I play almost exculsively in Vegas. I will not get into the obvious differences between Vegas and offshore books. Here is my dream list if you will. A list of what I want to see an offshore book offer.
1. No limits on wagering. All books limit the amount of money that can be wagered on any particular event, and I do not expect that to change. What I do want is a book that will not cut my personal wagering limits because I win a lot. If the limit on a Pro Football game is 5K, I should be able to wager that amount no matter what my won-loss record is at a book. I should not be cut off because I have won a certain amount of money.
2. No changing horses in the middle of the stream. I have read many complaints about this. Wagers being cancled because of any number of reasons. Once a wager is placed and accepted, the ONLY reason why that wager should be cancled is because the game/match was cancled. In Vegas, once you get your wagering slip, the wager can not be cancled for any other reason.
3. No charges for withdrawls. Now I understand that there will be a limit on the number of withdrawls a player can make in a certain period of time, but there should be no charge for these withdrawls. These books are using your money. Your money can sit in an account for weeks or even months. The books are making money on your money. One free withdrawl per month for any amount should be allowed.
4. Safeguards for my money. I do not want to find out that some phantom player spent my money in a books casino for any reason. Every book must have a way to block this. Obviously there has been problems with this issue at certain books.
5. Current times. I want to be able to see the start time of a certain event in my time zone. I do not want to have to keep a time table to determine what time it is that a certain event will start.
6. No wagering type limits. If I take a team, and the odds go crazy, I want to be able to wager against that team. Basically I am talking about "Middling" but I have seen others willing to eat the vig because they do not want so much money on a certain wager. Whom you wager on and when you wager on them is not the business of the casino. It is the players option.
7. I want to see a comprehensive explanation of all payout options, including the time it takes to receive payouts, the costs involved, the risks involved, and anything else tht involves payouts.
8. I want to see the elimination of so many disputes. This should be a simple process. You make a wager. It wins or loses. It is that simple. These disputes over judgements as to what was a winning ticket and what was not is ridiculous. All the book has to do is look at the final score, determine if the wager is a winner based on the points taken or given, and pay the winners. It can not be any simpler.
Those are 8 things that I want to see happen in an offshore book before I would ever seriously consider giving them my action. There are way too many complaints in this site about failures to pay, cancled wagers during or after an event, lost monies, and limitations placed on players. I have never seen these types of problems in Vegas sports books, and I see no reason why they have to happen in offshore books. Can it be any simpler that making a wager, receiving a ticket, or an online conformation number, and either winning or losing?