Betfair Betting Exchange

Reasons to Play

Voted Operator of the Year 2007 by eGaming Review

Winner of the Queen`s Award for Enterprise

The world`s leading betting exchange

Get a free £10 bet when you open an account

Quick and easy to start betting - up and running in 2 minutes

Excellent odds compared to other sportsbooks - plus a choice of odds

Live betting during games

Bet against other people
Excellent range of international sports

Comprehensive searchable results service

Wide range of betting options, including back and lay

Also offers a casino, poker room and unique exchange-enabled games

Betfair Sportsbook is widely recognised as the pioneer of online sports betting exchanges and is arguably the world leader in this market. It`s a multiple award-winning sportsbook, based in the UK, and a recipient of the coveted Queen`s Award for Enterprise. It was also voted sports exchange Operator of the Year by eGaming Review Industry Awards for 2007. It is fully licensed in the UK, as well as in other European territories. Players from Western Australia and the USA are not permitted to play at this sportsbook.

Betfair Sportsbook offers a really good range of all major US and international sports as well as plenty of specialty sports, like Gaelic games. You can place bets before the events, and also avail yourself of live betting during games. There`s a full live results service that is completely searchable, and you can also receive live video feeds straight to your desktop. You get a sign-up bonus that awards you £10 for opening an account.

There are a number of innovative betting options that you can use. One of them is to bet against other punters where you can "back" or "lay" an individual or team. This means that you bet that they will win or lose. So you can bet against a team winning a trophy, acting as if you were the book and betting against other people. You can also choose your odds - taking a wager at a better price - provided there is someone who is prepared to bet against you.

The exchange also offers a full casino and a poker room, plus exchange-enabled games. These are poker and card games where you play multiple hands and bet on each one to win or lose. It`s an interesting twist, combining card-playing and picking winners at various odds. All your play earns you loyalty points that you can exchange for sportsbook betting credits.

Betfair Proprietary software

Sportsbook: Free £10 bet
Casino: 100% up to £50
Poker: Up to $150 - no deposit required - subject to earning Betfair points

Sports book:

• Free £10 bet on sign-up
• Event-specific specials regularly offered

Casino:

• First deposit match of 100% up to £50

Poker room:

• Up to $150 sign-up bonus - no deposit required - subject to earning Betfair points
• Win prize packages to WSOP and WSOPE
• Aussie Millions Power Play Promotion - win $15,000 entry package
• Threedom Pass - make final table in an offline event and gain free entry for 3 years
• Regular seasonal promotions with big money prizes
• Leaderboards in 12 categories - annual winners share $500,000
• Challenge high profile players for instant cash rewards
• Refer friends and earn rewards - structured recruitment system

Markets covered include:

• Very comprehensive horse racing - Great Britain, USA, Ireland, Australia, South Africa
• Greyhound racing
• International cricket, golf and tennis
• Huge range of football from all around the world
• Volleyball, water polo and handball
• All major league US sports, including college games
• European basketball
• Motor racing

• Snooker, darts and chess

• Rugby union and rugby league
• Aussie rules football
• Boxing and combat sports
• Winter sports (alpine skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, ski jumping)

• Bandy

• Pelota
• Gaelic games
• Financial betting
• Politics
• Special bets, like climate betting

Wagering Limits:
As a general rule the minimum online wager is £2 for Odds or Line betting, and £1/unit for Range betting. For telephone betting, the minimum for Odds or Line betting is £50 and £10/unit for Range betting. Equivalent amounts apply in other currencies.

Online casino:

• More than 40 casino games of all varieties
• All your wagering earns you Betfair points, redeemable for cash in your account
• Play all games for real money or free for fun
• Unique zero games with no house edge

Multi Player Poker:

• Play for fun or for real money

• Comprehensive expert advice columns

• Play Texas Hold `Em or Omaha

• There are unique Exchange Games (XGames), such as X-Blackjack, X-Baccarat and X-Hold`Em - you play multiple hands at the same time and wager on each of them to win or lose.

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Software:
The proprietary Betfair software has an appealing interface that combines appealing graphics with excellent playability and stability. The software supports Texas Hold `Em and Omaha games.

Tournaments:
A huge number of tournaments are always on the go - multi-table, sit and go, prize guaranteed and freerolls. A sample includes:

- WSOP and WSOP Europe satellites

- Huge guaranteed tournaments with prize money of $150,000 - over 20 prize guaranteed tournaments every day

- Bounty tournaments - win big prizes for knocking out high profile players

- Low stakes tournaments with $1 buy-ins

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Deposit and Withdrawal Options:
You have different options from different countries, including Visa, Visa Electron, Visa Delta, MasterCard, Maestro, Solo, Laser, PayPal, NETeller, ClickandBuy, bank transfer, Western Union transfer and cheque.

License:
UK, Australia, Malta, Austria, Germany

Results Service

Up-to-the-minute results service that is fully searchable.

Software and Special Features:

• Live betting with instant status updating on all sports events
• Play right there in your browser
• Secure and fast processing of your betting transactions

Help and Advice

There are FAQs and explanations of rules and regulations, a glossary and a full explanation of all betting conventions, with weekly tips. A comprehensive news service keeps you completely up-to-date. There are also discussion forums for punters. The casino and poker room have "how to" guides for all games.

Awards

Queen`s Award for Enterprise in 2003

Operator of the Year - eGaming Review 2007

Customer Service:
Betfair has won awards for its customer service, so you can expect excellent quality. Support is contactable by telephone and email.