Ratings History

Jul 29 2010	2010 World Cup for online bookmakers complaints
While in South Africa, the soccer World Cup took center stage a month ago, in the... read more
Jul 29 2010	July 2010 rating reassessments
July 2010 rating reassessments: Intertops 3 (3.5), Matchbook 2.5+ (3), Fonbet 2.5... read more
Jul 29 2010	Blue Square July 2010 rating upgrade
Blue Square upgraded to 4+ (4)
Jul 29 2010	Sportsbet Australia July 2010 rating upgrade
Sportsbet Australia upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5) and considered for a place in the Green list
Jul 29 2010	Bodog July 2010 rating upgrade
Bodog upgraded to 3 (3-)
Jul 29 2010	Panbet new rating
Panbet newly rated at 2.5
Jul 25 2010	US financial services committee to vote on Internet gambling law
The legislation introduced by Barney Frank in 2009 and signed by 69 co-sponsors would... read more
Jul 25 2010	ECJ upholds Swedish ban on gambling ads
In a case brought by the editors of Expressen and Aftonbladet, who were fined almost... read more
Jul 25 2010	Online gambling in Asia: will thousands of arrests change anything?
The Interpol said that more than 5000 people have been taken into custody in crackdowns... read more
Jul 25 2010	Victor Chandler and Stan James collaborators arrested in Israel
According to Israeli media reports 28 people were arrested for distributing prepaid... read more
Jul 25 2010	Samvo's employee named in European soccer match fixing scandal
A couple of days after the World Cup ended, German prosecutors said the cooperation... read more
Jul 25 2010	Betfair plans £1.5bn September IPO
While The Register revealed that Betfair archrival Betdaq believes the expansion... read more
Jul 18 2010	Malta: we are not a licensing office, but an effective regulating jurisdiction
A couple of months ago, speaking at an igaming industry event, Malta Finance Minister... read more
Jul 18 2010	EGBA tells Mybet to stop use their logo
In recent weeks BMR received a number of complaints from MyBet customers that had... read more
Jul 18 2010	Bestake scam confirms the online betting industry is built on greed and shallowness
In the second half of June as the soccer World Cup kicked off, betting exchange Bestake... read more
Jul 18 2010	12Bet doesn't walk the talk
Earlier last month we reported about two complaints submitted by two different customers... read more
Jul 18 2010	188Bet changes unfair tennis rule
A month ago BMR received a complaint from a customer of 188Bet pointing out how the... read more
Jun 26 2010	Will Kahnawake gambling sites be allowed to advertise in the UK?
Just when Google announced that licensed gambling companies will be allowed to run... read more
Jun 26 2010	Sportsbet Australia wins New South Wales racing fees case
In the case brought by Sportsbet against Racing NSW, the Federal Court ruled that... read more
Jun 26 2010	Ladbrokes to bid for online poker license in California
While the proposed California's legislation for intrastate online poker goes to the... read more
Jun 26 2010	Creditors complete take over of Gala Coral
As anticipated by Bookmakers Review in March, the ownership of the gambling group... read more
Jun 17 2010	188Bet to stop asking players for proofs of income
The Isle of Man bookmaker answered to our plea for clarification about the policy... read more
Jun 15 2010	Betway removes terms targeting matched bettors and arbers
Back in 2008 Betway started a campaign against arbers and matched bettors with the... read more
Jun 15 2010	Players have no rights to financial privacy at 188Bet
Bookmakers Review has heard the gripes of several European players who in recent... read more
Jun 14 2010	12Bet rating coverage suspended as unethical practices emerge
Bookmakers Review received a complaint from a customer of 12Bet that was denied a... read more
Jun 13 2010	Latest Chinese crackdown on internet gambling targets Fun88
According to press reports the Malaysian bookmaker used a network of over 300 agents... read more
Jun 12 2010	New 1Bet2Bet slow pays
BMR received two new payment complaints from 1Bet2Bet customers. The Costa... read more
Jun 12 2010	888Sports June 2010 rating upgrade
888Sports upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5), considered for the Green list
Jun 12 2010	PartyBets June 2010 rating upgrade
PartyBets upgraded to 3+ (3)
Jun 12 2010	Sportbet and Island Casino June 2010 rating upgrade
5Dimes-owned Sportbet and Island Casino upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Jun 12 2010	Jetbull June 2010 rating upgrade
Feedback about Jetbull has been positive in 2010 and despite some delays, Jetbull... read more
Jun 12 2010	EuroSportBet new rating
EuroSportBet newly rated at 2.5+
Jun 12 2010	Bet770 new rating
Bet770 newly rated at 2.5-
Jun 11 2010	Troubles in paradise: WSEX, Matchbook, BetPhoenix and BetHorizon
Antigua based WSEX, according to SBR, owes a quarter of a million dollars to over... read more
Jun 11 2010	Scam warning: BetExpekt.com
The web site claiming to be online since 2007 and to be "the world number one in... read more
Jun 11 2010	BetClic, Bwin, Chilibet and EuroSportBET awarded licenses in France
French regulator ARJEL awarded 17 online licenses to sports betting and horse racing... read more
Jun 06 2010	Malta: where old British bookmakers go to die
The same week the former Maltese Prime Minister and now member of the opposition... read more
Jun 05 2010	Sportingbet getting ready to buy or be bought
While the Financial Times revealed that the three Sportingbet employees arrested... read more
Jun 05 2010	New sordid information revealed in the Bodog investigation in Maryland
While Bodog is trying to establish itself as an alternative to traditional bookmakers... read more
Jun 05 2010	Costa Rica sports book BigActionSports.com linked to Lucchese crime family
Brian R. Cohen was arrested earlier in May in Buffalo as he returned from Costa Rica... read more
Jun 05 2010	UIGEA movie: You've already seen it
Despite during a recent House hearing, American supporters of internet gambling regulation... read more
Jun 05 2010	Europe agrees on definition of illegal gambling
Just as Norway implemented its ban on internet gambling payments and the European... read more
May 22 2010	Ponzi schemes in the age of matched betting
Six years ago a technique called matched betting made its appearance on sports betting... read more
May 21 2010	Outgoing Key Official says our articles about Sunderlands Online might hinder the course of justice
A couple of days ago after a quick email exchange with Mr Simon Bharwani, the Key... read more
May 15 2010	Douglas Rennick pleads guilty to providing payment services for internet gambling sites
The Canadian citizen pleaded guilty to illegally helping offshore poker sites move... read more
May 15 2010	William Hill wants to be more than just a UK bookmaker
Ralph Topping, CEO of William Hill, told in a video interview with financial news... read more
May 15 2010	Bookmakers Review exclusive: LGA didn't take in consideration the concerns expressed by Sunderbet employees about the company's new owner
A source familiar with the Sunderlands Online scandal (because that is what it is)... read more
May 15 2010	GoldVictory owner Dimitris Drosos leaves Malta for medical treatment and disappears
The Greek business man and soccer team owner Dimitros Drosos, arrested earlier last... read more
May 15 2010	BetPhoenix popularity amongst players reaches an all time low as payment complaints start to come in
The Costa Rica sportsbook, rumoured to share the same owner of BetDSI, has been... read more
May 15 2010	Bet911 tells SBR "f* you" and goes deposit only**
After admitting to be broke on the SBR forum, Bet911 owner Robert said that SBR downgrading... read more
May 15 2010	Youwin new rating
Youwin rating coverage starts at 2.5. Formerly WinUnited, Youwin is rumoured... read more
May 15 2010	May 2010 rating reassessments
May 2010 rating reassessments: Carib Sports 3.5 (3.5+), Titanbet 3- (3), Jaxx 2.5... read more
May 06 2010	Bet911: We have no funds cause you the players have beaten us
Less than two months after being upgraded from the Red list to the Orange list and... read more
May 03 2010	Stryyke says no more discussions about payments on betting forums
While players continue to submit payment complaints, the last one a six weeks slow... read more
May 03 2010	Sports-1 payment policy and Neteller delays
The player who a couple of months ago accepted a bonus offer that included reduced... read more
May 03 2010	OddsCompany new rating
While a Bets4All customer reported a rare payment after waiting almost 4 months,... read more
May 03 2010	April 2010 rating reassessments
April 2010 rating reassessments: Betshop 2.5 (3-), Goldbet 2.5 (2.5+) Bet All... read more
May 01 2010	Daniel Tzvetkoff to stay in jail
A New York Judge reversed last week's decision to grant bail to Daniel Tzvetkoff,... read more
May 01 2010	PPH operator Elite Sports charged in Missouri
Gerlarmo "Jerry" Cammisano (aka rancher) has been charged for being the leader of... read more
Apr 30 2010	Betsson acquires poker operator Betfriends
“This transaction is a step in order to change Betsson’s trend in poker, as the poker... read more
Apr 26 2010	The story of the DDoS attacks to BetCRIS now in a book
Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who are Bringing Down the Internet... read more
Apr 26 2010	Reserve Bank wants to block payments to offshore gambling sites
South Africa's central bank to use the national payments system to block offshore... read more
Apr 26 2010	Czech Republic to ban foreign gambling sites from advertising
The Prague Post reports that the Czech Finance Ministry presented a new amendment to... read more
Apr 25 2010	Sunderlands Online's Key Official says new owners have asked legal advice about BetPresto.com
While a customer of BetAfterBet received a rare payment and Wauwbet customers are... read more
Apr 25 2010	BetKlass: chronicle of a payment delay
A BetKlass (2) customer who had to wait almost a month to receive a Moneybookers... read more
Apr 25 2010	BetCRIS CEO charged in New York investigation
38 individuals arrested in Nevada, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana and New York have... read more
Apr 23 2010	New hedge fund to make money trading on betting exchanges
The new London-based Centaur Galileo fund requires a minimum investment of 100,000... read more
Apr 23 2010	Labour to introduce a new tax for offshore bookmakers
If the Labour party wins the UK election next month, a new 10% gross profit tax on... read more
Apr 23 2010	Bwin and PartyGaming to complete a merger by the summer
The two online gambling operators have been the subject of merger speculation for... read more
Apr 23 2010	Intabill founder arrested for money laundering
Daniel Tzvetkoff, the young Australian entrepreneur who cofounded online payment... read more
Apr 23 2010	Internet gambling regulation and taxes, Jack Abramoff and Poker Players Alliance
While Rep. Jim McDermott reintroduced his Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement... read more
Apr 23 2010	Betting forum Major Wager sued by the Las Vegas Review-Journal
According to the suit filed in a federal court earlier this month, the popular US-facing... read more
Apr 09 2010	France to allow privately owned gambling sites to offer sports betting and poker
France's Parliament passed a law to open up the French market to international operators... read more
Apr 02 2010	US Government to take ownership of funds seized to online gambling payment processors
Between 2009 and 2010 the federal government seized several millions dollars from... read more
Apr 01 2010	LGA announces a new licensing structure
The Lottery and Golfers Authority of Manoel Island confirmed its role of pioneer... read more
Mar 29 2010	What is the problem with Sunderlands Online? None according to the LGA
The Lotteries and Gaming Authority told a BetPresto.com customer that the bookmaker... read more
Mar 25 2010	More players report being owed money by BetPresto
While sources familiar with the company told Bookmakers Review that Sunderlands Online... read more
Mar 24 2010	1Bet2Bet makes payments to players, BetFirstClass slow pay reported
Five of the six players who complained about 1Bet2Bet's payment delays and lack of... read more
Mar 23 2010	Gamebookers March 2010 rating upgrade
Gamebookers upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5) For the third time since 2007, Gamebookers... read more
Mar 23 2010	Sportingbet March 2010 rating upgrade
Sportingbet upgraded to 3- (2.5+)
Mar 23 2010	Redbet March 2010 rating upgrade
Redbet upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Mar 23 2010	BetGun March 2010 rating upgrade
BetGun upgraded to 2.5 (2.5-)
Mar 23 2010	March 2010 rating reassessments
March 2010 rating reassessments: BetPhoenix 2.5 (2.5+), Danbook 2.5- (2.5)
Mar 23 2010	Sports-1 new rating
Player accepted a bonus offer that included reduced juice. Half-way through his rollover,... read more
Mar 23 2010	MeridianBet new rating
MeridianBet newly rated at 2.5-
Mar 18 2010	Totesport once again up for sale, Gala Coral to go public within 3 years
While the Telegraph reported that the UK Government-owned bookmaker is to go up for... read more
Mar 15 2010	Ladbrokes, Sportingbet and William Hill in the short list of bidders for Centrebet
The Australian bookmaker said in a statement to the ASX that on February 4 it received... read more
Mar 15 2010	ECJ Advocate General says EU member states are not required to mutually recognize national gambling licenses
Commenting on a number of cases referred to the European Court of Justice by German... read more
Mar 06 2010	Golf and Bet takes time off with player money
With a message on the homepage signed by owner Stefan Gladh, the golf bookmaker informed... read more
Mar 06 2010	Sunderbet says they are not the same as Sunderlands and BetPresto
In the last few weeks Bookmakers Review received several complaints from former customers... read more
Mar 06 2010	Stryyke continues to struggle with player payments
The Malta-based bookmaker has been struggling to keep up with player payments for... read more
Mar 06 2010	The state of the remote gambling industry in Malta: LGA's version and reality
While Malta's Lotteries and Gaming Authority published a report about the state of... read more
Mar 06 2010	1Bet2Bet payment problems
Customers of the Costa Rica bookmaker submitted multiple payment complaints (4 in... read more
Mar 06 2010	Bet911 upgraded to the Orange list
The Costa Rica online sportsbook has been upgraded from the Red to the Orange list.... read more
Mar 06 2010	Jetbull March 2010 rating update
Jetbull upgraded to 2 (1). The bookmaker will remain under rating watch at least... read more
Mar 05 2010	Bookmaker.com buys Gamblers Palace
Gamblers Palace is a small online bookmaker with a long history of player complaints,... read more
Mar 05 2010	Mob-connected bookmakers plead guilty
Federal prosecutors in Kansas City announced that five people (all with connections... read more
Mar 05 2010	Paddy Power might follow UK bookmakers to Gibraltar
As the Irish Ministry of Finance said to be considering the introduction of a new... read more
Mar 03 2010	Betfair Australia to remain in Tasmania if soon-to-be-formed new Parliament agrees to tax reductions
The Tasmanian Government has offered Betfair Australia to reduce the tax on betting... read more
Feb 20 2010	Norway online gambling payments ban to become effective in June 2010
While leading Scandinavian bookmaker Unibet entered the B2B market with a deal to... read more
Feb 20 2010	Ladbrokes to close its Liverpool call centre
The leading UK bookmaker announced in November 2009 a plan to discuss with staff... read more
Feb 11 2010	BetOnBet: an incident waiting to happen
BetOnBet first came to the attention of BMR readers at the beginning of 2007 when... read more
Feb 09 2010	Are Betfair founders and backers ready to cash out?
The online betting exchange recently appointed Marks & Spencer Finance Director Ian... read more
Feb 08 2010	888Sport February 2010 rating upgrade
888 Sport upgraded to 3.5 (3+)
Feb 08 2010	Spreadex February 2010 rating upgrade
Spreadex upgraded to 3 (3-)
Feb 08 2010	PAF February 2010 rating upgrade
PAF upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Feb 08 2010	Extrabet February 2010 rating upgrade
Extrabet upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Feb 08 2010	February 2010 rating reassessments
Rating reassessments: IASbet 4 (4+), BetInternet 3+ (3.5+), Matchbook 3 (3.5), SIA... read more
Feb 08 2010	TitanBet new rating
TitanBet newly rated at 3
Feb 08 2010	Flemington Sportsbet new rating
Flemington Sportsbet rating coverage resumed at 3-
Feb 08 2010	ToBet new rating
ToBet newly rated at 2.5
Feb 08 2010	CricketBetLive new rating
CricketBetLive newly rated at 2.5
Feb 08 2010	BetLads new rating
BetLads newly rated at 2.5-
Feb 08 2010	Bet7Days new rating
Bet7Days newly rated at 2.5-
Feb 07 2010	ESSA reveals only 1 suspicious betting incident out of 45 investigated has proved to be real-UPDATED
The European Sports Security Association, which is an early-warning system online... read more
Feb 05 2010	No more MasterCard payments for American online gamblers
In the early 2000s MasterCard, Visa and several American banks that issued MasterCard... read more
Feb 05 2010	YouWin.com: the new incarnation of WinUnited
WinUnited, which in November 2009 was re-branded Uwin, has now re-launched as YouWin.com. The... read more
Feb 04 2010	January 2010 players complaints
In recent weeks slow-pays which have been reported to Bookmakers Review include 1Bet2Bet... read more
Feb 03 2010	More consolidation talks: Bwin and Unibet
While all media reports concentrate on the possible merger between Bwin and PartyGaming,... read more
Feb 02 2010	A new conflict of interest for a LGA's Director
While at the recent IGE show in London the Malta's Lotteries and Gaming Authority... read more
Feb 01 2010	WagerHub voids winning bets because they were likely to win
While players on betting forums report of receiving cold calls from WagerHub representatives... read more
Feb 01 2010	BetHorizon offers to work with all former BetAtlas and 724 Sports players
If you were a customer of Atlas Sports (betatlas.com) or 724 Sports (724sports.com)... read more
Feb 01 2010	Expekt removed from the Green list
Back in December 2009 Bookmakers Review received an email with a catchy title: Expekt,... read more
Feb 01 2010	Bet365 free bet television ad banned by UK advertising authority
After several players complained they had been denied free bets, the Advertising... read more
Feb 01 2010	PartyGaming confirms consolidation talks
The online poker group said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange that it is... read more
Feb 01 2010	EuroSportBet's future in doubt
EGR revealed that parent company Bouygues has taken over the management of the site... read more
Feb 01 2010	Centrebet for sale or maybe not
According to the Herald Sun, the Kafataris family, controlling shareholders of the... read more
Feb 01 2010	BetInternet takes over the operation of BetUK accounts
On February 5 the BetUK.com website will cease to operate and all player balances... read more
Feb 01 2010	32Red acquires slow-pay casino Nedplay
The online casino operator listed on the London Stock Exchange announced the takeover... read more
Jan 18 2010	Jetbull offers to solve all outstanding complaints
In November 2009 we were told by a Jetbull marketing executive representing the... read more
Jan 18 2010	Maltese sportsbooks should take notice
While the US-facing sportsbook scene has seen Bookmaker.com come to rescue of players... read more
Jan 15 2010	Irish independent bookmakers join forces with Stan James to launch BetPack.com
Dublin's Bambury Bookmakers, Hackett's, John Mulholland, Terry Rogers, Pat Toolan,... read more
Jan 15 2010	BetBrokers back online
The domain is now owned by a Andie Hosie who apparently picked it up on August 2009... read more
Jan 15 2010	Bet911 limits players making impossible for them to fulfill bonus rollover requirements
While players on the SBR forum report of retroactively changes to bonus terms, other... read more
Jan 15 2010	32RedBet.com re-launches powered by the Global Betting Exchange
32RedBet.com suspended the operations in early 2008 after its parent company sold... read more
Jan 15 2010	SBOBET upgraded to 3.5
The EGR's Asian Operator of the year, now with licenses and operations in the Philippines... read more
Jan 15 2010	Italian Police freezes Bet1128 Italian assets over suspected Mafia links
Bet1128.it (formerly paradisebet.it) is a sister site of Bet1128.com, which until... read more
Dec 30 2009	10Bet says their BMR rating is too low
At the end of November 2009, the content manager of 10Bet.com contacted Bookmakers... read more
Dec 30 2009	UK Government announces plan to regulate offshore bookmakers
Following the decision of Ladbrokes and William Hill to move their online sportsbooks... read more
Dec 30 2009	Apollo Management presents offer to buy Gala Coral
The private equity firm joined the Blackstone group in trying to buy the heavily-indebted... read more
Dec 30 2009	Is Bet911 solid as a rock or run by a thief?
While Carl Ferrat, the character that worked the betting forums on behalf of Bet911,... read more
Dec 30 2009	5Dimes acquires Sportbet.com and Island Casino
5Dimes ownership told SBR that the two sportsbooks will continue to be run as separate brands.
Dec 30 2009	Bookmaker.com acquires Bet Las Palmas
The leading Costa Rica bookmaker announced the acquisition of Las Palmas and Bet... read more
Dec 18 2009	Victor Chandler opens in South Africa
The Gibraltar bookmaker announced that its application for a license in South Africa... read more
Dec 18 2009	Israeli Police arrests Internet1X2.com owners
Following a long undercover investigation Israel Police arrested brothers Idan and... read more
Dec 18 2009	Online gambling industry ripe for consolidation
Speculation in recent weeks has been rampant about a possible merger between sports... read more
Dec 18 2009	UIGEA delayed to June 2010
The Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department granted a request by the American... read more
Dec 18 2009	New twist in the European soccer match-fixing scandal
Der Spiegel revealed earlier this week that a mysterious series of murders in which... read more
Nov 20 2009	BookmakerReviews.com has no connection with BookmakersReview.com
They say imitation is the best form of flattery. Well we are not flattered at all... read more
Nov 20 2009	Gibraltar Regulatory Authority: PartyGaming doesn't need to steal, if they do it they must have a good reason
The player who back in August submitted a complaint against PartyBets after the Gibraltar-licensed... read more
Nov 20 2009	Sunderlands online operations split in two
Sunderlands re-launched as Sunderbet, licensed in Malta, and BetPresto, licensed... read more
Nov 20 2009	Betway introduces new rule against arbers, players on forums call it a license to steal
The Malta-based bookmaker introduced a new rule stating that if they suspect any... read more
Nov 20 2009	BettingWest's RGL bond not enough to cover all player balances
Despite the Australian bookmaker's claims that it closed after the managing director,... read more
Nov 20 2009	BetAfterBet says payment problems were caused by a technical glitch
Several customers of BetAfterBet reported to Bookmakers Review that they received... read more
Nov 20 2009	Bet911 adds reduced juice to its already risky business model
While bonus whores on forums like MSE continue to dictate Bet911 their preferred... read more
Nov 20 2009	November 2009 payment complaints
Payment complaints in the last month include Superbahis (2.5-) and Casineto (2) slow... read more
Nov 20 2009	November 2009 rating reassessments and other short news
November 2009 ratings reassessments: IASbet 4+ (4.5), Sportsbetting Australia 3-... read more
Nov 20 2009	TAB Sportsbet November 2009 rating upgrade
TAB Sportsbet upgraded to 3+ (3)
Nov 20 2009	Sportingbet Australia November 2009 rating upgrade
Sportingbet Australia upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Nov 14 2009	UIGEA: two weeks to go
While the December 1 deadline to start enforcing the UIGEA is only two weeks away,... read more
Nov 14 2009	Churchill Downs Inc to buy Youbet.com
The racetrack operator and owner of the TwinSpires.com brand announced the acquisition... read more
Nov 14 2009	Paddy Power signs 5 year deal with Pari Mutuel Urbain
The Irish bookmaker, which will provide the French horse racing monopoly with sports... read more
Nov 06 2009	Ladbrokes Online Sportsbook completes move to Gibraltar
The UK bookmaker said it was forced to move its online sports betting operation offshore... read more
Nov 06 2009	Bodog Europe denies plan to buy UK Tote activities
CityAM reported that Bodog Europe, now managed by Keith McDonnell, former MD of Totesport.com,... read more
Nov 06 2009	Gary Kaplan sentenced to 51 months
The founder of BetOnSports pleaded guilty to the charges of conspiring to violate... read more
Nov 06 2009	BetOnline.com linked to Gambino crime family
The New York Police's bust of an illegal betting ring revealed the connection of... read more
Oct 17 2009	WSEX downgraded to the Orange list
Considering that WSEX are a former Green-listed bookmaker and pioneers of the online... read more
Oct 17 2009	MergeGaming.to pay Viva Macau players
Viva Macau, a small Costa Rica bookmaker who disappeared with players money just... read more
Oct 17 2009	Stryyke makes payment to players only after being exposed
Earlier last month, while players were submitting complaints to BMR, one of their... read more
Oct 17 2009	August-October payment complaints
Payment complaints in the last 2 months included: 24SportsWeb (multiple slow... read more
Oct 17 2009	Contradictions of highly regulated markets
While Microgame, the leading provider of online gambling solutions in Italy, announced... read more
Oct 17 2009	Las Palmas cold calling players offering 100% bonuses
Slow-pay bookmaker Las Palmas (2) is cold calling players offering 100% bonuses while... read more
Oct 17 2009	Remote Gambling Association: we exist to promote our members' interests and therefore could not claim to be impartial
In the BMR dispute with Globet about our affiliate commissions (again like in the... read more
Oct 17 2009	CRIS relaunches BetMaker as a betting exchange, 32RedBet now a Betdaq skin
BetMaker's site is based on FASBET P2P betting exchange technology and operates from... read more
Oct 17 2009	BettingWest in liquidation
The Australian bookmaker, which started operation just few months ago, has requested... read more
Oct 17 2009	Bet Atlas and 724 Sports merged with BetHorizon
BetHorizon (2.5) is now under rating watch as it remains unclear whether the slow... read more
Oct 17 2009	BetAfterBet payment problems out of control
Payment complaints against the Malta-based Spanish-owned bookmaker continue to pile... read more
Oct 17 2009	Bet911 attracting positive feedback
Several players on popular betting forums report of positive experiences betting... read more
Oct 17 2009	BetJamaica October 2009 rating upgrade
BetJamaica rating upgraded to 4+ (4)
Oct 17 2009	BetInternet October 2009 rating upgrade
BetInternet rating upgraded 3.5+ (3.5)
Oct 17 2009	BetPhoenix October 2009 rating upgrade
BetPhoenix rating upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Oct 17 2009	Fun88 new rating
Isle of Man-licensed Fun88 newly rated at 2.5+
Oct 17 2009	BetFirstClass new rating
Costa Rica-based BetFirstClass newly rated at 2.5-
Oct 17 2009	October 2009 rating reassessments
October 2009 rating reassessments: Mansion88 2.5- (2.5), Sunderlands 2.5- (2.5)
Oct 01 2009	450 online bookmakers agree to share suspicious betting patterns with International Olympic Committee
While in the UK in spite of a growing number of clubs closing sponsorship deals with... read more
Oct 01 2009	The online gambling scandal no one talks about
While players report slow-pays, no-pays and all sort of complaints in between, some... read more
Oct 01 2009	David Carruthers changes guilty plea
After spending three years confined to house arrest in St Louis the former CEO of... read more
Sep 18 2009	Several bookmakers closed or merged in the recent months while Samvo re-launched in Alderney
Amongst the bookmakers who closed we have: Sportwetten Gera, which on August... read more
Sep 18 2009	New site, old story?
A recently launched betting exchange, World Betting Exchange Online or wbexonline.com,... read more
Sep 18 2009	Is Worldbet gone for good?
The no-pay sportsbook appears to be offline, at least for European bettors. BMR runs... read more
Sep 18 2009	Globet Sports re-introduces controversial terms
Players report that Globet Sports re-introduced its old terms that allow them to... read more
Sep 18 2009	Enterbet continues to steal BMR content
Enterbet.com (1) has been showing on some of its pages content stolen from BookmakersReview.com's... read more
Sep 18 2009	BetAfterBet one month slow pays
While in an e-mail to players the Malta-based bookmaker said the company to secure... read more
Sep 18 2009	September 2009 rating reassessments
September 2009 rating reassessments: Expekt 4 (4+), Canbet 3- (3+), Astrabet 2.5-... read more
Sep 18 2009	Cashpoint September 2009 rating upgrade
Cashpoint upgraded to 2.5 (2.5-)
Sep 15 2009	Bwin buys Italian poker operator for 115 million euros
The owners of Gioco Digitale will receive 50 million euros in cash and 2.3 million... read more
Sep 15 2009	UltimateBet refunded over million to players affected by superuser scandal
According to the final report released by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, Russ Hamilton... read more
Sep 10 2009	Ivobank closes down
As reported by eGaming Review, the online gambling bank closed down after its backers,... read more
Sep 02 2009	10Bet slow-paying a player for over a month
10Bet (2) slow paying a player for a mid four-figure sum for over a mont. The bookmaker... read more
Sep 02 2009	Gambling on the internet in the US is unlawful where state law says so
In the case brought by the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association against... read more
Aug 26 2009	PartyGaming to buy the World Poker Tour
A subsidiary of the online gambling group has agreed to purchase all of WPT Enterprises’s... read more
Aug 26 2009	BetOnBet and Eurolinx put into liquidation, LGA launches investigation
After slow-paying players for several months, BetOnBet and Eurolinx ceased trading... read more
Aug 20 2009	BetOnSports founder to forfeit .6 million obtained illegally
Gary Kaplan pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges and agreed to forfeit... read more
Aug 12 2009	Partybets blocks the account of a long-time customer who wanted to withdraw most of his balance
Bookmakers Review received a complaint from a long-time customer of Gamebookers sister-site... read more
Aug 12 2009	Bettingstar24 to close down
The bookmaker that almost a year ago was saved from closure by Touchbet, will now... read more
Aug 11 2009	Bet1128 announces a move to Malta and immediately hits a new low
While Bet1128 announces a move to Malta under a new ownership, Centurionbet, a player... read more
Aug 11 2009	Totesport rating upgrade August 2009
UK bookmaker Totesport upgraded to 4 (3.5+), enters the Green list
Aug 11 2009	188Bet rating upgrade August 2009
Isle of Man bookmaker 188bet upgraded to 4 (3.5+), enters the Green list
Aug 11 2009	SportsInterAction rating upgrade August 2009
US sportsbook SportsInterAction upgraded to 3- (2.5+)
Aug 11 2009	12Bet rating upgrade August 2009
Asian bookmaker 12Bet upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Aug 11 2009	RacingOdds new rating
Australian bookmaker RacingOdds newly rated at 2.5+
Aug 11 2009	July 2009 sportsbook slow pays
July payment complaints included slow pays from Jetbull (1), Sportingbet Turkish... read more
Aug 08 2009	Players to BMR: WinningFT doesn't belong to the Red list
At the end of July, Bookmakers Review received every 3 days an e-mail from someone... read more
Aug 08 2009	WSEX statement on slow payments
With a post on the SBR forum earlier in July, WSEX stated to be in the middle of... read more
Aug 08 2009	ThePIG.com merged into Legendz Sports
On August 1 ThePIG has been permanently merged into its parent company Legendz Sports... read more
Aug 08 2009	Lion Sportsbook back online
The sportsbook which was formerly part of the BetBones group that back in 2006, as... read more
Aug 08 2009	A new low for the LGA caught making up lies to cover a licensed operator in a dispute with a player
A player who submitted a complaint against BetKlass after being charged $400... read more
Aug 08 2009	More BetonBet slow pays
While players continue to submit slow pay complaints against the former exchange... read more
Aug 08 2009	BetEzy August 2009 rating reassessment
BetEzy rating reassessed at 2.5 (3). Dialabet Vanuatu is now part of the group... read more
Aug 08 2009	BetAfterBet experiencing technical problems and payments delays
Players report that in July they had to wait an average of 2 weeks to get paid from... read more
Aug 08 2009	Ladbrokes and William Hill to move their internet operations to Gibraltar
Ralph Topping, William Hill CEO, said: “We face worldwide competition from 400 or... read more
Aug 08 2009	Sportingbet sells Sportingbet Italia to local management
Sportingbet said the liberalisation of the Italian online betting market did not... read more
Aug 08 2009	PartyGaming buys bingo operator Cashcade
The Gibraltar based online gambling group will pay almost £100m in cash and later... read more
Aug 08 2009	Bet-at-Home sold Racebets.com
BMR has to report on racebets.com, a company which bet-at-home acquired between 2006... read more
Aug 08 2009	Payments to US customers of online gambling sites disguised as rebates and refunds
Douglas Rennick, a 34 years old Canadian, has been accused by US federal authorities... read more
Jul 15 2009	IBAS adjudicates Bet1128 case in favour of players-UPDATES
After a full panel meeting the Independent Betting Adjudication Service ruled in... read more
Jul 15 2009	Leisure and Gaming start talks with US Department of Justice
The parent company of Betshop.com and Betshop Italia started negotiations with the... read more
Jul 15 2009	Bwin in acquisition talks to buy the World Poker Tour
The Austrian bookmaker, which had been recently indicated as the possible buyer of... read more
Jul 15 2009	Online poker payment processor files suit for return of funds seized by US federal authorities
The company, Account Services Corporation, asked a federal judge to return around... read more
Jul 10 2009	Western Australia to ban free bets
Western Australia is the last Australian state to introduce legislation to ban the... read more
Jul 10 2009	Remote Gambling Association's study reveals that money laundering in online gambling is a myth
The report produced by MHA Consulting for the RGA concluded that there were almost... read more
Jul 10 2009	Norwegian payments ban to online gambling sites to debut in August
Despite having come under fire at the EU level and having been being strongly from... read more
Jul 10 2009	Gaming VC buys Betboo
The German casino operator and parent company of bookmaker Betaland acquired Latin... read more
Jul 10 2009	IG Group buys Betsfortraders.com domain name, BetonMarkets.com acquires the site's business
Trinitas Capital's Betsfortraders.com announced the sale of the site`s software and... read more
Jul 10 2009	Bookmaker Bwin putting together an offer to buy UK football team Newcastle United
According to various press reports the Austrian gambling company is in takeover talks... read more
Jul 10 2009	Gala Coral at number two and Bet365 at number seven in Sunday Times 2009 Top Track 100
Gala Coral, which is looking to raise £200m of extra funding from Lazard, was ranked... read more
Jul 10 2009	The walled garden of US online gambling complaints
The following is probably the weirdest case I've been involved ever since I have... read more
Jun 30 2009	Second player in Bet11128 confiscation case receives full payment
The second player who submitted a complaint to BMR and who also received a IBAS ruling... read more
Jun 30 2009	Paddy Power to pay 140 million euros for the other 49 per cent of Sportsbet Australia
As reported by the Irish Independent, Paddy Power, which acquired a 51 per cent stake... read more
Jun 28 2009	The Greek: sweat the attitude not the payout
Bookmakers Review recently received a complaint from a player who had two bets on... read more
Jun 28 2009	Redbet Chief of Business Development and former CEO quits
Sources close to the Scandinavian betting exchange suggest that the decision of Jonas... read more
Jun 28 2009	More Jetbull complaints
Bookmakers Review continues to receive complaints from Jetbull players who wait several... read more
Jun 28 2009	Casineto pays customer after 6 weeks
The player who submitted a slow-pay complaint against Casineto reports to have been... read more
Jun 28 2009	BetonBet blames payment delays on technical problems
Customers of the former betting exchange recently relaunched as bookmaker have been... read more
Jun 28 2009	Entraction sites do not apply bonus rules all in the same way
Bookmakers Review regularly receives complaints from customers of 24HPAY sites (now... read more
Jun 28 2009	Barney Frank says the seizure of online poker funds in New York will help repeal the UIGEA
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee told in a interview to Politico.com... read more
Jun 25 2009	Tennis authorities to investigate Wimbledon betting sting
Paddy Power and Ladbrokes suspended the market on the match between Jürgen Melzer... read more
Jun 24 2009	BetonSports executives plead guilty to federal racketeering charges
Neil Scott Kaplan and Lori Beth Kaplan-Multz, brother and sister of BOS founder Gary... read more
Jun 21 2009	Sportingbet close to settle with the US DoJ, announces a shift in focus
While press reports suggest that Sportingbet may be close to settle with the US Department... read more
Jun 21 2009	Paddy Power's Sportsbet Australia to buy International All Sports
Mark Read's International All Sports has received a takeover offer from Sportsbet,... read more
Jun 21 2009	Boylesports to close its international support center
The Irish bookmaker is to close its multilingual customer support center opened less... read more
Jun 21 2009	US seizes million in online poker players funds, EU ready for WTO dispute
The U.S. Justice Department operating through the General Attorney's office for the... read more
Jun 21 2009	Dimeline Sports tells customer to retract negative comments on betting forum if he wants to get paid
Dimeline Sports (1) tells popular forum member and former forum owner “Peep” to delete... read more
Jun 21 2009	LGA: a new act of the same old
While GoldVictory complaints continue to mount and players on betting forums ask... read more
Jun 21 2009	10Bet no longer a registered IBAS operator
The Israeli-owned UK-licensed bookmaker has apparently been de-registered by the... read more
Jun 21 2009	Unibet June 2009 rating upgrade
Unibet upgraded to 3 (3-). While Bookmakers Review continues to receive every... read more
Jun 21 2009	Luxbet new rating
Tabcorp's Luxbet newly rated at 3
Jun 21 2009	June 2009 rating reassessments
June rating reassessments: Canbet 3+ (3.5+), Snai 2.5 (3), Skybook 2.5 (3), Justbet... read more
May 30 2009	Mansion88 cancels bets after the lines moved against them
Mansion88 customers report the Asian bookmaker canceled confirmed bets simply because... read more
May 20 2009	GoldVictory owner arrested in Malta
While Gold Victory no pay complaints continue to pile up, the story had an unexpected... read more
May 20 2009	Redbet to postpone publication of first quarter 2009 results
Redbet discovers discrepancies in its 2008 published results.
May 20 2009	Boylesports ditches Swiss customers
While eGaming Review reported that Royal Bank of Scotland has told all of its clients... read more
May 17 2009	Canbet sold for $1m
The buyers are Patrick Tay and Elson Yin, two investors based in Singapore. The seller... read more
May 17 2009	Paddy Power acquires 51% of Australian bookmaker Sportsbet
Paddy Power will pay an initial consideration of A.8 million in cash plus 100,000... read more
May 17 2009	Pagebet closed online operations
Earlier in April, Pagebet announced to have placed its internet betting business... read more
May 17 2009	Binarybet sports binay betting offering transferred to Extrabet
Effective May 1 customers of Binarybet.com will find all of their usual binary bets,... read more
May 17 2009	32Red launches financial spread betting site in partnership with CMC Markets
32RedSpreadbet.com enables 32Red customers to trade on financial markets by accessing... read more
May 17 2009	WorldSpreads sells sports betting division
The head of the department, Fergus Rice, has agreed to pay for Sports Spread and... read more
May 17 2009	Patent trolls sell bodog.com domain to Morris Mohawk Gaming Group
1st Technology has reached an agreement to sell the Bodog.com domain to the company... read more
May 17 2009	Barney Frank unveils legislation to reverse 2006 UIGEA
Frank's Internet Gambling Regulation Consumer Protection & Enforcement Act calls... read more
May 17 2009	Tote Tasmania to launch new sports betting site
Betasport (pronounced "bet a sport") will replace TAB Sportsbet.
May 17 2009	April payment complaints
Recent weeks payment complaints include more no pays from customers of scam sports... read more
May 17 2009	BetonBet sportsbook new rating
Betonbet rating coverage of its new sportsbook starts from 2.5+
May 17 2009	Sunmaker May rating upgrade
Sunmaker upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
May 17 2009	Goldbet May rating upgrade
Goldbet upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
May 17 2009	Bet24 May rating upgrade
Bet24 upgraded to 3- (2.5+)
May 17 2009	Betway May rating upgrade
Betway upgraded to 3- (2.5+)
May 17 2009	Bodog May rating upgrade
Bodog upgraded to 3- (2.5+)
May 17 2009	BetUK May rating upgrade
BetUK upgraded to 3 (2.5+)
May 17 2009	Bwin May rating upgrade
Bwin upgraded to 3 (2.5+)
May 17 2009	IBCbet May rating upgrade
IBCbet upgraded to 3 (3-)
May 17 2009	BetEzy May rating upgrade
BetEzy upgraded to 3 (3-)
May 17 2009	Sportsbet Australia May rating upgrade
Sportsbet Australia upgraded to 3.5 (3.5-)
May 17 2009	SportsAlive May rating upgrade
SportsAlive upgraded to 3.5 (3.5-)
May 17 2009	William Hill May rating upgrade
William Hill upgraded to 4.5 (4.5-)
May 17 2009	April 2009 rating reassessments
April rating reassessments: Sporting Index 3.5 (4, removed from Green List), Skybook... read more
Apr 15 2009	Gold Victory working with the LGA on a payment plan
Just as we received several new no-pay complaints, Gold Victory management told Bookmakers... read more
Apr 09 2009	More Jetbull slow pays
Bookmakers Review received almost a dozen complaints from Jetbull customers, who... read more
Apr 09 2009	PartyGaming reaches non prosecution deal with US authorities
The parent company of PartyBets and Gamebookers has agreed to pay $105 million... read more
Apr 03 2009	SportsAcumen relaunches as SportsAlive
The company's other sportsbook Global Sportsbet has also been integrated into the... read more
Apr 03 2009	Gold Victory no pay complaints
Five players submitted payment complaints regarding Gold Victory. And while the Malta-based... read more
Apr 03 2009	Gamblers Palace, 24SportsWeb and eHorse in slow-pay mode
Sportsbook Review reported slow pays from Gamblers Palace, Horizon20's eHorse and... read more
Apr 03 2009	Canbet downgraded and removed from the Green list
Bookmakers Review continues to receive complaints about the Canbet bonus and while... read more
Apr 03 2009	BetJoint bailed out by Bookmaker.com
Betjoint announced to have joined the bookmaker.com family, but it appears more as... read more
Apr 03 2009	Bet911 pays two players after more than one year, SBR reports
The manager of Bet911 asked BMR for a rating upgrade or to be removed from our rating... read more
Apr 03 2009	March 2009 slow pay and no pay complaints
Payment complaints in March included Begawin and Dimeline Sports, which were eventually... read more
Apr 03 2009	March 2009 rating reassessments
March rating reassessments: Expekt 4+ (4.5), Bet365 4 (4+), Blue Square 4 (4+), Stan... read more
Apr 03 2009	Diamond Sportsbook April 2009 rating upgrade
Diamond Sportsbook upgraded to 4+ (4)
Apr 03 2009	ToteSport April 2009 rating upgrade
Totesport upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5) and considered for a place in the Green list
Apr 03 2009	188bet April 2009 rating upgrade
188Bet upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5) and considered for a place in the Green list
Apr 03 2009	SBObet April 2009 rating upgrade
Sport Bookie Online (SBObet) upgraded to 3+ (3)
Apr 03 2009	BettingStar24 April 2009 rating upgrade
BettingStar24 upgraded to 2.5 (2.5-)
Apr 03 2009	BetMania April 2009 rating upgrade
BetMania upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed from the Orange list.
Apr 03 2009	XLBet new rating
Players report the new bookmaker took up to 3 weeks for Moneybookers payments, even... read more
Apr 03 2009	New CEO at Malta's LGA
Reuben Portanier has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Lotteries and... read more
Apr 03 2009	Former BetonSports CEO David Carruthers pleads guilty in US racketeering case
In exchange for the guilty plea, Carruthers, who also agreed not to participate in... read more
Mar 13 2009	IBAS to rule in Bet1128's confiscation of player winnings in April
IBAS Chief Executive, Chris O’Keeffe is understood to have called for a full panel... read more
Mar 12 2009	Mangas Gaming acquires Bet-at-Home and Expekt
The parent company of Betclic acquired the online betting and gaming operations of... read more
Mar 05 2009	Adverse ruling forces Centrebet to withdraw IASbet offer
According to the Takeovers Panel, Centrebet and International All Sports agreed in... read more
Mar 02 2009	Blue Square may be up for sale
Owner Rank Group said to have placed the sports betting operation under review, even... read more
Mar 02 2009	Betbull exchange closed
The German betting company announced that it will focus on the retail sector and... read more
Mar 02 2009	US federal authorities building a criminal case against Bodog
While a Baltimore judge signed the forfeiture of .67 million of the .87 million... read more
Feb 22 2009	More WSEX slow-pays
The payment delays now concern European customers and Neteller, which are more difficult... read more
Feb 22 2009	Las Palmas unable to pay players until March
According to SBR, the recent batch of slow-pay reports from Las Palmas and Autobet... read more
Feb 22 2009	Jetbull back in slow-pay mode
In recent weeks we have received several complaints from players who had to wait... read more
Feb 22 2009	Fiestabet agrees to pay player his winnings
Earlier in January, Fiestabet confiscated almost 6.000 euros in winnings from a customer... read more
Feb 22 2009	BetOT bailed out by BetPhoenix
The turnkey operation, which was heavily promoted on the European market through... read more
Feb 22 2009	More Canbet bonus complaints
While back in January several players on betting forums complained that Canbet retroactively... read more
Feb 22 2009	Winitoo offline
Malta-based exchange Winitoo (NR) appears to be offline. While we may not be... read more
Feb 22 2009	Supporterbet closed
A message on the betting exchange site reads: "Supporterbet.com services is no longer... read more
Feb 22 2009	Eurolinx suspends sports betting offering
Eurolinx suspended its sports betting activities and announced plans to re-launch... read more
Feb 22 2009	Partouche acquires Livebetting.com
Livebetting.com has been apparently acquired by the French group Partouche and is... read more
Feb 22 2009	Betonbet re-launches as online sportsbook
Betonbet closed its betting exchange and replaces it with a sportsbook. Rating coverage... read more
Feb 22 2009	BetSI (formerly Totosi International) redirecting players to Totosi.it
BetSI (formerly Totosi International) is redirecting traffic to its Italian sister... read more
Feb 22 2009	3BWin closed
3BWin appears to have closed its activity. If you still have funds on your 3BWin... read more
Feb 22 2009	Rating reassessments February 2009
Rating reassessments: Bet-at-home 2.5+ (3+), Sportbet 2.5+ (3-), Island Casino 2.5+... read more
Feb 22 2009	International Betting Company new rating
IBCbet newly rated at 3-
Feb 22 2009	QuickSilver new rating
QuickSilver newly rated at 2.5
Feb 22 2009	LeonBets new rating
LEON Bets newly rated at 2.5
Feb 22 2009	Better.it new rating
Lottomatica's Better.it newly rated at 2.5
Feb 22 2009	Superbahis removed from the Orange list
Sportingbet's Turkey site Superbahis upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed from the Orange list
Feb 22 2009	Bodog February 2009 rating upgrade
Bodog upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Feb 22 2009	Doxxbet February 2009 rating upgrade
Doxxbet upgraded to 3 (3-)
Feb 22 2009	Betinternet February 2009 rating upgrade
Betinternet upgraded to 3.5 (3.5-)
Feb 22 2009	Gamebookers February 2009 rating upgrade
Gamebookers upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Feb 04 2009	BetDirect incorporated in Stan James
As of today all BetDirect customers will be invited to continue betting through stanjames.com. If... read more
Feb 03 2009	Centrebet makes an off-market takeover offer for International All Sports
Graham Kelly, Chairman of Centrebet, which offered A$22 million for its rival... read more
Jan 30 2009	Betfair enters US market with TVG acquisition
The UK betting exchange paid $50 million in cash for the TV Games Network,... read more
Jan 29 2009	Bonbet tells BMR they are not connected with Bets4all
The management of the Austrian bookmaker told Bookmakers Review they have no connection... read more
Jan 27 2009	WSEX slow pays
Several players on US betting forums report slow pays from WSEX. The popular US-facing... read more
Jan 27 2009	TotoSi slow pay
Italian bookmaker TotoSi (NR), part of the Lottomatica group, took 45 days to pay... read more
Jan 25 2009	More Stryyke slow pays
The Malta based bookmaker is once again in full slow-pay mode, with several players... read more
Jan 25 2009	BetChance: the last lie
While the Lotteries and Gaming Authority completely ignored our request to take Betchance... read more
Jan 25 2009	Rating reassessments January 2009
Rating reassessments: Legendz Sports 3 (3.5), Nordicbet 3 (3.5), Admiral 3 (3.5-),... read more
Jan 25 2009	Zedbet January 2009 rating upgrade
Zedbet upgraded to 2.5 (2.5-)
Jan 25 2009	5Dimes January 2009 rating upgrade
5Dimes upgraded to 4.5+ (4.5)
Jan 15 2009	eCOGRA extends monitoring services to sports betting
The CEO of the eCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance said they are... read more
Dec 29 2008	Nordicbet moves operation to Malta
“Our customers will thus benefit from the reputability of the Maltese jurisdiction,”... read more
Dec 04 2008	Unibet going downhill fast
BMR continues to receive complaints from players who have to wait weeks to have their... read more
Dec 02 2008	Spreadfair closing down
Cantor Index announced the closing of its online betting exchange to focus on its... read more
Dec 01 2008	Mario Galea resigns from his post of CEO at Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority
31-10-2008: In a brief statement on the authority's web site, the LGA says Michael... read more
Nov 28 2008	Stryyke slow-pay reports on the rise
The Malta-based bookmaker is once again slow-paying multiple players. Stryyke claims... read more
Nov 28 2008	BetKlass up to no good
Malta-based BetKlass seems to be up to a new trick recently. Bookmakers Review... read more
Nov 28 2008	Societe des Bains de Mer buys 50 per cent stake in Mangas Capital Gaming
The deal with Monaco's SMB is understood to have provided the parent company of BetClick... read more
Nov 28 2008	JenningsBet enters rating guide
JenningsBet newly rated at 3-
Nov 28 2008	Evebet enters rating guide
Evebet newly rated at 2.5-
Nov 28 2008	Eurolinx enters rating guide
Eurolinx newly rated at 2.5
Nov 28 2008	BetPhoenix enters rating guide
BetPhoenix newly rated at 2.5+
Nov 28 2008	Bet Over Time enters rating guide
Bet Over Time (betot.com) newly rated at 2.5. The bookmaker backed by BetPhoenix... read more
Nov 26 2008	IASbet remains for sale
Despite recent press reports claiming that IASbet had been withdrawn from sale, the... read more
Nov 26 2008	BetAtlas and 724 Sports slow-pays
Players on SBR forum report of slow-pays from BetAtlas and 724 Sports. I've... read more
Nov 23 2008	BetUK to share platform with Betinternet
Bookmakers Review recently asked BetUK a comment on their fresh association with... read more
Nov 22 2008	Tradesports and Tradebetx to cease operation on November 28
The management of Tradesports said to have underestimated the difficulties for customers... read more
Nov 22 2008	Sports Bookie Online granted an Isle of Man license
Following the move from the Philippines, all player funds will be transferred under... read more
Nov 22 2008	BetPhoenix buys BetMania
Sportsbook Review reports that BetMania (2) has been acquired by BetPhoenix (UR).... read more
Nov 22 2008	Online bettors report payments from Lasseters Sports
Customers of Lasseters Sports confirmed payments, with some of them receiving payments... read more
Nov 22 2008	November rating reassessments
Betshop 3- (3), Sunderlands 2.5+ (3), Starprice 2.5 (2.5-). Skandia changed its name... read more
Nov 21 2008	UIGEA rules to be implemented by December 2009
The US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve issued the final rules of the... read more
Nov 15 2008	Player asks BMR whether Sportsbook.com has gone bad
A Sportsbook.com customer, who has been waiting for a $1,500 payment since... read more
Nov 15 2008	Germanbet went offline owing money to players
Player tells BMR that Germanbet went offline at the end of 2007 owing him over 4,000... read more
Nov 15 2008	Bookmakers Review to make a list of arbitrage alerts sites promoting scam bookmakers
Since we continue to receive complaints from players victims of no pay bookmakers... read more
Nov 05 2008	Spreadex launches ShortsandLongs.com
The spread betting company launched a new financial betting site, shortsandlongs.com,... read more
Nov 03 2008	No word from Bet1128 on confiscation of player balances
While Bookmakers Review confirmed that the players who had almost 60,000 euros in... read more
Oct 31 2008	Bonbet warning
A new Austrian-based bookmaker, Bonbet (NR), which appears to be connected with long... read more
Oct 31 2008	Bodog payment processors charged for money laundering
The Baltimore City Paper reported today that money laundering charges against two... read more
Oct 30 2008	Bet-at-home rating reassessment
Even though Bookmakers Review didn't receive any direct complaint, we have heard... read more
Oct 30 2008	Mansion88 rating reassessment
Mansion88 rating reassesses at 3 (3+)
Oct 30 2008	SportsInterAction rating upgrade
SportsInterAction upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Oct 30 2008	BetsforTraders rating upgrade
BetsforTraders upgraded to 3 (3-)
Oct 30 2008	BetED rating upgrade
BetED upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Oct 30 2008	BetClick rating upgrade
BetClick upgraded to 2.5 (2.5-)
Oct 27 2008	SBObet posts warning against forum agents
The Asian bookmaker recently posted a warning on its web site advising all users... read more
Oct 27 2008	Lasseters Sports takes 40 days to translate player documents
A customer of the Australian sportsbook, who on September 16 submitted a withdrawal... read more
Oct 18 2008	Wauwbet to pay 50 per cent of player balances
The Malta bookmaker decided, in agreement with the LGA, to pay out 50% of player... read more
Oct 18 2008	Europlay and Worldbet continue to reap new victims
Bookmakers Review receives a minimum of 1-2 complaints each month from players who... read more
Oct 18 2008	188bet rating upgrade
188bet upgraded to 3.5 (3+)
Oct 18 2008	12bet rating upgrade
12bet upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Oct 18 2008	Jetbull rating upgrade
Jetbull upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed from the Orange List. Bookmakers Review... read more
Oct 18 2008	Diamond Sportsbook rating reassessment
Diamond Sportsbook rating reassessed at 4 (4+)
Oct 18 2008	Redbet relocates to Malta
The betting exchange received the LGA approval and announced that it will complete... read more
Oct 18 2008	BetUK Euro 2008 promotion breached the CAP code for truthfulness
Bookmakers Review reported in July about the case involving a Euro 2008 promotion... read more
Oct 18 2008	Betclick owners to acquire Nordicbet
Mangas Capital Entertainment, founded by the former CEO of Endemol France Stephane... read more
Oct 17 2008	Lasseters Sports calls it a day
As predicted by Bookmakers Review two weeks ago Lasseters Sports ceased operations. If... read more
Oct 17 2008	Moneybookers customers beware of fraudulent transfers
For several years I've heard of players claiming that they had money on their Moneybookers... read more
Oct 13 2008	Sportsbetting.com bouncing checks
Customers of sportsbetting.com (1) and racebook.com (1) continue to report slow-pays.... read more
Oct 13 2008	Formoapuestas license suspended
The site of the Argentinean sportsbook closed down after the company's license was... read more
Oct 13 2008	Bodog appeal rejected
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit re-affirmed an earlier ruling in favour... read more
Oct 04 2008	Lasseters stops taking bets at its online casinos
Just as Lasseters ceased to take bets at its three online casinos, Lasseters Online,... read more
Oct 04 2008	At Betchance is business as normal according to the LGA
While a couple of players received 30% of their balances after signing a contract... read more
Oct 03 2008	Player claims Bet1128 stole his balance
Bookmakers Review received a second complaint from a player who had over 20,000 euros... read more
Oct 03 2008	BettingStar24 payment update
Two players confirmed to BMR they received payments from bettingstar24. The Malta-based... read more
Oct 03 2008	Matchbook not ready for the Green list
We have recently run some tests as Matchbook was being considered for a place in... read more
Oct 03 2008	Carib Sports considered for the Green list
Bookmakers Review recently received a flow of positive feedback from customers of... read more
Oct 03 2008	Rating reassessments October 2008
Rating reassessments: The Greek 4 (4.5-), WSEX 3.5 (3.5+), WinUnited 2.5 (3), Las... read more
Oct 03 2008	IBCbet warns users of possible impersonator
The Asian bookmaker informed its customers that ibcbets.com (not listed on BMR) has... read more
Oct 03 2008	Gutebet offline
Gutebet (NR), which was the topic of the day at bonus betting forums earlier this... read more
Oct 03 2008	Bravobet and Germanbet offline
Malta-licensed Bravobet (NR) and Costa Rica-based Germanbet (NR) went quietly offline. If... read more
Oct 03 2008	Zedbet enters rating guide
Zedbet newly rated at 2.5-
Oct 03 2008	Pagebet enters rating guide
Pagebet newly rated at 3-
Oct 03 2008	BetwithRed enters rating guide
BetwithRed newly rated at 2.5
Oct 03 2008	Betaland enters rating guide
Betaland newly rated at 2.5
Oct 03 2008	Balkanbet enters rating guide
Balkanbet newly rated at 2.5
Oct 01 2008	Former WSOP champion named as the main culprit in poker scandal
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission stated that Russ Hamilton was the main responsible... read more
Sep 29 2008	Luxbet.com buys Sportsbook.com.au
Darwin-based Luxbet.com has been established by leading Australian gambling operator... read more
Sep 29 2008	LazerWager closes shop stiffing players
The Costa Rica bookmaker, which stopped paying players at the end of the last NFL... read more
Sep 26 2008	Mansion closes sportsbook
Mansion.com announced to have closed its sports betting service to concentrate on... read more
Sep 24 2008	Touchbet takes over bettingstar24
The live soccer odds provider will be running BettingStar24 (2) alongside their niche... read more
Sep 21 2008	BetChance continues to operate with the LGA approval
While the deposit only bookmaker sent its customers a contract asking them to agree... read more
Sep 20 2008	Wauwbet not able to pay all player balances
Just as the Malta-based bookmaker announced that it is not able to pay everybody’s... read more
Sep 20 2008	Supporterbet back in slow pay mode
Just few weeks after we received confirmation from a player that supporterbet (2)... read more
Sep 20 2008	New complaints against sportsbetting.com
Bookmakers Review received several new complaints against sportsbetting.com (1),... read more
Sep 20 2008	Sportsbook.com looking for European affiliates
Sportsbook.com actively looking for affiliates in Europe. When I asked the affiliate... read more
Sep 20 2008	September no-pay reports
BMR received two more no-pay complaints from Worldbet (S) customers and one slow-pay... read more
Sep 20 2008	BettingStar24 under new management
Malta-licensed bettingstar24 closes down and immediately re-opens claiming to be... read more
Sep 20 2008	Bet1128 confiscates player winnings
Bet1128 confiscates over 36,000 euros in winnings from player accused of being part... read more
Sep 20 2008	September 2008 rating reassessments
Rating reassessments: Blue Square 4+ (4.5), WSEX 3.5+ (4) removed from the Green... read more
Sep 15 2008	Carib Sports September 2008 upgrade
Carib Sports upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Sep 15 2008	Mansion88 September 2008 upgrade
Mansion88 upgraded to 3+ (3)
Sep 15 2008	Bwin September 2008 upgrade
Bwin upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Sep 15 2008	24HPoker September 2008 upgrade
24HPoker upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Sep 14 2008	Vietbet.com, Chinesebookie.com, Betanysports.com and Lessjuice.com join the 5Dimes family
Vietbet.com, Chinesebookie.com, Betanysports.com and Lessjuice.com moved away from... read more
Sep 14 2008	BetFirstClass connected with scambook
SBR reports EyeOnGambling new sponsor BetFirstClass (NR) to have connections with... read more
Sep 14 2008	All Sports Market offline
The betting exchange claims to be offline following technical problems while repairing... read more
Sep 12 2008	WauwBet offline
WauwBet (UR) offline claiming technical problems after a severe infrastructure failure.
Sep 12 2008	sportsbook.com payment complaints add up to another change of ownership
New slow-pays reports from sportsbook.com customers who have been waiting four months... read more
Sep 12 2008	iBetX to buy soccer club
The online betting exchange received permission from the Football Association to... read more
Sep 11 2008	Youplaytoo closing down
Youplaytoo.com (NR) announced that in early October it will move its business to... read more
Sep 10 2008	Sportingbet bonus complaints
Just two months after BetUK (2.5+) denied several players a £25 free bet after they... read more
Sep 10 2008	Lasseters shares supended from trading on ASX
According to a statement made to the stock exchange trading has been suspended pending... read more
Sep 09 2008	Betfair introduces premium charges for successful punters
According to how much they won in the previous 60 weeks, successful Betfair customers... read more
Sep 04 2008	WinningFT.com feedback
A player claiming to be familiar with Asian bookmaker WinningFT.com (NR) told Bookmakers... read more
Sep 04 2008	Expekt.com up for sale
According to Swedish media reports, Expekt.com is up for sale and Unibet has been... read more
Sep 04 2008	International All Sports looking for Canbet buyers
Gaming Intelligence Group reports that Canbet accumulated losses for almost AU$ 9... read more
Sep 04 2008	Betbrokers placed into administration
The shares of the betting brokerage had been suspended from trading on London's AIM... read more
Aug 28 2008	Bodog marketing arm Fiver Media lays off over 200 people
The Vancouver Sun reports that Bodog laid off more than 200 people providing marketing... read more
Aug 26 2008	SportsbookUSA no-pay report
Player reports to have been waiting for a three figure payment from SportsbookUSA... read more
Aug 21 2008	Sportsbet Australia takes over Portlandbet
In an e-mail to players Sportsbet.com.au (3.5-) announced the acquisition of Portlandbet... read more
Aug 18 2008	Interwetten bonus complaints
Bookmakers Review received multiple complaints from Interwetten players, who participated... read more
Aug 15 2008	Sportsbetting.com moves away from the Jazette group
A spokesperson for Sportsbetting.com (1) told Bookmakers Review that the progression... read more
Aug 10 2008	BetChance contract: to sign or not to sign?
A couple of players have recently asked me what to do regarding BetChance offer to... read more
Jul 31 2008	Bodog slow-pays mount
While European players continue to report timely payments, their American counterparts... read more
Jul 30 2008	Supporterbet payment update
Supporterbet pays player one year after his initial request. The player asked... read more
Jul 22 2008	Instant Action Sports delays Moneybookers payments
While Moneybookers continues to promote on its gambling promotions page a 50% bonus... read more
Jul 21 2008	Stan James buys online bookmaker betterbet.com
The London bookmaker Better sold its online sports betting site betterbet.com to... read more
Jul 21 2008	Partouche Betting claims to be not a bookmaker
Partouche Betting newly rated at 2.5. The online sports betting arm of the French... read more
Jul 21 2008
12bet newly rated at 2.5. Initial feedback about the Asian sportsbook licensed by... read more
Jul 21 2008	New Bodog payment complaints
While we have no reports of payment problems on the European market, American bettors... read more
Jul 21 2008	Dadyline now 1Bet2Bet
Dadyline, a small UK-based bookmaker formerly targeting the Israeli market, has mutated... read more
Jul 21 2008
Rating reassessments: Betinternet 3.5- (3.5), Skybet 3 (3.5) Bettingstar24 2.5- (2.5)
Jul 21 2008
Sportsbet Australia upgraded to 3.5- (3+)
Jul 21 2008
188bet upgraded to 3+ (3). The Asian sportsbook has recently been granted a license... read more
Jul 21 2008
Las Palmas upgraded to 3- (2.5+)
Jul 20 2008	Player reports payment from Europlay after getting in touch with UK ECC
If you want to try to get paid by Austrian bookmaker europlay.at, contact the European... read more
Jul 18 2008	Betway confiscates player winnings
10-07-2008: Bookmakers Review received complaints from two Betway customers who had... read more
Jul 09 2008	Wette.at no-pay complaint
Player informs Bookmakers Review that he has been waiting since June 2007 to receive... read more
Jul 09 2008	Portlandbet suspens trading again
03-07-2008: According to players feedback and to a message posted on a popular betting... read more
Jul 03 2008	More payment delays for Unibet
Players continue to report delays in having their accounts verified and receive payments... read more
Jul 03 2008	Austrian authorities reveal europlay.at to be a total scam
One of the players who earlier this year reported a no-pay complaint against Austrian... read more
Jul 03 2008	BetUK defines recreational gambling
BMR received multiple complaints from players who were offered by BetUK a bonus of... read more
Jul 03 2008	Betchance calls it a day
The Malta-based bookmaker, which operated as deposit only for almost one year, has... read more
Jul 03 2008
BetEzy newly rated at 3-
Jul 03 2008
Begawin newly rated at 2.5
Jul 03 2008	Globet re-launches as Globet Sport no more conditional bets
Globet, which recently re-launched as Globet Sport, seems to have deleted its notorious... read more
Jul 03 2008
BMR receives more positive feedback about Bet1128 (2.5+), while players continue... read more
Jul 03 2008
Rating reassessments: Canbet 4+ (4.5), BetWorks 2.5+ (3-) Wager Street 2.5+ (3)... read more
Jul 03 2008
Sunderlands upgraded to 3 (3-)
Jul 03 2008
myBet upgraded to 3 (3-)
Jul 03 2008
Gamebookers and Partybets upgraded to 3.5 (3+)
Jul 03 2008
Sports Acumen upgraded to 3.5- (3+)
Jul 03 2008
Intertops upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Jul 03 2008
Stan James-owned Bet Direct upgraded to 4 (3.5+), enters the Green List.
Jul 01 2008	Central de Apostas fraudulent operation
After speaking on behalf of a customer with both the West London Magistrates Court... read more
Jun 06 2008	Unibet downgraded and removed from the Green list
Bookmakers Review received multiple complaints from Unibet customers who had to wait... read more
Jun 04 2008	Jenningsbet working on Premierbet refund
The UK independent bookmaker, which in October 2007 acquired the Heathorns business... read more
Jun 03 2008	Jassy Sports Events Ltd changes names to Domain Holdings Limited
The parent company of slow-pay sportsbooks sportsbook.com, sports.com and mysportsbook.com... read more
Jun 03 2008	Central de Apostas returns all e-mails undelivered
Bookmakers Review tried to contact the online bookmaker on behalf of a customer who... read more
May 30 2008	Sportingbet and Superbahis employees arrested in Turkey
Sportingbet said in a regulatory announcement to the stock market that it received... read more
May 29 2008	Lottomatica Scommesse to buy Totosi for over 40 million euros
The owner of the Better.it brand agreed to buy the four branches of the Totosi group,... read more
May 29 2008	Sports Acumen launches spread betting on its web site
"Our customers have told us that for spread betting to work in the local market it... read more
May 27 2008	London Capital Group acquires FuturesBetting.com for £200,000
The parent company of Capital Spreads will continue to operate FuturesBetting.com... read more
May 27 2008	Begbies Traynor update on Premierbet administration
Following the sale of Heathorns and Premierbet to Jenningsbet at the end of 2007,... read more
May 22 2008	2008 European Soccer Championship and summer Olympics sportsbook warning
As new sportsbooks appear online every week targeting the usual suspects (bonus whores... read more
May 21 2008	McCreevy meets the LGA
As reported by the LGA website, Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy held... read more
May 20 2008
888 Sport newly rated at 3+
May 20 2008
DoxxBet newly rated at 3-
May 20 2008
JAXX newly rated at 3-
May 20 2008
eHorseX newly rated at 2.5+
May 20 2008
Fubo newly rated at 2.5
May 20 2008	Bookmaker positive feedback
Positive feedback in the last two months: Bet1128 (upgraded to 2.5+ from 2.5), BetOnline... read more
May 20 2008
Rating reassessments: Lasseters Sports 3+ (3.5+), BetWorks 3- (3), BGbet 2.5 (2.5+),... read more
May 20 2008	Payment problems reports
Slow-pay reports Bookmakers Review received since March 2008 include: BetSense, Instant... read more
May 20 2008	Strykke slow payments
Players report waiting 3 weeks and more to receive Moneybookers and bank wire payments... read more
May 19 2008	Betchance update
Three months after scam bookmaker BetChance said all problems had been resolved,... read more
May 13 2008	Malaysian tycoon pulls the plug on Ascot Sports
09-05-2008: While representatives of the online sportsbook continue to claim the... read more
May 08 2008	BetonSports liquidators to distribute players few cents on the dollar
After circulating emails to 63,000 potential creditors and with around 8,000 claims... read more
May 07 2008	Central de Apostas payment complaint
Player reports to have been waiting since April 23 to receive a payment from Central... read more
May 07 2008	Betfair restructures international operations
Non-UK customers have been trasferred to Malta-licensed Betfair International, which... read more
May 06 2008	SportsbookUSA no-pay report
Player submit complaint against the flagship Futurebet operation which has owed him... read more
Apr 30 2008	Neville Porter suspended from trading
17-04-2008: The owner of npbet.co.uk, following continued poor trading conditions... read more
Apr 24 2008	MatchMyWager.com closes
MatchMyWager.com decided to discontinue its service. A message on the betting exchange... read more
Apr 17 2008
Bwin upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed from the Orange List.
Apr 17 2008	Winamax removed from the Red list
Bookmakers Review received no further complaint from customers of the former UK sportsbook,... read more
Apr 17 2008
Yishengbo upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed from the Red List. The Asian sportsbook... read more
Apr 17 2008
SportsInterAction upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed from the Red List. The Kanhawake-based... read more
Apr 17 2008
3bwin upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed from the Red List.
Apr 17 2008
Betmania (2) upgraded to the Orange List.
Apr 17 2008	Lazerwager no-pay reports
Lazerwager, which started slow-paying customers earlier in January, has been withholding... read more
Apr 17 2008	LGA publishes Playbanks.com player funds claim
Malta's Lotteries and Gaming Authority advises Playbanks customers who are still... read more
Apr 16 2008	Sportsbook.com bouncing checks
Several players on betting boards say the checks they received from sportsbook.com... read more
Apr 04 2008	Betchance payments received
Player reports three payment for a total of 1,350 euros in the last two months from... read more
Mar 25 2008	MatchMyWager.com reports technical problems
MatchMyWager.com tells Bookmakers Review that some major technical problems during... read more
Mar 24 2008	Creditwagering.com fly-by-night scam alert
According to OSGA, the Costa Rica-based sportsbook offering credit accounts up to... read more
Mar 24 2008	Interwetten asks BMR to remove negative comments
Following the announcement at the end of February that we were going to take legal... read more
Mar 10 2008	Superbahis payment problems
Multiple players from Turkey report being owed money by Sportingbet sister site SuperBahis. Sportingbet... read more
Mar 08 2008
Stryyke newly rated at 2.5
Mar 08 2008
Noxwin newly rated at 2.5
Mar 08 2008
Betterbet newly rated at 2.5
Mar 08 2008
Rating reassessments: 724 Sports 2.5 (3-), Atlas International Sports 2.5 (3-), 24hPoker... read more
Mar 08 2008
Ratings resetted to NR: Sports Off Shore, Cricketbet, Domebet, Flemington Sportsbet,... read more
Mar 08 2008	Rating guide update
We have decided to modify the criteria for placement in the Orange List, until now... read more
Mar 06 2008	Portlandbet back in business offering genuine arbitrage opportunities
Player showed Bookmakers Review an e-mail from the Australian-focused bookmaker signed... read more
Mar 04 2008	Betandgame balances transferred to JAXX
Both players who submitted no-pay complaints against Betandgame earlier in January... read more
Mar 03 2008	Supporterbet back online, but no payments for player
A Supporterbet customer report that after asking for a withdrawal the money was removed... read more
Feb 25 2008	More Worldbet payment complaints
Bookmakers Review received two new payment complaints from Worldbet customers, one... read more
Feb 25 2008	New Europlay payout complaints
Two more players submitted no-pay complaints against scam bookmaker Europlay (S).... read more
Feb 25 2008	BMR suspends Interwetten rating coverage
In November 2007, Interwetten deactived BMR's affiliate account. While we were assured... read more
Feb 23 2008	32RedBet suspends operations
A message on the website reads: "We will be launching a new and improved sports betting... read more
Feb 22 2008	Bet1128 employees leaving
We have received information from a former employee of Bet1128 that the UK-based... read more
Feb 19 2008	Lazer Wager payout complaint
Bookmakers Review receives a slow-pay complaint against the bookmaker started by... read more
Feb 19 2008	Bet29 payout complaint
15-02-2008: Player submitted 4 withdrawal requests totaling 35,000 euros between... read more
Feb 15 2008	Betandgame calls it a day, JAXX to take over player accounts
JAXX UK, subsidiary of German lottery and betting operator FLUXX, agreed to take... read more
Feb 15 2008
Bet1128 upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed from the Orange List.
Feb 15 2008	JollyBet redirects players to a parked domain page
The online bookmaker which last time we checked was headquartered in an abandoned... read more
Feb 15 2008	Bombabet site under maintenance
The Cyprus-based bookmaker claims to be under maintenance works and that all player... read more
Feb 13 2008	BetandGame back online
The troubled UK bookmaker is back online offering sneak previews (whatever that means)... read more
Feb 12 2008	Bodog boucing checks once again
There are several reports on poker forums about Bodog bouncing checks. The Antigua-licensed... read more
Feb 12 2008	Bechance apologizes for payment delays
Just as we received 4 more confirmations from players who received their payments... read more
Feb 09 2008	Off Shore Gaming Association posts BetonSports-Vantis update
Players who have not been contacted to receive their funds from BetonSports can submit... read more
Feb 08 2008
IASbet upgraded to 4.5 (4+)
Feb 08 2008
Canbet upgraded to 4.5 (4+)
Feb 08 2008
5Dimes upgraded to 4.5 (4+)
Feb 08 2008
Intrade upgraded to 3 (3-)
Feb 08 2008
Global Sportsbet upgraded to 3 (3-)
Feb 08 2008
Betshop upgraded to 3 (3-)
Feb 08 2008
BGbet upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Feb 08 2008
Vierklee upgraded to 2.5 (2.5-)
Feb 08 2008
Mansion Sportsbook's rating re-instated at 3.
Feb 08 2008	Bet365 rating reassessed
Over the last few months we have received several players complaints about Bet365... read more
Feb 08 2008
Rating reassessments: Unibet 4 (4+), VIP 3 (3.5), BetGameDay 3 (3.5), Sportsbetting.com.au... read more
Feb 08 2008	Payment complaints overview
In the last couple of months Bookmakers Review received no-pay complaints from customers... read more
Jan 26 2008	Premierbet assets sold to Jenningsbet
21-12-2008: Begbies Traynor, the administrators called by IGH for Premierbet, formulated... read more
Jan 25 2008	Bookmaker.com announces acquisition of Betmaker.com
Effective immediately, all Betmaker.com balances and open bets have been transferred... read more
Jan 24 2008	BetUS owner shot in Costa Rica
As reported by EOG and Gambling911, one of the Rizzo brothers was left for dead after... read more
Jan 22 2008	Starbet redirects players to Bet-at-Home
Effectively today, all Starbet betting account balances have been transferred to... read more
Jan 22 2008	Playbanks update
Frances Blenheim, Complaints Officer at the Lotteries & Gaming Authority in Malta,... read more
Jan 18 2008	Marginbet in talks to sell Portlandbet
While we understand the bookmaker already paid out over A$200,000 in player... read more
Jan 17 2008	ABGbet payout problem
Player reports being owed over 6,000 euros from ABGbet (NR) since September 2007.... read more
Jan 17 2008	BetandGame ceases operations, the bookmaker looking for bailout
A message on the Betandgame website reads: "We are currently finalising a deal for... read more
Jan 09 2008	Betchance pays out to player who complained to Malta's Ministry of Finance
A player who contacted the Malta's Ministry of Finance at the end of December 2007,... read more
Jan 07 2008	Betandgame downgraded to the Red List
Bookmakers Review received two no-pay complaints from players who have been waiting... read more
Jan 07 2008	Bet1128 settles winning bet after six months
Bet1128 (2) finally settles as a winner a tennis bet on the ATP Gstaad tournament... read more
Jan 07 2008	Gamebookers bonus complaints
30-11-2007: While one of the Gamebookers customers who earlier in November had his... read more
Jan 04 2008	Virgin closes VirginBets site
A message on the former Betfair's white label site says the objective is to re-launch... read more
Dec 18 2007	Portlandbet closes operation
The Canberra-based bookmaker holds undecided bets that carry a maximum payout of... read more
Dec 13 2007	Second Gamebookers account re-opened
The second player who had his account confiscated by Gamebookers (3+) in November... read more
Dec 10 2007	Second Betchance payment this month
While we continue to receive complaints from players who have been waiting 3 months... read more
Dec 03 2007	Betchance player reports payment
Player reports 500 euros payment from Betchance (S), the first one in several months.
Nov 26 2007	HansaBet to stop offering sports betting
Hansa Bet (3) informs its customers that it will no longer offer sports betting as... read more
Nov 23 2007
Portlandbet downgraded to 2.5+ (3.5). Marginbet, the parent company of the Australian... read more
Nov 23 2007	10Bet slow payouts and other complaints
10Bet downgraded to 2 (2.5), enters the Orange list. The Israeli-owned bookmaker... read more
Nov 22 2007	Betfair continues to innovates the betting industry with the launch of FlyWheel
Betfair upgraded to 5 (4.5). The world's largest betting exchange continues to innovate... read more
Nov 22 2007	Matchbook best US betting exchange
Matchbook upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5). The US facing exchange continues to attract loads... read more
Nov 22 2007	Lasseters Sports best Australian bookmaker
Lasseters Sports upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5-). The Australian bookmaker led by one of... read more
Nov 22 2007
188bet upgraded to 3 (3-)
Nov 22 2007
Hansa Bet upgraded to 3 (3-)
Nov 22 2007
Sportwetten Gera upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5). We have also suspended the rating coverage... read more
Nov 22 2007
Bet4e newly rated at 2.5
Nov 22 2007
Skandiabet newly rated at 2.5
Nov 20 2007	Betdaq customers complain
Multiple Betdaq customers complained about the exchange using fake amounts to make... read more
Nov 12 2007	Gamebookers confiscates player balances
Gamebookers confiscates balances from two 3-year old customers accused of fraudulent... read more
Nov 02 2007	More lies from BetChance
While BetChance (S) continues to tell EU players that payments will be processed... read more
Nov 02 2007	Unibet payment delays
We have recently received a couple of complaints against Unibet, which apparently... read more
Nov 02 2007	Lazer Wager new rating
Lazer Wager, a new online sportbook by the former BetonSports management, newly rated... read more
Nov 02 2007
Gold Victory newly rated at 2.5
Nov 02 2007
Sunmaker newly rated at 2.5
Nov 01 2007	BetonUSA and Oddsmaker: who owns who
We have asked Mike Hansch, Chief Executive of Miobet AG, formerly BetonUSA AG, a... read more
Nov 01 2007	Sportbook.com: everybody lose
Just as players on various betting forums started to report that withdrawals from... read more
Nov 01 2007	Royal Sports steals winnings
Royal Sports confiscates winnings from a group of players accused of being part of... read more
Oct 29 2007	Supporterbet new payment complaint
BMR receives another payment complaint against the former soccer betting exchange.... read more
Oct 24 2007	BetChance situation to be solved in the next few days, says the LGA
BetChance update: the LGA tells Bookmakers Review that new shareholders have been... read more
Oct 24 2007	iBetX removed from the Orange list
iBetX upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed from the Orange list. The issues which caused... read more
Oct 24 2007	Heathorns to contest LGA decision
We have informed the Lotteries and Gaming Authority that Heathorns continues to display... read more
Oct 24 2007	Mansion launches new sportsbook
Mansion launches new sportsbook, while Mansion Exchange ceases taking bets. "All... read more
Oct 23 2007	Bodog payments update
We have received multiple feedback from Bodog customers reporting payments within... read more
Oct 22 2007	Another payment complaint against Supporterbet
Bookmakers Review receives a new no-pay complaint against Supporterbet (2). Apparently... read more
Oct 22 2007	Instant Action Sports downgraded to the Orange list
Instant Action Sports first voids a tennis bet because of a bad line, then after... read more
Oct 22 2007	3Bwin customers receive payments
All except one of the ten players who submitted slow pay complaints against 3Bwin... read more
Oct 22 2007	WSEX re-enters the Green list
WSEX upgraded to 4 (4-), re-enters the Green list. The US-facing sportsbook successfully... read more
Oct 22 2007	Bet24 upgraded and removed from the Orange list
Bet24 upgraded to 2.5+ (2) and removed from the Orange list. The complaint which... read more
Oct 22 2007
Rating reassessments: 24hPoker 2.5+ (3), myBet 3- (3) BetGun 2.5 (2.5+).
Oct 18 2007	Heathorns license in Malta suspended
The Director of Legal and Enforcement of the LGA told Bookmakers Review the Authority... read more
Oct 11 2007	3Bwin founder updates on payment delays
We have asked 3Bwin for an update on payments after more players submitted slow-pay... read more
Oct 11 2007	Jetbull object of negative feedback
We have received negative feedback from several players who had to e-mail multiple... read more
Oct 11 2007	Bwin takes ten days to send Moneybookers payments
Bookmakers Review receives multiple feedback from Bwin players who had to wait up... read more
Oct 11 2007	Playbanks players to wait 30 months
Playbanks: will players have to wait 30 months to receive their payments? One... read more
Oct 11 2007	BetChance payments dry up, again
BetChance payments seem to have dried up again. While we have received confirmation... read more
Oct 10 2007	Winamax rating coverage suspended
Winamax rating coverage suspended. Considering that all payment and voided bet complaints... read more
Oct 10 2007	Player receives payment from Supporterbet
Player confirms receiving his funds from Supporterbet. The UK betting exchange... read more
Oct 10 2007	SBObet warns players against people claiming to be agents
Following the recent cases of people who claimed to be agents for Asian bookmakers... read more
Oct 10 2007	New rating for YiShengBo
YiShengBo newly rated at 2, which was the last rating of Easybets before redirecting... read more
Oct 10 2007	3StarB added to the Orange list
3StarB (NR) added to the Orange list. 3StarB sister site Best Sport World was recently... read more
Oct 10 2007	131 Sport taken offline
131 Sport (S) taken offline. According to feedback we have received from one of our... read more
Oct 01 2007	3BWin founder speaks to Bookmakers Review
Daniel Bohlin, founder of 3BWin, tells Bookmakers Review the delays in payments to... read more
Sep 30 2007	Worldbet payment after three months
Player confirms receiving a payment from Worldbet (S) after 3 and a half months.... read more
Sep 29 2007	Supporterbet experiencing technical difficulties
The Supporterbet website has been experiencing technical difficulties for over a... read more
Sep 29 2007	3BWin slow pay complaints
Negative feedback comes in about 3BWin, with players waiting for payments since the... read more
Sep 29 2007	BetChance pays some players small amounts
We have received confirmation from four players who got their money this week from... read more
Sep 28 2007	Winamax becomes Winamax Poker
Player reads our latest update about Winamax finally paying out on voided bets and... read more
Sep 28 2007	No pay complaint against SportsbookUSA
Player submits no-pay complaint against SportsbookUSA (S). When we asked the... read more
Sep 28 2007	Bodog to meet 1st Technology in Nevada court
Bodog to meet 1st Technology in a Nevada Court on October 11. Bodog, or more... read more
Sep 28 2007	BetDirect rating coverage suspended
Following the suspension from trading of BetDirect's parent company 32Red Plc, we... read more
Sep 26 2007	LastBestBet tells customers to e-mail account details
The Italian version of LastBestBet (S) invites owed customers to send an e-mail within... read more
Sep 25 2007	BetChance transfers 25K Euros to Moneybookers
Mario Galea, Chief Executive of the LGA, tells Bookmakers Review the Authority has... read more
Sep 25 2007	Winamax pays winning bets
We have received confirmation from 5 different players who had their bets voided... read more
Sep 24 2007
Diamond Sportsbook upgraded to 4+ (4)
Sep 24 2007
PartyBets upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Sep 24 2007
WinUnited upgraded to 3 (3-)
Sep 24 2007
Boylesports upgraded to 3 (3-)
Sep 24 2007
Rating reassessments: 3BWin 2.5 (3-), BetOnline 2.5+ (3-). We have also suspended... read more
Sep 24 2007	No-pay sportsbook Cascade cold calling players
No-pay sportsbook Cascade (S) cold calling players. SBR reveals the total debt owed... read more
Sep 24 2007
In the past few months Bookmakers Review received multiple slow-pay complaints against... read more
Sep 19 2007	Bodog changes its domain name again
Bodog changes its domain name...again. According to the latest press release, the... read more
Sep 15 2007	Bodog Entertainment announces a brand licensing agreement with Morris Mohawk Gaming Group
Bodog Entertainment announces a brand licensing agreement with Morris Mohawk Gaming... read more
Sep 07 2007	Ubet2win suspends its internet betting operations
Ubet2win suspends its internet betting operations. The UK bookmaker reported heavy... read more
Sep 06 2007
Betchance informs its customers to be in negotiations with new investors, practically... read more
Sep 05 2007
As we received a new influx of slow-pay complaints (10 only yesterday) and no confirmation... read more
Sep 05 2007
Bets4All payments: while one player has recently reported receiving a payment after... read more
Sep 05 2007
No-pay bookmaker Premierbet (S) is back online apparently taking bets as well as... read more
Sep 05 2007
BetonUSA (1) is finally back online. CEO Mike Hansch tells Bookmakers Review that... read more
Sep 05 2007
NYC Sportsbook pays two international customer after over 5 months of waiting. All... read more
Sep 05 2007
Betdirect upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Sep 05 2007
Betmaker upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Sep 05 2007
Legendz Sports upgraded to 3.5 (3+)
Sep 05 2007
Las Palmas upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Sep 05 2007
Rating reassessments: ABC Islands 3 (3+), Jazz 3 (3+), LooseLines 3 (3+), 3BWin 3-... read more
Sep 05 2007	Belize online gambling warning
The Government of Belize warns online bettors that despite several online gambling... read more
Aug 30 2007
Wayne Openshaw, which recently joined Bet1128 (2) as Executive Marketing Manager,... read more
Aug 30 2007
29-08-2007: BetonUSA (1) to be back online within the next few hours. Mike Hansch,... read more
Aug 28 2007
Bodog redirects players to newbodog.com. The US-facing sportsbook says to be in the... read more
Aug 27 2007
Bookmakers Review receives another no-pay complaint against Worldbet (S). The payment... read more
Aug 26 2007
According to reports on Costa Rican newspapers, two Canadians believed to be the... read more
Aug 25 2007
We've recently been asked by a reader why Bodog (3.5+) has been removed from the... read more
Aug 24 2007
Bookmaker.com (4.5) acquires Superior Book (2.5-). Effective immediately, Superior... read more
Aug 24 2007
BetChance update: We received confirmation from nine different players who got paid... read more
Aug 24 2007
No-pay bookmaker Last Best Bet (S) continues to accept player registrations and Moneybookers... read more
Aug 24 2007
20-08-2007: Premierbet (1) and Heathorns (2) are currently offline. Both sites claim... read more
Aug 23 2007
21-08-2007: Last Best Bet to protract its "summer shutdown" to the end of September.... read more
Aug 22 2007
The Licensing Administrator of the UK Gambling Commission confirms to Bookmakers... read more
Aug 19 2007
131 Sport, formerly Honeybet, tells a customer who has been waiting on a 5 figure... read more
Aug 19 2007
14-08-2007: Bookmakers Review receives a new flurry of slow-pay complaints (6) from... read more
Aug 17 2007
Interactive Gaming Holdings, parent company of Premierbet and Heathorns, said the... read more
Aug 14 2007
While we received confirmation that a good 80 per cent of the over 20 players who... read more
Aug 13 2007
Certbet disappears with players money. One of the players who submitted a slow-pay... read more
Aug 13 2007
Hansa Bet newly rated at 3-
Aug 13 2007
Jetbull newly rated at 2.5-
Aug 13 2007
BetsForTraders newly rated at 3-
Aug 13 2007
Lasseters upgraded to 3.5- (3+)
Aug 13 2007
Matchbook upgraded to 3.5 (3.5-)
Aug 13 2007
WinUnited upgraded to 3- (2.5+)
Aug 13 2007
Sportwetten Gera and MCbet upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed from the Red list. Apart... read more
Aug 13 2007
Sportsbook Review upgrades Gamblers Palace. Considering that we derived GamblersPalace's... read more
Aug 13 2007
Rating reassessments: BetGameDay 3.5 (3.5+), Carib Sports 3.5 (3.5+), Skybook 3.5... read more
Aug 13 2007
As anticipated by Bookmakers Review on July 5, the merger between SportingOdds and... read more
Aug 08 2007
Bookmakers Review receives yet another slow-pay complaint against Winamax (2). A... read more
Aug 03 2007
NYC Sportsbook (1) and Sportsbetting.com (1) inform an international player, who... read more
Aug 02 2007
Player reports two weeks slow-pay from Last Best Bet. The website of the Austrian... read more
Aug 01 2007
NETeller starts payments to United States. Some US players report to have received... read more
Jul 27 2007
25-07-2007: Astrabet (2.5) tells customers the delays in Moneybookers payments are... read more
Jul 25 2007
25-07-2007: A source within Jazette Enterprises, now Jassy Sports Events, tells Bookmakers... read more
Jul 25 2007
Bookmakers Review receives 5 new slow-pay complaints from Premierbet's customers.... read more
Jul 24 2007
Bet24 downgraded to 2 (3+) and to the Orange list. The Malta-based bookmaker voids... read more
Jul 23 2007
Bet1128 downgraded to 2 (2.5) and to the Orange list. Despite adjusting the line... read more
Jul 23 2007
Malta denies license to Premierbet (2). LGA's CEO Mario Galea tells Bookmakers... read more
Jul 23 2007
20-07-2007: Bookmakers Review received a second valid slow-pay complaint from a BetChance's... read more
Jul 21 2007
The Off Shore Gaming Association becomes a member-based organization. "This gives... read more
Jul 20 2007
Ciaobet downgraded to S (2) and to the Red list. The Malta-based bookmaker told a... read more
Jul 20 2007
Four Premierbet players confirm to have received their payments. Malta-based Heathorns... read more
Jul 17 2007
Premierbet (2) downgraded to the Red list. Here at Bookmakers Review we are happy... read more
Jul 16 2007
Winamax (2) voids a bet after the end of the event for the umpteenth time. Bookmakers... read more
Jul 16 2007
BetChance downgraded to 2 (2.5), added to the Orange List. Bookmakers Review received... read more
Jul 15 2007
Worldbet in no pay-mode, downgraded to S (2). The Costa Rica-based bookmaker has... read more
Jul 15 2007
The LGA in Malta informs all potential remote gaming licensees that due to an unexpected... read more
Jul 14 2007
We have seen a number of egold-only bookmakers promoted on HYIP forums. These are... read more
Jul 14 2007
Rating reassessments: WSEX 4- (4), Betdaq 4- (4), Bill Hurley 3.5- (3.5), myBet 3... read more
Jul 14 2007
Following the recent change of software, Gamebookers appears to have become a skin... read more
Jul 12 2007
Sean Graham (3) announces the suspension of its internet betting activities. The... read more
Jul 11 2007
Tradesports downgraded to 3 (3.5). The trading exchange announced that it will apply... read more
Jul 11 2007
A second player reports a one-month slow pay, Premierbet downgraded to 2 (2.5-) and... read more
Jul 11 2007
Winamax (2) downgraded to the Red list. The UK-based bookmaker voided yet another... read more
Jul 11 2007
Bodog downgraded to 3.5+ (4). US players have to wait two months and more to receive... read more
Jul 11 2007
Mike Hansch, CEO of Miobet AG, formerly BetonUSA AG, tells Bookmakers Review the... read more
Jul 10 2007
UPDATE 10-07-2007: Megabet Sports is back online. 04-07-2007: Megabet Sports... read more
Jul 07 2007
Jazette Enterprises Ltd, owner of slow-pay bookmaker Sportsbook.com, becomes Jassy... read more
Jul 07 2007
iBetX (2) upgraded to the Orange List. The UK-based betting exchange was the object... read more
Jul 07 2007
Bet911 newly rated at 2 (PI). In May 2007, the accounting manager of Bet911 informed... read more
Jul 07 2007
Dadyline newly rated at 2.5. Dadyline is a small UK-based bookmaker targeting the Israeli-market.
Jul 07 2007
Mansion88 newly rated at 3. The Asian sporstbook is part of the Mansion group and... read more
Jul 05 2007
SportingOdds to be merged into Sportingbet.com later this summer. Sportingbet PLC... read more
Jul 04 2007
Bet-at-Home upgraded to 3+ (3)
Jul 04 2007
Globet upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5). The UK-based bookmaker could easily compete with higher... read more
Jul 04 2007
Malta-based Wettpunkt (2.5) tells a customer that he has to wait three months to... read more
Jul 04 2007
Rating reassessments: The Greek 4.5- (4.5) BetonBet 3 (3+), 188Bet 3- (3), Grande... read more
Jul 03 2007
First Premierbet's slow-pay complaint comes in. Player reports he has been waiting... read more
Jul 02 2007
UK-based bookmaker Ubet2Win (2.5) reports heavy losses and announces a strategic... read more
Jun 30 2007
BetRoyal.com (2) announces the sale to SBG Euro, parent company of SBG Global (1).... read more
Jun 29 2007
Seven weeks after the Lotteries and Gaming Authority in Malta informed Bookmakers... read more
Jun 27 2007
Premierbet and Heathorns downgraded to 2.5 (3.5). The parent company Interactive... read more
Jun 26 2007
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission announced that effective May 31, Comercial L.T. Baroda... read more
Jun 23 2007
Boylesports upgraded to 3- (2.5)
Jun 23 2007
PAF upgraded to 2.5+ (2.5)
Jun 23 2007
Scandic upgraded to 2.5 (2.5-)
Jun 23 2007
Internet1X2 upgraded to 2 (1). Although we still receive some slow pay complaint... read more
Jun 23 2007
Neville Porter newly rated at 2.5
Jun 23 2007
Betboo newly rated at 2.5
Jun 23 2007
Rating reassessments: VIP 3.5+ (4-), BetGameDay 3.5+ (4-), Starbet 3- (3).
Jun 23 2007
Worldbet (2) slow paying a player since the end of May. The Costa Rica-based bookmaker... read more
Jun 22 2007
BetUS (1), which continues to advertise same-day payouts, tells a player that he... read more
Jun 22 2007
Bookmakers Review received multiple requests of information from players worried... read more
Jun 21 2007
Tradesports (3.5) discontinues its current Trading and Expiry fees, which will be... read more
Jun 16 2007
SuperiorBook (2.5-) is offering the customers of Empire Sportsbook, which closed... read more
Jun 16 2007
Bookmakers Review suspended the rating coverage of Winbet. At the end of May, the... read more
May 25 2007
The Off Shore Gaming Association (OSGA.com) named in the BetonSports' plea agreement... read more
May 25 2007
10-05-2007: Mario Galea, Chief Executive of the Malta Lottery and Gaming Authority,... read more
May 22 2007
Italian player submits a slow-pay complaint against Sportsbetting for $27,000... read more
May 21 2007
The marketing manager for GamblersPalace.com and SkytowerCasino.com tells Bookmakers... read more
May 21 2007
Danbook upgraded to 2.5 (2.5-)
May 21 2007
Bet1128 upgraded to 2.5 (2.5-)
May 21 2007
Betway upgraded to 3 (3-)
May 21 2007
Austrian bookmakers Certbet (2) and Bets4all (1) once again are the subject of slow-pay... read more
May 21 2007
BetUS (1) indicted in Utah on charges of racketeering conspiracy, bank fraud, transmission... read more
May 21 2007
WagerWeb named in the indictment of eighteen individuals who operated an illegal... read more
May 21 2007
Betmania (2), slow-paying multiple players, downgraded to the Red List
May 21 2007
Oddsmaker (2), slow-paying multiple players, downgraded to the Red List.
May 16 2007
14-05-2007: Ciaobet slow-paying a player for EUR5,500 since March 19. The player,... read more
May 14 2007
11-05-2007: Winamax (2) ignores IBAS ruling. In September 2006, the UK-based bookmaker... read more
May 10 2007
Malta-based BetKlass (formerly BetClass) provides no assistance to a player who never... read more
May 10 2007
IGotGaming, allegedly owned by BetonSports founder Gary Kaplan, has been on-off for... read more
May 08 2007
BetUK upgraded to 3 (2.5)
May 08 2007
BetOnline newly rated at 3-
May 08 2007
Choice Odds newly rated at 2.5
May 08 2007
Betsson upgraded to 4 (4-)
May 08 2007
PartyBets upgraded to 3.5 (3.5-)
May 08 2007
Portlandbet upgraded to 3.5 (3.5-)
May 08 2007
Matchbook upgraded to 3.5- (3+)
May 07 2007
Easybets (susp.) redirecting players to YiShengBo (UR C). We will review YiShengBo... read more
May 03 2007
Two of the three players who submitted no-pay complaints against Sportwetten Gera-owned... read more
May 02 2007
Rating reassessments: Intrade 3- (3), WinUnited 2.5+ (3-), Extrabet 3- (3).
May 02 2007
More slow pay complaints and more blatant lies from BetUS (1) and Sportsbook.com... read more
May 02 2007
SpartakBet, which appeared in February 2007 spamming players with a 5 euro bonus,... read more
May 02 2007
No-pay sportsbook Cascade downgraded to S (1)
Apr 27 2007
Centrebet to launch its new website and betting platform powered by Orbis Technology... read more
Apr 19 2007
Online casino and poker operator 32Red launches a new sportsbook website - 32Red... read more
Apr 19 2007
14-04-2007: OddsMaker newly rated at 2 and added to the Orange List. The new sportsbook... read more
Apr 18 2007
Bestline Sports (3-) and BetOnline (NR) agree to merge into a single brand - BetOnline.com... read more
Apr 14 2007
Lasseters Sports newly rated at 3+
Apr 14 2007
Chronicle Bookmakers newly rated at 3-
Apr 14 2007
BetWorks newly rated at 3
Apr 14 2007
Alan Eskander's BetStar newly rated at 3-
Apr 14 2007
Ascot Sports newly rated at 3
Apr 13 2007
Earlier in January, after NETeller and Citadel Commerce announced they were pulling... read more
Apr 06 2007
Cascade enters the Red List in no-pay mode and it's downgraded to 1 (3-). According... read more
Apr 06 2007
No-pay sportsbook 3VIG, newly rated at S, enters the Red List.
Apr 04 2007
BetHiLo, which Sporting Index will discontinue in May, downgraded to 2.5 (3+).
Apr 04 2007
After receiving a complaint from a Sportingbet Hungary's customer who had a reload... read more
Apr 02 2007
During one of our updates of bookmakers' groups, we have noticed that some agent... read more
Apr 02 2007
Bwin upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed from the Orange List. At the end of 2006, the... read more
Apr 02 2007
World Bet Exchange upgraded to 3 (3-)
Apr 01 2007
Slow pay reports in March include BetUS (1), BetMania (2.5-) and BetClick (2.5-). BetMania... read more
Apr 01 2007
Rating reassessments: 10Bet 2.5+ (3-), BetChance 2.5+ (3-), Supreme Odds 2.5+ (3-),... read more
Mar 22 2007
10-03-2007: iBetX, slow-paying multiple players, downgraded to the Red List. UPDATE... read more
Mar 20 2007	Jon Wood Gaming rating suspended
Jon Wood, owner of Jon Wood Gaming, tells Bookmakers Review that his website has... read more
Mar 16 2007
Pointbet (S) appears to be gone for good. The website of the Asian sportsbook, which... read more
Mar 14 2007
01-03-2007: BetBrain tells a player owed money by scam sportsbook SSP that he should... read more
Mar 13 2007
In November 2006, Robert and Steven Levine pleaded guilty to conduct an illegal gambling... read more
Mar 11 2007
Betterbet newly rated at 2.5
Mar 11 2007
Digibet newly rated at 3-
Mar 11 2007
Empire Sportsbook and Superior Book newly rated at 2.5-
Mar 11 2007
WinBet newly rated at 3-
Mar 10 2007
Bet-at-Home upgraded to 3 (2.5)
Mar 10 2007
Sport Bookie Online (SBObet) upgraded to 3 (3-)
Mar 10 2007
188 Bet upgraded to 3 (3-)
Mar 10 2007
BetOnBet's rating reinstated at 3+ (2.5+)
Mar 10 2007
Sportsbet Australia upgraded to 3+ (3)
Mar 10 2007
Sports Acumen upgraded to 3+ (3)
Mar 10 2007
Sportingbet upgraded to 3+ (3)
Mar 10 2007
Rating reassessments: Premierbet 3.5 (3.5+), Heathorns 3.5 (3), ABC Islands 3+ (3.5),... read more
Mar 09 2007
Certbet, slow-paying a player since January 11, downgraded to 2 (2.5-). The Austrian... read more
Mar 09 2007
Winamax (2) upgraded to the Orange List. Three players on a popular betting forum... read more
Mar 08 2007
Ubet2win downgraded to 2.5 (3-). The company announced that it will report a significant... read more
Mar 07 2007
According to newly released court documents, World Sport Center did almost $400m... read more
Mar 06 2007
02-03-2007: Worldbet (2) confiscates a customer's deposit claiming the betting account... read more
Mar 05 2007
BetonUSA tells Bookmakers Review that at the end of March they will switch back to... read more
Mar 05 2007
02-03-2007: Winamax (2) slow-paying yet another customer. In the last three months... read more
Mar 01 2007
Effective today, TradeSports has moved all non-sports positions to Intrade.
Mar 01 2007
Beginning today, all BetCRIS US customers will be moved to Bookmaker.com, while non-US... read more
Mar 01 2007
It appears that no-pay sportsbook Mcbet.ru is now redirecting players to McBet.tv.... read more
Feb 26 2007
Effective immediately, VIP, BetGameDay and Nine will no longer accept new customers... read more
Feb 23 2007
William Hill upgraded to 4.5- (4)
Feb 23 2007
Gamebookers upgraded to 4 (4-)
Feb 23 2007
SkyBet upgraded to 3.5 (3+)
Feb 23 2007
Rating reassessments: Bet24 3+ (3.5), 10Bet 3- (3), Astrabet 3- (3), Primebet 3-... read more
Feb 23 2007
Certbet upgraded to 2.5- (2) and removed from the Orange List.
Feb 23 2007
Scandic Bookmakers upgraded to 2.5- (2) and removed from the Orange List.
Feb 23 2007
No-pay sportsbook BetCSL disappears with players' money. At this time, players should... read more
Feb 23 2007
BayBets newly rated at 2.5
Feb 23 2007
ActionBets, now powered by Eagle Data Processing, upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed... read more
Feb 20 2007
In the last three months, Bookmakers Review received three no-pay complaints from... read more
Feb 20 2007
Playbanks update: We have just been told the LGA is encountering problems with the... read more
Feb 17 2007
BetWWTS and BetBet have moved their remaining international players to Bodog.
Feb 17 2007
Nexusbet downgraded to S (2) and to the Red List. Player reports he has been given... read more
Feb 16 2007
10-02-2007: Three different iBetX's customers report problems with credit card and... read more
Feb 15 2007
Pointbet continues to accept new deposits while their customers are waiting to receive... read more
Feb 15 2007
Mansion has ceased its sportsbook operation. The company will continue to operate... read more
Feb 12 2007
SportsbookUSA (S) ignores a no-pay complaint submitted by a player who has been waiting... read more
Feb 10 2007
BetBug closes its US-facing betting exchange. "While we continue to believe that... read more
Feb 10 2007
Expekt has been under a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS attack) since... read more
Feb 08 2007
BetOnBet tells Bookmakers Review they will soon stop offering a sports betting service... read more
Feb 07 2007
Pointbet tells a player who lost a six-figure sum in the last two years, that he... read more
Feb 04 2007
World Bet Exchange newly rated at 3-
Feb 04 2007
PartyBets newly rated at 3.5-
Feb 04 2007
Mansion, Carib Sports and WagerWeb stop accepting new US players. Meanwhile, online... read more
Feb 04 2007
BetonSports tells its customers that the company is still owed substantial funds... read more
Feb 04 2007
Multiple players, who have been waiting to receive their funds from Pointbet (2)... read more
Feb 04 2007
BetClass upgraded to 2.5- (2) and removed from the Orange List. Bookmakers Review... read more
Feb 04 2007
BetShop (2.5+) upgraded to 3-
Feb 04 2007
3BWin (3-) upgraded to 3
Feb 04 2007
Portlandbet (3) upgraded to 3.5-
Feb 04 2007
BetGameDay (3.5+) upgraded to 4-
Feb 04 2007
Diamond Sportsbook International (4-) upgraded to 4
Feb 04 2007
IASbet (4) upgraded to 4+
Feb 03 2007
Betsson, Diamond Sportsbook International, Gamebookers and BetGameday added to the Green List.
Feb 03 2007
Rating reassessments: Unibet 4.5-, VIP 4-, Betoddoreven 3-, MediaBet 2.5+, Supporterbet... read more
Jan 12 2007
The Lotteries and Gaming Authority told Bookmakers Review they sent about 1300 emails... read more
Jan 11 2007
The Lotteries and Gaming Authority has requested Playbanks owners to place personal... read more
Jan 11 2007
Pinnacle Sports to exit the US market effective immediately. US customers will be... read more
Jan 11 2007
07-01-2007: BetUS (1) sister site SharkCasino is slow paying a player for $40,000... read more
Jan 09 2007
07-01-2007: Betway (3-) altered the spread on a confirmed NBA bet from +4.5 to -4.5... read more
Jan 08 2007
Playbanks tells the Lotteries and Gaming Authority that all players have been paid.... read more
Jan 07 2007
Coral (4+) and Eurobet (4+) downgraded to 4. Coral and Eurobet are among the last... read more
Jan 07 2007
Starbet (3-) upgraded to 3
Jan 07 2007
BetGun (2.5) upgraded to 2.5+
Jan 07 2007
World Sport Center, which back in December 2006 had its gaming license suspended... read more
Jan 07 2007
Play It rating coverage suspended. All betting accounts have been integrated into Bwin.
Jan 07 2007
Winamax (2) slow paying a customer from December 9 and voiding yet another bet after... read more
Jan 07 2007
Reports of received payments from Pointbet's customers have dried up in the last... read more
Jan 07 2007
Most of the players affected by the closure of Playbanks are still waiting to receive... read more
Jan 07 2007
SkandiaBet (NR) was recently advertising on its homepage a 50% signup bonus up to... read more
Dec 27 2006
Trade Exchange Network, owner and operator of TradeSports and Intrade, has agreed... read more
Dec 19 2006
Betsson, Diamond Sportsbook International, Gamebookers, BetGameDay, Carib Sports,... read more
Dec 19 2006
24hPoker launches a new betting exchange allowing punters to bet against each other... read more
Dec 17 2006
Triobet newly rated at 2.5+
Dec 17 2006
Portlandbet newly rated at 3
Dec 17 2006
Danbook newly rated at 2.5-
Dec 17 2006
Byrne's Bookmakers (BetByrne) newly rated at 2.5
Dec 17 2006
BGBet newly rated at 2.5
Dec 17 2006
BetEagle newly rated at 2.5
Dec 17 2006
SSP International, now SSP Club, claims two new victims. We invite players to STAY... read more
Dec 16 2006
BetSafe upgraded to 3+ (3)
Dec 16 2006
Intertops upgraded to 3.5 (3.5-)
Dec 16 2006
TradeSports upgraded to 3.5 (3.5-)
Dec 16 2006
BetGameDay upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Dec 16 2006
Slow pays in the last month include BetandGame (2.5) and Nexusbet (2.5). Both sportsbooks... read more
Dec 16 2006
Rating reassessments: BetOddorEven 3 (3+), BetWay 3- (3), Samvo 3- (3), Sunderlands... read more
Dec 16 2006
We have suspended the rating coverage of BetButler as the transition of the accounts... read more
Dec 16 2006
Vierklee upgraded to 2.5- (2) and removed from the Orange List. Bookmakers Review... read more
Dec 16 2006
Globet upgraded to 2.5 (2) and removed from the Orange List. Bookmakers Review has... read more
Dec 16 2006
In the last few weeks we have received multiple positive feedback regarding Bet-at-Home... read more
Dec 16 2006
Bet1128 upgraded to 2.5- (2) and removed from the Orange List. Bookmakers Review... read more
Dec 16 2006
No-pay sportsbook Dragon Wager, which has been recently taken offline, downgraded to S (2).
Dec 14 2006
Bowmans sells all of its customers to Bet365 and shuts down. Bowmans rating coverage... read more
Dec 10 2006
BetonSports downgraded to S (1). A month after the online sportsbook agreed with... read more
Dec 01 2006
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission suspended the license of World Sport Center effective... read more
Dec 01 2006
Multiple players report Pointbet is taking up to 10 days, instead of the usual 2... read more
Dec 01 2006
We have received multiple complaints from players saying that Playbanks is not answering... read more
Nov 29 2006
Playbanks announces that it will cease trading. The online sportsbook will honour... read more
Nov 28 2006
Bowmans exits the US market. All US-based customers will be transferred to Bodog.
Nov 21 2006
Canbet sportsbook closes to US players effective November 30. Canbet customers not... read more
Nov 20 2006
BetChance upgraded to 3- (2.5)
Nov 20 2006
Sportwetten Gera (3.5) and Mcbet (3) downgraded to 2 and to the Orange list. Sportwetten... read more
Nov 20 2006
Rating reassessments: Mansion 4-, Admiral 3.5-, AllSportsMarket 2.5+, BetBBB 2.5+,... read more
Nov 16 2006
Bodog completes Betcorp acquisition. All the international customers are currently... read more
Nov 14 2006
Following are a list of ratings which have been reassessed considering the changes... read more
Nov 14 2006
We have completed the update of the rating guide, announced back in October, with... read more
Nov 12 2006
Players confirm receiving payments from Honeybet, formerly operating as Londonbet.... read more
Nov 06 2006
BetonUSA acquires Sportsbetting.com and World Gaming, including all related websites... read more
Nov 06 2006
Boyle Sports upgraded to 2.5 and to the Orange list.
Nov 06 2006
Nexusbet upgraded to 2.5 and removed from the Orange list.
Nov 05 2006
Winamax, which voided a winning tennis bet one hour after the end of the match, downgraded... read more
Nov 05 2006
Slow pays in the last few weeks include BetSense, Bet-at-home, Bets4all and BetonUSA.... read more
Nov 05 2006
We have received two slow pay complaints from Mcbet.ru's customers. The Russian bookmaker... read more
Oct 22 2006
Reacting to the events which have characterized the online betting industry in the... read more
Oct 21 2006
Following the sale of Betcorp's betting operations to Bodog, we have decided to suspend... read more
Oct 19 2006
SportsInterAction in slow pay mode. A player reports he has been waiting five weeks... read more
Oct 18 2006
The Winamax players who submitted the slow-pay complaints report to have received... read more
Oct 17 2006
Mansion announces that effective today US players will be restricted from accessing... read more
Oct 17 2006
World Wide Wagering (2.5) named in the indictment of Howard Meyers, a US resident... read more
Oct 16 2006
While Betcorp's websites remain open for customers outside the US, we consider unacceptable... read more
Oct 14 2006
Betcorp suspends all US facing operations including payments to American customers.... read more
Oct 13 2006
BetButler (S) has announced that all players' accounts will be taken over by Danbook.com... read more
Oct 13 2006
Leisure & Gaming has sold its US facing operations, including VIP.com, BetGameDay.com,... read more
Oct 13 2006
Sportingbet has transferred the ownership of Sportsbook.com and other US facing brands... read more
Oct 13 2006
Sportsbetting, World Gaming's flagship brand, downgraded to 2.5 (3). Barclays Bank,... read more
Oct 11 2006
Leisure & Gaming's American facing sportsbooks, including VIP.com, BetGameDay.com,... read more
Oct 10 2006
The First Cagayan Leisure and Resort Corporation, which is Master Licensor for Internet... read more
Oct 10 2006
Following the passing in the United States of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement... read more
Oct 09 2006
World Gaming has asked for its AIM-listed shares to be suspended with immediate effect... read more
Oct 09 2006
Nine.com, which was acquired by VIP.com's parent company Leisure & Gaming in November... read more
Oct 09 2006
We have received two slow pay complaints regarding Winamax (3-) and are currently... read more
Oct 08 2006
188 Bet newly rated at 3-
Oct 08 2006
Golfing Gods (1) ceases trading. The golf sportsbook had been slow paying players since August 2005.
Oct 07 2006
BetCRIS offers relief package for all BetonSports non-US customers. As a result of... read more
Oct 04 2006
World Gaming told the stock market that it may be in technical default of its loan... read more
Oct 04 2006
Following the passing of the UIGE Act, Bet365 has announced that it will no longer... read more
Oct 04 2006
Londonbet's customer reports receiving the following e-mail: "We would like to inform... read more
Oct 04 2006
Players report bouncing e-mails and no payments from BetButler. The betting exchange's... read more
Oct 03 2006
The PIG newly rated at 3
Oct 03 2006
Sport Bookie Online (Sbobet) newly rated at 3-
Oct 03 2006
Playbanks newly rated at 2.5
Oct 03 2006
Less Juice newly rated at 2.5
Oct 03 2006
BetMania, powered by Rio International Group, newly rated at 3-
Oct 01 2006
ParlayCardZ's rating re-established at 2.5. The rating had been suspended in August... read more
Oct 01 2006
BetBSB, the website named in the police investigation of WSOP poker star Richard... read more
Oct 01 2006
JokerBet, the Austrian sportsbook which disappeared in March, appears to be back... read more
Oct 01 2006
007Bets and 248 Exchange rating coverage suspended. The two Asian-facing websites... read more
Oct 01 2006
BetClass upgraded to 2 (1) and to the Orange List. Bookmakers Review has received... read more
Oct 01 2006
724 Sports and Atlas International Sports (BetAtlas), now part of E-Network Europe... read more
Oct 01 2006
World Sport Center upgraded to 3 (3-)
Oct 01 2006
BetTrojan (3-) and Top Cat Sports (3-) upgraded to 3
Oct 01 2006
Legendz Sports upgraded to 3+ (3)
Oct 01 2006
The Gaming Club Sportsbook upgraded to 3 (3-)
Oct 01 2006
Skybook upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Oct 01 2006
10Bet downgraded to 3 (3+). Many players report 10Bet voids bets on lines moves.
Sep 30 2006
Multibet (4-) informs its customers that it will cease trading on October 1 and that... read more
Sep 29 2006
BetButler (2.5) has suspended its activities since last week. A message on the betting... read more
Sep 29 2006
Dimeplayer customers have been moved to Legendz Sports. Dimeplayer account holders... read more
Sep 29 2006
JustBet newly rated at 3. Tradewinds and Regency players have been moved to JustBet.
Sep 28 2006
JollyBet Marketing Manager threatens to post libelous information about Bookmakers... read more
Sep 28 2006
Golfing Gods slow paying multiple players. Downgraded to 1 and to the Red List.
Sep 26 2006
Bets4All customer reports receiving a payment after a year and "hundreds of e-mails... read more
Sep 12 2006
Newly rated: Gambling.net, owned by World Gaming, at 2.5. Go Sportsbet and USDBet,... read more
Sep 10 2006
Bettors should be very careful with any new sportsbook offering high bonuses, such... read more
Sep 10 2006
Betfair downgraded to 4.5 (4.5+). Multiple customers have recently had problems while... read more
Sep 10 2006
TradeSports downgraded to 3.5- (3.5). The betting exchange has introduced a new fee... read more
Sep 10 2006
Easybets downgraded to 2 (2.5) and added to the Red List. The BetonSports owned sportsbook... read more
Sep 03 2006
Gamebookers upgraded to 4- (3.5+) and considered for the Green List.
Sep 03 2006
5Dimes downgraded to 4+ (4.5-). The Costa Rica-based sportsbook, which recently changed... read more
Aug 22 2006
Sports1X2 newly rated at 2.5
Aug 22 2006
Dragon Wager, slow paying multiple players, newly rated at 2 and added to the Red List.
Aug 22 2006
BetGun newly rated at 2.5
Aug 22 2006
BetChance newly rated at 2.5
Aug 22 2006
3BWin newly rated at 3-
Aug 21 2006
The Pool is totally ignoring players' withdrawal requests and e-mails. Downgraded... read more
Aug 21 2006
SSP International is back to its old tactics to stall payments. The good intention... read more
Aug 21 2006
BettingPals, My Bet Your Bet and Step Scommesse rating coverage suspended. The three... read more
Aug 21 2006
22 Sports International, Signature Sportsbook, SportSino and Spreads Sportbook rating... read more
Aug 21 2006
ParlayCardZ rating coverage suspended. The site has been offline for almost two months... read more
Aug 21 2006
ASAP Sports rating coverage suspended. The site was offline for few weeks and now... read more
Aug 20 2006
To help players identify scam sportsbooks, we have decided to cancel the F from Bookmakers... read more
Aug 20 2006
SIDI S.A. consolidates its brands. Extreme Lines' accounts have been moved to Tradewinds.... read more
Aug 20 2006
According to a source close to Indobet/Londonbet, the main people behind the online... read more
Aug 20 2006
Supporterbet upgraded to 3- (2.5)
Aug 20 2006
Samvo upgraded to 3 (3-)
Aug 20 2006
Interbet upgraded to 3 (3-)
Aug 20 2006
Intertops upgraded to 3.5- (3+)
Aug 20 2006
Cascade, which does not accept any players outside the US and Canada, downgraded to 3 (3.5).
Aug 20 2006
Carib Sports upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Aug 20 2006
Betsson upgraded to 4- (3.5)
Aug 20 2006
Diamond Sportsbook International upgraded to 4- (3.5)
Aug 19 2006
No-pay sportsbook BookTheBet downgraded to S (1).
Aug 19 2006
888 Sports Betting, AcesAce, Bet Embassy, GottaGoToBet, Kings Betting, Legacy Sportsbook,... read more
Aug 19 2006
The Chronicle Exchange, one of Betdaq's skins, has been definitely taken offline... read more
Aug 19 2006
Veikkaus newly rated at 3-
Aug 19 2006
Svenska Spel newly rated at 2.5
Aug 19 2006
Norsk Tipping newly rated at 3-
Aug 19 2006
BCN Sportsbook's website has been down for over a month. The Curacao-based sportsbook... read more
Aug 19 2006
One of the owners of Atlantic West Gaming tells Bookmakers Review that the company... read more
Aug 19 2006
Nine.com and other former Grand Central Sports operations, Betcom and MyBookie, now... read more
Aug 19 2006
Las Vegas Sportsbook's domain for sale on Ebay. The sportsbook was formerly owned... read more
Aug 19 2006
Peter Coster's Doublebet has joined up with Domebet to create Domebet Sports & Racing.... read more
Aug 19 2006
Dime Player, recently returned under the Legendz Sports' umbrella after a short time... read more
Aug 19 2006
German based bluevex has suspended its activities. It remains unclear if players... read more
Aug 19 2006
BetOnBet upgraded to 3+ (3)
Aug 19 2006
BetCRIS announced the acquisition of BetMaker and ParlayCard. It appears that BetMaker... read more
Aug 19 2006
British Caribbean (BCbets) rating coverage suspended. The site has been offline for... read more
Aug 19 2006
777Rock rating coverage suspended. All 777Rock accounts have been transferred to BetCascade.
Aug 19 2006
BetEurope rating coverage suspended. The Gibraltar-based sportsbook has been integrated into Bwin.
Aug 16 2006
Ibero Sports, a Costa Rica-based sportsbook targeting the Spanish market and formerly... read more
Aug 11 2006
An unnamed BetonSports executive told the Associated Press that the company is working... read more
Aug 08 2006
Pinnacle Sports will be doing some maintenance to its network between August 9 and... read more
Aug 02 2006
SSP Operation Manager tells us they have re-opened under new ownership and that are... read more
Aug 02 2006
BetonSports and its sister operations (including V.O. Group) downgraded to 1 (2.5)... read more
Jul 20 2006
According to the company's secretary, Londonbet has been dissolved for failure to... read more
Jul 13 2006
Indobet Online, operated out of Indonesia by the same people behind Londonbet, newly... read more
Jul 13 2006
Oasis Casino upgraded to 3.5 (2.5). The online casino and sportsbook, recently acquired... read more
Jul 11 2006
VIP.com, formerly VIP Sports, to be taken offline for up to 15 hours on July 12 for... read more
Jul 10 2006
The Canbet website will be unavailable for a period of two days (July 10 and 11)... read more
Jul 09 2006
The V.O. Group announces the consolidation of a number of its brands. Popular Poker... read more
Jul 09 2006
Ibero Sports, powered by BoS, newly rated at 2.5.
Jul 09 2006
Scam book E-StadiumClub is back online just in time for the new American Football season. STAY AWAY.
Jul 09 2006
Londonbet downgraded to S (2.5). The bookmaker's website has been under maintenance... read more
Jul 09 2006
Joker upgraded to 1 (S). Some players report receiving their funds. We invite all... read more
Jul 08 2006
Samvo newly rated at 3-
Jul 08 2006
Ubet2win newly rated at 3-
Jul 08 2006
The Gaming Club Sportsbook newly rated at 3-
Jul 08 2006
Extrabet newly rated at 3
Jul 08 2006
Chronicle Bookmakers newly rated at 3-
Jul 08 2006
Supporterbet newly rated at 2.5
Jul 08 2006
BetClick newly rated at 2.5. We invite players requesting payouts from BetClick to... read more
Jul 08 2006
TopSportWetten newly rated at 2.5
Jul 08 2006
Starbet newly rated at 3-
Jul 08 2006
BetOnMarkets newly rated at 3. Bookmakers Review to introduce a new section dedicated... read more
Jul 08 2006
Wager Web upgraded to 3 (3-)
Jul 08 2006
SNAI upgraded to 3 (3-)
Jul 08 2006
Boyle Sports slow paying multiple players, downgraded to 2 (3) and added to the Red List.
Jul 08 2006
Pointbet slow paying multiple players. The Indonesian-based sportsbook tells its... read more
Jul 08 2006
Europlay downgraded to S (1). The Austrian sportsbook failed to honor another promise... read more
Jul 08 2006
BetPeople reached scam status. The bookmaker operating without a betting license... read more
Jul 08 2006
BetUK downgraded to 2.5 (3). Many players seem to have had troubles during the transition... read more
Jul 08 2006
ActionBets newly rated at 2, added to the Orange List. In the last few weeks, the... read more
Jul 05 2006
Bet4Aces and No Juice Sports reached scam status. Both operations continue to accept... read more
Jun 26 2006
Click & Bet, International Island Sportsbook and Rio International Sportsbook... read more
Jun 25 2006
BetOnSports rating confirmed at 2.5. While we were considering an upgrade which would... read more
Jun 25 2006
Mansion upgraded to 4, enters the Green List.
Jun 25 2006	Rating coverage suspended for Betdaq powered exchange sites
We have decided to suspend the rating coverage of the betting exchanges powered by... read more
Jun 15 2006
BookTheBet, slow paying multiple players, downgraded to 1 and to the Red list.
Jun 13 2006	Bet4Aces multiple slow pays
Bet4Aces, slow paying multiple players, downgraded to 1 (2) and to the Red List.
Jun 13 2006	No Juice Sports slow payouts
No Juice Sports, slow paying multiple players, downgraded to 1 (2) and to the Red List.
Jun 10 2006
Go To Sportsbetting, part of Sunset Sports group, newly rated at S and added to the Red List.
Jun 10 2006	No Juice Sports slow pay
No Juice Sports downgraded to 2 (2.5) and added to the Orange List for slow pay.
Jun 05 2006	GCS sport books now operated by VIP Sports parent LNG
All sportsbooks part of the Grand Central Sports group, now operated by VIP Sports'... read more
Jun 05 2006	Nordicbet moves to the Isle of Man
Nordicbet, now operating from the Isle of Man and offering NETeller payments, upgraded... read more
Jun 05 2006
Astrabet upgraded to 3 (3-)
Jun 05 2006
BetTrojan and Top Cat Sports upgraded to 3- (2.5)
Jun 05 2006
Winamax newly rated at 3-
Jun 05 2006
SportsInterAction, for which we haven't received a single complaint in over a year,... read more
Jun 05 2006	Joker to re-open in June
Joker informs its customers that it has been acquired by a new unnamed group and... read more
Jun 05 2006
World Sport Center upgraded to 3- (2.5)
Jun 05 2006	Paradisebet becomes Bet1128
Paradisebet is now Bet1128. It is not clear who are the "Asian investors with industry... read more
Jun 02 2006	Globet controversial terms allow the bookmaker to accept bets when the results are already known
Globet downgraded to 2 and added to the Orange List. The London-based bookmaker admits... read more
Jun 02 2006
Horizon Sports and its sister operations, BetAtlas, BetPanther and 724 Sports, exit... read more
Jun 02 2006	BetandWin continues to be the object of numerous complaints
BetandWin rating confirmed at 2.5. The Austrian sportsbook, which has been under... read more
Jun 02 2006
Channel4 Exchange and abex88, operated by Betdaq, newly rated at 3.5.
Jun 02 2006
Sunderlands Online upgraded to 3 (3-)
Jun 02 2006
Heathorns, part of IGH together with Premier Bet, newly rated at 3.
Jun 02 2006
Win United upgraded to 3- (2.5)
Jun 02 2006	Las Vegas Sportsbook now powered by Sportingbet
Las Vegas Sportsbook, now powered by Sportingbet, downgraded to 2.5 (3).
Jun 02 2006	Dime Player moves from Legendz to Cascade
Dime Player, currently switching software from IQL to ASI, will now be ran and backed... read more
Jun 02 2006	Bet4Aces payout problems
Bet4Aces newly rated at 2, added to the Orange List. Sportsbook Review reports Bet4Aces... read more
Jun 02 2006	BetOnStars deal called off
BetOnStars downgraded to S (1). After almost a month of talks over a possible sale... read more
Jun 02 2006	BookTheBet slow pay
BookTheBet newly rated at 2, added to the Orange List for slow pay.
May 17 2006	The Pool ignores player asking for a payment
The Pool downgraded to 1 (2) after ignoring a player's withdrawal request for over... read more
May 09 2006	Hollywood Sportsbook to become a Sportingbet white label
Hollywood International downgraded to 2.5 (3.5). The Costa Rica-based sportsbook... read more
May 01 2006	Scam book World Gaming Network offline
World Gaming Network, whose website has been down for over a week, downgraded to... read more
May 01 2006
USsportsbook newly rated at 3-
May 01 2006
Betway newly rated at 3
May 01 2006
BetUK newly rated at 3
May 01 2006
BetSafe newly rated at 3
May 01 2006
Multibet upgraded to 4- (3.5) and considered for the Green List.
May 01 2006
myBet upgraded to 3+ (3)
May 01 2006
Mansion upgraded to 4- (3.5+) and considered for the Green List.
May 01 2006
Expekt upgraded to 4.5 (4)
May 01 2006
Bethilo upgraded to 3+ (3)
May 01 2006
BetBug upgraded to 3 (3-)
May 01 2006
777rock upgraded to 3 (3-)
May 01 2006
5 Dimes upgraded to 4.5- (4+)
May 01 2006
Downgrades: BettingPals 2 (2.5), My Bet Your Bet 2 (2.5), Step Scommesse 2 (2.5).... read more
May 01 2006	Bet On Stars not paying customers
Bet On Stars downgraded to 1 (2) and to the Red List. Bet On Stars has been slow... read more
May 01 2006	Cantor Sport becomes a telephone spread betting service
Cantor Sport rating coverage suspended. Cantor Sport is now a telephone only spread... read more
Apr 30 2006	CantorOdds suspends service
CantorOdds rating coverage suspended. The website powered by Ladbrokes has suspended... read more
Apr 05 2006	Xtreme Wager offline
Xtreme Wager downgraded to S (1). The betting site has been down for an undefined number of weeks.
Apr 05 2006	Everton FC to close EvertonBet
Following numerous slow-pay complaints Everton Football Club dediced to close EvertonBet... read more
Apr 05 2006	Europlay not paying customers
Europlay International downgraded to 1 (2) and to the Red List. A player, which has... read more
Apr 05 2006	Omnibet suspends operations
OmniBet rating coverage suspended. Omnibet suspended its sports betting activities... read more
Apr 05 2006	BetEuro balances transferred to BetUK
BetEuro rating coverage suspended. BetEuro has been acquired by the recently launched... read more
Mar 29 2006	Joker in talks to regain access to Italian betting market
Joker (S) informs a player that they are in talks with the Italian betting monopoly... read more
Mar 21 2006	Internet1X2 pays customer in two months
Internet1X2 (1) pays out to a customer in a little over 2 months. The Belizean bookmaker's... read more
Mar 16 2006	BetClass cancels winning Superbowl bet two weeks after the match
BetClass downgraded to 1 (2) and to Red List. The Malta-based bookmaker cancelled... read more
Mar 14 2006	Joker goes offline stealing players funds
Joker downgraded to S (2.5) and added to the Red List. The Austrian bookmaker took... read more
Mar 01 2006	Futurebet scam
All FutureBet operations are downgraded to scam status (S). Recently The Casino Files... read more
Mar 01 2006	BetPlatinum slow payouts
BetPlatinum downgraded to 2 (2.5) and added to the Orange List after that multiple... read more
Mar 01 2006	BetAttack disappears with players funds
BetAttack downgraded to S (2.5). The Austrian betting exchange disappears with players' funds
Mar 01 2006	Redbet positive feedback
Redbet upgraded to 3 (2.5) after we received positive feedback from customers
Mar 01 2006	Boylesports slow pay
Boyle Sports downgraded to 3 (3.5). Player reports to have closed his account after... read more
Mar 01 2006	Betfair technical problems
Betfair downgraded to 4.5+ (5). Once again a major website upgrade affected the day's... read more
Feb 20 2006	LevelBet pays out to owed customer
We've been informed by LevelBet Director that the exchange website has been offline... read more
Feb 17 2006
VIP Sports added to the Green List
Feb 17 2006
Sporting Index added to the Green List
Feb 17 2006
Bowmans added to the Green List
Feb 17 2006
Bodog added to the Green List
Feb 14 2006	Scambook ESB still accepting bets
English Sports Betting (now Telebet) is still taking bets on the phone. The scambook... read more
Feb 14 2006	SSP International ignores players asking for payment
SSP International still sends e-mails to verify bets taken, but won't answer e-mails... read more
Feb 14 2006	SportsbookUSA slow pay out
A Sportsbook USA's customer reports to have been waiting for a $100 withdrawal... read more
Feb 14 2006	Europlay slow pay out
Europlay International (2) tells a player that requested a payment over a month before,... read more
Feb 14 2006
Totosi newly rated at 2.5
Feb 14 2006
VIP Sports upgraded to 4 (4-)
Feb 14 2006
Sporting Index upgraded to 4 (4-)
Feb 14 2006
Canbet upgraded to 4+ (4)
Feb 14 2006
Bowmans upgraded to 4 (4-)
Feb 14 2006
Bodog upgraded to 4 (4-)
Feb 14 2006
Betsson upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Feb 14 2006
BetonSports and its group upgraded to 2.5 (2) and moved from the Red List to the... read more
Feb 14 2006
BetOnBet upgraded to 3 (3-)
Feb 14 2006
BetandWin and BetEurope upgraded to 2.5 (2). Complaints against the Austrian bookmaker... read more
Feb 14 2006
5 Dimes upgraded to 4+ (4)
Feb 14 2006	Binexx closes down
Binexx, the binary betting exchange launched by City index in March 2004, closed... read more
Feb 14 2006	MrBookmaker merged into Unibet
MrBookmaker has definitely been integrated into the Unibet platform.
Feb 14 2006	Phoenix Rising not paying customers
The Phoenix Rising UK Ltd group downgraded to S (1). Slow-pays have turned into no-pays.... read more
Feb 14 2006	Globet cancels bets
Globet downgraded to 3 (3.5). The London-based bookmaker doesn't make a good use... read more
Feb 14 2006	Levelbet goes offline
LevelBet downgraded to S (2.5). The website has completely disappeared. A player... read more
Feb 14 2006	BetOnStars slow payouts
Bet On Stars downgraded to 2 (2.5) and added to the Orange List. The Costa Rica-based... read more
Feb 14 2006	Victory247 merged into BetOnBet
Victory247.com has now successfully merged with BetOnBet.com
Jan 24 2006
Sports-Gambling (Global Collection Corp) newly rated at 2
Jan 24 2006
Primebet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Betbull, upgraded to 3+ (3-).
Jan 16 2006
Horizon20 group downgraded to 2.5 (3) after that Las Palmas and ParlayCardZ have... read more
Jan 16 2006	Back2Bet offline
Back2Bet downgraded to S (2.5) and added to the Red List. The betting exchange has... read more
Jan 16 2006
VIP Sports upgraded to 4- (3.5), considered for the Green List.
Jan 16 2006
Bowmans upgraded to 4- (3.5), considered for the Green List.
Jan 16 2006
Bodog upgraded to 4- (3.5), considered for the Green List.
Jan 16 2006
The Chronicle Exchange (Operated by Betdaq) newly rated at 3.5
Jan 16 2006	William Hill customers complain about customer service
William Hill downgraded to 4 (4.5) following multiple complaints regarding the customer... read more
Jan 16 2006	Vierklee delays credit card payments
Vierklee downgraded to 2 (2.5) and added to the Orange List. After multiple e-mails... read more
Jan 16 2006	Stan James players complain about slow website
Stan James downgraded to 4 (4+) following multiple players complaints about the performance... read more
Jan 16 2006
myBet upgraded to 3 (3-)
Jan 16 2006
Matchbook upgraded to 3+ (3)
Jan 16 2006
Mansion upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Jan 16 2006
777rock upgraded to 3- (2.5)
Jan 01 2006	BetCRIS buys RichCoastSports
RichCoastSports has been purchased by BetCRIS after a quick negotiation. Customers... read more
Dec 01 2005	Sunset Sports scam
Sunset Sports/Sunset Wager downgraded to S (2.5) and added to the Red List. Unconfirmed... read more
Dec 01 2005	Xtreme Wager slow-pay
Xtreme Wager newly rated at 1 and added to the Red List. Player reports he has been... read more
Dec 01 2005	BetandWin positive feedback
In the last two months, we have received positive feedback from multiple BetandWin's... read more
Dec 01 2005
OmniBet newly rated at 3-
Dec 01 2005
World Gaming Network newly rated at 2.5
Dec 01 2005
Grand Slam Sports Betting newly rated at 2.5
Dec 01 2005
Betchoice newly rated at 3
Dec 01 2005
Bet By Internet newly rated at 2.5
Dec 01 2005
BetBBB newly rated at 2.5
Nov 03 2005
Gamebookers upgraded to 3.5+ (3.5)
Nov 02 2005
Stan James upgraded to 4+ (4)
Nov 01 2005	AEbet offline
AEbet downgraded to S (1). Players report the Belizean bookmaker has been offline... read more
Nov 01 2005	Waser Limited - PlayersTime scam
The Waser Limited group downgraded to S (1). One of the group's operations, PlayersTime,... read more
Nov 01 2005	WagerWeb tells its customer what to bet
Wager Web downgraded to 2.5 (3). The bookmaker powered by Casablanca Gaming informed... read more
Nov 01 2005	Modern Times Group acquires majority stake into Bet24
Bet24 upgraded to 3.5 (3). The Modern Times Group acquired a majority stake into... read more
Nov 01 2005
No Juice Sports newly rated at 2.5
Nov 01 2005
BetTrojan newly rated at 2.5
Nov 01 2005	Nexusbet new rating
Nexusbet newly rated at 2, added to the Orange List. The Cyprus-based bookmaker took... read more

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