HISTORY |
Pinnacle Sports was founded in 1998 and in a
short time has become one of the worlds leading international
bookies. It has thousands of satisfied customers from over 100
countries worldwide. As Pinnacle often states Pinnacle Sports is
bookmaker founded by experts for experts. |
COMPANY INFO |
Pinnacle Sports is a fully licensed sportsbook
and online casino. The company is located on the island of Curaçao,
one of the islands of the Netherlands Antilles. Curacao is
considered one of the preferred locations for offshore bookmakers.
The island is about 950 km south of Miami and 60 km north of
Venezuela. Mailing address: Pinnacle Sports, Pater Euwensweg 31 (2nd
Floor), Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Pinnacle also
holds a UK bookmakers permit issued to UK company Pinnacle Sports
Bookmakers (UK) Ltd on April 5th 2004. UK company address: Pinnacle
Sports, 12 Penton Place, Alberta House, London, United Kingdom.
Category evaluation: EXCELLENT |
>>> sub-category: REGULATION
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The license is issued by the Government of the Netherlands
Antilles, which is also the regulating body (department of Justice)
for the gaming industry. In their licensing agreement they are
required to maintain sufficient funds to be able to honour all
customer winnings. UK company 'Pinnacle Sports Bookmakers (UK) Ltd'
is licensed under 'The betting, gaming and lotteries Act 1963' and
is regulated by the laws of the United Kingdom.
Category evaluation: EXCELLENT
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ODDS |
Pinnacle's odds are unrivaled on the market in most
cases. Pinnacclesports was the first bookmaker to introduce
1.95/1.95 odds style, meaning their margin is as little as 2.5 %!
They offer even lower juice for some big tournaments and events
(odds with just 2-3 % margin). So we must admit they have some solid
arguments, advertising 60 % better average odds (their odds on some
underdogs being especially good). You must be aware of the very
rapid odds movement though (especially for the smaller and unknown
markets, where the limits are as low as 50 USD). This is easily
explained when you consider the enormous amounts of money which they
have to balance. Pinnacle is a must-have bookie for every serious
big stakes bettor, because of their odds, big limits (among the
biggest in the whole industry). Odds for the bigger markets are
released quite early, usually 5-6 days before event's time. This is
not the case with the smaller markets though. These are released
just 1-2 days before or even on the matchday. Remember, it's very
important to catch Pinnacle's odds early after release in order to
maximize your value.
Category evaluation: EXCELLENT |
>>> sub-category: SOCCER
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Pinnacle soccer odds very often top the market, as mentioned
above. Their offer includes 2-way (asian handicap) odds for all
covered leagues and straight odds (1X2) only for the big leagues and
tournaments. Customers have the option to buy/sell points, so
changing the default line for sides and totals (bigger leagues
only). Accumulators are available again only for the big markets and
are usually offered quite late. Overall soccer betting options are
limited to sides and totals for most leagues.
Category evaluation: EXCELLENT
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>>> sub-category: US SPORTS
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You can't allow yourself missing Pinnacle's odds
if betting consistently on US sports. It's very rare to find better
odds in other bookie for any single event. Spread lines odds are
released very early (immediately after previous day matches are
over) and totals and money line odds - a bit later through the day.
Again buying/selling points is possible. Nearly all US markets are
available for placing accumulators (parlays), unlike soccer markets.
Wide teaser options on offer too. Please note you have to be logged
in to see the parlays and teaser odds. Special bets and props are
offered for the playoffs usually.
Category evaluation: EXCELLENT
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OFFER |
Pinnaclesports have expanded their list of sports
and markets significantly in the last 2 years. Sports on offer:
baseball, american football, basketball, ice hockey, winter sports
(the latest addition in their list), horse racing, tennis, golf,
soccer. Sub-category 'Other Sports' includes badminton, bandy,
boxing, futsal, handball, motor sports, martial arts, snooker, water
polo and volleyball. Some miscellaneous events are offered on
irregular basis (different awards, competitions, etc.).
Category evaluation: GOOD |
>>> sub-category: SOCCER
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Soccer list on offer includes: all
major International competitions, all major European leagues (UK -
covering almost all the levels of English and Scottish football,
Spain, Italy, Germany and France - all covered down to the lowest
level divisions), Netherlands and Belgium, Scandinavia, Central
Europe, Russia, almost all Balcan leagues, major North and South
American leagues, Japan. Most of the Middle East and some African
leagues (like Syria, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco,
Tunisis, Egypt etc.) are offered too. The soccer list is completed
by some really exotic markets like Azerbaijan, Luxembourg, San
Marino. Only a few other bookies offer so many 'unknown' leagues.
Category evaluation: EXCELLENT |
>>> sub-category: US SPORTS
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All major US sports are covered: american
football (NFL), basketball (NBA and college basketball), baseball (MLB),
ice hockey (NHL, AHL, WHL). Quite many special bets and props are
available during the latter stages (playoffs) for all these markets
too.
Category evaluation: EXCELLENT
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>>> sub-category: LIVE BETTING
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Pinnaclesports offers live betting (second half
asian lines for sides and totals) from the beginning of 2007 soccer
season. These are limited to England Premiership and German
Bundesliga currently. Live asian handicap lines are available for
some big tournaments and events (Soccer World Cup, Champions League
Finals, etc.). Still live betting isn't among their strong points.
Category evaluation: VERY POOR
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>>> sub-category: CASINO, POKER & GAMES
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Pinnacle offer instant play (flash) casino, so
you can play directly from your browser, without downloading and
installing any additional software. Games on offer: all major cards
and table games, single and multi-line slots, video poker. Pinnacle
doesn't offer poker and non-casino games currently.
Category evaluation: AVERAGE
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BETTING PROCEDURE |
Users have all-time access to the betting menu in
the upper part of the page. Markets are accessible through drop-down
sub-menus. Buy/sell points lines and parlays/teasers options links
are accessible from any given market. Customers have to type their
desired wager(s) amount (two options: risk or win amount) first.
Then submitting wager button loads the bet slip for reviewing all
the bet details. Users have to enter their password to confirm each
wager. This slows down the betting procedure a bit, but guarantees
better security level overall. Settlement of pending wagers is very
fast usually, almost immediately after the related event is over. As
mentioned above new users may experience some problems with bet
placing, while getting acquainted with it.
Category evaluation: AVERAGE |
