Beckham David

Football: When it comes to the beautiful game everyone is an expert, perhaps that is why placing bets is so popular. Friendly betting with your mates though just doesn’t offer quite the same satisfaction as a big win from the bookies, and if a trip to the local one is out of the question then there are more than enough sites you can wager your money with.

Whichever site you choose is ultimately down to personal preference, with each one offering their own incentives for signing up and placing a bet, whether it be a free £25 or £50 bet.

A big betting site right now is www.bet365.com. The commercial time it received during the breaks and finish of the Champion’s League probably helped boost that significantly. If bet365 doesn’t take your fancy then try visiting any of the big name bookies you would expect to find in your town, online, whether it be Ladbrokes or William hill. Each site offers slightly different odds as well, so it does perhaps pay to browse before betting.

William Hill, Victor Chandler, Ladbrokes, Bwin, Betfair and Bet365 are probably the biggest and most popular betting sites online at the moment. So have a look around each of them, see what odds are going and then make a decision which one you want to place a bet with. You don’t just have to bet on premier league matches though, pretty much every single game of football that is going to be played can be wagered on, so if you’re feeling a little lucky then have a go at predicting the outcome of the most obscure match going.

Everyone loves a little gamble, be it on your local bowling team, or simply a bet about a certain Soap and what the story line will end up being. However the hardest thing to work out is how much to bet.

Parting with your hard earned cash is never an easy thing to do, especially when you know you may well get nothing in return for it. So those of us who like to plan things through will be glad to know there is a solution. It is called a bet calculator.

www.bettingcalculator.com provides you with a calculator that helps you work out how much to bet, for example on a football game.

To use the calculator is simple if you follow their instructions:

1. Choose the odds format, Fraction or Decimal
2. Enter the details for the first selection, Odds, Result and where applicable Each Way, Dead Heat and Rule 4
3. To add more selections, click ‘+ selection’
4. To remove a selection, click the red cross
5. Choose a bet type from the drop down list and click ‘Add bet’, enter the Unit Stake and where applicable indicate Each Way and enter the Bonus to be applied to the bet.
6. To add more types for the same selections, click ‘Add bet’
7. To remove a bet, click the red cross
8. To calculate returns click Calculate
To start again, click Clear

The bet calculator will honestly save you a lot of fuss and bother and will also put mind at rest with how much money to spend. Obviously you can always take a huge gamble and place a massive bet on a football game, but these days betting is about ratios and your best possible outcome, this is why this calculator is so popular.