Bovada Review (previously named Bodog)
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The Bodog/Bovada name is well known throughout the United States due to its aggressive marketing campaigns. Bodog has recently renamed its US client to Bovada, both sites are identical. This isn’t simply a site that relies on fancy marketing to get by. Bovada.lv Sportsbook has been around since 1995 and has made its name by providing a simple website that is incredibly easy to use. They have decided to do away with the large commissions and fine print that was the industry standard in the past. The site also has a poker room and a casino, making it a potential one-stop source for all of your gambling needs.
SOFTWARE AND GRAPHICS
Bovada.lv is very smooth and sleek looking but doesn’t try to get too fancy with things. Everything is incredibly easy to navigate and you shouldn’t ever have any problems finding what you’re looking for quickly. The site does tend to lag sometimes during peak betting hours but this usually doesn’t prove to be too much of a problem. The casino and poker rooms are very well done and run almost flawlessly. The layout and setup of the site is intended to provide an easy to use interface for customers and they seem to have accomplished this with flying colors.
BETTING INFORMATION
The minimum bet required at Bovada Sportsbook is $1 on the internet and $50 over the phone. The maximum bet depends on the sport that you are playing. The dollar, the pound, the Euro, and the African Rand are all accepted currencies. There is a large variety of different bets that can be made which include: Moneyline, Spread, Total, Parlays, Teaser, If, Reverse, Round Robin.
PAYOUT/ODDS INFORMATION
At Bodog Sportsbook odds are available in American, decimal, and fractional format. The maximum payout is $100,000. Odds are also presented in real time and well in advance, especially for the more popular sports.
BONUS AND LOYALTY PROGRAMS
The bonuses offered by www.Bovada.lv are very simple and straightforward. The initial deposit bonus sits at 50% up to $250. There is no fine print associated with this bonus, and more importantly, no limit on the size of the bonus you can receive. You can also earn a 20% bonus on the initial deposit of a referred friend up to a $100. Unfortunately, there was not a loyalty program that customers could participate in which proved to be one of the few drawbacks of this site.
DEPOSIT AND WITHDRAWAL OPTIONS
There are a number of different deposit and withdrawal methods available to players at Bovada Sportsbook, though these options are somewhat limited for players in the US. For players outside of the US, options such as Neteller, MoneyBooker, Click2Pay, Speedcard, and Paysafe Card are available. Options available to all customers include Visa/MasterCard, and Rapid Transfer. For withdrawals, many of these same options can be used, but US players are only allowed to utilize courier checks.
For US depositors we recommend using Visa, MasterCard or Rapid Transfer.
SECURITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE
www.Bovada.lv is a site that has centered its company around providing the best possible product for its customers. This is most evident in the quality of the customer service that Bovada provides. The company offers very effective incentives to its employees which has resulted in excellent customer service 24/7, 365 days a year. After an extensive online search, there were no cases to be found of transactions that were not completed in a safe and reliable method. The only drawback that could be found was that there was no live chat customer service option.
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