Simply put, RebateWager allows for its customers to receive a refund on lost wagers ranging from 25 to 50 percent, depending on the original amount of your bet. As a result, the shop attracts handicappers from both ends of the spectrum. Casual handicappers enjoy RebateWager, because they receive a deposit bonus of 25 percent when they join, as well as 25 to 50 percent rebate when they lose wagers. On the other hand, the sharps love RebateWager because no matter how much they risk, they are always guaranteed to receive some money in return.

As you can imagine, because the RebateWager concept sounds too good to be true, the companies customer service department is constantly fielding questions from new members. If you need to get a hold of the customer service agents, you can do so one of three ways, through the phone, through email and through a live chat. What’s more? Because the sportsbook is so popular, RebateWager offers its customers some of the quickest payouts in the industry, as it only takes a matter of hours.

While RebateWager is one of the most awesome sportsbooks in the online industry, it still remains human, as flaws do exist. The biggest issue the shop is criticized for, is its low limits on the NHL. With the playoff action attracting more handicappers then ever before, RebateWager has to limit how high bettors can risk. This in turn has many sharp handicappers upset because then their rebate is minimalized.

BetFair has only been around the online gambling industry for six years, starting out in 2006. As we mentioned before, BetFair works as a go between with sportsbooks they have partnered and bettors. Depending on your stance of using an exchange, BetFair services can be just right for you, or you may want to look elsewhere. Since they work as an exchange, this means that BetFair offers excellent customer service and an incredibly low juice on odds. What it also means is that BetFair sets a limit on how much a bettor can see to be partnered with.

Speaking from experience, we enjoy BetFair due to a variety of reasons, ranging from the excellent customer service to good lines, to quick payouts. At the same time, at first, the website may be confusing to bettors, as the concept isn’t as self-explanatory as it sounds. Essentially, once creating your account, you would pick a line the same way you would in a non-exchange based sportsbook. After picking the odds that you like, you would then look at the NHL sportsbooks that range between the odds that you like and ones that are higher and lower. From there you would simply look to pick the sportsbook you think has the best value for you. Since it sounds confusing, the customer service agents are naturally around to walk new or infrequent customers through the process.

For all intents and purposes, Intertops is a great sportsbook for the casual bettor. Essentially, Intertops website is very straight forward and easy to figure out, there are quick payouts, the customer service is second to none and there are plenty of neat betting tools to use. At the same time, Intertops receives criticism from more experienced bettors, because they want live NHL betting lines and an upgraded website with more flash. With that being the case, if you are looking for a sportsbook to simply place a wager with, then Intertops is for you. Conversely, if you want a sportsbook you can spend hours on end handicapping with, Intertops isn’t one you should join.

Intertops is one of the oldest sportsbooks in the online industry. As a business, Intertops has been around for almost 30 years, as they were founded in 1983. From an online institution, Intertops was one of the first to join the Internet in 1991. By being in existence for almost 30 years, Intertops has become one of the most trustworthy sportsbooks ever. As a result of their three decades of experience, Intertops like rival Bodog, has built up one of the strongest fan bases in any sports based industry. What this translates too is an excellent customer service experience, for you and your friends to enjoy this handicapping season.

With society becoming more Internet based by the day, it is only a matter of time, before the aura around Las Vegas loses its significance. With this being the case, more and more handicappers will be opening accounts online, knowing that they don’t have to tip the waitress every five minutes. For the most part, WagerWeb is the home of casual bettors, as like many middle of the pack sportsbooks, they don’t have the earliest lines or the lowest juice, but they do offer good value in other areas. For example, WagerWeb is the home of the super bonus, as depending on the amount you deposit into your account, you can receive up to 225 percent in bonuses.

Generally speaking, as a casual bettor, you want two things from your sportsbook, lines that won’t cost too much, and bonus’s to give you some start up money. If this is all you require, and you don’t mind having a cap on how much you can wager, then WagerWeb is for you. However, if you want to risk a lot of money and play the lines, like many sharps do, then WagerWeb is not the shop for you. As a matter of fact, while MLB enthusiasts just making casual bets praise WagerWeb, it receives the bulk of its criticism from the more experienced player. Basically, WagerWeb does the bonus and loyalty program extremely well and doesn’t want to be exploited the way many sharps are used to.

Bodog and Bovada are essentially one in the same, as Bovada is the moniker the owners or Bodog are using to continue to set up shop in North America. For the average Joe bettor, that means, that you will receive decent lines, great bonuses, an excellent handicapping section and most importantly fast payouts. It also means, that you will receive great customer service and a witty and enticing marketing scheme. Bovada is also the North American leader in live betting and props betting.

You can literally bet on anything at Bovada, from the MLB World Series, to what the weather in Honolulu will be like tomorrow. For hardcore bettors that will literally take a risk at being right any time of the day, the prop bets are perfect for you. At the same time, with all the good also comes some negativity. While hardcore bettors enjoy handicapping anything, they also like value for their money. At Bovada, it is primarily a casual shop, which means, that you will receive standard juice options. It also means, that you won’t receive the earliest lines of the day, but the lines you do have will have some value on them. Simply put, if you are looking to make a wager and get paid quickly Bovada is the shop for you.

BetIslands has three things that every bettor new or more experienced wants; excellent customer service, quick payouts, and instant play casino games. Along with the quick payouts, BetIslands offers a low juice of -107, which is well below the average juice for online NBA shops. On the other hand, BetIslands also has things that bettors would rather not have, no live betting, and the website could use an upgrade. Bottom line, if you are looking for a good secure shop, that gets the job done then BetIslands is for you. Yet, if you want a shop that posts early lines, and has a ridiculous loyalty program, you may want to look at one of the more veteran shops.

As sportsbook users and reviewers, one of the first things we look at when coming in contact with a new shop is reputation. Just because a shop offers -107 on juice, or claims to have quick payouts, doesn’t make them the best in the world. Instead, you need to ask around, and read up on a variety of colleague’s sites. In our humble opinion, BetIslands, is a shop that does a lot of things well, but isn’t at the elite level yet. As well, despite the online betting industry hitting a rough patch in the United States, BetIslands still provides bettors with options on North American games.

Bet365 is one of those unique sportsbooks, in that they do everything exceptionally well. Essentially, whether you are a casual or more frequent bettor, Bet365 is the spot for you. The good aspects of the shop include, an excellent and up to date website, over 1000 live betting and basic betting options to select from live streaming of games, and they are a public company, meaning you won’t ever have to worry about a slow payout. On the other hand, the MLB handicappers do not like Bet365, because they do not offer a low juice, and haven’t yet taken on American customers.

Nevertheless, we anticipate that final criticism to alter shortly, as many American sports handicappers, are scrambling to find new institutions to wager with, after the department of justice shut down a slew of the heavyweights in America. Also, with Bet365 rivals Victor Chandler and William Hill now accepting bettors from all over the world, it stands to reason, that Bet365 will make the change for their US customers. With that in mind, Bet365 still remains one of the top shops in the industry.

As we mentioned above, Bet365 is a publicly traded company, meaning you won’t have to worry about getting paid. It also means, that Bet365 is the parent company of various other businesses. For instance, Bet365 owns EPL franchise Stoke FC, which is constantly in the top 10 clubs in the nation. They also own Bowmans, which does serve American customers.

Similar to BetOnline, 5Dimes, and DSI, the main appeal to Victor Chandler, is its large array of betting lines and live betting options. We compare Victor Chandler specifically to BetOnline for two other reasons, the customer service is outstanding and year round accessible, while the shop caters directly to casual bettors. Now, that doesn’t mean they will ever turn anybody away, but the betting lines provide the impression, that the book is catering to new and casual bettors. For all intents and purposes, if you are just looking for a shop to wager with for the Super Bowl, and to predict the NFL scores, then Victor Chandler is for you.

Now, with every sportsbook there is plenty of bad to go along with the good. As bettors, new or more experienced, our goal is to find the sportsbooks that have more good then bad to them. At Victor Chandler, there isn’t much to complain about, as aside from lots of betting options, an excellent customer service department and quick payouts, Victor Chandler’s reputation speaks for itself. Nevertheless, if there was ever a flaw to point out with the shop, it would be, the small bonus’s offered and the low betting limits. The latter of which is why Victor Chandler is a casual betting sportsbook.

Whether you are new or experienced in the world of online gambling, if you are looking for a new sportsbook to join, the first ones you’ll avoid are the ones that can’t pay you. TopBet falls into this category, as they have had complaints ranging from slow payouts to in some cases no payouts. Meaning to say, if you can’t pay your clients, everything else you offer falls by the waste side. There have also been reports, that the old owners of TopBet are leaving, and the company is in a state of flux. With this being the case, many people are avoiding opening accounts with TopBet.

As well, the people who do have accounts with TopBet, are looking to close them and start fresh. Trouble with the latter approach is, that the bettors still want their money, so they are stuck waiting for TopBet to get their act together. However, after reading how poorly TopBet is dealing with customer complaints, you may be wondering why they haven’t shut down entirely. One reason describes why this hasn’t happened, marketing. Despite the aforementioned slow payouts, TopBet remains in business, because it attracts new bettors with their flashy website, 50 percent welcome bonus and VIP program. Anytime you can make someone feel special, it buys you time regardless of your payout structure.

Skybook is the home of the free half point system, which means, that the bettor can receive a lot more value for their money, then what they normally would. The free half point, allows for you to move the point spread line on NFL and NBA games just enough, that you don’t get cheated by the juice price set down by the line makers. In other words, the free half point gives you better value, then if you were to join a site such as matchbook, which requires that you pay juice for them to match you with a sportsbook of your choice.

Aside from the free half point, Skybook also provides its clientele with the option of a good initial deposit, and is one of the safest and most secure sportsbooks, that also provides a good payout. These latter two points can’t be stressed enough, as far too many times a shop will advertise that it provides safe and secure depositing methods, but then makes it difficult for the client to collect the winnings from their account. On the other hand, the bad part of Skybook is that because it spends so much time offering point value and quick payouts, it hasn’t really spent much attention on things such as the site layout.