Sports Book Guide. |
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The
online gambling industry is growing
at an unparalleled pace giving more
options to the online bettor than he
or she know what to do with. Advertising
everywhere points to this site or that
site as being the best. The fact is
there are numerous well run gaming sites.
But unfortunately there are also those
sites looking to scam you out of your
hard earned money. The following is
some sound advice that every offshore
player should always keep in the back
of his or her heads when choosing an
online sportsbook or casino. |
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Look
over their website to see how accessible
they are. |
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This
is very important. If you can't get
a in touch with them easily, what will
you do in the even a problem does arise.
Most, if not all, of the reputable sites
offer toll free customer service number
for there clients to use. Remember,
well run companies in it for the long
haul want their customers to feel comfortable.
The more information on their website
the better. |
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If
it sounds too good to be true - it probably
is. |
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There
are sportsbooks and casinos out there
that will tell you anything to get you
to join so you have to make sure get
the relevant information. Don't get
us wrong there are some very good incentives
available, however don't forget there
is no such thing as FREE LUNCH. There
are, and always will be, conditions
on every free thing you receive in your
life. Make sure to ask what those conditions
are and you can deem whether or not
they are reasonable. |
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Two
sets of lines are better than one. |
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If
you have $1,000 in post-up money, send
$500 to two sportsbooks and have the
benefit of two sets of lines, two sign-up
bonuses, etc. It is not rare to get
10% on your money to sign-up and/or
see a differential of 1.5 points on
a game. And, yes 10% on your money and
1.5 points a game does make a difference
in your long-term success. This will
also allow you to compare product offerings
and service. You can then move your
money to the one with which you are
most comfortable. |
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Pull
some of your winnings to see how promptly
the company reacts. |
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A
reasonable time frame for you to receive
your winnings is anywhere from 48 to
72 hours after request. There are extenuating
circumstances that may cause it to be
longer from time to time (ex. hurricanes
or religious holidays). If you request
a payout and do not get it within this
time frame and there are not any apparent
extenuating circumstance you might want
to think twice about continuing with
that service. Better to be safe than
sorry. *Remember, that when pulling
money you typically have to have met
certain circumstances to keep your bonuses,
get free payouts, etc... Make sure you
have met those circumstances if you
want to keep your promotional items.
Don't come to us and say a company is
bad because they took your bonus money
away if you didn't meet the requirements
to keep it. That is the business after
all.* |
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Find
out how long they have been in business
and who licenses them. |
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We
consider most of the premier online
services to have been in business between
3 and 5 years. There are companies that
are older than that but those are generally
old phone operations that are trying
to convert to the Internet. Older does
not equal better! As for licensing,
here are some of the larger more civilized
countries that have embraced online
gambling: Antigua, Costa Rica, Australia,
and London. |
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What
is the largest wager they will accept
on the phone? |
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While
most online limits are much lower the
leading companies will accept at least
a $5,000-$10,000 wager on the phone.
If they won't accept this amount you
should move on and find a more stable
book. Serious books will accept this
amount any time and will probably take
much more. |
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Hope
this helps in your quest for a Book
site. Once you find the spot for you,
get some of our Plays and watch the
checks come in! |
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