Trade group warns of online sportsbook tied to known scammer

The The Offshore Gaming Association (OSGA) has a bit of advice for any players or affiliates who are considering getting involved with a new online sportsbook called, Top Notch Odds. They suggest, in no uncertain terms that this site be avoided, “like the bubonic plague.”
Those are some very strong words, especially when they emanate from a well-established trade group, but the pedigree of Top Notch Odds is not the sort of lineage that anyone would want to brag about.
In a recently released statement, the OSGA outlined its case against Top Notch Odds and the family of shuttered sportsbooks it comes from. And it all hinges on a man named Rodrigo Castro.
Castro, according to the OSGA, has a long history of allegedly starting up online sportsbooks and shutting them down before he’s properly dispersed the funds. Their statement includes a laundry list of sites that Castro has opened and shut in this manner including, BetMayor, WagerWin, Wager506, and Wager305.
The OSGA points out that fly-by-night sportsbooks are relatively easy, and cheap, to set up because they require almost nothing in the way of capital to get going. In this case, they also point out that while Top Notch Odds does accept credit cards, the site pushed players to use Bitcoin – which is a whole lot easier to hide from law enforcement than standard credit card transactions.
The whole tone of the OSGA’s post suggests a familiarity with Castro’s business practices that should also serve as a red flag for anyone who is thinking of doing business with this site. They also note that the Top Notch Odds domain registration expires in October…just something to consider.