Betfred are the largest independent bookmakers in the world, offering online sports betting, casino, and poker, as well as having over 500 betting shops throughout the UK. Owner Fred Done is commonly known as the Bonus King because of the generous concessions, promotions and free offers Fred gives his customers. BetFred was established in 1967 by two brothers Fred and Peter Done who, over the years have amassed 600 land based shops throughout the United Kingdom and employ more that 5000 persons, they also gain recognition for being the official bookmaker and gaming partner for Wembley Stadium and Manchester United.

Fred Done himself a gambling man who once wagered more that £1 million in favor of Manchester United finishing ahead of Chelsea in the 2004/5 football season. He lost the wager but I guess it was placed at BetFred so as Chairman and Founder it wasn't a total loss and a great marketing tactic.

Website features include live commentary radio for sports and racing events, live scores / results and live betting plus live racing shows

Using proprietary owned software the pages are sometimes slow to load especially during busy periods. But the interface is clean and the menu system clearly categorizes the sports that are available, which incidentally is substantial with great coverage on English and Scottish football. Odds are also available on horse and greyhound racing, golf, bowls, boxing, cricket, darts, US sports and lots more.

Minimum stake online is £0.20 and £5 for telephone wagering.

Lots of bet types are available including single, each way single, place only, placepot which is a UK tote bet plus double, treble, accumulator, round robin, yankee and many others.

For full details and a comprehensive guide to their bet types you can view the Rules section of the website.

Payment methods include InstaDebit, NETeller, Moneybookers, Western Union, Bank Wire, Citadel and Debit / Credit Cards. For most options the minimum deposit value is £5 or equivalent.

Withdrawal requests are processed within 48 hours but some customers have complained that non UK residents need to jump through hoops to get their money out.

The self proclaimed bonus king is renowned for generous bonus awards and concessions and quite possibly they offer more than any other UK book, once they even gave a free bet to every member called Fred.

Due to the changes in US legislation residents of the United States and citizens are no longer allowed to register as account, deposit funds or place wagers with BetFred.

Perhaps one of the most negative aspects of BetFred is the fact that they are too UK central and need to stretch their legs and step in to the international markets. But essentially it's a good solid book with a sound financial structure and reporting a yearly turnover of £1.5 billion your investment would be safe with them.

Betfred Design / Navigation
The Betfred website is one of the easiest to use. The registration process is quick and simple and you can be betting in no time. Choose to view odds in fractions or decimals, and the bet slip functionality makes it easy to place any type of single or multiple bet.

Betfred betting markets
Betfred offer betting on all sports, racing, and novelty events with a great choice of markets for each event. Betfred offer early prices on all UK races so there is no messing about with having to take SP. Betfred also have a good live betting feature where you can bet in-running on live sporting events such as football, rugby and cricket. This is a great feature when watching a live football match to make the game more entertaining.

Betfred Offers
Betfred offers some of the best promotions from any online bookmaker. Fred "The Bonus King" offers racing bonuses for all correct multiple bets. Punters are rewarded with a 100% bonus for an all-correct Yankee or Lucky 15, 200% for an all-correct Canadian/Lucky 31 and a 5005 bonus for an all-correct Heinz/Lucky63.

Betfred also offer regualar cashbacks on losing correct score and first goalscorer bets on live football matches.

www.betfred.com