Sportsbook.com Review
Overall Impression:
As
online betting goes, Sportsbook has a lot to offer. The casino
is massive, with sports gambling, casino and poker play
available through all of its affiliated sites. The casino
draws a large crowd from the associated sports gambling sites
and it has been around for over 10 years, so it is well
established. Blackjack players can always find a game here,
but unless you're spending most of your time at poker or
sports betting, you'd probably be better off going to another
site for blackjack.
Blackjack Options:
While
there are a lot of reasons to like Sportsbook.com , blackjack
players can probably find a much better site to play their
game. Using a 6-deck shoe that's reshuffled after each deal,
card counters have essentially no chance here. Though this is
standard at a lot of casinos, there are some other factors
that go against Sportsbook's blackjack game as well. Betting
limits range from $1.00 to $100.00, which is somewhat limited,
and with other rules like split aces only receiving one more
card and losing your full bet amount against a dealer dealt a
10 showing, the house edge here is about .56%. Though playing
here is better than playing at most live casinos, you can find
much more favorable blackjack tables in many other places.
Bonuses:
A 10% deposit
bonus is a not a lot when compared to other sites, but as far
as we can tell there is no cap to it, so it may be worth it.
They also have friend referral bonuses, reload bonuses and a
$24,000 blackjack tournament that runs every 24 hours. Not
stellar bonuses, but pretty good.
Customer Service:
Phone,
e-mail and live chat support is available 24-hours a day.
Safety:
Sportsbook is
widely known, and recognized as safe and reliable.
US Players?:
Yes. Players
can access the casino, sports betting and poker sites on
Sportsbook.
Deposit and
Withdrawal:
Sportsbook is somewhat limited when it
comes to depositing and withdrawing funds, as it only accepts
Mastercard, Visa and the ‘Cash Transfer’ service. We ve also
heard that withdrawing money can take longer than some other
sites, but we haven't verified this personally.
Mac Friendly:
Yes, but
only with the flash player.
Software:
Sportsbook
offers both a flash and download version of their software,
but the download version has more options. The software
platform is from RealTime Gaming and it is quite easy to use
and looks very good.
Summary:
There are a lot
of options for online gamblers, and Sportsbook is widely
regarded as one of the best sites when it comes to placing a
bet on a game. However, for blackjack players there isn't a
lot here to get excited about. You won't have a bad time
playing here, but if you're serious about getting the best
odds possible, you might want to consider somewhere else.