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I give them a B
Walker, throw me 500 pts.Comment -
B.
They have shown some bias but at the end of the day it's a casino dispute. I feel the rules governing sportsbetting are more defined and I am comfortable betting with all these books. No need to overreact.Comment -
"E" should be "F" in this poll but it wouldn't let me correct it. I think you guys can figure that out, thoughComment -
B- recent siding with sponsors arises the question of credibility of this review board which is probably the worst thing that could happenComment -
B overall. A+ for the non-sponsor complaint handling, but the names up top do indeed get special treatment.Comment -
B with Justin7
C- without him
Early days A+ sadly they went for the moneyComment -
A....I respect logical thinking even if I dont agree with it. The threads were posted and allowed to stay up. I closed my 5dimes account because of the casino events. I dont Sportsbet often on 5dimes, and I like playing casino games there. My losses happened over two months ago but I cant see my self using their casino again after all the pay table manipulation. Lost 11 coinflips in a row in craps pass-no pass..thought at the time my bad luck...now im not going to risk it in their casino again.
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Always thought SBR was fair in handling disputes.Comment -
B+ is that was an option
I do appreciate the supposed transparency they showed in the cases and at least they gave the players log history and tried to let us see what they were dealing with.
In all honesty if I owned a business that had several main sponsors it would be very difficult to not lean their way on issuesComment -
Pre-Tackleberry = A+
Post-Tackleberry = BComment -
Tough to grade because they are slightly inadequate but are also the best that I know of.Comment -
In any grading, I think you have to address the question of "compared to what".
If you are comparing them to the competition, i.e. EOG, Covers and Rx, they are an "A".
If you are comparing them to life in a perfect world where everyone is totally objective, not so much.
In any case, I appreciate them being around.
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Very biased against some books and very favorable towards sponsor books.Comment -
so far SBR is looking at a 2.8 GPA here. While that is not too bad, it certainly won't get you into a decent college. On the bright side, SBR has plenty of room for improvement. They can start with treating all books, whether they pay for a banner or not, the same in these disputes.Comment -
they are the best at what they do here. i gave them a b.Comment -
I agree with this.....without a standard, the grade is meaningless and I don't know enough about other sites that offer opportunities to air grievances.In any grading, I think you have to address the question of "compared to what".
If you are comparing them to the competition, i.e. EOG, Covers and Rx, they are an "A".
If you are comparing them to life in a perfect world where everyone is totally objective, not so much.
In any case, I appreciate them being around.
I will say this though, from what I can tell, SBR gets an A for transparency because without that you have nothing.Comment -
On the main website...http://www.sportsbookreview.com/ SBR lists casino errors and disputes with 5 dimes. Kudos to SBR for listing it prominently so that people know and decide.Comment -
I'd give them a B. Simply stated, who would you rather have going to bat for you in a dispute with a sponsored book? SBR? Rx? Covers? I would take my chances with SBR any day of the week and twice on Sunday.Comment -
Early Days A Now C-Comment -
A. Thanks to SBR and some research by myself I feel very good about the books I play at, and also feel on top of changes that may be on the way. I don't give a f*ck what happened to Tackleberry/shot taker. The forum gets an F, though.Comment -
Up until a couple days ago = A
Now = C
Definately lost some respect for SBR seeing as how they just pulled a typical rx move.Comment -
C at best lately. I would love to see how they would have handled the EZ street situation if they were the arbitrators. Recent bowing down to sponsors makes you wonder...Comment -
I think the 5dimes stuff has put them in a spot. I don't disagree with any of the decisions that they've made, but at the same time, this is a very difficult time in the industry and I think that a lot of the books, even ones we've begun to know and trust, are starting to take shots where they think they can.
Like it or not, I think that Tony is right in saying that until the US gov't gets its head on straight, the online gambling industry is going to continue to shrink for US players until only a few will even accept money. I know lately 5D won't even take *************** deposits (something they've done for as long as I can remember). For some of these big money players, taking a payoff and closing your account is fine for now, but what happens in the event that BetJam and the Greek stop taking US players too?
Overall I think SBR has done as good as could be expected. I know that there are people behind the scenes working hard to make this forum successful, and a part of that includes keeping sponsorship up. A lot of people have been very outspoken against the books in question, and while I certainly don't begrudge them their opinion, I don't think that they quite understand the position that SBR and 5dimes are in. Tony is a jerk, yea, and he shouldn't be the face of that operation. But the decisions that they are making are (in a large part) the decisions that a business has to make. Zabula broke the rules. Tackleberry took a shot. Clarkacal was unfortunate, however, in the long run that will probably be a good business decision for Tony. If a player is consistently winning, they aren't making money, and there's no reason to keep them around. People cry foul, and perhaps rightly so, but it's a business and that's the right decision.
Anyway I'm sure that there will be a lot of differing opinions here, and that's part of what makes an open forum great. Lets keep it civil and remember -
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It seems pretty corupt now.Comment -
See if anybody else is gonna help other than SBR. Good Luck w that. A+ for me!Comment -
In any grading, I think you have to address the question of "compared to what".
If you are comparing them to the competition, i.e. EOG, Covers and Rx, they are an "A".
If you are comparing them to life in a perfect world where everyone is totally objective, not so much.
In any case, I appreciate them being around.
Peep said what I was thinking. Is SBR perfect..heck no. But compared to any other site they are by far the best.Comment -
I would say average or whats to be expected. SBR is in it to make money, that cant alienate all of there sponsors and there will always be some new mark looking for a book.Comment -
I give SBR an A. THey had an A+ before the current disputes with 5 dimes. I agree with the decision concerning the use of a bot. However, the other fellow who played a 390% advantage game or whatever - he deserves to get paid - maybe not everything but something substantial.Comment -
Sbr helped me before so it's an automatic A from me. Is there a thread to vote if 5dimes should be downgraded??Comment -
A++++++
they gave me $50Comment
