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Latest Rating Changes

Betway introduces new rule against arbers, players on forums call it a license to steal
Betway adds rule against players suspected of being involved in match betting or arbitrage betting, then they tell player that odds comparison can be considered a suspicious activity as well.

BettingWest's RGL bond not enough to cover all player balances
BettingWest's reason for closing had nothing to do with the bookmaker's manager being admitted to hospital, Australian sources reveal.

BetAfterBet says payment problems were caused by a technical glitch
More lies from the LGA that announces that it will monitor BetAfterBet payments

Bet911 adds reduced juice to its already risky business model
Bet911 continues to target forum players, now offering reduced juice and free half points on top of a 40% signup bonus, 20% reloads and 25% referrals

November 2009 payment complaints

November 2009 rating reassessments and other short news

TAB Sportsbet November 2009 rating upgrade

Sportingbet Australia November 2009 rating upgrade

UIGEA: two weeks to go
A new study reveals that the regulation of Internet gambling in the U.S. could generate $41 billion in tax revenues in the next 10 years

Churchill Downs Inc to buy Youbet.com
Youbet.com will merged with TwinSpires.com to offer horse racing betting to a larger online audience

Paddy Power signs 5 year deal with Pari Mutuel Urbain
The Irish bookmaker will provide the French horse racing monopoly with sports fixed odds, risk and event management.

Ladbrokes Online Sportsbook completes move to Gibraltar
The leading UK bookmaker will use the tax savings to invest in new technologies and a new web site offering customers better introductory bonuses and other promotions.

Bodog Europe denies plan to buy UK Tote activities
CityAM reported that Bodog Europe, now managed by Keith McDonnell, former MD of Totesport.com, could be mulling a bid for the state-owned bookmaker.

Gary Kaplan sentenced to 51 months
The founder of BetOnSports pleads guilty to racketeering charges and forfeits $43 million in illicit earnings.

BetOnline.com linked to Gambino crime family
Joseph Fafone, an associate of the Gambino crime family, understood to be the owner of Panama sportsbook BetOnline.com

WSEX downgraded to the Orange list
No matter what type of payment method involved and where the players are from, WSEX players are all waiting 1 month and more to get paid.

MergeGaming.to pay Viva Macau players
The small Costa Rica bookmaker disappeared with players money just few months after launching

Stryyke makes payment to players only after being exposed
Stryyke approach to payments: we pay when we see our name trashed on forums.

August-October payment complaints
24SportsWeb, Casineto, Dimeline Sports, Europlay and Heroes

Contradictions of highly regulated markets
Do you have complaints against Italian bookmakers powered by Microgame?

Las Palmas cold calling players offering 100% bonuses
Las Palmas downgraded to Red list, eHorseX rating coverage suspended

Remote Gambling Association: we exist to promote our members' interests and therefore could not claim to be impartial
RGA, LGA, change a letter but the result is the same

CRIS relaunches BetMaker as a betting exchange, 32RedBet now a Betdaq skin

BettingWest in liquidation
The Australian bookmaker requested voluntary suspension of its license due to the illness of the company's manager

Bet Atlas and 724 Sports merged with BetHorizon

BetAfterBet payment problems out of control
Here we go again: BetAfterBet reaches scam status and enters the Red list.

Bet911 attracting positive feedback
If they can make it through the NFL season and Super Bowl without any major complaint, Bet911 will be removed from the Red list

BetJamaica October 2009 rating upgrade

BetInternet October 2009 rating upgrade

BetPhoenix October 2009 rating upgrade

Archived rating updates

About Bookmakers Review

Online betting is a big business and with hundreds of betting sites on the internet, it is difficult to know which ones to trust. Online bettors need reliable information to find the best online sportsbooks and to know which betting sites should be avoided at all costs.

Bookmakers Review is a comprehensive educational and information resource for online bettors featuring the best online sportsbooks and providing sportsbook reviews, sportsbook ratings, online betting news and betting odds.

The online sportsbooks and the betting exchanges listed in here have proven to be financially solid and stable as well as to be committed to fair customer service and timely payments.

The bookmakers in the Orange list are not recommended for one or more of the following reasons: delays in payments, poor or not adequate customer service, use of questionable business practices and/or unfair policies.

In some respects the Red List is the most important to consult, as the bookmakers listed in here are a bit more than simply NOT recommended. We warn players to avoid at all costs the bookmakers in this list.

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Jurisdictions

This section provides an overview of those countries that offer betting licenses or permits to operate to online bookmakers. Although the internet has been at the forefront of the "globalization" process and online gambling exists in one form or another in over 90 sovereign nations worldwide, a common regulatory framework or uniform regulation in international betting laws does not seem like a realistic prospect at present time. Read more...

Payment Options

The purpose of this section is to outline the most common payment options offered by betting sites to transfer funds to and from online betting accounts. Punters should look for payment methods that suit individual preferences and are at the same time secure and cost effective. Read more...

Publicly Traded Companies

Information on over 100 publicly listed online gambling companies. Read more...