Bovada’s new website: Players Chime in

**badgerguy** · 07-28-15, 05:11 PM

Not player friendly that's for sure.

**VeggieDog** · 07-28-15, 05:18 PM

It will take some getting used to, and most of us will.

**reigle9** · 07-28-15, 05:21 PM

Do they still have horrible lines, selection, payouts, etc?

**kandersen2** · 07-28-15, 05:44 PM

1) Prop bets do not show the opposition/matchup in a user's "open bets" page after a bet has been placed.
2) Too many clicks. Rather than showing the entire days tennis matches or all ATP matches you have to click the specific tournament, then "view all" to see matchups. Previously all of the matches at all venues could be viewed on one page.

**SBR Forum** · 07-28-15, 05:45 PM

Originally posted by kandersen2

2) Too many clicks. Rather than showing the entire days tennis matches or all ATP matches you have to click the specific tournament, then "view all" to see matchups. Previously all of the matches at all venues could be viewed on one page.

This is good information. With respect to MLB, we found that if you discount the clicking of "View all" (one extra click) that the bet placing process has the same amount of clicks as before. With tennis, that's a good example and one we'll pass along.

**relakx** · 07-28-15, 05:55 PM

I'm experiencing wager grading issues since the website change. I just posted a thread about it.
Accurate article regarding the new user interface.

**Fieldysnuts44** · 07-28-15, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by VeggieDog

It will take some getting used to, and most of us will.

Probably get used to it and I'm sure bugs will be worked out but as of right now,I hate it.I've had trouble getting bets placed,had bets placed I thought and they weren't.I just tried to post 7 plays and then got a system error.I have been a loyal Bodog player since 2005 and have stuck with them because of their customer service and I've never had an issue with payouts.Im not real impressed with the upgrade and have put up with their lines,late lines,circled lines,this may be the reason I finally leave.

Fieldy

**Stallion** · 07-28-15, 09:04 PM

New website sucks, you have to click way too many times to find lines for a game, not user friendly. Go back to the old website please

**Winner_13** · 07-28-15, 09:17 PM

GIVE US AN OPTION TO GO BACK TO THE OLD ONE.
Looks LIKE AN ARCADE
LIKE A little KID DESIGNED IT

**badgerguy** · 07-28-15, 09:40 PM

FU Bovada! I keep getting a system error when attempting to place a live bet. So pissed off.

**HeDidDisToHim** · 07-29-15, 11:38 AM

I've been with Bovada a long time (Red Room VIP member) but cashed out and switched to 5Dimes as of yesterday. I honestly do not believe this is a "just getting used to it" case. The new website is terrible (even assuming most of the "kinks" were fixed) and all complaints so far are legit. I will only reconsider going back if they allow users the option of using the old interface.

**NWportland** · 07-29-15, 02:39 PM

all MLB lines are currently down.... This is the worst site "update" in the history of software... Just what I needed on a betting website... Large generic photos of a baseball player attached to each mlb betting line. Really? what an inefficient use of space...especially on the mobile. I always wanted a sportsbook to look like those junk ads at the bottom of news articles. This look is says CHEAP CRAP.... I always wondered if i could have Japanese baseball lines co-mingled with MLB lines...finally its here. thanks Blowvada. Have to scroll so far, and click 5 extra subject banners simply to navigate to a page that used to take one click of the mouse.. The mobile software simply unusable....EPIC FAIL......simply epic..... pure mickey mouse BS

add: the ncaa football season wins prop list ends at UL Lafayette, as of july 29.

**zjohnzzz** · 07-29-15, 03:59 PM

miss the match up feature

**indio** · 07-29-15, 07:15 PM

The new website is just dreadful. It's a lot more colorful, and pleasing to the eye, but seriously, is that little bit of glitz worth destroying what was a pretty good functioning site, and alienating the players? Not only is it harder and more laborious to find the stuff you want, but even things like account statements were butchered. Used to be you could look through a months worth of activity with small but easy to read print and your changing account balance after every activity was displayed. Now, that's gone, and it's a heck of a lot harder to review your activity, especially when your bouncing from poker, to casino, to sportsbook, to racebook.

I love Bovada, and since I primarily play poker there, it won't really affect me too much, but poker is a grind, so It's fun to hit the sportsbook and racebook for a little action. But if it's going to be an exedrin headache every time I try to find lines quickly, I won't dabble as much, and since I love to gaze through futures markets for sports leagues and golf, I am really disappointed how much harder they are to find now.

**AceAce** · 07-29-15, 11:32 PM

The mobile website is horrible. Very slow and won't load MLB lines sometimes

**jjgold** · 07-30-15, 09:02 AM

pleasing to the eye is not what players want

Some books trying to get too cute and looking for graphic awards

**jtoler** · 07-30-15, 11:35 AM

Does Bovada still put lines up late? From comments this reminds me of when tennis insight "upgraded" their site, a thousand more clicks, ugly website, I don't use bovada cuz of low limits and late with lines, gl.

**Natty68** · 07-30-15, 12:24 PM

It's been a week....I hate it more with each passing day. It's Thursday around 1:30 p.m. and I can't log on. I need to put my picks in before work and can't. If this happens on a Sunday morning when I'm trying to get my NFL picks in I will jump ship without hesitation.

**Natty68** · 07-30-15, 12:30 PM

ANOTHER THING.......Whatever they did I can't put bets in with my Playstation 3 anymore. I used to be able to log on and manage my account/wagers from my bedroom, now I have to do everything from the family-shared desktop which is always being used by someone.

**the_situation** · 07-30-15, 01:25 PM

They must be making this stuff up...noone in their right mind can think this upgrade is anything but garbage

**Winner_13** · 07-30-15, 01:54 PM

THE VIG HAS GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY.
Not enough people are pointing that out.

WHY?

**Bill Dozer** · 07-30-15, 03:49 PM

Originally posted by Winner_13

THE VIG HAS GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY.
Not enough people are pointing that out.

WHY?

No one has confirmed where and by how much as of yet. If it is a specific market we can try to compare against archived lines we store.

**Winner_13** · 07-30-15, 04:11 PM

Tennis and soccer.

**HeDidDisToHim** · 07-30-15, 05:18 PM

Originally posted by the_situation

They must be making this stuff up...noone in their right mind can think this upgrade is anything but garbage

Management said feedback has been far more positive than negative. I don't believe that bull for a second.

**frankzig** · 07-30-15, 08:42 PM

can never get a full slate, cashed out

**dirtdog52658** · 07-31-15, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by HeDidDisToHim

Management said feedback has been far more positive than negative. I don't believe that bull for a second.

Not the brightest tools in the shed over there.... might take them seeing quartly numbers to realize the mistake they made.

**Natty68** · 07-31-15, 12:22 PM

Down AGAIN!!!!

**THE_LOCKSMITH** · 07-31-15, 02:25 PM

Originally posted by kandersen2

2) Too many clicks. Rather than showing the entire days tennis matches or all ATP matches you have to click the specific tournament, then "view all" to see matchups. Previously all of the matches at all venues could be viewed on one page.

exactly right, same with UFC if I go to the UFC section show me all the fights, dont make me click "View all" which for some reason still does not show all the fights for UFC 190. Then you have to click like 3 times on the green tab to finally get all the odds on the fight card

**BigDofBA** · 07-31-15, 07:21 PM

I hate the new layout. It takes forever to find and get to lines.

It's not user friendly.

I really just want to log in and place a bet easily. I don't want to scroll through 6 screens with pretty graphics and images. That's just all fluff I don't care about. Bring back an option to use the old format.

**TheMagicMan** · 08-01-15, 01:58 AM

Didn't like it at first. Took me awhile to even figure out how to place a bet which isn't good for bovado when your business is to get people to make bets. It is starting to grow on me now. Still thought old site was better but ask me in 3 months.

**Gaze73** · 08-01-15, 02:20 AM

Bet365 could update too, it's a slow flash-based mess with neither a search box nor supporting Ctrl+F; seriously is it so much to ask from an A+ book? Also they don't show you your daily/weekly/monthly figures, such basic features. Well at least it's better than Bovada.

**cobra_king** · 08-01-15, 05:04 AM

I just want it so that when i hit 'View All', that all the games come up on my first try. Not on my third, fourth or fifth try.

I also want it so that when i do finally get all the games to show, that I don't have to worry about the page timing out and showing nothing, forcing me to have to go through the entire process over again. Or worse, when i finally do get all the games to show, having my session time out after 30 seconds forcing me to log in again.

And as for logging in, I don't know if it's a Chrome thing or not, but sometimes it takes me well over a dozen clicks before my cursor will show up in the password box.

Fix those glitches and some of the bitching will stop.

**2buckluck** · 08-01-15, 08:36 AM

Originally posted by kandersen2

2) Too many clicks. Rather than showing the entire days tennis matches or all ATP matches you have to click the specific tournament, then "view all" to see matchups. Previously all of the matches at all venues could be viewed on one page.

Same issue above for soccer as well, you used to be able to see all games in chronological order, or select leagues on the left...

Now you have to select the upper left menu, sports, then sports again (to get sport drop down menu) to select soccer, then soccer drop down, then for example South America, then either scroll to Argentina to view all or select "all South America" drop down" menu to select Argentina (if you want a specific league you have to do this), the click on the All Argentina drop down to select a league (I can't believe I'm still typing this!), then view all if there's more than 4 games in the league (4 on the mobile site)... WHAT???!!! Seriously???!!!

**Bill Dozer** · 08-01-15, 11:00 AM

Originally posted by THE_LOCKSMITH

exactly right, same with UFC if I go to the UFC section show me all the fights, dont make me click "View all" which for some reason still does not show all the fights for UFC 190. Then you have to click like 3 times on the green tab to finally get all the odds on the fight card

We are sharing this with bovada mgt again.

Originally posted by Gaze73

Bet365 could update too, it's a slow flash-based mess with neither a search box nor supporting Ctrl+F; seriously is it so much to ask from an A+ book? Also they don't show you your daily/weekly/monthly figures, such basic features. Well at least it's better than Bovada.

Agree. Bet365's site has become dated. Some of the newer sites have jumped them in ease of use. They have a great platform but it needs a new skin.