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Old 11-22-2005, 11:48 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by magnavox
This list is a joke. Frankly speaking location doesn't really matter, the first and foremost is reputation of a specific book, not even then location should be a concern. The one exception I know of is Australia, where government guarantees your money 100%. In the UK it works just as a regular business, with the only difference in a bookmaking license. They have notorious no-payers SSP still operating there, pathetic. And, if the book goes bust, you're not liklely to see your money, as 'punters' are last on the pay list, after all the other creditors.
Of course the location matters. It may not be a 100% defining variable but it's still important.

Suppose you had to deposit at a sportsbook and were given a choice of a random book from Antigua and a random book from Haiti. Which book would you choose to deposit at?
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