HISTORY |
'Canbet Ltd.' is a wholly owned subsidiary of
‘International All Sports Limited’ (IAS), one of the biggest
Australian gambling companies. Canbet has strengthened its position
as one of the best online bookmakers for US sports and soccer,
especially for high-stakes gamblers. Canbet.com is online since
1999. |
COMPANY INFO |
Canbet's parent company IAS was established in
1995. The group own and manages various licensed and regulated
Racebooks, Sportsbooks, Casinos and Poker Rooms in both the UK and
Australia. IAS is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and is
subject to independent audit. Canbet offers their customers access
to Internet and Telephone betting on World Sport, North American
Sport, International Horse Racing, Entertainment Events, Poker,
Casino and Games 24/7. UK address: Level 10, 414 Chiswick High Road,
London W4 5TF, UK.
Category evaluation: Excellent |
>>> sub-category: REGULATION
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Member of IBAS. Canbet is licensed in both the United Kingdom and
Australia and guarantee completely safe and secure environment for
your deposits and winnings.
Category evaluation: Excellent
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ODDS |
Canbet is a renowned name among the low-juice
bookmakers. They try to keep the pace of industry leader
Pinnaclesports and are just a little step behind them. Don't be
surprised to see Canbet's asian odds on top of any betting market,
this is becoming more and more usual situation in last years.
Biggest markets margin (US sports and major soccer leagues) is as
low as 2-3 %. Even non-mainstream sports markets (such as cricket,
yachting, etc.) are operated on very good 4-5 % margins. Be aware of
the rapid odds movement though. As any other big limits bookmaker,
Canbet is moving odds very fast in order to balance the considerable
money flows. Therefore it's very important to catch the value odds
early. Time of release is pretty standard, usually 4-5 days before
the event. Canbet is a must-have bookie for any serious bettor
because of their great odds and big limits.
Category evaluation: Excellent |
>>> sub-category: SOCCER
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Asian odds (sides and totals) are Canbet's priority, so they are
operated on very low 2-4 % margin. Straight odds (1X2 style) margin
is between 5-12 %, depending on the league. Soccer odds don't move
as much as US sports ones, still checking them early is the best
choice. Odds for bigger leagues are released 4-5 days before the
matchday usually. Release time for smaller leagues odds (Canbet
don't offer many small leagues though) is 2-3 days, which is faster
than most other Asian style bookies. Favourites and underdogs odds
are well balanced as principle.
Category evaluation: Very Good
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>>> sub-category: US SPORTS
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Canbet's US sports odds are very good really.
Actually it's hard to think of any bookie surpassing Canbet in this
area, except Pinnacle of course. Margins are 2-4 %. Spread lines
odds are released very early (immediately after previous day matches
are over) and totals and money line odds - a bit later through the
day. One additional spread line (0.5 point) is available on the bet
slip. Accumulators and teasers are available too, though teasers
include bigger margin (8-9 %). Odds on underdogs are slightly better
usually.
Category evaluation: Very Good
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OFFER |
Canbet's offer include all major mainstream sports
and leagues, but you want find any exotic leagues or events
available. Their policy is to offer as big limits as possible for
any league on offer, so they just skip the so-called 'unknown'
leagues. Sports offer include: horse racing (UK, Hong Kong and South
African) and greyhounds, American football, Australian rules,
baseball, basketball, boxing, cricket, cycling, golf, ice hockey,
motor racing, rugby league, rugby union, snooker, soccer, tennis,
yachting. Entertainment and politics bets are available too -
different shows, awards, elections, etc. All basic betting types are
supported (asian spreads, straight odds, money lines) but don't
expect to find many special bets or props (goalscorers, corners,
player performance, etc.)
Category evaluation: Should be better |
>>> sub-category: SOCCER
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Soccer list on offer includes: all
major International competitions, all major European leagues (UK -
covering all professional levels of English and Scottish football,
Spain, Italy, Germany and France - all covered down to second or
third level divisions), Netherlands and Belgium (plus second
divisions), Portugal, Scandinavia, Ireland, Central Europe (Austria,
Czech, Poland, Switzerland), Russia, Greece, Turkey, Romania, major
North and South American leagues. Betting types include straight
odds for all offered leagues and asian spreads on sides and totals
(plus HT lines for the bigger leagues).
Category evaluation: Very Poor |
>>> sub-category: US SPORTS
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All major US sports are covered: American
football (NFL), basketball (NBA and college basketball), baseball (MLB),
ice hockey (NHL). Betting types on offer are limited to spreads,
totals and money lines. Props bets aren't so popular for US sports,
so this isn't as big a miss as soccer special bets.
Category evaluation: Average
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>>> sub-category: LIVE BETTING
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Soccer live-betting is one of Canbet's strongest
sides. Every week they offer over 500 soccer matches for
live-betting, from every league on offer. Asian handicap live line
and total goals line are available for any random live coverage.
Asian handicap live lines neglect the current result, so only goals
scored after the bet confirmation count for settlement. It would be
good if Canbet starts offering straight outcome odds (1X2) too. Some
major US sports games are available for live-betting, outside soccer
live offer.
Category evaluation: Excellent
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>>> sub-category: CASINO, POKER & GAMES
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Customers have two options for playing casino
games 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. Canbet's poker
client offers Texas Hold'em (Fixed, Pot and No Limit), Omaha and
Stud poker. You can play at cash ring tables, sit'n'go tables and
many tournaments (including freerolls). Whatever is your preferred
game and limit, you will find more than enough opponents. Poker and
casino games can be played only for fun too, with 'play' money.
Different arcade games are available too, again for real or play
money.
Category evaluation: Excellent
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BETTING PROCEDURE |
Betting procedure is easy and secure overall. All
betting options for a single event can be revealed with a single
button, which is a good feature. Bet slip is loaded in new page and
is always accessible under the bet slip tab (upper side of the page)
afterwards. Selections are available for single betting,
accumulators (unfortunately no systems are offered) and teasers (for
US sports). One additional spread line by half a point is available
on the bet slip for US sports. After entering the desired stake, a
confirmation/bet review page is loaded with your stake, selection
and potential winnings. Settlement of bets is very fast, almost
immediately after the related event is over.
Category evaluation: Excellent |
