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 November 20th, 2019
Every few months we like to publish a report of reported recent sportsbook payout times. Sometimes those people reporting to us will also mention amount and method of payment. Our goal is to keep people informed as to which sportsbooks are on top of their game as far as payouts are concerned. Below we list […]
Posted on May 24th, 2019
Online sportsbooks are ranked on the A-F grading scale most commonly used in education. The very best sportsbooks can be found at the top and we have provided safe links to these sportsbooks. You can sort the table by grade or name if you like. For a quick primer on how we grade sportsbooks, click […]
Posted on February 28th, 2019
What can be said about AAF football that hasn’t already been said? Just kidding. The start-up league heads into week 4 with a full head of steam. The best team faces arguably the worst team in the league this week. Will they win by 14 or more? You decide. The league found new life when […]
Posted on January 21st, 2019
The line was issued last night immediately after the AFC Championship game was a wrap. Just as expected, the very first sportsbooks posted the Rams -1 over the Patriots. Instantly, the action poured in on the Patriots. This is because the public typically bets the last team they saw perform. And the Patriots marched down […]
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 December 11th, 2018
Last week we asked our Twitter followers and readers to report their most recent payout, method and time it took to receive. Here is the result of that request: Intertops: 4 Days. Bitcoin. $200 5Dimes: 2 Days. Bitcoin. $500 Youwager: 7 Hours. Bitcoin. $2000 1 Day. Bitcoin. $1500 Bovada: 5 Hours. Bitcoin. $500 Same Day. […]