
Not all bookmakers are alike and although they all have much in common there are significant variations in; the services they offer, the odds they compete with, the incentives they provide to get you to open an account, the terms and conditions which govern how you may bet and the added value promotions they use to keep you betting. As a punter, you will benefit from having a range of accounts with individual sportsbooks, betting exchanges and spread betting companies and here we present a brief summary of what each of the major companies currently offer. Use the filters provided to refine your search or click on a logo to view more details about each bookmaker.
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A relatively new entrant into the UK Sportsbook market, derived from the success of their gaming platform - 888 is the World's largest gaming company. 888Sport have a full compliment of sports, including UK racing and virtual racing. |
£10.00 | £0.10 | Casino Poker Games/Bingo Live Betting Sportsbook |
£0.00 |
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Blue Square is primarily an Internet bookmaker, so you'd expect them to be good at it and they are. Their website is clearly laid out, easy to navigate and offers a broad range of betting and gaming services. |
£10.00 | £0.50 | Registration Sportsbook Mobile Gaming Casino Poker Bingo Blackjack |
£10.00 |
Open Account |
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Paddy Power has a deserved reputation as an innovative bookmaker and few work harder to try and tempt you to bet with them. The company specialises in small stakes, fixed odds sports betting, but it also offers and promotes odds on a number of non-sporting and novelty markets, like election betting and the outcome of popular TV events. |
£/€10.00 | £/€0.50 | Registration Sportsbook Horse Racing Casino Poker Games Novelty Betting |
£50.00 |
Open Account |
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Leading UK in-running bookmaker - and the pioneer of this service in fact! They offer a wide range of betting opportunities on all sports and give guaranteed best prices on all UK Horse Racing. |
£5.00 | £0.01 | Sports Poker Casino Slots Games Mobile Skill What's On |
£25.00 |
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Known as 'The Gentleman Bookmaker' VC can trace its lineage as a family bookmaker back to 1925. On horseracing; best odds guaranteed, Live racing on their website from just £1 plus a deal on Racing UK subscription and best odds guaranteed on all UK and Irish horse racing. |
£5.00 | £1.00 | Sportsbook Casino Poker Games Mobile Financials Live media |
£100.00 |
Open Account |
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The UK's largest retail bookie offering best odds guaranteed on all UK and Irish horse racing. Recently upgraded, easy to use website which offers not only sportsbook, but also a range of other services as well as blogs, news and more. |
£10.00 | £0.01 | Sportsbook Casino Poker Bingo Virtual Racing Lotteries |
£25.00 |
Open Account |
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Now one of the worlds leading online gambling companies that offers the most comprehensive 'In-Play' service of any of the major industry players. Best odds guaranteed on every horse and greyhound race. |
£1.00 | £1.00 | Sportsbook Casino Poker Games Bingo Mobile Virtual Sports Financials Live Streaming |
£200.00 |
Open Account |
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Online Betting Exchange offering person to person betting - and generally better odds than the bookies therefore - as well as best prices for Asian handicaps, each-way bets, accumulators and multiple bets. |
£/€/$1.00 | £/€/$0.50 | Exchange Bet Xpress Bet Multiple Bets Poker |
£0.00 |
Open Account |
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If you haven't yet got a Betfair account, you probably should have. The pioneers of person-to-person betting exchanges and now treading a path towards global domination in this area of betting. On average offering 20% better odds (their claim) than bookmakers. |
£5.00 | £2.00 | Sports Poker Casino Exchange games Financials Forum Live video |
£0.00 |
Open Account |
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Known as the Bonus King, Betfred's innovative style is further underlined by the fact they invented of the Lucky 15 sports bet. Best odds guaranteed on a range of horse races each day. |
£5.00 | £0.05 | Sportsbook Casino Poker Games Skill Bingo Lotto Live Commentary |
£0.00 |
Open Account |
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Another big online bookmaker backed up with an extensive retail estate. Coral have pioneered offering customers 10% of their losses as cashback! They also offer best odds guaranteed on UK horse racing. |
£5.00 | £0.10 | Sportsbook Games Casino Virtual Sports Poker Lotto Bingo Live Casino |
£10.00 |
Open Account |
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Certainly one of the major brands within the bookmaking industry, Ladbrokes is a world leader in online betting and gaming, offering sportsbook, poker, online bingo and casino games. |
£10.00 | £0.50 | Sportsbook Poker Casino Games Bingo Financial Lotto Ladbrokes TV |
£30.00 |
Open Account |
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SportingBet lays claim to being the World's leading sports betting and online gambling company. Has recently announced support for the UK Racing industry with a significant voluntary payment to the Levy Board, which oversees racing finances. |
£10.00 | £0.50 | Sportsbook Casino Poker Videogames Mobile Financial |
£10.00 |
Open Account |
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