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Old 02-18-2008, 05:08 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Anyone played here? I deposited $300 and got $45 instant bonus. I called today and they informed me I had to meet $1725 worth of bets before paying out. Im familiar with rollover, but isn't a lot of bets? Just wondering, other than that, they seem to be a good book. Additionally, they offer western union / moneygram payouts but are VERY expensive. For $1000 withdrawal it was like $100 in fees. What are yall's opinion of this book?
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Old 02-18-2008, 05:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Very good top tier book IMO sir.


The last time I played with them was during the baseball season, because they offered a dime line, and higher limits on prop bets than TheGreek and Bookmaker.

ABCIslands based out of Costa Rica has been around since 1996 and is part of the DPT Sports Group. Like their sister book Jazz, they caters to professional players without cutting limits, and is one of few books that are extremely upfront with their "steam chasing/syndicate" rules.

Even though they don't really give out bonuses at all (never got one BTW). They do on occasion give out some to a few of their more squarer type players. Now as far as their customer service goes. Like some other books out there the customer service is Ok and all, but it really could use a little bit of improvement IMO.


The one thing I really disliked about them was their banking options....

For depositing they only offer for U.S. players like myself. They only offer Western Union, Moneygram, Cashier's Checks, and B2B transfers with Cris/Bookmaker. (In case anyone cares they do offer Neteller for non-U.S. players though)

For withdrawing they offer the same options as I posted above, however there charges are a bit ridiculous. For example they charge $80 for a Fedex check from $500- $2000, and usually takes you about a week to receive it. If your going to make a withdraw from their at all use the B2B transfer to Cris for free.
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Old 02-18-2008, 05:35 PM   #3 (permalink)
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bigboydan

I was going to try them because of the .10 line, I just cashed out of BetJoint, they sent me money the next day, no problem. Only thing is that theie lines are kind of plain, but the do give a 30% BONUS. I was wondering could you list the .10 line books for baseball?
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I just started doing my baseball homework this weekend actually. So it will take a little bit of time to sort through the list of dime line books for bases this year, however here is last years list to give you a idea who offered what.
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Anyone played here? I deposited $300 and got $45 instant bonus. I called today and they informed me I had to meet $1725 worth of bets before paying out. Im familiar with rollover, but isn't a lot of bets? Just wondering, other than that, they seem to be a good book. Additionally, they offer western union / moneygram payouts but are VERY expensive. For $1000 withdrawal it was like $100 in fees. What are yall's opinion of this book?
5 times play-through isn't too bad. It is important to make a note of how rollover is calculated. With ABC it is the lesser of the win/risk amount. This is becoming the norm.
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