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   Posted 7/8/2005 9:11 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I believe good books should be praised for their hard work.
 
I'd like to have TOW forum posters share the best experience they have had and obviously name the book.
 
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   Posted 7/8/2005 11:49 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I recently had what I thought to be an excellent experience with Intertops. (tow rating 6) I am from Canada and prefer to bet in my currency. Intertops allows accounts in CAN, but when I deposit via neteller they take the funds in USD, leaving me paying $509.96 to get $500 after the exchange. I wanted to keep using them because they have awesome baseball lines but I didn't want to lose 2% every time I deposited. I wrote them an email explaining this and they were very quick to respond. They told me I could email them a screenshot from neteller and they would gladly credit my account with any exchange fees I incurred. So far I have made 3 deposits and they have credited my betting account each time within roughly 10 minutes of me sending them a screenshot.

I am assuming they are a tow rating 6 because of the withdrawal rule (having to wait 14 days when you make your very first withdrawal)

Tow, is there another reason that they are rated so low?


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   Posted 7/8/2005 12:07 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Shaun,

Intertops was downgraded a couple of months back when they froze all neteller payouts WITHOUT offering alternate withdrawal methods to players. The situation (freeze) lasted 10 days.

Although its no longer a recent incident I am still a bit wary about them. I can understand that books may have to replenish their neteller from time to time but when this occurs they should ALWAYS offering an alternate method of withdrawal. Its the players money, not the book's.
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   Posted 7/8/2005 12:38 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Tow,

Was it a cash flow problem on their end, suggesting they could be financially unstable? Do you know how long they have been operating? If they have had consistant cash flow problems I might consider not using them, but if it was only the 1 time then I will give them the benefit of the doubt.


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   Posted 7/8/2005 12:42 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Shaun,

It was a single event for sure. In those days I involved Kaye McDonalds, the director of Antigua's gaming commission where Itops is located. The books CFO wrote her back that there had been some delays due to "misunderstandings".....

I personally don't think Itops is too risky but at the same time I would proceed with some caution.
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   Posted 7/8/2005 2:10 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
ABCIslands/Jazz good limits, good lines, fast payouts.
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   Posted 7/8/2005 2:27 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Jazz/ABC is an classy operation. Their founder is one of the pioneers of the industry. Financially solid (they also own 4 landbased casinos in Costa Rica). They had some glitches a few years ago but they immediately did right. Recreational and advanced players alike are welcome. Straight forward people running a highly respected operation.
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   Posted 7/9/2005 8:14 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Apex,

Robbie was a stand up guy !! I entered a wager by mistake and wager lost..Robbie changed the Loss into a win..Yes at the time apex was paying and i had no problem posting what a stand up guy he was..


Royal,

Everytime i make a wager its a good experience

Skybook,

When i middle there ass on a free half point !

Pinn,

Full track odds

Gamblers Ave,


Mike was good people untill he left me


Sportbet,

Jake is wonderful


Heck, Every offshore sportsbook


all we need is bonus!

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   Posted 7/9/2005 10:14 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.

 I  can't seem to find out why betcom is rated so low but it's one of my outs and they pay just as fast as any of my other outs. Oly Pinny sportsbetting Cris bcn and more than I care to list  our some of my reg outs.I suggest tp anybody that bets, you need 5 outs for football so lets say a quick one that goes "no outer bands of DENNIS today" and "september 1st can;t come fast enough".Boy do I love football, but make all my money in bases.

 

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   Posted 7/9/2005 10:28 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Apple,

All GCS books, including Betcom, were lowered at the time the famous settlement agreement forced on a player surfaced. Their rating will be reconsidered in a month or two, but that incident definitely played against them.

No player should ever be proposed a "settlement" when he requests a payout. Its HIS money, not the book's.
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