There are several Sports Spread Betting firms operating in the UK. We have accounts with each of them and feel that we can provide an informed and independent review of each firm -based on our spread betting experiences.

We recommend that anybody who is serious about spread betting should have accounts with at least two of the firms. The main reason for this is that they don't always offer exactly the same prices on the same markets click here for a detailed example

1. SPORTING INDEX
Sporting Index are the biggest of the sports spread betting firms and the first firm with whom we had an account. In fact, we probably still trade with Sporting more than any of the other big firms. They offer a full range of bets on every televised sporting event and many that aren't televised.

Their website is first class and their telephone staff are extremely helpful and have a good sense of humour -in spite of the pressure under which they must work in the dealing room.

Accounts can be opened online within minutes and once opened bets can easily be placed either by telephone or on the website. In our opinion they are the number one spread betting firm with whom to have an account due to the comprehensive range of markets they offer.

New Account Incentive - £100 cash after 5 bets*

2. SPREADEX
Spreadex are smaller, but perfectly-formed in terms of sports spread betting firms! As of October 2009 (when the whole site was updated and re-vamped) the range of bets on all sporting events is excellent -especially the football markets. Customer service is first-class and they offer an informative website where accounts can be opened and bets placed at the touch of a button.

The tutorial section is good for newbies to spread betting. Overall we rate Spreadex very highly.

New Account Incentive -£100 supremacy bet after 5 qualifying bets

New Account Incentive - £100 free football supremacy bet (5 bets placed) & £320 in total free bets

4. BETFAIR
Although Betfair aren't a spread betting firm -they are important enough in today's online betting world that they warrant a review in this section. As the world's first and biggest peer-to-peer betting exchange, Betfair provides punters with the opportunity to become the bookmaker!

New Account Incentive - £25 free bet

Our recommendation would be to open accounts with Sporting Index and extrabet.com as a start and to keep an eye on the others. If one of the others consistently offers prices that would benefit you then of course open an account with one if not all of them.


To sum up, Sporting Index and Extrabet.com are our two preferred firms because of the comprehensive choice of markets they offer and the range of betting they provide.