Online Bookmakers

Below are several of the key online bookmakers we advise clients to set up accounts with.

If you are to be long term successful at betting, one of the key things you must realise is that that shopping around bookmakers for best odds and prices will aid your making of a long term betting profit.

You should have accounts set up in advance to aid speedy bet placing when you need it.

Many of the bookmakers below offer free bets to new users. Why not set up accounts with each of them and earn from the various free bet offers to boost your betting bank.

As well as the bookmakers, no half serious bettor should be without an account at the betting exchange Betfair.

	Bet365	£200 of Free Bets
	Free Bet Offer: Open an account, make a deposit of £10 or more and you will be entitled to a 100% bonus on your qualifying deposit up to a maximum of £200 See the 365 site for full details. Perks and Concessions: * NO MORE 5P RULE 4?S - When a withdrawn horse is at odds of between 10/1 and 14/1, bookmakers normally make a 5p deduction to your winnings. Bet365 have abolished this irritating 5p deduction for the first such withdrawal in any race. * BEST ODDS GUARANTEED RACE EVERY DAY - take an early bird price and be safe in the knowledge that if the SP is greater you will get paid out at the bigger price! * DOUBLE RESULT ON EVERY RACE - BET 365 will pay out on both the disqualified and the official winner on every UK and Irish horse race. * CHANNEL 4 OFFER - this popular offer will continue to apply to any winner at 4/1 or over on the Channel 4 races. Have up to £50 on a winner, then have a free bet to the same stake on the next race, and if that wins at 4/1 or over, have another free bet on us, and so on! * ENHANCED PLACE TERMS - we will offer ? odds the first 5 horses home on selected races throughout the season. Back your horse EW and get paid out if it "comes in" fifth!

	StanJames	£150 Free Bets
	Free Bet Offer: £10 free bet - To get your first free bet (£10), we'll match your first Qualifying Bet up to a maximum value of £10. £20 Free Bet - To get your second free bet (£20), we'll match the average of your next two Qualifying Bets up to a maximum value of £20. £30 Free Bet - To get your third free bet (£30), we'll match the average of your next three Qualifying Bets up to a maximum of £30. £40 Free Bet - To get your fourth free bet (£40), we'll match the average of your next four Qualifying Bets up to a maximum of £40. £50 Free Bet - To get your fifth free bet (£50), we'll match the average of your next five Qualifying Bets up to a maximum of £50. So £150 in free bets available. See StanJames site for full details Perks and Concessions: StanJames.com offer Best Odds Guaranteed on Board Prices on all British and Irish horse racing. At StanJames.com we provide the best value prices in the industry. That is one reason why we have a regular Happy Hour offer. Every Saturday between 11 - 12 we offer the best industry price on a selected high-profile horse running in Britain or Ireland. We also run our Happy Hour promotion at selected major British and Irish race meetings. Bonuses Lucky 15 - we double the odds the if you pick only 1 winner, and if you pick 4 winners we add an extra 10% to your returns Lucky 31 - you'll receive double the odds if you pick only 1 winner, but if you pick all 5 winners you receive a 10% bonus and picking 4 winners means you'll get a 5% bonus Lucky 63 - double the odds again if you back only 1 winner, but if you back all 6 winners you'll receive a massive 15% bonus on your winning. Pick 5 winners and you'll get a fantastic 10% additional bonus Double Payout What happens if you back a winner on the horses but your selection gets thrown out by the stewards? Don't worry. If the horse race is in Britain or Ireland, StanJames.com will pay out on the disqualified horse as well as the horse promoted to first. Forget The 5p Rule 4 If you bet on a horse race and there is a non-runner, we don't deduct the rule 4 if the deduction is for 5p. That means you get a better deal.

	10Bet	50 % Deposit Bonus
	Free Bet Offer: 50% bonus on your first deposit up to a max of 100 Euro ( roughly £80 ) Perks and Concessions: customers get offered regular reload bonuses

	Ladbrokes	Free £50 Bet
	Free Bet Offer: Free £50 Bet 1- open an account via this link entering promo code FB50 2 - Place a single bet of £5 or more on any sport 3 - Ladbrokes will give you a free bet matching your stake up to £50 See their site for full terms. Perks and Concessions: Best Odds Guaranteed. Take a price - including early prices, board prices, singles and multiples - and if the SP returns greater we'll pay you out at the bigger price. Available on all UK and Irish horse races Large dependable bookmaker

	PaddyPower	Free £50 bet
	Free Bet Offer: Open a new account, place your FIRST bet up to a maximum of £50 and they will match it with a free bet of the same value. Eg. £10 bet = £10 free, £50 bet = £50 free. See Paddy Power site for full details Perks and Concessions: Pay out on disqualified winners on horse racing ( double result)

	BetFred	£50 in free bets
	Free Bet Offer: Betfred is offering all new customers free bets of up to £50! To get your free bet of up to £50, all you need to do is open an account, place your first bet of £5 or more and we?ll give you a free bet to the same value, up to a maximum of £50. Perks and Concessions: Double Result on Uk Horse Racing No 5p Rule 4 Deductions BONUSES Lucky Bonus 15% - All Correct Lucky 15 20% - All Correct Lucky 31 25% - All Correct Lucky 63 Super Bonus 25% - All Correct Yankee 50% - All Correct Canadian 100% - All Correct Heinz Lucky Bonus applies to all Sport Super Bonus applies to Horse Racing only Super Bonuses minimum unit stake 20p

	Spreadex	£30 double the odds
	Free Bet Offer: Open a Spreadex account and you will receive a Double-The-Odds fixed odds bet, up to a maximum stake size of £30. For example, if you wanted to bet on a horse to win at 11/4 you would get odds of 11/2 for this opening bet. The bet will need to be placed over the phone and you must quote where you saw the offer. Nb this offer is available to viewers of this site but not to regular spreadex visitors. See full details on secret landing page via this link. Perks and Concessions: Account holders can enter our regular Facebook, Twitter or caption competitions giving them an opportunity to win free bets and other prizes including VIP tickets to the racing

	Coral	Free £30 Bet
	Free Bet Offer: 1. SIGN UP Click the link to go to Coral and open a new account 2. BET Once you have made a £30 deposit into your account, place your bet. 3. CLAIM Once you stake £30 on a sporting event, Coral will credit your £30 within 24 hours. Perks and Concessions: None

	Bet24	50% deposit bonus up
	Free Bet Offer: New Bet24 customers are offered a sport betting bonus of 50% on their first deposit up the value of £30. The bonus must be wagered 4 times at a minimum of odds 1,50 before a withdrawal can be done. Perks and Concessions: None

	WilliamHill	£25 Free Bet
	Free Bet Offer: Open a new sportsbook account using the promo code F25 When you place your first bet of £5 or more we will give you a free bet of the same value up to a maximum of £25 Perks and Concessions: Best Odds Guaranteed Available on every UK and Irish race Get more for your money with our Best Odds Guaranteed offer on UK and Irish racing - every race, every day. Take a price and, if the SP returns greater, we'll pay you out at the bigger price.

	Betfair	Free £25 Bet
	Free Bet Offer: 1. This promotion is only new Betfair customers upon registration. 2. To be eligible for the free bet, you must enter the promotion code detailed when registering with Betfair. 3. Only matched? bets on the Exchange or Multiples bets will qualify for this promotion. 4. Qualifying bets must be placed within 21 days of registering your new Betfair account. 5. Only your first bet placed during the promotion period is eligible for this offer. This bet must also be the first settled bet on your account to qualify for the free bet. 6. If the result of your first bet is a loss, your Betfair account will be credited with the free bet up to a value of £25 / €30 within 24 hours of the bet being settled. In the event the first qualifying bet wins there will be no credit to your account. 7. Unmatched or voided bets will not count towards this promotion. Perks and Concessions: Betfair is a betting exchange not a bookmaker. As such you can anticipate higher betting odds. Additionally you can act like a bookmaker and lay selections not to win. Also you can lock in profits via buying then selling again if odds move in your favor.

	Blue Square	£25 free bet
	Free Bet Offer: Bet up to £25 and they will match your bet up to £25 1. Open an account and deposit 2. Place a bet of atleast £5 on any sport 3. Blue Square will match your bet with a free bet up to £25 See BlueSquare Site for full terms Perks and Concessions: In Horse Racing they pay out on winners that are subsequently disqualified.

	Victor Chandler	£25 free bet
	Free Bet Offer: £25 FREE BETS Open an account with Victor Chandler and they will match the value of your first bet with a free bet up to a maximum of £25. See Victor Chandler site for full details Perks and Concessions: They now pay out on Disqualified Winners as well as the Official Result. So no more fretting over those Stewards Enquiries or Objections folks! They no longer make those annoying 5 pence Rule 4 Deductions from bets due to withdrawals or non-runners in a race. The above apply to bets, including multiples, involving UK & Irish Racing.

	Canbet	£25 Free Bet
	Free Bet Offer: Register and make your first deposit at Canbet and you can get free bet cash of up to £25. See their site for full details. Perks and Concessions: Canbet bookmaker offers an SP alternate called superprice. Guaranteed to beat starting price !! Also Take the Fixed Price on your selection and if the SP pays higher they will pay you out at the bigger odds!

	PartyBets	Free £25 bet
	Free Bet Offer: Join partybets and get a free bet of up to £25 Perks and Concessions: None

	WBX	£25 Free Bet !
	Free Bet Offer: Claim a £10 free bet when you have won or lost a total of £100 on the Exchange. Claim a further £5 free bet every time you earn 20 WBX Lifetime Points - up to a total of £25. Perks and Concessions: None

	GameBookers	Free £25 bet
	Free Bet Offer: Receive a free bet of up to £25 Perks and Concessions: None

	OddsFuture	20 Euros free
	Free Bet Offer: €20 free credit Oddsfutures will fund deposited customer accounts 20 euros. €20 will be credited to the accounts of all new registrations that deposit cash into Oddsfutures.com. Users can withdraw their profits only. Perks and Concessions: Not a traditional bookmaker or betting exchange. Instead its a spot to bet and trade on price movements.

	BoyleSports	Free £20 Bet
	Free Bet Offer: Place your first bet of £10 or more and BoyleSports will match your stake with a free bet of up to £20 Perks and Concessions: BoyleSports have weekly football cashback specials as well as daily specials on Horse Races. They also offer Best Price Guarantee on All UK and Irish Races.

	ToteSport	Free £10 Bet
	Free Bet Offer: 1-Open an account with ToteSport. 2- Make a Bet 3 - Instantly get a free bet matching the stake of your first paid bet up to £10 See Totesport Site for full terms Perks and Concessions: ToteSport pay "double result" in horse racing. If your horse finishes first but gets disqualified..we still pay out.

	SkyBet	£10 free bet
	Free Bet Offer: How To Claim 1. Join Sky Bet now and open an account. 2. A £10 completely free bet will be credited to your account straight away. NB No Deposit Required !! Perks and Concessions: None