SBR Top-Rated Sportsbooks Recommended Books
1. Pinnacle Sports SBR Rating A+ Pinnacle Sports Review
2. The Greek Sports Book SBR Rating A+ The Greek Review
3. BookMaker SBR Rating A+ BookMaker Review
4. BetJamaica SBR Rating A+ BetJamaica Review
5. LegendZ Sports SBR Rating A+ LegendZ Review
SBR Posters' Poll - August 2008 View Complete Results
1. Matchbook 195 total points Matchbook Review
2. BetJamaica 182 total points BetJamaica Review
3. The Greek Sports Book 160 total points The Greek Review
4. Pinnacle Sports 130 total points Pinnacle Sports Review
5. 5Dimes 125 total points 5Dimes Review
Go Back   Sports Handicapping, Betting & Picks - SBR Forum > Sports Betting, Sportsbooks & General Discussion > Sportsbooks & The Industry

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-23-2007, 04:07 PM   #36 (permalink)
Cyclone
SBR High Roller
 
Cyclone's Avatar
 
Join Date: 07-20-06
Posts: 135
Cyclone is offline
Default Greendot?

I wonder if anyone has tried the Greendot prepaid MasterCard. I have seen them at CVS. They can be reloaded (with cash), and are sponsored by Citi.
Reply With Quote
Old 02-23-2007, 10:49 PM   #37 (permalink)
EaglesPhan36
SBR Hall of Famer
 
EaglesPhan36's Avatar
 
Join Date: 12-06-06
Location: Texas
Posts: 5,765
EaglesPhan36 is online now
Default

I don't know by experience, but I have a regular Citibank credit card and those are not accepted by the books that I use, so my guess might be that if Citi is associated with that card, it might not work.
Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2007, 12:16 AM   #38 (permalink)
Wild Reet
SBR High Roller
 
Join Date: 02-09-07
Posts: 103
Wild Reet is offline
Default

Looks like the virtual cards at giftcards.com are gone. You have to get the physical cards which cost more and take longer to deliver.
Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2007, 04:50 AM   #39 (permalink)
Ganchrow
Moderator
 
Ganchrow's Avatar
 
Join Date: 08-28-05
Location: Forest Hills, NY, Home of the Blitzkrieg Bop
Posts: 4,813
Ganchrow is offline
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wild Reet View Post
Looks like the virtual cards at giftcards.com are gone. You have to get the physical cards which cost more and take longer to deliver.
I just verified that the virtual cards were discontinued "for the foreseeable future" due to "fraud issues".

A shame, too. The cards appeared to work well for small bettors (or midsized bettors who didn't mind repeating the process several times over) and were a relative bargain at only 0.4%. Does anyone have any experience with any similar products?
__________________
Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2007, 11:39 AM   #40 (permalink)
tblues2005
SBR MVP
 
Join Date: 07-30-06
Location: Missouri
Posts: 1,330
tblues2005 is offline
Default

Ganchrow,

Yes netspend cards have seemed to work just fine for small players too. It costs $3 to reload the card and a $1 per a transaction. I haven't had a problem yet, but I will keep everyone informed though if there is any problems. I wonder of them green dot cards work from Walgreens though? I haven't bought one of them yet.
Reply With Quote
Old 02-24-2007, 09:57 PM   #41 (permalink)
pags11
SBR Posting Legend
 
Join Date: 08-18-05
Posts: 11,210
pags11 is online now
Default

they are cutting off every damn payment option we have...
Reply With Quote
Old 02-25-2007, 01:15 AM   #42 (permalink)
fearless
SBR MVP
 
fearless's Avatar
 
Join Date: 08-14-06
Posts: 1,278
fearless is offline
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by pags11 View Post
they are cutting off every damn payment option we have...
Does anyone have any experience with Nucharge? What sportsbooks can you use it at?

http://www.nucharge.net/

With the withdrawal of Neteller from the US market as the no.1 ewallet solution for the majority of sports book, poker and casino sites you can expect everyone is rushing to find the next payment solution to replace the once dominant wallet as the next preferred choice of deposit method.

Introducing Nucharge
Nucharge was recently launched as a long distance prepaid card service, you can securely buy prepaid calling cards at the face value of $100, $150, $200 and $300 respectively with any Visa and Mastercard (Including US issued cards!). The idea is brilliant, signing up for an account is free and usually takes up to 5minutes filling up your particulars, answering security questions and you’re up and running. Once you have funded your Nucharge account you can then proceed to make deposit to your betting account.

Pros and Cons of Nucharge
There are no signup fees and setting up an account is pretty easy and fast. 5minutes is all it takes to make your first deposit from Nucharge to your betting account!
Nucharge is technically not an ewallet, you can’t withdraw your funds back into Nucharge and they charges an estimate 3% for Visa and Mastercard reloads. Being the new kid on the block not many sites have adopted them as a preferred solution.

Who is using Nucharge
Nucharge is gaining ground with more poker sites using them as a funding option. It’s worth a mention that household sports book Bodog is also using them since the beginning of the year.
Reply With Quote
Old 03-01-2007, 10:07 PM   #43 (permalink)
Wild Reet
SBR High Roller
 
Join Date: 02-09-07
Posts: 103
Wild Reet is offline
Default

I found another virtual VISA card at https://www.simon.com/giftcard/terms...?giftaccount=1

It cost $2 to load up to $500. However, in the T&C it says foreign transactions may be charged a 3% fee even if no conversion is necessary.
Reply With Quote
Old 03-07-2007, 11:20 PM   #44 (permalink)
SpatzST
SBR Rookie
 
Join Date: 03-07-07
Posts: 1
SpatzST is offline
Default

im pretty sure my friend tried that, he said it didnt work, so he ended up using it to buy clothes... the simon gift card that is
Reply With Quote
Old 03-16-2007, 02:22 AM   #45 (permalink)
Wild Reet
SBR High Roller
 
Join Date: 02-09-07
Posts: 103
Wild Reet is offline
Default

The virtual VISA cards are once again available at giftcards.com. $200 max. now.

Last edited by Wild Reet : 03-16-2007 at 02:59 AM. Reason: Limit info.
Reply With Quote
Old 03-16-2007, 03:05 AM   #46 (permalink)
tennis_balls
SBR Rookie
 
Join Date: 06-01-06
Posts: 47
tennis_balls is offline
Default

the netspend cards are free to load if you link it to your paypal. it takes a few days for that transfer though.
Reply With Quote
Old 03-29-2007, 03:53 PM   #47 (permalink)
deeeez
SBR Rookie
 
deeeez's Avatar
 
Join Date: 02-05-07
Posts: 16
deeeez is offline
Default

anyone reup with the greek using prepaid cards purchased from a local rite aid or wallgreens?
Reply With Quote
Old 03-29-2007, 04:07 PM   #48 (permalink)
R3Sports
SBR Wise Guy
 
R3Sports's Avatar
 
Join Date: 03-21-07
Posts: 997
R3Sports is offline
Default

alright, so I could buy this online and then put it on BetJamaic
Reply With Quote
Old 03-29-2007, 05:30 PM   #49 (permalink)
LargeMouthBass
SBR MVP
 
LargeMouthBass's Avatar
 
Join Date: 03-18-07
Location: City of Angels
Posts: 1,114
LargeMouthBass is offline
Default

Anyone know if these gift cards would work for poker sites?

Last edited by LargeMouthBass : 03-29-2007 at 11:26 PM.
Reply With Quote
Old 05-15-2007, 10:11 PM   #50 (permalink)
abacus30
SBR Sharp
 
abacus30's Avatar
 
Join Date: 03-23-07
Posts: 308
abacus30 is offline
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by tblues2005 View Post
I know netspend cards work also as Visa cards, it worked perfect for me to use it with BetJamaica. I will keep you updated on that though because they may change overnight but so far so good.
Have any of you ever used the "netspend all-access reloadable visa debit card" for any book other than BetJam? I've seen where several have used it there, but wondering if it can be reloaded and used with any other "A" rated books too? Thanks in advance.
Reply With Quote
Old 05-15-2007, 10:50 PM   #51 (permalink)
tblues2005
SBR MVP
 
Join Date: 07-30-06
Location: Missouri
Posts: 1,330
tblues2005 is offline
Default

I think it works with thegreek also.. Just give it a shot and see where it works at and where it doesn't that is what I would do.
Reply With Quote
Old 05-16-2007, 02:46 AM   #52 (permalink)
Senator7
SBR MVP
 
Senator7's Avatar
 
Join Date: 08-20-05
Posts: 1,603
Senator7 is offline
Default

Do the pre-paid VISA gift cards from Walgreen's work at most of the major books?

Is there a pre-paid VISA card that seems to work well across the board?

I'm just trying to find a way to fund my accounts at Matchbook, Bet Jamica, The Greek, BookMaker, and 5 Dimes...
Reply With Quote
Old 05-17-2007, 02:19 AM   #53 (permalink)
EaglesPhan36
SBR Hall of Famer
 
EaglesPhan36's Avatar
 
Join Date: 12-06-06
Location: Texas
Posts: 5,765