This World Cup will be one of the largest betting event of all time. The betting is estimated to reach USD$1.5B. The ever more sophisticated online betting will allow 100 bets per second and in-play betting will be huge. In-play betting will allow punters to bet continuously during the game. You can bet on who will score the first goal. How many corners each side will get in the first half? etc. Clearly there will be considerable amount of betting options. This would mean the excitement will drive a lot of fans to spend far more than they can afford. If you are one of these fans we hope you will think twice.
Here is a list of online sport betting sites and a brief background about each one. Some are also offering special deals to attract new customers.
Pinnaclesports.com – one of the largest online betting services. U.K. Based.
Bet365.com – Founded in 1998, an international sportbooks service
Canbet.com – Founded in 1995 in U.K apparently they have many happy clients.
Sportingbet.com – Likely the oldest and largest online service.
Titanbet.com – It is new service
William Hill – The company has had brick and mortar operation all across U.K. For over 20 years.
888 – Fairly new in the market with success in casino and poker.
VC Bet – They have been in track racing since 1928.
Bwin – They have been around for 10 years now and well established in online sports betting.
PartyBets – Very new service, they have had success with PartyPoker.
Betfair – Your wagers are matched against other people who are betting versus against the books. A well establised business.
