid-game if there's a delay in the blockchain or DirectBet's wallet

    It happened to me when I played at DirectBet years ago when the markup wasn't as high at Betfair.
    Last edited by raiders72001; 08-03-16 at 03:51 AM.

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    the only cool thing you can just make a bet and then cash out like Vegas

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    but that's the case with all bitcoin books.
    directbet's value is illusory. to the extent that they say there's something good to be had about the book not "holding" your deposits, they still are very much in control until you are actually paid out. sure, maybe you minimize risk a bit by withdrawing everything, but there's no issue with requesting unlimited withdrawals from nitrogen. and so really, nitrogen's model is no different than going to sleep with a few winning tickets in your pants pockets --to be redeemed at the brick & mortar book in the morning.

    directbet's value to some over nitrogen may just be that they occasionally have a broader catalog, and they accept other forms of cryptocurrency, like ether & dash. that's nice if you want to put a bet in but have a feeling that bitcoin might crash. dash is also good if you're concerned about privacy. but nitrogen lets you create new deposit addresses on the fly, so there's no reason to ever actually deposit/withdraw into the same address more than once.

    the dream is actually having a book that is run entirely on a decentralized chain.
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    Quote Originally Posted by laxbrah420 View Post
    but that's the case with all bitcoin books.
    directbet's value is illusory. to the extent that they say there's something good to be had about the book not "holding" your deposits, they still are very much in control until you are actually paid out. sure, maybe you minimize risk a bit by withdrawing everything, but there's no issue with requesting unlimited withdrawals from nitrogen. and so really, nitrogen's model is no different than going to sleep with a few winning tickets in your pants pockets --to be redeemed at the brick & mortar book in the morning.

    directbet's value to some over nitrogen may just be that they occasionally have a broader catalog, and they accept other forms of cryptocurrency, like ether & dash. that's nice if you want to put a bet in but have a feeling that bitcoin might crash. dash is also good if you're concerned about privacy. but nitrogen lets you create new deposit addresses on the fly, so there's no reason to ever actually deposit/withdraw into the same address more than once.

    the dream is actually having a book that is run entirely on a decentralized chain.

    excellent point

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    Quote Originally Posted by laxbrah420 View Post
    but that's the case with all bitcoin books.
    directbet's value is illusory. to the extent that they say there's something good to be had about the book not "holding" your deposits, they still are very much in control until you are actually paid out. sure, maybe you minimize risk a bit by withdrawing everything, but there's no issue with requesting unlimited withdrawals from nitrogen. and so really, nitrogen's model is no different than going to sleep with a few winning tickets in your pants pockets --to be redeemed at the brick & mortar book in the morning.

    directbet's value to some over nitrogen may just be that they occasionally have a broader catalog, and they accept other forms of cryptocurrency, like ether & dash. that's nice if you want to put a bet in but have a feeling that bitcoin might crash. dash is also good if you're concerned about privacy. but nitrogen lets you create new deposit addresses on the fly, so there's no reason to ever actually deposit/withdraw into the same address more than once.

    the dream is actually having a book that is run entirely on a decentralized chain.
    agree with Gold. Great post.

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