[SBR_John]

10/17/2007 01:56 AM CST BetUSA upgraded from D+ to C-

They are run by sportsbook.com but have different owners. You will get the exact same lines and even cs, clerks, ect. But these guys have some morals. They came out just after this broke and said we will have nothing to do with this and we will pay any bets we booked.

This is not the first time they have broken ranks with sportsbook.com.

I've asked Bill and his staff to keep an open mind on BetUSA's rating. It takes juevos to stand up to these shysters and BetUSA is a big help to the players when they break ranks. I hope you guys will give them some business.

[jjgold]

Johnny your all fired up and going nuts

Play at top books only or you will be sorry

[ShamsWoof10]

I'll check them out but so far Players Only has mine not Sportsbook.com because PO has less clutter on their site... They are one in the same as you mentioned...

[SBR_John]

Johnny your all fired up and going nuts

Play at top books only or you will be sorry

I am a little stirred by this. This is a dark time for the industry. No one can defend canceling wagers a month after they ended and not canceling the losers. This is simply put a criminal act of theft.

As for BetUSA, if as an affiliate of sportsbook.com they are able to manage policy then their rating should be less correlated. SBR should look at these relationships closer and see what flexibility the affiliate has and how far they will go. In BetUSA's case, they went further than I would have guessed Sportsbook.com would have allowed them. They made sportsbook.com look even more crooked by breaking ranks.

[HedgeHog]

Can I get Sportsbook.com to transfer the 9k they confiscated to BetUSA? The inconsistency here bothers me as much as the theft. The subsidiary does the right thing and we have to wait to see if the parent follows their lead. The tail is wagging the dog...hopefully.

[Newguyintown]

Is BetUSA the only book that has this status or is there a small family that are identical?

NG

[louis]

The problem with betusa is that they are willing to associate with sportsbook.com. Yes, since they are willing to do the right thing more often than sportsbook.com they deserve this upgrade to C- but I would not do business with betusa, or ANY website that does business with sportsbook.com, including therx.com. Therx.com in particular is willing to allow theifs to advertise on their website, which is totally unacceptable. rx.com, and anyone who does business with sportsbook.com should be boycotted by everyone.

[SBR_John]

NewGuy,
Others have the ability. We have seen other books break ranks before.

[prop]

If you think about which of those 3 does that most aggressive offline advertising. You probably have your answer.

[RickySteve]

BetUS and BetUSA are not the same thing.