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| Tips and advice from our team of experts. Everything you need to know to make your betting experience a good one. |
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| About SportingIndex |
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SportingIndex |
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SportingIndex covers a type of betting you don't expect, in a manner you do expect. Everything seems to work efficiently and even if it doesn't the competent helpline should dig you out of any mess - unless you get caught out in the kind of big way that only spread betting allows! |
| Year Started |
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1992 |
| Country |
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United Kingdom |
| Languages |
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English
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| Management |
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Keith Russell
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| Overall Rating |
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This site rates 3 out of 5 stars. |
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| SportingIndex Sports Betting Features |
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- Credit Card
- Firepay
- NETeller
- Prepaid ATM
- Western Union
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| Sport Types |
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- Basketball
- Boxing
- Cards/Games
- College Football
- College Sports
- Football
- Golf
- Hockey
- Horseracing
- Rugby
- Snooker/Pool
- Soccer
- Tennis
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| Wager Types |
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| Wager Limits |
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- Minimum Bet: $1
- Maximum Bet: Varies by sport; phone rates vary from internet.
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| Withdrawal Terms |
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Withdrawals may be made via NETeller and Western Union and are processed on Wednesday and Fridays. |
| Payout Limits |
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None |
| Bonus Ranking |
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0 |
| Initial Deposit Mins |
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$0.00 |
| Initial Bonus Offers |
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None |
| Reload Bonus Offers |
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None |
| Rebate Losses |
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None |
| Referral Bonus |
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Refer a friend and once they have placed just 10 bets you will then both qualify for the same free bet!
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| Promotions |
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- 2 Free bets: A free 100 pound football supremacy bet after just 5 bets and another one after 10 bets or a free 200 pound football supremacy bet after 10 bets.
- Place 10 Heineken Cup bets and receive a free win index bet
- Place 10 or more bets on Heineken Cup matches in the first 4 rounds and you can claim a free $8.50 win index bet on any pool match
- Punt Return
- Free 5 pound NFL bet
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| Loyalty Program |
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None |
| Overnight Lines |
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24/7 |
| Collar Limits |
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None |
| Ten Cent Base |
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Up to 140 |
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| SportingIndex Pros & Cons |
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- Easy navigation
- Spread bets
- Promotions
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| Cons |
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- No toll-free customer service line
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| SportingIndex Professional Review |
| The Company |
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The managing company behind SportingIndex is Sporting Index Limited, based in the UK. |
| Site Navigation |
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Easy |
| Site Response Speed |
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Fast |
| Services Offered |
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- Sportsbook
- Racebook
- Casino
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| User Experience |
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Positive |
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SportingIndex Professional Review |
| By David Lee |
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First Impression
SportingIndex appears to be a London-based company with a wide array of sports to bet on. With a comprehensive "who are we?" and "why bet with us?" section, comprehensive information is given on why SportingIndex is a great sportsbook to wager your money with. SportingIndex says they have a 60% market share of sportsbook betting online,making it one of the more reputable sites...let' see if they are as reputable as they claim!
Online Research
There are hundreds of pages that recommend SportingIndex for sports spread betting. However, a reputable site gave it a C+ rating. This doesn't show any consistency. Let's get to the bottom of this.
Spread Betting
Spread betting is perhaps one of the most extravagant forms of betting. For the uninitiated, the bookmakers make a prediction. For example, in a football match they predict there will be 2.4 to 2.7 goals. If there are 3 goals, a $17 stake wins back $5.10 (3.0-2.7 x $17 stake) if you buy (go high) and loses $10.20 (2.4-3.0 x $17 stake) if you sell (go low). Spread betting is considerably easier to do than it is to explain, and SportingIndex's innovative "training ground" allows users to find this out for themselves.
So that spread betting does not merely cover outlandish bets, SportingIndex uses a system (in cricket, for example) of awarding 25 points for a win, 10 for a draw or 0 for a loss. A side quoted at 16-17.5 on the win index would therefore be strong favorites. In this way, spread betting is opened up to a wider audience than those who are interested in the amount of throw-ons in a match.
Navigation
Once you've understood the system, you can choose the sport you wish to bet on from a menu bar down the left hand side of the screen. You then choose the event you are betting on and this gives you the option of all events (this will vary from simply picking the winner, to a range of options including the amount of corners, goals, points or yellow cards in a particular match).
Audience
SportingIndex has opened up a niche for itself in spread betting. Their range of sports attracts mainly a British audience and the token coverage of European and US sport suggests that they realize that most mainstream US sites contain enough point spread options to keep most bettors happy.
Registration
If you are going to follow SportingIndex's motto and "ake your passion play," then you do, of course, have to sign up. This is a simple and reliable process, which takes place in a pop-up box (which annoys some people, but is generally a matter of taste). In the first step you enter your personal details. In the second you enter your bank details and make an initial deposit. In the third you confirm and complete your registration. This process is intuitive, fast and reliable.
The "my account" bar is similarly easy to use. The options of account balance, deposit, withdrawal, account history, changing card details and changing passwords all do exactly what you'd expect.
>Bottom Line
Herein lies the key to SportingIndex: It covers a type of betting you don't expect, in a manner you do expect. Everything seems to work efficiently and even if it doesn't the competent helpline should dig you out of any mess - unless you get caught out in the kind of big way that only spread betting allows! |
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