RED LIST OFF POKERROOMS / BOOKMAKERS

WATCH OUT FOR THESE BOOKMAKERS. THE LIST IS MADE BY BOOKMAKERS-REVIEW!

In some respects the Red List is the most important page to consult on Bookmakers Review. The bookmakers listed in here are a bit more than simply NOT recommended. Some of them are outright thieves that operate as deposit only sportsbooks. Others have financially collapsed or have disappeared taking players' money. Most have proven to be unworthy with repeated payment issues and/or deceitful actions.

All of them together are the reason for the bad reputation of the online betting industry, but they are also the motive that pushes us to continue with our mission to educate and inform online bettors.

We warn players to avoid at all costs the bookmakers in this list. Players that decide to ignore our advice and try any of the betting sites listed in here, should bear in mind that we might not be effective in handling complaints against these operators when, not if, disputes arise. When asked to correct issues or assist players, Red-listed bookies have showed no intention to help. Most of them simply ignored our e-mails and phone calls.

Stay away from the bookmakers listed below:

131 Sport (Honeybet)

Londonbet

Indobet
Disappeared with players' funds.

closed

closed
No pay. These thieves were operating illegally out of Indonesia, while claiming to be licensed in the Philippines. In 2006, the First Cagayan licensing authority denied to have issued a license to Honeybet. Be extremely careful with 131bet and WinningFT as they appear to be sister sites to 131 Sport.

1Bet2Bet
http://www.1bet2bet.com
Multiple slow pays.

3VIG
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

AEbet
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

All Sports Market
http://www.allsportsmarket.com
No pay.

AsianOdds and Game2bet
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

Back2Bet
Disappeared with players' funds
No pay.

Bet1128
http://www.bet1128.com
Confiscated over 100k euros in player winnings, started paying only after IBAS ruled against them

Bet29
http://www.bet29.com
No pay.

Bet33
http://www.bet33.com
Owned by Robbie McPhail who previously managed scam sportsbook Apex. Here is a complete list of sister sites.

Bet4Aces

Sportsbook777
Disappeared with players' funds
No pay.

Bet911
http://www.bet911.com
Admits to be broke.

BetAfterBet
http://www.betafterbet.com
No pay.

Bet Attack
Disappeared with players' funds
No pay.

BetBSB
http://www.betbsbnow.com
Named in the indictment of WSOP poker star Richard Lee for running an illegal bookmaking operation in Texas.

Bet Casino Sports
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

BetChance
http://www.betchance.com
No pay.

BetDos
Disappeared with players' funds.
Total scam.

BetExpekt
http://www.betexpekt.com
Total scam.

BetGateway
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay. Seemingly connected with VIPBetZone, another scam sportsbook which disappeared with clients' funds.

BetKlass
http://www.betklass.com
Slow pay and unethical practices.

BetonBet

Eurolinx
http://www.betonbet.com
No pay.

BetonSports
http://www.betonsports.com
No pay. The Costa Rica-based bookmaker is ignoring the order issued by a US Federal Court on 17 July 2006 to return all funds on its possession received from US citizens. In October 2006, BetCRIS offered a relief package to all BetonSports non-US customers. Here is a complete list of group operations.

Bet On Stars
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay, some players have been bailed out by Royal Sports.

BetonUSA
http://www.betonusa.com
Multiple slow pays and refusal to honor promotions offered to customers. Be careful with all IEE/EGaming Developers sites.

BetPeople
http://www.betpeople.com
No pay.

Bets4All
http://www.bets4all.com
Multiple slow pays.

BetUS
http://www.betus.com
Multiple slow pays. Be careful with sister operations as well.

BookTheBet
http://www.bookthebet.com
No pay.

Cascade
http://www.betcascade.com
No pay.

CasiNETo
http://www.casineto.net
Multiple slow pays.

CBC Wette.at
http://ssl.wette.at
No pay.

Central de Apostas
http://www.centraldeapostas.com
Fraudulent operation.

Certbet
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

Ciaobet
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

Dimeline Sports
http://www.dimelinesports.com
Account confiscations, slow pays and various unethical practices.

Dragon Wager

BetCSL
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay. Be careful with all INETGaming Network operations.

Empire Sportsbook
Players bailed out by SuperiorBook
No pay.

English Sports Betting / Telebet
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

Enterbet
http://www.enterbet.com
Multiple slow pays. Be careful with all GoTo Entertainment operations.

E-StadiumClub
Disappeared with players' funds.
Total scam.

Europlay International
http://www.europlay.at
Total scam.

Ewinner
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

Germanbet
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

GiGaming
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

Gold Victory
http://www.goldvictory.com
No pay.

Golf and Bet
http://www.golfandbet.com
No pay.

Golfing Gods
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

Heroes Sports
http://www.heroescasino.com
Multiple slow pays.

iGotGaming
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

Interactive Gaming Systems / JSF Software Ltd / Player Center
Here is a list of sites they are currently operating.
No pay and all sort of deceitful actions.

Internet1x2/Yahoops
http://www.internet1x2.com
Long history of slow pays.

JCCapitals / EGO Group / My Gaming Site
Here is a list of sites they are currently operating.
A family of deposit only sportsbooks operating an apparently infinite number of clones all offering the same product under different names. These scam sportsbooks use copyrighted or "official" sounding names in order to deceive and take advantage of potential depositors.

Joker
http://www.jokerbets.com
Jokerbets disappeared with players' funds and later re-opened as Jokerbet. Some players later reported receiving payments.

Autobet

eHorse

http://www.autobet.us

http://www.ehorse.com Multiple slow pays.

Last Best Bet
http://www.lastbestbet.com
No pay. At the end of September 2007, the Italian version of the Austrian bookmaker invited balance holders to send an e-mail including name, account number and account balance. The Austrian bookmaker claims the e-mail is necessary for LBB GmbH, the company which operated lastbestbet.net, to reimburse funds to owed players.

Lazer Wager
http://www.lazerwager.com
No pay.

Majorline Sports
Disappeared with players' funds.
Total scam, apparently the same people from BetMega/BetFlamingo.

Nexusbet
http://www.nexusbet.com
No pay.

No Juice Sports
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay, some players have been bailed out by Royal Sports.

OddsMaker
http://www.oddsmaker.com
Multiple slow pays and false claims to be online since 1998.

Offshore Action

St Kitts Casino & Sportsbook
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

Pacific Sports Exchange (Sterling)
http://www.wagepage.com
No pay.

Phoenix Rising UK Ltd
Disappeared with players' funds. Here is a list of sites they operated.
No pay.

Playbanks
http://www.playbanks.com
No pay.

PlatinumSB
http://www.platinumsb.com
Owners arrested for killing a sportsbook employee. According to The Online Wire, PlatinumSB is the front for a Canadian loan shark organization which uses the online sportsbook to launder criminal proceeds.

PointBet
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

Premierbet
http://www.premierbet.com
No pay. At the end of 2007, Jenningsbet acquired Premierbet sister site Heathorns and the Premierbet database.

Pro 5 Sports
http://www.pro5sports.com
No pay.

Royal Sports
http://www.betroyal.com
Multiple slow pays. Royal Sports has been sold to SBG Euro, parent company of SBG Global, in July 2007.

SBG Global
http://www.sbgglobal.com
Account confiscations and unethical marketing practices. Be careful with all SBG Euro operations.

SpartakBet
Disappeared with players' funds.
Total scam

Sportsbetting
http://www.sportsbetting.com
Multiple slow pays.

Sports Betting Trivia
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay. The company had been named in the indictment of 36 individuals on charges of operating an illegal gambling ring in the New York area, with the protection of the Bonanno organized crime family.

Sportsbook.com
http://www.sportsbook.com
Multiple slow pays. Be careful with all Jazette operations.

Sportsbook USA
http://www.sportsbookusa.com
No pay. Be careful with other betting sites using the Futurebet/IGS software platform as they all seem to lack proper funding and skills to manage a sports betting operation.

SSP International
http://www.ssp.co.uk
They are a menace to the industry with their abysmal history of no pays.

Stryyke
http://www.stryyke.com
Multiple slow pays.

Sunderbet and BetPresto
http://www.sunderbet.com
Multiple slow pays. BetPresto, now re-directing to Sunderbet, went offline without paying its customers.

Sunset Sports/Sunset Wager/Go To Sportsbetting
Disappeared with players' funds.
Scam sportsbooks.

Supporterbet
http://www.supporterbet.com
No pay.

The Casino Files Sportsbook

E Casino Club
Disappeared with players' funds.

http://www.ecasinoclub.com
No pay.

The Pool
http://www.thepool.com
No pay.

The Soccer Exchange
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

Viva Macau
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.

WagerFree
closed
Total scam. The owner Gareth Bradford is undergoing a criminal trial in the State of Nevada - Washoe County. Here is a link to follow the case.

WagerHub
http://www.wagerhub.com
Multiple slow pays and voiding of winning bets.

Waser Limited
Disappeared with players' funds. Here is a list of sites they operated.
No pay.

Wauwbet
http://www.wauwgaming.com
No pay.

WorldBet
http://www.worldbet.com
No pay.

World Gaming
Sites powered by World Gaming
Following the passage of the UIGEA in October 2006, World Gaming went bankrupt owing money to Barclays Bank. It is no tclear who owns the software powering among others Sportsbook.com and Sportsbetting.com, although the owner of Cyprus-based Buronomic Limited, which also appears to be the real owner of Sportsbetting, is the more likely candidate.

World Gaming Network
Disappeared with players' funds.
Total scam.

World Sports Center
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission suspended the license of World Sport Center as a result of the criminal charges brought against the principal of WSC alleging links with the Montreal-based Rizzuto crime family.

WorldWager
http://www.worldwager.com
No pay. WorldWager has also been proven responsible of registering domain names incorporating trademarks of others.

WSEX
http://www.wsex.com
Multiple slow pays.

Xtreme Wager
Disappeared with players' funds.
No pay.