Online Sport Book
Sport books flourish on the Internet.
While most are legitimate, it's important that potential
players are aware that the Net is also home to many online
sport book scams, too.
Choosing an Online Sport Book
Before joining a book, it's important
you do your homework to be sure that the book is not only
legitimate, but that it's suited to the way you prefer to
bet. After all, if you enjoy the occasional $5 bet, you're
not going to be happy joining a book that encourages
high-roller $500 bets. Similarly, a person who enjoys and
can afford to put large amounts of money into an online
sport book isn't going to get much satisfaction by joining
a small book that's geared towards the casual gambler who
places no more than a few dollars now and then.
Where abouts in the world the online
sport book is run from can also be an important indicator
of how safe your money will be. Some countries have
extremely stringent gambling laws. Online sport books that
are run from those countries are far more likely to be
legitimate and pay out any winnings without problems than
those being run from countries that have lax laws, if any
at all.
Countries that have stringent
gambling laws include:
• United Kingdom
• Gibraltar
• Austria
• Jamaica
• Australia
• Isle of Man
• Dutch Antilles
• Belize
Countries with very lax or
non-existent laws include:
• Grenada
• St. Kitts
• Madagascar
• Haiti
• St. Vincent
• Bahamas
• Honduras
• Costa Rica
• Panama
These are by no means exhaustive
lists but should help you be aware of which online sport
books you should join and which should be avoided.
Unfortunately, choosing an online
sport book can be as much a gamble as the actual wager you
place, if not even more so! New books are appearing all
the time and not all will still be around to make payouts.
Before joining an online sport book, try to find out when
it was established. The longer it's been around, the
greater the chance of it being a legitimate business that
pays clients promptly and properly.
Keep Records
Strangely enough, while most people
always check the bill when they've taken their car to a
mechanic, when they join an online sport book, they fail
to keep records of their wagers. If you're placing a
number of bets it can be very easy to miss a win and you
really don't want to do that, do you?
Keeping records can be as simple as
"saving" the confirmation page every time you place a bet.
What To Bet
When choosing an online sport book,
it's important to consider what kind of bets are available
and whether they suit your needs.
Different online sport books offer
different types of bets. Some concentrate on one specific
sport while others cover a variety of sports. Others again
are open for any wager you'd care to place, such as the
likelihood of a certain celebrity becoming pregnant before
the end of the year or which song will top the charts on
New Year's Day.
Decide how much you want to bet
beforehand and find an online sport book that covers that
size bet.
There are online sport books to cater
for all types of bets. By using common sense, the Internet
can offer an enjoyable form of sport book wagering.
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