Intertops

At Intertops, the betting experience is not very different from what you would normally get in a regular betting website. While the manners and methods of the website are quite standard, you will see some subtle differences in the way Intertops deals with sports betting.

Despite being one of the first few sportsbooks to create an online presence (1996), Intertops have only managed to slowly come through the ranks. The company, itself, has been around since 1983 and that means that they have enough experience to show for their years of hard work and dedication to the sportsbook industry.

BASIC OVERVIEW

The website seems like it will be a downer but the moment you reach the sportsbook section, from the landing page, you are in for a pleasant surprise. A lot of care has been taken to make the website look pleasing. There is advertising and despite their garish colour schemes, it has a tasteful look about it.

The left-hand section only contains a basic list of the sports on offer and that means, you don’t have to browse through an unnecessary long list to get to where you want. However, that also means that you have to go a bit extra if you are interested in something a little off-beat.

The fonts, at first, may seem a little tight but they aren’t. The subtle features, like displaying the number of markets available in each sport, on mouse-over, are interesting and another pleasant surprise. Once you click on a sport, only the bet-display area changes while the main & left menu bars remain. This ensures quicker loading.

REGISTRATION

As in every top-end bookmaker, Intertops is quite simple to join. All you need to do is fill in a simple form and you are good to start betting, all in a couple of minutes. At Intertops, you don’t need to enter the billing or deposition method details at the time of registration.

BONUSES

Intertops matches your initial deposit bonus by 25%, upto a maximum limit of $100. This means that you can get upto $100 dollars from Intertops if you deposit $400 or more on your initial deposit. With each bet you place on Intertops, you receive a certain amount of bonus points. Once you accumulate over 10,000 of these bonus points, Intertops rewards your loyalty with a cash bonus that doesn’t require you to do anything.

They also offer other bonus schemes throughout the year including a 10% bonus on Tuesdays & Thursdays, upto $50.

BETTING

Placing a bet is quite systematic and strangely satisfying on Intertops. When you click on a sport, it will give you all the events or leagues, from around the world, which Intertops caters to. Then, you are sent to the page that contains the actual win-loss event outcome bet prices for each of those events.

Each market has a link for “more bets” on the side. This takes you to the page with more markets pertaining to that particular event. Once you pick a price to bet on, the page shrinks to reveal a betting slip on the side. The website, thereon, works as a normal sportsbook would.

You pick your price and it is sent to the betting slip. You enter your stake and the winnings are instantly displayed on the side.

ODDS

Intertops are one of the oldest and long lasting sportsbooks today and that is also due to their ability to give decent odds. Without pushing the limits too much, the odds are decent enough to encourage customers, even new ones, to bet lavishly.

For experienced bookies, Intertops may not always be the best option for betting but they do tend to throw up the odd surprise. However, the rate of that surprise showing up is almost as good as that for any sportsbook on the planet.

MARKETS

On an average, there are over 4,000 markets available on Intertops at any given time. There are enough markets for each event and customers are likely to find exactly what they are looking for, as long as they look hard enough.

Overall, the offerings are aplenty and there is enough for everyone to find something of their own interest.

CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE

Intertops are quite good in this aspect. While the company has had a few bad spots in the past, with their payouts, things have improved. The entire experience becomes a bit slow and tedious whenever a bigger event is approaching. However that is more because of heavier traffic than anything else.

The customer service is polite and adequate and in case your problem is a bit more severe, you are likely to find able assistance early enough.

CONCLUSION

Intertops is one of the older names in the world of Sportsbooks and have been known to deal with both online and bricks & mortar stores. They remain one of the more pleasant betting experiences online and this despite not being too impressive on the prices they offer.

The allowances on $1 bets ensure that bookies of all kinds, especially low-rollers, have a great time with Intertops. The overall rating for such a bookmaker would be quite high even though you wouldn’t go as far to put them on the same plane as Bwin or Ladbrokes.