How do you know how to trust online sportsbooks?

[mak013]

Review sites are good of course. But there are also a lot of fake reviews. And I don't just mean fake reviews that are praising the gambling site, but there are also fake reviews that unjustifiably provide casino negativity. And there are a lot of review sites. I know Trustpilot is very active in maintaining fake reviews, but how do you know what is fake and what is not? It is quite difficult to bring clarity to this. There are also many reviews on the forum. Your own experience with a site is the best indicator.

Even fake reviews gives some information. But of course you ought to get several reviews at least. In such way you can get different moments to compare and, if you make research, you can understand there is the fake. And i decided for myself that all reviews are fake. Even famous reviewers - are unknown men for me.

[Desmong]

There are so many red flags a gambler can see in a gambling platform that he or she will know that such gambling platform does not worth it. One of the good factors we can look at in a gambling platform is withdrawal. Sites that have good or fast withdrawal process is a sign that the platform is good and reliable. We can also look at deposit bonuses which can be a good sign of a good platform but noy all. To me I mostly look at fast transactions.

[Markinzo]

I kinda understand your difficulty here in the sense that there has been proliferation of gambling websites and it's hard these days to get to trust your money on any one.

But one can be able to decern those few that could be trusted to an extent through their years of operations, checks on reviews (although reviews at times can be deceiving but it's one of the way to go with), also their mode of operations too is another way to check if they could be trusted.

[behandsomebecool]

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.

Hi! I am relatively new in this field, but I have already managed to form my own opinion. A review of a bookmaker is always subjective because it reflects the personal opinion and experience of a particular player. That is why different players will leave both positive and negative reviews about the same bookmaker. And they can all be honest at the same time. You need to carefully collect reviews on the Internet and try to understand whether they cause you to be wary.

[Peanutswar]

Many people are talking about reviews and I agree that reviews can't be trusted. Not because they are a complete lie, but because they are painting a different picture from what the reality is. They leave out the negatives and highlight the positives. That's not a lie, but it is a biased review.
The thing with paid reviews is that even if the site doesn't tell you to specifically write only nice things about them, the person getting paid feels a certain gratitude and obligation to do that anyway. That's why most reviews are positive and focus on the good things.  

this reminds me of a certain controversial gambling site here in the forum that created a paid review campaign for their gambling site. as you expected the majority of the reviews were positive. also, what made that review campaign extremely unreliable is a lot of participants who joined that paid review campaign were an alt of someone and are trying to take advantage of the campaign.

Even the gambling review website now can be paid to get a higher rank for the list and I guess this is not ideal anymore to become a source of information instead having a shared experience from the first person reliable source or experience is the most deal with the thing.  By that you can get an information what is good to know like pros and cons at the base of the experience not just as the base of getting paid.

[coolcoinz]

1. Restriction country

I really don't care much about that as my country restricts basically every online casino just because they "worry about the financial health of its slaves?" or prefers people have some money to spend on various taxes rather than have some fun in a casino

For me there's a number of factors like the site's reviews, whether there's scam accusations on the forum or not, if they are active here and respond to questions, if they have a sig campaign or not, if they require KYC... Usually sites that are popular and have active moderators will not scam you, but you have to check their policies on VPNs and some other things. Before you start playing google them and check if people had any problems with them.

[rby]

Review sites are good of course. But there are also a lot of fake reviews. And I don't just mean fake reviews that are praising the gambling site, but there are also fake reviews that unjustifiably provide casino negativity.

And that is the worse kind of review. It is very dangerous kind of review because it defame and rubs the reputation of a company in the mud.
Meanwhile, in the forum here, we have seen countless of newbies giving negative feedbacks, and the best way to discover that is when you see accusations without tangible evidences.
But if such negative reviews happens outside the scope of this forum, it will be disastrous to the company, especially if it's a new one.
Are there some kinds of law that prohibits companies hiring fake reviewers to hunt down their competitors?

And there are a lot of review sites. I know Trustpilot is very active in maintaining fake reviews, but how do you know what is fake and what is not? It is quite difficult to bring clarity to this. There are also many reviews on the forum. Your own experience with a site is the best indicator.
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[Peanutswar]

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.

This is also the first thing that I look for before putting my trust into a gambling website. The user experience will tell it all to potential players if the casino is offering great quality of service or not. When a person enjoyed the service provided, surely they will do the honor of spreading about it to their friends and the cycle will continue to happen. Overall quality of service for me depends on their processing time of transaction, deposit, and withdrawal. Addressing the concerns and issues at hand is important for me too because this just clearly give away if they are just after for profits or the customers' welfare and satisfaction as well.

First-person or primary source is one of the most reliable information than having thoughts only came from the secondary also having a good sportsbook it depends on the needs and preferences of a person, also today i don't trust too much too regards with the online review of the gambling platforms because they can now paid today, for me having a lot of bonus and events with a fast transaction and good quality services has a really big impact.

[Theones]

First-person or primary source is one of the most reliable information than having thoughts only came from the secondary also having a good sportsbook it depends on the needs and preferences of a person, also today i don't trust too much too regards with the online review of the gambling platforms because they can now paid today, for me having a lot of bonus and events with a fast transaction and good quality services has a really big impact.

That is correct - reviews and rating are paid most of the time - unless the genuine businessman who is authentic and work on principles. The is no other way to find about the authenticity of business than reviews. The things are risky but if one is interested - one should dive right in.

[Ahli38]

The first thing I always do is look at the reviews and if you feel from the reviews you can see user satisfaction. then from there I saw other things such as regulations, licenses and so on. do not forget also how long the existence of the site is present. because to be honest I sometimes have doubts about the new one. But that doesn't mean every new one is bad. because everything starts from new too. but over time it builds trust and user satisfaction that becomes a plus. Everyone has their own way of judging it. because I myself am a person who always likes to take risks. because sometimes it's fun. so the main point is that I trust the points mentioned more like seeing reviews or reviews of other users.

[worle1bm]

First-person or primary source is one of the most reliable information than having thoughts only came from the secondary also having a good sportsbook it depends on the needs and preferences of a person, also today i don't trust too much too regards with the online review of the gambling platforms because they can now paid today, for me having a lot of bonus and events with a fast transaction and good quality services has a really big impact.

For sure many of them are having these paid reviews so you can't blindly trust them and lock your funds for gambling over there as they can be pure scam and your funds can be gone easily.There are some good sportsbook provider on the forum like my signature which are verified as legitimate casinos with variety of sports to bet upon.

[Theones]

First-person or primary source is one of the most reliable information than having thoughts only came from the secondary also having a good sportsbook it depends on the needs and preferences of a person, also today i don't trust too much too regards with the online review of the gambling platforms because they can now paid today, for me having a lot of bonus and events with a fast transaction and good quality services has a really big impact.

For sure many of them are having these paid reviews so you can't blindly trust them and lock your funds for gambling over there as they can be pure scam and your funds can be gone easily.There are some good sportsbook provider on the forum like my signature which are verified as legitimate casinos with variety of sports to bet upon.

But you never know if that first person is authentic too and not a good friend or hired agent. There are so much scams about reviews and people giving info.
But most of the time reading reviews give you a slight idea - what to do and what not to.

[Betwrong]

First-person or primary source is one of the most reliable information than having thoughts only came from the secondary also having a good sportsbook it depends on the needs and preferences of a person, also today i don't trust too much too regards with the online review of the gambling platforms because they can now paid today, for me having a lot of bonus and events with a fast transaction and good quality services has a really big impact.

For sure many of them are having these paid reviews so you can't blindly trust them and lock your funds for gambling over there as they can be pure scam and your funds can be gone easily.There are some good sportsbook provider on the forum like my signature which are verified as legitimate casinos with variety of sports to bet upon.

But you never know if that first person is authentic too and not a good friend or hired agent. There are so much scams about reviews and people giving info.
But most of the time reading reviews give you a slight idea - what to do and what not to.

Whether it's a paid review or not, is easy to spot. Also, the person writing that paid review can expose the deal later, so reputable gambling sites don't bother with this kind of activity. They have enough people satisfied with their services. Genuine site users write kind of reviews that not so easy to imitate, especially for the kind of people who don't mind doing such sleazy job, they are usually not well educated. In short, finding a trustworthy online sportsbook is not a problem these days. Just don't overthink the whole thing.

[AmoreJaz]

First-person or primary source is one of the most reliable information than having thoughts only came from the secondary also having a good sportsbook it depends on the needs and preferences of a person, also today i don't trust too much too regards with the online review of the gambling platforms because they can now paid today, for me having a lot of bonus and events with a fast transaction and good quality services has a really big impact.

For sure many of them are having these paid reviews so you can't blindly trust them and lock your funds for gambling over there as they can be pure scam and your funds can be gone easily.There are some good sportsbook provider on the forum like my signature which are verified as legitimate casinos with variety of sports to bet upon.

But you never know if that first person is authentic too and not a good friend or hired agent. There are so much scams about reviews and people giving info.
But most of the time reading reviews give you a slight idea - what to do and what not to.

Whether it's a paid review or not, is easy to spot. Also, the person writing that paid review can expose the deal later, so reputable gambling sites don't bother with this kind of activity. They have enough people satisfied with their services. Genuine site users write kind of reviews that not so easy to imitate, especially for the kind of people who don't mind doing such sleazy job, they are usually not well educated. In short, finding a trustworthy online sportsbook is not a problem these days. Just don't overthink the whole thing.

also, if you are already here in the forum, you're lucky because finding one is easy peasy. just look at their dedicated threads, check for their trust summary, and you will get the idea if they are doing their job to their players. and if you have ample time, you can even read their whole thread. with that, i don't think you won't get the idea where they are in this gambling business. and how they treat their players and more. you will only be screwed by a new site if you don't know how to read some warning signals. but all the info are already out there, you just need to filter the authentic ones.

[passwordnow]

But you never know if that first person is authentic too and not a good friend or hired agent. There are so much scams about reviews and people giving info.
But most of the time reading reviews give you a slight idea - what to do and what not to.

That's why to trust no one but if you see that the casino being reviewed is that you're personally aware of its reputation. You cannot doubt those good reviews from them and if you gamble there personally, you'll notice that if it's a good casino, you'll see people telling them good things.
But if that casino isn't really good and its reputation has been giving a bad impression not just to a few customers that they have before but almost a community, you'll understand that it's not just a paid review anymore but actual review and experiences.

[Desmong]

The first thing I always do is look at the reviews and if you feel from the reviews you can see user satisfaction. then from there I saw other things such as regulations, licenses and so on. do not forget also how long the existence of the site is present. because to be honest I sometimes have doubts about the new one. But that doesn't mean every new one is bad. because everything starts from new too. but over time it builds trust and user satisfaction that becomes a plus. Everyone has their own way of judging it. because I myself am a person who always likes to take risks. because sometimes it's fun. so the main point is that I trust the points mentioned more like seeing reviews or reviews of other users.

Yea, review is another method to know which Gambling platform is trusted and checking on google and also in this forum to see which one works for you. When checking the review of a sportbook, also check whether they have KYC or not because this can also be a hindrance to many gamblers that don't want to put their privacy on the internet for no reason. There are many sportbooks that north the time here.

[Betwrong]

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also, if you are already here in the forum, you're lucky because finding one is easy peasy. just look at their dedicated threads, check for their trust summary, and you will get the idea if they are doing their job to their players. and if you have ample time, you can even read their whole thread. with that, i don't think you won't get the idea where they are in this gambling business. and how they treat their players and more. you will only be screwed by a new site if you don't know how to read some warning signals. but all the info are already out there, you just need to filter the authentic ones.

That's true actually. You either know who to trust, and thus you don't ask such questions, or, the safest move for you is going to established sportsbooks with great reputation. The probability of being scammed in one of those places is almost zero. You will rather be scammed by your bank or your employer than by an established gambling site.

[Cookdata]

Hi! I am relatively new in this field, but I have already managed to form my own opinion. A review of a bookmaker is always subjective because it reflects the personal opinion and experience of a particular player. That is why different players will leave both positive and negative reviews about the same bookmaker. And they can all be honest at the same time. You need to carefully collect reviews on the Internet and try to understand whether they cause you to be wary.

You have said it all, we all have level of tolerance. What I can manage may be a trash to another person and so do gambling centers. Ttust stretches to different areas, it could be level of KYC, it could be bonuses, withdrawal and many more, if I'm not satisfied with any of them, I will back out my money and earnings. There are some casinos that may not  give others headache but coincidence could happen that you may have issues with them.
Sometimes here, whenever a newbie bring a scam accusations against a casino that have been proven otherwise, a careful investigations is done to make sure that the truth comes out because a casino is not scam doesn't mean they are not capable of doing so. Anything that involves money changes people, it takes wisdom and less greed to overcome it.

[carlfebz2]

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also, if you are already here in the forum, you're lucky because finding one is easy peasy. just look at their dedicated threads, check for their trust summary, and you will get the idea if they are doing their job to their players. and if you have ample time, you can even read their whole thread. with that, i don't think you won't get the idea where they are in this gambling business. and how they treat their players and more. you will only be screwed by a new site if you don't know how to read some warning signals. but all the info are already out there, you just need to filter the authentic ones.

That's true actually. You either know who to trust, and thus you don't ask such questions, or, the safest move for you is going to established sportsbooks with great reputation. The probability of being scammed in one of those places is almost zero. You will rather be scammed by your bank or your employer than by an established gambling site.

That's why it's always been suggested to stick into reputable sites before making any deposit but there are people who do really love to test out waters and discover or trying out to experience new sites even if it's just new or doesn't have any reviews or good feedbacks.

popular sites do start on being new and can't be trusted but due time they do able to reach out certain position and popularity in the market.Always go with the herd and try to see if they are really dealing with a good site for you to follow them on.

[Wind_FURY]

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also, if you are already here in the forum, you're lucky because finding one is easy peasy. just look at their dedicated threads, check for their trust summary, and you will get the idea if they are doing their job to their players. and if you have ample time, you can even read their whole thread. with that, i don't think you won't get the idea where they are in this gambling business. and how they treat their players and more. you will only be screwed by a new site if you don't know how to read some warning signals. but all the info are already out there, you just need to filter the authentic ones.

That's true actually. You either know who to trust, and thus you don't ask such questions, or, the safest move for you is going to established sportsbooks with great reputation. The probability of being scammed in one of those places is almost zero. You will rather be scammed by your bank or your employer than by an established gambling site.

That's why it's always been suggested to stick into reputable sites before making any deposit but there are people who do really love to test out waters and discover or trying out to experience new sites even if it's just new or doesn't have any reviews or good feedbacks.

popular sites do start on being new and can't be trusted but due time they do able to reach out certain position and popularity in the market.Always go with the herd and try to see if they are really dealing with a good site for you to follow them on.

I have already posted this in other topics, but another method that can help is look if the casino/gambling site is being represented by the trusted campaign managers in BitcoinTalk. I believe there are five campaign managers who are very trusted by the community, who also have proven themselves deserving of that trust, and they have the experience to sense whether a casino is a scam, or not.