BoDog has been around since 1995 and was the first online sportsbook to be based in Costa Rica. Their aim has been to provide a respectable service to both he new and experienced players. They advertise widely, both online and offline and make no attempt to hide behind corporate names and entities. The CEO Rob Gillespie publishes a widely read column each fortnight that helps to explain the sportsbook industry from both the player and bookie's point of view. Heck, he even puts his email address on the home page. They have also received a fair amount of press from the North American TV networks.
BoDog are willing to accept a bet on most things. In fact they are sometimes one of the first to publish lines on team sign ups, sponsorship deals, cours cases and the like. This gives you a break from sports if you want it, and just have a bit of fun with a recreational bet. For added safety and always a good sign for a sportsbook, they hold 100% of all deposits plus winnings for all players in a segregated reserve account with Europe's largest Private Bank in Zurich, Switzerland.