Background Information

Totesport has been an active online bookmaker since 2002 and they recently relaunched a larger and more impressive site. They specialise in horseracing however they also cover a number of other sports as well. Totesport is licensed in the UK and is regulated by the UK Gambling Commission. The company is said to growing daily and the addition of extra site features has helped with their popularity.

Sports events covered by Totesport

As mentioned above, Totesport is one of the top sites for horse race betting and you can bet on virtually any horse race around the world each day. They also offer betting on football domestic, international and world matches, cricket, golf, the greyhounds, rugby, tennis and a number of American sports. The selection is constantly growing and Totesport are trying to add new sports on a regular basis.

Non-sporting events

Totesport periodically accept bets on some non-sporting events. These include things like TV reality shows, the X Factor, the Strictly Come Dancing competitions and the big American award ceremonies. You can also bet on political battles such as the seats won at the next general election.

Bets accepted by Totesport

Totesport accept all of the commonly placed bids including singles, doubles, half-time score, full-time score, accumulators, place, show and win. They also have a number of unique betting options which include the toteplacepot, the totewin, toteeachway and the toteexacta. These types of bets and general information on sports betting are explained in the 'sports FAQ' section of the help page.

Other areas of the Totesport website

There is a casino, bingo area and instant games available on the site as well as sports betting. The casino has a good range of slot machines, table games, card games and roulette wheels to bet on while the bingo area has several rooms open throughout the day. The instant games number 22 and include options like Deal or No Deal, top Trumps and Monopoly. All of the areas can be accessed with just one Totesport account.

Additional Information

Totesport offers a wide range of sign up bonuses and ongoing promotions, one of which is membership in the Emerald Club. You join the club when you make your first deposit and progress through 5 lounges as you bet more money. Each lounge offers better bonuses and promotions to members so even though you have to bet more to get there, you still recoup through the ongoing promotions. Each area of the Totesport site also offers free bet incentives when you register an account. Accounts can be funded using Visa, MasterCard and Maestro cards but no other cards or funding methods. Totesport also offer text betting from mobile phones and PDAs plus in-play betting as well as forward betting.

Totesport summary

Totesport are experts in the field of horseracing however they also offer a good range of other sports and special events to bet on. They have good sign up bonuses and members are constantly rewarded via the Emerald Club. Their funding methods are quite limited however their text betting service means you can place last minute bets without using a PC.