Betfair are the only online betting exchange we feature on 'Free Football Betz' and are without doubt the best betting exchange you can use to bet on football. Since Betfair was launched way back in the year 2000, they've grown to become the largest online betting exchange in the world with over two million users regularly betting against each other.
A betting exchange is slightly different from normal online bookmakers in the sense that Betfair don't actually set the odds themselves, their users do. Basically a betting exchange allows person to person betting meaning that you're betting against other users who set the odds. By operating in this way Betfair can usually offer the best odds for most football bets - sometimes by as much as 20%.
You can either 'back' a bet where you bet on an outcome where another user has offered the odds, or you can 'lay' a bet where you set the odds for other users to bet against.
One of the most impressive aspects of online football betting at Betfair is the sheer number of betting options available to you. Whatever kind of football you like betting on you can usually be guaranteed that another Betfair user has laid some odds for it. Something worth mentioning is the fact that Betfair display their odds in decimals rather than fractional odds like normal online bookmakers. Luckily for those thinking this might be an issue, Betfair offer a handy conversion chart so that you can see the odds in both formats.
As well as offering excellent tutorials on just about everything they do, Betfair also grant users access to their sports betting forum where you're able to discuss football betting tips and online betting with fellow punters. This has proved invaluable in the past especially to those new to betting exchanges.
The Betfair website has come on in leaps and bounds since it's inception at the turn of the millennium and is now more intuitive than ever. Originally the site had some issues where it was really hard to find the betting market you wanted and probably put a few people off from using betting exchanges. We're happy to report that Betfair listened to their users issues and substantially improved their website. Betfair's website is now clean, bright and has clearly been fully optimised for usability and the ease in which Betfairs football bets can be placed. We simply can't fault the current Betfair website which clearly leads the way amongst online betting exchanges. |
