Betfair online sports betting site offers sport bets to users from all over the world in more than fifteen languages like English, Spanish, Polish, Japanese and French. The site is lawfully authorized to offer gambling games since it has been licensed in the United Kingdom, Australia, Malta, Italy, Austria and Germany.
One of the main characteristics of Betfair is its sports betting exchange feature, a betting system completely based on a concept pioneered by the Betfair Group. Besides sport bets on the major international leagues, Betfair offers other gambling products such as Betfair Poker, Betfair Casino and betting exchange provided from Malta.
The customer service offered by Betfair is available through different means, including email, telephone and regular mail. Messages sent via email are responded within four hours during helpdesk hours. The site also includes a help section with answers to frequently asked questions.
When it comes to payment methods, Betfair accepts the main credit cards and e-wallets such as Paypal, Neteller, Moneybookers and ClickandBuy. The availability of payment methods depends on each country, as well as the maximum and minimum deposits. All users have the possibility of selecting a weekly, monthly or yearly deposit limit.
Betfair allows users to choose between two betting options: back and lay. With the back option, punters bet that a result will happen and in the lay option they bet that it will not happen. Punters can also bet on live games, including football and tennis matches and play casino games.
For new users, Betfair has a welcome bonus that consists on a free bet. As a requirement to win the welcome bonus, new users have to open an account and make a deposit and if they lose their first bet, Betfair gives them the bet money back, up to a certain amount, as established in the promotion.
Betfair gives users the chance to choose their own odds, in case they want access to better odds than the ones offered by Betfair. Players have to place an order for a better price and the order will be considered and accepted if the price is not unrealistic. In general, the odds offered by Betfair improve nearer to the start of an event.