Betonline Poker Room Review - US Player Option

Betonline poker is part of the Chico Poker Network and is one of the up and coming online poker rooms, helped largely by the fact that the site accepts US players from across the 50 US states. Sister site to Sportsbetting.ag, they bring to the table a wealth of experience having been actively part of online gaming since 1991. In fact this US traffic helped Betonline poker enjoy a few bumper years recently - enjoying a sharp increase in their player volumes coming through the door.

 

Their player retention has been aided by the fact there are limited options for US players and also due to the ease of profit. Many of the players from their sportsbook and casino and are more prone to gambling. The end result - some of the softest games around.

 

Software Features

The software at BetOnline Poker is far from fancy. It is fairly simple and straight forward - but very functional at the same time. The lobby is very easy to navigate around making it easy to find games. The set up has an old traditional look and feel to it. Whilst it might be a simple set up, the room is compatible with MAC and Windows users. As for the functional capabilities - there's nothing earth shattering to be found. You will find the standard features one would expect, such as taking player notes, multi-tabling, changing the table layouts, resizing tables and the availability of hand histories.

 

Traffic and Popularity

Traffic has surged over the last 2 years. The change of management in 2013 is arguably no fluke in terms of the coincidental change in fortunes. Historically management had a terrible reputation that was embroiled in many player disputes. This in conjunction with the extremely slow payouts limited the potential for growth. New management have turned it round injecting capital into the business and resolving outstanding disputes. Payout times have also been slashed and now site between 3 or 4 days. As such, traffic and popularity has surged through 2014 and this is expected to continue. This is widely seen as the best current site for US players.

 

In fact the only countries' customers that can't take part in the action are Albania, Switzerland, Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Estonia, Japan, Malaysia, Turkey, New Zealand, Russian Fed, Oman, Viet Nam and Tunisia.

 

Games on Offer

The site is a little limited for players looking to venture away from the standard games. Hold'em and Omaha come as standard. Hold'em is available in fixed and no limit with cash games on offer from $0.01/0.02 up to $5/$10 blinds. Omaha is on offer with fixed, pot limit and no limit for Omaha H/L games and pot limit and no limit for standard Omaha games. There is generally pretty good traffic across all the buy in levels.

 

In terms of tournaments, there are $250,000 in guaranteed prize money across their weekly offerings, which is pretty good for a site of this size. Given their increased market position, we would expect this to increase as this year progresses.

 

Customer Service

24 hours a day, seven days a week. BetOnline offers a 24/7 Live Chat service and Toll Free Hotline which provides quick and easy assistance. We've heard mixed responses in terms of how good the quality of service is. Players will not be made to wait longer than 5 minutes when they call in and can expect a reply to their emails within a business day. Not setting any records, for sure. It's certainly not the worst service out there.

 

Toll Free Phone: 1-888-426-3661 or 1-800-977-4717

Outside the United States and Canada Phone: +507-206-3369

Fax Number: 1-800-452-4701

Email: cs@betonline.ag

 

Deposit and Withdrawal Methods 

There are a wide range of deposit and withdrawal methods on offer. You can deposit by Visa, Mastercard, Person to Person, Money Orders, Bitcoin, Skrill, Neteller, Book to Book, Bankwire, Cheque, Diners Club, Discover and JCB. Withdrawal can be made by Person to Person, Bankwire, Cheque, Bitcoin, Skrill, Neteller and Book to Book.

 

Our Bonus for Players Joining betonline.ag

The standard bonus on visiting betonline.ag direct is a 200% up to $1,000 bonus. We are pleased to offer an enhanced offer with a 200% up to $2,000 on offer to our player base. There is also 3 x $100 freerolls and 1 x $200 freeroll running every day, so there's plenty of opportunity to earn some free cash.

Is it Legal to Play at Betonline.ag if i live in US? ...

Contrary to belief, online poker isn't actually illegal to play if your a US resident. There are very few states that have any restrictions whatsoever in their books so. Neither are there any federal laws that prohibit players playing online poker. On the back of the happenings of Black Friday back in 2011, the federal restrictions were aimed at the banking side of things - not the act itself of playing online poker.

In terms of restrictions that do exist - well, Americans can't own online poker sites for one. Secondly, payment processors have certain rules that are in place to prevent money laundering and fraud. Before playing any game associated in any way to online gambling (which is a gray area where online poker is concerned) - do your homework for whichever state you are in. It's your responsibility to ensure compliance with any state specific regulations that might exist.