Re: Overview of Bitcoin Accepting Sportsbooks (with margin/house edge comparisons)
DarkStar_ is there a reason you did not include Anonibet? What is your opinion on them?
I'm not familiar with them and have not heard of anyone share their experiences recently. I made this post on Peeps Place's sportsbook rating thread:
Anyone know what happened to Anonibet? Their promotions seemed pretty good and I was thinking of depositing, but their forum account hasn't logged on since July, hasn't posted since June 2017, and their thread seems to be filled with complaints.
Peeps, have you used or know anyone who has used Anonibet recently?
Peeps, have you used or know anyone who has used Anonibet recently?
No response from anyone who recently used it. I wanted to try them myself, but I kept getting randomly logged out. I would include them if I was sure they were still operating, but I am not.
BetBTC.co is another option for an exchange, except they charge a whopping 4% commission
Be aware only the winner pays commission making it equivalent to a 2% house edge, about as good as the lowest edge sportsbooks. The real problem with BetBTC is the lack of liquidity which causes slippage if you wane to make a decent size bet in a hurry.
That would be true except their Taker odds are already worse than low edge sportsbooks for the most part, so you would have to make your own odds and hope it gets matched. For example:
BetBTC on Left, BitcoinRush on Right
@1.74 becomes @1.71 after commission, @4.1 becomes @3.98 and @4.9 becomes @4.74 after commission. I'm sure there's a few games where you might come out ahead, but generally I believe Fairlay is better due to a much smaller 0.25% commission on winnings and increased liquidity.