[MakinPlayz]

To cut a long story short, Im just a cricket fan and was looking forward to watching the India vs South Africa cricket match tonight which starts at 09:00 gmt time. So I decided to make a small bet on the game to make it more interesting. This was exactly 4 hours before the start time of the match. When I logged on the website it was already off the board. So decided to give them a call and see what was going on. When i did this I called all 4 numbers for 10 minutes all of the calls just kept ringing, over 15 rings on each call. I then got a little fed up and gave it a break for a while. 20 minutes I call back later and get a recording that prompts me to wait for the next agent. I do so, and 20 minutes later I actually get somebody on the phone. I asked why the match was off the board and this is the response I got. (ME) "why is the match already off the board if it is 3 hours away from the start time.
(THE GREEK AGENT) "Sorry but the match is off the board, the bookie we use took it off the board" (ME) " I ask bookie? (THE GREEK AGENT)" Yes they took it off the board we cannot help you" (ME) " I say ok why do you use a bookie, are you guys a sportsbook right? " (THE GREEK AGENT) "Yes we are but our bookie has taken it off the board, we cannot help you". I then hang up the phone and am confused how does a A+ book on SBR review not carry all their games on their own? Why do they use bookies? I mean they can set a max on the amount to bet if they wanted to. What are they scared about? This is beyond me, and seems they are very much over rated! Their customer service is awful. I once had to argue on the phone for 30 minutes to finally get my money back on a tennis match that did not finish 2 sets and they processed it as a loss. The rules clearly states that 2 full sets had to be completed. It is my understanding that their customer service sucks, and I dont see why they are an A+ BOOK. An A+ book should not have any faults. Bet Phoenix seems like a much better option and their only a B+?

[TigerPawsSC]

Hmmm. First post...shill?

[MakinPlayz]

what the hell is a shill????? I signed up just to post my frusteration on here since this is a sportsbook review website, and this is my review!

[MakinPlayz]

and can someone please answer why the hell does The greek use bookies to set lines?

[vitalyo]

"why is the match already off the board if it is 3 hours away from the start time.
(THE GREEK AGENT) "Sorry but the match is off the board, the bookie we use took it off the board" (ME) " I ask bookie? (THE GREEK AGENT)" Yes they took it off the board we cannot help you" (ME) " I say ok why do you use a bookie

Some of the bookies will not offer the odds till the players take the field .

MakinPlayz My guess This was an ODI match February 21, 2010 .
When they play ODI there is a coin toss on who will ball first . So by just posting the odds prior the game is a bit risky . ON 1st ODI . So i would think greek made a mistake by offering odds on this game .
Now if you wager on next game . I am pretty sure they will not void it .
2nd ODI: India v South Africa at Gwalior
Feb 24 (14:30 local, 09:00 GMT)
3rd ODI: India v South Africa at Ahmedabad
Feb 27 (14:30 local, 09:00 GMT)


They do the coin toss 30 min prior the game . And it could be that greek is using some Australian shop to back the wagers they take . It's very well known practice . Even Pinny using Australian shops for horses .
Nothing new here . No need to get mad .

Cheers and GL.

[sportsbetwin]

Plenty of options for cricket betting and you use Greek??? Why?

The toss is irrelevant - it is usually 10-15 mins before and the winner can decide to bat or bowl. I have never heard of a book waiting for the toss before opening a line.

[korbal29]

how can you judge the greek on a cricket game

[thespeculator]

a shill isn't going to post about cricket of all things, the greek is one of the best, did you sign up with them directly

[BigdaddyQH]

Do you really think that these books carry every match in the world? They do not. They are not nearly big enough. What they said about having a book is common practice with some of these lesser sporting events.

[skrtelfan]

If I'm understanding this correctly, you were calling them in the middle of the night their time, right?

[durito]

The greek is a US facing book.

They surely are coping cricket lines from somewhere else. If that other place takes a match of the board and it's 3am in Jamaica, wtf do you expect?

[KC]

You have to be kidding bashing the greek with nonsense like this..they are a top tier book and post lines for so many events well before other books

[MakinPlayz]

Actually they are not offering me any cricket lines anymore. I had won my first 3 and now they simply dont offer it anymore. I asked a friend of mine that had a greek account and it was open for him to bet on. I think thats bullshit

[mtneer1212]

No cricket? I'm done with the Greek. Bastards.

[tatommack]

Who the he'll bets on cricket