About to deposit some money for the first time with a sportsbook that is offering you a great bonus? How long have they been around? This is a time of the year when we see a lot of start up sportsbooks. While all of them are not necessarily bad, you might not want to leave too much with them for too long. Take your time and investigate before you send your money for the first time.

Too many of these fly by night operations are simply undercapitalized and cannot withstand a couple of bad weeks. One red flag is offering free plays when they are not able to do a payout promptly. Anyone can set up a sportsbook. The guy asking you for money might be sitting in his shorts in his one bedroom apartment. Many are just a website template that they have bought from a  service. There are plenty of good, legitimate companies out there. Take your time, check them out and don’t end up calling a number that has been disconnected.