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World Sports Exchange (WSEX.com) is one of the largest Internet sportsbooks in the world. A pioneer in the industry, we enable players from around the world to establish online wagering accounts, and to wager on all major North American and European sports.

World Sports Exchange was founded by former members of the Pacific Stock Exchange. We applied Wall Street technology and risk management principles to the bookmaking business, and have enjoyed tremendous success in the field since we began.

WSEX is the recognized leader in the online gaming industry. We have been featured in scores of major media publications and television programs, including:

The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
The Los Angeles Times
Newsday
The Washington Post
Sports Illustrated (cover story)
Business Week
Newsweek
Cigar Aficionado
The Las Vegas Sun
60 Minutes (CBS)

World Sports Exchange was born in the summer of 1996. It was first incorporated as an International Business Corporation in November of that year. We have been licensed to accept wagers since January 5, 1997. WSEX is incorporated in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Opening an offshore wagering account is simple. Just fill out the Online Application, read our Rules and Regulations, and fund your account using a method chosen from our Payment Options.


You must be at least 18 years of age.


Making a wager is easy. Just choose a sport from the main menu. A “lines” page will open, showing all the different contests in the lower-right frame. Click the wager button next to the outcome you wish to choose. A wager screen will appear in the upper-right frame, with a dropdown bar for selecting the amount you wish to wager. Read the entire wager screen to make sure it is the outcome and point spread or money line you want. Then, click “Place wager.” Within seconds, a window will appear either confirming or denying your play. Your account will be debited for the amount of the wager if it is accepted.


At WSEX, you don't need to log in to view our lines or surf the bulk of the site. The only time you need to log in is when you wish to check personal account information or make a play. There is no login screen. Simply start to make your play or check your balance, and a window will appear asking for your user name and password. You will only need to enter this information once per session.


You will remain logged in until you exit your browser, so be sure to close your browser whenever you end your session with WSEX.


Click "Reports" in the tool bar on the main page. Select the type of report you wish to view from the dropdown menu, then select a report option. Click "View Report" to view your selection. If you are not logged in, a popup window will appear asking for your username and password.

WSEX.com is compatible with Netscape, Safari, Internet Explorer, and WebTV. For all browsers, we require version 3.0 or higher, as our site is very frames-intensive.


The preferred resolution is 1024x768. You will find that the best way to view the site is on a 15" monitor or larger.


Yes.


No.

Straight wagers are the simplest types of plays. You can bet with a point spread, a money line, or a combination of both. All pointspread wagers pay 10 to 11 unless otherwise specified.

• POINTSPREAD WAGERS are bets in which there is a Team A and a Team B, and one team is favored over the other by a fixed point spread. If you wager on the favored team, they must win by at least the amount of the point spread for you to win. If you bet on the other team (the "dog"), your team must win outright or lose by less than the point spread for your wager to be credited as a win. If the game score lands exactly on the point spread, it is graded as a "push" and your wager is refunded.
  
  
• MONEYLINE PLAYS are typical in baseball and other low-scoring events, as well as contests in which no points are involved, such as boxing. In a pure moneyline play, you only need to pick the winner, but the odds may vary depending on which team is favored. You will either have to “lay odds” or “take the odds.” If the line is Team A –200 and Team B +180, you will have to risk 200 to win 100 on Team A, or 100 to win 180 on Team B.
  
  
• COMBINATION BETS combine point spreads and money lines. They are most common in baseball, golf, and special proposition wagers. In baseball, they are known as “run lines.” You either give up a fixed number of runs or take a fixed number of runs, both of which will involve a money line. In golf, daily matchups often involve a half-stroke handicap as well as a money line.
  
  

Parlays are wagers in which you choose 2-6 plays and must win them all to win the wager.

WSEX.com pays true odds on parlays. ALL parlays will be calculated using the following formula:
The money line for each proposition is substituted into (Win amount / Bet amount) + 1), and the resulting products are then multiplied together.

Example: A 3-play parlay of the following propositions:



	Bet #1 (-115)		Bet #2 (+160)		Bet #3 (-125)		Result
	((100 / 115) + 1)	*	((160 / 100) + 1)	*	((100 / 125) + 1)	=	8.7497
$30 bet	1.8696	*	2.6	*	1.8	=	$262.49


Note: The example payout above includes the return of the original $30 bet.

Teasers are like parlays, except you buy points on both contestants. Teasers are available in football and basketball on pointspread wagers and totals.

• PAYOUTS FOR BASKETBALL TEASERS:
  
  

  Number of plays	4-pt teaser	4.5-pt teaser	5-pt teaser
  2 Plays	$100 / $100	$100 / $110	$100 / $120
  3 Plays	$170 / $100	$160 / $100	$140 / $100
  4 Plays	$280 / $100	$250 / $100	$200 / $100
  5 Plays	$450 / $100	$400 / $100	$350 / $100
  6 Plays	$700 / $100	$600 / $100	$500 / $100

  
  Example: If you wager $10 on a 5-play 4.5-point basketball teaser and win, you will be credited $50 ($40 + your $10 wager).
  
  Note: There is an additional $0.10 charge for each totals proposition included in a teaser.
  
  


• PAYOUTS FOR FOOTBALL TEASERS:
  
  Pro Football:
  
  

  Number of plays	6-pt teaser	6.5-pt teaser	7-pt teaser	7.5-pt teaser	8-pt teaser
  2 Plays	$100 / $110	$100 / $120	$100 / $130	$100 / $140	$100 / $160
  3 Plays	$170 / $100	$160 / $100	$140 / $100	$120 / $100	$110 / $100
  4 Plays	$280 / $100	$250 / $100	$200 / $100	$170 / $100	$150 / $100
  5 Plays	$450 / $100	$400 / $100	$350 / $100	$280 / $100	$200 / $100
  6 Plays	$700 / $100	$600 / $100	$500 / $100	$400 / $100	$300 / $100

  
  College Football:
  
  

  Number of plays	6-pt teaser	6.5-pt teaser	7-pt teaser	7.5-pt teaser	8-pt teaser
  2 Plays	$100 / $100	$100 / $110	$100 / $120	$100 / $135	$100 / $150
  3-6 Plays	Same as Pro Football Teaser Payouts (6 – 8-pts)

  
  
  Example: If you wager $10 on a 6-play 7-point football teaser and win, you will be credited $55 ($45 + your $10 wager).
  
  Note: There is an additional $0.10 charge for each totals proposition included in a teaser.
  
  For more about WSEX Parlays and Teasers, see our Rules and Regulations.
  
  


• CONDITIONAL WAGERS ("If's" and "Action-To's")
  Conditionals are wagers that are contingent on each other. You only have action on each leg of a conditional if the prior leg wins (or ties, in the case of an action-to).
  
  Conditional wagers are not required to be placed in order of contest time. The first leg of your conditional may start after a subsequent game has already finished.
  
  For more about conditionals, click here.
  
  


• REVERSES
  Reverses are combined "action-to" bets. They are available in 2 or 3 outcomes and have a very interesting payout chart.
  
  For more about reverses, click here.
  
  


• FUTURE BETS
  Future bets are wagers on future events, such as a seasonal championship.
  
  


• FUTURES MARKETS
  Futures markets allow players the opportunity to buy and sell their favorite teams and players all season long.
  
  
  • What is the difference between 1-Pay and 4-Pay?
    
    In a 1-Pay event, the winner is worth $100, and all other places are worth zero.
    In a 4-Pay event, the winner is worth $100, second place is worth $50,
    and third and fourth places are worth $25 each. All other places are worth zero.
    
    Prior to the event being final, futures can be traded freely. They can be bought or sold throughout the season.
    
  
  
  • In which events do you offer futures trading?
    
    
    4-Pay
    Pro Football
    College Football
    Pro Hockey
    Pro Baseball
    Pro Basketball
    College Basketball
    
    1-Pay
    PGA Tour
    European Tour
    Winston Cup
    World Cup
    Men's Tennis
    Women's Tennis
    League MVP
    
    
    Any additional futures events will be listed and labeled as either 1-Pay or 4-Pay.
    
  
  
• ROUND ROBINS
  A round-robin wager allows a player to pick 3 to 5 outcomes and create all possible 2- or 3-team parlay combinations from the selected outcomes.
  
  For more about round robins, click here.
  
  
• ACTION POINTS
  For more about action points, click here.
  
  
• INTERACTIVE WAGERING
  Futures Trading (see below)
  In-Progress Proposition Wagering (see below)
  
  
• SPORTS OFFERED
  Football, College and Pro
  Basketball, College and Pro
  Baseball
  Hockey
  Golf
  Boxing
  Auto Racing (NASCAR and Formula 1)
  Tennis
  Soccer
  Major Summer and Winter Olympic Events
  
  

  Straight-Wager Limits on the Big Four Sports
  	Pro Football	College Football	Pro Basketball	College Basketball	Baseball	Hockey
  Side:	$20,000	$10,000	$5,000	$2,500	$2,500	$2,500
  Totals:	$5,000	$2,500	$500	$500	$500	$500
  1st Half:	$10,000	$5,000	$2,500	$1,000
  Money Lines:	$2,000	$1,000	$1,000	$500	$2,500*	$2,500**

  * Run Lines ** Puck Lines
  
  Call for higher limits.
  Please keep in mind that wagers are subject to approval, and limits are subject to change.
  
  
  

  Straight-Wager Limits on Other Events
  	Soccer	Tennis	Golf	Auto Racing	Movies
  Side:	$500	$500	$800/$1000	$500	$300

  
  
  
  
  PARLAY LIMITS FOR PRO AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL
  2-Play Parlay: $1,000
  3-Play Parlay: $1,000
  4-Play Parlay: $500
  5-Play Parlay: $500
  6-Play Parlay: $300
  
  
  PARLAY LIMITS FOR OTHER SPORTS
  2-Play Parlay: $500
  3-Play Parlay: $500
  4-Play Parlay: $300
  5-Play Parlay: $300
  6-Play Parlay: $200
  
  
  

  Teaser Limits for Pro and College Basketball
  Number of Plays	4 Points	4.5 Points	5 Points
  2 Plays	$500	$500	$500
  3 Plays	$500	$500	$500
  4 Plays	$300	$300	$300
  5 Plays	$300	$300	$300
  6 Plays	$200	$200	$200

  
  
  
  

  Teaser Limits for Pro and College Football
  Number of Plays	6 Points	6.5 Points	7 Points
  2 Plays	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
  3 Plays	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
  4 Plays	$500	$500	$500
  5 Plays	$500	$500	$500
  6 Plays	$300	$300	$300

  
  
  
  
  FUTURES LIMITS
  Futures that are 9-1 or less: $1,000
  Futures that are 10-1 to 20-1: $500
  Futures that are 21-1 to 1,000-1: $200
  
  
  EXOTIC WAGERS
  Exotic-wager limits vary with each offering. Please check the limits shown in the dropdown window.
  
  
  The minimum phone-wager amount is $50.
  The minimum online-wager amount for a straight bet is $10.
  The minimum online-parlay-wager amount is $5.
  


• HORSE RACING
  WSEX offers a large daily selection of wagers for all major North American thoroughbred tracks:
  
  Win, place, and show bets
  Exacta
  Trifecta
  Daily double
  Quinella
  Other exotic wagers
  
  Do you pay track odds?
  We pay track odds on all win, place, and show bets. On exotic wagers, we pay track odds with a cap of 100-1 for exactas and quinellas, and 300-1 for trifectas.
  

• OTHER EVENTS
  Over the course of the year, WSEX offers propositions on non-sporting events such as elections, trials, entertainment awards such as the Academy Awards, and any other event that we feel there might be interest in.
  
  

The minimum deposit is $50.


All of our deposit methods can be viewed on our Cashier page.


You can make a withdrawal request online on our Cashier page.


We will send you a bank draft that works just like a check. You have the option of receiving the bank draft via regular mail for a $15 fee, or by courier mail for a $50 fee. You are entitled to one free regular mail draft every 30 days.

NETeller customers must withdraw through NETeller the amount of all previous NETeller deposits prior to withdrawing through by any other available method.

Customers who deposited funds by credit card will receive withdrawals only by bank draft.


Withdrawal requests are processed Monday-Friday, with the exception of local bank holidays. Withdrawal requests must be received by 8 a.m. Eastern time to be processed that day.


No problem. Submit your request the night before—if the money is in your account in the morning, your request will be processed. If there is less money in your account than the amount of your request, the request will be cancelled.


You can make withdrawals often as you like.

Our Live Betting, a WSEX trademark, allows you to bet on a live event during play. In fact, World Sports Exchange was founded by options traders who wanted to combine the two most exciting environments around: the sportsbook and the trading floor.

In a Live Betting event, a client buys and sells contracts on the outcome of his/her choice. At the end of the event, the winning side pays off at $100/contract; all other contracts are worth zero.

Prices are updated continuously throughout play, meaning that the value of individual contracts fluctuates based on the contestants' performance.


Click the "Live Betting" link in the main menu, then choose an event. For most events, two teams (or outcomes) will be listed. Golf is an exception: we try to list all the contenders, so up to 50 contestants may be listed.

To trade, simply click the buy/sell price next to the contestant of your choice. A trading window will open in your screen's upper-right frame. Confirm that the buy/sell button is set to your desired transaction type, and that the market price is acceptable. (The market price is listed for convenience; you can choose a different price without worry, as you will always be filled at the best available price.) Finally, select a number of contracts via the second dropdown, then click "place order."

That's all there is to it. You'll quickly receive a trade response from the WSEX system, either confirming that your order was partly/completely filled, or that it was rejected because the price was too low (for buy transactions) or too high (for sell transactions).


Live Betting is offered on major college and pro football games every weekend, plus Monday Night Football (including Thursday night editions). We generally offer three games each on Saturday and Sunday (including the Sunday night game), but hope to expand this schedule in the upcoming season.

In baseball, we offer ESPN, TBS, and WGN games during the regular season—plus all the playoff and championship games, of course.

In basketball, we offer ESPN, TNT, and TBS games during the week, plus NBC games on the weekend—and again, all the playoff and championship games.

Perhaps our most exciting Live Betting markets are in golf. Every Thursday to Sunday, we open our golf markets for live trading during televised PGA coverage... with prices updated shot by shot!

• What are in-progress proposition bets?
  These are bets that are offered on games in progress. They include "Who will score next?" and "At-bats," in which you can bet on what a player will do on his next at-bat: single, double, triple, etc.
  
  
• How do I place a wager on them?
  You can find the menu for in-progress propositions at the bottom of the interactive menu for the same event.
  
  
• How quickly are they graded?
  In-progress proposition bets are graded as soon as there is a result.
  
  

Our phone lines are open 7 days a week, from 8 a.m. Eastern Time until the last West Coast game starts.


You can always e-mail us at info@wsex.com. We respond to all e-mails within 24 hours, and faster if possible.