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| Tips and advice from our team of experts. Everything you need to know to make your betting experience a good one. |
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| About BetMaker |
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BetMaker |
| Short Description |
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BetMaker was merged into BookMaker.com in 2008. With practically every service available to the online gambler and a customer service department as helpful as they come, BookMaker.com is that rare anomaly in the world of online gambling sites: A major virtual player that specializes in the human touch. |
| Year Started |
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1996 |
| Country |
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Costa Rica |
| Languages |
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English
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| Management |
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Nick Spencer
Customer Service Manager
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| Overall Rating |
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Rates 5 out of 5 stars. |
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| BetMaker Sports Betting Features |
| Deposit Types |
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- Central Coin
- Credit Card
- Firepay
- NETeller
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| Sport Types |
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- Australian Rules Football
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Horseracing
- NASCAR
- Soccer
- Tennis
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| Wager Types |
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- Futures
- If/Win & If/Action
- Parlays
- Props
- Straight Wager
- Teasers
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| Wager Limits |
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- Minimum: $2
- Maximum: $1,000 (more depending on how long you've been a customer)
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| Withdrawal Terms |
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- NETeller: 1 free payout per month, $15 thereafter
- Check: Rates vary
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| Payout Limits |
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$2,500 |
| Bonus Ranking |
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0 |
| Initial Deposit Mins |
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$1.00 |
| Initial Bonus Offers |
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20% with a 5x rollover
200% for casino only play (up to $200) |
| Reload Bonus Offers |
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10% with a 5x rollover
50% for casino only play (up to $250) |
| Rebate Losses |
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Not officially, but they have been known to throw back 5-10% to well-regarded customers on a losing streak. |
| Referral Bonus |
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$100 (referral must deposit a minimum of $1,000) |
| Promotions |
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- New account
- Reload
- Referral
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| Loyalty Program |
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None |
| Overnight Lines |
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24/7 |
| Collar Limits |
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Accepts up to 10 team parlays |
| Ten Cent Base |
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.20 Baseball baselines |
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| BetMaker Pros & Cons |
| Pros |
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- Easy navigation
- Excellent bonus program
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| Cons |
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- $1,000 deposit necessary to receive referral bonus
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| BetMaker Professional Review |
| The Company |
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It was back in 1996, during the infancy of the Internet, when Scott Barrett and two boyhood pals, Pat Kelly and Mike Hale, set off for Costa Rica from small town Ohio with a hunch that they could parlay America's growing fascination with the Internet and its appetite for sports betting into wealth and success. |
| Site Navigation |
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Easy |
| Site Response Speed |
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Fast |
| Services Offered |
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- Casino
- Sportsbook
- Racebook
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| User Experience |
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Positive |
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BetMaker Professional Review |
| By David Kukoff |
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First Impression
BetMaker is now BookMaker.com, so when you get there, you won't find any signs of the old BetMaker, but you will find one of the top online sportsbooks, BookMaker.com. This is a sportsbook that truly "get's it." BookMaker.com is one of the most well-regarded, widely-recommended online gambling sites around. And for good reason; BookMaker.com features no upfront fees, generous bonuses and covers a wide variety of online gaming options -- everything from conventional sportsbook and racing events to celebrity trials and even live casino games that allow you to play against people from all over the world. BookMaker.com also features several deposit/withdrawal methods and a fleet of patient and knowledgeable customer service representatives and posts results immediately so you can move onto your next bet in no time.
In terms of online sportsbooks, BetMaker offers some of the best parlays and teasers available online (up to seven team teasers and up to ten team parlays). BetMaker also is proud of a feature that makes them unique among online gambling sites: A half-point "Bet The Board" option - bet the board and they give you a free half-point.
When it comes to casino gaming, BetMaker is ready to take all comers. BetMaker features all the major card-based games and slots to keep online gamblers occupied, plus a live poker room as well as baccarat and a "jacks or better" game to boot. What separates the casino at BetMaker from those found at most other online gambling sites, however, is their extraordinary casino-only bonus system - a 200% first deposit bonus (up to $200) and a 50% reload bonus (up to $250). This means that if you deposit $25 as a first-timer, you automatically get $75 to play with in your account. In perusing several online gambling sites, I have never seen such a generous bonus system...although suffice it to say, my poker losses could outstrip the generosity of any online casino in a matter of minutes.
Customer Service
BetMaker is also home to one of the most courteous, well-trained customer service departments I have ever experienced. Not only are they eager to answer your questions, they are happy to tell you about their informal policy of giving back - that is, whenever one of their long-time customers is on a losing streak, BetMaker thinks nothing of throwing 5-10% of his losses back his way.
Bottom Line
BetMaker proudly points to their high retention rate...and given their adept human touch and excellent breadth of services, is no mystery. Put simply, this is one of the best online gambling sites out there. |
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