Horsebook.com is through its parent company Sportsbook.com licensed in the United Kingdom. The parent company, Sportingbet plc is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange. With over 2.7 million customers in dozens of markets and numerous languages, Sportingbet plc. is one of the largest gambling organisations in the world with annual sales of over $2.6 billion. More than half of Sportingbet’s sales are made to North American customers, despite online gambling's illegal status in the US. With a licence to operate in the UK which has some of the most stringent criteria for issuing a gaming licence, Horsebook.com gets the highest integrity rating and top marks for its excellent customer service (one of the best online if not THE best!). Not only are the toll free telephone customer support numbers answered almost immediately, the same applies to their Live Chat facility. That is what customer care is all about and most issues/disputes are resolved promptly by their excellent customer support team.

Horsebook.com covers over 90 thoroughbred and harness racing tracks in North America only unless you deem their virtual horse racing global!

One account number with Horsebook.com allows customers to access the call center, their "click & bet" offshore sportsbook, virtual casino, poker room and their online horse wagering. Its poker room, Paradise Poker, was one of the first online poker rooms and is one of our top rated poker rooms (only reason for Paradise Poker being out of the top 10 list is due to its above average competition as many seasoned poker pros play there).

Top scores when it comes to both deposits and withdrawals. There are essentially no charges on any of the deposit methods accepted (see below) and nor on any of the withdrawal methods either - which is almost unheard of online amongst sportsbooks. Horsebook.com offer a FREE 10% BONUS CASH to your initial deposit with no maximum bonus! And if you like Thursdays, you will like it even more now as there is a 5% Re-Deposit Bonus EVERY Thursday when depositing via Neteller, Firepay or ACH. (Note: 5% re-deposit bonus is valid from 12:01am to 11:59pm EST on Thursdays.)

Their terms and conditions state that all bonuses and corresponding deposits must be wagered 2 times before the bonus can be withdrawn. For example, if one deposits $500 and gets a $50 bonus, you must simply make wagers totalling $1,100 before you can withdraw the $50 bonus. Once you have wagered the required minimum, the bonus amount will then be available for withdrawal.

Horsebook.com as a first class racebook accept the standard wagers paying full-track odds on WIN, PLACE and SHOW as well as exotic wagers (paying track odds up to 300-1) on Thoroughbred and Harness races. And NO BETTING LIMITS! There is a full list of tracks covered in North America on their website (far too many to list in this review).

Horsebook.com accept the following bets:

• Win
  A bet to finish in first place.
• Place Bet
  Bet to finish first or second.
• Show
  Bet a horse to get third place.
• Trifecta
  A wager picking the first three finishers in exact order. Called a 'Triactor' in Canada and a 'Triple' in some parts of the U.S. ('Tricast' in the UK.)
• Trifecta Box
  A trifecta wager in which all possible combinations using a given number of horses are bet upon. The total number of combinations can be calculated according to the formula (x3)-(3x2)+(2x), where x equals the amount of horses in the box. The sum of the formula is then multiplied by the amount wagered on each combination.
• Exacta (Also, Perfecta)
  A wager that picks the first two finishers in a race in the exact order of finish. (Straight Forecast in the UK.)
• Exacta Box
  A wager in which all possible combinations using a given number of horses are covered.
• Superfecta
  A wager that picks the first four finishers in a race in the exact order of finish.
• Daily Double
  Type of wager calling for the selection of winners of two consecutive races, usually the first and second.
• Pick 3 (P3)
  Type of wager calling for the selection of winners of three consecutive races.
• Pick 4 (P4)
  Type of wager calling for the selection of winners of four consecutive races.

FREE Sports Pager
Don't go through the season without a Horsebook.com Sports Pager! The pager is FREE when you make an initial deposit of $2,000 or more.

Horsebook.com, through Sportsbook.com, run various promotions from time to time. It is best to look at their website to find out what special promotions they run in a particular month such as their College Bowl Contest, Double Your Money (NFL games), $50k NFL Giveaways, the NASCAR $25,000 contest, and the $25,000 Baseball Contest. Most of these promotional events run during the regular season of the respective sports.

3 for Free Contest
Win $25,000 a week! All you have to do is answer 3 easy questions. There are daily and weekly prizes up to the huge weekly $25,000 jackpot prize. Entry is free for all active players.

All you have to do is answer 3 easy questions. There are daily and weekly prizes:

• Weekend Prize Pool (Fri to Sun): JVC THC6 Home Theater System with 5-Disc DVD Player.
• Weekly First Prize: Panasonic VD-RM53 DVD Camcorder w/24x Optical Zoom.
• Weekly Second Prize: Men's Stainless Steel, Movado Meza Watch.
• Weekly Third Prize: Apple 60 GB iPod with Video Playback Black.
• Daily Prize: $100
• Weekly Jackpot Bonus: $25,000

5% Re-Deposit Bonus EVERY Thursday!
Re-load your account on Thursdays using Neteller, Firepay or ACH every Thursday and you will get a 5% re-deposit bonus.

Horsebook.com runs a regular loyalty programme in the form of its 3% Rebate Program. A very simple and rewarding rebate program. Horsebook.com will deposit back into your account 3% of your total wagers placed. Their week runs from Monday until Sunday and every Monday by 11:59PM EST they will deposit into your account your 3% rebate for the previous week. Win or lose, it does not matter. You receive 3% back on your total wagers placed regardless of your performance.

3% rebate program only applies to bets placed directly with the horse wagering interface. It does not apply to matchups or other wagers made through the sportsbook login.

Easy to use software and everything is done via the website so no need to download any software. Extremely fast servers so never any need to wait very long. Downtime or lag is minimal if any at all. Very secure and all bets are given ticket numbers so you can be sure that a bet has been logged and in case of any disputes, you have the ticket number which will make resolving the disputes a lot smoother. The horse racing interface is a JAVA applet so you need to have the latest version of JAVA installed on your computer. Very fast uploading time and prices quoted in real time.

DEPOSIT OPTIONS:
VISA, Mastercard, NETeller, FirePay, E-Check, Bank Wire, Western Union

CASH OUT OPTIONS:
VISA, Mastercard, Check (Fedex or DHL), Direct Deposit, Bank Wire, Firepay, or NETeller.

Horsebook.com will first attempt to credit back to your card any funds that you have recently charged to that card. For example, if you deposited $200 via credit card, your current balance is $500, and you wish to withdraw $500 dollars; $200 will be credited to your card and the remaining $300 will be sent via the method you choose.

If your only deposit method was Firepay or Neteller or the majority of your deposits were via these methods, then any withdrawal, including winnings, will be sent back to Firepay or Neteller.

There are no more Fedex and bank wire fees charged, regardless of the amount of the withdrawal. Your first four withdrawals are free of charge each calendar month, regardless of how the withdrawal is sent. However, if you request 5 or more withdrawals in a calendar month, each withdrawal after the fourth will be charged a flat $30 processing fee.

No Charges on Deposits or Withdrawals!

Horsebook.com offer excellent 24/7 customer support. There are Toll Free telephone number from North America at 1-800-632-6088 and the United Kingdom at 0800-068 9261. From all other countries, there is telephone support on +506-282-1004 which is charged at international rates.

Not only is the telephone support excellent, but the Live 24/7 Chat facility works extremely well and there really is no need to call. Attendance once launching the Live Chat is only a few seconds and the assistance is helpful and they will try their utmost to assist you. One of the best Live Chats available.

Naturally, there is also dedicated e-mail support.