Betfair Sportsbook
November 8, 2009
Betfair is simply one of the biggest and most known gambling portals online, despite the fact that they don’t even cater to the US market. Only countries outside of the US can play at Betfair’s casino, poker room and most notably, their sportsbook.
For those of you that can participate at Betfair, namely their sportsbook, it would definitely be recommended that you do so since they offer a decent $25 cash back reward for new players, plenty of events to wager on and most interestingly of all, they let their patrons determine the odds of each bet. This is something that is unique to the sports betting industry and quite an interesting angle since technically the odds that a bettor is getting is ‘true’ odds.
Additionally, when bettors choose to place wagers at Betfair they will also be backed by a pretty good support team. Only ‘pretty good’ simply because they only offer support by email, phone or ’snail mail’ and not by one-on-one chat. However, they are still available 24/7 so it shouldn’t still be all that big a deal when trying to get a hold of them.
BetFair Bonus
The bonus at Betfair is pretty small when compared to other sites, but still worthwhile nonetheless. Players will be reimbursed up to $25 on their first wager if they happen to place a bet and lose. The only stipulation here is that the first bet must be made within 3 weeks of opening up a new Betfair account.
Games/Betting
Bettors can choose from one of many sports, political events or various stock exchanges when looking to place a wager.
There are over 30 different sports to wager on including hockey, baseball, football, basketball, snooker, boxing, darts, volleyball, rugby and various motorsports. The most interesting aspect however to betting at Betfair is the fact that Betfair does not make the odds themselves, but leave it up to those wagering on the games to determine the true odds that players will be getting.
In addition to the sporting events, players can also place bets on Wall Street, FTSE and Microsoft to only name a few and live prices are updated constantly on Betfair’s site.
Another great aspect of Betfair is their blog; this blog covers betting news, tips and has tons of excellent articles on how to correctly place bets, what mistakes to avoid when placing bets and the definitions of all the different bets available.
Lastly, Betfair also has videos that cover live sports games, tutorials in addition to Betfair’s articles on how to properly place bets and even videos with Betfair’s team of betting experts. All of these are great tools for bettors to use so they can be as profitable as possible.
Deposit Options
The deposit options that are available at Betfair will ultimately depend on where the bettor lives as the methods vary from country to country. Here is a few of the many options available to give you; Maestro, Visa, MasterCard, NETeller, PayPal, Moneybookers, ClickandBuy, Bank Transfer, Western Union and personal check. Minimum and maximum amounts along with any fees if applicable will vary from financial institute to institute.
Betting at Betfair
Betfair is definitely one of the first places bettors who are allowed to place wagers here should check out. They are definitely unique in the fact that they let their customers basically determine their own odds, offer tons of videos and tutorials and that they offer a way for punters to make wagers on various stocks.
The only real downside to Betfair is their navigation. It was a bit hard to use and took a while to get used to. To counter this, we just had to use the site map to find our way around.
Other than this minor short coming, Betfair is a site that all bettors should have accounts at. See for yourself and sign up for an account today at Betfair’s sportsbook.




