The following are Top 10 guidelines for selecting a Sportsbook and make your bets online.

Years of Successful Operation: A Sportbook`s reputation has to be established over a period of time. It`s best to choose one that has been operating for at least 3 years.

Safety and Availability of Funds: Convenience and speedy transfer of your funds is of paramount importance. If you wish to withdraw funds from your account, how fast do they transfer your money? If they are surly or give you a hard time, asking you why you want the money, withdraw all you money, close the account, and find another book.

Complete and Accurate Accounting: How easy is it to check your account? Is the account accurate or are there "clerical" errors. Always keep track of your account on your own so you can check. If there are errors, have them correct the errors and then politely close the account and find another book.

Customer Service: The sportsbook should have a professional, courteous, fluent English-speaking staff, and customer friendly business policies.

State of the Art Computer Technology: Check the speed with which funds and wagers are posted, final results posted, and the accuracy of your wagers made. The book should have a tape of your call so you and the book can verify your bets if need be.

Las Vegas Rules and Regulations: Obviously 11/10 on straight bets is a must but also check the fine print on parlays, teasers, and other exotic bets.
Bonuses and Incentives: Some offshore sportsbooks offer some incentives to get you to open an account. If the incentives seem too good to be true, you`re probably better off passing them up.

Management: Is the manager or head man available to you upon request? The sports book is only as good as the people who run the every day business.

Size of Operation: Do they have enough phone lines so you can easily get in, especially during peak hours? Are there enough clerks and supervisors working at the operation, especially during rush periods? A tipoff is if the same people always answer your call. That may indicate under capitalization within the operation.

Hours of Operation: When does the sports book open and when does it close? Most are located in the Eastern time zone so if they close at 9 pm ET and you live on the West Coast, that`s 6 pm and doesn`t give you much time to place your bets during the week when you`re working.