SportingOdds.com is a site that specialises in fixed odds betting, providing sports betting odds on various events. With the reputation of one of the world’s largest bookmakers—SportingBet Group—behind it, Sporting Odds has much to offer to serious online sports enthusiasts.

While the site’s ongoing promotions tend to change on a weekly basis, SportingOdds.com clients can still take advantage of the Short Head promotion that grants a special refund should you bet on a race and your horse gets beaten by a slim margin. Your maximum refund per selection is £250 and only applies to the pre-selected race of the day that qualifies for the Short Head promotion.

Opening an account on SportingOdds.com is fairly straightforward. You can choose any available user name and secure it with a password. Conveniently, you can also assign a Security Question to your account in case you forget your password in the future.

Finding your way around the website is easy thanks to a navigation bar on the left side that lists all the sport categories that you can bet on. Interestingly, the main “Sports” site also links to three other main sites: “Casino”, “Poker” and “Games”—all under SportingOdds.com. This means you can use one account to play on all four main sites.

As the name of the site suggests, SportingOdds.com is mainly about betting on sport events. Here’s a list of your options from the site:

• Horse Racing
• Greyhounds     
• Football           
• Foot' Long Term         
• Golf     
• Rugby Union   
• Rugby League
• Cricket            
• Tennis
• Boxing
• Rallying           
• Speedway       
• US Football     
• Euro Basketball           
• Baseball          
• Politics            
• Specials           
  

In general, minimum stake per bet is £0.50 (or equivalent) and the minimum deposit is £10.00 (or equivalent). For customers instant betting via their GBP (£) Debit cards the minimum stake per bet is £5.00. The maximum amount that can be won by one customer in one day's betting regardless of the stake is £100,000 or its equivalent in an accepted currency.

If you have any questions about your account, SportingOdds.com has a helpful and logically-organised Site Guide that you can access online from their website. Make sure that your browser has support for JavaScript. If you prefer to talk to a live person, phone lines are also listed on the site for technical and customer support.

For online sport enthusiasts, SportingOdds.com is a fine place to place your bets. Secure access, a flexible account, weekly promos and solid technical support.

Total score 80/100