Betfair review
Independently reviewed by our expert team
This is the Betfair independent review done by professional gamblers from Bookmakers2U.
Betfair is a licensed gambling operator in the UK, Australia, Malta, Italy, Austria and Germany. You can play in the exchange, poker, casino, financials and in the Sportsbook & Racebook.
The Betfair group of companies ('Betfair') offers a global portfolio of gambling products and services. This includes the world's leading betting exchange (a concept pioneered by Betfair), which is provided in the UK. Betfair's other betting platforms include a bookmaking operation provided from Malta and a second betting exchange in Australia.
Separately Betfair's established gaming products include Betfair Poker, Betfair Casino and a number of exchange-enabled games. All of these are offered from Malta.
INFO
Owner; Sporting Exchange Ltd.
Established 1999
Jurisdiction; United Kingdom
Commision on winning bets; Start 5%
Oddsformat; EU
Minimum Bet $4 Maximum Bet - No Limit
Livebetting - We rate Betfair Livebetting very high.
US players; not accepted
>>> Betting rules
BETTING
Back and Lay
When you "back" a selection (be it an individual, a team, horse, dog or other), you are betting that it will win. This is just like betting with a conventional bookmaker.
When you "lay" it, you are betting against it winning. For example, if you're betting in a market on which team is going to win the Premiership and you lay Man Utd, then if they win you pay out. This is what bookmakers traditionally do.
If you are a UK registered customer you are betting through the UK exchange, which means that your bets are being matched by other Betfair customers. In this case, although Betfair knows who is on each side of every bet matched, you never know who you are betting against, as it may be a number of people matching your one bet. If you are registered with Betfair from outside the UK you are betting directly against Betfair rather than other Betfair customers , but in all cases your privacy and the confidentiality of your bets is maintained by Betfair's secure site.
Choose your odds
If you want better odds than are currently available, you can place an order for a better price, but bear in mind that if your price is unrealistic your bet is unlikely to be accepted. Note that the odds available often improve nearer to the 'off' (or when the event starts) as interest and betting activity in the markets increases.
Betfair is highly recommended by us and a must in every punters portfolio.
RANKING OVERVIEW 10-1
Ranking Overall; 10
Financially Security; 10
Promotions; 6
Odds ; 10
Betting limits; 10
Customer service; 8
Withdrawals speed; 9
PROMOTIONS
>>> 25 GBP FREEBET
DEPOSITS OPTIONS
8Pay, Bank Wire, BPAY, Cheque, ClickandBuy, EntroPay, Local Bank Transfer, Moneybookers, Neteller, PayPal, Poli, WebMoney, Western Union
WITHDRAWALS OPTIONS
Bank Wire, Cheque, EntroPay, Moneybookers, Neteller, PayPal, WebMoney
CURRENCIES
Singapore Dollars, Euro, Hong Kong Dollars, US Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Australian Dollar, UK Sterling, Norweigian Kronor, Danish Kroner, Swedish Krona.
BETFAIR BRANDS
Betfair Exchange Games
Betfair Financials
Betfair Poker
VISITORS BY COUNTRY
United Kingdom
30.6%
Russia
6.3%
Greece
6.3%
Spain
5.0%
Germany