HISTORY |
'Bwin International Ltd.' was founded in the year
1999 under the name of 'Simon Bold (Gibraltar) Ltd'. The founder of
the company, Simon Bold, has more than 26 years experience in the
international betting industry. The company was taken over in its
entirety in 2001 by the Vienna-based, publicly listed company 'bwin
Interactive Entertainment AG'. Until 2006 the website operated under
the name of betandwin.com. |
COMPANY INFO |
'Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG' was founded
in December 1997 with the objective of developing online gaming
products for the global Internet market. The company has been listed
on the Vienna Stock Exchange since March 2000, and carries out
central functions for its subsidiaries, 'bwin International Ltd.
(Gibraltar)', 'Playit.com Ltd.', and 'WEBSPORTS ENTERTAINMENT
Marketing Services GmbH'. With a team of over a hundred staff, the
company takes care of the Group's bookmaking business, its risk
management and customer support. Postal address: bwin International
Ltd., c/o Börsegasse 11/Top floor A-1010 Vienna, Austria.
Category evaluation: Excellent |
>>> sub-category: REGULATION
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'Bwin International Ltd.' has European licences issued by the
Government of Gibraltar entitling it to offer sports betting, casino
games, poker products and games. The Gibraltarian standard of
regulation is largely consistent with that of the United Kingdom,
though bwin International Ltd. does more than meet the stringent
conditions laid down by the Government of Gibraltar. Furthermore,
the company adheres to the code of behaviour defined by the European
Betting Association (EBA), which prescribes rigorous standards with
respect to security as well as a responsible attitude towards
gambling.
Category evaluation: Excellent
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ODDS |
Odds are slightly below the average. Odds on
favourites are quite low as a rule, in exchange for better outsider
odds. Bwin operate with 8-9 % margin for the big soccer markets,
other popular sports (tennis, basketball, ice hockey, etc.) also
with 9-10 %. Smaller and unknown markets' margins are bigger though
- between 13-15 % usually. Odds are released very early, bwin is a
leader in this area. Many small bookies copy/paste odds from them,
especially for some smaller leagues. Bwin don't change their odds
too much (as other books do), they have good oddsmakers and trust
them.
Category evaluation: Should be better |
>>> sub-category: SOCCER
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Soccer odds don't make exception from the general course, as
mentioned above. Bwin is mostly bookmaker for leisure punters and
for the big clubs fans (Milan, Real Madrid, etc. wear bwin's logo on
their shirts). Still their soccer odds can be used as a reference at
least. Moreover they offer many additional markets and special bets
for a given event, which are hard to find elsewhere.
Category evaluation: Poor
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>>> sub-category: US SPORTS
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Bwin's American sports odds are average for the
industry, mostly 1.91/1.91 style. You have to look elsewhere if you
bet on US sports mainly, not their strongest side.
Category evaluation: Average
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OFFER |
Bwin's has extremely wide list on offer, this being
their main market advantage. They offer some markets and events that
virtually can't be found elsewhere. Sports offer include: American
football, Australian rules, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing,
chess, combat sports, cricket, cycling, darts, floorball, futsal,
gaelic sports, golf, greyhounds, handball, horse racing, ice hockey,
lacrosse, motor sports, rink hockey, rugby league, rugby union,
snooker, soccer, tennis (court and table), volleyball, water polo,
winter sports . Some politics and entertainment bets are offered
too. Betting types include straight odds, handicap bets, money
lines, totals, double chance, Ht/FT bets, goalscorers, corners,
winning margin, etc.
Category evaluation: Excellent |
>>> sub-category: SOCCER
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It's hardly possible to find a
bookmaker, offering more leagues from all around the world, than
Bwin. They cover soccer leagues from any part of the world, and more
significant ones - down to the lowest level possible. It's worth
mentioning that they offer all major leagues form Middle East and
Arabian world regularly (these leagues' betting popularity has grown
up recently).
Category evaluation: Excellent |
>>> sub-category: US SPORTS
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All major US sports are covered: american
football, basketball (NBA and college basketball), baseball (MLB),
ice hockey (NHL).
Category evaluation: Excellent
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>>> sub-category: LIVE BETTING
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Bwin's live offering is second to none, at least
regarding European-based bookies. It's very unusual to see their
live console empty at any given time. Events from all parts of the
world and all sports are covered. Quite many betting options are
available for live betting too.
Category evaluation: Excellent
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>>> sub-category: CASINO, POKER & GAMES
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Customers have two options for accessing bet365's
casino and poker: downloading and installing the respective client
(stand-alone application) or playing directly in their browsers. All
major categories of casino games are offered: card and table games,
video slots and video poker, progressives, keno, etc. The poker
client offers Texas Hold'em (Fixed, Pot and No Limit), Omaha and
Stud poker (5 or 7-cards stud). You can play at cash ring tables,
sit'n'go tables and many tournaments (including freerolls). It's
easy to find more than enough opponents for every preffered game and
limit. Poker and casino games can be played only for fun too, with
'play' money. Different skill and luck games are available as flash
applications through the website (in skill games players compete
against each other and not against the bank!).
Category evaluation: Excellent
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BETTING PROCEDURE |
As mentioned above users have all-time access to the
betting menu. Bet search button is very useful, saving users from
some additional scrolling. All betting options for a single event
can be revealed with a single button. Your betting slip is always
visible in the upper right. Very rich list of combination bet types
and systems are available in case of multiple selections in the
slip. Overall betting procedure is quite fast, reliable and secure.
Inexperienced users may have some troubles though and will need some
time to adjust to the diversity of the site. There has been quite a
worrying tendency about live betting settlement lately. Many
customers report similar problems, i. e. wrong settlement of live
bets, mistaken odds, etc. Bwin should take the required actions to
prevent such misunderstandings in future.
Category evaluation: Very Good |
