Betmaker.com Sportsbook

Reasons to Play
Feb 2008: Please note that Betmaker has been merged into Bookmaker.com

Betmaker.com has been running as a sportsbook since 1996. It uses its customer service levels to differentiate itself in a pretty crowded market, and this makes it one of the more user-friendly and responsive sports betting sites to play at. It is the online arm of a well-established offline bookmaker, which has been taking bets and paying out lots of dividends since the middle of the 80s. This is always a good sign in an online sports book, as it shows that the company has a solid real-world track record that it is building on, rather than being an internet-only only start-up that is trying to jump on board the online betting bandwagon without this solid pre-existing grounding in the industry.

Betmaker offers a wide range of sports events as well as horse racing. It provides you the opportunities to play early lines, with extensive options, as well as to place high limit bets. It caters equally for the recreational sometime punter, as it does for the high roller and professional sports bettor. The minimum bet is a very manageable $6 online, with a maximum bet limit of $5,000 online, which you can increase to $20,000 by telephone. VIP clients, however, can make higher bets by special arrangement. This is part of the flexibility that the company`s customer service extends to. You can place bets online, by telephone, or by using their mobile betting service, which lets you bet using your mobile phone or PDA.

Betmaker`s support staff will serve you in a variety of languages, including English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Norwegian and Swedish. You can also place bets in a number of different currencies, including US and Canadian Dollars, Pounds, Euros and Krone. There are excellent deposit bonuses on offer. In addition to its wide variety of sports and horse betting, you can also take part in parlay card betting, office pools, bingo, virtual racing and lotto. And then there is also a full-service casino and poker room to come soon.

This is one of the most comprehensive sports books around, and with its excellent service, player accommodation, betting variety, and attention to security and privacy, you can`t really go wrong by placing your sports bets with Betmaker. Betmaker.com has excellent financial backing through the CRIS group, and your deposits are protected through our $1000 deposit guarantee. They don`t pay, we pay.

World Gaming

30% deposit match on initial deposit across Sports book, Casino and Poker Room

Sports book:

• 30% deposit match on initial deposit
• 10% special reload bonus
• Up to 8% Cash Back on horse racing
• Home Team Advantage promotion - win an extra 10% when your favorite selected team wins

Casino:

• 30% deposit match on initial deposit
• 10% special reload bonus
• Blackjack and other tournaments coinciding with major sports events, like the NBA Playoffs, with big prize money

Poker (coming soon):

• 30% deposit match on initial deposit
• 10% special reload bonus

Markets covered include:

• Solid and varied core of US and international sports

• All the major league US sports - basketball, baseball, football, hockey, soccer

• Hundreds of MLB props daily
• All NFL events - NFL, NFL Europe, NFL Arena
• NRL rugby

• All major international soccer, like UEFA, English Premier, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, Copa do Brasil - over 30 leagues covered

• Motor racing - NASCAR and Formula 1

• Gold, boxing, tennis and martial arts
• More unusual sports like Aussie rules football, German and Danish handball

• Political betting

Wagering Limits:
Bet limits suit recreational bettors as well as professionals and high rollers. Standard minimum bet is $6 and maximum is $5,000. Higher bets can be made by special arrangement.

Online casino:

• Over 20 games to choose from
• Play blackjack, roulette, craps, baccarat, stud poker, video poker, pai gow and slots
• Multiplayer Blackjack network
• No software download required to play
• Fully tested and ceritified software with guaranteed security and fairness

Multi Player Poker:

• The poker room has yet to launch in 2007. It will offer Texas Hold`Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7-Card Stud, 7-Card Stud Hi/Lo + Sit and Go and multitable tournaments

• Lotto, bingo, virtual racing

Software:
Software will be the proprietary World Gaming platform

Tournaments:
Sit and Go tournaments will run, alongside multiplayer tournaments

Deposit and Withdrawal Options:
Visa, Mastercard, Moneybookers, ewalletXpress, bank wire, bank draft and money transfer

License:
Costa Rica

Results Service

Very comprehensive stats including scores, standings, injury reports, transactions, offensive stats, defensive stats across all sports codes.

Software and Special Features:

• No downloads required
• Completely compatible for mobile devices
• One account for all your bets and casino play

Help and Advice

Great informational service, providing matchups and previews, recaps, schedules, and more

Awards

None as yet

Customer Service:
A top priority is player service. It is available 24/7 by toll-free telephone in the US and Canada, international phone or email