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OLGC Proline Launches Baseball Pools Betting

If you were to go to the corner store this week you might have noticed a new game on Proline that will most definitely grew in popularity very fast.  Essentially its an extension of the very popular Pools game that Proline offers for NFL but now for MLB Baseball.  Its great to see Proline coming out with some innovative games like this.  Despite not offering great odds, not all sports and no individual game betting, this is a great offering for baseball bettors.  

The Proline MLB pools work like this.  To enter the pool you have to play a five dollar ticket with ten selections.  All customers money is put towards the pool and is distributed to the number of clients who go 10 for 10 or closest to it.  But there is a twist, customers are allowed to box games on the ticket for a price.  You can box up to four games, which means you can pick the four games on your ticket that you feel you could lose and pay to box those games.  So if you took the Blue Jays as one of your selections and they lose, your ticket is still alive because you boxed that selection.  Boxing games do require that you pay for it.  For instance if you box three games on your ticket, your ticket cost will go up from $5 to $40. To box the maximum four games, your ticket will cost $80.  But your chances are so much great to win a share of the pool, and realistically you just need to go 6 for 10.  Pools generally have been paying out around $5K for winners but that is expected to grow as this pool gains popularity. Learn More about Proline Pools

UKash Launches Online Deposits from UseMyServices and Cash Out Mastercard

UKash, one of the newest deposit methods for online sportsbooks has really done some upgrades that benefit Canadian online sports betting customers.  First off, UKash decided to team up with UseMyServices also known as UseMyBank to many Canadians.  UseMyServices allows Canadians to fund online sportsbook directly using a personal chequing or savings account online.  Well now, you can also use this feature to fund your Ukash account online.  For those of you not familiar with UKash, they let you go to a convenience store of your choice across Canada and buy a sports betting voucher using cash.  Customers use the code on the voucher to deposit this money to the sportsbook of their choice.

Another great feature UKash added was the availability of a cash out Mastercard.  Before you would need to withdrawal your UKash winnings via mailed cheque.  Now you can simply transfer your UKash balance to your cash out Mastercard and take money out at any ATM machine across Canada.  Setting up a UKash account and cash out Mastercard is free, the same goes for UseMyServices sportsbook money transfers.   

Watch Free Live Streaming Sports Anywhere Online with Bet365

Once the NHL and NBA playoffs are over, most popular events that people like to wager on, Wimbledon, Golf, World Cup, Eurocup and others take place during daytime working hours.  But a great service provided by Bet365 enable Canadians to stream live virtually any sport taking place around the world to their computer.  This is an incredible service. It requires no downloads or complicated instructions.  Simply choose one of the live events taking place and instantly a window will pop up from the Bet365 website and stream the event live to you.  Many companies like Rogers cable and Bell try and sell additional services so Canadians can stream tv to their computers.  But simply open a Bet365 account and login and you will be able to stream all north american and european sports absolutely free.

There is no need to place bets on sports to take advantage of free streaming sports.  Canadians need only sign up a Bet365 account to take advantage.  Canadians will have to login to their new Bet365 account to begin streaming.   

 

Bookmaker.com Sportsbook Seized: Canadians should stay away.

At Best Sportsbooks Canada we are constantly looking out for Canadian sports betting customers and we wrote to warn Canadians a few weeks back to stay away from USA facing sportsbooks like Bookmaker and Bodog.  These sportsbooks are not safe for Canadians.  These sportsbooks accept american sports betting customers and its illegal for companies to take bets online from American customers.  The problem is that these sportsbooks deal with illegal processors and banks and eventually we said things will catch up with them, and in the past few days this has indeed happened.  Ten online betting domains were seized including Bookmaker.com and Beted.com two large American sportsbooks.  

The bottom line is, you are taking major chances by betting with sportsbooks that accept american customers.  Player deposits are opened to being seized and frozen whether you are Canadian or American this will cause problems cause funds are pooled at these sites.  We strongly suggest cashing out from sites accepting american customers and signing up at any one of our recommended legal sportsbooks that do not accept americans.  

Legal Safe Sportsbooks for Canadians

Bet365, Pinnacle Sports, William Hill, Sportingbet, PartyBets, 888 Sport, and others.

Huge Crack Down on USA Poker Rooms and Sportsbooks...But your safe if you bet with us:)

For those of you reading this right now, be happy that you found a website that only promotes legal online betting for Canadians.  We have stressed for years about the importance of betting with only legal sports betting and poker sites (those which don't allow betting from american customers)

On Friday in what was a long time coming Poker Stars and Full Tilt were indicted for accepting wagers from residents of the USA.  Read Full Article  You may be asking yourself, well I'm Canadian how does this affect me?  The problem is, the way they pay out funds.  They use illegal payment processors to get around laws. But now the payment processors have been seized along with lots of customer funds.  You may not be american, but you will have trouble getting you money when you want a payout on your winnings.  Read what we have been saying for years

Although Poker Stars and Full Tilt, do not offer sports betting, there are lots of sportsbooks still accepting american wagers despite it being against the law.  Many of them share the same companies who processed payments.  Expect a trickle down effect from all this.  This will not be an isolated incident.  If you want to avoid this risk, simply sign up at any of our highly recommended european facing sportsbooks.  To be honest, the ones we have listed are the best online in terms of types of bets offered, sign up bonuses and odds.  If you don't already bet with one of them, you are missing out.

For Canadians looking for online poker rooms, some of the sportsbooks we promote happen to be some of the largest online poker rooms as well.  For instance Bet365 or Party Poker 

It feels especially good now to be living in Canada betting and playing poker freely and legally:)

Betfair Adds Instadebit and Money Mart to Canadian Deposit Methods.

Betfair is one of the biggest and most successful sports wagering exchanges on the internet.  Recently they went public listing themselves on the London Stock Exchange.  Mainly a United Kingdom focused company, Betfair has decided to court more Canadian customers with a few new deposit methods.  They have begun to offer Instadebit, which is the most popular deposit method and the first that we can tell to offer MoneyMart.  They also have Entropay and Bank Wires available for Canadian deposits. 

For those not familiar with Sports Exchange wagering, its a great way to play the bettor or bookie.  Clients at Betfair can take odds on a game like any other online sportsbook or they can opt to be the bookie and "lay odds" on teams that you think will lose.  This is a more advanced form of sports betting but it can come in handy at the right time.  Another huge advantage of Betfair is when it comes to futures bets.  Generally you can get 25-50% better odds on futures bets compared to other sports betting sites.  Betfair is definitely worth a try. Visit Betfair Sports Exchange

Tuesday Night Football...A rare Treat

NFL bettors will get a rare treat this Tuesday night as Sundays game in Philadelphia was cancelled do to an incoming snow storm that produced around 12 inches of the white stuff.  An interesting article noting the Wussification of America  makes some interesting points about whether this game should have been re-scheduled in the first place.  Fans love watching NFL games played in the snow and the league has a strong history of playing in all types of weather.  Either way, NFL fans have a reason to load up their betting accounts and make some money Tuesday night. 

The Vikings are now out of the Playoffs but this game is significant to the Eagles because a win in this game and a Chicago loss next week could give them the #2 seed and a first round bye with home field advantage.  Bet365 has the Eagles as a heavy favorite at -14.0 points heading into this game.  The Eagles and Vikings have played rarely in the past only five head to head meetings going back to 1997.  The Eagles dominate the past going 4-1 straight up and 4-1 after the spread vs the Vikings.  Bettors beware of teams like the Vikings who would love to spoil the party:)  Good Luck.

Instadebit Sports Betting Comes to William Hill Sportsbook

William Hill one of the internets most popular and Canadian friendly online sportsbooks has added the very popular Instadebit e-wallet deposit method for sports betting deposits.  Its great to see more and more sportsbooks have begun adding Instadebit as it have become the leading e-wallet among Canadian sportsbook customers.  A couple years back some credit card issuers began to block Visa deposits to online sportsbooks and customers turned to e-wallets such as Instadebit and Moneybookers to place deposits and withdrawals. 

William Hill offers Canadians an incredible sports betting menu when it comes to just about any sport.  Customer support is quick and help full and they offer new customers a free $50 bet bonus once you place your first deposit.  Full William Hill Sportsbook Review

 

Pro-Line NBA Betting is Back....By Playoff Time Maybe

Since the Toronto Raptors entered the NBA in 1995 in has always been a point of contention that so long as the province of Ontario had a team, they would be unable to offer NBA sports betting.  But it appears the NBA has given up its strong stance on gambling and Ontario residents can expect Pro-Line wagering on the NBA to be granted either by playoffs this year or next year.  Many Ontario residents choose to bet online where NBA odds and payouts are much more favourable than the government lotteries such as Pro-Line.  Either way this is good news for recreational sports bettors from Ontario who like to play the occasional ticket at the corner store.  Full Story

Ontario Sports Betting Coming to Ontario? OLGC Planning Online Gambling Site in 2012...

Dalton McGuinty last week announced that the Ontario government and the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation is interested in getting into the lucrative online gambling business.  This comes off the heels of the BC Governments move into online betting about a month ago which ended in disaster when on the first day, the site crashed, and thousands of peoples personal details were leaked.

Currently the OLGC runs sports betting through convenient stores via Pro-line tickets.  Canadians choose to bet online because its easy, there are many sign up bonuses, and customer service is available 24/7.  Not too mention, the odds are much better than Pro-line and you can bet on thousands of more events. 

The OLGC has been mired in controversy over the past five years.  The OLGC's lack of accountability, and retailer fraud has caused a national distrust in Canada's ability to manage any sort of gaming in an ethical way.   

McGuinty did not release details on whether they would be offering sports betting, casino or poker online, but they will be proceeding with caution and conducting studies on whether its the right thing to do for Ontario. 

Online gambling would be a much needed financial boon for the province that is struggling with increasing budget deficits.  If the OLGC is looking to win customers away from a regulated and mature European sports betting industry, they first need to win back the trust of Ontario residents, and provide a innovative world class gaming environment that wows customers.