Best Internet site for wagering?
 

Is there a consensus "best Internet wagering site" out there? I'm not interested in gambling on football or any other sport than horse racing. I currently use twinspires.com, but I haven't tried any others. It seems like a lot of tracks are unavailable on the site. I'm happy with the setup otherwise, though I have nothing to compare it to.

Bodog.

sucks - good luck on cashing out if you live in the U.S.

go with Diamond Sports...

sports interaction rules

BetPad.com

So... There is no consensus then?

I also currently use twinspires. I'm satisfied with their product.

I have heard a lot about Premierturfclub from another message board, but I'm not able to sign up there and wager through the internet in my state. They seem to be the only rebate ADW around that actually commingles with the track pools, which is big for me, as I like to know at least some of my takeout dollar is going to horsemen. I don't think they have any of the big tracks though, save Keeneland.

Which tracks are you looking to bet that you cannot bet now? Right now, you need to have a couple of ADW accounts to bet most of the tracks. Some tracks are shut out completely from ADW's right now. In a couple years, everything should be back to normal and one account will suffice. (I hope)

Ditto

Well, I'm in Ohio, which might be a big part of it. For some reason, when Twin Spires says, "telephone wagering in some states," Ohio is not one of the states. Therefore, no Del Mar, for one. The current Santa Anita meet is another one I'm out. Basically, any that say "telephone only" I can forget about. It's not a big deal, I guess. I'm relatively new to the game -- I've been following off and on (mostly around Triple Crown season, like many) for ten years or so, but I've really gotten into it completely since March when I heard about twinspires.com on Sirius (listening to ATR).

I'm absolutely in love with the sport.

Right now, there is a crapload of red tape that is holding everything up. Lots of negotiations and jockeying for position between tracks, ADWs, and horsemen. There are tons of people on this board more knowledgeable than me about this situation.

If you want to bet every major track from one account, the best way to do it is offshore. They take bets on most signals, but are not licensed by tracks, and therefore don't take your money and put it into the racetrack pool. Most pay at track odds up until you hit more than a 300-1 win, where they cap the payout. Offshore books usually give a rebate between 3-8% on all of your wagers.

I just can't bring myself to wager through the offshore books because jockeys, trainers, owners, the racetrack, etc do not see any of the money that I bet.

And the fact is your money safe off shore? Show me a off shore that pays within 3 days like Twin Spires or Youbet and every single person on this board should go to that site.

I don't do withdrawals during football.

BUT my bro uses BetJamaica and they sent him a check within 5 days. Made the withdrawal on Saturday.

xpressbet and tvg cover it for me.

Same here.

Good to know Coach, good to know

BetJamaica is owned by TheGreek.com, but they do not offer identical lines. Both sites are top-notch.

--Dunbar

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I requested a check at 10pm sunday and had it tuesday at 9am.

It's a few days old, but is relevant to how close we are to losing ADW..at least by use of a credit card..

http://www.nasdaq.net/publicpages/Ne...LINE000987.htm

Olympic has been one of the bests for years. I miss Pinnacle, but thegreek is the only other one that stood out above the rest.

Doesn't the story say they are "exempting" horse racing from this Bob? It certainly would be nice if someone would just tell Mr Bush to please skip the lame duck favors on the way out the door. It's time to wrap this one up as he......"has done more than enough". Maybe being put out isn't such a bad idea here.

It does say that, but in the next paragragh says that nothing is guaranteed:

The law as drafted by Congress includes some exemptionsfor horse race betting, interstate online lotteries and betting on fantasy sports.

But draft rules published by the Treasury in October 2007 don't define what would be considered an illegal transaction, and there has been much confusion as to what types of online gambling would be rendered illegal.

Banks have warned they may block all online gambling transactions rather than try to determine which ones are illegal. An official from the Federal Reserve testified before Congress in April that the draft regulations created considerable uncertainty.

Do I think this will affect horse racing..probably not. But it's just a measure of how fine a line there is now and there are many cooks in the kitchen.

f it, let everyone go back to having a local book like the old days. See if they can police that

-bt-

Just fired up Youbet. Seems they upgraded the video a bit. It is also compatible with MAC now.

Pretty smooth so far.