We specialise in online sportsbook and bookmaker reviews. Check out our detailed independent bookie reviews at BookieLabRat.com. Make informed decisions on where to place your sports bets.
This week we've made updates to the following bookie reviews & dropped 3 sportsbooks who failed our latest 2009 assessment
Boyle Sports Review
- Popular Irish Online Bookie
- Sharp odds, great cash backs
- Special offer: £250/€200 free bets
Canbet Sportsbook Review
- Top Australian bookie
- Excellent LIVE football betting
- Big bet limits & highroller betting
Ladbrokes Review
- Safe and professional
[BetCRIS, Gamebookers, Sportingbet have been dropped from our latest recommended sportsbook list]
Bookmaker.com is a corporation registered and licensed in San Jose, Costa Rica. It has a solid reputation and has been trading for over 10 years (established in 1996).
Bookmaker.com services customers globally but especially focusses on residents of the United States of America, who are welcome to place sports bets, play poker online or enjoy a range of casino games. Bookmaker.com offers secure, confidential, tax free sports betting coverage.
LICENCED: Costa Rica
OUTSTANDING: Great coverage of all US and North American sports. Safe betting on all major international sports events.
PAYMENT OPTIONS: Person to Person Transactions (Safe, quick international money transfers - contact them for more details), BankWire, Bank Draft, Credit cards: JCB Card, American Express, Mastercard, VISA, iPoint. Neteller, PIC-Club, Moneybookers, Click2Pay, ECOCard, ClickandBuy, eWalletXpress, PaySafeCard Any hassles, call them!
CURRENCIES: US Dollars, EURO, Canadian Dollars, Swedish Krone, or Norwegian Krone. (All transactions in USD)
JOIN BONUS: Open an account with $300 or more and you can choose from a 20% bonus (with a 5x rollover) or a 10% bonus with a 3x rollover. Max bonus $500.
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Bet365 Sportsbook is one of the UK's leading betting & gaming groups having held a UK licence since 1974. With over 600 employees Bet365 services close to a million customers in 140 countries.
Bet365 is a very professional 24X7 operation with a reputation for fair play, quick payouts & great promotions. Bet365's recent web site makeover is stylish with mobile betting, the best Live betting console on the net, Live scores and stats, plus the ability to watch many sports & horse races live from your PC. A top sports bookmaker, Europe's busiest online poker room & top-of-the-line Playtech Casino via one account.
LICENCED: UK and Gibraltar
OUTSTANDING: Vast sports coverage, consistently best or near best odds, safe - around since 1974. Manage your account in one of 27 different currencies so less exchange rate hassles
PAYMENT OPTIONS: UK Debit Card, Visa, MasterCard, EuroCard, NETeller, Asia365, 1-Pay, Stone-Pay, MoneyTT, Moneybookers, paysafecard, EntroPay, Click2Pay, Bank Transfer, FedEx, Mail Deposits and Money Transfers (Popular Branded Money Orders, Person to Person Transfers).
CURRENCIES: 27 accepted - ARS, AUD, BRL, BRL, CAD, RMB, CZK, DKK, EUR, HKD, HUF, ISK, JPY, MYR, MXN, NZD, NOK, PLZ, RON, SEK, SGD, ZAR, CHF, TWD, THB, GBP, USD
JOIN BONUS: Geotargeted bonus offer - UK: £200 free bets, Europe: 100% bonus on your first deposit, ROI: €320 in free bets, ROW: 15% 1st Deposit Match to $500
(Sorry, no USA, German, Dutch, Hong Kong or Turkish bettors)
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WELCOME to the BookieLabRat.com bookmaker test site.
We aim to help you to find the best and safest sports bookmakers & betting exchanges on the Internet.
As industry professionals we objectively evaluate bookmakers and betting exchanges (the good, the bad and the high risk ones) against formal test criteria. We publish Sportsbook Reviews on the top 20 online sports bookmakers so you don't have to risk losing your shirt to dodgy operators or waste your time searching for the site with the odds, game coverage and betting systems that suit your style of punting or payment method.
Use the links below to check out the latest information and what's HOT and NOT about each Sportsbook, Bookie or Betting Exchange.
Paddy Power is Ireland's largest bookmaker and one of the UK's fastest growing bookies since launching online services in 2000. Parent company, Paddy Power plc, is listed on both the London Stock Exchange & Irish Stock Exchange. .
LICENCED: UK & Isle of Man
OUTSTANDING: Consistently good value prices, Money back specials, promotions and comptitions. A fun sports betting site with a European and UK sports betting focus - good range of markets including Entertainment, Finance and novelty bets .
PAYMENT OPTIONS: Cash (at a shop), Visa, Mastercard, Laser, Switch and Solo cards. Bank Transfer, Cheques, An Post Billpay, Western Union, Neteller, Moneybookers
CURRENCIES: EUR and GBP
JOIN BONUS: New account holders at Paddy power can get £30 worth of free bets to place. (Place a £30 single bet and they will credit you 3 x £10 Free bets) Unfortunately Moneybookers & Neteller users can't claim the join bonus.
(Sorry, no USA or Canadian bettors)
Remember not all bookies are the same and there are rogue operators out there! We regularly get contacted by bettors who win big & then find their bookmaker either won't pay out or will only let them withdraw a small amount per day - or have endless hassle due to banks taking a black & white (& occasionaly grey) stance with credit cards & accounts used for online gambling.
We hope you find a bookmaker from our recommended sites that proves lucky & profitable for you!
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