Paddy Power Review

Reasons to Play
Specialises in low stakes sports betting
Online version of Ireland`s largest bookmaker
Publicly traded company
Free money sign-up offers
Money back specials

Sports betting, casino, poker and bingo all offered

Play in Pounds or Euros

This is Ireland`s biggest and most successful bookmaker. It has an extensive and long-standing land-based operation, founded in 1988, so the web site is simply the extension of an established and reputable business. It is listed on both the Irish and the London Stock Exchanges, under it`s holding company, Paddy Power Plc.

As far as sports betting is concerned, Paddy Power offers a wide range, including football, racing, golf, rugby union, rugby league, snooker, motor racing, athletics, darts, European sports, North American sports, winter sports, and cycling. Then there are the more unusual betting options, like hurling, the closing figures of world financial markets, reality TV shows, Coronation Street, international politics and the music charts.

A casino, a poker room and a bingo site are also offered. The casino uses proprietary Flash software, requiring no download. The poker room also uses proprietary software, but it needs to be downloaded. Both are independently audited and certified for fairness. The software used in our opinion is not the best out there. We highly recommend Paddy Power as a sports betting site, but recommend you look elsewhere for poker and casino games as this is not their speciality.

Whether you`re a sports betting fan or love prop betting, you`ll find plenty to keep you happy at this betting site.

Proprietary

Casino: 100% deposit match bonus up to £75

Poker: Choice of 4 sign-up offers, up to £500 free

(All bonuses and promos available in Pounds and Euros unless otherwise stated)

Sports book:

• Plenty of money back specials

Casino:

• 100% sign-up deposit match up to £75 free

Poker:

• Choose from 4 sign-up offers, giving you up to £500 free
• Additional weekly deposit match bonuses

Markets covered include:

• Bet on a vast range of British and European sports

• Special events betting, including reality TV, political events, TV soapies and world financial markets

• North American sports

• Winter sports betting

• UK and international horse racing fully covered

• Live betting functionality

• Lotteries available

• GAA sports

Wagering Limits:
Paddy Power specialises in small stakes, fixed odds sports betting

Online casino:

• Plenty of standard and original unique casino games are on offer

• A good variety of interesting and worthwhile slots

• Poker variation games a speciality, like Wan Doy Pairs Poker and Texas Hold`em Shootout
• Powered by the Wagerworks platform which in our opinion is one of the most basic casino software platforms available.

Software:
The proprietary software is visually stimulating, and provides for robust and efficient poker play. There is an odds calculator, and full hand history is available. Texas Hold`em and Omaha are offered.

Tournaments:
Paddy Power offers a full range of tournaments, including single table tournaments, multi table tournaments, freerolls, guaranteed and satellites into the WSOP and WPT.

Deposit and Withdrawal Options:
Credit and debit cards, NETeller, Moneybookers, bank transfer, cheques and An Post Billpay.

License:
Alderney, Channel Islands, UK

Results Service

Full football and horse racing results available, as well as racing commentary

Software and Special Features:

• One account for everything
• Great graphics and excellent game play
• Custom designed proprietary software

Help and Advice

Game guides, odds calculators and other forms of help and FAQs are available on the web site. There are also horse racing form guides for you to use.

Awards

None as yet

Customer Service:
Support is available 24/7 by means of email, telephone, mail and fax.