Canadian Landing Page

If this is your first time to our site this is not our home page. We use it as a landing page for Canadians because it is the most relevant to them. Since most of us that created this site are Canadian we are well aware of the Sport Select problem.

Sport Select – A Canadian Sports Betting Problem

In most countries the difference between gambling online and in land based options is pretty minimal. The difference between sport select and online sports books can be ten fold; in other words you could expect to lose ten times more money be playing sport select compared to making the exact same wagers online.

Here is a baseball odds comparison of sports select and an online casino taken May 6, 2008:

	Sport Select	Online Odds
BOS	1.75	2.03
DET	1.65	1.901

CLE	1.90	2.140
NYY	1.55	1.820

SF	1.75	2.030
PIT	1.65	1.901

TB	2.15	2.390
TOR	1.4	1.680

See our Odds Calculators for detailed calculations.

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*Odds taken from sport select website; you can use the links to compare today’s odds between sport select and some of the webs best online sports books found below.

As you can see there is huge discrepancy between the odds available online compared to sport select. To make matters sport select makes you wager on multiple games on a single ticket; in other words you have to parlay. Despite the fact that parlays offer larger pay outs actually have a lower expected value (see our sports pages for more info). So you are actually losing out on much more than just the 20-30 cents on a dollar wagered shown above.

Some people argue that sport select is more convenient however once you have an account you can make a wager from a computer in seconds. You don’t have to drive to the convenience store and match the games you want to a scantron sheet. Another thing people prefer about sport select is the instant cash pay. It is important to understand what kind of premium you are paying for this service. Let us say you win on a four game ticket by betting the favorites above; so you correctly select DET, NYY, PIT and TOR. You would earn a profit of $490 on a $100 bet. If you parlayed the same four games online you would profit $1,005 dollars on the same wager. So you would give up half your profit just for being able to pick up your profit a few days earlier.

There is much more information on sports betting as well as casino, poker and horse racing contained through out the rest the site. As mentioned above, this page is designed to show Canadians the difference between online sports books and sport select. Below are some of the best online sports books available to Canadians.

Pinnacle Sports

Founded in 1998, Pinnacle Sports offers odds that are up to 60% better than other online bookmakers. Pinnacle Sports were the first sports book to offer reduced price modeling and continue to be Internet’s leading sports betting site serving customers in over 100 different countries.

In Addition Pinnacle Sports offers 10% sign up bonus up to $500.

BetUS

BetUS.com accepts players from almost all countries including the US

BetUS.com has been ranked the America’s #1 Sports book & Casino by Insiders Betting Digest magazine for 8 consecutive years. With 14 years experience and unmatched bonuses there is no doubt that BetUS is among the Internet’s premier sports books.

They offer you a 50% initial deposit, 50% re-up and 10% gamblers insurance. Sign up now and receive even more free gifts.

Info on sign-up bonuses here

PartyBets

PartyGaming was founded in 1997 and PartyBets launched in November of 2006 is there newest creation. It is the fastest growing sports book on the web and offer the widest range of odds on the market.

We offer two different sign up bonuses; the larger player will prefer Option 1,which offers 30% up to $150. The smaller player will likely prefer Option 2 which will earn you an extra $25 on your first deposit.

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