Betfair is owned by the Betfair group, which is one of the leaders in the gambling products and services market. The online gaming site offers poker, casino games, sport bets and betting exchange, which is based on a concept pioneered by the company. The site is licensed in the UK, Australia, Malta, Italy, Austria and Germany.
As to customer service, it is available in English 24 hours a day the seven days of the week. Users can send emails to the Betfair customer service team and they will be answered within four hours during helpdesk hours or they can contact Betfair via toll-free telephone line or via written mail. The site also includes a help section with answers to common questions.
The Betfair online betting site is presented in more than ten languages, including English, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish among other languages, which allows it to reach a wide market. The site is safe and secure since it uses advanced SSL certificates and all the personal information is encrypted.
Betfair offers new users who register in the site a welcome bonus. In order to win the bonus, players are required to register in the site, open an account and make a deposit. Users who sign up for sport bets can win a welcome bonus which consists on a free bet equal to the first sport bet they place.
Betfair offers an exclusive mobile betting service registered players can use if they have a compatible mobile phone. Through this service, sport betting fans can place bets from anywhere just by entering their sport betting account with the same username and password they use in Internet.
Betfair allows players to place sport bets on several sportsbook, such as football, horse racing, basketball, golf, cricket and tennis. Registered users can also bet on special events such as the FIFA World Cup 2010, the PGA Tour or the Australian Open. The site also allows placing live bets up until the last minute of each game.
Betfair also provides live video, radio commentaries, live stats and results, plus sport bets promotions that are renewed every month and sport betting bonus that allow registered users to win special prizes.