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Old 08-06-09, 07:58 PM   #1
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Name the most overrated B Books. For US clients I can name a few. For one, SkyBook comes to mind. The only way to withdraw there is by **/** and at high fees for small amounts ($68 for $1000 with a 5 day wait). Books that can't do checks, wires, transfers, etc---should be rated C or less, IMO. Any others?
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Old 08-06-09, 08:12 PM   #2
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Old 08-06-09, 08:27 PM   #3
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Well for me all the UK books like 3.65, but there are some in the A´s too...they all got no balls.
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Old 08-06-09, 08:32 PM   #4
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I agree. There is nothing special with Skybook that deserves a b rating.
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Good start. I'll add Jazz and ABC (same family) to the list and for the same reason. These Books can only pay by **/** also--small limits and high fees. SBR rating system needs to take this into account.
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Old 08-06-09, 11:29 PM   #6
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Atlas,Skybook,BOL are all flawed places.
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Old 08-07-09, 12:49 AM   #7
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Sportbet & Island Casino are the worst B-rated books.
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Old 08-07-09, 03:44 AM   #8
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Sportbet & Island Casino are the worst B-rated books.
hmm... Island Casino has been good for me... Although, I will admit moving larger amounts of money is rather difficult. Their ** payouts come with a $60 fee and you can only get one every 15 days with a max of $850. So a 7% withdrawal fee is not very happy. However, I just received an $850 payout today, requested late Monday and picked it up on Thursday, so not too bad. Overall I think a B rating is about right for them....

I will say that Bet Guardian strait up lied to me and cut my limits within about a months time... I know others have probably had good experiences with them, but they lied to me and said if I didn't like it then I could forfeit my winnings and they would give me back my original deposit... Not a very nice place, at least that has been my experience with them.
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Old 08-07-09, 06:15 AM   #9
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I am with Zelda. Some of the big European books (UK mainly) are largely useless. Juice is huge, and if you win even a little they just cut your limits to nothing.
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I gotta agree with Ricky Steve and The Hedge: SportBet and ABCIslands have definitely been living a charmed life with their B ratings.
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Old 08-07-09, 02:41 PM   #11
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Sportbet/Island Casino takes shots at players. No other B book has even close to as many disputes. They continue to cheat players on parlay payouts. Their fees are absurdly high and transfer methods are completely lacking. Bet limits are small to begin with and then miniscule if you win.

ABC/Jazz should be an A. No idea what anyone could say bad about them.
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[quote=RickySteve;2084733]Sportbet/Island Casino takes shots at players. No other B book has even close to as many disputes. They continue to cheat players on parlay payouts. Their fees are absurdly high and transfer methods are completely lacking. Bet limits are small to begin with and then miniscule if you win.

ABC/Jazz should be an A. No idea what anyone could say bad about them.[/quote]

My gripe is with their high payout fees and low withdrawal limits. At ABC, I can only withdraw by **, $799 every 15 days (per different receiver) at $81 per.

They need to get more payout options--checks, wires, transfers---whatever (like true A level Books). As far as betting options, they're great and easy to beat. Collecting your winnings however is a lengthy and costly process.
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What rating are Bodog?

They should be C rated for this rubbish they are pulling with European customers.
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ABC does interbook transfers for free.
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ABC does interbook transfers for free.
1 year ago or so they only transfered with CRIS..did that change?
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Old 08-07-09, 07:36 PM   #16
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1 year ago or so they only transfered with CRIS..did that change?
I believe that is still the case.
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ABC does interbook transfers for free.
I just called them and you are correct, sir. They do transfers to the Cris Family Books. My original account was with Looselines and they didn't permit transfers. All LL accounts were very recently transferred to ABC and I just assumed that the same rules applied. This will save me several hundred dollars in future fees. Thank you for the info.
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