Sports Gambling Online Guide Place your online bet through one of our top rated online sportsbooks and WIN This Sports Gambling Online Guide is based on the collective wisdom and experience of the principle staff of Phoenix Media Group, and derives from over 13 aggregate years of experience gambling online (including 11 aggregate years of recreational sports gambling, and over 5 years of actually profitable professional play) as well as an additional 6 plus years of professional consultation in the sports gambling industry, both on and offline. Our unique position and experience in relation to the sports gambling industry allows us to offer this sports gambling guide with the utmost confidence that you, the player, will receive the same high quality of service and entertaining experience gambling online that you would expect in a reputable land-based establishment in Las Vegas. Following are our 3 preferred outfits for gambling online, including full sign up bonus information so you can extend your sports gambling experience as long as possible. Finally, each sports gambling online establishment mentioned herein holds to strict standards of honesty and reliability and takes pride in exceptional customer service. These companies are the ones that we not only recommend, but also wager at ourselves.
Rating	Sportsbook	Description	Bonus Information: Percentage/Max Bonus
1	Bookmaker	Since 1996, BookMaker has been building a reputation among sports betting enthusiasts for first-class customer service. BookMaker offers safe, secure and legal sports gambling services, as well as horse race gambling and online casino from any location in the world by telephone, internet, or by BookMaker Mobile via cell phone, PDA or hundreds of other wireless devices 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year. Sign up for an account at Bookmaker - where the line originates!	20% Deposit Bonus
2	Intertops	Intertops has been in business since 1983 and helped pioneer the online sports gambling industry. A truly wide range of betting possiblilties in many different languages, including bets on politics, entertainment, and the stockmarket. Payouts are fast and efficient and customer support is exceptional! Further information on Intertops available here.	$20 FREE
3	BoDog	Stop watching and start playing. Bodog elevates the fan experience by getting you involved in the game. All it takes is a simple wager. Bodog is a complete betting site and features free game previews and matchups, lets you compare game lines, and place bets ranging from a single game bet to a multi-sport parlay. And when you're done betting on the game, you can stop by their racebook, try your hand at blackjack at the BoDog casino, or even take money from the other players at BoDog's reknowned poker room. Bet online at BoDog Sportsbook.	10% bonus

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How to Get Started Sports Gambling Online Tutorial

As many of you, our visitors, will have never tried gambling online, we have written this brief instructional piece so you can learn how to get started.

Whether or not you have ever placed bets with an actual bookie -- whether a legal bookie in Las Vegas or in any of the other jurisdictions that issue sportsbetting licenses, or a so-called "illegal bookie," you will have likely placed friendly sports bets over the game with your friends. If so, you already have sports gambling experience! While gambling online might be more sophisticated, you will find that sophistication to be very rewarding because of vastly increased betting flexibility.

To get started gambling online, you first need to choose a sports gambling establishment. We have listed 16 of the very best books in this Sports Gambling Online Guide. If you stick with one of the books listed here, you can be assured that the book is financially stable, has excellent customer service, allows a variety of ways to fund your account, and has an easy interface for placing your online bet. All of the books listed offer varying bonus policies, varying limits, varying lines, and even varying sports - so you have the opportunity to shop for the best sports gambling establishment for your particular interest and betting style.

After you have chosen your preferred sportsbook, you will need to sign up for an account. All of the books mentioned in this Sports Gambling Online Guide have very simple, self-explanatory application forms, so we will not go into much detail about the actual sign up process here.

Funding your account, however, is one of the fundamental differences between gambling online and placing bets with your friends or with your local bookie. Obviously you cannot place your bet money right in the online sportsbook's hand. But as technology has given us the wonderful gift of gambling online, it has also provided a means to transfer money quickly and easily over the internet. Many sportsbooks accept Visa or Mastercard, and, for European clients, a variety of debit cards as well. For larger transfers, most sports gambling establishments will accept bank wire transfers and Western Union, or even checks and money orders. Most North American clients will find, however, that the fastest and easiest way to fund your sports gambling accounts will be by using an online wallet. There are a variety of options available including Neteller and Moneybookers. Both of these companies offer a simple, yet extremely secure means of opening and funding an online wallet account. Once you have an online wallet it is a simple matter to both place your deposits with your chosen sports gambling establishment, and perhaps more importantly, to collect your winnings!

PLACING YOUR ONLINE BET

If you have gotten this far, your are now ready to LET THE GAMES BEGIN and sports gamble to your heart's content.

Simply select your favorite sport (or political campaign, television show, or a wide variety of other strange events that the books will allow you to bet on), click on your favorite team, and you are off and running!

For an overview of sports gambling particulars, click on the following brief tutorials:

Bet Types Tutorial

Understanding the Odds Tutorial