I'll start with "BetAmerica."
STAY AWAY.
I would BetAmerica NJ sportsbook a real Mickey Mouse operation, but that would be an insult to Mickey Mouse.
They are making up rules as they go. Trying to get a withdrawal from them is RIDICULOUS. I called the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement because BA has the balls to request an uploaded social security CARD. Not a social security number, but they require all people withdrawing money to submit the actual CARD.
Just last month I got a generic letter from Social Security saying "NEVER share your card with anybody." In fact, to protect seniors (which I am not) SS no longer issues cards with numbers on it anymore.
So I called the Gaming Board and they got right on top of it. BA CLOSED MY ACCOUNT for contacting the Gaming Enforcement Agency and asked them if I really have to upload them my social security card. They paid me by check (something they refused to do initially) but made me forfeit my $500 sign up bonus because I RIGHTFULLY questioned their shady tactics.
Speaking of their bonus, it's a MESS compared to other NJ online sportsbooks. It's a 6X rollover, meaning if you make a deposit of $500 deposit, you need to make SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS! (Max bonus is $500 on a $500 deposit. 6 x $1,000 =$6,000)
The agents- both in live chat and on the phone- are clueless. Ir's like talking to a bunch of 15-year olds.
They have no mobile app, even though there website says they do. They delete winning wagers (happened to me three times...they say "we can see your winning ticket, but our system will not let us manually go grade it." Are you kidding me? I couldn't wait to get my money out of BetAmerica.
I would call it "growing pains," but it is so much more than that. LEGAL gambling should be easy. The hoops these guys make you jump through to get paid (and even place a bet) are just not worth it. It's online only, by the way, and you must use a compuer, not a mobile phone...even though they advertise "Get a free $20 mobile bet!" You can't make this up.
There are way too many better options in New Jersey right now to give BetAmerica a try.
My final grade: D+
More later on a different book. I'll do one review at a time.
I just don't want anybody else to go through what I went through with BetAmerica.
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