Betfair Sportsbook

Best known for their betting exchange, Betfair also offer a traditional style sportsbook, where you can bet at fixed odds. They were founded in 1999 and launched their betting exchange in 2000, which revolutionised betting, enabling customers to come together and bet against each other and allowing punters to lay a horse to lose a race, rather than back it to win.

In 2016 they merged with Paddy Power to form Paddy Power Betfair and in doing so became one of the world’s leading sports betting and gaming operators. They are listed on the FTSE 100 index of the London Stock Exchange.

They launched their traditional fixed odds Sportsbook in 2013 and include a range of unique products that integrate their Exchange and Sportsbook. Any money deposited with Betfair can be used for betting on both their exchange and sportsbook.

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Best Odds Guaranteed

Betfair offer Best Odds Guaranteed (BOG) on all UK and Irish horse racing winner markets, plus selected Greyhound races. It applies to any price taken on singles on the day of the race, for both win and each-way bets.

Price Rush

When placing your bet on the Betfair Sportsbook sometimes you get a "Price Rush", where they increase your bet to higher odds, thanks to their betting exchange.

As your bet is placed they automatically check the prices offered by their customers on the exchange. If your price has been rushed you will see a confirmation message on your bet receipt and the new potential return shown will include this rush.

Even though they match your price with odds available via their exchange, you don't pay any commission on the bet. It also works along side their Best Odds Guaranteed. So if you place a bet on horse racing win market and there are higher odds available on the Exchange, you may get them automatically, through Price Rush. If the odds then drift upwards before the start of the race, Best Odds Guaranteed will kick in, and you'll get paid at the higher SP.

Price Rush is available for both win and each way bets on UK and Irish Horse Racing. It's also available on certain markets for Football, Tennis, Basketball, American Football, Ice Hockey and Darts. Multiple bets do not qualify for Price Rush.

Live Race Streaming

You can watch horse racing live via their race streaming. When betting via their Sportsbook a minimum bet of £0.50 (or £0.25 each-way) on the race is required to view it. Compared to a minimum matched bet of £5 for bets placed on their Exchange.

Bet On The Following Sports

Horse Racing Horse Racing
Greyhounds Greyhounds
Football Football
Golf Golf
Tennis Tennis
Cricket Cricket
Boxing Boxing
Darts Darts
Snooker Snooker
Motor Sports Motor Sports
Rugby Rugby
American Football American Football
Baseball Baseball
Basketball Basketball
Ice Hockey Ice Hockey
Cycling Cycling
Winter Sports Winter Sports
Hockey Hockey
Volleyball Volleyball
Athletics Athletics
Badminton Badminton
Fishing Fishing
Mixed Martial Arts Mixed Martial Arts
Swimming Swimming
Table Tennis Table Tennis
Netball Netball
Australian Rules
Gaelic Games

Betfair horse racing betting markets include: Great Britain, Ireland, USA, South Africa, Fance and Chile.

Bet Types

Betfair offer the following types of bet on horse racing:
  • Win and Each-way Singles
  • Doubles, Trebles, Accumulators
  • Forecast, Tricast
  • Trixie, Patent, Yankee, Canadian
  • Lucky 15, Lucky 31, Lucky 63
  • Heinz, Super Heinz and Goliath.

Depositing Funds

In the UK the most popular method of funding a Betfair account is by a Debit Card (Delta, Solo, Maestro), but they also offer the following methods of payment:

  • Visa, Mastercard
  • PayPal, Neteller, Skrill
  • ClickandBuy, Western Union
  • Bank Transfer and cheques.

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