An Introduction to Using Cryptocurrency for Online Betting

Cryptocurrency is transforming the online betting landscape, offering a fast, secure, and private way to fund gambling activities. More bookmakers, brokers, and bettors are embracing crypto as the go-to method for deposits and withdrawals.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to get started, from where to purchase crypto to the best ways to deposit and withdraw with bookmakers that support it.

While some areas of the crypto world have a mixed reputation, its role in betting is straightforward: it functions as a convenient and efficient currency for funding accounts and cashing out winnings.

This is why an increasing number of bookmakers are adopting cryptocurrency as a payment method—in some cases, the only option available. 

With the growing influence of crypto-friendly policies in the US, its presence in betting and by extension – modern day life, is expected to expand even further. 

Getting On: A Comprehensive Bookmaker Guide From The SBC

Betting with the odds in your favour is what the Smart Betting Club is all about but it does come with issues and account restrictions or closures are close to the top of most people’s lists!

With that in mind, we have many resources to help with getting on and our Major Bookmakers Guide has proven to be very popular since we developed it last year.

🎧SBC Podcast #83: Jose On How to Scale Edges & Betting Groups/Sharp Punting Insight (Part 2) 🎧

After an intriguing first part of SBC Podcast #83 this is part two, where I quiz the betting expert Jose and get some answers to bettor FAQs.

After discussing technical betting topics in part 1, this segment covers more ‘practical’ subjects as we start by touching upon issues such as barriers to profitable betting, cryptocurrencies and how the betting ecosystem is changing around the world.

📰 New Racing Tipster Profit Report: Best To Follow In 2025 (And Beyond!)

Today saw the release of our latest Racing Tipster Profit Report which documents the ongoing performance of well known and previously reviewed services such as Andy Holding Speed Figures, Learn Bet Win and Bookie Bashing.

Tipsters’ performance can fluctuate over time and in an ever changing betting world with volatile markets, keeping an eye on this is more important than ever. This is why we produce these reports – to keep on top of who has maintained their edge.

🎧SBC Podcast #83: Jose On How to Scale Edges & Betting Groups/Sharp Punting Insight (Part 1) 🎧

In the first part of a ‘double header’ for SBC Podcast Episode #83 I was joined by Jose, one of the most informed and well-connected betting people out there.

Jose has a wealth of experience working with bettors from all over the world and instead of modelling or originating his own bets, he concentrates on meeting people who can and helping them maximise their profits.

Snapshot Review #1 Sharp Betting Boxing

In a new SBC feature we will be releasing Snapshot Reviews, where we take a look at services and let the betting public know about how they work, the performance during our time observing them and anything else that we pick up on whilst trying them out.

These reviews will not have all of the in-depth analytics that we use in our full reviews, but should give you a good idea of whether the service in the Snapshot is something that may interest you. These pieces will be free for everyone to view, whether they are an SBC Member or not.

Gwdihw Racing: Analysing This Betfair SP Tipster – Explaining Our New Metrics

In our SBC Magazine for November, Issue #147, we took a look at Gwdihw Racing, a Betfair SP tipster that is free to follow.

From our usual analysis point of view, this presented issues as for the first time we were looking at a service that didn’t have Closing Line Value as a metric we could look at. I.e. we couldn’t benchmark performance against Betfair SP as that is what it used!

📰 SBC Magazine Issue #147: Exploring The Tipster Up 8.78% ROI at Betfair SP

Today saw the release of SBC Magazine #147 and it is packed with information, news, intelligence and a review to help you to make your betting profitable.

A free Betfair SP (BSP) Racing Tipster takes centre stage in our review this month as we introduce some new metrics to assess a service that has made an 8.78% ROI from nearly 5000 bets.