IG Sport are the second largest firm in terms of the number of their Sports Spread betting clients. They offer a great range of bets, good incentives and a comprehensive website, which can be a little slow to load up.
Range Of Bets - IG's range of bets is excellent. They offer a huge variety of bets on all markets and offer 'in running' bets on practically all televised sporting events.
Website - Their website is packed full of information where you can place your bets, view live prices and log in to your up to date account. However the live prices take an age to load up - and we're on broadband - so it must feel like forever on normal dial-up!
Telephone Dealing - The IG telephone lines generally open at 10am, but sometimes depending upon the event this can be earlier. They are open throughout the day and into the night when there are live sporting events on the TV, giving plenty of accessibility.
Customer Service - They have a dedicated customer service phone line and email support.
Incentives - IG offer a free £100 bet after 5 settled bets have been placed. The £100 bet is generally on a live football match of your choice.
Where to View Prices:
C4 - Text Page 608
Sky Sports - Text 385
Contact Telephone Numbers
Credit Account Dealing Line - 0500 911 911
Deposit/Switch Account Dealing Line - 0500 912 911
Customer Service - 0500 913 911
Email Support - click here
Summary
IG offer a generous incentive for opening a new account and their dealers - those answering the phone to take bets - are without exception really polite and helpful. However we do find the websiteto be very slow so generally bet by phone. Our other complaint is that their 'in running' text (sky text p385) always seems to be 'stuck'. When you're considering closing or opening a bet 'in running' and IG are showing 1 goal so far when there have actually been 3, it is really annoying as you have no idea of the current spread.
Our recommendation therefore would be to look to the other firms for an new account and to consider an IG account only when looking for value.
Our Rating - 6/10
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