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Review of VIPsports 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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2
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Email:
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support@vipsports.com
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Phone:
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1-800-606-3576
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Website:
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www.vipsports.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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Middle Roller
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Focus:
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North America
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I am pretty sure VIP sports had nothing to do with the TV show involving Pamela Anderson, although they do offer wallpaper downloads and actual calendars with bikini babes on them, so I might be wrong.
The website is pretty well laid out, even if the bikini babe on the homepage makes for some awkward explanations if you're trying to squeeze a quick bet in at work, and someone glances over. Anyway, finding the bets, or information, you want is quick and easy. For whatever reason, and it's not just the bikini babe, this site gets my vote as one of the better laid out bookmakers.
VIP offer a number of promotions, including a free calendar for depositing and wagering $25 (mine's on its way!). Of more intrest to those of you who aren't lechers like me will be serious promos like the lowered juice on Wednesdays for basketball bets. But really, after ploughing through a bunch of sites, a bikini calendar is all the social life I've had for the last two weeks. There are fairly regular free contests, with some good prizes, but you'll have to be pretty good, or lucky, to take them out - although since they are free, you literally have nothing to lose.
Customer support are very quick and efficient. If anything, they're almost too efficient (I worked in a call centre once, and I am pretty sure they are focusing on some statistic like limiting average call time, or servicing more requests per hour, or something). Still, they know the answers, and can deal with a lot of account related stuff too. They guarantee 8 hour turnaround on email enquires if you have a bad cold, or a complicated question, or just want something in writing.
Event selection is decent - all the usual suspects for a North American book are present, and they sometimes offer other lines. Their NHL link says "currently there are no lines available" - sorry, I'm just hurting with a lack of hockey. The season just got cancelled this week, and I want to cry.
VIP sports are another good sportsbook, and offer competitive odds, even without their various promos. Plus there's always the bikini calendar, so even losing doesn't hurt as much as it does on a babe-free site :)
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Bonus Match:
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20%
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Bonus Max:
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$200
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Bonuses:
20% bonus on first deposit, maximum $200 free cash. Unfortunately it has a 6x wagering requirement.
Last Updated: 11/20/2006
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| 7.8 | (7.0) |
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| 7.2 | (8.0) |
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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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