Totesport are currently offering one of the biggest free bets to it’s new customers – a whopping £60 is up for grabs when you open a new account with them and getting it couldn’t be easier:

Step 1: Totesport will match your first paid bet of £10 or more on the day you register with a free bet up to £20.
Step 2: Place 5 further bets (minimum stake £10) and they’ll give you a second free bet to the value of your lowest stake (up to £20).
Step 3: Place 5 further bets (minimum stake £10) and they’ll give you a third free bet to the value of your lowest stake (up to £20).

Primarily Totesport focuses on football and horse racing so if that takes your fancy then you’re quids in. But they also feature cricket, rugby, greyhound racing, darts and plenty more.

The ‘Tote’ as it is affectionately known by punters operates differently to a traditional bookmakers as it is simply a big pool of cash from all the bets taken on a specific race, the winners are then paid out from this pool of cash. You can sometimes get much higher payout’s from Tote pools than you’d get from a traditional bookmakers.

It offers betting pools and traditional fixed odds style betting but it also re-invests profits back into horse breeding and the sport of racing in general.

Totesport also offers a number of bets which usually have big jackpots if you’re lucky enough to win them. ‘Totetrifecta’ is where you try to predict the 1st, 2nd and 3rd horse in a race in the correct order. The ‘Toteplacepot’ is a popular daily bet with punters, just pick a horse to be placed in each of the daily six toteplacepot races and you’ll win very big!

If you’re looking for a bookmakers that not only has one of the biggest ranges of sports to bet on but is also loved by the British public then you need to join Coral Bookmakers. With over 1000 betting shops across the UK and Europe they also recently scooped the ‘Best Bookmaker’ award as voted for by the readers of Inside Edge Magazine and Total Gambler Magazine at the UK Gambling Awards.

Initially the Coral website homepage seems a little overwhelming as they have so much on offer but you pick it up very quickly. If you are into sports betting then just click the ‘Sports” tab and the the “All Events” drop down box offers you the complete range including horse racing, greyhound racing, American football, golf, ice hockey, motor sports to name just a few.

Coral Bookmakers also offer live betting and opportunities to bet on tv specials, politics and future racing and right now they’re offering one of the best deals around – their biggest cash back giveaway which is 10% back on sports or gaming losses – all you have to do is sign-up!

William Hill is one of the UK’s best known and reputable sports betting operators both on and offline covering 1000s of sporting events. Joining William Hill as a customer means you can access their sports book, casino, poker rooms, bingo rooms and games all from one account.

Everything is at your fingertips from one log-in which means that you don’t have to have multiple accounts if you fancy a change.

For a limited time Will Hill is offering new customers a free £25 bet, to take advantage of this offer you need to use the following promotional code: F25 when you sign-up.

Sports covered by William Hill include; Football, Horse Racing, Rugby Union, Snooker, Tennis and many US sports including NFL and NBA leagues. They also have an “In-running” facility so you can bet on games as they happen live.

Betfair are one of the fastest growing bookmakers in the UK and for very good reason. Firstly, they’re giving away a FREE bet of £25 to all new customers and getting it couldn’t be easier. Just open an account, deposit £25, place your bet and if you lose they’ll refund the full amount!

Right now they also have the best selection of Grand National ante-post bets with better odds than most of the other bookies and the odds change everyday depending on the amount of money put on the race. So, if Tricky Trickster, for example, has a huge amount of money put on it for the Grand National 2010 then the odds drop and of course this works for every horse which is great because you can see how people are thinking about the race well in advance.

Betfair is a fantastic website and though it doesn’t conform to the traditional style of the bookmaker it is well worth a visit. Once you realise how easy it is to place a bet and how great the odds are you’ll never look back!

To place a bet in a bookmakers you’ll need to write out a betting slip, it can be a scary experience the first time you do it! But don’t worry if you’re not sure what to do, we have a great little video guide that shows you the correct way to fill in the slip. You can be writing slips like a seasoned punter in no time.

The video guide above cover betting on a ’single’ if you are interested in learning how to write a betting slip for ‘each way’ bets then we will be adding a video guide for this very soon.