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  • slash
    SBR MVP
    • 08-10-05
    • 1000

    #1
    Sportsbook software
    Which book has the worst software of any online sportsbook?
    4
    CRIS
    0%
    4
    DSI
    0%
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  • isetcap
    SBR MVP
    • 12-16-05
    • 4006

    #2
    The Greek.

    Used to be BetMill.
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    • ttmopp
      SBR Hustler
      • 07-15-06
      • 61

      #3
      Originally posted by isetcap
      The Greek.
      What?? The Greeks software is one of the bests in business. Its quick, no fancy graphics and other BS... You won't see that annoying 'The wagering line has changed' message over there!
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      • Mudcat
        Restricted User
        • 07-21-05
        • 9287

        #4
        I'm never sure precisely what people are looking at when they analyze sportsbook software.

        In terms of general performance, Royal has the worst website of the books I use on any kind of regular basis. I get A LOT of stalls and glitches and errors. I think I am noticing some improvement just in the last week or so but the jury is out.

        In terms of layout and ease of navigation I think I'd go with Intertops as the worst. That's saying a lot because I love Intertops for the way it never times out. But that's how bad the layout is.
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        • freebie
          SBR MVP
          • 08-10-05
          • 1174

          #5
          Originally posted by ttmopp
          What?? The Greeks software is one of the bests in business. Its quick, no fancy graphics and other BS... You won't see that annoying 'The wagering line has changed' message over there!
          I have to agree to that. Too much bullShit fancy software slows down wagering. Especially those Shitty flash software.

          to greek

          I hate wsex dropdown wager section. And I hate any books that doesn't allow you to
          wager cents (Risk: $205.32)
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          • tacomax
            SBR Hall of Famer
            • 08-10-05
            • 9619

            #6
            Do we only get a choice of CRIS and DSI on the poll then?
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            • kiwi
              SBR Wise Guy
              • 08-11-05
              • 674

              #7
              Does anybody know a website that is slower than the one of Centrebet (apart from that a good bookie)?
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              • BadAzz
                SBR Sharp
                • 08-10-05
                • 324

                #8
                Centrebet works fast for me but the site is heavy as hell. Meaning that you need to have fast connection to have it working properly.

                Pointbet is very slowish as well as BetSafe.

                And I would be with Isetcap regarding The Greek.
                It is one thing to include too much fancy stuff on your page (centrebet), but you still don't need to have "done by my nephew" look on your site.
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                • jjgold
                  SBR Aristocracy
                  • 07-20-05
                  • 388179

                  #9
                  Bowmans
                  Greek
                  5 Dimes

                  Worst in industry by far
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                  • Point Spread
                    SBR Rookie
                    • 08-10-05
                    • 18

                    #10
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                    Royal
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                    • Hareeba!
                      BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                      • 07-01-06
                      • 37300

                      #11
                      the new 5 Dimes is pretty awful
                      the Greek lacks sex appeal but works just fine
                      Expekt is awful and far too slow ... Betsafe uses the same software
                      TAB NSW has far too structured a menu system for sports

                      By far my favourite sportsbook software is Bill Hurley's Sportsbook: http://www.sportsbook.com.au
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                      • El Helado Patata
                        SBR Hustler
                        • 12-19-06
                        • 96

                        #12
                        I really dont know what people consider rating sportsbook software either.

                        I think BetUS is like the slowest and ugliest and also the one that that is hardest to navigate and sorts thru and i will soon brake my record of numbers of and's in one sentence.

                        I really like any bookie that allows you to search for teams or leagues like Bwin, Parbet or Betsafe.

                        Btw, there is nothing wrong with the betsafe software at all.
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                        • Dark Horse
                          SBR Posting Legend
                          • 12-14-05
                          • 13764

                          #13
                          Big difference between fancy looking and effective.

                          Mansion is/was about as fancy as you could get. But their software lost wagers. lol.

                          Greek is ugly, but you can access everything quickly. 1H, quarters, everything with one click. Change to parlay or teaser? One click. This is a LOT more effective than Pinny, where you constantly have to go back to the main menu.
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                          • Korchnoi
                            SBR Sharp
                            • 10-20-06
                            • 406

                            #14
                            Bodog's, while not bad, doesn't remove games that have already started so you always have to scroll through to get to the live lines. Ugh!
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                            • gummo
                              SBR Hall of Famer
                              • 09-04-06
                              • 6297

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Korchnoi
                              Bodog's, while not bad, doesn't remove games that have already started so you always have to scroll through to get to the live lines. Ugh!
                              There's a button you can click that will show only active games.
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                              • Illusion
                                Restricted User
                                • 08-09-05
                                • 25166

                                #16
                                Originally posted by jjgold
                                Bowmans
                                Greek
                                5 Dimes

                                Worst in industry by far
                                Bowmans gets my vote. I hate their s/w
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                                • RickySteve
                                  Restricted User
                                  • 01-31-06
                                  • 3415

                                  #17
                                  TheGreek is by far the worst software in the business.

                                  No transaction history older than 2 weeks, even via customer service. Are you f'ing kidding me?

                                  Cannot refresh lines without clicking back through multiple links.

                                  Aesthetics are like a time warp to 1993.

                                  No forced logout is a security risk, but admittedly is convenient for those that can mitigate the threat.

                                  On the plus side, the one minute line lock is awesome.
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                                  • RickySteve
                                    Restricted User
                                    • 01-31-06
                                    • 3415

                                    #18
                                    I recently signed up at Carib and Legendz and have found their software to be astoundingly awful. Pop-up windows, weird bet baskets, big balky frames that take up the whole window, ten clicks for the simplest tasks, lines that don't adjust on refresh but change when you try and bet them. These shops are a big convoluted mess.
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                                    • TLD
                                      SBR Wise Guy
                                      • 12-10-05
                                      • 671

                                      #19
                                      TheGreek is by far the worst software in the business.

                                      I'd rank it closer to the top than the bottom.

                                      No transaction history older than 2 weeks, even via customer service. Are you f'ing kidding me?

                                      I haven't run into this, but it's ridiculous not to make the customer's transaction history available to him when there is a discrepancy. (Given what you said in another thread about them booting you over this incident, is it possible this isn't a general policy but instead they were just being uncooperative in your case because they wanted to boot you for other reasons?)

                                      Cannot refresh lines without clicking back through multiple links.

                                      I right-click on the mouse and hit "refresh." If anything that's even easier than the typical site where you have to scroll all the way back to the top to find the "refresh" button.

                                      Aesthetics are like a time warp to 1993.

                                      Never really thought about it. I'm pretty much indifferent to aesthetics in this context.

                                      No forced logout is a security risk, but admittedly is convenient for those that can mitigate the threat.

                                      Not timing out is a huge plus.

                                      On the plus side, the one minute line lock is awesome.

                                      Agreed.
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                                      • TLD
                                        SBR Wise Guy
                                        • 12-10-05
                                        • 671

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by RickySteve
                                        I recently signed up at Carib and Legendz and have found their software to be astoundingly awful. Pop-up windows, weird bet baskets, big balky frames that take up the whole window, ten clicks for the simplest tasks, lines that don't adjust on refresh but change when you try and bet them. These shops are a big convoluted mess.
                                        All very true of Carib. One of the worst and most bizarre sites for all these reasons.

                                        Here's an additional oddity I've since run across at Carib. Ever since I upgraded to Internet Explorer 7, certain boxes and choices on the wagering pages no longer are visible. This is also true when I try Maxthon, which is Internet Explorer based. When I use Netscape, I can still see everything.

                                        It may well be that I just need to change some IE setting, so in that sense the problem is at my end. But I'm using whatever the default settings are now, and if those settings are only partly compatible with the Carib site, I'd say that's a problem for Carib.

                                        Also worth mentioning is Carib does a horrible job sorting its offerings. If I click on "Football" and then "Halftimes," I'd expect to see football second half bets. Instead that's where they keep all the football and basketball first half, second half, and quarter bets.

                                        Legendz has switched to that software ABC Islands uses. It's not one I'm fond of, but I didn't have the same immediate sense of recognition when I read your description as I did when I had Carib in mind.

                                        One oddity with Legendz I've noticed is I can't tell what the heck their timeout is. Unless my mind is playing tricks on me, it seems to vary wildly. I'm 99% sure there are times I've let it sit for a half hour and it didn't time out, and 90% sure I've at least once not timed out after a couple hours. But more often it seems to time out in a few minutes like CRIS and the really awful ones.

                                        Is it a function of something other than (or in addition to) time? Like how many users are on the site at a given moment?
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                                        • jjgold
                                          SBR Aristocracy
                                          • 07-20-05
                                          • 388179

                                          #21
                                          5 Dimes
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                                          • El Helado Patata
                                            SBR Hustler
                                            • 12-19-06
                                            • 96

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by jjgold
                                            5 Dimes
                                            Word.

                                            I forgot about that one. This is probably one of the most unclear displays of odds there is and i think they dont offer EU odds either.

                                            I mean, who really uses american odds? That is just stupid No the brittish 4/1 odds are more stupid actually.
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                                            • chano
                                              SBR Wise Guy
                                              • 07-02-06
                                              • 602

                                              #23
                                              You guys must be really bored talking about Sportsbooks software. Who really gives a shit. Pick winners and collect.
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                                              • Dark Horse
                                                SBR Posting Legend
                                                • 12-14-05
                                                • 13764

                                                #24
                                                Very good point.

                                                The boring wait before the games.

                                                I would talk about tequilla in coffee at this point.
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                                                • homedog
                                                  SBR Sharp
                                                  • 09-08-05
                                                  • 260

                                                  #25
                                                  Of the books I use, it is Jamaica.
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                                                  • koko
                                                    SBR High Roller
                                                    • 05-18-06
                                                    • 160

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by ttmopp
                                                    What?? The Greeks software is one of the bests in business. Its quick, no fancy graphics and other BS... You won't see that annoying 'The wagering line has changed' message over there!

                                                    Yea, you don't get that because when the line changes they don't tell you. If you're not paying attention at the conf. screen you can end up with a line you didn't want or expect.
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                                                    • Yoshi
                                                      SBR Wise Guy
                                                      • 08-29-06
                                                      • 548

                                                      #27
                                                      Cris/DSI improved a lot since the time this was posted imo, used to be very bad but now i have no probs there.

                                                      I like the overall look of Carib and Greek, but they both have some annoying shit like no refresh botton (greek) or one that doesnt update the lines lol (Carib).
                                                      I think Wagerweb is super annoying, VIP or Intertops too of course.
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