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    RiverRaid
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hareeba! View Post
    yes it is most unfortunate for Americans that their government has done this to them

    but it doesn't change what an A book is

    if you can't play at A books then you have to manage as best you can with lower grade books if you still think it's worth playing at all but you can't go and label lower grade books A just because they are the best you can use when they remain so far below the best in the business
    You're absolutely right. I totally agree. I would love to play at the books you listed but I live in the US. So with out better wording, it is what it is.

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    that 100 dollar free play expired week ago

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    Hey guys,

    Thanks for all the feedback and Anthony congrats on your payout.

    Guys we are not an A+ book our initial rating is a C- and we respect it , yes we have alot ahead of us but I am looking forward to earning upgrades in the future with our service I will leave that to SBR and their staff to determine , I am and have always been open to feedback since I think a shop grows from it.

    All I can say is that in the past I have always tried to do my best for players and run a competitive book and be as fair as possible and that I will continue to do so here.

    Like I have said before " Payouts speak louder than words " and I feel confident in our abilities to live by that MO.

    We have no relationships with the Jazz family other than turnkey and SBR can attest to this. I understand there will always be questions and even doubts its just part of this business and the forums and I am good with that.

    Take care guys ,

    Jon

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    I do not play with books I never heard of

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    "Cause I wish that I was Jessie's girl"....

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    just talked to Nick on live chat. got all the info i needed on the 100% bonus in about 3 minutes. most books my questions would have finally been answered in about 20 minutes. already like this book, depositing tomorrow

    p.s. my questions were about the freeplay rules. which are, max 3 teams, all moneylines inbetween -200 and +200

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    the book is decent but there isnt much to make it stand out from the others

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    They are jazz family book??

    I dont worry about the guy running things who performed well in other places, I worry about the guys over his head who make the decisions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    I do not play with books I never heard of

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    Never something a book wants to hear from you JJ. There long term earning power has just become very questionable.

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    Who runs the place??

    Who is behind them

    Let s get more details

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    Last edited by Smoke; 03-28-11 at 09:34 PM. Reason: betislands is not affiliated with jazz group

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    i just signed up they gave me free 50 dollar freeplay through live chat. just gave them sbr name and user name there. the 100 expire last monday night. We will see been looking for a second book.

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    no thx i will stick with the greek and bookmaker

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smoke View Post
    This thread is BS. They are part of the jazz family and last time I checked, jazz still owes a player $16,000 and even sbr has said they have the inability to process large payouts.

    Also take a look at the rules page.. Anybody like bonuses? Well guess what at betisland they have a make up figure, meaning if your ahead and cash out you have to deposit that amount back before you ever see another bonus..

    Nice job shilling Anthony.. Hope you enjoy the free play there gonna give you for the publicity
    I guess you don't play a lot, but its the industry norm that if you cash out your gonna have to put back in what you won before they give you another bonus. Why would a book give you a bonus if you just took lets say a grand from them. They would essentially then be giving you a bonus back on there own money. If you develop a relationship with a place you will start seeing that they will work with you if your a loyal player.

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    BetIslands Jon, how will you be on limits and collaring players? What is the max win for parlays?

    Thanks for taking the time. Lots of books screw around with guys who get just a little hot or hit a longshot parlay (BetUS comes to mind). How will you handle these type of situations?

    Thanks for taking the time to reply.

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    Hi Guys,

    @ Smoke I understand your post but like it was announced in the news wire we are NOT a part of the Jazz family , feel free to contact me at anytime if you have an questions and I will be more than happy to clarify any doubts you have.

    http://www.sportsbookreview.com/News...ngs-guide.aspx

    @Cyber Our limits to start off are $1000 on sides and totals players can ask to have that increased these limits will be raised substantially for football . Collaring will be done on a account to account basis , pretty routine stuff if a player keeps playing numbers that constantly move to his favor or beating the closing line then he stands a chance to be limited or delayed . They will get a warning from us first and will be informed of the betting pattern detected , but to keep it simple I will not be a dictator and cut and delay everyone that wins its part of the gambling industry people win and people lose.

    Thanks again for your feedback and voicing you opinions.

    Jon K

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    Payouts speak louder than words, so does a C- rating.

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    This site has been open since 2004?

    BAUS

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    Quote Originally Posted by Betislands View Post
    Hi Guys,

    @ Smoke I understand your post but like it was announced in the news wire we are NOT a part of the Jazz family , feel free to contact me at anytime if you have an questions and I will be more than happy to clarify any doubts you have.

    http://www.sportsbookreview.com/News...ngs-guide.aspx

    @Cyber Our limits to start off are $1000 on sides and totals players can ask to have that increased these limits will be raised substantially for football . Collaring will be done on a account to account basis , pretty routine stuff if a player keeps playing numbers that constantly move to his favor or beating the closing line then he stands a chance to be limited or delayed . They will get a warning from us first and will be informed of the betting pattern detected , but to keep it simple I will not be a dictator and cut and delay everyone that wins its part of the gambling industry people win and people lose.

    Thanks again for your feedback and voicing you opinions.

    Jon K
    My bad, Jon. I read an old article about betislands. I had bad experiences with jazz in the past which is why I was concerned. Also i never played at wagerchief so I didn't know about you. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and give your book a try. I'll be depositing $500 tommorow via **.

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    got the free 100 play last week,liked wagerchief ,will probably try this new book betisland

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    While everyone is talking about books... bookmaker should be moved from A+ to A... they have shitty lines.

  22. #57
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    How long have they been in business.

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    Tempted to make a deposit here, but will probably wait a bit longer to be cautious

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    Quote Originally Posted by Betislands View Post
    Hi Guys,

    Collaring will be done on a account to account basis , pretty routine stuff if a player keeps playing numbers that constantly move to his favor or beating the closing line then he stands a chance to be limited or delayed .
    Jon K
    and your justification for this shit?

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    Quote Originally Posted by VegasInsider View Post
    For someone that works for SBR....you sure aren't kept in the loop. There was a frenzy around here last week when they were giving out $100 freeplays to SBR members...all you had to do was ask for it. No deposit required.

    C'mon JJ....get your head of your arse!!
    Do they still have this 100 dollar free play thing, I just signed up for this book a few days ago to get their 25 dollar free play, i mean why not.

    Also this looks like a pretty good book, but I think i will stick to bodog, because they have so so many deposit options, where you use just about any credit you want, also they give free payouts and their live betting service. so it takes a lot for me to move from them, but this 110 percent sign up bonus, with a 9 times roll over , which really is not a lot, compared to a lot of books, is making me think about it.

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    lol that they won't take Australian or European customers...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duff85 View Post
    lol that they won't take Australian or European customers...
    stuff 'em!

    I wasn't interested in playing there anyhow

    plenty better books available to me

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    Jesus christ has blessed sslp!

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    Quote Originally Posted by flyingillini View Post
    Jesus christ has blessed sslp!
    What does that post mean?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Betislands View Post
    Hi Guys, @ Smoke I understand your post but like it was announced in the news wire we are NOT a part of the Jazz family , feel free to contact me at anytime if you have an questions and I will be more than happy to clarify any doubts you have. http://www.sportsbookreview.com/News...ngs-guide.aspx @Cyber Our limits to start off are $1000 on sides and totals players can ask to have that increased these limits will be raised substantially for football . Collaring will be done on a account to account basis , pretty routine stuff if a player keeps playing numbers that constantly move to his favor or beating the closing line then he stands a chance to be limited or delayed . They will get a warning from us first and will be informed of the betting pattern detected , but to keep it simple I will not be a dictator and cut and delay everyone that wins its part of the gambling industry people win and people lose. Thanks again for your feedback and voicing you opinions. Jon K

    By no means am I a professional gambler but I like to bet parlays. I lost a ton with BetUS and won one good parlay there. After winning a big parlay I was still way down. Next thing I know, BetUS has me limited with no chance to ever make my money back. Very frustrating and a pathetic way to do business. Many new books and smaller books will do this. Which is why I wanted to ask. Fair answer and thank you for taking the time Jon!

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    I like this book already, and I've just been losing so far . love the fast response time on chat. This book is rubbing me the right way so far.

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    Hey Jon. Any chance of being able to parley Tennis? I like that option, but you guys don't seem to have it.

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    What is the restirctions on the Free Play?

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    Boys, Bet Islands does it again. Had another profitable night last night so I asked for another payout today at 10am. Sure enough by 1230 they had another control number for me ready to be picked up. Thats now consecutive days with payouts over 2k where they have given me first class service. This book will be on its way to an SBR rating of A soon enough. They now have gotten my business for the future as the exclusive book I use.

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    Good promotions and good customer service - only been playing here for a week but so far really like it

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