Bet Fair

General

Bet Fair is a diverse online gambling operator providing wagering opportunities in 4 venues, Bet Fair Sports Betting, Bet Fair Poker, Bet Fair Casino and Bet Fair Games. Established in 2000, Bet Fair is owned and operated by Sporting Exchange Ltd, with e-gaming licenses in both the United Kingdom and Australia.

While Bet Fair's main focus is on their sportsbook operation, the online poker room has many good qualities, as does the Bet Fair online casino. Each has their drawbacks as well, when compared to more sophisticated online casinos and poker rooms. Bet Fair Games is on par with the industry standard for virtual gaming.

Bet Fair's online gambling venues receive a very high rate of traffic, most notably the sportsbook. This translates to higher traffic for the online poker room and casino, as many punters venture into the other gaming sites, resulting in very loose, inexperienced competition at the poker tables.

Bet Fair's customer support team is available 24/7 through e-mail, phone and fax. There are no Live Chat options at this time. Answers are given and issues solved quickly and professionally, both by e-mail and phone. Check out the Help section on the Bet Fair web site for informative FAQ's and many other useful tid-bits.

Bet Fair accepts the following payment methods: Visa, Visa Electron, Visa Delta, MasterCard, Maestro, Solo, Laser, NETeller, MoneyBookers, PayPal, WebMoney, ClickandBuy, Check and Bank Wire.

Accepted Currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, NOK, SGD, DKK, HKD, AUD, CAD, SEK

Bet Fair is available in the following Languages: English, Danish, Bulgarian Chinese, Finnish, Greek, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, Swedish, Czech, Norwegian and Portuguese.

Bet Fair Online Sportsbook

The Bet Fair Online Sportsbook provides a multitude of wagering options including Live Betting on a myriad of events and specials. Odds are available in EU format only. The minimum wager is £2 (or currency equivalent), while the maximum payouts per day or week vary by the event being wagered on. All wagers placed on incorrectly posted odds will be void.

Bet Fair Sportsbook accept bets on the following events: Athletics, Auto Sports, Awards, Bandy, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Bridge, Combat Sports, Cricket, Cycling, Darts, Financials, Football (American, Australian, Gaelic), Futsal, Golf, Greyhounds, Handball, Horse Racing, Hurling, Ice Hockey, Net Ball, Pelota, Pool, Politics, Reality TV, Rowing, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Snooker, Soccer, Surfing, Swimming, Tennis, Trotting, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weather, White Christmas and Winter Sports.

There are currently no Reload Bonuses offered, but referring your friends can net £20 for yourself, plus £20 for your friend, once the friend has placed £100+ in bets. The Bet Fair Loyalty Program can earn members up to 60% off their commission rates (normal commission 5% of net winnings).

Bet Fair - Online Poker

The Bet Fair Poker Room is powered by their own privately developed software, which sets them apart from most e-gaming companies with a sports exchange as their main venue. Since they are not part of any network or shared player base, the player traffic rate is relatively low, averaging 1,000 ring game players and 4,000 tournament players at peak hours.

The software provides good graphics with fast, stable gameplay. A major update in early 2007 added multi-tabling of up to 15 simultaneous poker tables with mini-view functions. Lobby stats provide all the necessary basic; viewed-flop, avg. pot size and hands per hour, with note taking available during play and a good hand history feature. One unique feature is a player location map, allowing players to easily find their friends and favorite competitors at the online poker room's many tables.

Bet Fair Poker is currently offering a first-time player bonus of $150. The bonus is not based on any percentages of the first deposit, only requiring a deposit of $20 or more. Players have 60 days to acquire as many points as possible in ring games and tournament fees. Every 400 points equals $10 of the bonus, capped at $150. Each Wednesday, a portion of the bonus is released in $10 increments, provided enough points are collected in the previous week. Players who win a satellite to a major offline event, then go on to win that event, receive a 'Threedom Pass' awarding entry to that event for the next 3 years. Refer your friends for a £20 bonus per friend once the friend has bet a minimum of £100.

The game variety is standard, offering Texas Hold'Em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven Card Stud and Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo. Fixed Limit, No Limit and Pot Limit varieties are available with heads-up, short-handed and full-table action to be found.

Tournament play presents a wide variety of tournaments, including over 20 guaranteed tournaments held daily. The prize pools range from $300 up to $16,000 - $50,000 on Sundays. Buy-ins start as low as $3 ranging up into the hundreds. Satellite your way to major poker events including the Aussie Millions, WSOP, EPT and BAPT.

Bet Fair - Online Casino

Bet Fair's online casino is relatively small, offering 40+ casino games to choose from. The games available are, however, quite popular, offering excellent graphics and sound effects to give players a realistic casino gaming experience. The most unique feature that sets Bet Fair Casino apart from any other is the implementation of a 'Zero Lounge'. The Bet Fair Zero Lounge offers 4 casino games with absolutely no house edge!

Zero Lounge games with no house edge are Zero Baccarat, Zero Blackjack, Zero Roulette and Zero Jacks or Better. Other online casino games include 3-Reel Slots, 5-Reel Slots, Card Games, Soft Games, Table Games and Video Poker.

Sign up a new online casino account with Bet Fair to receive a 100% matching bonus up to £100 on your first transfer (from Bet Fair Account to Bet Fair Casino Account). Transfer must be at least £10. The transfer amount must be played-through at least 30x to release the bonus. Zero Lounge games do not count toward play-through.

Zero Lounge Games (No House Edge): Zero Baccarat, Zero Blackjack, Zero Roulette, Zero Jacks or Better

Card Games: Blackjack, Baccarat, Casino Stud Poker, Casino War, European Blackjack, Lucky 7 Blackjack, Pai Gow Poker, Red Dog, Single Deck Blackjack, Three Card Poker

Table Games: Common Roulette, Craps, European Roulette

3-Reel Slots: Cash Grab, Pot O Gold, Spin & Win

5-Reel Slots: Arthur's Quest, Bullseye Bucks, Cash Inferno, Fast Track, Fruit Party, Hole In One, Hollywood Reels, Oktoberfest

Video Poker: All American, Deuces Wild, Jacks or Better, Joker Poker

Soft Games: Card Sharks, Hi/Lo, Mad Matterhorn

Bet Fair - Virtual Games

Bet Fair's virtual games are quite unique, offering several casino and poker games with wagers made in a betting exchange style. For example, in Exchange Blackjack, there are four automated hands and a dealer. All hands are computerized to play the best possible strategy. The bettors wager against each other as to which hand they believe will win. As in exchange betting, odds are laid on each hand.

Bet Fair Games include Exchange Baccarat, Exchange Blackjack, Exchange Hi/Lo, Exchange Hold'Em and Exchange Omaha Hi. Most games are offered in a Standard and Turbo version. Turbo games are played out 25% quicker, for those who prefer more fast paced action.