Since UIGEA and DOJ ban hammer..USA choices should be down to these two

Coming Back! · 05-17-11, 10:44 AM

I agree 100% and I've been playing since the ******* days.....

fsutomahawk · 05-19-11, 12:27 AM

The only two books I use

Brian891 · 05-19-11, 12:49 AM

so diamond,bookmaker, greek, and betjam are safe for u.s.? does betjam have payment issues? wondering why their sportsbook cash is so much cheaper in sbr store.

secretstash · 05-19-11, 01:03 AM

no offense but the original poster's reasoning doesnt make sense to me... the government went directly for the BIG companies in online poker.. my inclination is to think they would also go for BIG Sportsbooks if they ever went to shut them down. none of the smaller poker rooms/software was touched..

if the same were true for sportsbooks where the big would fall and small would survive I dont understand why in that instance would playing at the biggest names be the smartest thing to do? heh

just food for thought

-stash

barcelonafc · 05-19-11, 02:14 AM

the greek is the best book full stop, nothing will beat it for us players

GoIrish682 · 05-19-11, 03:33 AM

they went after them because its the midgame of a bigger play...legalizing it in the us

THEGREAT30 · 05-19-11, 03:55 AM

I told you guys long ago that 5Dimes was never to be trusted. BetJamaica is my everyday book, they are still solid, I mess with the Greek also, the rest can kick rocks.

RudyRuetigger · 05-19-11, 04:01 AM

i agree with this...cris and greek if your only concern is safety

andywend · 05-19-11, 06:44 AM

FullTilt does NOT have the money to process U.S. withdrawals and that is the reason why they are dragging their feet.

All of the non U.S. players that continue to play there are NUTS and they are unnecessarily putting their funds at risk.

I would recommend to them to request a full withdrawal of their player balance and move over to PokerStars and wait for FullTilt to fully pay U.S. players.

jackkkk2009 · 05-19-11, 07:16 AM

Any books offer **/** payouts to US players?

secretstash · 05-19-11, 11:17 PM

lol wtf ^ all books offer person to person transfers dude.. lol its most common withdrawal/deposit method

-stash

Igetp2s · 05-19-11, 11:31 PM

Originally posted by secretstash

no offense but the original poster's reasoning doesnt make sense to me... the government went directly for the BIG companies in online poker.. my inclination is to think they would also go for BIG Sportsbooks if they ever went to shut them down. none of the smaller poker rooms/software was touched.. if the same were true for sportsbooks where the big would fall and small would survive I dont understand why in that instance would playing at the biggest names be the smartest thing to do? heh just food for thought

-stash

I agree, they would want to target books with a lot of players. Can do more damage that way. Smaller books are probably safer.

Most dangerous ones are the ones that advertise in the US on the radio. Not a smart move.

Monte · 05-19-11, 11:34 PM

Just that you have no chance of winning if you only use those 2 sharp and full juice books, why not throw your $$$ outta the window...faster and less painful.

Arsenal · 05-20-11, 12:04 AM

I am sticking with 5Dimes and TheGreek.

BrianLaverty · 05-20-11, 02:52 PM

I'd add Heritage to the list of safe books... but def cant go wrong with Bookmaker and Greek affiliated books.

mighty maron · 05-20-11, 03:41 PM

If only I could get into heritage...

trumpdown · 05-20-11, 03:57 PM

I'd just move out. Start the drum beat...

donjuan · 05-20-11, 04:37 PM

Did the government actually target the sites though? They had a guy who was going to go to prison for a long time on other charges and he just happened to help the 3 big sites set up their banking. If he didn't squeal, those sites still offer games to American players. Perhaps my understanding of what happened is off though as I've been pretty busy with other things lately.

blix177 · 05-20-11, 04:47 PM

What would be your site if your playing under $100 dollar a game? And only have 1-2k at the book? I really don't like full juice sites.

John Dough · 05-20-11, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by blix177

What would be your site if your playing under $100 dollar a game? And only have 1-2k at the book? I really don't like full juice sites.

Pinny if available.

5Dimes if not.

saintjames · 05-21-11, 01:24 AM

the greek is the safest book simply because they charge full price on every withdraw