NFL betting is a blast, but it can also be hazardous. While there are plenty of legitimate online sportsbooks for betting on football, there are a couple villains in the mix. But, by following my simple football betting safety tips, you can avoid being scammed.

I've spent years looking at online sports betting and I've been able to narrow down a quick series of steps that any sports bettor can take to avoid disaster. And now I'll share them with you.

First up, let's talk about searching. Before depositing any money at any online sportsbook, do a search in Google for them. You should be able to find people talking about the sportsbook in forums, on blogs and in articles. If not, move on.

There's no point in placing football bets with some place no one has apparently never heard of. Also, by searching, you'll quickly uncover any fraudulent activity.

Next, let's talk about contact information. As a rule of thumb, don't deal with any online sportsbook that isn't highly accessible. They should have a contact email and a phone number that's easy to find. If not, move one.

But, don't stop here. Once you have their phone number call them. Don't worry. When someone answers, just say you're potentially a new customer and wanted cmd368 to make sure the phone worked. Make a note of how long you had to wait to speak to someone and how friendly the person was.

Okay, now for their email. Write up a quick email that just says something like "I'm a potential customer and wanted to see how fast you reply to emails." That's it.

If you can't get someone on the phone or don't get a reply from your email for days, move along.

Lastly, and this is a big one. Don't do business with online sportsbooks that only take cash, bank wires and WU. The good places to bet on football will gladly take all sorts of payment methods including credit cards and 3rd party processors.