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Anonibet Initiated at C- on SBS Rating Guide - 16 February 2015Anonibet has been added to our sportsbook ratings at C-. This is an online sportsbook popular with bitcoin gamblers, but we have some serious concerns which are important to warn players about. For starters they lack comprehensive sports specific rules as found at most legit gambling websites. More concerning is they offer a highly +EV bonus on unlimited reloads. Their only safeguard against bonus whores and advantage play is a subjective undefined vague term that allows them to remove winnings from player’s accounts retroactively after the fact. This is done under their own discretion with no explanation required. It is very hard researching this website to know if they embrace or value fair gambling principles or not.
Super Bowl Squares Offered at Bookmaker - 28 January 2015SBS encourages anyone playing 2015 Super Bowl square pools to read this post. This report covers the office contests (NFL Squares) offered by leading US friendly betting site Bookmaker. More important to what they offer is the information on the bottom. It is very easy to rig pools to give certain players an advantage. We include which numbers are most likely to win in this post. It is important to your chances that you only play contests where you are certain which number each square has is randomly assigned. The edge someone gains by selecting the numbers themselves is massive.
5Dimes Opens Betting Odds on 2015 F1 World Drivers’ Championship - 27 January 20155Dimes has posted openers on the 2015 F1 World Drivers’ Championship and the World Constructors’ Championship. Theirs odds for the top two favorites Lewis Hamilton -130 (UK: 10/13, Dec 1.77) and Nico Rosberg +325 (UK: 13/4 / Dec: 4.25) are considerably better than what betting sites that opened earlier are offering. Our article reporting this has the full odds on each driver, and 2015 F1 betting tips from Prop.
Bovada Quickly Resolves Live Betting Complaint - 25 January 2015Sports Betting Sites encourages anyone who bet the which will occur next 4-way market on steals/blocks at the start of the 4th quarter on the January, 22 2015 Clipppers vs. Nets NBA game at Bovada to check and make sure their ticket was graded correct. Bovada initially graded this as Nets Blocks being the winning wager when the correct grade was Clippers Block. A player with +330 odds on Clippers block had his wager graded wrong. After a frustrating experience with support, which involved only a simple mistake, SBS helped escalate this to the right person at Bovada for taking a second look. They have now regraded the players betting ticket from a loss to a win.
US Sportsbooks Rating Updates - 21 January 2015Five US friendly sports betting sites have had their ratings change on our Sportsbook Ratings Guide. The majority of these were long overdue. Bovada.lv went from B+ to A-. BetOnline.ag went from C+ to B+, GTBets.eu went from B- to B, TopBet.eu went from C to C+, and Carib went from B to B-. If you click to read the full article you will find that the basis for these rating changes are each explained in considerable detail.
5Dimes Upgraded to A (Dan vs. 5Dimes Dispute Archived) - 22 July 2014In 2012 5Dimes was long rated A on our sportsbook ratings guide and had recently reached the top position on our US betting sites recommended list. It was not us alone that rated them highly. They still hold a top rating currently issued by both Sports Book Review and Bookmakers Review and have won the SBR Forum posters’ poll as best US Sportsbook multiple years in a row. A dispute with a player caused us to change their rating to B in December 2012 where it stayed there for 18 months. This article archives that dispute and explains the reason on 22 July 2014 we have once again listed them at A on our ratings guide.
WagerWeb Pays TrixTrix Settling 42-month-old Correlated Parlay Theft - 10 May 2013WagerWeb.ag has resolved a 42-month old dispute by paying a player known as TrixTrix his full $11,278 balance. This was a high profile dispute that SBS had long classified as theft. WagerWeb had been attempting to settle this with partial payment for some time, but the player refused to accept anything less than his full balance. A week after acquiring BetLegends.eu players, WagerWeb settled this matter and in doing so removed this large outstand issue from resume.
Legends Sports Closes; Players Stiffed 50% in WagerWeb Transfer - 20 April 2013Legends Sports closed for business on April 17, 2013. This was a week after a 95-page US federal indictment accused 34 individuals and 23 entities associated with Legends of operating an illegal US sports betting business. When closing they sent an email informing players they expect to have their account balances transferred to an A rated sportsbook in 24-48 hours. Well 48 hours later they announced they are actually being transferred to a much lower rated WagerWeb.ag. There is also a forced 10-time rollover requirement before cashing out, thus stealing 50% of players account balances. Plus even after meeting the requirements, players then have money in a much lower rated sportsbook.
The History of Blue Square – Now Owned by Betfair - 07 April 2013On April 2, 2013 one of the UK’s oldest betting sites BlueSq.com was acquired by their competitor Betfair. This brand is now closed. Former account holders have been migrated to Betfair where their balances are available. For the time being details can be found at www.bluesquare.com. It has also been announced that England’s Football Conference will have a new sponsor for the 2013-2014 season.
WagerWeb Considers Beating Them Theft – SBR Assists in their Scam - 18 January 2013This article discusses the online sportsbook WagerWeb (SBS Rated D-) for reason they have been given two upgrades by SBR, and are now attempting to change the story regarding a player they stiffed in 2009. The evidence is however stacked against them. Despite this they are not willing to fully settle the $11,278 debt that most every watchdog in the industry has ruled they owe. Before considering deposits at WagerWeb SBS encourages players to read and consider the information in this report.