"The Vegas Strip Sportsbook"

[hart attack]

does anyone have any information on this book? saw an interesting thread in the bookie's hell forum about them and am considering playing with them if some of you can give me some feedback on them. any info would be appreciated.

[Jeff]

I believe they are on the feist odds feed......sports tracker.

Does this in itself mean anything? No, not really. But I've always felt that the more exposure a book has, the more likely we're likely to hear about negatives if there are any......

[lillihammer]

hart attack,

i am researching this book. so far i just started and have come up with little. i saw their lines for 2001 04 05 and they were mostly better than my current book. as for the 5-cent line, it may be a temporary promo.

[hart attack]

thanx. please keep me posted if you uncover anything.

[lillihammer]

Will do, need some time.

[NewYawker]

As I have said previously here, I have been paid promptly several times in this book, via free Money Gram. No complaints about payment or customer service, and once I got used to the software, no complaints there either.

[jacmar]

I just tried to check out their web page, and I can't access it. Are you having the same problem?

[lillihammer]

I am still collecting info on them. One thing I know is that they don't have telephone wagering, so when they or you have a system failure you have no wager.

[lillihammer]

wait, vegasstrip e-mailed apologizing for their problems. They said 'technicians are working on it.' More importantly, they offered to take wagers over the phone due to this problem. It's good business for them to do so. My impression, including feedback from New Yawker, is leaning to the good

[NewYawker]

I made a bet this morning with no problem getting on the site, then was out all day. A friend of mine couldn't get onto the site, either, and called them. They took his bets over the phone, stating that there was a problem in Costa Rica with a service provider for several of the books there. Indeed, he had difficulty getting through on a couple of his other accounts, both located in Costa Rica. One other thing I neglected to mention is that they have a one time rollover requirement. If you put in $1000 and get a $150 bonus, you can withdraw your money without losing your bonus once you've risked $1150-pushes included. In other books
I've dealt with, the rollover requirement is 2, 3, even 5 times the deposit + bonus, and very often there is a 30 day minimum-one book required 3 months (!). I'm not saying you should be looking to cut and run, but I feel a bit more secure at a book where they don't make me tie up my money regardless of how much I've played.

[lillihammer]

hart attack,

so sorry it has taken me sooooo long to get back to you. i did not join this book but i have been sniffing about.

they are not accredited by ANY watchdogs but are associated with 4 on-line casinos that are top-notch and probably don't want to risk their reputations by providing a link to a dud sportsbook.

they're small -- no MLB runlines, no NBA/XFL/NHL moneylines, but they have the basics and INDEED it IS a 5-cent money line for MLB up to -170. i've seen them. and 5-cents on the puck line and 5-cents on the MLB totals. NHL totals are 20-cent.

i have e-mailed them 3 times and i've got replies very fast.

their sign-on bonus is capped at 250$.

it's hard to come up with much more since they seem to have so little publicity.

[jacmar]

The bottom line is whether they pay. I called them and spoke to a lovely gal. But she told me that the only day they do payouts is on wednesdays. They are thinking of getting neteller, which would make payouts available every day. But as of now, it's just on wednesdays. I still have heard no one claim they won at the sportsbook and got paid.