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How to choose a bookmaker for betting?

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A player who wants to bet on sports rarely encounters a shortage of offers from the bookmaker. Quite the opposite: advertisements for various offices persistently creep in from everywhere, from street billboards to videos while watching movies on YouTube.

But experts advise you not to rush to place your bets in the office whose advertisement you saw last. Or which is advertised especially aggressively. After all, this in itself does not guarantee its reliability in any way.

Moreover: often a one-day bookmaker is ready, having entered the market, to spend n-th amount of money on aggressive advertising in order to quickly attract players, get money from them and safely (for themselves) complete their life cycle.

That is why, if you decide to bet on sports, then it is better to spend a little time choosing the bookmaker that suits you.

Well, how to do this, we will now discuss.

We carefully look at the license
Bookmakers in Russia,  unlike online casinos , may have a full-fledged license issued by the Russian regulator. This is very convenient for the player, because he receives a number of guarantees. For example, for non-payment of winnings, he can write a complaint to the regulatory body or submit an application to the Russian court, the decision of which is binding for the bookmaker's office.

Not to mention the fact that the support works in Russian, and in most cases it will be enough to call the Moscow number.

In general, the situation is much more pleasant for the player than if the company is registered in India and the head office is in Mumbai.

This situation is also facilitated by the fact that Russian laws, like Kazakhstani ones, for example, provide for a large number of taxes on bookmakers, which makes them less competitive.

That is why the players go to foreign establishments.

In general, experts recommend that you carefully look at which country the bookmaker is registered in and who is the regulator that issued the license to it. Naturally, if the country is large (for example, European), then there is more confidence in such a bookmaker.

However, having a license itself is extremely important. After all, only in this case you can turn to the regulator if any difficulties arise while working with the bookmaker.

And by the way, Roskomnadzor will not block the website of a company with a Russian license. But the same cannot be said about an offshore bookmaker's office.

Checking the feature set
Each bookmaker offers its own set, which includes line width, list and coefficients.

For a beginner, these words may seem complicated, but in reality everything is elementary:

Line width is a set of matches that the bookmaker offers to bet on. Typically, a "line" refers to a list of events in a specific sporting discipline - for example, golf only.
The list is a list of possible bets that are offered to be made for a specific match. For example, for the victory of a specific team, as well as for a certain account, or that a goal will be scored in the first / last 5 minutes of the half.
The odds are the most important thing in a sports bet. It shows the ratio of the bet to the amount of possible winnings. Usually high odds are offered for unlikely events.
For example, today some bookmakers accept bets that  the coronavirus pandemic  will end before July 1, 2020, and the odds here will be 4.00 (bet 100 rubles - you get 400 if the bet is played). On the fact that this does not happen, bets are accepted with a coefficient of 1.25 (bet 100 rubles - you get 125).

At first glance, it may seem that the wider the  line width and pattern , the better for the player. But in practice, this is the same as the presence of a travel agency of vouchers to all cities in the world without exception. Sounds good, but usually each specific tourist needs only 1-2 options. Therefore, it is not so important how many thousands of matches the bookmaker accepts bets, but it is important whether he has those competitions on which you would like to bet.

As for the painting, it's the same: someone only bets on the outcome of the match, and he doesn't need anything else. And the other player is used to using the so-called "total", that is, a bet on a specific result in terms of points.

When the FIFA World Cup is on, almost all bookmakers will be happy to offer you any kind of bet on all matches. But if, in the same Mumbai, cricket competitions are held, it will take a long time to look for an office that will accept "total" on them, and indeed will reflect these competitions in its line.

We study all the conditions
Not all bookmakers have the conditions for working with them in one place on the site and are written in understandable language. Sometimes it takes time to find and read everything. But this is a very important job.

So what to look for?

1. Methods of depositing and withdrawing funds, commissions and terms. This section is often given an exaggerated meaning. Yes: all this is important, but most bookmakers have approximately the same input / output methods, and commissions too.

Sometimes gamblers start scolding those companies from which the withdrawal of funds does not take place instantly, but within a week. But if you think about it, there is usually no problem waiting.

2. The term of the bookmaker's work on the market. It is very good when he is 5 years old or more. Those offices that were able to overcome this "five-year barrier" are usually quite reliable. But experienced bettors do not recommend trusting the "dynamically developing companies" that appeared only yesterday.

3. Availability of a mobile version of the site. It is very important for those who would like to play  live games , placing bets directly from the stadium.

However, today almost every bookmaker allows you to enter its website through a smartphone. However, gamblers prefer those offices that can offer a convenient betting application that simplifies the process as much as possible.

How important are bonuses?
Players have a very polar attitude to bonuses.

Some people think that a big bonus is the most important sign of a good bookmaker.
Others, on the contrary, see in the bonus programs only the advertising campaign of the bookmaker, and they themselves consider these programs useless.
Indeed: if you analyze the advertising messages of bookmakers, then very often they boil down to the fact that "for registration you will receive a bonus of 1000 rubles, for the first replenishment another 3000 rubles, and for bets for 5000 rubles you get exactly the same bonus." What is the right way to respond to such promises?

Experienced players agree that first you need to carefully read everything that is written in the bookmaker's bonus program. Including - in small print and under an asterisk.

And it’s also good if the bookmaker doesn’t add that if you win, you will receive it minus those same 9,000 rubles, kindly given to you as a bonus.

As you can see, in the end, nothing remains of the "generous" bonus. Not only are most players not ready to deposit that kind of money right away, but it will not be possible to use bonus funds at their own discretion.

If the bookmaker offers to replenish the account with 1000 rubles and immediately get the second thousand, which can be spent on bets, this sounds much more attractive.

And most importantly, it's easier.

It is also highly desirable to study the reviews on this bookmaker posted on independent sites. This will help you see even those nuances that you might not have noticed when you first met the company.