Posted on September 27th, 2021
The way the sportsbooks manufacture the betting lines and odds has drastically changed over the years. Earlier, the sports betting industry was dominated by the old-fashioned Vegas oddsmakers, but things have changed since the introduction of the online top-rated sportsbook and the fine-tuning of sports betting algorithms and software. But now the question is how the sportsbooks […]
Posted on July 16th, 2021
Bookmaker.eu (SBA Rating C-) and its sister websites BetCRIS and JustBet.cx are all offline and have been for over 24 hours. Companies will often pick this time of year to perform any server maintenance or software upgrades as it is the slowest time of year sports-betting-wise. Their homepage simply says “We’ll be back soon! Sorry […]
Posted on March 24th, 2020
In an apparent effort to prevent a “run on the bank” the Bookmaker Group (BetCRIS, JustBet, Hollywood and Bookmaker.eu) has placed a $3,000 per week withdrawal limit on their customers. This started on approximately March 17, 2020. This limit is for Bitcoin payments and bank wires have been taken off the site and are no […]
Posted on December 31st, 2019
We try to get comments from the actual guys on the floor who are actually managing risk exposure. For the huge week and weekend coming up we were able to secure comments from the book manager at top ranked online sportsbook YouWager.lv He goes into detail about where the action is coming from and how […]
Posted on August 29th, 2019
As we reported a few days ago, powerful offshore sportsbook BetOnline.ag has pulled out of New Jersey. Now it appears Bookmaker.eu (SBA Rating C-) has also followed suit. This comes after the State of New Jersey, who led the fight to get sports betting legalized on the state level, is now spending just as much […]
Posted on November 16th, 2018
If you criminalize something that should be legal you’re creating more criminals. by contributing author John Rothschild This story won’t help with your handicapping. It may help you with money management. Most bookmakers today don’t fit the hardened movie stereotypes. Some still get by the old-fashioned way, using conventional methods and strong-arm tactics, but the […]
Posted on February 9th, 2018
In the UK and Europe, they have had a more liberal (in the true sense of the word) view of sports and casino betting in the past than their cousins in the USA. Gambling is looked at as an activity for adults and they recognize that the vast majority of people can control themselves when […]
Posted on July 10th, 2017
Bet DSI (Diamond Sportsbook) is in the process of separating itself, virtually and physically, from the BookMaker.eu/BetCRIS group. The company has been under the BetCRIS/Bookmaker umbrella for a long time and has always claimed it’s own independence from the other brands. The current rating of C- will be under review after this split. The rating […]
Posted on August 20th, 2016
When Week 3 of the 2016 NFL preseason has been completed, all NFL teams will have their starting positions in place and what remains for Week 4 is filling out the remaining part of the team’s 53 players with players that are best for each particular team. The finally five to seven players on any […]
Posted on December 7th, 2015
Week 13 in the NFL saw the bookmakers rally from some early losses to win big thanks to New Orleans, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Despite, the books taking it on the chin with St. Louis not covering as Arizona saw the most action of the early games, they breathed a big sigh of relief when Philadelphia […]