Sportsbook Review: Sportsbetting.com
In our CappersPicks sportsbooks reviews, we’ve covered plenty of glossy, flashy books and plenty of bare-bones, simplified books. Sportsbetting.com is somewhat of a hybrid.
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Does its blend of the simple and the flashy work?
Offerings
In terms of sports betting offerings, I’d go as far as calling Sportsbetting.com unbelievable. This site has absolutely, positively EVERYTHING. It covers a ridiculous amount of sports, including the big staples but also obscure sports like the World Series of Poker, the Gaelic Games, darts, and so on.
Not only is the variety outstanding, the depth per sport is just as strong.
You can bet your basic NFL spreads or MLB money lines, sure. But you can also bet on the home-run crown, or the offseason Stanley Cup favorite, or how many minutes Dan Hardy and Chris Lytle will fight in this Sunday’s UFC event. You can bet on the Emmy awards and other entertainment exotics, too.
In terms of pure betting options, I dare you to find something missing. It appears Sportsbetting.com has everything imaginable – including multi-sport parlay cards and a blog offering picks on current sporting events.
The casino options are solid, too. Sportsbetting offers your basic table games, including poker, Blackjack and so on, but also some interesting, original games like the “Virtual Derby” horse race or the virtual football game “Touchdown Frenzy” in which you call the plays. The games don’t require a download and can be played both for fun and for money.
Sportsbetting gets it done in the Racebook department, too, and offers tips on different types of horse races, which are a racebook staple now at most books.
You’ll be hard pressed to find a book that gives you more pure playing options and fun.
Grade: A+
Ease of Use
What’s interesting about Sportsbetting is that, even though it’s full of options to satisfy even the diehard bettor, it’s easy for everyone to use. The load times are quite quick, the site isn’t overly flashy or cluttered, all the games have explanations and tips appended to them, and the help menu is prominently featured. I have no complaints.
Grade: A+
Intangibles/Promos
Sportsbetting covers the basics with its bonuses, including 20 per cent for signup up and 25 per cent for referrals. Those aren’t the best rates in the biz but at least Sportsbetting offers them.
Some of the small print is annoying, including a limit on bonuses sizes and a rule making you bet four times your initial deposit. But Sportsbetting redeems itself with a few very creative promotions.
My favorite is half-price Fridays. You get five per cent juice on spread bets for NFL, NCAA football, NBA and NCCA basketball.
The 10 per cent Thursday reload promotion gives you a 10 per cent bonus on all deposits made that day.
Deposits and withdrawals offer the standard options for transferring money but Sportsbetting isn’t known for its speed. All withdrawal requests are reviewed for 72 hours and processed on the fourth business day.
After that, wire payments still take another five to 10 business days and checks take seven to 10 business days.
The tardiness of the withdrawals takes Sportsbetting down a notch but its promotions and bonuses are still pretty strong.
Grade: A-
Overall
From a player’s perspective, Sportsbetting is one of my favorites. It really satisfies sports fans with its deep, fun betting options. It’s extremely easy to use.
The only type of player who may not love Sportsbetting.com is the hardcore gambler type who wants access to his or her money early and often. That’s the only factor in my mind that holds it back from a perfect rating.
FINAL GRADE: A
