How do you know how to trust online sportsbooks?

[RyanSmith23421]

Hello everyone, I've been using online sportsbooks for a while now, but I wanted to know how do you know how to trust those sites? What do you look for in them, what are some red flags for you, that kind of stuff. Hope it makes sense and please share what are your favorite online sportsbooks.

[Gianluca95]

Hi there sir, and welcome to bitcointalk.org !

First, you should see this things:

- From how many time site is open??

- Is the online sportsbook licensed? You can check that, if yes, you're ok.

- Read a thread of this sportsbook in this section, here are the major casino, if you find that and users talks good about that, you're ok.

[ryzaadit]

The user experience is always good.

Like from the forum it self, don't believe any word from influencer or random youtube channel. What's the most important things about any kind casino or sportsbooks, how they pay the user. Here my list research of casino/sportbook
1. Restriction country
2. How they process the withdraw: Fast? any limit withdraw or not.
3. How their customer service : Live chat or email.
4. See a review not only one, but a few review.

[Raflesia]

To be sure I always judge for myself, do not immediately bet on the sportsbook I have my own research whether it is safe and reliable.
Of course we should see a lot of reviews, I think it's a lot if you search the internet.
Always look at the rules on that sportsbook,
With friendly and problem-solving support.
And for sure I don't believe in new sportsbooks except the old ones that many people use.

In this forum, there are many sportsbooks that we believe are safe, so that's what we believe as the sportsbook.

[naira]

Hello everyone, I've been using online sportsbooks for a while now, but I wanted to know how do you know how to trust those sites? What do you look for in them, what are some red flags for you, that kind of stuff. Hope it makes sense and please share what are your favorite online sportsbooks.

We usually review from reputation, check all social media, and also the most important thing is positive ratings from users. The license is also important and doesn't forget to make sure that the country where you live is not on the list of prohibited countries in the casino. You will find a lot of casino sportsbooks on this forum. Make sure to keep reviewing them carefully and I hope to do some periodic searches to find the sportsbook you're looking for.

[Newlifebtc]

Hello everyone, I've been using online sportsbooks for a while now, but I wanted to know how do you know how to trust those sites? What do you look for in them, what are some red flags for you, that kind of stuff. Hope it makes sense and please share what are your favorite online sportsbooks.

from me and the way i see the thing's moving you can only trust all the sites after working with them and the results or how they treat you will show you how credible the sites it, because right now if you did not work with them you will not know exactly what is going alongside with them and especially the site,if you bet goes well with them you can give them half of your trust because no site that you can trust fully

[fiulpro]

1. Reviews
2. License
3. Known on forum
4. Checking their forum account if they have any negative feedback
5. Comments about them in the spam section if any
6. Campaigns

Well the idea is to make sure that you do not engage in a sports book that you have not read a review of, the license is something that you can buy online but if a sports book is able to renew it every month that means it's earning. One can also type the name on Google and see the accusations that we might have missed, you will definately see a variety of them on various platforms.

[TimeTeller]

1. Reviews
2. License
3. Known on forum
4. Checking their forum account if they have any negative feedback
5. Comments about them in the spam section if any
6. Campaigns

Well the idea is to make sure that you do not engage in a sports book that you have not read a review of, the license is something that you can buy online but if a sports book is able to renew it every month that means it's earning. One can also type the name on Google and see the accusations that we might have missed, you will definately see a variety of them on various platforms.

If you are here in the forum, the gambling boards are very good sources of information about casinos and sportsbooks.
From the first item you mentioned, reviews - better check if the review site is a comprehensive and not bias one.
Most review sites are after for the possible referral commission, hence, they don't care if they will list a popular yet scam site.
For me, if you are a user of this forum, it is better to check the respective thread of the casino and check the trust summary of their rep.
You can also have a good understanding on what's going on if you will read the content of their thread.
It may also give you handful of information that you can use before sending any penny to the site.

[swogerino]

Before I decide to join any sportsbook I check this very section here,the Gambling section to check if they have an ANN thread,are they running a signature campaign and if they have an ANN thread,a big one with many pages,I read the reviews and how trustworthy the site is,if all people talk good about the site,there are no complains,the site is offering big bonuses and are keeping the players busy with promotions,they use instant withdraw and instant deposit then this site it fulfills all the parameters I need to believe before I joining such site.

[Desmong]

Hello everyone, I've been using online sportsbooks for a while now, but I wanted to know how do you know how to trust those sites? What do you look for in them, what are some red flags for you, that kind of stuff. Hope it makes sense and please share what are your favorite online sportsbooks.

It is very hard to know those gambling sites that does not worth it which is the reason why we need to stay informed. It is good to do research before jumping on gambling sites for betting. There are gambling sites that do not worth the time or that can take away gamblers fund if care is not taken. The forum is a good place for us to ask questions about what we don't reason have good idea about.

[Rating Place]

Hello everyone, I've been using online sportsbooks for a while now, but I wanted to know how do you know how to trust those sites? What do you look for in them, what are some red flags for you, that kind of stuff. Hope it makes sense and please share what are your favorite online sportsbooks.

We usually review from reputation, check all social media, and also the most important thing is positive ratings from users. The license is also important and doesn't forget to make sure that the country where you live is not on the list of prohibited countries in the casino. You will find a lot of casino sportsbooks on this forum. Make sure to keep reviewing them carefully and I hope to do some periodic searches to find the sportsbook you're looking for.

I agree with all of this except for the licensing. The governing bodies almost always side with the sportsbook. Payout speed and history are important.

[crzy]

Hello everyone, I've been using online sportsbooks for a while now, but I wanted to know how do you know how to trust those sites? What do you look for in them, what are some red flags for you, that kind of stuff. Hope it makes sense and please share what are your favorite online sportsbooks.

I usually follow the crowd, if the reviews from the gamblers are good then most probably, I will also try their platform to experience it for myself. I also look for good security, KYC matters to me as well and if the withdrawal and deposit is fast with a smaller fees. To be more safe, better to gamble only with the top sites, mostly they run their site for years now and that could be a good assurance as well.

[gagux123]

Hello everyone, I've been using online sportsbooks for a while now, but I wanted to know how do you know how to trust those sites? What do you look for in them, what are some red flags for you, that kind of stuff. Hope it makes sense and please share what are your favorite online sportsbooks.

Well, I believe that some variables can be analyzed and this is important!!

I believe the reputation is essential these days, speed/time in withdrawals and also quantity (fast, slow etc). Customer contact support (chat bot? online? email?)
And I also believe that some reviews are also interesting to analyze.

[keyscore44]

Hello everyone, I've been using online sportsbooks for a while now, but I wanted to know how do you know how to trust those sites? What do you look for in them, what are some red flags for you, that kind of stuff. Hope it makes sense and please share what are your favorite online sportsbooks.

It is always best to learn from your own experience, but you can reduce your risk by taking certain steps.
It is quite important that the casino is on the market as long as possible. The shorter the casino is on the market, the greater the risk.
For sure, don't make a large deposit at first. It's best to try to make a few withdrawals before depositing a larger amount.
If you do not care about anonymity and it is not a problem for you to do KYC verification, look for casinos that have a license. This makes the risk quite a bit smaller as well.

[Text]

I know every one of us here also has our perspective on how to trust an online sportsbook. I have never seen yet a sportsbook as in legit and officially recognize just like website/pages in some channels but anyway I just think maybe cause this is gambling so that's why it's not meant for it.

As I already tried several sportsbooks,  I can say that I know how to trust them. There are a lot of factors to consider and most of them have already been mentioned such as reputation, licenses, review, etc. I also look into how many active players are betting on it in the day-by-day cases. If you will rely on this forum, you are in the best place to look for answers and know also how to trust a sportsbook, especially a crypto one.

[notblox1]

Hello everyone, I've been using online sportsbooks for a while now, but I wanted to know how do you know how to trust those sites? What do you look for in them, what are some red flags for you, that kind of stuff. Hope it makes sense and please share what are your favorite online sportsbooks.

I only trust a few sportsbook that accept bitcoin and other cryptos, and everything else is risky to use.
You should always check reputation, activity and history in bitcointalk forum, for example Sportsbet website is one of the best you can find.
Fortunejack is next on my list and I sometimes I use Stake website when I find better odds there.

[Doell]

I'll be doing some research, whether it's some reviews from the community, or trying it myself. My trust tends, to active members on the site if there a chat feature, popularity and user complaints can be resolved, and last the license is important to start trusting too. As for other things about deposits and withdrawals, it doesn't have to be instant doesn't matter, the most important thing is not more than 24 hours because waiting is sometimes bad for us, and it makes trust decrease.

[Vaskiy]

The trust is gained out of its long term service. During this period they could've served the community good with the best support from the team on need. For sportsbook addition of majority of the sports events is a must. Apart from this the forum presence through announcement thread, promotion campaigns, contests, etc play a big role. Even the trusted platforms will be showered with lots of negative news, but you need to analyse and understand the truth behind it. If not you'll be in a situation to deposit with some dilemma.

[mitchr4]

If you want to find out easily, try to check the feedback or reviews of players who have played there. We can see that in this forum thread or on sites that provide gambling site recommendation services. Also, feedback from outside the forum like google and their social media.

[uneng]

If you want to find out easily, try to check the feedback or reviews of players who have played there. We can see that in this forum thread or on sites that provide gambling site recommendation services. Also, feedback from outside the forum like google and their social media.

This is the simplest and one of the most efficient ways to check a site's legitimacy. If it's not a good place to bet, of course there will be several complains in different sites and forums on the internet. And in case there is none, better to avoid the sportsbook until it becomes more popular and recognized by the gambling virtual community. Reviews are easy to find and are usually very complete. All important informations and details, like for how long the site is operating, can be found there.

One trick I use is to always search the website's name followed by the word "scam" on google. If there is something against them, it will appear on the top results. When there is nothing, the support promptly replies and solves the situation or the accusations are fragile it's an evidence the site is safe to play.