Bookmaker Preview - VC Bet

Although the focus here is generally on Betting Exchanges - and in particular Betfair due to supreme market liquidity, if not the best commission rates - it is sensible to register with a handful of the best bookmakers to ensure you can access all your favourite markets as well as get the best price, minus commission.

Open a VC Bet account and receive their latest industry-leading sign-up offer. (*for details see the bottom of the page)

Betfair, in general, offers around 20% better odds than bookmakers. This however is not always the case. When heavily fancied teams, like Chelsea, Barcelona and Celtic et al play at home the market on Betfair can be tight and a bookmaker can provide better value - especially with commission taken into account.

This week I am going to take a look at VC Bet from Victor Chandler- 'The Gentleman's Bookmaker'. The odds makers at VC Bet very often take a view and can have stand out prices which on some occasions will compete with the Betting Exchanges. Their Asian Handicap markets offer good value and they are not frightened off by a big wager. VC Bet are well worth having in your portfolio.

VC Bet features:

- Constantly updated Homepage, featuring the main sporting and betting opportunities.
- Round the clock customer support team.
- A full range of language and currency options.
- Mobile phone betting.
- Wide range of industry-leading sign-up offers.

Whether your passion is Horse Racing, Football, Golf, Rugby, Victor Chandler's VC Bet Sportsbook has it all. VC Bet has built a reputation as one of the Internet's most established and trusted sportsbooks, with a full range of betting opportunities and daily offers.

The full offer from VC Bet, the sportsbook from Victor Chandler, looks like this:

Sports Markets Available

- Baseball - Basketball - Cricket - Dogs - Golf - Football - Football Specials - Horseracing - NFL - Rugby - Tennis - US Horse Racing - Politics - Athletics - Darts - Gaelic Games -

Additional Features

- Racing Results US Results and Info Football Results Livescores Radio In-running Diary

I only ever advocate betting on things involving living things so I am not endorsing other parts of Victor Chandler's offering but for completeness they also offer

- Casino - Poker - Games - Mobile -

Open an account here and receive their latest industry-leading sign-up offer.

This is what they say about themselves...

The Victor Chandler Business and its associated companies, established in 1946 has grown to become one of the most dynamic bookmaking and gaming groups worldwide. With Headquarters in Gibraltar and offices around the world, the Group offers international online and telephone sports betting opportunities and web-based gaming in 8 languages. Customers range from those who enjoy a relatively small gamble to some of the biggest players in the world. The range of betting opportunities offered to them and the volume of bets taken daily is enormous and these are backed by the world's most sophisticated and comprehensive online operating system with a dedicated multilingual team of staff.

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The action...

VC Bet Football - Bank Holiday Monday

Stevenage v Oxford United

Two of the strongest sides in the league face each other on Monday night. Stevenage & Oxford both have nine points having won three out of four so far. The match is live on Setanta at 7.45pm. Betting in-running is available from both Betfair and VC Bet.

- 90 Minutes 1st Goal Scorer Correct Score All Markets -

This is predominantly a football (soccer) betting site but with the UK Bank holiday Monday there are lots of opportunities to have a fun bet on the horses. VC Bet are offering action on the following eight meetings - early prices available from 10am.

- Kempton Warwick Huntingdon Newcastle Cartmel Downpatrick Ripon Chepstow -

Open a VC Bet account and receive their latest industry-leading sign-up offer. (*for details see the bottom of the below)

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* ACCOUNT OPENING OFFER
Free £50 cash back when you open a new account. In order to claim this you need to place your first bet with at least one selection with odds of 'evens' within 30 days of opening your VC Bet online account.

Win or lose, VC Bet will credit you back the stake of that first bet up to a maximum of fifty pounds.

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Opening an account with VC Bet couldn't be easier

1) Click here to go the VC Bet website sign up page.
2) Click on "Open Account" on the upper right hand side of the screen.
3) Fill in the form - this takes 2/3 minutes maximum.
4) Have your card handy so that you can deposit funds to start betting
5) Specify which sports betting alerts you would like.

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Betting Details with VC Bet

- Minimum Bet Required - £ 1
- Maximum Bet - No Maximum Bet
- Max Winnings - £ 100,000 per bet
- Accepted Modes of placing a bet - Internet, Telephone
- Choice of Odds Format - European, American, British odds

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Account Administration

Payment Methods

- Visa, Mastercard, Switch, Delta, Solo, Electron, Personal Cheque, Bank Transfer -

- Minimum Deposit

£5

- Minimum Bet

£1

- Currencies

AUD, CHF, DKK, EUR, GBP, HKD, JPY, KPW, NOK, NZD, SEK, SGD, THB, TWD, USD

-Languages

Chinese, Danish, English, Greek, Hebrew, Korean, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish