Duke 1 said:they are ok. they have been around for a long time, and if you are a small player, the -105 juice is a good deal. some people obviously dont feel comfortable with them because of the gary austin association, but they are i would recommend them as a quality 2nd tier out.
Duke 1 said:i believe the -105 has small limits. up to 300 i believe, but not sure. the gary austin association dates back to when austin owned a casino in vegas. some of the older posters know more about this, but essentially he stiffed a lot of gamblers in vegas because he said his casino was robbed?? supposedly, austin has ownership in tradewinds, although others will say he does marketing and refers players there. anyways, the tradewind family has a large stable of books, and they are one of the original offshore books. also, there are supposedly a lot of "whales" that play at tradewinds. again, i recommend playing with them, but again, they are a secondary out for me.
oldmanTED said:From SBR.
<table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" bordercolor="#ffffff" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="mainbox">2/24/2005 5:06:00 PM</td></tr></tbody></table>SBR Bill Dozer reports: Tradewinds Group unable to process payouts via Neteller due to lack of funding in their merchant account. Management states that payouts should resume on Monday once a pending bank wire to Neteller is completed. Tradewinds is currently offering withdrawals via alternate methods free of charge. The Tradewinds Group consists of Badlands (SBR rating C+), GUARDIAN GUARANTEE (SBR rating B-), Regency (SBR rating C+) and Tradewinds (SBR rating B-).
SHACK said:I've played there for probably 7 years and they are a solid book that pays fast. They pay me 10% apy each month on the ending monthly balance. They have decent lines. Will have some slow moving lines in football, and are sometimes the best out for me. I would recommend them as a top 10 book. About 9 or 10 on my list.