Posted on March 1st, 2021
We had a reader contact us inquiring about 5Dimes and asking us if we know if 5D plans to enter the United States market now that they are licensed in the Isle of Man. In case you haven’t heard, last year 5Dimes paid the U.S Government $48M+ to make things right with them for operating […]
Posted on September 30th, 2020
As we reported earlier this month, 5Dimes sportsbook located in Costa Rica abruptly cut off customers originating from the United States. There was much speculation as to the reasoning behind this. It was also known that there had been a long-term gambling and money laundering investigation underway by the Feds. The owner of 5Dimes was […]
Posted on September 15th, 2020
Last week we shared the news that long time industry heavyweight sportsbook 5dimes was withdrawing from the U.S. market. Since that time we have talked to many in the industry about this topic. Some are cynical and think that the sportsbook in folding while others believe this is the start of an attempt to enter […]
Posted on September 9th, 2020
The very popular online sportsbook 5Dimes announced this week that it will stop doing business with American residents later this month. They will stop taking deposits and sign-ups right away and customers have until September 25th to withdraw their funds. When contacted for comment 5Dimes said “We are relaunching the company into a better one […]
Posted on January 14th, 2019
Updated: 9/16/19 As we reported back in October, the owner and operator of offshore sportsbook 5Dimes was kidnapped and feared dead. Since then, the information coming out of Costa Rica has been nil. Law enforcement there had asked the media to not release any information they were getting because the situation was fluid and they […]
Posted on October 26th, 2018
Updated 9/16/19 An online sportsbook located in Costa Rica and serving the North American market has been in the news recently. The owner and manager of the sportsbook was kidnapped and later found dead (reported then rescinded by Costa Rican news) after an apparent kidnap-for-ransom scheme gone wrong. The man’s name was William Sean Creighton. […]
Posted on June 3rd, 2013
Tomorrow 5dimes is scheduled to be offline for maintenance. Here is the exact letter posted to clients: IMPORTANT! Please be aware Tuesday, June 4th, during the first hours of the day, our systems will start to undergo scheduled maintenance with an expected downtime of approximately 3 hours. We hope our systems to be restored completely […]
Posted on October 18th, 2012
Here are the 8 top NBA teams championship odds from 5dimes, a leading sportsbook and rated ‘A’ by Sportsbook Advisor. The NBA season kicks off in less than two weeks and now is the time to pick your winner and ride them to the championship. We like Miami to take it all, as do most experts. But […]
Posted on March 13th, 2010
Sportsbook players make bets on bad lines and shop manager blasts them in IM conversations. Regardless of motivation for betting the bad lines we have verified two things from the information we received: Staff at 5dimes posting multiple bad lines for players to take shots at regularly shows poor management of lines. Manager response shows […]
Posted on March 13th, 2010
5 Dimes Location: Costa Rica Website: 5dimes.eu Rating: B 5 Dimes News: 5Dimes Reaches Settlement with U.S. Government As we reported earlier this month, 5Dimes sportsbook located in Costa Rica abruptly cut off customers originating from the United States. There was much speculation as to the reasoning behind this. It was also known that […]