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  • Lint Pockets
    SBR MVP
    • 01-19-10
    • 1211

    #1
    BetJamaica or TheGreek?
    I am new to betting on sports (poker player here) and was just looking for the best sports book to make a deposit (first deposit on sports book). For example which book out of these two has better odds and more options to pick from. Any opinions would be appreciated, thanks.
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  • thespeculator
    SBR MVP
    • 09-09-08
    • 2999

    #2
    greek will have the lines up the fastest and will have more prop options, betjam is has lower juice in baseball, greek lets you buy more points even on parlays, both are very fast for payouts
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    • AaronTheGambler
      SBR Hustler
      • 01-25-10
      • 81

      #3
      Bj had a point loyalty programb too.
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      • LLXC
        SBR Hall of Famer
        • 12-10-06
        • 8972

        #4
        Greek for earlier lines.
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        • Jrod124
          SBR Hall of Famer
          • 10-31-09
          • 5622

          #5
          BJ best cs
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          • MrEnigma
            SBR Rookie
            • 03-03-10
            • 4

            #6
            Greek,BetJam,5 Dimes

            Stay away from sportsbetting.com,bodog,betonline
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            • Jrod124
              SBR Hall of Famer
              • 10-31-09
              • 5622

              #7
              def stay away from SB, they are awful man
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              • trixtrix
                Restricted User
                • 04-13-06
                • 1897

                #8
                if you're betting small amounts (ie <500), 5 dimes will do
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                • Jrod124
                  SBR Hall of Famer
                  • 10-31-09
                  • 5622

                  #9
                  5dimes is quick to limit u so be careful
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                  • skrtelfan
                    SBR MVP
                    • 10-09-08
                    • 1913

                    #10
                    Originally posted by thespeculator
                    greek will have the lines up the fastest and will have more prop options, betjam is has lower juice in baseball, greek lets you buy more points even on parlays, both are very fast for payouts
                    This, plus Greek has much higher limits. If you bet a few hundred a game and don't need access to early overnights, BetJam is a better option, if you bet larger amounts and need overnights, Greek is a better option. Baseball is an exception though as Greek has typically had 20c baseball lines instead of a dimeline, so they're pretty useless for baseball moneylines.
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                    • Trucker George
                      SBR High Roller
                      • 01-09-10
                      • 194

                      #11
                      yeah, if you're going to bet baseball then betjam has the advantage between these two books, just based on vigorish alone.
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                      • Jrod124
                        SBR Hall of Famer
                        • 10-31-09
                        • 5622

                        #12
                        true, the Greek's baseball lines are awful
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                        • skrtelfan
                          SBR MVP
                          • 10-09-08
                          • 1913

                          #13
                          Greek did have a 10c MLB line one year, 2005 or 2006 or so, but they never brought it back again. I'd be happy if they just cloned Pinnacle at a cent worse on each side, assuming Pinnacle does an 8c line again.
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                          • Sawyer
                            SBR Hall of Famer
                            • 06-01-09
                            • 7761

                            #14
                            Both.
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                            • Sawyer
                              SBR Hall of Famer
                              • 06-01-09
                              • 7761

                              #15
                              Top 3 for US Citizien

                              Betjamaica, TheGreek, Matchbook.

                              Top 5 for EU Citizien

                              Pinnacle, Betfair, Betjamaica, TheGreek, Matchbook.
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                              • MBENZ
                                SBR Hall of Famer
                                • 01-07-07
                                • 5238

                                #16
                                Both are great but if you plan on playing the tourney,you better use Greek.Betjam is too slow on getting lines up,you can transfer to Betjam for bases.
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                                • Cheese1976
                                  SBR Wise Guy
                                  • 09-17-09
                                  • 667

                                  #17
                                  If you you place a decent volume of wagers, BetJamaica has a really cool loyalty program that gives you a freeplay every 100 bets based on the average amount of their sum (max $200) - It's not automatic though you need to request it when you think you're in the 100 bet neighborhood.
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                                  • LarryF
                                    SBR Wise Guy
                                    • 12-11-09
                                    • 949

                                    #18
                                    Good info, I am looking at both and am leaning toward The Greek, though last night, I could not get an answer on their customer account lines to ask a few set up questions. Is BetJam the same way?
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                                    • spartangreen
                                      SBR MVP
                                      • 11-25-09
                                      • 3807

                                      #19
                                      I like the Greek the best, they usually offer more lines for sports that aren't just the main sports to bet on.
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                                      • Ruifgalmeida
                                        SBR MVP
                                        • 04-23-08
                                        • 2024

                                        #20
                                        both , you shouldn´t close any door, you should have at least 3 or 4 books with money there, them shop for prices.Open and account with all A+ and you will be fine.
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                                        • LT Profits
                                          SBR Aristocracy
                                          • 10-27-06
                                          • 90963

                                          #21
                                          The Greek is better for everything except baseball. However, baseball is just about here, so I would go with Jamaica now and transfer to the Greek for football season.
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                                          • Brock Landers
                                            SBR Aristocracy
                                            • 06-30-08
                                            • 45359

                                            #22
                                            Does the greek still have their ATM card for withdrawals?
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                                            • nenad
                                              Restricted User
                                              • 08-12-09
                                              • 714

                                              #23
                                              greek
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                                              • Lint Pockets
                                                SBR MVP
                                                • 01-19-10
                                                • 1211

                                                #24
                                                ok cool thanks for all the opinions. the one thing that makes me lean more towards the greek is i noticed you can basically create your own point spread on there and not just adding or subtracting 3-4 points like most other books. they give you a huge variety when it comes to this so that is why i was leaning more towards the greek.
                                                sbr
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                                                • Fishhead
                                                  SBR Aristocracy
                                                  • 08-11-05
                                                  • 40179

                                                  #25
                                                  bjam
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                                                  • king
                                                    SBR Wise Guy
                                                    • 01-15-09
                                                    • 506

                                                    #26
                                                    Which ever has best withdraw with no hassle.
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                                                    • Patrick McIrish
                                                      SBR MVP
                                                      • 09-15-05
                                                      • 2864

                                                      #27
                                                      Greek would suit you well just about any time other than baseball. Both them and CRIS still deal 20 cent lines as far as I know. Rest of the year though both are must have outs.
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                                                      • Jive
                                                        SBR MVP
                                                        • 02-10-10
                                                        • 1405

                                                        #28
                                                        I have no experience with BetJam, but it gets glowing reviews in this forum. I can tell you that Greek is awesome, except for baseball as has been pointed out. My only issue with Greek is depositing from the USA isn't as easy as with Bookmaker or 5dimes (I like being able to deposit on the spot with a **** or instant transfer if needbe), but it is definitely an A+ book.

                                                        It wouldn't hurt to have money in both if you can afford it and I strongly suggest you use Greek during basketball & football season, but if you plan on betting baseball regularly and can only open one account now, you will be better off passing on Greek until September.
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                                                        • LarryF
                                                          SBR Wise Guy
                                                          • 12-11-09
                                                          • 949

                                                          #29
                                                          With baseball coming up, I will open an account with BetJam. Thanks to all for the insight!
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                                                          • DIF
                                                            Restricted User
                                                            • 08-30-05
                                                            • 648

                                                            #30
                                                            Larry F, good point. Betjam is little bit sleepy when it comes to early lines.
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                                                            • Patrick McIrish
                                                              SBR MVP
                                                              • 09-15-05
                                                              • 2864

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by skrtelfan
                                                              Greek did have a 10c MLB line one year, 2005 or 2006 or so....


                                                              Are you sure about that? I can't ever remember them having dime lines for baseball other than the playoffs. Is that what you are thinking about? I mean I could be wrong and just missed it but this is the first I've heard about it. Anyway doesn't really matter at this point, curious more than anything else.
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                                                              • pimike
                                                                BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                                                                • 03-23-08
                                                                • 37139

                                                                #32
                                                                Well bJ doesn't work for me. Limits way to low

                                                                If your not betting strickly dogs makes no difference. Greek Will work for me
                                                                Shoot I can bet Fridays game on Thursday at Greek
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