Review of Bookmaker Sportsbook by Jim Green |
September 9, 2010 |
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Established:
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1997
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Value:
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97%
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Email:
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cs@bookmaker.com or live chat.
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Phone:
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1-866-9-bookmaker
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Website:
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Bookmaker.com
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Type:
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Bookmaker
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Americans:
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Yes
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Betting:
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Middle Roller
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Focus:
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North America
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Bookmaker Sportsbook has the best up to date betting options for both the recreational and high-stakes bettors. U.S.A. and Worldwide Players are Welcome at Bookmaker.
Bookmaker Sportsbook offers their players a option to play poker,casino games, bet on horses and receive a 8% Cash Rebate, mobile phone betting and much more...
Description:
BookMaker provides Safe and Secure sports betting on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker and bingo.
One of the highest quality bookmakers on the internet, Bookmaker is a highly recommended choice for both the recreational and high-stakes bettor.
Bookmaker Pros: Great customer service, high betting stake limits, great free betting offers, fast payouts, a sleek and easy-to-use website and a leader in odds posting, creation and placement all make this a top Sportsbook!
Accepted Currencies: British Pound, Euro, US Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Swedish Krone, or Norwegian Krone
FREE 20% Signup BONUS up to $500 on deposits of $300 or more!
10% Reload Bonus up to $500
10% Referral Bonus up to $500
Horses Rebate:
* A daily CASH rebate of 8% will be paid on all internet exotic wagers.
* - 3% on all Win, Place and Show wagers.
* - 5% on exotic wagers and 2% on Win, Place and Show wagers placed
through the call center.
* - There are no minimum weekly volume requirements and there is no
maximum on how much you can earn.
Minimum deposit: no limit; over the phone there is a $25 minimum
Minimum bet: online is $5, and $25 over the phone
Maximum bet: $5,000 online, and $20,000 over the phone
Maximum winning: No maximum
Maximum payout: $150,000
Other: One of the top 5 sportsbooks in the world. Where the line originates. Money lines and totals on ALL games. Loyalty points program. Earn bonuses for all the action you make. Online casino. 3rd largest poker room in the world. Horse racing with up to an 8% DAILY CASH REBATE. Virtual horse racing. Cash games, Gin Rummy, Backgammon, Mah Jong, Pool and more.
Bookmaker Company Review
Site Navigation: The face of the sportsbook; the look, feel and ease of use of the site: 9.9/10
Bonuses: Sign-up, referral bonuses are a nice perk: 9.9/10
Transfer: Ease of deposit/withdrawal: 9.9/10
Fees: Lack of deposit/ credit card fees: 9.9/10
Odds: Fairness and chance of winning against the house: 9.9/10
Events: Range of events and special bets: 9.9/10
Service: Questions or concerns met with a quick response: 9.9/10
Trust: Length of company history, strength of reputation: 10/10
Total Score: 99.5%
Bookmaker : Following a Legacy of quality in service and renowned bookmaking experience of more than two decades, BookMaker serves both professional and recreational players. Always first sportsbook to post lines, the phrase “Where the Line Originates” will continue attracting the world’s sharpest and biggest players. Powered by BetCRIS International, a recognized sports betting industry Leader since 1985, BookMaker provides Safe and Secure sports betting on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, bingo and mobile betting from any location in the world, 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Thus, whether you are betting from your office computer or calling from the comfort of your home you can rest assured their service will be first class and completely confidential.
Bookmaker has been around since 1997, owned by the U.K. Global Sports Corporation Entertainment Group, and part of the parent company Betmaker. In 2006 they were bought by BetCRIS, who split their operations into two sites, one U.S.-facing and one servicing the rest of the world. Bookmaker is the U.S. facing segment of that company, while BetCRIS will service the rest. Bookmaker is in good hands: BetCRIS is one of the founding online sportsbook companies, and it's director, Mickey Richardson, has been in the bookmaking business for over thirty years. BetCRIS has been providing a quality experience for online gamblers for years and continues that tradition with Bookmaker. The Bookmaker site offers a fluid and unified online gambling experience, witth the sportsbook, casino, poker room, and race book all accessible from one portal with one login.
Bookmaker Customer Service: Bookmaker customer service is in a league of it's own. 24/7 phone and email, with phone holds less than two minutes on average and emails respioned to within 30 minutes. Chat is instant. Reps are polite, easy to understand, and extremely knowledgeable of sports betting.
Bookmaker Bet/Game Variety: Bookmaker offers one of the largest varieties of sides, props, and entertainment/ recreational wagers around. If you can bet on it, Bookmaker will take it.
Free sports pager and service on deposits over $1000 and active accounts.
Bookmaker Transfers and Fees: Bookmaker deposit and withdrawal fees are among the lowest in the industry. There are no fees for deposits.
Bookmaker Security and Reliability: Parent company BetCRIS owns their own 7-story building in Costa Rica, providing building security, UPS diesel generator backup, and sophisticated Level 3 SSL encryption for themselves and several tenents. Bookmaker is extremely secure and reliable, and there are no known customer complaints.
Betting Options:
Bookmaker offers Single,Parlays,Teasers,Buy Points,Futures and Props and special lines for their bettors everyday at their Sportsbook.
Bookmaker's Overnight Lines are always posted the night before game time which gives you the opportunity in advance to check out the odds on all your favorite sports and teams.
Bookmaker has paid out more winnings to their customers than any other sportsbook in the World!
Payouts: Bookmaker offers same day payouts, 5 days a week for their players!
Sports Offered: NFL and College Football, NBA and College Basketball, NHL Hockey, MLB Baseball, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Motor Sports, Martial Arts, Politics, Entertainment, Horse Racing, Cricket, Vollleyball and much more...
Full Service Race- Book: Bookmaker Accepts Wagers on all major U.S. and Worldwide Betting online or over the phone!
Bookmaker Sportsbook offers their players a shot at the $6,000 Poker Guaranteed Special that is held every Sunday at 6:30 pm EST. You can buy in for $50 + $5 or qualify from as little as $6 + $1 to $11 + $1 in our 24/7 qualifier Sit-N-Go's or with their $5 + $0.50 MultiTable qualifiers.
This is a very popular tournament since a $6000 prize pool is guaranteed -regardless of the number of entrants! If the actual prize pool generated by player buy-ins is smaller than the guaranteed amount, Bookmaker will cover the rest!
It runs every Sunday at 6:30 PM EST and requires at least 10 players to run, the buy in is $50 + $5 you can qualify for it with Sit-N-Go's or Multitable tournaments.
As a client of BookMaker, they protect your privacy and to safeguard your personal information.
Rewards and Loyalty Program BookMaker is proud to have you as a customer and rewards your loyalty! This is their way of saying "thank you" and rewarding your important loyalty.
BETpoints is their new sports betting loyalty program that rewards their members for playing with BookMaker Sportsbook!
BETpoints accumulated for the day are awarded every night at midnight. Each time you make a bet you will earn BETpoints. For example, if you make a bet for $110 to win $100, you will receive 100 BETpoints automatically. Conversely, if you wager $100 to win $200, you will receive 100 BETpoints. "Always the lesser amount."
BETpoints will accumulate in your sports betting account until you decide to redeem them for any of our great prizes, including free plays, sports pagers, T-Shirts, Hats, and much more! To see if you qualify for their BETpoints Loyalty Program membership, call customer service toll free at 1-866-9-BOOKMAKER or live chat or email support!
Points Gift
2500 FREE Payout*
4000 $50 freeplay & Mouse Pad
8000 $100 freeplay & Sports Pager
9000 $125 freeplay & T-Shirt
10000 $150 freeplay & Hat
12000 $175 freeplay & Golf Shirt
15000 $200 freeplay
30000 $400 freeplay
40000 $500 freeplay
50000 $600 freeplay
60000 $700 freeplay
70000 $800 freeplay
80000 $900 freeplay
90000 $1000 freeplay
Deposits:
Visa+Debit Card- U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Citizens.
Moneybookers- Only Non-U.S. Citizens
Person to Person Transfer U.S.- Only U.S. Citizens
Person to Person International -Only Non-U.S. Citizens
eWalletExpress- U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Citizens
BankWire- U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Citizens
BankDraft- U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Citizens
Withdrawals:
Bank Draft- U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Citizens
Person to Person U.S.- Only U.S. Citizens
Person to Person International- Only Non-U.S. Citizens
Moneybookers- Only Non-U.S. Citizens
Neteller- Only Non-U.S. Citizens
BankWire- U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Citizens
My overall Recommendation on Bookmaker is they are Excellent! They go out of their way to treat you like family. (Rating- A+)
Experience why Bookmaker is the Best and enter their $6,000K Tournament which is held every Sunday at 6:30p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This tournament is just for Poker and the Buy in is: $50+$5.
Click on the Register link just below to the left to start Betting at Bookmaker.
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Bonus Match:
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20%
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Bonus Max:
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$500
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Bonuses:
20% signup bonus on $300 or more initial deposit.
Max-$500
10% reload bonus on $300 or more deposit into your account using Western Union. Bookmaker will cover your Western Union Fees and Costs only if you deposit $300 or more.
Max-$500
10% Referral Bonus- Refer a Friend and receive a
10% bonus in your player account. Max is $300.
10% Reload Bonus put into your player account on subsequent deposits
8% daily cash rebate of 8% on all internet exotic wagers.
Join Bookmaker Sportsbook now for your shot at their $6K Poker Tournament Every Sunday 6:30p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Buy in is: $50+$5.
Mobile Betting on Phone!
Last Updated: 09/09/2010
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Chart Definitions
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Ratings |
Match
How much free money the house will give you as a percentage of your initial deposit.
Max
The maximum amount of bonus money you can receive initially.
Value
The bonus as a percentage of the amount you need to wager to clear it; [bonus] / [(bonus + deposit) * (playthrough requirement)] It is an estimate of how much edge you are reclaiming by playing with this bonus.
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Interface This rates how easy to use and pleasant to look at the company's website and software is.
Events This reflects the depth (number of different bets on each event) and breadth (number of different events) of the sportsbook's coverage.
Cashier This is a rating of how quickly the sportsbook processes
withdrawal requests, how quick and helpful their support services are.
Promos The more frequent and better the site's promotions are (free bets, bonuses, tipping competitions, etc) the higher score they should get here.
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