Bookmaker

Bookmaker Company Bio

Bookmaker is powered / owned by Costa Rica International Sports (CRIS or BetCRIS), which has been operating from Costa Rica since the 90s. CRIS was founded in 1985 and launched its online operational end in 1998. Since then, BetCRIS has expanded its services and has diversified by starting a virtual casino, multi-player poker and walk-in sports betting outlets all over the world. The company owns a building in San Jose, Costa Rica, which provides it, and various other reputable online sports books who are CRIS’ tenants, state-of-the-art facilities and an operational platform.

Accepts US Players: Yes
Founded: 1985
Online since: 1998
Jurisdictions: Costa Rica

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Bookmaker Betting Details

Deposit options: Cashier's Check/Money Order, Check, moneygram, Visa/Mastercard, westernunion
Withdrawal options: Cashier's Check/Money Order, Check, click2pay, moneygram, Visa/Mastercard, westernunion

Singles accepted: Yes
Minimum deposit: no limit; over the phone there is a $25 minimum
Deposit options: Visa, Mastercard, Person-to-person transactions, eWallet Xpress, Bankwire, Cashier Check.
Accepted credit cards: Visa and Mastercard.
Deposit fees: no fee
Minimum bet: online is $5, and $50 over the phone
Maximum bet: $5,000 online, and $20,000 over the phone
Maximum winning: No maximum
Maximum payout: $150,000
Withdrawal options: Person-to-person transactions, Bankwire, Cashier Check.
Withdrawal fees: Dependent upon the method
Account currencies: USD, Canadian dollars, colones, Danish Krone, Dominican pesos, Euros, British pounds, Norwegian Krone, Swedish Krona, Venezuelan Bolivares
Supported languages: English, Spanish, Chinese
Odds format: US Style (for example odds = +135) , Euro style (decimal)
Secured website technology: Yes
WAP betting: Yes, WI-FI, Black Berry
P2P betting: No
Online chat with customer service: Yes
Bonus offers: 20% sign up bonus, 20% reload bonus, 10% referral bonus
Other: One of the top 5 sportsbooks in the world. Where the line originates. Money lines and totals on ALL games. Loyalty points program. Earn bonuses for all the action you make. Online casino. 3rd largest poker room in the world. Horse racing with up to an 8% DAILY CASH REBATE. Virtual horse racing. Cash games, Gin Rummy, Backgammon, Mah Jong, Pool and more.

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Bookmaker Review

Site Navigation: The face of the sportsbook; the look, feel and ease of use of the site: 9.8/10
Bonuses: Sign-up, referral bonuses are a nice perk: 9.6/10
Transfer: Ease of deposit/withdrawal: 9.9/10
Fees: Lack of deposit/ credit card fees: 9.7/10
Odds: Fairness and chance of winning against the house: 9.8/10
Events: Range of events and special bets: 9.9/10
Service: Questions or concerns met with a quick response: 9.4/10
Trust: Length of company history, strength of reputation: 10/10
Total Score: 98.5%

What They Say: Following a Legacy of quality in service and renowned bookmaking experience of more than two decades, BookMaker.com is born to aim and serve both professional and recreational players. Always first sportsbook to post lines, the phrase “Where the Line Originates” will continue attracting the world’s sharpest and biggest players. Powered by BetCRIS International, a recognized sports betting industry Leader since 1985, BookMaker.com provides Safe and Secure sports betting on sporting events, as well as horse racing, online casino games, poker, bingo and mobile betting from any location in the world, 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Thus, whether you are betting from your office computer or calling from the comfort of your home you can rest assured our service will be first class and completely confidential.

What We Say: Bookmaker has been around since 1997, owned by the U.K. Global Sports Corporation Entertainment Group, and part of the parent company Betmaker.com. In 2006 they were bought by BetCRIS, who split their operations into two sites, one U.S.-facing and one servicing the rest of the world. Bookmaker is the U.S. facing segment of that company, while BetCRIS.com will service the rest. Bookmaker is in good hands: BetCRIS is one of the founding online sportsbook companies, and it’s director, Mickey Richardson, has been in the bookmaking business for over thirty years. BetCRIS has been providing a quality experience for online gamblers for years and continues that tradition with Bookmaker. The Bookmaker site offers a fluid and unified online gambling experience, witth the sportsbook, casino, poker room, and race book all accessible from one portal with one login.

Bookmaker Company details: Bookmaker is "powered by BetCRIS", which means nothing more than that they are owned and opereated by same. BetCRIS was established in 1985 and since then has grown to be one of the largest online gaming sites in the world. Thanks to a solid business sense, reliable and early lines, solid service and great bet variety BetCRIS seems to consistently stay right at the top of the sports betting industry heap.

Marketing and Brand: Bookmaker is powered by one of the oldest and most stable books in the industry. Established in 1985 and online since 1998, BetCRIS is widely regarded as the book that comes out "first with the lines." Bookmaker doesn’t rely heavily on aggressive marketing so much as it’s already-established brand recognition and esteemed reputation among sports bettors. Bookmaker prides itself on never having thrown out anyone for winning.

Bookmaker Prices: Bookmaker prices are among the best in the industry. The $0.20 baseball lines are a little expensive, however, Bookmaker has tried to make up for this by offering exclusive 1st and 2nd half baseball betting, as well as team totals, allowing you to bet not only on the number of runs per gamee, but also the number of runs per team..

Bookmaker Customer Service: Bookmaker customer service is in a league of it’s own. 24/7 phone and email, with phone holds less than two minutes on average and emails respioned to within 30 minutes. Chat is instant. Reps are polite, easy to understand, and extremely knowledgeable of sports betting.

Bookmaker Bet/Game Variety: Bookmaker offers one of the largest varieties of sides, props, and entertainment/ recreational wagers around. From Oscar odds and the Enron trial to playee behavior and and political events, if you can bet on it, Bookmaker will take it.

Bookmaker Bonuses: Bookmaker has an aggressive sign-up bonus considering it’s low prices. The Bookmaker sign-up bonus is 20% with a reload bonus of 20%.

Bookmaker Promotions: Bookmaker offers a 10% referral bonus up to $200. Free sports pager on deposits over $500, 10% in office pool squares, 2 free blackjack tournament or caribbean stud tournament entries, twice per month for each deposit of $100 or more. Bookmaker also offers loyalty points that are earned much the same way as frequent flyer miles and can be used toward freeplays.

Bookmaker Transfers and Fees: Bookmaker deposit and withdrawal fees are among the lowest in the industry. There are no fees for deposits.

Bookmaker Security and Reliability: Parent company BetCRIS owns their own 7-story building in Costa Rica, providing building security, UPS diesel generator backup, and sophisticated Level 3 SSL encryption for themselves and several tenents. Bookmaker is extremely secure and reliable, and there are no known customer complaints.

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