Extrabet Free Bets

Part of the IG group of companies, Extrabet. com was formed in 1974, and presently employs up to eight hundred people in offices around the world. The main office is in London, but Extrabet has offices in major European cities, such as Paris, Dusseldorf, Madrid, as well as Chicago, Singapore and Melbourne. The company's success is based, not only on providing excellent service, but also on it's innovative ideas. As a sister to it's spread betting site, IG group launched it's Extrabet.com site in March 2006. This offers clients the opportunity for a unique range of fixed odds betting. This was a revolutionary idea, as it allows valuing bets in play, which has the unique attraction of allowing clients to cut their losses, or take their winnings earlier during live play. Such was the success that in March 2009, Extrabet.com launched the world's first betting site which housed a casino, sports spread betting, financial and sports fixed odds betting and financial binary betting, all combined within one account; a major innovation.

The on line company Extrabet.com is an amalgamation of Extrabet Financial Limited and Extrabet Limited. Extrabet Limited offer the casino and all sports bets. Extrabet Financial Limited offer financial bets. The Financial Services Authority regulates the sports spread betting of Extrabet Limited. All other parts of the business are regulated by the Gambling Commission. This ensures that clients can bet with the peace of mind that Extrabet work to the highest standards to ensure that their clients are cared for, and that the service they offer is amongst the best in the world.

May 2005 saw the IG Group floated on the main list of the Stock Exchange and since then has been promoted to the FTSE 250. With over 72,000 of their clients making over one million transactions per month, ninety per cent of which are on line, the success of Extrabet.com has become global.

On-line betting and the telephone betting services open daily from 8am to 10pm. However, the service operates outside of these hours for certain live sporting events. As Extrabet.com advocates fair and responsible betting a number of services are designed to give clients the security they need to enjoy their choice of gambling. These safeguards include the ability to set a self imposed limit. This limit can be reduced should the client desire, and this limit will usually be in place within twenty four hours. A twenty four hour cooling off period will be put in place should you wish to increase your limit. Customers have complete access to their gambling history, and staff are fully trained to be aware of problem gambling. Further help and links are available on the Extrabet.com website.

A number of different types of betting are offered on the on-line site. You can bet under the Take it system, which actually means that if your horse is ahead during a race, only to be beaten at the post; if you choose to take your money when the horse is winning, as the race is being run, you win. Another option is spread betting. This means that you can choose to make a bet during the course of a game, to decide whether the outcome of a particular scenario will be greater or lesser. You can also bet on the outcome of a game, and if you wish, by how much a team will exceed or miss a target. This is Totals betting.

Supremacy allows you to bet on a football match and bet on the dominance of one team over the other. Once your chosen team has scored, you win amounts of money depending by how many goals they beat the opposing team. Match bets allow you to bet on a race between two racers, and you win money by how much the winner beats the loser. Time of Goal allows you to bet on the potential time of a goal. Use your skill and knowledge to decide.

Binaries combine the best of spread betting and fixed odds betting. You can bet on either sports or financial markets. If you choose to bet on the outcome of the financial markets, you can also keep an eye on the markets during the day, and choose to take your winnings early. You need to be fully aware of how much you can afford to gamble, and what the potential costs of winning and losing are. There are some excellent instructional videos on the website for all of these options.

There are a large range of voucher and discount codes available, which you can access on the Extrabet website. These will save you money on your bets, and a range of other goods. Look out also for opening offers when you join Extrabet.com.