Sporting Bet

Sporting Bet is one of the largest sportsbooks in the world today. Their status as one of the topmost names in the industry has quickly become a top contender since its formation in 2006. Using a system similar to the franchise format, Sporting Bet allows independent website owners to use their software, financial services as well as customer service licenses.

Despite branching out to other formats of online gaming, Sporting Bet continues to remain a brand name because of its sportsbook markets.

BASIC OVERVIEW

The Sporting Bet website doesn’t follow the regular trends of the top bookmakers around the world. When you reach their home page, you will find the live betting markets for that moment as well as other popular betting markets. However, the presentation is more like a news article, rather than simply placing the odds and prices on the home page.

You have the list of sports on the left as well as the numerous bonuses on the right. The centre of the website is dedicated to the biggest sporting events. You can scroll down to find almost all major events listed on the website. The website looks quite busy and can cause difficulties in find something

REGISTRATION

The registration process on Sporting Bet is quite simple and straightforward. All you are required to do is click on the “Open an Account” button and sign up through a simple form. The form opens up on a separate window that isn’t a pop-up. This allows you to sign up and get back to browsing like you were.

The sign up form doesn’t require you to give your payment information, something that needs to be provided only when making a deposit.

BONUSES

Sporting Bet is up to the industry standards when it comes to handing out bonuses. Your first deposit needs to be a minimum of 10 pounds and Sporting Bet will match that deposit completely, upto a maximum of 50 pounds.

To be eligible for this bonus, you need to bet the initial deposit amount completely as well as wager the bonus amount awarded to you at least five times, at odds of 1.5 or above. Only then can you go about withdrawing your money from the account.

BETTING

Placing a bet is quite simple although the layout can be a tad bit confusing. Once you select the sport from the list on the left, you are sent to a page that has all the events they have markets for. There are checkboxes next to each event and while you can simply click on an event to see the markets under it, you can also select multiple events with the checkboxes.

Then, you may wonder as to how you would see the markets under those events you checked. Scroll way down to the bottom of the page to find the “continue” button that will take you to your markets. Finally, you reach the page which has the markets and the odds against them.

If you want more markets than just winners & outcomes, then you have the option of clicking on the “all bets” link on the right of these odds. That will send you to the page that has all the markets for that particular event. Once there, matters are simpler!

You click on the price and the event is added to the betting slip where you can add in your stake and find out the total cost for you and the possible payout if results are favourable. You can see the possible payout for each market as well as for the overall betting slip that you create. Once you get the hang of things though, you’ll find it quite simple to get around.

ODDS

Sporting Bet is quite decent when it comes to giving competitive odds for their markets. They are also amongst some of the biggest sportsbooks when it comes to setting out odds before everyone else. An example is the 2012 European Championships for which, Sporting Bet already have a market to pick the winners.

The odds are good and they are out earlier than most, giving more than enough reasons for customers to pick Sporting Bet over other competitors.

MARKETS

As of 30th April 2010, Sporting Bet announced a working profit of 12 million pounds. That is not surprising considering the number of markets they cater to. From Football to Tennis to Politics, Mixed Martial Arts and the NHL, there is no dearth of markets on the Sporting Bet books.

They cater to 20 different currencies, ensuring enough attention from international clientele.

CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE

As far as tending to a worldwide audience is concerned, Sporting Bet do a fair job. They are quick to respond to customer queries through email and the response is, more often than not, good enough. Their phone conversations are pleasant and informative enough.

Sporting Bet is also quite prompt in its payouts and within a few days, you should find your money where it should be. The language and currency support is quite enormous, even by top sportsbooks’ standards and that means that you can easily find something personalised for you on the website.

CONCLUSION

One of the topmost sportsbooks around, Sporting Bet is surely one of the biggest names around the world. A strong line of odds that go up extremely early, Sporting Bet caters to a large number of markets that are sure to attract millions from around the world.

A favourite for regulars as well as for newcomers, Sporting Bet has something for everyone with its friendly atmosphere, top-of-the-line security as well as fantastic betting pedigree. A sure-shot for anyone who has ever wanted to place a bet in the world of sports!