Sports Betting Nanny State

You guys know that I am all for responsible gambling. I’ve written about it often enough. I’ve even dedicated a post to responsible gambling. I’ve even written a post about problem gamblers. Therefore I am all for it when governments introduce laws and regulations to help the problem gambler. Sometimes I have to wonder if they go over the top a little and turning the sporting industry into a virtual nanny state.

Ben Groundwater actually calls Australia a nanny state in his article Australia: The Great Nanny State! I was wondering about the online sports betting industry being treated as a nanny state by our government when they force online betting sites like bet365, Sportsbet and Sportingbet $500 Free Bet Link to either remove any free offers or to have a disclaimer on the page offering them to prospective online sports punters. Like that link to Sportingbet. There used to be a time when all new punters could partake in the free bet offer. Not anymore. Check out the disclaimer at the end of the page.

Sport Betting Nanny State Rules

This offer is not available to residents of Victoria, South Australia, NSW (effective 28 May 2014) & Western Australia.

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Luckily for me, living in South Australia, I signed up to bet365 before this dumb rule came into being. Personally I think it’s unfair to all those responsible gamblers out there. I also don’t think it’s going to do any damn good anyway. I didn’t become an online sports betting punter because of the $200 free bet offer. I was going to join that day anyway. I personally don’t believe that those free bet offers suck prospective gamblers in. People join because they want to be able to place a bet on line with ease and without the hassle of going to a bricks and mortar betting site, like TAB, or to have to place it by phone. Am I wrong? If I am let me know in the comments section below.

So why do these sites have these offers? I think it’s obvious. Online sports betting is a competitive market and these offers are merely to attract punters to join their respective online sports betting sites.

Top Online Sports Betting Sites

Have you ever wondered about the top online sports betting sites? I know a lot of people out there are because ‘top online sports betting sites’ is a popular search term used to find this site. There are probably a lot of sports betting sites out there, some are good and some probably not so good.

When starting this site finding those top online sports betting sites was very important to me. It’s only when they pass certain criteria that I represent them on EZeSportsBetting.com.

Top Online Sports Betting Sites Criteria

  • Longevity: Before I become affiliated with any of the so called top online sports betting sites that I examine they need to have been around for a lot of years. I will not represent any online sports betting sites that hasn’t been around for a long time because you just never know whether or not they’re going to fold up.
  • Ease Of Use: I hate sites that are confusing to navigate. Online sports betting should be enjoyable. That just can’t happen if you can’t work out how to place your bet online.
  • Mobile App: When I started this site I had no idea that top online sports betting apps existed. Since joining two of what I believe to be the top online sports betting sites, namely Sportsbetbet365 and William Hill, I found how simple placing an online sporting bet truly is using a mobile app. I can honestly say that I wouldn’t join any online sporting site unless they had a sports betting app. An online sports betting app means you can place a bet no matter where you are.
  • Easy To Deposit Money: The last thing you want is having hassles depositing money into your online betting account so that you can place a bet. The best online sports betting sites offer customers several ways for them to deposit into their accounts. My favourite ways to deposit money include PayPal, NETELLER and Skrill. As long as it offers at least one of those and meets the other criteria then you’re good to go. Most top online sports betting sites will offer more payment options than the ones listed.

Personally, I believe you should join more than just one online sports betting site. I have two main reasons for doing this. The first is you never know when one of those will go offline for whatever reason. If this ever happens you have the other one to fall back to. The second one is so you can compare the odds offered by the different sports betting sites so you can get the best odds available.

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My Top Online Sports Betting Sites

OK, in no particular order here are my recommendations for the Top Online Sports Betting Sites.

OK, for us Aussies, the best online sports betting sites would be Bet365, Sportingbet and SportsBet.