For those who bet in real.. Can you list a few sites that you would recommend. With most of the sites, you can only Bet on under/over rounds or straight winner. Only a few sites allow you to bet on fight outcomes example; Forrest wins on points against baldomir. I know the Greek.com is one of them. Which gambling sites do you guys use specifically for boxing?
Cheers.
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The problem with Bodog is if you bet on sports, they have the worst juice of most of the high profile books. Bad juice=a much worse chance of overall winning in the long term.
Stay away from Betus. If you look around at some gambling forums, some people have real horror stories on them. I use 5dimes,thegreek and bookmaker.com. All have pro's and cons but all 3 have always paid and thegreek and 5dimes pay in pretty nice time. Bookmaker takes a little longer.
Yep Bodog has a very good rep but they don't accept Canadians LOL. I forgot to mention that 5 dimes has the best Parly's I have seen from any sports book. Hey left , have you ever had problems with Betus? I have heard some really shitty things about them.
No I havent had any problems with them but I only bet $500-$1000 per week. My payouts are usually 1k-2k because I like to leave about 1k in my accounts.
The problems you had or heard of might've been with big payouts which I am unfamiliar with.
why would anybody bet on boxing knowing how corrupt and crooked it is? fighters taking dives, judges taking bribes...and yall would risk your hard earned money on that? For instance if you bet on the CHAVEZ-WHITAKER fight for Whitaker(a fight he clearly won, trust me their is no debate) but it was ruled a draw due to some shady scoring. why shouldnt u get paid? do u like losing your money that way?
So much for Pinnacle, as you said they dont accept US residents. I dont like the limit you mentioned above with 5 dimes so i might have to rule that out. As far as the greek, you must be 21 to get an account with them. So that leaves Bodog or Betus. What are your thoughts??
thanks for your help.
I have heard a lot of shitty things about betus.
I cannot use bodog as I reside in Canada but I have heard nothing but good things about them. If they accepted Canadians, I would have them on my list for sure.
Pinnacle always has good odds but you cannot bet heavy right away as they don't usually put their limits up until a few days before the fights. They will let you bet HUGE on some fights. You could bet over $15,000 on the Winky/Hopkins fight. They DO NOT accept U.S customers.
5 dimes has their odds out way in advance of everyone else but yet again they usually limit your betting action to $250 until closer to the fight.
Stan James has the best limits for smaller fights. You can usually bet at least $1,000 as soon as the odds come out.
I use all these books and The Greek pay's out the quickest.
Hope this helps.
So much for Pinnacle, as you said they dont accept US residents. I dont like the limit you mentioned above with 5 dimes so i might have to rule that out. As far as the greek, you must be 21 to get an account with them. So that leaves Bodog or Betus. What are your thoughts??
thanks for your help.
I use to use about 3 sites but now I mostly use betus and bodog. Bodog usually has more MMA fights you can bet one. Both these sites also offer 1 free payout per calender month. Additional payouts are $20 bucks or so.
They both often offer props such as win by KO/Decision which round will the fight end in. They also have a prop bet on who will lead on Ledermans score card after 3 rounds.
However these types of props are only for main events. Most fights have the regular win, win by decision, win via tko/ko/dq and the over under.
P.S. if you use bodog use someone's referrall number and get them some free $$$.
BTW Bodog usually doesn't let you parlay boxing matches while Betus usually does.Yep Bodog has a very good rep but they don't accept Canadians LOL. I forgot to mention that 5 dimes has the best Parly's I have seen from any sports book. Hey left , have you ever had problems with Betus? I have heard some really shitty things about them.
By the look of things, Pinnacle sportsbook seems like a good option.
Pinnacle always has good odds but you cannot bet heavy right away as they don't usually put their limits up until a few days before the fights. They will let you bet HUGE on some fights. You could bet over $15,000 on the Winky/Hopkins fight. They DO NOT accept U.S customers.
5 dimes has their odds out way in advance of everyone else but yet again they usually limit your betting action to $250 until closer to the fight.
Stan James has the best limits for smaller fights. You can usually bet at least $1,000 as soon as the odds come out.
I use all these books and The Greek pay's out the quickest.
Hope this helps.
I use to use about 3 sites but now I mostly use betus and bodog. Bodog usually has more MMA fights you can bet one. Both these sites also offer 1 free payout per calender month. Additional payouts are $20 bucks or so.
They both often offer props such as win by KO/Decision which round will the fight end in. They also have a prop bet on who will lead on Ledermans score card after 3 rounds.
However these types of props are only for main events. Most fights have the regular win, win by decision, win via tko/ko/dq and the over under.
P.S. if you use bodog use someone's referrall number and get them some free $$$.
BTW Bodog usually doesn't let you parlay boxing matches while Betus usually does.
For those who bet in real.. Can you list a few sites that you would recommend. With most of the sites, you can only Bet on under/over rounds or straight winner. Only a few sites allow you to bet on fight outcomes example; Forrest wins on points against baldomir. I know the Greek.com is one of them. Which gambling sites do you guys use specifically for boxing?
Cheers.Pinnacle, The greek, 5 dimes, Stan james, Betcris and WSEX are pretty reputable and very good for boxing. I don't know how many of them accept U.S customers though. Like stickman said, be prepared to wait AT LEAST a week for your winnings.
Thanks for the advice, ill make sure i read between the lines. If you dont mind me asking, what sites did you use? I'm not familiar with the companies based in the united states i recently moved over from england where i used Coral betting. Too many complications with banking etc to use it abroad so i am searching for a reliable company here in the states.
Oh...also...most of them charge an additional fee to give your money back to you. The amount varies widely (thegreek charges anywhere from $5 or so, to maybe $25, if I remember right), but most of them do it. It doesn't actually cost them anything to give your money back, they just want that little extra from your pocket. Also, most of them will NOT give your money to you within a week or two after opening the account. You have to wait a short period, and then request the payment. They will completely ignore any request made within this initial period, trust me on this. So if you're looking to place a bet on a specific fight and get your money back right away, don't bother. You'll be at least a couple of weeks, maybe longer.
Yes, I'm pretty jaded on online gambling.
I quit betting online because I can't recommend any. I used 3 different websites, when I closed my accounts the fastest one to get my balance to my account took over a month....the slowest one took that a few times over. Seems they're all about getting money fast and not giving it back in any hurry. I will say, however, that when dealing with smaller sums, they do a little better. Keep in mind, though, that this is simple direct deposit stuff, that should take place overnight anywhere in the world. The size of the deposit doesn't matter, it all works the same. It's just that with larger sums, they put it off as long as possible. Be sure and read the user agreements and whatnot...most of them have a tiny paragraph in there that states they can take their sweet time about giving you your winnings.