Bet365.com (bet365.com)

Member Name: carlmcq

Product:	bet365.com
Date:	03/09/09 (137 review reads)
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Advantages: A great betting website

Disadvantages: Can become addictive

I'm sure most of us out there love a cheeky flutter every now and again. However, myself included, many find going into the bookies an intimidating thing with in filled with either old blokes or chavs playing the roulette wheels. So, for those with an 'agoraphobic' approach, you can stay at home and use this little beauty - bet365.com

Of course, those who refuse to bet on anything then this website will have little or no interest to you whatsoever, but you never know, I could still surprise you!

Being a big sports geek, I solely use the sports section of the website but there are areas dedicated to casino, a specific poker section and 'games' which include things like virtual football and greyhound racing. In my cynical viewpoint however, betting of 'virtual' football is even more of a risk than real-life as the odds or results can be fixed so the majority of people lose out. I'm not saying that's what happens, but it would make sense to make money!!

The sports section of the website is massive and extremely in-depth. The sports are listed on an index on the left-hand side and include...

# American Football
# Australian Rules
# Baseball
# Basketball
# Boxing/ufc
# Cricket
# Cycling
# Darts
# Gaelic Sports
# Golf
# Greyhounds
# Horse Racing
# Ice Hockey
# Formula 1
# Motorbikes
# Nascar
# Rally
# Rugby League
# Rugby Union
# Snooker
# Soccer
# Speedway
# Tennis
# Virtual Sports
# Volleyball
# Alpine Skiing
# Biathlon
# Cross Country Skiing
# Nordic Combined

Just a few then! (Apologies for the long list but I've simply copied it from the website or I'd have been here all day!) There's also the chacne for 'in-play' betting, which I'm sure many of you will have seen the rather load advert including the man who used to be on Banzai. For those unsure of it, it's somewhat of concept for the compulsive gambler, as you can bet on anything from number of corners in a game, to the person who'll get the first point in the next service game. A very risky business...but then again, I guess all betting is.

Using football as the prime example as that's where I place the most of my money, there are countless markets to put your money. From simply betting on the results of Premier League matches, you can do it on a whole number of leagues in the UK and throughout many of Europe's main leagues. Then there's other long-term bets such as who'll be promoted at the end of the season, or top goalscorers...one of my very few success tales comes from thsi last year, putting £5 on Simon Cox of Swindon Town to be top goalscorer in League One at 40/1...and of course, it paid out!

Many people often do accumulators on a Saturday afternoon, which contains betting on several games, and if you get them all correct you'll receive a large pay-out - working in a similar way to getting the Pools right. Of course, it's extremely hard to do if you bet on any more than just a few games, but the winnings can potentially be massive. To do this, you click on the games you want to bet on and select the results you fancy - the odds are provided for the outcomes. Your selections are then listed on the right-hand side of the page in your 'betting slip' - you can remove any selections at any time until you place your bet. Once you've got the games you've bet on, go to multiple bet option, and click on whichever option equates to you - for example, if you've bet on 6 games, you put your money in the '6-fold' box. It'll give you the accumulative odds as well so you can see how much you'll potentially win.

Hopefully that clears it up to some extent...obviously you need to register to the website, and to pay for bets you're required to deposit money into your account electronically. Some sceptics may see this as unsafe but websites such as this are as secure as internet banking websites. You can deposit as much as you want, or as little as £5...and if and when you've got any winnings, you can withdraw any winnings if your total is above £5. And don't worry, you don't lose any money through admin fees or anything silly like that.

For any problems you encounter on the site, or for any queries regarding bets you may have placed or would like to place, there's a live chat set-up for questions from members which I've found to be a great help. Of course, there's a massive FAQ section but you could be there all day trying to work out your problem or what you need to bet on to make a certain bet work, so the chat function will help you out no end by chatting to a member of the Bet365 staff.

As betting website's come, Bet365 is a great site. Very user friendly, advanced and with a multitude of options. The one downside is, of course, you're likely to lose money...so tread carefully. Anyone who does make money, good luck to you!

Summary: Just the job for anyone lookign to bet online