I posted this across the street a couple days ago. Sbr, when quoting my stuff to make yourself look like an expert, give credit, otherwise you look as bad as sting.
But that's no suprise.
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Starting to see rumours and a pile of BS flying around the net about wwts.
Thought I'd put the facts out.
-wwts, as the main subsidairy of Betcorp, will close out 2003 with about an us$8mil. annual profit (my own projection).
-Betcorp doesn't have any other profitable operations, and is actually just a shell which was purchased by Billy Scott (not the other way around) so he could pull some cash out of wwts. I won't go into the details of that now, its not relevent.
-betcorp is in a sound financial condition. They paid off several months early, $15mil of convertable notes this last fall to Billy Scott etal for the wwts reverse aquisition. They have left about $2.2 mil in notes due in 2005. They have no other long term debt, and are reporting operating profits.
-Many are asking about the 20% bonus and is this a sign of trouble, as well as the aggressive marketing campaign. This is not a sign of trouble.
wwts has found a profitable model appealing to recreational bettors. The bookmaking at wwts is very strong as evidenced by their higher hold % than other bookmakers. IN the past they've eaten through this hold by appealing to a sharper crowd. They've now found it more profitable to offer higher bonuses, with more aggressive marketing, to more square bettors. In short, they are using their high skill in booking to a less smart crowd.
The number of active bettors is rising at wwts, as is their handle, up to $175mil in the 3rd quarter, and with their high hold %, it easily over comes increased marketing costs.
In addition they are marketing heavily to asian bettors, a new field for them.
-management is strong at betcorp, its the old billy scott crowd, with wiz kid simon noble in the mix, who has been successful in greatly improving the internet based sector of wwts business, just as he did at intertops.
-the current financial situation at wwts/betcorp is reflected in their stock price .72au, which has been in a substantial uptrend the last few months. One year ago billy scott was issued 62mil shares at .44, so he and his partners have benefited greatly and there is no reason for them not to keep the money train on course.
In short, the cash position of wwts, their business model, strong bookmaking hold %, and their financial transparancy easily put them in the top 5 safest books in the world for US bettors, for now and the foreseable future.
On another note, their customer service has been at best spotty since their transition, and they are not in control over all their promotions. The confusion with their various offerings has resulted in a lot of bettor frustration, and I empathize with the latest bettor who is frustrated with them not honoring their offerings and is currently slandering the company.
Until wwts can straighten out their promotional nightmare bettors should be careful to have everything nailed down and confirmed before taking advantage of any promotions.