2019 SBC Awards Winners
The Best Betting Websites, Podcasts & Bookmakers (& The Worst) As Voted For By You!
Welcome to the 2019 SBC Betting & Tipster Awards Results page – featuring details on who you voted across 4 different public categories as follows:
- Best Bookmaker
- Worst Bookmaker
- Best Betting Website
- Best Betting Podcast
More than 3000 of you cast your vote across all 4 categories throughout December 2018 and below you can read the results of all 4 Awards.
As well as the Award recipients below – a big congratulations must also go to the lucky winners of the 3 prizes SBC offered to those of you who cast your votes. Andrew, Tony & Terry were drawn at random as the prize winners.
Best Bookmaker – Bet365
It’s as you were at the top once again for 2019 with the same 1-2 as last year as Bet365 took the Gold Award and Betfair the Silver. This heavy duty duo polled just under half of all votes between them although the gap between the two was certainly closer this year.
It’s little surprise to see Bet365 still top of the tree given their status as the world’s biggest bookmaker and the wide range of markets and offers they provide customers.
Betfair continue to be popular thanks in large part to their exchange markets and no doubt their recently introduced Minimum Bet Guarantee, which allows all punters to win up to £500 without restriction from 10am each day.
The Bronze Award this year went to Matchbook who are a growing force in the Betting Exchange world with a lower commission rate than Betfair, a superb educational ‘betting insight’ section and their popular podcasts. A notable mention must also go to Skybet who finished closely behind in 4th place with 13.93% of the vote.
Last Year’s Results:
Gold – Bet365
Silver – Betfair
Bronze – Paddy Power
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Worst Bookmaker – Ladbrokes
For the 3rd year in a row, it’s Ladbrokes who topped the pile and take home the less-than prestigious Gold Award for Worst Bookmaker. Given the amount of problems punters have with modern day bookies, to win this award 3 years in a row gives a very clear indication of just how far the Magic Sign have fallen for many. They might be raking in huge profits, yet their reputation continues to flounder.
We do have a new entrant for the Silver Award though with BetFred taking 14.25% of the vote – only 2.61% behind Ladbrokes to firm up their place in the Worst Bookie pile. Widely renowned as one of the worst firms for restricting winning punters, many of you have had enough of Fred Done’s outfit.
As we waved goodbye to Stan James this year, we also have a new entrant for the Bronze award with perhaps surprisingly – Paddy Power taking this with 12.85% of the vote. They are fast becoming a ‘marmite’ bookie you either love or hate as it was only last year they took the Bronze award for best bookmaker.
Very notable mentions must also go to Coral (now owned by the same company as Ladbrokes), Boylesports & William Hill who were not far behind the Top 3 and who between them attracted more than a third of all votes. Neither of them came out of this poll with any credit.
Last Year’s Results:
Gold – Ladbrokes
Silver – Coral
Bronze – Stan James
Best Betting Website – GeeGeez.co.uk
The Best Betting Website Award was the first category opened up to the general public and its safe to say this was a hugely competitive field indeed.
You voted in your thousands, although once again it was racing website, GeeGeez.co.uk who scooped the Gold Award with 23.99% of the vote. This is the 3rd year running that Matt Bisogno’s site has taken first prize and it just goes to show how popular a resource it remains for many of you.
If you want to sample the GeeGeez service then for a limited time, Matt is also offering you the chance to sample his popular Gold service completely free of charge for 4 weeks. You can sign-up for this free trial at any point between the 16th and 21st January via this special link.
The Silver Award went to We Love Betting with 14.75% of your votes and this free betting resource continues to grow in popularity thanks to the quality and depth of its advice. With a mixture of tips, analysis, stats and insight on key topics such as ‘how to deal with losing’ and ‘how Asian Handicaps work’ it’s easy to see why so many of you appreciate what they offer.
Rounding off the top three, the Bronze Award went to Horse Racing website – At The Races, now called Sky Sports Racing for the wide variety of live racing, tips and content featured.
Last Year’s Results:
Gold – Geegeez
Silver – Oddschecker
Bronze – Racing Post
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Best Betting Podcast – Matchbook
Another very popular category was for that of Best Betting Podcast, where once again you voted in your droves with the Gold Award going to Matchbook who claimed nearly half of all votes cast. Featuring a mix of NFL, football & horse racing content, this series of weekly podcasts has become a firm favourite for many.
Taking the Silver Award with 22.44% of the vote is the Final Furlong podcast, which has become the go-to listen for many horse racing punters. Regular hosts Emmet Kennedy and Kevin Blake are joined by a series of guests each week to discuss all the major UK and Irish racing topics.
Rounding things off with the Bronze Award and 6.66% of the vote is last year’s winner – The Racing Post and their very own set of ‘Postcasts’. With regular shows dedicated to both Racing and Football, it is a valuable source of betting knowledge.
Very notable mentions must also go to all other nominees who each saw plenty of votes cast in this fast growing area of betting content.
Last Year’s Results:
Gold – The Racing Post
Silver – Final Furlong
Bronze – Oddschecker
The Latest SBC Publications (click each image to read more)
SBC 139
Issue 139 – Andy Holding Reviewed
In the second of our revamped monthly SBC Magazines, we are back with another jam-packed betting bonanza in our February Issue, #139.
Here What’s Inside:
- Our in-depth review of Andy Holding Speed Figures, the private service of the famed horse racing tipster
- Additional analysis of Andy’s Oddschecker tips
- SBC’s take on Matchbook, the pretender to the ‘exchange king’ crown
- Three ways to help you get on, with a free SBC service and guides for bookmakers & brokers
- Links to all podcasts, videos, articles and blogs from SBC in January
- A ‘Your Questions Answered’ section as the SBC Team provide support for members who have queries or issues with their betting
- News, as we profile the key goings on in the gambling world over the last month
- Tweets of interest – all the important posts on ‘X’ from the last month
SBC 138
Our Biggest Ever SBC Magazine
For 2024, we have decided to make a major change to how we deliver our SBC Magazines, starting with the release of SBC 138 today, which is our biggest EVER issue!
This is because it includes not just our major reviews and feature articles, but also important news, podcasts, videos, tweets and a section dedicated to answering your questions.
Effectively Issue 138 collates everything of interest from a smart betting perspective into one easy to find PDF.
Inside Issue 138:
- Our Golf Betting Special Report that provides services, tips and tricks to make profits with both bookmakers and exchanges
- A guide to ‘Account Agent‘, our new free service that helps maintain bookmaker accounts.
- Links to all podcasts, videos, articles and blogs from SBC in January
- A ‘Your Questions Answered’ section as the SBC Team provide support for members who have queries or issues with their betting
- News, as we profile the key goings on in the gambling world over the last month
- Tweets of interest – all the important posts on ‘X’ from the last month
SBC 137
A New Generation of Tipsters – Chasing Steamers In Depth Review Out Now!
The latest SBC Magazine – Issue 137 explores the fascinating and profitable Chasing Steamers service, which is an immediate entrant into the SBC Hall of Fame.
Its a service with a twist as it scrapes odds from top bookmaker, Pinnacle to find bets being significantly backed for you to bet upon.
Our review explores not only the service and its operation but our own real-life results using Chasing Steamers and the profits made.
Also Inside SBC Issue 137:
- Premium Racing Tips Investigated: This 86% ROI ‘Inside Information’ service claims to be the best out there. We explore how they stack up and some of the issues we have with their claims.
SBC Tipster Profit Report Oct 2023
Ranked: The Very Best Horse Racing Tipsters
We have just released our brand new Horse Racing Tipster Profit Report featuring all of the latest results, ratings, league tables and recommendations from us for the very best racing judges.
Our 8 Hall of Fame rated tipsters are joined by 19 other top horse racing advisory services that have unique offerings for different codes of racing, odds ranges and betting strategies to make consistent profits.
Inside, you will find:
- Updated results & figures for each tipster over the last 12 months
- Latest ratings for everything from profitability and risk through to odds availability and cost
- Comparative league tables to help you pick out the best racing experts
- Our independent commentary to help you decide which tipsters you should follow in!
- Any relevant notes on service changes, exclusive SBC Member discounts and betting bank analysis.
Available for immediate download with an SBC Membership, this report is the Gold Standard of tipster tracking and will help pinpoint the best experts for you to follow.
Grab this Tipster Profit Report the instant you join the Smart Betting Club.
SBC Tipster Profit Report Sept 2023
Discover The Best Sports Tipsters – Including Our New NFL Hall of Fame Expert
The very latest SBC Sports Tipster Profit Report has just been published, featuring all the latest results, ratings, league tables and recommendations from us on the best Sports Tipsters to follow.
In this report we welcome TWO new services into our ‘Hall of Fame’ including the NFL tipster with a fantastic record dating back several years.
With NFL betting bigger than ever and the huge SBC member discount (worth £124!) this has meant that interest in this NFL tipster is very strong. Especially when you consider they have made a 10.1% ROI and 181 points profit over nearly 1000 bets in major NFL markets.
Available for immediate download with an SBC Membership, this report is the Gold Standard of tipster tracking and will help pinpoint the best experts for you to follow.
Grab this Tipster Profit Report the instant you join the Smart Betting Club.
SBC 136
Latest SBC Magazine Out Now – 2 More Tipsters & The Expert Betfair Software Reviewed
The latest SBC Magazine – Issue 136 has it all. Two in-depth tipster reviews, an introduction to some very smart software and all with our commitment to helping bettors of all experience levels running through every sentence!
All three reviews can be read in full as a member of the Smart Betting Club.
Inside SBC Issue 136:
- Tipster Review #1: The European basketball expert who has made 16.33% ROI since 2016, all quoting Pinnacle prices! We break down his record & discover where (and when) to back his selections.
- Tipster Review #2: The horse racing service specialising in the big Saturday races and festival meetings. We explore price sensitivity, exchange angles and much more in this deep dive.
- SBC Member Review: An introduction to Betfair automation software with visual guides, tips and tricks to help you get your bets down on exchanges, even when you are not at your screen!
SBC 135
3 Racing Tipsters Perfect For Profitability On Betfair!
in SBC Magazine Issue 135, we profile three experts who are making it pay for their subscribers at the sharp end of the market (and all without bookmaker accounts!)
All three reviews can be read in full as a member of the Smart Betting Club.
Inside SBC Issue 135:
Review 1: The ‘Big Bank Expert’ with 30 years of winning experience brings his new and improved exchange friendly service back for members.
Review 2: Paul Chandler Burns’ Filtered Pricewise Strategy, which takes the best of Tom Segal’s tips and curates them to smooth out variance and improve profitability.
Review 3:The Free-To-Follow Daily Value Tipster who shares his tips in video clips, providing concise and well researched reasoning for his selections.
SBC 134
Game, Set & Match: Smart Bettors
SBC Magazine Issue 134 has three very different services that have remarkable records with 17.27%, 31.12% & 22.39% ROIs respectively.
All three reviews can be read in full as a member of the Smart Betting Club.
Inside SBC Issue 134:
Review 1: The tennis tipping service that has a 17.27% ROI, 2,530.54 points profit and 495% ROC from nearly 7,000 bets.
Review 2: The daily ‘lottery’ horse racing multiple service which is perfect for those looking to land a big touch and make plenty of profit along the way.
Review 3: The Irish racing specialist who uses a little black book of contacts to make consistent profits with both bookmakers and exchanges.
SBC Tipster Profit Report March 2023
Racing To Victory!
Our new Horse Racing Tipster Profit Report, outlining our ratings and recommendations for the many different racing tipsters we proof and track.
With Cheltenham quickly approaching, this provides the perfect opportunity for you to read all of our detailed analysis and commentary.
Inside, you will find updated results figures for each tipster, comparative league tables to help you pick out the best racing experts and our independent commentary to help you decide which tipsters you should follow in!
Discover
- Updated Results For 24 Horse Racing Tipsters
- Tipster Performance League Tables
- Tipster Analysis & Commentary
- Hall of Fame Ratings
- Latest Savings Deals & SBC Member Discounts
- Betting Bank & Staking Guidance
- Video Guide To The 10 Best Racing Tipsters
- Independent Advice On Which Tipsters You Should Follow!
Grab this Tipster Profit Report the instant you join the Smart Betting Club.
SBC Tipster Profit Report January 2023
The Best Sports Tipsters Rated & Ranked
Are you looking for a new tipster to follow this year?
Do you have an interest in a specific sport and would like to make a profit whilst following it?
Well, if you do, then the latest SBC Tipster Profit Report is here to help as it features independently reviewed results, rankings and comparative league tables for the Best Sports Tipsters as uncovered by us since 2006.
Available for immediate download with an SBC Membership, this report is the Gold Standard of tipster tracking and will help pinpoint the best experts for you to follow.
Grab this Tipster Profit Report the instant you join the Smart Betting Club.
Read More Including ‘Best Tipster’ Winners In The Full Awards Report
For those of you interested in reading more on the 2019 SBC Awards, including who won the prizes for several ‘Best Tipster’ categories, you can access all of this with our special Awards Report.
Available only to Smart Betting Club members, it reveals:
- The Best Horse Racing, Sports & Overall Tipster (Gold, Silver & Bronze winners)
- The Best Free Tipster (Gold, Silver & Bronze winners)
- The Best Tipster Newcomer (Gold, Silver & Bronze winners)
- The Outstanding Contribution to Tipping Award (recognising some of the best tipsters and betting experts)
- The lowdown on why 75% of SBC members made a profit last year from their betting.
If interested in reading this full SBC Awards Report, you can gain instant access with a Smart Betting Club membership – now available at the lowest ever prices for 2019.
Peter Ling
Smart Betting Club Owner/Founder
If you have any questions on the Awards or Smart Betting Club membership, you can contact me directly via pete@smartbettingclub.com