Best offshore sportsbooks for online betting?

Is there any way for us to place bets on Mozzart? We're over here in the States.

I just topped up my account at this Meridian site, and honestly, it wasn’t quite what I was expecting.

My plan was to roll over the bonus money eight times at 1.5 odds, but the catch is that I actually have to wager my own deposited cash eight times at 1.5 before they even release the 50 Euro bonus to me.

Just a heads-up for anyone thinking about depositing with them. In principle, it doesn't matter much to me because I gamble regardless, but I thought that bonus would make things a bit smoother. 😁

EDIT: On top of the fact that they don't give you a straight bonus, it's actually a free bet. So, if you somehow manage to meet all those ridiculous requirements, you get 50 Euros to bet with, but if you win, they wipe out your stake and only let you keep the profit.

EDIT 2: Given all that, I wouldn't recommend Meridian right now. I just tried to place a quick live bet for a few bucks—a genuinely tiny amount—and they rejected my 1.65 odds bet, offering me 1.48 instead. Just enough to ensure it doesn't count toward the bonus requirements. Real shady business. 😁

It makes me wonder what kind of headache I'll deal with when I try to play something more substantial...

Does anyone know which option I should pick for the Bet365 bank account type during a withdrawal? Savings, Checking, or Deposit? I've got my transaction account set up at Hypo banka and I have all the details ready, like my routing number and SWIFT...

Also, I used my Visa Debit card to fund my Bet365 account, but now they’re telling me I can't withdraw back to it... WTF...

Besides a standard bank transfer, what other payout methods does Bet365 actually support?

Roger Doyle49 said:Does anyone know which option I should pick for the Bet365 bank account type during a withdrawal? Savings, Checking, or Deposit? I have a checking account at Hypo banka and I've got all my info ready—routing number, SWIFT code, etc...

Also, I used my Visa Debit card to fund my Bet365 account, but now they’re telling me I can't withdraw back to it... WTF...

What other withdrawal methods does Bet365 support besides direct bank transfers?

I usually just move funds to Moneybookers and then send them to my bank. I didn't even realize there were other ways to do it.

But lately, MB has been a total pain. For a transaction of $1000, they end up taking about $67, so you only see about 2800 land in your Bet365 account.

redjackal said:I opened mine a long time ago, and now they won't let me change anything. According to their own rules, you can't make changes after that first transaction. It seems like pure nonsense to me, honestly.

You could try changing it, but they’ll just wipe your current account. Honestly, I wouldn't bother messing around with that if I already had money sitting in my Moneybookers. 😉

Gerald Jones56 said:Yeah, I guess that’s doable if you go for the VIP tier, which I assume comes with a fee...

I'm pretty sure I haven't made any transactions over there, yet it's showing up on my end and won't let me change it... I guess it's just stuck that way.

I guess you only hit VIP status if you're moving over 2,000 Euro in monthly transactions on Moneybookers. Maybe.

I guess my funds are in Dollars too. 😁

urbanhawk17 said:Sure, you could change it, but they’d just wipe out your current account entirely. Honestly, if I had money sitting in Moneybookers, I wouldn't go messing around with that if I didn't have to. 😉

You hit VIP status once you've moved over 2000+ Euro in monthly transactions through Moneybookers.

For what it's worth, my account was set up in USD too. 😁

Turns out I actually had four different accounts over there. 😁

I haven't the slightest clue how, why, or even when I opened them, but that's how it was. The headache started because I used one of those accounts to make a deposit, and suddenly they went ahead and shut down all four of them at once...

The whole mess got sorted out pretty quickly, though. I just opened a fresh account in Euro, they closed off the remaining ones, and the cash landed safely in my pocket.

Gerald Jones56 said:Turns out I had four different accounts over there. 😁

I have no clue how, why, or when I even opened them, but it was true. The issue was that I used one of those accounts to make a deposit, and they went ahead and shut down all four of them...

The situation got sorted out pretty fast, though. I just opened a new account in Euro, they closed the rest, and my money landed safely...

Of course you sorted it out; their whole goal is to keep you making transactions. Screw them, honestly. Lately, they’ve been taking a cut on both deposits and withdrawals. Absolute British garbage. 😁

How much better (or worse) is Neteller compared to MB? Is there anything actually worth using lately?

I’ve been locked out of Meridian for about an hour now. I reached out to customer support, and their response was basically telling me everything is working perfectly fine:

The reason you occasionally run into login issues is that your browser accumulates and stores various bits of data over time, which eventually interferes with its standard operation. This isn't just specific to our site, but applies to general internet usage as well.

They follow up with this incredibly brilliant solution—something I certainly wouldn't have thought of on my own, nor would I have even considered trying unless they pointed it out:

To refresh your browser, simply press F5, and you should be able to log in immediately.

Except, the "fix" doesn't actually work. Even after hitting F5, I still can't log in

Try clearing your cookies.

Edward Miller18 said:Maybe try clearing your cookies

Already tried that. Still nothing...

Can someone please point me toward a solid international sportsbook that actually offers a massive variety of live betting options?
I also really need a site where I can manually set my own handicaps in baseball, rather than just being forced to bet on the favorites like everyone else.

Honestly, I’m fed up with these crooks over at SS. About 80% of the time, they'll shave 5% off the odds while you're stuck waiting for authorization. It's a total joke.

Michael Morgan5 said:Can anyone recommend a solid international sportsbook with a massive live betting selection?
I also really need a site where I can set my own handicaps for baseball, rather than just being forced to bet on the favorites.

Honestly, I'm fed up with these thieves over at SS; about 80% of the time they sneakily shave 5% off the odds while you're stuck waiting for authorization.

Bet365. You won't find anything better for what you're looking for. 👍

Managed to flip those 400 Euros in just seven days, and the bonus finally landed in my account. Looking back at how much I’ve been hitting up the local sportsbooks lately, I’ve come to a bit of a realization... I'm overplaying my hand. Just forcing bets for the sake of it, which is a losing game...

Meridian is pretty rough to deal with; they make it a headache to make deposits, and if they don't like your action, they just slash the odds. The only saving grace is the live betting lines, though even those are hit or miss...

I’m sitting with slightly less than what I started with before my last deposit, even after factoring in that 50 Euro bonus—which, let's be honest, isn't even a real bonus, just a free bet...

Basically, a whole lot of unnecessary stress for absolutely nothing...

urbanhawk17 said:I was just moving my funds over to Moneybookers first, and then eventually sending them straight to my Bank—honestly, I didn't even realize there was another way to handle it.

No, honestly—it looks like Moneybookers has finally started acting up big time, especially when it comes to that transaction from... $1000 You're really looking at me like that? Fine, take a look if you must. $67So, you end up with about 2,800 through Bet365—not a bad little haul, I suppose.

Since when has this been happening? I’m wondering if they're actually taking a percentage out of every transaction or if these are just flat fees—it makes a difference. If this becomes their standard way of doing things, it's going to be completely pointless to use them.

What are your thoughts on playing roulette using that "double down" strategy—you know, where you just stick to one color and keep doubling your bet until you finally hit? You just stay disciplined, double up after every loss, and eventually, that color has to show up... right? I actually know some folks who pull in about 500 Euro a day just by playing this way.

Nathan Price3 said:What do you guys think about playing roulette using a doubling system? You just stick to one color and double your bet every time you lose until you finally hit. I know people making 500 Euro a day this way.

Not a chance unless you have an infinite Bank... eventually you'll hit a losing streak of 10+ in a row, and then you can calculate what that bet looks like... we've been over this here too many times already.

Another round of Martingale talk 🤦

No. We are absolutely not doing this again.

jadedrifter2 said:Since when? Are they taking a percentage of the transaction or is it just a flat fee? If this becomes their standard move, it’s totally not worth the hassle.

Where is this coming from all of a sudden? They used to charge me about 1 Euro per transaction.

An interesting observation—I haven't run into this before, so perhaps it might help someone else.
Basically, I placed a bet on Unibet that a Degen (a player for Basel) would receive a yellow card during the match. I was tracking it, saw he subbed in at the 63rd minute, and he finished the game without seeing a card. Well, I had to kiss my winnings goodbye; when I checked Unibet, they refunded my stake, noting he wasn't a starter. As far as I know, here in the States, if you play for even three seconds, it counts as an appearance.