The 2004 RX SPORTSBOOKS of the YEAR

[Fishhead]

FINAL RESULTS (85 RX voters):


1. PINNACLE.....................287 (29)
2. OLYMPIC.......................216 (18)
3. SKYBOOK/RIO.............100 (4)
4. CRIS.............................. 96 (5)
5. HOLLYWOOD.................85 (7)

6. WSEX..............................59 (2)
7. WWTS.............................50 (1)
8. CARIB.............................48 (4)
9. 5DIMES...........................46 (4)
10. GRANDE..........................43 (1)

BET JAMAICA...................33 (2)
BET365............................21 (1)
INTERTOPS......................17 (1)
BOWMANS.......................16 (1)
CANBET...........................15 (1)
VIP..................................14
MILLENNIUM....................13
TRADEWINDS...................13 (2)
CASCADE..........................12
BODOG.............................12 (1)
MANSION.........................10
FIRST FIDELITY................10 (1)
ROYAL.............................9
IIS...................................8
WORLDSPORTCENTER......7
MYBOOKIE.......................7
SPORTSBOOK..................6 (1)
SPORTINGBET.................6
BETFAIR..........................5 (1)
WILLIAM HILL.................4
STAN JAMES....................3
SPORTBET......................3
SPORTSBETTING............3
LADBROKES....................3
DSI.................................3
BET29.............................3
DIMEPLAYER...................2
SBG................................2
BET DON.........................2
BETANDWIN...................2
BESTLINE.......................2
TOTESPORT....................2
CATALINA.......................1
ABC ISLANDS..................1
WAGERWEB....................1
V-WAGER........................1
LAS PALMAS....................1
PADDY POWER................1
HAILMARY.....................1
BetOnSPORTS.................1
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[coolbreeze]

HailMary sportsbook. That's funny. Anyone who hasn't seen it has to check this out. www.hailmarysportsbook.com

 

[rogerdoger]

wow

very funny book...

 

[JerseyJoe+]

These five are for sure the cream of the crop in the off-shore industry today. They all have been around for at least seven years and have stood the test of time.They all have diferent business models but they all have one thing in common they offer top notch service and your money is 100% safe at these five books.Buy the way I pick these five books.Fishead do I get a prize for picking the top five. Just kidding.

 

[TANG]

Hailmary How Much Do I Have To Bet To Get The Toaster Check Out That Site. I Think That Is Johnny Depp Brother.

 

[Hitman26]

Tang:



Aren't you the guy who went nuts on the Hawaii NW game over?

 

[Dante]

Great stuff!!!! good solid list , Pinny by far is my fav followed very close by Oly and sky!

 

[jjgold]

In reality these three should be ahead of Hollywood


6. WSEX..............................59 (2)
7. WWTS.............................50 (1)
8. CARIB

 

[WorldRunner]

Play at all of the top 11 except grande. Good to have an account at all of those places. Can't really go wrong.

Couple others that are low on the list that shouldn't be. Bodog is not a book for people who play seriously and can't see it being on a list on RX... Unless most players here are playing for recreation.

 

[Holysmoke+]

for pinnacle to have no phone and all email customer service they have to be way ahead of the others to be number one.

I love everything about them but email CS sux imo. But I still rank them over the others. However wwts is much better than where they ended up.

 

[TANG]

hitman yes i actually went nuts on hawaii/northwestern and hawaii/mic st.
games. Hawaii games cost me over $16,000 1/3 of my profits over the last 4 months.

 

[Lawrence]

Tang..I feel your Hawaii pain, as I lost big against them on NW and Mich St..that's why in their bowl game against uab i played them heavy so they could at least make some of it up to me...

 

[Rainbow]

I am really shocked that Grande only received 43 votes and finished 10th. I would have thought they would be in the top 5.

 

[Illini]

Play at all of the top 11 except grande. Good to have an account at all of those places. Can't really go wrong.

Couple others that are low on the list that shouldn't be. Bodog is not a book for people who play seriously and can't see it being on a list on RX... Unless most players here are playing for recreation.

Why not play at Grande? I don't play there yet, but I've never heard anything bad about them. Did you just have a bad experience, maybe a few rude clerks or something?

 

[Groucho]

Well this list is definitely out of whack with the reality I experience in the world outside the RX. Specifically, the bias towards advertisers is pretty conspicuous.

Seriously, if I was to suddenly start talking to my contacts about Skybook being the #3 sportsbook in the world, I would immediately lose every shred of credibility and they would assume I had become a shill.

I'm not saying the list is evil. I'm not saying the poll should be conducted in another way so advertisers and people who benefit from advertising dollars can't vote. I don't know how that could be done. I am just a person who makes my living in this business and values, above all, untainted information.

All I'm saying is - and most posters probably realize this already but I just felt it needed to be said - a grain of salt is called for.

 

[Groucho]

Hmmm, I just reread what I posted there (perhaps I should do that before submitting) and what I meant to say was, I make my living in this industry - not this business. I make my living betting on sports. It's a picky distinction perhaps but it struck me as needing clarification.

 

[WorldNumberOne]

i have played at and are currently active at 11 of those.

has anybody tried 20 or 30 on that list ?

 

[Fishhead]

i have played at and are currently active at 11 of those.

has anybody tried 20 or 30 on that list ?

Have played at 35 of the books on the list.

Active currently in 14 of them.

 

[WorldRunner]

Why not play at Grande? I don't play there yet, but I've never heard anything bad about them. Did you just have a bad experience, maybe a few rude clerks or something?

Never played there. They have a hotmail address to signup and some of their links/info isn't correct on their site.

Just doesn't seem like they have everything together. Then they come on a public forum and say it's because of "the bonus whores"

I'm sorry... But that's not a place I'll be sending my money.

 

[Illini]

Never played there. They have a hotmail address to signup and some of their links/info isn't correct on their site.

Just doesn't seem like they have everything together. Then they come on a public forum and say it's because of "the bonus whores"

I'm sorry... But that's not a place I'll be sending my money.

Fair enough. I am not in a hurry to sign up either, as there are many other books I'd like to try out first. That comment just surprised me, cause I've always heard that they are in the same class as CRIS, Olympic, etc.