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Local Or Offshore? Part II. by John Wise Since my last writing on this subject, much has happened. Several of my then sponsors, are no longer in operation. And more sportsbooks are rumored as being in financial difficulty. Where does this leave my thinking? I still believe offshores have a lot to offer. For the internet user, convenience. Some sportsbooks take plays all day and night long. You can have many accounts available at the click of a mouse. Bonuses are nice, but as I have stated before, should not be a determining factor in where you play. It is time to look very carefully at where to send your money. I would have to say, the bigger, the better. The longer in business, the better. And whether you play local or offshore, how much money is it advisable to leave in an account? I never did feel comfortable having a large amount in any account. Only enough to make about 20 plays or so. When I got low, I just reloaded. Some may wonder how I choose whom to go after for advertising. I heard a story one time about McDonalds and Burger King. They say Burger King does not spend any large amounts of money like McDonalds does when doing surveys as to where a restaurant will work or not. Burger King's theory is that if a McDonalds can make it, they can make it along with McDonalds. I do this a great deal with these books. There are sites on the internet that are known for their usually dependable sponsors. I mostly target those sportsbooks. I have made a conscious effort to get only reputable sportsbooks to my site. Those of you that have good locals, by all means, hang on to them. As far as I am concerned, I would play anywhere that the money is good. Who cares? Just so you get paid. And that certainly must always be the most important consideration. Make that your first priority. I stress that, especially now. One final note about all this. It was nice to see a huge sportsbook like Olympic Sports come to the rescue of many of Camelot's players. I know this is great publicity, but imagine the cost to them. I like to see this kind of thing from an offshore. There are some of them that hate to see the industry get a black eye. It will take time for the offshores to get over this bad run. But with gestures like this, they can do it. |
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