Sportsbook Test
GamblingScams.org does not endorse online gambling. We do however, understand that there are those of you who will go against our advice and gamble online anyway.
For those of you that do, we can only offer you a set of tools to help you avoid falling victim to fradulent online sportsbooks. First on that list is a little good old fashiooned research.
1. The Google Test
The first thing to do if you are considering placing a bet with an online sportsbook is to Google them. Spend a little time looking around the web for anything anyone might have written about them. There are plenty of "watchdog sites" on the the Internet who exist solely to direct traffic away from the scams and toward the reputable sportsbooks. Read what they have to say.
Not just one will do however. It's never possible to say whether one of these sites is biased or on the payroll, so to speak. Our best advice is to read, read, read.
2. The Email Test
Next in our toolbox is the email test. If you want to test the responsiveness of a sportsbooks customer service department, send them an email. But rather than letting them know you are a prospective client, which to a fraud sportsbook looks like a big fat fish that they're happy to throw a hook out for, write them to ask for your payout!
Make up a bogus username and write them asking how to cash out and how long it should take. Judge them on the promptness of their response. Of course, it's not a foolproof method. If you did decide to make a deposit, the result of this test is by no means an exact indicator of what you can expect down the road with a real account. But it's an idea...