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Old 02-01-07, 07:26 AM   #1
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Looks like # is getting lower

WSEX slow paying so there no good


Greek Strong
Jamaica Strong
Cascade working through some changes but they will be fine.
Carib still ok
Cris?? Uncertain
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Old 02-01-07, 10:41 AM   #2
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right now I use:
bet365
interwetten
expekt
pinnacle
fonbet

stopped using
betcris
wsex
5dimes

between betcris and wsex, betcris is still much better.

as for 5dimes, i found their withdrawal fees unreasonable since the other gave "free withdrawals".
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Old 02-01-07, 10:44 AM   #3
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It's the funding/withdrawing options is where the problems are coach. I'm not trying to defend any books at all here, but it does take some time to put together a new plan to workout those types of issues.
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Old 02-01-07, 11:57 AM   #4
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The new payment card seemed like a great idea by jamica...but the more I look into it, the more problems I see with it. $4.95 a month just to have it.
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Old 02-01-07, 03:27 PM   #5
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I think the answer to this question depends entirely on if you are located within the USA or not.

Perhaps the question should be, are there 5 good books left for players in the USA

I would say, at least fo the time being YES

Greek/Jamaica
CRIS
youwager
tradewinds
Legendz
WSEX

and probably a few more.
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Old 02-01-07, 04:46 PM   #6
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In my opinion these are the only books that still take US players that I would trust to stay afloat no matter what new obstacles come in the near future and pay if they got shutdown.

Greek
CRIS
Bodog(square book, but still rock solid financially)
BetJamaica
Diamond
5 Dimes
WSEX

I'm not sold on VIP.
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Old 02-01-07, 09:03 PM   #7
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Greek/BJ, WSEX/Matchbook, CRIS.

If you see the panic wave caused by the arrest of two former Neteller execs, -almost a non-event-, you can bet your ass that the US government would love to get its rabid teeth into Calvin Ayre. Bodog is too high profile to be among the safest books. (if this were a movie, I'd assume that Ayre would be history as soon as the US outspends him on the CR police).

WSEX/Matchbook may be the safest from a legal perspective, because of where they're located.

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Old 02-02-07, 05:42 PM   #8
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BoDog is not in CR anymore. They are now in Antigua.
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Old 02-02-07, 06:47 PM   #9
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Nobody is any good. I would not trust anyone at the moment.
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Old 02-03-07, 07:33 AM   #10
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Chano interesting point, I would not that go that far but your close.
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Old 02-03-07, 07:48 AM   #11
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Chano interesting point, I would not that go that far but your close.
Why they call you "coach" ?
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Old 07-30-10, 04:26 PM   #12
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Looks like # is getting lower

WSEX slow paying so there no good


Greek Strong
Jamaica Strong
Cascade working through some changes but they will be fine.
Carib still ok
Cris?? Uncertain
Rebatewager?

I remember how JJ used to tout Carib, its since been replaced with RW.
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Old 07-30-10, 04:30 PM   #13
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Why they call you "coach" ?
Because he coaches you towards bad bankrupt books.
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Old 07-30-10, 04:34 PM   #14
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Looks like # is getting lower

WSEX slow paying so there no good


Greek Strong
Jamaica Strong
Cascade working through some changes but they will be fine.
Carib still ok
Cris?? Uncertain


GEEZUS JJ, scary post here by you.
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Old 07-30-10, 04:35 PM   #15
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GEEZUS JJ, scary post here by you.
I agree.
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Old 07-30-10, 05:56 PM   #16
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Just cannot believe posters saying WSEX is still worthwhile!
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Old 07-30-10, 06:00 PM   #17
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Just cannot believe posters saying WSEX is still worthwhile!

you might want to check those dates
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Old 07-30-10, 06:05 PM   #18
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Cris?? Uncertain
What's wrong with CRIS?

Statements like this make me question whether you know what you're talking about
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Old 07-30-10, 06:06 PM   #19
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you might want to check those dates

haha!
good point - why do people drag up such out of date threads?
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Old 07-30-10, 06:07 PM   #20
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TheGreek/Betjam
Heritage
Matchbook

Keep the rest
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Old 07-30-10, 06:29 PM   #21
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Hey JJ, has Cascade worked through those changes yet?
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Old 07-30-10, 06:33 PM   #22
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With all this talk of bad books especially coming from jj... you guys wonder why I am going to move to Vegas to make my move to pro betting.
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JJ is living in a fish eye lense..
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Old 07-30-10, 06:40 PM   #24
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i agree with pavy racer about jj
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JJ is living in a fish eye lense..
Caught in the camera eye.
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With all this talk of bad books especially coming from jj... you guys wonder why I am going to move to Vegas to make my move to pro betting.
I'm more worried about posters that are licensed to kill.
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The new payment card seemed like a great idea by jamica...but the more I look into it, the more problems I see with it. $4.95 a month just to have it.
i dont know if your talking about the payment card that they load money onto and you can withdraw off it but they dont work. The greek had one last year that worked for a couple months then stopped. And they just got another two months ago and a week after they mailed them out they were done. The banks find out what they are using them for and deactivate them.
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With all this talk of bad books especially coming from jj... you guys wonder why I am going to move to Vegas to make my move to pro betting.
LV, what's up with the avatar, you a real cop? don't arrest me for J-Walking guy
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Old 07-31-10, 04:51 PM   #29
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Yeah I am a cop in south Florida. I'm greeting ready to get out and gamble for a living during baseball season and work as an investigator for a law firm the other 6
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Yeah I am a cop in south Florida. I'm greeting ready to get out and gamble for a living during baseball season and work as an investigator for a law firm the other 6
Thought gambling online was illegal in america??
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Old 08-01-10, 12:50 AM   #31
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Thought gambling online was illegal in america??
It is goof, hence why I am going to quit and move to Vegas so it is legal. Also that is one of the reasons I am so hesitant about playing online. Especially since I will be a law firm investigator when I return.
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Old 08-01-10, 01:39 AM   #32
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Looks like # is getting lower

WSEX slow paying so there no good


Greek Strong
Jamaica Strong
Cascade working through some changes but they will be fine.
Carib still ok
Cris?? Uncertain
IMO Cascade is the worst one nowadays. Unless they change their owner..
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7/2/2010 01:53 PM
Scam sportsbook betcascade robs another player
betcascade (SBR rating F) has robbed another player. A player wrote into SBR indicating he has a $1,532 balance with betcascade and is unable to obtain any information regarding being paid his funds. betcascade is a deposit-only sportsbook that owes millions of dollars to players. betcascade is on the worst sportsbooks blacklist. As the NFL football season approaches, betcascade has continued to attempt to market itself to unsuspecting players that are unaware of the sportsbook's theft. betcascade should be avoided at all costs.
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