The Greek Sportsbook Review

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8.1 /10
Huge limits, Never missed a payout, Vast array of props, Early lines.
1990s style website, no longer in US market
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TSB Editor
Friday, July 31, 2009 - 2:43pm
Impeccable customer service and perfect record for payments makes TheGreek the safest place to play online - just not for US players any longer.

Bonuses, 8.5 – A 21% signup bonus for new players is a unique encouragement, but there is little to excite the new player. The value here lies in the sharp lines and reduced juice, moreso than the 11% re-load bonus and other lures. It lacks creativity, but again, the book is catering to the serious player who sees value in other areas.

Customer Service, 9.0 – It’s easy to provide great customer service when your company basically generates no complaints. There isn’t much for online help or live chat, but operators are available 24/7 on numerous toll-free numbers to answer questions.

Odds variety, 9.0 – One of the Internet’s widest arrays of betting options is another key perk of having an account at TheGreek.com. Early odds on boxing matches, overnight baseball lines, some of the first NFL and college football lines anywhere. If you are looking for unique bets on sports such as NASCAR, they are the leader there as well. And when it comes to Super Bowl, TheGreek.com will blow away the competition on Super Bowl prop bets and other fun wagers.

Overall Experience, 0.0 – It’s a true Jekyll and Hyde experience – the site design is antiquated, the flow is basic and rudimentary. But the odds variety is exceptional, the payouts are the best in the business and you play with complete comfort. There is no racebook, but there is a modest poker room and casino to add some extra flair to the site. And they offer occasional contests around events like March Madness and Super Bowl. Those are also basic in design, but excellent in functionality and organization.

Payment Solutions, 9.7 – Fast, worry-free payouts earned TheGreek.com a Top 3 rating in this category. They pledge to have winnings in your account within 24 hours, a far and distant cry from some of the competition. If there have been any complaints during the company’s 14-year-plus existence, they have been either unfounded or quickly and fairly resolved, because there is nothing bad to be said about TheGreek.com – by anyone.

Reputation, 9.6 – No online sportsbook sits on more solid ground than TheGreek.com. More than a decade of stellar customer service, fair dealings and lightning-fast payouts have earned it the top rating for reputation here at TopSportsBooks.com. One of the first online sites remains one of the best, albeit with regular complaints about the 2002-ish styling of website. Scratch beneath the surface and customers are rewarded with fair odds, fast payouts and complete comfort of knowing they can ‘Sweat the game, not the Payout.’

Software, 8.8  – Seems almost as old as the Acropolis itself, but unlike the Greek building of lore, the software is not in ruins. Clunky? Yes. Lacking in style? Yes? Functional? Yes.

Stability/License, 9.7 – One of two license holders in Jamaica, TheGreek.com has been an industry mainstay since 1996. While many of the pioneers died off, merged or were acquired along the way, theGreek.com remained independent and never wavered from the early principles of fair odds and fast payouts. Handling some of sports betting’s heaviest hitters, theGreek.com never shies away from big bets and never misses a payment.

TSB Experience, 9.6 – Members of TopSportsbooks.com have travelled numerous times since 2000 to meet and greet with officials from TheGreek.com. Everyone from the owner to the sportsbook manager to the marketing agents have always been a joy to deal with. When invoices are issued, they are paid promptly, not surprising given their commitment to customer payouts.

Website , 6.9 – Achilles was a great hero of the Trojan War, and at TheGreek.com, website flow and design remains its Achilles heel. Even with some recent modifications, the site remains weak visually with improper flow inside to the signup and betting menu pages. The addition of Sports News and Sports Stats to the front-page navigation has boosted the content and added some more research and tutorial items for clients. A little design love would make TheGreek.com instantly more appealing to first-time visitors and reflect more professionally on the rest of the operation.

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