...bet247.co.uk (formerly www.betdirect.net) and I was given £5 for free upon opening an account and depositing some money. Upon registering or logging on you are "conveniently" taken to the page to deposit some funds.
Bet247 is owned by Littlewoods who are famous for their football pools betting. ... Read review
Advantages: Quick, easy to use. Free fiver! Disadvantages: Lack of content!
I do a lot of sports betting on the internet and I'm constantly on the lookout for good betting sites. I came across www.bet247.co.uk (formerly www.betdirect.net) and I was given £5 for free upon opening an account and depositing some money. Upon registering or logging on you are "conveniently" taken to the page to deposit some funds.
Bet247 is owned by Littlewoods who are famous for their football pools betting. With such ... ...have everything I expected from a betting site. Not surprisingly, football betting is well covered here and you can also do the football pools on this site. Bet247 does fail on one thing and it is a major one too! It is deficient of bets for other sports and at the time of writing this op I checked on their website, clicked on "other sports" and saw that the only bets available there was American Football!! This is a British site and there ... more
I do a lot of sports betting on the internet and I'm constantly on the lookout for good betting sites. I came across www.bet247.co.uk (formerly www.betdirect.net) and I was given £5 for free upon opening an account and depositing some money. Upon registering or logging on you are "conveniently" taken to the page to deposit some funds.
Bet247 is owned by Littlewoods who are famous for their football pools betting. With such a famous name behind it, I was expecting bet247 to have everything I expected from a betting site. Not surprisingly, football betting is well covered here and you can also do the football pools on this site. Bet247 does fail on one thing and it is a major one too! It is deficient of bets for other sports and at the time of writing this op I checked on their website, clicked on "other sports" and saw that the only bets available there was American Football!! This is a British site and there were no bets on British Sports!!
Depositing and withdrawing money is easy. Bet247 allows transactions to be made via debit cards and it is all free (some betting sites do charge for this). It is also very easy to check up on your recent transactions, bets or unsettled bets. This can be done by specifying the period in which you wish to view your transactions. The speed in which you are paid out any winnings is nothing to write home about. From my experience I am normally paid my winnings the next day. This is poor compared to some of the bigger betting sites.
The website is very, very quick - no problems there, especially if you need to log on quickly to place a bet. There's nothing more annoying than trying to log on to place a bet but the web site is so slow that by the time you do log on, the bet is cancelled!! Navigation is very easy with a very simple menu allowing you to choose the type of bet to go for.
So is Bet247 worth it? My opinion is yes, but only just!! For a start you do get the free £5 to bet on anything you want. Also I have sometimes found that with the football bets I do receive better odds than other betting sites. It is certainly a fast and easy to use website although the lack of coverage on other sports is a major disadvantage.
Advantages: Easy To Access, Good Range Of Sports, Convenient Disadvantages: If It's Offline You Can't Place A Bet By Phone
You can bet your life you will enjoy this website. Let me start by telling you I am of the fairer sex and ‘yes’ us ladies like a flutter just as much as our male counterparts. You only have to look at the wonderful turn out at Ascot to appreciate that. If you’re like me however you will probably never have the chance to go to Ascot on ladies day but you may be lucky enough to experience the live action of horse racing. For the rest of the world who ... ...is the answer. I am registered with a few online betting shops as they have offered different incentives at different times. In this review we are looking at bet247 and I have to say it is my favourite out of them all.
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My husband visits the ‘betting shop’ every week to place his fixed odds and maybe a bet on the horses. Now, I have been in betting shops especially on Grand National day but they aren’t the nicest of places. ...
criple 30.05.2002
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of bet247.co.uk
Advantages: Use to use Disadvantages: Slow site, betting is evil!!
Sorry about two betting opinions off the trot, but Im just that excited today with the Grand National. All my bloody horses fell over together when a riderless horse crossed there path. Until then I had the winner on the nose, and two others which I had each way in the top five!!. I sorry I lost my money, but im glad this year that none of the horses where hurt.
I used www.betdirect.net today (same website as bet247.com both sites operated by Littlewoods ... ...paper offering a free bet on the national today for first time users. So I registered on the website which did take some time as the website was very very slow. But today I can understand it as it is the busiest weekend for betting because 100 million pounds expected to be bet on Racing, rugby and football.
After you log into the site it offers you several different options:-
Football betting
Todays Racing betting Ante Racing betting Golf betting
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bazza1603 07.04.2001
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Advantages: Odds are occasionally better than other sites Disadvantages: Odds are occasionally worse than other sites.
What did come first? bet247.co.uk or bluesq.com?
Regardless, the design system is similar. Although the graphical layout is very different, it is when you place your bet, that you will notice that both sites use a pop-up window. For depositing £5 onto their site, you will receive £5 from them to use on this site (bringing the minimum total you can use to £10). This is generous but not as much as others and is for a limited time only. Debit cards ... ...and even have the odd quirky ones (such as who will win Big Brother) but not in the same range as other sites (such as the other one I've mentioned but also odds on the first to be eliminated).
The graphical layout can feel somewhat cramped and a little amaterish but it does it's job very well. It is overall, easy on the eye and the userface is qucik and efficient. Not much more you could ask of them really.
And if you have a problem, their e-mail ...
stereoman 21.07.2000
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of bet247.co.uk
This web site is operated by Littlewoods and gives you betting for Football, Golf, Horse Racing, F1, Snooker, Rugby, Lottery, Football Pools and other special items like highest Premiership goal scorer, Election specials. They cover quite a wide spectrum of sport and it is easy to use. The minimum you can place in your account is £5 payable my credit or debit card. It was not very clear about how you would get your free £5 bet, but I can clarify ...
Advantages: Free £5 bet, fast crediting to cards, 1/5 odds on golf events, good odds Disadvantages:
Bet247.co.uk is the internet betting outfit of littlewoods also known for the telephone betting firm betdirect. This one of the better betting sites out there. Advantages include a free £5 bet and the fact they credit and debit your debit card quickly. Also the web site is very secure and doesn't have big security gaps like one i can mention which has suspended lots of accounts at moment!...
Another plus is the fact that they offer 5 places on each ... ...that they offer the best early prices on horse racing events. The one draw back is that the live show aspect on horse races is virtually non existant. They also offer bets that other sites don't such as pools and spot the ball and from time to time they do special competions on major competions such as the recent Euro2000 tournament. All in all a big thumbs up! ...
