11/13/2008 04:46 PM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) management tells SBR that website slow-down issues and a language error have been addressed and the website is expected to work correctly for all users.
9/6/2008 03:11 PM
SBR Forum Posters' poll: Top 5
Sportsbooks in August
During the month of August posters
were asked to list their Top 3 Sportsbooks. Five points were
awarded for the first choice, four points for second place and three
points for third. Only voters with 25 or more posts were
counted in the final tally. Congratulations to the Top 5 point earners including
5Dimes (SBR rating A) which entered the top 5 for the first time with 125 total
points. This was SBR's first poster's poll of 2008 (
2007
results).
1.
Matchbook
- 195 total points
2.
BetJamaica
- 182 total points
3.
TheGreek - 160 total
points
4.
pinnacle sports - 130 total
points
5.
5Dimes - 125 total points
See how posters voted
3/18/2008 11:00 AM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) seeking poker players for beta launch
Pinnacle: pinnacle sports Poker will provide a safe and secure online poker room, offering existing pinnacle sports account holders the option to play poker against real people for cash, or just for fun. Providing non-stop 24-hour poker action, pinnacle sports Poker will feature the most popular online poker games, including Texas Hold’em. As part of the launch of pinnacle sports Poker, we will be opening the online poker room early to a select group of customers who will be able to play for and win real money at the tables.
Players must be registered at pinnacle sportsbook to play. Pinnacle Poker will be on the 24hPoker Network (24hNetwork). Pinnacle does not accept bettors from the USA.
1/7/2008 05:49 PM
BCS Bowl line hovering at 3.5SBRlines.com showed LSU favored by as much as 6 with some books in December. The line dropped slowly as the public backed Ohio State taking the points. Bookmakers have settled in at 3.5 almost across the board.
pinnacle sports is offering the best price for LSU at -101 followed by 5Dimes at -103. Ohio State backers can get a +4 with WSEX at -115, essentially getting the half point for a good buy of 5 cents.
11/8/2007 11:45 PM
Official Poster's Poll II: SBRforum Posters choose Top 5 Sportsbooks
During the month of October posters were asked to list their Top 3 Sportsbooks. Five points were awarded for the first choice, four points for second place and three points for third. Only voters with 25 or more posts were counted in the final tally. Congratulations to the Top 5 point earners including
Pinnacle (SBR rating A+) which again led the way with 20 first place votes and 150 total points. This was SBR's second poster's poll of 2007 (
May results).
1.
pinnacle sports - 150 total points
2.
Matchbook - 144 total points
3.
BetJamaica - 115 total points
4.
BookMaker / BetCris - 109 total points
5.
TheGreek - 91 total points
See Complete Results
9/17/2007 06:33 PM
SBR’s Sports betting rules Monitor:
Coral (SBR rating A-) revamps rules and terms of service. Players are advised to review the updated rules pages.
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) adds Rally Racing rules and adds rules regarding player retirement or disqualification in Tennis.
Fonbet (SBR rating C) adds rules for ha
ndball, waterpolo and rugby.
Sportbet (SBR rating B) changes teaser and pleaser payouts and stipulations. If bets and reverse bet rules are also rewritten. Changes have been made to limits on NFL moneyline bets, Arena Football, Canadian Football, and Basketball moneylines. Sportbet lowered phone minimums from $50 to $25 per wager.
Will Hill (SBR rating A) makes rule changes to Batsman prop bets for Cricket wagering.
i) 2020 Cricket - Named Batsman to score 20 runs or more: Bets stand provided the batsman faces at least one ball, irrespective of the number of overs bowled in the match
8/17/2007 12:20 PM
Jazz and ABCislands downgraded from B+ to B yesterday due to listing unavailable transfer options. Two non-US players have complained that they would not have deposited if they had known that book-to-book transfers with pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) and Bookmaker (SBR rating A+), as well as Neteller transfers were not available as advertised. Some players have taken a check paying the additional fees while having to accept the smaller transfer limits. Jazz plans to make both of these options available by the end of next week and will be reevaluated at that time.
6/1/2007 05:17 PM
SBRforum Posters choose top 5 sportsbooks
During the month of May posters were asked to give their Top 3 Sportsbooks. Three points were awarded for the first choice, two points for second place and one point for third. Only voters with 100 or more posts were counted in the final tally. Congratulations to the Top 5 point earners including
Pinnacle (SBR rating A+) which led the way with 23 first place votes and 72 total points.
SBR Posters' Sportsbook Poll Results
1.
pinnacle sports - 72 total points
2.
Matchbook - 59 total points
3.
BetJamaica - 49 total points
4.
TheGreek Sportsbook - 36 total points
5.
WSEX - 24 total points
See complete results
1/13/2007 02:58 PM
5Dimes (SBR rating A) now accepting transfers from pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+). 5Dimes (SBR rating A) now accepting transfers from pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+). There are no fees or minimum amount required. The bonus structure used for new Neteller deposits will apply. Transfer balances will be credited once Pinnacle acknowledges the request sent to its
Customer Service Department. The following sportsbooks are also accepting transfers:
BetJamaica (SBR rating A+): The minimum transfer amount is $50. No fees will be applied by
BetJamaica. Transferred funds are eligible for available bonuses.
TheGreek (SBR rating A+): The minimum transfer amount is $500. No fees will be applied by
TheGreek Sportsbook. Transferred funds are eligible for available bonuses.
WSEX (SBR rating A+): There is no minimum to transfer funds. No fees will be applied by
WSEX. A 10% bonus will be applied to funds transferred from
pinnacle sports.
1/13/2007 10:45 AM
More sportsbooks considering reduced juice pricing In an effort to obtain market share formerly held by
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+), many sportsbooks will target players with new offers of reduced vigorish and low juice promotions. Multiple bookmakers have told SBR they are considering moving to "discount wagering" full-time after the announcement from
Pinnacle to leave the US market.
5Dimes (SBR rating A) told SBR today that they have decided to offer -105 style lines (10 cent pricing) on all NHL hockey games.
5Dimes already offered -105 lines on the NFL playoffs. Sportsbooks must be extremely skilled and experienced in order to manage low margin wagering. SBR advises players to stay with the best and most proven sportsbooks.
1/11/2007 05:58 PM
A+ Sportsbooks accepting book transfers from pinnacle sports:
BetJamaica (SBR rating A+): The minimum transfer amount is $50. No fees will be applied by
BetJamaica. Transferred funds are eligible for available bonuses.
TheGreek (SBR rating A+): The minimum transfer amount is $500. No fees will be applied by
TheGreek Sportsbook. Transferred funds are eligible for available bonuses.
WSEX (SBR rating A+): There is no minimum to transfer funds. No fees will be applied by
WSEX. A bonus will be applied to funds transferred from
pinnacle sports.
1/11/2007 08:56 AM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) leaves the U.S. market; requests U.S. players choose withdrawal method in order to redeem all funds. Pinnacle bettors awoke to find the following message on the sportsbook’s homepage.
Effective Immediately...
After careful consideration,
pinnacle sports have chosen to voluntarily exit the U.S. market. Accordingly, wagers will no longer be accepted from clients within the U.S. as of Thursday, January 11, 2007.
Those clients who are affected will be required to withdraw their balances using the Cashier of their account. We assure all our clients your balances are available and Pinnacle will continue providing our international clients our same great value.
9/8/2006 03:15 PM
West Ham United announces partnership with PinnacleCasino.com
The club entered into a three-year sponsorship with the casino product. Blue Chip Games, which powers the
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) casino, will develop the soccer team’s homepage, WHUFC.com. Keith Long of PinnacleCasino tells SBR he is pleased to be United’s exclusive casino partner and looks forward to supporting the football club.
8/8/2006 10:03 PM
Player wins $429,000 on a Royal Flush hand playing Pinnacle Casino’s stud poker August 2nd.
pinnacle sports’ Casino is powered by Blue Chip Games’ casino suite which is widely considered to be the fairest casino software online.
7/8/2006 10:35 PM
Maintenance Notice: The
SBR network of websites, including SportsbookReview.com, SBRforum.com and
live odds program, SBRlines.com will be off-line from Midnight CST Sunday July 9th until approximately 10:00 am CST Monday July 10th, for scheduled server maintenance. Players can view betting odds on SBRlines V1.0 during this downtime.
The following sportsbooks have confirmed they will use the relatively inactive time surrounding the MLB all-star break to upgrade or perform maintenance:
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+): Maintenance to network from 7:00 pm CST Sunday July 9th until approximately 2:00 pm CST Monday July 10th. Wagering and customer service will not be available during this time.
Canbet (SBR rating A-): Website will not be available on July 10 & 11 due to server relocation.
Legendz Sports (SBR rating A-): Website scheduled to go off-line evening of July 10th in order to change software from IQL to BLR.
7/3/2006 02:59 PM
Pinnacle pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) wagering will be unavailable from 8:00PM Pacific Time until approximately 11:00PM Pacific Time due to scheduled maintenance.
1/27/2006 09:21 AM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) requires ALL players to change their passwords. SBR receives multiple complaints that the new password system is too difficult. In a letter to SBR, Pinnacle explains that this is part of their ongoing security upgrades and strategy and was planned well in advance. It is both an attempt to secure their system as well as verify email addresses. The date was chosen as the best time, due to the fact so many of Pinnacle clients wager on the Superbowl. Players need to be able to confirm the email account that they used to set up their account.
12/20/2005 12:37 PM
pinnacle sports(SBR rating A+) said to be launching online poker through MicroGaming. pinnacle sports is also in the process of promoting their popular rebate casino for the first time through a dedicated web address,
PinnacleCasino.com.
8/16/2005 07:39 AM
pinnacle sports featured on the home page of Yahoo! SBR
John posts in the SBR Forum about the article and Pinnacle’s marketing director.
5/15/2005 07:29 PM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) popular casino adds: European Roulette, Pai Gow and Baccarat.
4/24/2005 09:20 PM
Frequently asked question by players: Which sportsbooks offer in-game live wagering? Few bookmakers offer this betting option because of the challenges of balancing action on the quickly moving
odds. Sportsbooks that offer in-game wagering include:
•
Bet365.com (SBR rating A+)
•
WSEX.com (SBR rating A)
•
Tradesports.com (SBR rating B)
•
pinnacle sports.com (SBR rating A+) is also known to offer in-game wagering on mainstream events on occasion.
4/12/2005 12:20 PM
Horizon Sports (bethorizon.com) SBR rating D+, a previously well regarded sportsbook runs afoul with US authorities. Horizon Sports (bethorizon) downgraded after the US Justice Dept. indicts the sportsbook operator on illegal gambling charges. Offshore insiders insist BetHorizon, which has a pedigree dating all the way back to the
pinnacle sports and Heritage Sports early days, is financially solid and will be fine.
4/6/2005 03:04 PM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) takes the top SBR spot for Best Baseball Sportsbook: List of
Best Baseball Sportsbooks.
3/27/2005 02:52 PM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) having web site troubles. Problems with "server load balancing" continues for the third day as players make their feelings known with a flurry of complaints to SBR. Pinnacle believes a solution is now in place and apologizes for the inconvenience.
12/23/2004 10:50 AM
"Top Sportsbook poll" taken at the popular sports forum TheRx - posters elect the top rated SBR sportsbook,
pinnacle sports (SBR Rating A+), as the top sportsbook.
TheRx is an SBR recommended site.
12/13/2004 04:40 PM
pinnacle sports offering 29 different props on the Monday Night Football game, Kansas City vs Titans. Will there be a safety? YES pays 9 - 1. Pinnacle currently has the best line for players looking to play the home team, the Tennessee Titans +1.5 +101. This line has been moving all day as heavy action has hit from both sides. Check
SBRLines.com to get the best line and all the late injury reports.
12/11/2004 06:47 PM
Robbie McPhail, who stiffed players as the owner of the defunct Apex Sportsbook, is using the Apex website to promote his sportsbook affiliates. ApexSportsbook.com features ads for
pinnacle sports, Hollywood107, Sportingbet, SBGglobal, Cybersportsbook and Mybookie. SBR is asking these sportsbooks to withhold any commission payment to Robbie or to work out an arrangement where the stiffed players can begin to receive payment. SBR will be able to provide a list of players owed. Robbie’s new sportsbook,
PlatinumSportsbets (SBR rating F) is also promoted on this site as well as his other sites which include Askthebookie.com.
12/9/2004 11:51 AM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) takes over top spot on the SBR Recommended List
10/25/2004 11:29 AM
The ‘A’ group of sportsbooks not immune from complaints. Weekend comments from players. WWTS (SBR rating A+) – "At first they would not honor the special listed right on their fxxxing website."
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) – “My account was frozen (could not login).. I missed all of Saturday’s college football..3 emails, 3 no replys”
FiveDimes (SBR A-) – “SBR should reconsider this rating. The site is either slow or completely down. Look at your own site meter if you doubt me.”
Grande (SBR raing A-) “What a joke! I tried to sign up there but their sign-up page didn’t work. I tried Skybook instead. Went back a month later and the signup page STILL doesn’t work!"
10/20/2004 08:15 PM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) lists President Bush as a strong favorite. pinnacle sports now lists Bush -$149. Players betting on the President would wager $149 to win a $100. For players betting on Senator John Kerry, every $100 wagered will return $139.
10/7/2004 09:30 AM
SBR reporting from pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+), Netherlands Antilles • Pinnacle set to accept Western Union again by this weekend.
• Pinnacle terminates transfer (credit) agreement with
BetRoyal (SBR rating F) • Pinnacle Poker to launch on Thanksgiving
9/8/2004 04:01 PM
Curacao-based sportsbooks operating with minimal or no staff due to Hurricane Ivan. Players may notice an absence or decline in service at the following sportsbooks: VIP Sports, Game Day, Bet On Games, Fair Deal, Bet19, ASAP,
pinnacle sports and the BetRoyal Family of books. Most are expecting to be operating as normal by morning.
9/1/2004 11:30 PM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) opens first low vig casino(high return for players) For now, players must be logged into their Pinnacle account to see the casino.
9/1/2004 01:20 AM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) to launch casino at 11 AM EDT Apparently there were erroneous reports of the casino opening the night of August 31st by several websites. SBR is in Curacao watching developments and will advise if there are any delays to the 11 AM EDT launch.
8/12/2004 06:35 PM
pinnacle sports (SBR Rating A+) to launch state-of-the-art Casino any day now - This advanced software has been developed by Blue Chip Games Inc. Pinnacle Casino will likely enter the market with a lower theoretical percentage of hold in favor of the player, offering a 0.3% rebate (updated data).
7/3/2004 07:28 PM
The two hottest new gaming software launches delayed again. BetWWTS (SBR rating A+) which was to launch a version of Victor Chandler's sports betting platform has informed SBR that the launch scheduled for July 12th, is "Delayed indefinitely". There are at least three sportsbooks that heavily invested in this platform including Bowmans (SBR rating A-).
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) much anticipated casino again is delayed. Apparently the casino is live in-house and for a few invited guests. One source from a casino review site who said he had played one session and was sworn to secrecy said "..its ready but I guess they have their reasons(for not going live). Forget about it, it doesn't get any better..."
5/27/2004 05:36 PM
pinnacle sports (SBR Rating A+) to launch much anticipated casino on June 08. - They will enter the market offering a 0.4% rebate, decreasing the theoretical percentage of hold in Black Jack to 0.04%. SBR was impressed by full suite of casino games developed by Blue Chip Games Inc.
5/23/2004 12:42 PM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) and VIP Sports (SBR rating A+) in the news - Pinnacle invites industry to sneak preview of much anticipated casino. SBR team to arrive Wednesday. VIP Sports in final stage of preparing to open Euro division based in London. Staff training has begun with an anticipated launch in mid July.
4/13/2004 01:09 PM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) To open incredible high odds casino June 1st, 2004. With over a year in top secret development, Pinnacle shows and demos new proprietary casino to SBR during a visit last week. Pinnacle purposely recruited the top casino programmers and designers and spared no expense to develop the first truly high odds, non-downloadable casino with stunning graphics. Chief Technician Chris M. states; "Pinnacle demanded the impossible, the end result is a product that is light years ahead of anything on the market."
3/18/2004 12:00 AM
pinnacle sports (SBR rating A+) launches Pinnacle Racebook. Pinnacle Racebook enters the horse wagering market offering a 7% rebate on every horse wager, win or lose.
9/13/2003 03:11 PM
pinnacle sports web site still down
Update: Web site back up