Sky Bet
Skybet is a superb sports betting website brought to you by the UK’s leading sports broadcaster Sky TV, and can boast a variety of unique and innovative features to enhance the online betting experience. The site is fully integrated with their satellite television service, so you can place bets online or via the red button on your Sky remote. As well as offering live in-sports betting, a live radio stream, and a wide variety of betting options, they also offer a huge news section and form guide to help you make more informed betting choices.
Slick, clearly laid out site
As you would expect from a site owned by News Corporation, owner of BskyB, Fox, and the Times newspaper, the web design is very slick, and everything is very clearly laid out so that you can find what you want without too much fuss. There is an extensive form guide and statistics section, and plenty of news articles, event previews, and blogs from the likes of Jamie Redknapp and Ian Botham. There is also a Twitter feed, a YouTube channel, and a Sky Sports News web radio stream. While their bonuses and incentives are not as generous as you might find on some other sites, the great features and content coupled with a great interface make it a sound choice for the sports betting enthusiast.
Open an account with ease
You can open an account with Skybet in one of three ways. The easiest way is to fill out the account form on the website, but you can also do it over the phone or via your Sky remote. Your login details can then be used for the entire range of Skybet services, including Sky Vegas Live and SkyPoker. From the website, you can place bets on a wide variety of sports, including all the domestic favourites such as football, motor racing, golf, tennis, horse racing, greyhounds, and snooker, as well as some American sports such as baseball, ice hockey, and American football.
In-play betting
You can also bet on sports events that are in progress, with the odds changing to reflect events as they unfold. For instance, if Chelsea were favourites to win against Stoke at the beginning of the game, but then proceeded to go two goals down and have a man sent off in the first half, you should expect to see their winning odds lengthen considerably. Similarly, if Fernando Alonso started a Formula One race in tenth position, but then proceeded to fight his way through the grid to second, you would see his live odds cut to reflect his improvement in position. Once an event reaches a stage where the outcome looks inevitable, betting may be suspended, but other than that you can usually place a bet right up to the final minute.
Sky Bet Promotions and Bonuses
As well as offering the obligatory free bet upon signup, they also offer a lucrative reward scheme, a refund if your first bet loses, great deals on multiples, daily racing specials, racing forecast and tricast bonuses, and incentives for you to refer friends and colleagues to the site. Also, if you bet more than £1 on a horse racing event, you can watch it live via an online video stream!
SkyBet Payment Methods
Some bookmakers can be tricky when wishing to deposit, view a list of all payment methods accepted by SkyBet below:
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Additional Payment Information
Click2Pay
Entering out your bank details every time you wish to deposit can be a pain, Click2Pay helps that. Just enter out your bank details once, and from there they will complete any future transactions for you.
Credit Cards
Credit Cards are a very popular way of depositing. One of the reasons being, it can cut through the middle man.
Debit Cards
Some Debit Cards have a set limit to depositing transactions, but a lot of common types are accepted. Visa Debit, Visa Electron, Switch, Master Card, Delta and other commen debit cards can be used.
Neteller
Here we have a deposit method which allows deposits for over 6 currencies. The most common used currencies being US Dollar, Euros, and Great British Pound, and also have a £20 minimum deposit.
Moneybookers
This is a great deposit method for all UK players; the minimum deposit is £20. To keep all you gambling addicts safe, they have a £5,000 per transaction limit.
