This May is a special month for us at SBC Towers as it celebrates our 7th year anniversary of running the Smart Betting Club – an event we are marking by releasing a series of special reports.

The first of which is our 4 Part Horse Racing Bookmaker Guide (released today) which features independent advice on the best (and worst) bookies, plus a lot more besides when it comes to the Sport of Kings.

Its findings are based on the results of an in-depth survey of SBC members last month, where we posed all kinds of questions to get to the bottom of who the best bookies really are. Bearing in mind that over 30% of all SBC members made between £10,000 and £30,000 profit betting solely on horse racing (as per the results of our survey) then its findings are especially relevant.

Allow me to reveal a few of the guide’s findings here with you today… And remember – as SBC is 100% independent from all bookmakers, we can tell it how it really is!

The Top 7 Racing Bookmakers

We asked all SBC members to give us a rating between 1 (worst) and 10 (best) on all the main horse racing bookmakers. In total we asked them about 19 of the best known bookies and the top 7 were as follows:

Although it was perhaps no huge revelation to see Betfair top the list, there are quite a few surprising entrants (and also omissions) from the top 7 rated bookies. Smaller firms such as Racebets and Bet Internet scored highly, whilst the likes of Ladbrokes, Coral and Victor Chandler were nowhere to be found. Big advertising budgets count for nothing here!

The 3 Worst Racing Bookmakers

How about the lowest ranked bookmakers in our survey?

Well again, this threw up some interesting results with the bottom trio all fairly well known, yet seemingly hugely unpopular with the many pro gamblers that used our survey.

There was precious little love for Boylesports throughout the many questions posed as part of this survey. It was something also reflected in our Football Bookmaker guide (released in September 2012) where they also finished rock bottom in SBC punters eyes.

Why Boylesports Are So Poorly Rated

But just why were the likes of Boylesports so unpopular?

Well it is something best explained once we dig further into some of the other questions in our survey, such as the responses to the topic of ‘account restrictions and closures’. We wanted to find out which bookies limited punters from winning too much with them and Boylesports was one of the very worst culprits!

In fact, 39.60% of members had Boylesports accounts closed with a further 36.64% limited to small stakes as the table below indicates

Given these figures, its perhaps easy to understand why Boylesports finished bottom of our survey! Thankfully not all bookies impact punters like this…

The Best Bookies To Bet With

Whilst it is interesting to reveal the worst bookies, what matters most are the bookies that offer the best service and again our survey tackles that.

As part of our guide we revealed our Top 3 Major and ‘Minor’ bookmakers – those who run a good service, welcome winners and whom you should bet with.

The 3 ‘Minor’ bookmakers are of particular interest as not many punters are aware of them, yet they scored very highly in our survey from those that did have an account with them.

These include ‘Racebets’ about whom we have a full feature on, including our findings based on using them for the past 3 months. There is also a £100 bonus code for those that open up new accounts with them – full details once again in the Bookie Guide.

The Full Contents Of Our Bookmaker Guide

All told, there is a huge wealth of information in the 4 part Horse Racing Bookmaker Guide that can help you including…

• Ratings for 19 different horse racing bookmakers.
• The top 3 Major and Minor racing bookmakers.
• The 3 worst racing bookmakers.
• The bookie accounts you need to open.
• A full review of the bookie ‘Racebets’.
• Details on which racing bookies – a) Close accounts, b) Restrict accounts and c) Allow you to bet via them without issue.
• How much SBC members are winning betting on horse racing
• A rundown of independent bookmakers
• Our members feedback on their best and worst bookie experiences.

And if Football Betting is more your thing, then all new SBC members also gain access to our 4 part Football Bookmaker Guide as well. This features plenty of similar content and ratings, all from a football betting perspective.

Gain instant access today to all our independent bookmaker guides with a risk-free membership to the Smart Betting Club

This May is a special month for us at SBC Towers as it celebrates our 7th year anniversary of running the Smart Betting Club – an event we are marking by releasing a series of special reports.

The first of which is our 4 Part Horse Racing Bookmaker Guide (released today) which features independent advice on the best (and worst) bookies, plus a lot more besides when it comes to the Sport of Kings.

Its findings are based on the results of an in-depth survey of SBC members last month, where we posed all kinds of questions to get to the bottom of who the best bookies really are. Bearing in mind that over 30% of all SBC members made between £10,000 and £30,000 profit betting solely on horse racing (as per the results of our survey) then its findings are especially relevant.

Allow me to reveal a few of the guide’s findings here with you today… And remember – as SBC is 100% independent from all bookmakers, we can tell it how it really is!

The Top 7 Racing Bookmakers

We asked all SBC members to give us a rating between 1 (worst) and 10 (best) on all the main horse racing bookmakers. In total we asked them about 19 of the best known bookies and the top 7 were as follows:

Although it was perhaps no huge revelation to see Betfair top the list, there are quite a few surprising entrants (and also omissions) from the top 7 rated bookies. Smaller firms such as Racebets and Bet Internet scored highly, whilst the likes of Ladbrokes, Coral and Victor Chandler were nowhere to be found. Big advertising budgets count for nothing here!

The 3 Worst Racing Bookmakers

How about the lowest ranked bookmakers in our survey?

Well again, this threw up some interesting results with the bottom trio all fairly well known, yet seemingly hugely unpopular with the many pro gamblers that used our survey.

There was precious little love for Boylesports throughout the many questions posed as part of this survey. It was something also reflected in our Football Bookmaker guide (released in September 2012) where they also finished rock bottom in SBC punters eyes.

Why Boylesports Are So Poorly Rated

But just why were the likes of Boylesports so unpopular?

Well it is something best explained once we dig further into some of the other questions in our survey, such as the responses to the topic of ‘account restrictions and closures’. We wanted to find out which bookies limited punters from winning too much with them and Boylesports was one of the very worst culprits!

In fact, 39.60% of members had Boylesports accounts closed with a further 36.64% limited to small stakes as the table below indicates

Given these figures, its perhaps easy to understand why Boylesports finished bottom of our survey! Thankfully not all bookies impact punters like this…

The Best Bookies To Bet With

Whilst it is interesting to reveal the worst bookies, what matters most are the bookies that offer the best service and again our survey tackles that.

As part of our guide we revealed our Top 3 Major and ‘Minor’ bookmakers – those who run a good service, welcome winners and whom you should bet with.

The 3 ‘Minor’ bookmakers are of particular interest as not many punters are aware of them, yet they scored very highly in our survey from those that did have an account with them.

These include ‘Racebets’ about whom we have a full feature on, including our findings based on using them for the past 3 months. There is also a £100 bonus code for those that open up new accounts with them – full details once again in the Bookie Guide.

The Full Contents Of Our Bookmaker Guide

All told, there is a huge wealth of information in the 4 part Horse Racing Bookmaker Guide that can help you including…

• Ratings for 19 different horse racing bookmakers.
• The top 3 Major and Minor racing bookmakers.
• The 3 worst racing bookmakers.
• The bookie accounts you need to open.
• A full review of the bookie ‘Racebets’.
• Details on which racing bookies – a) Close accounts, b) Restrict accounts and c) Allow you to bet via them without issue.
• How much SBC members are winning betting on horse racing
• A rundown of independent bookmakers
• Our members feedback on their best and worst bookie experiences.

And if Football Betting is more your thing, then all new SBC members also gain access to our 4 part Football Bookmaker Guide as well. This features plenty of similar content and ratings, all from a football betting perspective.

Gain instant access today to all our independent bookmaker guides with a risk-free membership to the Smart Betting Club

Ray “Its all about the in-play” Winstone and our friends over at BET365 have a cracking free £50 bet for tonight’s Real Madrid – Man Utd game and we have a special guide on how to lock in profit thanks to Darren Hall from Bet72.com

Real Madrid v Man Utd Free Bet Offer

Real Madrid and Man Utd clash in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday 13th February – and we’ve got a fantastic free bet offer to add to the excitement.

Place a pre-match bet on this much anticipated fixture and we will give you a free In-Play bet to the same stake during the big match.

To qualify for your free In-Play bet, simply place a bet before kick-off, then once the game starts place another bet on any In-Play market. If your FIRST In-Play bet loses we will refund this stake, up to the same value as your largest pre-match bet (max £50*).

As always, there’ll be plenty to choose from with over 70 In-Play markets available throughout the game including Next Goal, Match Goals, Total Corners, Half-Time Result, Full-Time Result and much more.

Getting Started With The Free Bet

All of the above seems pretty straight forward.

Just back / lay a selection on the Real v Man United game for upto £50 (pre match) for the lowest possible loss in the normal way.

Then you will get a free inplay bet upto the same value of your first bet (max £50) on the big game too, which, of course, you can play however you like.

A straight punt or maybe as some insurance if you are trading the game.

Remember if you win happy days, if not then the inplay bet will be refunded after the game, so there is no risk! Continue reading →

Ray “Its all about the in-play” Winstone and our friends over at BET365 have a cracking free £50 bet for tonight’s Real Madrid – Man Utd game and we have a special guide on how to lock in profit thanks to Darren Hall from Bet72.com

Real Madrid v Man Utd Free Bet Offer

Real Madrid and Man Utd clash in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday 13th February – and we’ve got a fantastic free bet offer to add to the excitement.

Place a pre-match bet on this much anticipated fixture and we will give you a free In-Play bet to the same stake during the big match.

To qualify for your free In-Play bet, simply place a bet before kick-off, then once the game starts place another bet on any In-Play market. If your FIRST In-Play bet loses we will refund this stake, up to the same value as your largest pre-match bet (max £50*).

As always, there’ll be plenty to choose from with over 70 In-Play markets available throughout the game including Next Goal, Match Goals, Total Corners, Half-Time Result, Full-Time Result and much more.

Getting Started With The Free Bet

All of the above seems pretty straight forward.

Just back / lay a selection on the Real v Man United game for upto £50 (pre match) for the lowest possible loss in the normal way.

Then you will get a free inplay bet upto the same value of your first bet (max £50) on the big game too, which, of course, you can play however you like.

A straight punt or maybe as some insurance if you are trading the game.

Remember if you win happy days, if not then the inplay bet will be refunded after the game, so there is no risk! Continue reading →

My article from last week on ‘bookie tricks’ certainly seemed to stir up plenty of interest and debate!

Not only did a number of you get in touch to add your own suggestions, but I also  heard on the grapevine of one bookmaker who hates what we are doing here at the Smart Betting Club – which is a justification to me that we are doing something right!

So, today we have more of the same to share with you.

As a quick re-cap, the intention of these tips are to highlight some of the often subtle bookmaker practices that as a winning punter, it pays to be aware of.

Despite their protestations otherwise, the bookmaker only wants you to lose money and will often stop at nothing to squeeze your betting profits in order to swell their own coffers.

So here without much ado are another 6 ‘bookie tricks’ to watch out for! Continue reading →

My article from last week on ‘bookie tricks’ certainly seemed to stir up plenty of interest and debate!

Not only did a number of you get in touch to add your own suggestions, but I also  heard on the grapevine of one bookmaker who hates what we are doing here at the Smart Betting Club – which is a justification to me that we are doing something right!

So, today we have more of the same to share with you.

As a quick re-cap, the intention of these tips are to highlight some of the often subtle bookmaker practices that as a winning punter, it pays to be aware of.

Despite their protestations otherwise, the bookmaker only wants you to lose money and will often stop at nothing to squeeze your betting profits in order to swell their own coffers.

So here without much ado are another 6 ‘bookie tricks’ to watch out for! Continue reading →

There are a few things in the betting world that make me feel sick to the pit of my stomach…

The recurring nightmare I have featuring John McCririck prouncing around in his underpants on Celebrity Big Brother aside, recently it’s been the pitiful way that bookmakers are trying so hard to be ‘the punters friend’, which is really starting to get my goat.

Whether it be incessant matey tweeting, giving ‘betting tips’ or TV adverts declaring they have the best odds, they are doing their best to hide their real intentions from punters.

The reason? Well quite simply when it comes to betting, the battle lines are clearly drawn. The bookies only make a profit when you lose.

There are a few exceptions, such as the likes of Pinnacle Sports and others mainly based out in Asia. However if we are talking about many of the UK’s best known bookies, then, first and foremost they are only interested in taking your hard earned cash off you (By any means possible!).

And what’s more, they use a number of ways and means to do it, some of which are very subtle. Therefore here at SBC, we want to share these secrets and help you wise up to the bookies tricks, so with that in mind here are my top tips on what to watch out for!

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Those of you reading my Friday columns lately, can’t have failed to notice the big drum I have been banging about how for too long, punters have been misled about the best football bookmakers.

This is especially true when it comes to betting on the beautiful game, so today I want to share with you the Top Eight Football Bookmakers you MUST use (And why!)

These results are taken from our recent SBC members survey, in which we listed 27 of the best known bookies and asked our members (many of whom are professional gamblers) to score each of them from 1 to 10 based on their own experiences.

The results were fascinating and below you can find our top 8 football bookmakers:

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