Neteller Update: Further Investigation Required

Hey guys, sorry for not posting earlier; have been buried in work. Well today I have some news update on the Neteller Situation. Here is Neteller's Press-release posted on July 13, Friday:

Bet4Win Sportsbook Hiding Betting Lines from Guest Users

A week ago I noticed that bet4win.com's betting lines were no longer accessible from the front page. When I logged in I found the lines clickable just like before. As the sportsbook staff explained to me later, they were taking measures to prevent dishonorable sportsbook owners from stealing their betting lines.

NETeller to Return the Money to the US Customers

Good news guys. As stated in NETeller's Press Release dated March 21, 2007, they have signed agreements with each of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Navigant Consulting Inc. is an independent firm engaged by the NETeller staff to provide financial consulting and accounting services to the NETeller Plc. Group. The firm will supervise the process of returning the funds to the original account holders.

NETeller Account Holders Being Hostages of the Situation

Today a friend of mine complained of having a sum of $5400 frozen at his NETeller account. Primarily the money was deposited for gambling needs.

Now he would like to withdraw the money or at least spend it on something - if not gambling then buying something online… However he got the following response from the NETeller staff:

US Bettors Deprived of Their Fav Sportsbooks

The federal law keeping the US citizens from the online gambling sites caused an outrageous feedback from both betting site owners and US-based bettors. They say when politics involved there are both happy and the offended ones...

Giving Greater Exposure to Sports Betting Geek

To give a greater exposure to my sports betting blog, I've submitted it to a number of blog directories and RSS feed aggregators. I hope our sports betting community will grow day by day and we'll have a lot of things to share and discuss!

I have kindly provided my welcome users with the handy buttons to simply add my blog feeds to your personalized pages or RSS readers.

How do you choose a sportsbook?

It's a frequently asked question… The answer often comes from the websites who offer betting services and make money on it. They write about their own benefits first; then cut their names off the text and the 'choose a sportsbook' article is done :-)

Well I am not that interested in this or that sportsbook revenue, so I'd better share my opinion on what I consider most important when choosing a sportsbook. Feel free to correct me or add anything I've happened to omit.

Welcome to the Sports Betting Geek website!

Many of us have probably tried betting on sports for fun. Some go supporting the fav team by placing a bet on the game outcome - this in fact symbolizes our trust in team's power and strength... Some people do the opposite thing - they bet on the rivals of their favorite teams - to find some poor consolation in case the favorite team loses the game... We uncork a can of beer, get some potato chips and watch the game, all buddies sitting and staring...