Bet365 Sports book Review

• Author: Ed
• Filed under: General, Reviews
• Date: Jul 11,2008

We have to admit that bet365 are one of the more traditional forms of online bookmakers.  They have been in operation since 1974 and they hold a UK based betting license.  They operate a huge number of betting offices and as a result; unlike many online betting operations they do have a telephone number; a head office and someone to talk to should you ever need it. 

One of the major advantages with bet365 seems to be the variety of sports they offer.  They have a great deal to choose from including the not so popular darts. Handball and others.  As a result many people recommend them as a number one. 

We took a look at Bet365 today to see what is exactly special, and whether or not they are worth the time spent to get an account.

The first thing we took a look at was the online casino room - because we like a bit of a flutter.  Sadly we have to admit that while there were a great variety of games, we did not find we had much success.  It could have been luck, but sometimes Betting operators like to "bolt-on" more features to their operations, and the casino side of things just may be one of them.

Bet365 Sports-book.  We have to admit, that since Betfair launched a few years ago, it has been the buzz of the internet, however as we said in our previous reviews odds are not that much better than mainstream bookmakers.  Betting exchanges have their place as well as bookmakers, and Bet365 are one of the giants in the industry.  Their website is not the greatest, but it is service you are after, and on that side of things they do deliver.  Being established online for well over 10 years, they know what they are doing and their website has a professional look that is not childish or cartoon-like compared to many others.

If you take a look at the Bet365 homepage - you’ll see they have a huge choice of sports. We played with one rule: Keep it simple.  We didn’t use exotic bets, and we kept our sport to the horses, and we had absolutely no complaints with Bet365.  Bets were executed quickly, and after we had finished playing, so was payout.

Overall we have to admit that Bet365 may not be the greatest thing since the online sports-book was invented, but honestly they are not too bad.  Give them a try with a promo they have and what’s the worst that can happen?

All in all - 7/10

Good Luck!

What is BetFair all about?

• Author: Ed
• Filed under: Reviews
• Date: Jul 8,2008

If you’re new to sports betting online, today we are going to provide a little information on a website known as betfair.

Betfair are an online betting exchange which basically means that they are not bookmakers, the bettors are.  It’s quite a novel principle and it is very successful.  As a result, Betfair have grown from strength to strength and are now one of the Internet’s largest online betting sites.

So - Why use a Betting Exchange?
If you use Betfair, you are instantly cutting out the bookmarker. As a result this means you can offer your own odds which mean you make more money. Betfair would have us believe that the Betfair odds are over 20% better, however given their high commission rate, it all works out just about the same, but you need to bear in mind Betfair has a larger range of sports, live betting and many, many features that make it more attractive to use compared to the traditional online bookmaker.

Betfair has a minimum bet of £2 with no maximum bet in place. They support multiple currencies and the website is multi lingual and available in the following languages English, Italian, German, Cantonese, Danish, Chinese and Swedish.

Minimum deposits for the site are £25 or whatever the equivalent is in your local currency. They support multiple deposit methods including Credit Cards, Debit Cards, PayPal, Neteller, Moneybookers, MoneyTT, MoneyWorld, Western Union, Bank Transfer and Cheques.

When you come to withdraw money from Betfair the good news is they are efficient, and the process takes approximately 2 – 5 days. This is a great turnaround and it beats many online betting websites. They also have a number of new player incentives, and overall provide good technical support.

In conclusion Betfair are to be recommended. They are an established and well known betting exchange and they are very popular. They provide a good service with many features, and they are friendly for new players. They have a strong community and they police their members well. Give them a try, and if you want a starting bonus, have a look at our partner links to the right – and join via this.

Good Luck!

Betting Strategies

• Author: Ed
• Filed under: Reviews
• Date: Jun 28,2008

The Martingale
The martingale system is one of the older more popular betting strategies. Invented in early 18th century France; this system involves doubling bets to cover previous losses. However, one continues to double his or her bet until reaching a stage when either A: a bet wins, and the bettor makes a slight profit, or B: he runs out of money. Given the way the Martingale works, B, is often the deciding factor.

The Labouchere

Much like the Martingale system, this is another progression-based gambling system that involves increasing bets in order to cover previous loss. However; this system works slightly differently due to the fact that one first works out a series of numbers known as his “staking pattern” and then uses this staking pattern to place his bets. It’s quite complicated to explain, so we’ll leave this for another time.

D’Alembert
Another progression-based system, the D’Alembert is based on winning streaks, rather than losing streaks. As a result, after each win, you increase your betting amount by one unit, and after each loss, one must decrease his stake by one unit. Quite simple, and known to be effective for some, this is another very-old strategy; however as you can see it is reliant on winning-streaks so if these are not very likely in your field of application - neither are your winnings.

The systems above would be described as ‘progression’ based systems. Many successfully apply them to all sorts of sports-betting as well as casino betting. However, with any sports betting system, one must always remember to set a stop-loss and a take-profit. As on their own, none of these systems will work indefinitely, because if you use them long enough the law of odds will change and you’ll be a victim of another law. Murphy’s!

We will talk more on Betting strategies next time, so stay tuned.