Bet At Home

Bet At Home is an interesting, online gaming website which offers something different for everyone. Their motto: "Life is a game!" perfectly sums up the energy and enthusiasm which the company hope you'll feel whilst playing with them. The company's UK website is a lot like many other online gaming websites, easy to navigate and use and fun to play around with from the moment you arrive.

If you love JackpotJoy! or PKR then you'll probably love Bet At Home. They offer the best of both worlds, with live 3D poker games (like PKR) and colourful slots (like JackpotJoy!) They even have integrated fun play modes, where you can learn how to use slots and other gambling games without spending a single penny.

Offering a 100% deposit bonus to new players and a combination of traditional sports betting and live casino style offerings; this is a comprehensive soft gambling website. Some of the games on their poker-side do require downloads but there are plenty of other games available on the website which are ready to play from the moment you sign up.

History & Background
Bet At Home was first founded in 1999 by Jochen D. Inger and Franz Omer and it's an Austrian-German enterprise. Having been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2004, the business has increased in popularity and been highly successful, spreading its branded gaming websites to other parts of Europe including the UK. In fact, the website's branded model has become an instant hit in many European countries including: England, Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Poland, France, the Netherlands and Turkey.

According to figures which were recently published online, the business only has 70 employees in total and 50 of these are based in Linz. However, despite its relatively low number of employees, the company is said to have in the region of 1.5 million members registered with Bet At Home websites. It also turns over approximately 700 million Euros each year!

Betting & Games
You can choose to place bets on many sporting games and activities, in which case you'll be offered odds to help you to make up your mind on how much to bet. Why not spend some pocket change trying to double or triple your bets on roulette or the super-fun high-low casino games? You can play them without any risk first to assess your skill (and luck!) before risking any money by playing the games for real.

You can also place bets on over 28 different sports effortlessly, from Motorsports and Rugby through to Tennis and Soccer; there are loads of different sports and activities to have a flutter on. Some of our favourites are: Ice Hockey, Basketball and Formula 1 Racing. You can even place bets on cycling (Paris-Roubaix) and Athletics such as the London Marathon!

Bet at Home also run a really good online casino with all the traditional casino games such as: Texas Hold 'Em Poker, Black Jack, Roulette, High Low and also plays host to a range of colourful original slot machines. These slots are surprisingly fun to play and feature unique soundtracks and themes. One of our favourite slots has to be the new Reel Steel Slot, which has a funky 70's cop and gangster vibe.

For people new to Poker, they also provide an excellent introductory guide called 'My First Poker Game,' to help get novices started. In fact, Bet at Home seems like a good place for someone new to the game to learn to play because they also offer a poker dictionary explaining terms such as Big Blind, Rock and Kicker.

There are plenty of text based guides to help you to learn about poker too and you can find these in the 'Poker School' section of the site. If you do fall in love with poker you can progress on to real games and even take part in online poker tournaments, making friends and winning pots as you go!

Something which Bet at Home doesn't offer customers, which many other online gaming sites do, is the chance to play bingo. As one of the fastest growing business models, online bingo websites dominate the soft gaming market and it seems slightly odd that this company has ignored the demand for this type of soft gambling.

However, looking at figures for participation in a special competition (The Bet Cup Racers) over 93% of participants were male. This may explain why bingo (which is popular with the ladies!) doesn't feature on their site. To summarise, Bet at Home is possibly aimed more at men than women and is especially good for those with an interest in sports betting, casino style games and poker.