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    this looks about the same as nojuice sports

    anyone ever see those photos?

    2 men in a closet

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    Quote Originally Posted by kkkkk View Post
    nice one

    Just look on the tv on the first photo, thats not even a flat screen...

    I guess they buy odds and pay linemakers from other bookmakers like all small bookmakers, or they just copy/paste from them, waiting others to open first.
    Maybe they are honest and have potential and will not scr..w you, but there is not a single reason to chose them instead of Pinnacle or any top rated book, is ist?
    On second thought since they have no TV's it would be a good book to place bets after the game has started.

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    Welcome to ActionOnSports.com!

    This is our internet branch -- our telephone wagering branch is called EZ-BET.

    We are a licensed, well established sportsbook located in San Jose, Costa Rica -- operating since 1996 and advertising daily under the Roxy Lines in the sports section of The Toronto Sun.

    * Canadian dollar accounts.
    * Las Vegas style wagering and odds

    Accounts can be funded in the conventional manner, however most of our customers do not deposit money in advance.
    IT WORKS LIKE THIS:

    1. Request that we get a hold on your credit card for a specific amount.
    2. This amount becomes your credit line.

    As holds freeze the requested amount for 5 business days, your credit remains for the same period after which you simply request that we get another hold.

    If you break even or win on a day's plays. your credit card is not charged. Your card is only charged if there is a net loss on your account after a day's plays.

    Of course, if you prefer, we also offer typical post-up accounts (money deposited in advance).

    We take the security of your private information very seriously. Since we started, and in over 10 years, there has not been one case of compromised personal information or improper use of credit card information.

    Please call 1-800-770-0270 for further information.

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    talk about a 1 room operation... who is watching the door?

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    So poor

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    Maybe they are honest and have potential and will not scr..w you, but there is not a single reason to chose them instead of Pinnacle or any top rated book, is ist?
    Of course there are.

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    ActionOnSports not taking US players?

    how come the new rated sportsbook, ActionOnSports, which is based in San Jose, Costa Rica doesn't accept US players?

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    Quote Originally Posted by yahoonino View Post
    only two people work there??

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    Playing with them for years. Great sportsbook. Fastest payouts. A manager there tells me that SBR came over unexpectantly early on a very slow day that had no early games and only a couple of late games. Apparently a tree damaged by a storm was being removed at the time and six workstations were removed to make it easier to get the tree out. Also other employees were camera shy. Very few sportsbooks allow pictures to be taken of there office and I never saw one that allows pictures of employees. Com'on SBR They were nice enough to let you take pictures. You got more class than some of the posters. At least you could show only the pictures after the floor was swept. Apparently the work was in progress but almost finished as you arrived.

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    Quote Originally Posted by andrewc View Post
    Playing with them for years. Great sportsbook. Fastest payouts. A manager there tells me that SBR came over unexpectantly early on a very slow day that had no early games and only a couple of late games. Apparently a tree damaged by a storm was being removed at the time and six workstations were removed to make it easier to get the tree out. Also other employees were camera shy. Very few sportsbooks allow pictures to be taken of there office and I never saw one that allows pictures of employees. Com'on SBR They were nice enough to let you take pictures. You got more class than some of the posters. At least you could show only the pictures after the floor was swept. Apparently the work was in progress but almost finished as you arrived.
    you know a lot about the situation to be just a "player" of theirs!

    which employee are you? the one on the right or left?

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    That's what the manager said

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    I was hoping someone had posted where to get those chairs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by big joe 1212 View Post
    you know a lot about the situation to be just a "player" of theirs!

    which employee are you? the one on the right or left?
    This review may actually put the book completely out of business instead of promoting it. I haven't seen that many bad remarks since Monica sucked Clinton's cigar.

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    You dont have to have a big shop to run big business. Internet marketing & sales can be done in a closet with a laptop by 1-2 people, so a book can be the same way. Nice computer equipment is all you really need to handle volume & a few people answering the phone.

    I would have no problem givin a book like this a chance. Low overhead means low or no fees. Why would I feel more comfortable if they were paying $3,000 a month in rent & made their employees wear khakis???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lou View Post
    It's a small shop, but they have a good reputation in Canada. Now that we have a tour and mini-review page created for them, we'll see if any sportsbook complaints surface from players.

    If you think the office is unusual, check out their retro website layout. Not a 'modern' or web inclined sportsbook, but one that by all accounts has been ran honorably since they've been in business.
    You say they have been in business for ten years and there web site for five years. Positive comments from customers and no negative . Can't beat that

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    Quote Originally Posted by andrewc View Post
    Apparently a tree damaged by a storm was being removed at the time and six workstations were removed to make it easier to get the tree out.
    Best excuse ever.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mrmarket View Post
    It's only natural that their office is so subdued. Do you know how much they had to pay to get their linesmaker off of George Lucas? That and his special ability to force choke any sharps that happen to play make this an A+ book for any recreational bettor. Although he has let himself go over the years...

    Lou, 2010!...we need more of these

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    they have been advertising in the toronto star for the past like 15 years. I used to give them action when i was underage but there is no point in using them if you have other outs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by konck View Post
    C to D- after the photo shoot
    D- is being highly generous LOL

    Quote Originally Posted by ProfaneReality View Post
    talk about a 1 room operation... who is watching the door?


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    Rated As Funniest Thread ever

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    Quote Originally Posted by big joe 1212 View Post
    you know a lot about the situation to be just a "player" of theirs!

    which employee are you? the one on the right or left?

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    This thread is really funny. I wouldn't send my money to these guys but to be fair... one guy Mark started some site while still living in the dorm of Harvard and now it is worth more than Disney... Bill Gates and those guys with Helwet Packard started in their garages too so ... you can never know if these guys are the next Pinnacle

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    good bump... I somehow missed this the first time around...

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    All you fukkers laugh and berate this operation, but most of you don't have a clue what, where, and how your locals operated, before the days of the internet. Most lived and worked out of trailer houses or some cut & shoot dive bar, that you were too scared to go in, so you met the Man, at some car dealership and shopping mall parking lot. Still today most locals are probably some very shady characters, and if your still calling and working a one on one, then you have just about as good a chance of collecting from him, as you do from this operation.
    And yes, they could be the next Pinnacle, 5 Dimes, Bovada or Ass Clown Sports, but remember all business has to start somewhere and usually starts small, and could be a reason they're still around. While some of the other shops, that folks had a lip lock on their tea bags are GONE.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TEXAS MICKEY View Post
    All you fukkers laugh and berate this operation, but most of you don't have a clue what, where, and how your locals operated, before the days of the internet. Most lived and worked out of trailer houses or some cut & shoot dive bar, that you were too scared to go in, so you met the Man, at some car dealership and shopping mall parking lot. Still today most locals are probably some very shady characters, and if your still calling and working a one on one, then you have just about as good a chance of collecting from him, as you do from this operation.
    And yes, they could be the next Pinnacle, 5 Dimes, Bovada or Ass Clown Sports, but remember all business has to start somewhere and usually starts small, and could be a reason they're still around. While some of the other shops, that folks had a lip lock on their tea bags are GONE.
    They have been in business since 1999 And they have 12 part-timers, shouldnt that tell you something.. Bad Management

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    Quote Originally Posted by marcojuiceman View Post
    They have been in business since 1999 And they have 12 part-timers, shouldnt that tell you something.. Bad Management
    Yea, tells me two things, 1. they must be solid and pay their clients to have been around since 99.
    2. What the fuk do you need full timers for at 8 am on a Tuesday morning, what sport is playing at that time, so therefore, the employees really not pulling down a full time job, guess that's why they call them
    part-timers, huh. I would call that Good Management, don't pay for what ya don't need.

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    can we somehow get all of these visits with photos to the offices of various books linked into one sticky in the sports book and industry section?

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    Looks like Bet Islands office

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