Latest Rating Changes
Golf and Bet takes time off with player money

Golf and Bet takes time off, but not from the Red list

Sunderbet says they are not the same as Sunderlands and BetPresto

Malta-based Sunderbet added to the Red list for multiple slow pays within the Sunderlands group

Stryyke continues to struggle with player payments

Stryyke customers report payments, other submit new complaints, ChanceRoom.com and MyBet exchange close.

The state of the remote gambling industry in Malta: LGA's version and reality

LGA's report on the state of Malta's online gambling industry claims the industry is going in the right direction, yet another local bookmaker disappears with player funds

1Bet2Bet payment problems

1Bet2Bet added to the Red list

Bet911 upgraded to the Orange list

Jetbull March 2010 rating update

Bookmaker.com buys Gamblers Palace

Good news for customers of GamblersPalace.com who reported slow payments in recent months.

Mob-connected bookmakers plead guilty

PPH bookmakers with strong mob connections arrested in Kansas City

Paddy Power might follow UK bookmakers to Gibraltar

New internet betting tax in Ireland could lead Paddy Power to move its online sportsbook offshore

Betfair Australia to remain in Tasmania if soon-to-be-formed new Parliament agrees to tax reductions

The Tasmanian Government offered Betfair generous tax reductions to keep the Australian arm of the betting exchange in Tasmania for the next ten years.

Norway online gambling payments ban to become effective in June 2010

Norway's online gambling payments ban to come into effect on June 1, just like the UIGEA in the United States

Ladbrokes to close its Liverpool call centre

Profits in 2009 are down 30 per cent from the previous year and now over 260 Ladbrokes employees could lose their jobs

BetOnBet: an incident waiting to happen

Why the BetOnBet.com's bust is different from the several other bookmakers' failures we have witnessed in the last 3 years? Bookmakers Review spoke (or tried to) to former employees, managers, creditors and other people familiar with the case.

Are Betfair founders and backers ready to cash out?

Betfair appoints experienced finance director to its board and hires Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs to advise on its future options

888Sport February 2010 rating upgrade

Spreadex February 2010 rating upgrade

PAF February 2010 rating upgrade

Extrabet February 2010 rating upgrade

February 2010 rating reassessments

TitanBet new rating

Flemington Sportsbet new rating

ToBet new rating

CricketBetLive new rating

BetLads new rating

Bet7Days new rating

ESSA reveals only 1 suspicious betting incident out of 45 investigated has proved to be real-UPDATED

In 2009 Bookmakers Review received over 20 reports from players who had bets voided or entire accounts closed for betting incidents ESSA now reveals they proved to be not suspicious.

No more MasterCard payments for American online gamblers

MasterCard cracks down on online gambling payments from Americans after figuring out how offshore gambling sites were masking gambling transactions.

YouWin.com: the new incarnation of WinUnited

WinUnited affiliates who were left empty-handed when the site was re-branded Uwin will now receive their payments from YouWin.com

January 2010 players complaints

Slow-pays, no payments, bonus promotions denied, no communications from the bookmakers: 2010 has already seen them all.

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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...

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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...

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