Time to Start Looking at Smaller, Reliable Online Sportsbooks for the Near Future for P2P Transactions

By: Chris Dyer (Dirty)


I have been hearing for the last two days with people having trouble
with P2P with payouts and receiving them. It is only happening to the
medium sized and larger sportsbooks from what I can determine.  5Dimes
has told people that it will be a week or so to process some payouts
because of trouble with P2P.  One thread at SBR has already been deleted
about this problem (not a surprise). I have had several people contact
me with trouble at other sportsbooks with P2P problems with them having
to go pick up their transactions becuase they were returned. It has
happened at BetOWI and Intertops,
but 5Dimes (which is a sponsor here as well) is the main one.  This
doesn’t mean these books are not safe. It just means you may experience a
delay in receiving your funds or your account being credited funds you
send. Not every bigger book is having trouble now but usually when a few
start having it then it spreads quickly.


This happens at the larger books becuase they have more transactions
and it throws up a red flag. This is why many books limit the amount you
can send and receive daily, weekly, and monthly.  The UIGEA has caused
problems like this since 2006 when it was implemented.  The larger books
also have trouble securing and transitioning to new payment options
when one of their main options is temporarily down or runs into problems
like this. Your smaller books not so much. They can adjust on the fly
and keep on with business as usual in the payout department.


America’s Bookie, Bet33, 1Vice, HRWager, ProBets, and Topbet
are smaller books at Handicappers Hideaway that I trust and have heard
of no trouble and I don’t expect any as their daily transactions are no
where near the size of the other sportsbooks. It is easier for them to
secure other methods of depositing as well.  They have a smaller amount
of daily transactions and it is easier for a processing company to take
that load on than from a bigger book.


I suggest before you make your next deposit contact us (especially if
it is a sponsor) and we will find out of any delays or troubles or call
the book and find out. If they are then look at your smaller books
until the problem is resolved. I can virtually guarantee you will not
miss a beat going with the smaller books anyway in 95% of the sports you
wager on.


Remember this is not a warning about funds being safe or books having
money problems. It is just to alert our readers and forum members to
possible delays with one of the more popular ways to deposit at online
sportsbooks for US players.

Time to Start Looking at Smaller, Reliable Online Sportsbooks for the Near Future for P2P Transactions