Huge Ladbrokes Bet

Man from Scotland placed a £135,000 bet at Ladbrokes in favor of England versus Andorra. England was priced just 1/200 to beat the European minnows in the World Cup qualifier at Wembley.

Nevertheless, it didn’t stop the Ladbrokes client from risking such a huge amount of money to win only £675.

“I don’t know what’s less believable, a Scotsman backing England or someone risking £135,000 to win peanuts,” said Ladbrokes spokesman Robin Hutchison.

Top UK Bookmakers

We continue publishing regular reports of top UK betting sites according to information supplied by Hitwise. Ladbrokes and William Hill switched places. Below are top 5 most visited online betting sites for the week ending May 16, 2009.

1. Betfair (18.93%)
2. William Hill (14.05%)
3. Ladbrokes (11.10%)
4. Bet365 (6.54%)
5. Paddy Power (5.30%)

UK Best Betting Sites

We continue publishing regular reports of top UK betting sites according to information supplied by Hitwise. Below are top 5 most visited online betting sites for the week ending May 2, 2009.

1. Betfair (20.03%)
2. Ladbrokes (11.86%)
3. William Hill (9.81%)
4. Bet365 (6.50%)
5. Paddy Power (5.97%)

Top Sports Betting Sites

Sports lovers cannot be happier these days. Modern technology allows them to place bets on their favorite sports irrespective of their location. And growing number of online sports betting sites gives punters opportunity to choose among many sportsbooks. However, how to choose the right bookmaker to wager in?

Some of the well known names include Unibet, Bwin and Ladbrokes. Unibet was awarded best sportsbook of year 2008 by reputable eGaming Review Magazine. Bwin is considered the biggest online bookmaker in the world. Moreover, Bwin sponsors top football teams such as AC Milan and Real Madrid. Ladbrokes was given best UK sportsbook award of year 2008. Obviously, these are top and most reliable bookmakers to wager in.

One of the well-known sportsbook reviewers is SBR. It seems to have more or less reliable list of top sports betting sites. Suspicious part about its rating is presence of many offshore bookmakers in the top list. SBR must have some special relationship with these bookies.

You can find our official and SBR ratings at www.bestbookmakers.net and check out some of the best online sportsbooks available today. But we would recommend to go with big names.

Ladbrokes Lose Big

Ladbrokes suffered decline in profits in the first four months of the year. It said that March happened to be “highly profitable” for its customers, particularly those who attended the Cheltenham festival.

The bookmaker was also hit when 23 out of 25 football World Cup qualifiers were won by favourites during March. Individual games such as Manchester United versus Aston Villa in April when Red Devils won the game with last minute goal also had an effect, Ladbrokes said.

Ladbrokes profit fell 34 per cent during last four months.