Bookmaker Sportsbook Review
Bookmaker is one of the leaders in the online sportsbook business. They’ve been around as long as anyone (established in 1985) and have been consistently one of the most reliable sites in the industry. My biggest gripe is that they simply don’t do a lot with their bonuses. You will get a little something for funding your account, and a little something for reloading them, but they’ve certainly never “wowed” me with any of their bonus offers. You get the feeling that they aren’t too hard up for players, so they aren’t going to bend over backwards just to get you to sign up. In short, great reliability, but lacking in bonuses.
Payout Speed (5/5)
As far as getting cashed out of your account, Bookmaker is one of the tops in the industry in getting you your money. Keep in mind that “fast” in terms of cashing out of an online sportsbook is a relative term. Do not expect your money same-day, but the standard 7-10 business days for a check via Fedex is about as good as it gets unless you fill out the paperwork to request a bank wire.
Deposit Options (5/5)
There isn’t much you can’t use to get money into a Bookmaker account. They accept most major credit cards, which is getting harder and harder to find, plus have all of the options that any other book has and more.
Bonuses (3/5)
As I mentioned in the opening paragraph, bonus offers are the only thing that’s really lacking at Bookmaker. They’ve had the 20% sign up bonus for a long time, which is nice, but it would be a real incentive if they could boost that percentage every now and again to compete with some of the newer books’ offers.
Customer Service (4/5)
The customer service is fine, but I’m docking them a point because they do spam you on the phone – relentlessly.
Software (4/5)
Bookmaker.com is a very attractive site and fairly easy to navigate, but their odds/wagering software isn’t the most intuitive around. After a few wagers you’ll breeze through it, but the learning curve is a little more steep than at some other online sportsbooks.
Reliability (5/5)
Nothing but praise for Bookmaker as far as reliability goes. They’ve been in the business a LONG time and won’t be going anywhere soon. We have no reports of any difficulties withdrawing funds or bonuses not been added to accounts. This is where Bookmaker is better than about every other book online. This comes partly from a straight-forward bonus system (some books have way too many rules about rollover and what you can and can’t bet on), but it works, period.