How do you know how to trust online sportsbooks?

[Fortify]

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 takes a good few years experience to start picking up indicators and a new player would be best sticking around all the big names mentioned here (as long as the users connected with them have positive trust). It can involve one big red flag or many small red flags which can be very subtle. You should try to determine if the page content is found anywhere else online (using a service like copyscape) because cookie-cutter copies indicate little money being spent on important things like the legal side. Copied templates are dangerous too, as they indicate no budget and casinos require a big budget to be successful. Check that the chatroom and all games work as expected (no glitchy behaviors). Keep your first deposit small and ideally test to withdrawal feature after playing for a bit, this can indicate how it'll work when trying to leave later.

[Jody.Drummer]

Given the sheer amount of feedback given to the OP, what else does he need to make sure it's the casino sportsbook he's trying to find?

I hope that with none of the inputs the OP missed, you will read a lot for all the inputs. As a suggestion from me, Stake.com is probably the casino I use most often to review sports books. So getting back to the OP is there anything you still have doubts about? An important point in the assessment is to always review the casino itself based on the rating of active gamblers. And you will definitely find it here.

Do not bet large amounts, first try to always feel the comfort of what you have got at the casino. The rest you can bet as you wish.

[Smartvirus]

Trust is relative alright. In the cryptospace, Trust is everything as, your not familiar with whom ever is being an account or organisation hence, its always a risky move and its money we are often dealing with which makes it difficult to engage with another individual or organisation in the crypto space without first getting to Trust them.
Hence, organisations and individuals try to build credible traits on there uses or handles and when gotten, they try to protect it,  so as not to jeopardise it for any cheap gains.

Therefore, this Trust could be conferred on sites by employing a trusted manager that becomes a part of the team to aid them build there's @Organisation. So, looking at whom is managing a Casino or sportbook, you can as well lean to Trust them. It's always difficult to trust a new gambling platform in the field so, as a novice, its best you let the regular and experienced gamblers test it out while, you look out for reviews.

Another means is, looking out for there registration details to be legal and licenced. After all that, its of importance that you test with little amounts and always gamble with what you can afford to loose.

[AmoreJaz]

Given the sheer amount of feedback given to the OP, what else does he need to make sure it's the casino sportsbook he's trying to find?

I hope that with none of the inputs the OP missed, you will read a lot for all the inputs. As a suggestion from me, Stake.com is probably the casino I use most often to review sports books. So getting back to the OP is there anything you still have doubts about? An important point in the assessment is to always review the casino itself based on the rating of active gamblers. And you will definitely find it here.

Do not bet large amounts, first try to always feel the comfort of what you have got at the casino. The rest you can bet as you wish.

the suggestions and options are all laid out, it is now up to the OP if he will try one of these casinos and see it for himself. he can read all the reviews or feedbacks, but sometimes, actual experience would be best to try a specific site. and it is best if you will try the proven and tested one because the chance of getting rekt is very small as they want to preserve their reputation. but for new and small casinos, they can easily find loopholes or mistakes from the player and not pay what is owe to them. trust is subjective. you need to get in to test it.

[TelolettOm]

It's not easy to trust a sportsbook if it is a new one but for existing sportsbook is you need to do some research about it's review, issues and if ever there's a accusation against them.

Yes exactly, moreover if the sportsbooks ever have scam accusations and they cannot solve the accusation, their reputation will be very low and maybe they have bad reputation.
Although it is not easy, maybe we can choose the old sportsbooks that have proven that they have no scam accusations, have good reviews on this forum (not from the review platform like Trustpilot or others because they may be fake reviews), and also they have big influence to the gambling activities moreover in this forum. Although this will not guarantee, for me, I will prefer to use the sportsbook campaigned in this forum that has a good reputation. Although sometimes they may have bad reviews or some accusations, they are responsible and solve the accusation with strong evidence.

[lienfaye]

The questions that you asked are all basic questions which can be answered through common sense op. Finding reliable sportsbooks(FIAT or Crypto) is similar to finding anything reliable in this world(Researching in order to choose the best option).

Exactly. Exerting an effort to find a reliable sportsbook is not only works in looking for a casino to play, because in general you need to exert an effort as well if you're looking for something reliable. So as other replies already mentioned, check for the reviews and feedbacks of the gamblers if the particular casino is trusted. Then, double check by doing your own research to verify if its true. A sportsbook with a good reputation and no negative feedbacks is not hard to find if you're not lazy to find it.

[Darker45]

Although it is not easy, maybe we can choose the old sportsbooks that have proven that they have no scam accusations...

I don't know if there is even a sportsbook that has no scam accusation. Especially the old ones, they must have their fair share of scam accusations. But this is not to say that they're scamming people. It's just that there will always be users who will cry scam every time they are inconvenienced by the platform. So a research is always necessary. But if the basis is zero scam accusation, you might end up with either a very new and unknown platform or nothing at all.

[btc78]

It's not easy to trust a sportsbook if it is a new one but for existing sportsbook is you need to do some research about it's review, issues and if ever there's a accusation against them.

Yes exactly, moreover if the sportsbooks ever have scam accusations and they cannot solve the accusation, their reputation will be very low and maybe they have bad reputation.

it is depending on what kind of scam accusation they are facing because there are group of cheater here that only wanted to ruin new sportsbooks reputation maybe they are seeking for payment or they are being paid by opposing same site that being triggered of those new sites.

Although it is not easy, maybe we can choose the old sportsbooks that have proven that they have no scam accusations, have good reviews on this forum (not from the review platform like Trustpilot or others because they may be fake reviews),

Yes, this is why I always asks that there are players that looking for new sites when there are already plenty that trusted and proven good sites here.

and also they have big influence to the gambling activities moreover in this forum. Although this will not guarantee, for me, I will prefer to use the sportsbook campaigned in this forum that has a good reputation. Although sometimes they may have bad reviews or some accusations, they are responsible and solve the accusation with strong evidence.

and also they have bigger funds to sustain their operation and also they can pay all the wins without hassles .

[Jemzx00]

Although it is not easy, maybe we can choose the old sportsbooks that have proven that they have no scam accusations...

I don't know if there is even a sportsbook that has no scam accusation. Especially the old ones, they must have their fair share of scam accusations. But this is not to say that they're scamming people. It's just that there will always be users who will cry scam every time they are inconvenienced by the platform. So a research is always necessary. But if the basis is zero scam accusation, you might end up with either a very new and unknown platform or nothing at all.

Most but not all old casino out there might have there fair share in regards with scam accusation, however it might be wise to know and check out these accusation made as you might find out some fraudulent users and trying to make some kind of accusation just to be compensated.
Anyways, most scam accusation that I've seen are mostly about withdrawal issue, account being locked and incorrect rewards won. Common reason as to why these accusations are made are due to users not following the terms and conditions especially with banned countries and VPN issues. So yes, I suggest to review the accusation made if those are valid and also look as to how the casino was able to handle the situation.

[Reatim]

Although it is not easy, maybe we can choose the old sportsbooks that have proven that they have no scam accusations...

I don't know if there is even a sportsbook that has no scam accusation. Especially the old ones, they must have their fair share of scam accusations. But this is not to say that they're scamming people. It's just that there will always be users who will cry scam every time they are inconvenienced by the platform. So a research is always necessary. But if the basis is zero scam accusation, you might end up with either a very new and unknown platform or nothing at all.

Most but not all old casino out there might have there fair share in regards with scam accusation, however it might be wise to know and check out these accusation made as you might find out some fraudulent users and trying to make some kind of accusation just to be compensated.
Anyways, most scam accusation that I've seen are mostly about withdrawal issue, account being locked and incorrect rewards won. Common reason as to why these accusations are made are due to users not following the terms and conditions especially with banned countries and VPN issues. So yes, I suggest to review the accusation made if those are valid and also look as to how the casino was able to handle the situation.

actually all casino's ahs scam accusations specially those old one because they are prone from attack and mis behavior of players and cheaters.

but this will be proven over the years how they are acting to prevent from happening again and from total damaging their reputations.

just choose which is best and which is better .

because in the end of the day? you are the player and you will be partaking the betting and the win/lose situation .

[michellee]

The questions that you asked are all basic questions which can be answered through common sense op. Finding reliable sportsbooks(FIAT or Crypto) is similar to finding anything reliable in this world(Researching in order to choose the best option).

Exactly. Exerting an effort to find a reliable sportsbook is not only works in looking for a casino to play, because in general you need to exert an effort as well if you're looking for something reliable. So as other replies already mentioned, check for the reviews and feedbacks of the gamblers if the particular casino is trusted. Then, double check by doing your own research to verify if its true. A sportsbook with a good reputation and no negative feedbacks is not hard to find if you're not lazy to find it.

That means we need to find a sportsbook that matches what we want. If we get a sportsbook from someone else or this forum, we also need to try now and then to find out if the sportsbook site is what we want. We don't need to immediately trust a sportsbook site before we can get what we want. And it will also take some time before we find and make our favorite sportsbook. Feedback from gamblers can't be used as a basis for making it a favorite sportsbook site because we still have to look for comparisons.

[serjent05]

Looking at the internet, there are some articles that suggest some criteria on how to trust sportsbooks.  Even though some pointers are given in the early reply[1], it doesn't hurt to dig more about it.  One of the articles[2] suggests 9 key factors to check the trust factor of a certain sportsbook.

• Research the sportsbook’s reputation
• Note the betting site’s licensing and regulation
• Secure Betting Site And App
• Check out the payment methods
• Check out online reviews
• Website offers and promotions
• Sports covered and bet selection
• Crucial online customer service
• Use your intuition

On number 5, we must be vigilant because there are lots of fake reviews out there. But for sure there are sites and forum that caters genuine reviews from the online sportsbook users.


[1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5401588.msg60302080#msg60302080
[2] https://www.chartattack.com/finding-online-sportsbook-you-can-trust/

[Strongkored]

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.

What is certain is that you have to try to play on the sportsbooks first and then you will be able to find out whether the sportsbooks are trusted or not. The speed of the deposit and withdrawal process is one of the reasons I can trust these sportsbooks and other things such as the many types of markets available, the speed to process betting results, regular promos greatly affects my comfort to stay at those sportsbooks or not.

[Shamm]

To trust new online sportsbook for my opinion, I need to do a research or let say, I need to know the sportsbook first, and more important thing is that how they manage every gamblers. The reviews of every gamblers is very important because if they have good feedback  from that casino then for sure that many gamblers catch the attention of that newest sportsbook and play with them.

[Slow death]

but I wanted to know how do you know how to trust those sites?

I will give an example of myself. Let's say that today I want a gambling site, I enter google search for "gambling sites" and then I read each review of each site, then I select some sites based on the advantages. then comes the investigation phase which consists of investigating each site in detail, then I come to the forum and continue with the investigation, one that here on the forum I see that the site has a good reputation, I did not find any accusations of scam, so I I create an account on the site I chose. It is necessary to note that before choosing the site I have more or less idea of what kind of resources I want on the site and for this reason I will search on google first before searching on the forum, that's because here on the forum there are many threads so it stays hard to see all threads. But for a newbie in the crypto world I recommend starting the search here on the forum

What do you look for in them

I'm looking for a site that pays fast and without problems

I'm looking for a site that has a good designer that makes it easy for me

I'm looking for a site that has many games a day so I can have more betting options

I'm looking for a site that doesn't have scam accusations

what are some red flags for you that kind of stuff.

when the site takes a long time to pay

when the site has had many scam accusations

when the site uses TOS to take money from customers

when the site takes a long time to respond to customer emails and consequently takes a long time to resolve customer issues

what are your favorite online sportsbooks.

definitely stake.com is my favorite, I'm not talking because I'm in their campaign, I say this because I place bets on the site and I've used other sites and I realize this big difference, at stake.com there are many games a day to bet and it's easy to move the site while on other sites there are few games and there's a designer that doesn't make it easy for me

[bitterguy28]

The simplest way? is that I only plays on those site that has good reputations here in forum and this is why I never experience anything bad from my years of playing either from sportsbook or from regular casinos, though most of my sites are having those both .
and also what makes me safer? is that I only deposit small amount per time so I will never become a big loser if ever the site turns scamming in long time .

[||bit]

Actually you should use your own strategy on this, don’t follow anyone on the gambling. Because gambling is the unique game. It need use many strategies on it, sometimes your strategy will fail. But you should not worry about the past. Because you can win any amount of money you had loss in the gambling with the new strategy and it doesn’t consider as a loss in gambling.

[Oshosondy]

definitely stake.com is my favorite, I'm not talking because I'm in their campaign, I say this because I place bets on the site and I've used other sites and I realize this big difference, at stake.com there are many games a day to bet and it's easy to move the site while on other sites there are few games and there's a designer that doesn't make it easy for me

Stake is a good gambling site, I haven't tried their sport betting because I do not like to bet on national leagues but prefer top club leagues which we have just finish. On stake, the blackjack and roulette are very good and you can see how the site is very transparent and showing customers that they are not manipulating, it is a good betting site to go for.

[ralle14]

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.

If the sportsbook is popular enough then it's best to follow what the others suggest and that's checking gambling reviews or feedback since it saves you a lot of time compared to checking out the site for yourself but when the sportsbook is new then the best option is to wait and follow them for now until they've built enough reputation to be trusted by several gamblers. But if you can't wait to try a new sportsbook it also doesn't hurt to test them out with a small deposit as i've tried out new sportsbooks before since I got lured by their tempting promotions.

The bad part when it comes to some of the best sportsbooks are their lack of promotions and withdrawal speed, most sportsbook usually takes a minute or two to send out your withdrawal but I still can't forget a couple of sportsbooks that usually takes a few hours before they'd approve your withdrawal. 

[Despairo]

First and foremost I always use a sportsbooks that have an ANN thread in this forum, because I already know this forum is mostly free about any users opinion and I know to check whether the site is scam or legit based on his trust feedback. Any reviews or articles are sucks about the credibility, they can got paid by the scam casino to shill them e.g. 1xbit. If you search 1xbit reviews on the google search, you will see most articles talking about them is a good casino and doesn't scam.

But the truth they're scam, since you can easily found many accusations related to this casino until now.