Longtime internet bookie Pinnacle (SBA Rating A) has announced that it is no longer pursuing licensure in the UK and has subsequently withdrawn its application. This comes after many months of its application seemingly sitting on the back-burner and under review. Pinnacle was established in 1998 and is located in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. They are well-known […]

Pinnacle Sportsbook has been sold to an undisclosed buyer. The amount it was sold for is also undisclosed. Pinnacle Sportsbook has been one of the most consistent sportsbooks online. They have maintained an “A Rating” with us since we opened our doors in early 2007. They opened up shop in the mid 1990’s and are […]

As a part of our continued effort to differentiate ourselves from our competitors, we will discontinue the new player deposit bonus effective 23:59 PST on Sunday 1st November 2009. Any new player funding their account after this date will no longer be entitled to receive a signup bonus. The long term savings that our odds […]

Those who set the opening lines try to create numbers close to the public consensus, but they do make mistakes. Jump on these. Lines come out eight to nine days prior to games, but much earlier before the start of the season. On average, I find approximately one to three mistakes per week. This number […]

After the recent merger of Paddy Power BetFair and fantasy sports company FanDuel, everyone is looking to the other largest supplier of fantasy sports services, DraftKings. They want to know what their big move will be in order to enter the budding sports betting market in the USA. The CEO of DraftKings has recently stated […]

In just a little over three hours the playoff game between the Jaguars and Steelers will kick off. Prior to the point spread being issue last weekend, I said to my partners here at SBA that the perfect line for the Steelers vs. Jaguars matchup is a TD. A solid 7 point favorite at home […]

The dominance the Golden State Warriors showed during their 16-1 during the postseason to win their second NBA championship in three years could be hurting the amount of betting on the NBA futures board. Several online sportsbooks felt the Warriors were such a big favorite to win the 2017-18 NBA title at 4 to 5 […]

The NFL playoffs resume in three days and there is a lot of time to get in your bet. In fact, a majority of the money bet on these games will probably come in the last 24 hours. It does, however, help to take a look at what the betting public has done with the […]

written in 2011 Note: Information may change and not be accurate any longer. 1st Pinnacle -104 2nd 5Dimes -105 3rd BetPhoenix -105 4th CanBet -107 Reduced Juice pays off because when you lose, you lose less money. And even though we are talking about just a few cents, it adds up over time and can […]