Goodbye betfair, hello betdaq

[rockaren]

Sorry, websites producing pages like this one are nothing for me...LOL

[1/4 of a millionaire fund]

A glowing review from a first time poster, ummmm.

Don't know why I feel a lot more positive about Smarties - may be it's because they seem to actually care a damn about their customers.

Or maybe because you work for them

Smarties' just seem to have an inhouse bot mirroring betfair's prices to a set liability, when Betfair went down recently all their prices disappeared

Don't think there's any real money there at all. The interface is crap , you haven't a clue about reduction prices etc They'll need to make some inroads into the markets soon as that $1million won't last long with the amount of staff they seem to have.

[The Geek]

A glowing review from a first time poster, ummmm.

Or maybe because you work for them

And purely a coincidence that his IP just happens to be in the same city in the world as the Smarties office.

[suzalli]

Haha so funny, Mr Geek. I know it is your site, but why do you modify my post? I did not post about Smarties, and you know that. If it's not allowed to post about Betfair competition on your site, just tell me and I won't do it.

Very disappointed you seem to have just sided with Betfair, without even considering that others might also have a viable solution. OK, Smarkets may go under. But so might Betfair - - have you seen their latest share price? Betfair care a damn about their customers, and eventually that will come home to roost them (I have been paying them tens of thouands of commission for many years, so I feel qualified to comment on how they treat their customers). Smarkets might become a viable competitor to Betfair - and then it will be good to be on their side with the GeeksToy. But I seem to be wasting my breath here, so good bye!

[suzalli]

And purely a coincidence that his IP just happens to be in the same city in the world as the Smarties office.

That's because I am on a BT broadband line. I have PMed you my phone number so if you care to confirm that I am nothing more than a private punter, you can do so by obtaining my details on the phone!

[LuckyYou]

That's because I am on a BT broadband line. I have PMed you my phone number so if you care to confirm that I am nothing more than a private punter, you can do so by obtaining my details on the phone!

Don't worry. If they are so good as you write, soon all of us will hear about them. If they aren't - well we will have to wait For now I am on the others side. At least I know them for some time

[The only OnE]

today they have proved once again that they aren't the best.

market suspended time and again in russian game, I backed under 2.5 and it was 0-2 in 84 min so wanted to lay it off cuz of late goal, it was suspended for 2 or 3 minutes and at the same ref gave red card and penalty..

Can't beleive it tbh, they are thieves.

[The Mole]

Actually, Smarkets are OK. I have used them quite a lot in the last couple of months. On the plus side 1% commission and no premium charge, decent customer support (the owners often post on some of the gambling forums, answering question etc) and prices are usually the same as Betfair.

On the negative side, they dont have anything like the number of Markets that Betfair cover, paticually the US markets like Baseball, basket ball and Ice Hockey, but they are adding new markets all the time. Most of the Liquidity is provided by a 3rd party market maker. I found the laying side of things confusing at first, as you are laying liability, not stake, but you get used to it.

No use at all really for trading, as you cant use the Toy, but excellent for arbing, and match betting, the difference between 5% and 1%, is the difference between a profitable arb and no arb at all.


If you are going to use Smarkets, just remember deposit and withdraw via DEBIT CARD, all other methods involve a charge of around 2%. All in all they are a usefull 2nd string to your bow, after Betfair