Feel free to say so if you feel otherwise (or if you think this post is dead on the money), but if you have substantial money offshore I believe you have only three book family options. I'm talking five figure to six figure balances in which you can trust you're OK at all times. I've held sizeable balances and have spoken with owners at many books listed on here, but in today's climate I just cannot advise anyone to play anywhere other than these three book families. Let me also say that I put 1 and 2 ahead of 3 by a decent margin, but still trust 3.
These three book families are (again 1 and 2 trump 3 by a margin imo)....
1.) The Spiro Books----theGreek and BetJamaica. The guy's been paying people instantaneously since the dawn of internet wagering and even well before that, and would literally die before not honoring players' funds.
2.) The "Cohen" family books---WSEX and Matchbook. These guys have also been on top of things for over a decade, and value integrity above all as well. These guys are a little more brainiac-like as opposed to Spiro's street smarts style, but they're all tremendous and have served a great purpose in the offshore world. And to a lesser extent.....
3.) The CRIS books---CRIS, Bookmaker, and Diamond in particular. Again, the longevity and long term success of these books cannot be ignored. I don't put them in one and two's class as they've been very petty with Americans post-legislation, and have shown to not care as much about customer satisfaction. Those depositing with less than $2K should be made aware that the CRIS books DO NOT want your action, and will gouge you at every opportunity to keep you away. However, those with sizeable balances will love their opening lines with larger limits.
I'll go ahead and shoot down two A- books that should both be rated lower while I'm at it as well. BetOnline has very suspect ownership and management, some of whom have been involved in books that have taken everyone's money and ran in the past. I don't see how they don't eventually suffer the same fate as BetCascade. I'm also surprised that anyone would still play at Bodog, but they do sponsor forums and sponsor them well. Calvin Ayre has robbed countless investors and backers in the past, and will one day run with everyone's money again. Also, Bodog has made no effort to ease customer's fears and worries whatsoever post-US legislation. Not only does Bodog deal duel lines, have low limits, and post their lines late, they don't make customer withdrawals and satisfaction a priority whatsoever anymore either.
Anyone wishing to discuss Heritage, 5Dimes (rudest customer service in the business), Legendz, etc, feel free and we'll chat about them. These would be some of my 2nd tier US accepting books, but I stand firm behind my 1, 2, and 3 books and why I wouldn't trust anyone but those three with five or six figures longterm. GL...
These three book families are (again 1 and 2 trump 3 by a margin imo)....
1.) The Spiro Books----theGreek and BetJamaica. The guy's been paying people instantaneously since the dawn of internet wagering and even well before that, and would literally die before not honoring players' funds.
2.) The "Cohen" family books---WSEX and Matchbook. These guys have also been on top of things for over a decade, and value integrity above all as well. These guys are a little more brainiac-like as opposed to Spiro's street smarts style, but they're all tremendous and have served a great purpose in the offshore world. And to a lesser extent.....
3.) The CRIS books---CRIS, Bookmaker, and Diamond in particular. Again, the longevity and long term success of these books cannot be ignored. I don't put them in one and two's class as they've been very petty with Americans post-legislation, and have shown to not care as much about customer satisfaction. Those depositing with less than $2K should be made aware that the CRIS books DO NOT want your action, and will gouge you at every opportunity to keep you away. However, those with sizeable balances will love their opening lines with larger limits.
I'll go ahead and shoot down two A- books that should both be rated lower while I'm at it as well. BetOnline has very suspect ownership and management, some of whom have been involved in books that have taken everyone's money and ran in the past. I don't see how they don't eventually suffer the same fate as BetCascade. I'm also surprised that anyone would still play at Bodog, but they do sponsor forums and sponsor them well. Calvin Ayre has robbed countless investors and backers in the past, and will one day run with everyone's money again. Also, Bodog has made no effort to ease customer's fears and worries whatsoever post-US legislation. Not only does Bodog deal duel lines, have low limits, and post their lines late, they don't make customer withdrawals and satisfaction a priority whatsoever anymore either.
Anyone wishing to discuss Heritage, 5Dimes (rudest customer service in the business), Legendz, etc, feel free and we'll chat about them. These would be some of my 2nd tier US accepting books, but I stand firm behind my 1, 2, and 3 books and why I wouldn't trust anyone but those three with five or six figures longterm. GL...
. As for Canbet, I don't think they're nearly as bad as some of the other English books. They have more of a global clientèle, and are still huge with many Aussies (where they originated). Unlike some of the English books you mentioned that will quickly limit anyone that bets for big amounts (win or lose), Canbet tends to only limit players that have shown the ability to win big amounts over the long term. If you consistently won and were up say 50K or 75K Euro over six months, you'd most likely be limited to 100 Euro a play. I'd put Canbet pretty high up there, so long as you can get the best prices with them (Pinnacle has the better price nine times out of ten though). GL...
