What book do you feel is the Safest?

[hoopster42]

I am with you Mr President,

but don't you think that :

Matchbook/wsex
Tradesports
Pinnacles
Bookmaker
&
The Greek
are as safe as BETFAIR or have things change in these places when i wasn't looking?

i like matchbook, wsex, bm, and the greek, a lot. i feel very safe there, also 5dimes and Legendz

[WileOut]

To the point of the thread, matchbook/WSEX, OLY/BetJam, 5Dimes, Legendz/ThePig are the safest for Americans who I believe make up the vast majority of posters here.

As far as my previous statement about America making up half the worlds internet gambling market..it may be that americans make up half the internet sports gambling market. Its one or the other.

I know that in India, the online lottery is the biggest form of online gambling. Plus most people living there dont have the internet at home. Its a poor country.

China blocks online gambling I believe. Those 2 countries make up a big portion of the worlds population. Throw in Africa that probably 95+% of their population does not have the internet in their home. Then throw in the middle east that have governments that are very oppressive, much more so than the USA. Plus they dont have the infrastructure americans have for widespread internet access. But some still have it. A minority in the middle east.

The bottom line is that I have read in many places that America makes up roughly half the worldwide interenet gambling or internet sports gambling market. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[WileOut]

I'd like to apologize to BuddyBear. You were simply stating that there are plenty of enough potential customers outside of America for Pinnacle to leave the market. You were exactly right in your comment.

Sometimes I come off as a jerk, I apologize, there was nothing wrong with your comment.

[Brady2Moss]

So If i place a wager on my Canadian Pinny account while im traveling in the US, its illegal?

[HedgeHog]

Several right answers here, but I'll go with The Greek's Family of Books (Greek, Bet Jam, Wager Street).

[rake922]

greek, but their vig is poor

[englishmike]

For all you people that have had bad experiences regarding slow pay/no pay, there is another option available. HSBC are one of the biggest banks in the UK and they are now expanding rapidly here. I spoke to them five minutes ago and they said if you are a US citizen and open an HSBC account here you can automatically open a UK based HSBC account from here as well. You could then wire transfer your funds from US account to UK account and fund any European book or even Pinny with your UK based debit card. Any monies would be transfered back to that card which you would wire back to the US or just draw as cash with your US debit card. There really is no need to be getting ripped off anymore.

[purecarnagge]

add skybook to the list.

Why do we keep doing these threads? Its a pretty standard response, same books same answers, same debate.

[durito]

For all you people that have had bad experiences regarding slow pay/no pay, there is another option available. HSBC are one of the biggest banks in the UK and they are now expanding rapidly here. I spoke to them five minutes ago and they said if you are a US citizen and open an HSBC account here you can automatically open a UK based HSBC account from here as well. You could then wire transfer your funds from US account to UK account and fund any European book or even Pinny with your UK based debit card. Any monies would be transfered back to that card which you would wire back to the US or just draw as cash with your US debit card. There really is no need to be getting ripped off anymore.

Both HSBC and Citibank in the US told me if I opened an account with them, I could then open an account with citibank colombia or hsbc colombia. one year later i still have no colombia account

pinnacle requires you to prove that you reside outside the US and they monitor your IP.

[englishmike]

Both HSBC and Citibank in the US told me if I opened an account with them, I could then open an account with citibank colombia or hsbc colombia. one year later i still have no colombia account

pinnacle requires you to prove that you reside outside the US and they monitor your IP.

Fair comment. I use my English account for all my wagering so different books obviously have different rules but the HSBC woman did say she could do it instantly so I'm not sure why you've been waiting for a year.