If Sbr ratings seize to exist or never did existed, how in the world would a newbie gambler have a freaking clue which book is trustworthy. The Greek for one is of the best books out there, but their betting interface is ugly as hell and probably not browser friendly to the average joe, so most novice would shy away. Sportsbook.com on the other hand has an interactive website, filled up with all kinds of neat promotions, easy to navigate, thus really cool looking, and very attractive.
To my surprised back in 2004, I actually thought sportsbook.com was an A+ book. At the time they were actually processing payout just as fast as anyone. A to C rating at the time really had no relevance's, because all books that had promo's on sports sites were deemed reputable and trustworthy. Without SBR, most average joe's would consider any sportsbook sponsored at Covers or Vegasinsider to be top notch. Books like Betus and Oddmakers claiming to pay fast would the sh!t, until you request your first payout. If we found out that SBR were bought off by SPECIAL INTEREST therefore rendering them irrelevant, would you still have confidence in gambling offshore without a rating system?
To my surprised back in 2004, I actually thought sportsbook.com was an A+ book. At the time they were actually processing payout just as fast as anyone. A to C rating at the time really had no relevance's, because all books that had promo's on sports sites were deemed reputable and trustworthy. Without SBR, most average joe's would consider any sportsbook sponsored at Covers or Vegasinsider to be top notch. Books like Betus and Oddmakers claiming to pay fast would the sh!t, until you request your first payout. If we found out that SBR were bought off by SPECIAL INTEREST therefore rendering them irrelevant, would you still have confidence in gambling offshore without a rating system?