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| Date reviewed: Tuesday 27th of September 2011 |
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Betfred Review
Founded in 1967, Betfred is considered to be the world's biggest privately owned betting companies, with has more than 700 betting shops in the UK and a huge online presence. Betfred.com is owned and operated by Petfre Limited, which is based in Gibraltar, setup by Fred Done and his brother. Betfred have incorporated this wealth of experience to create a well thought out website, which is really easy to navigate and place your bets.Betfred’s sports betting website is licenced and regulated in Gibraltar, which is on the UK’s white list for trusted jurisdictions.
Betfred homepage and Goals-Galore page
Features - 8/10
Betfred offers two of the biggest opportunities in the market to recreational punters, which are in-play and mobile betting. Mobile betting allows you to make bets conveniently through your mobile phone, while bet-in-play adds to the excitement and drama of a game or race. Bet-in-play is constantly updated with changes in odds and statistics, keeping you up to date and providing you with more opportunities to wager.
A clever feature Betfred offer is their statistics feature that provides all stats relating to horse racing, football, cricket and golf, this is very useful in planning future bets, viewing football statistics allow you to see head to head stats for each fixture. Live commentary for all sports is also a feature Betfred has, this allows you to keep up to date with all the sporting action.
Promos/Odds - 8/10
Known by the nickname ‘The Bonus King’, Betfred has multiple promotions going on all year round. A free £50 is available to new punters that sign up to Betfred. It is very simple and all that is needed is a minimum bet of £5 and Betfred will then match it with a free bet of up to maximum £50.
A very interesting promotion that will definitely please football fans is the goals galore promotion. This is rapidly growing in popularity, especially with the younger generation of punters. You have to predict fixtures from all over the football league in which both teams will score, with odds of 9/2 on three correct predictions, 9/1 on four, 17/1 on five, and so on, Betfred promises to pay out a staggering 6700/1 for fifteen correct predictions.
The odds at Betfred are fairly average and are not as competitive as some of the other online bookmakers. However, you will definitely get more from their promotions, which are much more exciting to bet on.
Transactions - 8/10
Betfred’s betting site offers many ways for customers to make a deposit; these methods include debit and credit cards, Neteller, Paypal, Moneybookers, myCitadel, Bank Transfer and Betfred shop deposits. Withdrawals can take up to 24-48 hours to be processed and arrive in your bank account.
Betfred employees a high quality SSL encryption system to protect customers details from getting hacked or misused. The same security systems are used across the range of online products, so if you decide to play at other sites, like poker and casino, then you will get the same level of protection.
Customer service - 8/10
Betfred.com offers customer support 24/7 through a helpful and qualified customer service team that can be reached via email, phone or live chat. Email replies are usually responded to with 1-2 hours whereas phone and live chat will get an almost instant response. It’s best to choose the option that suits your needs to get the most out of them.
Email: support@betfred.com
Telephone In UK: 0800 032 0878
Telephone Outside UK : (+44) 1925 285 023