Online sportsbooks

Do you hear that noise? It’s the sound of complainers complaining. We can hear them already, the disgruntled sports bettors who are up in arms that their offshore sportsbook is unable to process their payout request in a timely manner.

Let this be your warning: If you plan to withdraw funds anytime soon, do it before the Super Bowl and not after.

Super Bowl props are fun bets for players to make until they are scored incorrectly or unfairly. Unfortunately, many props are so detailed and strange that they can often be open to interpretation.

Credible books will score props fairly and honestly. However, many rogue books will attempt to take advantage of players whenever an opportunity presents itself. Be mindful of this before placing prop bets at books you don’t trust.

Offshore sportsbook BetIslands, a B-rated book per SBR until Dec. 17, folded up shop earlier this week and took an estimated $1.5 million in player funds with them.

As you might expect, there was no advance warning or contingency plan in place.

In the aftermath of Monday night’s controversial Packers-Seahawks game, much has already been written about Sportsbook.com’s decision to refund money to all Packers bettors.

But here’s the catch: To this point, the promotion doesn’t apply to US players.

With the NFL and college football regular seasons fast approaching, plenty of offshore sportsbooks are about to start getting creative, looking for any way possible to bait you into making a deposit.

Read on for a few tips to avoid making bad decisions.

Ever wonder which offshore sportsbooks offer the best value on parlays of various sizes? We’ve provided a table that identifies the best (and worst) payouts across seven popular books.

Hint: Stay away from JustBet!

Bovada sportsbook has finally caught up on its payout delays and is back to processing requests within a standard five to 10-day window.

The offshore, which rebranded late last year, had been slow-paying players since early May, with some requests taking several months and others being unresolved entirely.

It’s rare to find sportsbooks that offer 100 percent cash bonuses anymore, and those that do probably shouldn’t be trusted. Many sportsbooks these days prefer to go the free play route or offer very small cash bonuses.

While free-play bonuses aren’t as appealing as cash bonuses, there are strategies you can employ to turn them into real money at no risk.

Intertops sportsbook will no longer accept new U.S. customers effective immediately, a company representative told Beyond the Bets on Wednesday.

Read on for the full story.

The level of uncertainty following Blue Monday last year was unprecedented in the offshore sportsbook industry. But in retrospect, was it much ado about nothing?

For most offshore sportsbooks, it continues to be “business as usual.”

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