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Review of Sports Interaction by Andrew Patterson |
January 7, 2009 |
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Established:
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1997
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Value:
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9
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Email:
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support@sportsinteraction.com
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Phone:
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1 888 922 5575
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Website:
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www.sportsinteraction.com
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Type:
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Bookmaker
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Americans:
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yes
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| Recommended |
Betting:
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Low Roller
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Focus:
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North America
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Sports Interaction's claim to fame is that they were the first online sportsbook to base themselves in North America (in good old Kahnawake Mohawk Territory - just outside Montreal.
The Sports Interaction homepage is very well laid out. It is also a lot more comprehensive than many bookmakers' sites. It offers quick access to the next events in your favourite sports, various featured bets and promotions, and news stories about sports and sports betting.
Sports Interaction offers minimum bets of $1 and minimum deposits of $20, which makes it a good place to get started. Bank credit withdrawals are available free of charge (this might only work with North American banks and takes 4 or 5 banking days) otherwise, wire transfers will cost you $30. Support is very good - they work 24/7 and are equally helpful around the clock (I tried a 3am call to ask about my account, and the "problem" was sorted with one phone call).
Sports Interaction offer a huge variety of wagers on a number of different events. They are not just a sports book, although you can even bet on cricket if you feel the urge. Sports Interaction also have a comprehensive selection of entertainment, political, and current affairs bets - right now, Zarqawi is a huge favourite (1.10 to 1) over Bin Laden (6 to 1) to be captured first.
Sports Interaction suffer from a relative lack of promotions compared to other books. I think that they are slowly working on this, since they offered a Superbowl pool, and have introduced a very nice deposit bonus.
Overall, Sports Interaction is a very good sportsbook - the lack of Neteller is a bit of a pain, but if you're disciplined, leaving enough of a bankroll here isn't too much of an inconvenience. I tend to withdraw my profits every three months, and that system works for me.
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Bonus Match:
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10%
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Bonus Max:
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$100
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Bonuses:
Sports Interaction offer a very pleasing 10% initial deposit bonus wirh a nice low one times play-through. As always, don't blow it by betting the bare mininum and then withdrawing, they are watching for non-serious players who abuse bonuses.
Last Updated: 04/03/2007
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| 8.0 | (5.2) |
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| 8.0 | (8.2) |
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| 8.0 | (8.2) |
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| 7.8 | (7.0) |
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Chart Definitions
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| Bonuses |
Ratings |
Match
How much free money the house will give you as a percentage of your initial deposit.
Max
The maximum amount of bonus money you can receive initially.
Value
The bonus as a percentage of the amount you need to wager to clear it;
[bonus] / [(bonus + deposit) * (playthrough requirement)]
It is an estimate of how much edge you are reclaiming by playing with this bonus.
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Interface
This rates how easy to use and pleasant to look at the company's website and software is.
Events
This reflects the depth (number of different bets on each event) and breadth (number of different events) of the sportsbook's coverage.
Cashier
This is a rating of how quickly the sportsbook processes
withdrawal requests, how quick and helpful their support services are.
Promos
The more frequent and better the site's promotions are (free bets, bonuses, tipping competitions, etc) the higher score they should get here.
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