Sports Betting

Last Updated: 08-01-2024 16:20

One way to turn up the action when it comes to spectating sports is by sports betting. Some believe that sports fan should try sports betting at least once in their life, as the combination of watching your favourite team play, or your favourite sport, and placing a wager on the match is something that every Kiwi sports lover should experience.

So, whether you’re an avid punter or you’re just trying it out for the first time, our online sportsbook is the perfect place to enjoy sports betting. In fact, at Betiton™ Online Bookmaker for Kiwis, you can find all the most popular sports to wager on.

Calling all big football fans, punters who love their basketball, or aficionados that enjoy a bit of cricket, we feel that we have everything you’re after. So much so, that we offer plenty of other sports betting options that punters are likely unfamiliar with, like Gaelic football.

Moreover, when it comes to betting on sports, we offer all of our players a variety of sports bet options to wager on each and every sport. In fact, some sports have over 100 markets that punters can choose from.

Other than a great variety of sports to choose from, we boast a good number of other fantastic features. We’ll be going through all of these features in this page, as well as some ways you could improve your sports betting.

How to Bet on Sports

If you’ve never placed a bet on any sport before, then you’re going to need to know how the process works. Below, we have provided you with the simple steps that you need to go through if you would like to lay a wager at Betiton™.

1. Click the red “JOIN” button and complete the registration form by filling in the necessary details;
2. Deposit some money into your new account and then look for the sport you want to wager on;
3. Feel free to have a look at the different betting options on offer. Choose those that interest you the most and click on them;
4. These are then automatically added to your betting slip, which is on the right hand side of the site;
5. Decide how much cash you’re willing to stake and then click “PLACE BETS”;
6. Congratulations! You’ve just placed your first sports bet at Betiton™ in New Zealand!

Sports Betting Markets: What Are They?

Knowing what sports betting markets are important because they’re what you’ll be using to place your bets on our online betting site for Kiwi punters. Simply put, markets are the bets that are available to make on any sports betting site.

These are offered by bookmakers and require specific conditions for the bet to be won. These conditions can be anything that happens in a game and range from simply guessing the winner of a match, to accurately guessing the final score.

Moreover, bookmakers also declare the associated odds with a market. We’ll be explaining what these are in a further section but it’s safe to say that they’re important for punters to know. Feel free to browse through our sportsbook to get familiar with markets.

What Sports Betting Markets You Can Expect to Find

Nowadays, there are dozens of different sports betting markets that punters can wager on, some of them with very interesting conditions that need to be fulfilled. Below we have provided you with some of the different sporting options that you’ll come across at Betiton™:

Popular Sports to Bet On for Kiwis

• Football betting
• UFC betting
• NBA betting
• Esports betting
• American football betting
• Cricket betting
• Horse racing betting
• Cycling betting
• Snooker betting
• Golf betting
• Olympics betting
• Boxing betting
• NFL betting
• Rugby betting
• Greyhounds betting
• Harness racing betting
• Basketball betting
• Rugby union betting
• Netball betting
• Chess betting
• Rugby league betting
• Badminton betting
• Tennis betting
• MMA betting
• Table tennis betting

Football Betting at Betiton™ New Zealand

Football is the world’s most popular sport. This exciting game was first invented by the English and then spread like wildfire around the globe. We know that many Kiwis love football betting and there are plenty who support teams from around the world.

At Betiton™, New Zealand football fans will be able to back the top domestic leagues in the world. These include choice leagues like English Premier League betting, La Liga in Spain, Serie A in Italy, and the Bundesliga in Germany. We also provide options for the Australian A-League as well as many other lesser-known leagues from the around the world. However, domestic leagues aren’t all that we provide amongst our football betting markets.

We also provide a variety of options for the big European championships. In fact, punters can find markets on the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. But what about international football tournaments? Well, players can also find plenty of markets on the biggest international competitions in the world. These include the FIFA World Cup, and the UEFA European Championship.

Other than offering a metric tonne of football betting opportunities for our players, we also provide football predictions and betting tips for free on our sportsbook. You can find more information about our predictions further down below. Moreover, we also provide players with interesting information about football, like the most expensive injuries in football and the most fouled players and teams, in other to help you gain further insight into this amazing sport. As you can see, when it comes to football betting, we have you covered.

Football Betting Tournaments

A Correct Score Bet

The Correct Score betting market is the one for you if you feel that you can correctly guess the outcome of a match. Since you need to get the exact score in order to win the bet, it is trickier than a bet where you are simply selecting a team to win the game. However, trickier is not always a bad thing since the added layer of difficulty will be compensated by higher odds. Thus, naturally, this is a sports betting market that attracts plenty of bets who want to test out their ability at nailing the target.

Both Teams to Score Bet

Football is the only sport out there that has a Both Teams to Score market, and football fans across the world love placing wagers on such a market. The main benefit of this type of market is that it is really straightforward and that neither the game’s winners nor the goal difference matter. All that you need to hope for when placing this kind of sports bet is that both teams will go on to score. The decision to cash out the bet before the final whistle or see the wager through to the end is very exciting because this bet is active throughout the whole 90 minutes.

First Goalscorer Bet

The First Goalscorer market is a simple bet to understand, but it can be a challenging one to execute. However, due to the unpredictability of this market, the odds are always very enticing. Since forwards are more likely to score the first goal in a game, they will have the lowest odds, meaning you will not get as big of a payout as you would if you were to bet on a defender to score the first goal. Please remember that it is not counted as the first goal if a player puts the ball into the back of his own net.

Draw No Bet

A Draw No Bet describes a two-way betting market that allows punters to select Team A or Team B as the match winner, meaning that you cannot bet in a draw between the two teams that are playing. This type of wager has become very appealing to gamblers since it decreases their risk because if a match does end in a draw, the bettor gets his stake back.

Since there is a decreased risk, please do not expect a big reward if you guess correctly, but it is a very good alternative for those who are new to sports betting. If you are the type of bettor that likes to be in with a chance to make yourself a pretty decent payout, then simply do not make use of such a market.

Our Predictions for Football Betting

At Betiton™, we love to try and help all of our players increase their chances of winning some bets, which is why we often provide you with top-quality football predictions for big competitions, such as our World Cup 2022 predictions. All of our predictions and World Cup tips have been composed by our football experts who know a lot about this wonderful sport, so you would be foolish not to make full use of their betting tips.

Rugby Betting at Betiton

If there is one sport out there that the large percentage of New Zealanders love, it is definitely rugby. This comes as no surprise when you consider just how good the Kiwis have been at this sport over the years, whether it is Rugby Union or Rugby League. The All Blacks have won the Rugby Union World Cup on three occasions, and were ranked as the number one team in the for close to nine years in a row. They have also won the Rugby League World Cup, so success is not something that is new to them.

With all of this success and the enormous amount of finances that have been pumped into the sport in New Zealand, it is plain to see why it is that New Zealanders love doing a spot of rugby betting. Due to the popularity of rugby in New Zealand, there are plenty of things that you can bet on at Betiton™ New Zealand which includes the likes of Super Rugby betting, Rugby Championship betting, Lions Tour betting, Six Nations betting, and Rugby World Cup betting. Just browse through our Rugby Union and Rugby League markets and see the huge variation for yourself.

The Biggest Tournaments for Rugby Betting

Outright Winner Bet

The most traditional rugby bet that you can make is known as the outright winner. In such a market, you place a bet on the team that you feel will win the whole tournament. Many rugby bettors make their choice based on a team’s current form, whether they have injuries to key players, and their previous performances in the same competition.

At Betiton™, apart from betting on tournaments, you can also bet on a variety of other sports betting markets such as the team that will win the regular season and the team that will have the most defeats.

Total Points Bet

In football, you can place a bet on the number of goals that will be scored in the match, but there are no goals scored in a rugby match, so this is obviously not something that you can bet on. In fact, you can place a bet on the total points that will be scored in a game.

With such a bet, we will provide you with a totals line that represents the number of points that we feel will be scored in a particular match. It is then up to you to decide whether you think the final number of points scored will be under or over that line. We will make use of half points, such as 48.5 points, as this helps to prevent the final outcome from being a draw.

Grand Slam Winner Bet

In rugby competitions such as the Six Nations, each team obviously has an aim to win the trophy, which is a great achievement, but an even bigger achievement is to win all five matches and claim what is known as the Grand Slam. The Six Nations is a fiercely competitive tournament, so winning the Grand Slam is not something that comes around that frequently.

If you think that one team is much better than the five other teams during one particular Six Nations competition, then you should think about placing a bet on them to win the Grand Slam. Due to the difficulty of this feat, you will land yourself a lovely payout if your bet goes on to be a winner.

Winning Margin Bet

In football you can place a bet on the number of goals that a team will go on to win by, and in rugby you can place bets on the number of points that a team will win the match by. You will be provided with a number of points ranges, with their different odds, and then you simply have to choose the one that you believe will be the most likely outcome. Since this is not that easy a bet to get correct, you will often find some very enticing odds for such a market.

Our Predictions for Rugby Betting

As part of our goal to help our players place smarter bets, we also provide a number of rugby predictions on the biggest rugby tournaments that you can find. For example, we provide predictions on the Six Nations, which is a yearly rugby competition that happens in the Northern Hemisphere. For those Kiwis wishing to follow northern rugby, they can consult our Six Nations predictions if they wish. However, more pertinent to our New Zealand players are the 2022 Autumn Internationals, where teams from the Southern Hemisphere, including the All Blacks, will be facing teams from the Northern Hemisphere. Any Kiwis looking to find Autumn Internationals predictions can find their fill right here on our sportsbook.

Cricket Betting

Cricket, like many other popular sports out there, was developed by the English and spread around the world during their colonial time. It is now a really popular sport in a number of countries, especially those that have a strong tie to British culture. This includes countries such as India, Pakistan, Australia, the West Indies, and New Zealand, of course.

There are three different formats in the sport of cricket, which are Test, T20, and ODI. If you are new to cricket, then we’ll be explaining the three formats here:

• Test cricket, which is considered to be the purest form by many cricket fans, is a format where the teams battle it out over five days, with both teams needing to bat twice and a team needing to claim all 20 wickets in order to win the match.
• ODI cricket, which is short for One Day International, is a format that is played over a time period of around eight hours and both teams are given 50 overs (300 balls) to score as many runs as possible. The team that scores the most runs in their 50 overs is the winner, irrespective of wickets lost.
• The T20 format is the shortest one since both teams only receive 20 overs (120 balls) to get as high a score as possible.

Out of these three formats, it is safe to say that T20 has become the most popular, and one of the main reasons for this is because cricket fans do not need to invest a lot of time into each match. Also, another reason for its popularity can be attributed to the fact that the batsmen, all the way down to number 11, try their best to deposit every ball into the crowd, proving a lot of drama and entertainment. You will not see this type of play in Test cricket because of the fielding restrictions that are in play.

New Zealanders love their cricket, and the national team always punches above its weight, so it will come as no surprise for you to hear that at Betiton™ we offer up a wide variety of cricket betting markets and odds for a range of competitions that take place around the world.

Kiwis are able to place bets on prestigious cricket events such as the Big Bash League, The Ashes, the Caribbean Premier League, the Indian Premier League, the T20 World Cup, and Cricket World Cup betting. In addition to all of the above, you will be able to bet on all of the best ODI, T20, and Test matches.

Most Prestigious Tournaments for Cricket Betting

Toss Winner

In a game of cricket, one team obviously has to bat first and the other team has to bowl first, but since bowling or batting first can come with a big advantage or disadvantage, there needs to be a fair way to decide which team will do what first. The fairest way to decide this is to toss a coin, and the captain that wins the coin toss gets to sum up the conditions and then decide whether it is best to bat or bowl first.

If the sun is out and the weather forecast is set fair, then the winning captain will usually decide to bat first, especially if the pitch is lacking grass. On the other hand, if the wicket has plenty of grass on it and the conditions are overcast, then it is likely that the winning captain will opt to bowl first to try and take advantage of the conditions.

It might come as a bit of a surprise to you, but you have the option of betting on the team that will go on to win the coin toss. You have a 50/50 chance of winning such a bet, but keep in mind that the odds on offer will not be even money since each bookmaker has to work their margin into the wager as well. You will usually find odds of around 1.90, which means that you will not be able to much of an impressive payout unless you place a big stake. We must stress that this sort of market is more for a little bit of fun than for receiving decent returns.

Top Batsman

As you can guess from the name, the top batsman market is one where you try to predict the batsman that will score the most runs in a game for their side. In T20 or ODI cricket, since each side bats only once, you just choose the player that you think will go on to score the highest number of runs. With regard to Test cricket, the market is usually for the player that will top score in a team’s first innings, although some sportsbooks will offer their punters a top batsman betting option in the second innings as a live bet.

When you are considering placing such a bet, there are a number of facts that you need to take into account. For instance, you need to see where your chosen player bats in the order. In limited overs cricket, it is best to put your money on a batsman who opens the batting or bats at number three since they will be batting when fielding restrictions are in play and they also have the best chance to face more balls. Other facts to consider include the venue, the kind of wicket, the venue, and the form of the batsmen.

Top Wicket-Taker

You can also put your money on the bowler that you think will take the most wickets in a match. With this market, you are not concerned with the number of runs that a bowler concedes, just the number of wickets that they manage to pick up. A bowler that picks up 2 wickets and concedes 100 runs from 10 overs will be considered the top wicket-taker over a bowler that picks up 1 wicket and concedes just 25 runs from his 10 overs. However, many would argue that the latter bowler was the better bowler on the day.

When you are thinking about making use of this market in limited overs cricket, you should think about betting on those bowlers who bowl outside of the batting powerplays because there will be no fielding restrictions in play, giving them a better chance of picking up a wicket. Additionally, bet on those bowlers who bowl at the end of an innings – the batting team, at this stage in the game, does not care about their wickets, so will go for broke in order to try and score as many runs as possible.

To Score a Century

In cricket, in any format of the sport, one of the best achievements for a batsman is to score a hundred runs, also known as a century, in a match. It is not an easy feat to achieve since one wrong move by a batsman in cricket can see them taking the lonely walk back to the changing room. A bowler can bowl a bad ball and get another go, but if a batsman plays a poor shot and gets out, there are no second chances for him.

You will be able to place your money on whether a particular player will go on to score a century or not. Due to the fact that it is a difficult achievement, the odds that are on offer for such a market will always be pretty enticing and can lead to a solid payout, depending on how much you decide to stake. This is a fun market to bet on because you can celebrate every single run that your chosen player scores, edging his way towards his ton.

Horse Betting

Horse racing is a sport that has plenty of critics, but despite this it is still one of the most bet-on sports in the world, and Kiwis are no exception to this. To give you an idea as to just how popular horse betting has become, it is estimated that a total of $1 billion is bet on horses worldwide. In fact, you might be surprised to find out that more money is bet on horse racing each year than on football, the most popular sport in the world.

What is it that makes horse racing so popular among the masses? Well, one of the major factors that makes this sport so popular is the fact that races last just 13 seconds on average, with both the winnings and results being released quickly. Therefore, horse racing is perfect for those punters who do not have a lot of patience or do not want to wait around to find out if their bet is a winning one. Another reason why horse racing betting is popular is the fact that there is plenty of information available. Punters believe that they have a higher chance of winning as they have plenty of stats online regarding jockeys, horses, and the racecourses that they can take advantage of.

Most Exciting Races for Horse Betting

Greyhounds Betting

Those who like to place bets on horse racing often like placing wagers on greyhound racing too. This really should not come as much of a surprise as there are plenty of similarities between the two sports, with the obvious exception being that you are betting on dogs and not horses. When you are doing a spot of greyhounds betting, you will find similar markets to those on offer when betting on the horses. However, it must be said that greyhound racing betting has a long way to go before it becomes as popular as horse racing.

There are plenty of big greyhound racing events that New Zealanders can put their money on, and you will find odds and markets for them all here at Betiton™. Some of the biggest greyhound racing events around the world include the English Derby, the Irish Derby, the Scottish Derby, and the Melbourne Cup. In the table below, you can find out a bit more information about these prestigious races.

Harness Racing Betting

Us Kiwis are also partial to placing bets on harness racing events. For those who are new to harness racing, it is a style of horse racing where the horses race at a specific pace, while pulling a two-wheeled cart that is occupied by a driver. This type of horse racing is popular in North America, France, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Malta, Germany, Italy, and Russia.

Since we know it is a sport that New Zealanders like to watch and place wagers on, we offer a wide range of harness racing betting markets and odds that you can make good use of. Some of the biggest harness racing events include the Inter Dominion and the Cane Pace and you can find out more about the biggest events in the table below:

Win Bet

The Win Bet is the most popular bet that those who gamble on horse racing like to make. It is as straightforward as it comes since all you have to do it try and select the horse that will go on to win the race. If the horse finishes in first place, then you can consider your bet as good as won; but if it does not, then you will lose your bet. See, we told you that it does not come much simpler than this.

Place Only Bet

If you think that a particular horse will have a really good race, but you are still unsure as to whether they will go on and win the race, then the Place Only betting market is definitely one that you should think about making use of. With such a market, you are betting on a horse to finish in the top two or three positions, instead of just whether it will go on to win the race or not.

The number of places on offer will depend on the number of horses that are running in the race. For example, if there are just five to seven runners in the race, only first and second will pay out. However, if there are over 16 runners in a particular race, then it is likely that the first four spots will be classed as places.

Forecast Bet

With a forecast bet, you need to take a look at the participants of a race and pick the horse that you think will finish in first and the horse that you believe will come in second. Now, you need to keep in mind that with this type of wager, the two horses have to finish in the exact position that you predicted they would. So, in other words, if the horse you had to finish first comes in second, and the horse you had to come in second finishes first, you would not win your wager.

Due to the odds that are always on offer with such a market, it has become a popular one among horse racing fans because it gives them the chance to get a good payout.

Tricast Bet

If you are looking for an even harder market than the forecast bet because you are feeling lucky and want to try and land an even bigger payout, then we really do recommend that you make use of a Tricast bet. With this kind of wager, what you need to do is find a horse race that you want to bet on and pick out the horses that you believe will finish in first, second, and third.

Just like with the forecast market, the three horses that you decide to bet on have to finish in the exact same order that you predicted in order for you to win your wager. Due to the fact that you need to predict the final position of three horses, you will land a really good payout if you end up being correct.

Tennis Betting

Tennis is now one of the most popular sports in the world, and this is no great surprise when you take into account just how action-packed a tennis match can be. Tennis a very brutal sport since the players need to have immense fitness levels as well as plenty of mental strength so that they can compete at the top of their game for hours on end.

For instance, it is not rare for a match in men’s tennis to last around five hours, and then the winner has to step out on the court a day or two later for their next match in the competition. In addition to this, rallies can last for over a minute, with players running all over the court in order to return the ball to their opponent, so a player that is lacking in stamina is one that will end up having very little success in the tennis world. Each player, when they step out onto the court to play is on their own, and when things go bad there is nowhere for them to hide, and this is something that draws tennis fans from all over the world.

When it comes to men’s tennis, the best players to keep an eye on include the likes of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Casper Ruud, Carlos Alcaraz, Danil Medvedev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas. With regard to women’s tennis, the top players to look out for are Ons Jabeur, Iga Swiatek, Caroline Garcia, Coca Gauff, and Jessica Pegula. You should always consider watching matches involving these players since drama and entertainment are two things that are definitely guaranteed.

The biggest tournaments in tennis are the four Grand Slams, which are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. These are the competitions that all tennis players want to win since they will always be remembered for winning such events. Nadal has won the most Grand Slams in men’s tennis with 22 titles to his name, while Djokovic has 21 and Roger Federer has 20. When it comes to women’s tennis, Serena Williams has 23 Grand Slam titles under her belt, while Steffi Graf has 22, and Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova have 18 each.

Apart from the sheer entertainment value, one other thing that makes tennis a really popular sport around the world is the fact that it has plenty of sports betting markets that punters can opt to put their money on. When you are betting on tennis, boredom is definitely not something that will make its way into your day. Below you can see a table that showcases the biggest events in tennis, and then underneath that table you can find some of the most popular tennis betting markets that you can put your hard-earned cash on.

The Best Tournaments for Tennis Betting

Outright Winner Bet

When a big tennis tournament rolls around such as Wimbledon, Roland Garros, the Australian Open, or the US Open, then you can place a bet on the player, whether in the men’s tournament or the women’s tournament, that you think will go on to lift the title. If they go on to win, then you win your bet, while if they get knocked out, you will lose your wager, it is as simple as that.

When it comes to making an outright winner prediction on upcoming sports events, you should make your prediction as early as possible because the odds that are on offer will be high. If you wait, and the player that you want to bet on wins a number of games, then obviously the odds for their chances of lifting the title are going to decrease. Thus, if you have a lot of confidence in a particular player, place your wager before the tournament has started.

Match Winner Bet

As well as betting on the player that you think will go on to lift the trophy, you can also place a bet on a player that you think will go on to win a particular match. Sometimes, especially at the start of a major tennis competition, there will be huge mismatches, and betting on the winner will not be that enticing because of the odds that are on offer. You can bet on the favourite but you will need to place a huge stake in order to get a decent payout, and if you bet on the underdog, you are probably throwing your money away because there is not much chance of them going on to cause an upset.

However, this does not mean that you should not place a bet on such matches. No, for such matches, you can make use of tennis handicap betting which is where you give one player an advantage or disadvantage in order to improve the odds or increase your chances of winning.

Set Betting

Set betting in tennis is a term that is given to wagers that are placed on particular markets that focus on individual sets in a match. There are many different markets in set betting, but the main ones are the correct score of the match, the player to win a particular set, and the correct score in a certain set.

The beauty of placing set bets is that you can follow the ebb and flow of a game and decide when to make a timely bet. For instance, in 2022, it might be the case that you believe Rafael Nadal will tire in a five-match set on a hard court or that one of his persistent injuries will kick in and cause him a lot of grief. Additionally, Dominic Thiem is known for rallying on clay, and he could be smart to bet on him to drop a set early at the French Open before pushing on to win later on in the contest.

First Set Winner Bet

The first set of a tennis game is an important part of a match as it sets the scene for the whole event. It is very important that players get off on the right foot because this will give them a better chance of going on to win the whole game. You can bet on the winner of the first set and, if your prediction comes true, then you will win the bet. This really is one of the most uncomplicated wagers that tennis bettors can make use of.

Esports Betting

The esports world is expanding extremely quickly, and there are new leagues, teams, and tournaments appearing out of the woodwork all of the time. Since we are aware that some of you might be new to the esports world, we are going to briefly explain what exactly esports are. To put it extremely simply, esports is basically the practice of competitively playing video games against individuals or teams.

So how popular have esports become? Well, last year, the esports market’s estimated value was somewhere around the $1.5 billion mark, and it is expected to increase to $1.9 billion between now and 2025. Throughout the course of 2022, a little over half a billion fans around the world watched esports events, and it expected that this figure will rise to 640 million by 2025. There are many different esports out there now, but some of the most popular ones can be found in our list below:

• Call of Duty
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Valorant
• League of Legends
• PUBG
• Rocket League
• DOTA 2
• Fortnite

Esports are now so popular that there are many huge esports events where the prize fund is more than a million dollars. With such popularity and such big prize funds, it will not come as much of a surprise to find out that sports betting sites want a slice of the pie and you can now find a variety of markets and competitive odds at all of the best sportsbooks.

In the following table, you can find out more about some of the biggest and best esports tournaments that are scheduled to be played in 2023. All of the information is not out yet, but we will update the table below as soon as it is. Underneath the table, you will find some of the most popular markets that esports bettors like to put their money on when these big events roll around.

Map Winner

Most esports events are played out over a specific number of rounds, which will usually be the best of 3, 5, or 7, and you can bet on the team that you think will win a specific round, which is also known as a map. If you decide to put your money on a team to be victorious in Map 1, then what you are basically doing is wagering on the team that you think will win the first round. Or, if you bet on a team to be victorious in Map 3, you are putting your cash on them to be victorious in the third round.

First Blood

You will come across this market for esports where players are tasked with trying to kill each other. Such esports include CS:GO and Call of Duty. With the First Blood betting market, you are putting your money on the player that you believe will kill the first person in the game. It does not matter if them or their team does not go on to win the match, all that matters is that they get the first kill in the match.

Match Winner

The match winner, no matter what sport it is that you are betting on, is one of the most self-explanatory markets out there. With this type of bet, what you are doing is putting your money on the player or team that you think will go on to win the match.

American Football Betting

The National Football League, also known as the NFL, used to only have a lot of popularity in the United States, but in the last couple of years it has increased in popularity around the world. What has led to this increase in popularity? Well, one of the biggest contributors is the fact that nowadays regular matches are played outside of the United States in places such as Mexico City and London.

Although not the most popular sport in New Zealand (by a long shot), there is still a decent number of American football fans across the country, so since we do not like to discriminate here at Betiton™, we have made sure to offer our customers a variety of markets for this sport as well as competitive odds. So, if you happen to be a Kiwi that is into American football, we have got your back.

Below you can find a table of the biggest NFL events that are coming up, so make sure that you take of note of them because, trust us when we tell you that you do not want to miss out on any of the action.

NFL Betting

The majority of sportsbooks, including Betiton™, will concentrate mostly on the National Football League because this is the biggest and best event when it comes to American football. We offer a wide variety of markets on all NFL matches and some of the popular ones can be found listed below:

• Winner of the match
• Over/Under
• Points Spreads
• Halftime/Fulltime
• Highest Scoring Quarter
• Winning margin

Total Rushing Yards

In order to be successful with a total rushing yards, you need to first know what a rush is. We are going to assume that you have watched a National Football League match before and that you know the basic elements of the sport – two teams attempting to get the ball into the end zone of their opponents.

There are various options available to the player with the ball – they can pass it forward, kick it forward, or they can opt to rush. When the team that is attacking decides to rush, it basically means that they are trying to run the ball forward in order to gain some yardage.

The majority of American sports collect plenty of data, and fans of these sports absolutely love their stats. One of the main stats that people like to look at when it comes down to the NFL is the rushing yards. These stats basically refer to the number of yards that a team or player has carried the ball beyond their scrimmage line. All of the best bookmakers will allow you to bet on the total rushing yards – they will provide you with a number, and then it will be up to you to decide whether the final total rushing yards will be above or below that figure.

Total Passes

Passes are obviously a major part of any team sport, and American football is no exception to this. When you are betting on an NFL match, you will often find that you have the option of putting your money on the total number of passes in a game. Once again, your bookmaker will give you a number and it will then be left up to you to decide whether the total passes in the game will be under or over that number.

Number of Touchdowns

If you are new to American football, then you might not know what a touchdown is, which is why we will quickly explain it for any newbies among us. In American football, a touchdown is scored when the ball is above, on, or behind the plane of the goal line and is in possession of the player who has made it from the field of play and into the end goal. A touchdown gives a team six points, and the scoring team then gets the chance to kick a conversion for two extra points. It is basically the equivalent of a try in Rugby Union or Rugby League.

Touchdowns are obviously an important part of any American football game, and all of the top sports betting sites will allow their punters to put money on the total number of touchdowns in a game. Once again, this is an over/under market, so you know should know the drill by now – your bookmaker will give you a figure, and then you have to decide whether the reality will be over or under their number.

Cycling Betting

Cycling is something that used to be considered by many as merely a hobby, but it has grown a lot as a sport over the previous ten years or so. There are many different categories of bike racing and this includes the likes of:

• Road bicycle racing
• Mountain bike racing
• BMX
• Cyclo-cross
• Track cycling
• Cycle speedway

No matter what category of bike racing you are watching, you are bound to be enthralled and amazed at the skill and endurance that is on show.

The most popular type of race in the cycling world is road racing, and some of the biggest road races include the Tour de France, the Giro D’Italia, and the World Championships. Both the Tour de France and the Giro D’Italia are more than 3000km long, so they are the ultimate test of a cyclist’s endurance, and each stage is full of excitement. Track cycling is also extremely entertaining to watch, but this is a test of a cyclist’s speed, rather than their endurance, although having a high stamina is definitely an advantage.

In the table below you can find out some useful information about the biggest cycling events that take place around the world, and then below the table we are going to take the time to look at some of the most popular markets that cycling betting fans like to try their luck with.

King of the Mountains

If you believe that races such as the Tour de France and Giro D’Italia are races that take part on entirely flat courses, then you are sorely mistaken. These big road races are not just free tours of wonderful countries where the riders get to see beautiful scenery, they are a true test of a rider’s stamina. These races come with stages where all of the cyclists need to pass through mountain ranges, and with a King of the Mountain market, you can put your money on the cyclist that you believe will end up being the best climber.

The Green Jersey

In road cycling, participants wear different coloured jerseys in order to indicate specific things. For example, in the Tour de France, the race leader will be wearing a yellow jersey to indicate that they are the current leader, while the cyclist with the green jersey is worn by the current leader in the points event. At all of the top sportsbooks, you will have the option of betting on the cyclist that you think will go on to win the green jersey.

The Yellow Jersey

Betting on the winner of the yellow jersey in cycling is a popular way for fans of the sport to get more involved. The yellow jersey is awarded to the rider who has the lowest cumulative time over the course of the Tour de France and similar races. To bet on the yellow jersey winner, one can place a wager on a specific rider to win the overall race before the tour starts, or they can place a bet on a rider during the tour as the leaderboard shifts.

Best Young Rider

The participants in a road race are not all the same age, and the best young rider market is an interesting one that cycling bettors can put their cash on when they are gambling online. With such a market, users have to try and predict who the best young cyclist in the event will be – they need to be under 25 in order to be classified as a young rider.

Snooker Betting

Snooker was first played by British Army officials who were stationed in India during the 19th century. This sport is played with 22 balls – there are 15 reds, and six coloured balls (yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, and black), and both players take turns to use a cue and white ball to try and pot a red followed by one of the colours in order to accumulate points. The value of each ball is as follows:

• Red = 1 point
• Yellow = 2 points
• Green = 3 points
• Brown = 4 points
• Blue = 5 points
• Pink = 6 points
• Black = 7 points

Once all the 15 reds have been potted, the players must then pot the coloured balls in the above order until there are no balls left on the table. The player that manages to score the most points in a frame will win it, and the match will come to an end when a predetermined number of frames have been won by a player – the number of frames needed to win will depend on the tournament and the stage of the competition.

It is safe to say snooker is really popular in the UK, but it is also increasing in popularity in countries such as Australia and China. It is not as big in New Zealand as it is in Australia, but it still has somewhat of a following, which is why we are taking the time to look at it and why we offer odds and markets to our New Zealand punters. Some of the best snooker players have come from Britain and include Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Mark Selby, Mark Allen, and John Higgins. Top quality players from outside Britain include Australia’s Neil Robertson, Iran’s Hossein Vafaei, and China’s Ding Junhui.

There are many top snooker events that happen throughout the year, and in the following table we will show you some of the best snooker events that you do not want to miss out on.

Session Betting

In snooker, you will find that the longer matches are often broken up into sessions – snooker is a sport that really challenges you mentally, so players need a break and a cup of tea in order to recharge themselves. For instance, in the 2023 Masters, which was won by Judd Trump, the matches, apart from the final, were the best of 11 frames, so the first player to win six frames won the match. After the first four frames, there was a 20-minute break for the players before they came back out to finish off the match.

You can obviously bet on the player that you think will go on to win the whole match, but there are some bookmakers out there that will let you place wagers on the player that you think will win a session. With such a bet, it does not matter if your chosen player ultimately goes on to lose the match and gets eliminated, so long as they won the session that you wagered they would.

When it comes to such a market, we recommend that you take some time to do some research and find out the players that are knowing for making a fast start and getting into their groove right away. Off the top of our heads, we recommend that you look at Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Williams, Jack Lisowski, and Neil Robertson.

Frame Betting

Instead of betting on the winner of the match or the winner of a session, you can make a wager on the player that you think will go on to win the next frame. In order to make successful wagers with such a market you need to pay close attention to what is happening in the match so that you can see which participant currently has the momentum and confidence. Also, some players have difficulty getting over the line and winning the final frame that they need to win the whole match, so this is something that you need to think about as well.

Over/Under Betting

When it comes to frame betting, you can also place wagers on the total number of frames that you think a match will consist of. Your sports betting site, such as Betiton, will give you a number, and then it up to you to decide whether the final total number of frames will be higher or lower than that figure. The winner does not matter, just the overall number of frames.

Olympics Betting

The Olympics is the one event that sports fans all over the world eagerly anticipate every four years. Yes, there is always a lot of excitement for other big sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup or the Rugby World Cup, but unless you are a big fan of football or rugby, you are not going to be that excited for these events. However, when it comes to the Olympics, there are a wide range of sports that are contested, so it is an event that has a little bit of something for everyone.

To give you an idea as to just how popular the Olympics has become around the world, the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 reached a global audience of over three billion sports fans, and we would not be surprised if these numbers were surpassed when the Olympics take place in Paris, France, in 2024. Many athletes consider the Olympic Games to be the pinnacle of their sport, whatever that happens to be, and it is always a dream of theirs to pick up one of sport’s ultimate prizes – an Olympic gold medal.

Throughout the years, there have been some weird and minor sports at the Olympics. For example, rope climbing was an event in some of the very first Olympics, and so was live pigeon shooting, believe it or not – obviously, the latter would not go down at all well nowadays. Up until 2020, tug of war was also an event at the Olympics. Some sports are obviously going to be a lot more popular than others, and below we have given you a list of the most popular sports that have millions glued to their televisions at every Olympic Games.

• Gymnastics
• Table tennis
• Track and field
• Swimming
• Weightlifting
• Football
• Basketball
• Rugby Sevens
• Tennis
• Golf
• Cycling
• Volleyball

When the Olympics roll around, all of the best sports betting sites will offer their punters a variety of markets and competitive odds for all of the different events that are on offer. At Betiton, we will definitely have your back and make sure that we have top odds and plenty of markets available for all of the different sports that will be played at the Olympics. Below we are going to take a closer look at some of the different gambling options that will be available to you when the 2024 Paris Olympics swings around.

To Win the Gold

While picking up a silver or bronze medal at the Olympics is not something that any athlete will turn their nose up at, the main goal of every participant is to win the gold medal. Not matter the event, you will be able to put your hard-earned money on the athlete that you think will go on to achieve Olympic glory. Just like you would with any other match winner or outright winner market, you should do plenty of research before finalising your bet, looking at recent form and previous Olympic performances (if they have had any).

Under/Over Betting

The Under/Over betting market at the Olympics focuses on the total number of gold medals that each country will pick up over the course of the event. Your sportsbook will provide you with a figure for a country, and then you need to decide whether you think that their final gold medal tally will be over or under the provided number. For example, we might give you a figure of 43.5 for the United States, and then you need to sit down and think whether the USA will get at least 44 golds (over) or 43 golds or fewer (under).

If you are considering gambling on such a market, then one of the major betting tips that we have for you is to take a look at previous medal hauls from past Olympics. For instance, at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the USA finished at the top of the medals table, like they usually do, with a total of 113 medals, with 39 of these being gold medals. At the 2016 Olympics in Rio, they collected 46 golds, while at London 2012, they picked up a total of 47 golds. Thus, over the previous three editions, they have achieved an average of 44 gold medals, so your best bet would be to go for over 43.5 golds in this case.

Head-to-Head Betting

If you do not want to bet on the total number of gold medals that a nation will pick up, then another gambling option at the Olympics is to pit two countries against each other and bet on the one that you think will end up with more gold medals come the end of the event. There is always a fierce rivalry between Great Britain and Australia, so if entertainment is what you are looking for, you might want to think about betting on their head-to-head.

At the 2020 Olympics, Great Britain finished in 4th place with 22 golds to their name, while Australia finished in 6th with 17 golds. What about the 2016 Olympics in Rio? Well, Britain finished in second with 29 golds, while the Aussies had an average game and finished down in 10th with just 8 golds under their belt, which was the same number that they managed in 2012, while Britain managed to secure 29. So, when it comes to head-to-head between Great Britain and Australia, it seems that the Brits usually get the better of the rivalry.

If you are looking for something that has the potential to be more competitive, then you cannot look beyond gambling on a head-to-head between China and the USA. These two countries are often battling it out for the right to sit at the top of the table, with the USA finishing first in 2012, 2016, and 2020, but China were not too far behind.

Basketball Betting

When outsiders think of popular sports in New Zealand, it is highly unlikely that many of them will list basketball as one of them, but it is actually quite a prominent sport in the country. The game is taken seriously by Kiwis, with many trying to make it professionally, while others are just content with playing it for fun and to stay fit. Some New Zealanders that have made it in the National Basketball Association, the biggest league in the world, include:

• Steven Adams who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies
• Aron Baynes who plays for the Toronto Raptors
• Kirk Penney who played for Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers

Due to the popularity of basketball in New Zealand, it makes perfect sense for us to provide our punters with competitive odds and a good variety of markets for the biggest and best basketball leagues in the world. Below you can find a table that provides you with useful information regarding the top basketball competitions, and below that we take a closer look at some of the popular basketball gambling options that are available.

NBA Betting

Since the NBA is the biggest and best basketball competition in the world, it makes perfect sense that most sports betting sites will concentrate mainly on NBA betting. We will always offer a wide range of markets for the NBA and below we have provided you with a list of some of the most popular:

• Match winner
• Double Chance
• Asian Handicap
• Overtime Yes/No
• Halftime/Fulltime
• First to X Points
• Odd/Even (Regular time)

Moneyline

With a moneyline bet, what you are doing is placing a wager on the team that you think will go on to win the match. This is one of the simplest markets out there in all sports, and is one that is great for a novice sports bettor.

Handicap Betting

In a team or individual sport, there will be occasions where one of the participants is much better than their opponents, and in such a case it really is not worth your while betting on either. Why is this? Well, if you decide to put money on the favourites, then you will have to put down a large stake in order to receive any sort of payout that is worth talking about. On the other hand, if you bet on the heavy underdog, the most likely scenario is that they will go on to lose and you will end up losing your stake in the process.

In such a scenario, the best thing for you to do is to take a look at the handicap betting options since this will allow you to give a points advantage to the underdogs to improve their chances of winning or give a points deficit to the favourites to increase their odds. For example, in an NBA match between the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls, you could decide to give the Bulls a -7.5-point handicap to boost their odds from 1.35 to 1.90. If you did this, you would need the Chicago Bulls to win the match by eight points in order for your bet to register as a winner.

Over/Under Betting

With such a market, Betiton will give you an educated figure and then you have to try and predict whether the total number of points scored in a game will be under or over our provided number. For example, let us say that the Toronto Raptors are taking on the Boston Celtics and we have given a figure of 230.5. If you believe that there is the potential for at least 231 points to be scored, then you can bet on the over option. However, if you feel that there will be no more than 230 points scored, then betting on the under option is the way to go.

When it comes to the total points over/under betting market, you should take the time to see how both teams have been playing and scoring of late – if both sides have been scoring points for fun, then it obviously makes plenty of sense to back the over market. If defense has been on top for both sides recently, then the best option is to opt for the under market.

Half-Time/Full-Time

A half-time/full-time market is basically a double bet on the same game – you are tasked with predicting the team that will be winning at half-time as well as the team that is winning at the end of the game. You need to get both of your predictions right in order to be a winner. This type of market has become really popular among punters due to the high basketball odds that they usually have on offer.

UFC Betting

For the past couple of years, the UFC, which is short for Ultimate Fighting Championship, has declared that Mixed Martial Arts, shortened to MMA, is the world’s fastest growing sport. Now, while this is not that easy to prove, what we are definitely certain of is the fact that betting on MMA, especially the UFC, is becoming more and more popular. Many bettors used to just concentrate on boxing, but now more and more bettors are turning their attention to the octagon.

UFC fights, like with any other type of fighting, have enough to keep you entertained, but you can take the entertainment up a level by gambling on a fight that you like the look of. There are a lot of top UFC fights taking place throughout 2023, and the table below will provide you with some of the best events coming up in the first three months of 2023 that you do not want to be missing out on. We do not yet know what is in the pipeline for the rest of the year, but entertainment will certainly be on the cards. Underneath the table, we will look at popular betting markets for this sport.

Upcoming UFC Fights

MMA Betting

When punters partake in MMA betting, more often than not they will be wagering on UFC events since this has become extremely popular thanks to fighters such as Conor McGregor, Ronda Rousey, Anderson Silva, Jon Jones, and Kabib Nurmagomedov. Any bookmaker worth its salt, and Betiton is certainly one of those, will give their punters the opportunity to bet on all big UFC fights and events. Below you can find a list of the most popular markets that MMA fans like to put wagers on:

• Match Winner
• Over/Under Round Betting
• The Round the Fight Will End
• Method of Victory – Knockout, technical knockout, submission, decision, or disqualification
• Fight to Go the Distance

Method of Victory

There are different ways that a UFC fighter can win a fight, and with this type of bet all you need to do is try and predict how they will go on to win. For instance, will they win by a technical knockout, by knockout, or courtesy of the judges’ decision? Since it is not that easy to predict how a fighter will win, the odds that are on offer for such a market are usually quite good.

Fight to go the Distance

With such a market, you are simply placing a bet on whether the fight will go to the judges’ decision. If the fight ends before the judges get to decide who the winner is, then you will have lost your wager, it is that simple really.

Round Betting

If you are looking for high odds that you can take advantage of in order to try and get a decent payout, then you need to make use of the Round Betting market where you will be putting your money on the round that you think the fight will end in.

Boxing Betting

Boxing is one of those sports that millions love watching all over the world – we as humans just seem to love watching two people step into the ring with the main aim of knocking their opponent into next week. Boxing really is not one of those sports for the weak of heart as the stats show that there have been nearly 2000 boxing related deaths in the last three decades or so.

While boxing, like UFC, is a sport that has more than enough to keep its spectators entertained, many Kiwi boxing fans love to try and increase the entertainment levels by putting some bets down. The thrill from boxing betting arises from the fact that making a spot-on prediction is really hard since both fighters are often equally skilled.

New Zealand have managed to produce some top boxers over the years that includes the likes of Joseph Parker, Sean Sullivan, Billy Murphy, David Tua, Bill Byrne, and Ted Morgan. In the following table, you will see some of the biggest boxing fights that are scheduled to be fought in 2023. If you are a boxing fan, we suggest that you note down the dates of these fights because you will not want to miss out on them. Underneath this table, you will some information of the different popular boxing betting options.

Round Betting

Round betting is a very popular boxing bet and here you are trying to predict the round in which the fight will end. While it is not easy to predict, this type of market has become very popular due to the fact that it usually comes with high odds thanks to its difficulty level. With round betting, if the fight happens to go the distance, then your wager will be lost.

Total Rounds

Total rounds, as it evident from the name, is another type of boxing betting option that involves rounds, but here you will be putting your money on whether a fight will be over or under a given number of rounds. For example, if we give you a figure of 7.5 and you opt for the over option, you will need the bout to last past the halfway stage of the 7th round. If the fight finishes right on the halfway stage of the round, then the wager is pushed, and you get your stake back.

Method of Victory

This prop bet is really popular, and it can be considered to be an advanced moneyline wager because you are putting money on the boxer who will win as well as how they will go on to win the fight. A boxing fight can be won via knockout, technical knockout, split decision, unanimous decision, disqualification, and the opponent retiring.

Golf Betting

Many outsiders are surprised when they hear that out of all the sports that are played in New Zealand, golf is the one that has the highest participation rate. New Zealand is actually home to around 400 golf courses, which means that it has the second largest number of golf courses per capita in the world with 10,374 people per course, give or take. The number one country on that list is Scotland, the home of golf, with 9,379 people per golf course. No matter where you are in New Zealand, you will never be too far away from a visually stunning golf course.

Everyone knows just how beautiful New Zealand is, so it is not surprising to hear that it is home to some of the most beautiful courses in the world. Some courses that any golfer would feel privileged to play a round of golf on include the following:

• The Hills in Arrowtown, home to the NZ PGA Championship
• Millbrook, close to Queenstown, and voted the world’s best golf course in 2011
• Paraparauma Beach, just north of Wellington, and host of 12 NZ Opens
• Wairakei Golf + Sanctuary, close to Kinloch, and regarded as the country’s original golf resort

Golf has a really good relationship with sports bettors, and top players such as Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Michael Campbell, Mark Brown, San Snead, and Walter Hagen can be thanked for this. You can sit down and get plenty of enjoyment from watching golf, but if you want to increase the interest levels, then you can place wagers on a plethora of outcomes.

There are plenty of top golf events that take place in a golfing season, and in the table below you can see some of the major ones. Trust us when we say that you will not want to miss out on any of these huge events:

Betting on the Cut

In any golf stroke play competition, after two days of play there is an enforced cut which eliminates those who are in the bottom half of the playing field. Those who are allowed to carry on after this elimination procedure are said to have made the cut, while those who do not have missed the cut. You can place a bet on whether you think a certain player will manage to make the cut or not.

Top Nationality Betting

With most golf events, you will be able to place a bet on the top player from a certain country. For example, if there are three golfers from Ireland playing, and you put your bet on Rory McIlroy to play the best out of all three, then all he needs to do in order for you to win is do better than his fellow Irishman.

Hole-In-One

Even those punters who do not follow golf that closely will know what a hole-in-one is. If you do not, then it is when the golf ball lands in the hole during the first shot. This is very rare, but it is something that you can bet on, and the odds are always enticing because of how hard it is for a player to hit one. What is good about this market is that you do not need to choose a specific player to hit a hole-in-one.

Darts Betting

There was a time when darts was just a game that people would play down the pub with their friends to help pass the time, but it has come a really long way from then, and it is now one of the most popular sports in the world. All of the biggest darting events such as the Premier League of Darts and The Masters are played out in front of massive crowds, while millions more follow all of the action on their television.

Not only has darts become a very popular sport for people to watch, but it is a sport that many sports bettors like to place some wagers on. Darts, like many of the other most popular sports in the world, has plenty of markets that you can bet on, and we will offer all of our customers competitive odds and a variety of darts betting options, ensuring that betting entertainment can be felt at all times.

Upcoming Darts Betting Events

Most 180s

In darts, the highest score that a player can land with their three darts is 180, and this is achieved by landing each of the three darts in the triple 20 pocket. With this “Most 180s” option, you can put a wager on the player that you feel will land the most numbers of 180s in a leg or match. Before you go ahead and put any cash on such a wager, do yourself a favour and do some research to find out the players that have no issues when it comes to hitting 180s.

Highest Checkout

To win a darts leg, a player needs to checkout, and this is achieved by landing a double or a bullseye. The highest possible checkout that can be made in darts is 170, and two triple 20s and the bull is needed for this feat. With this kind of gambling option, you have to try and predict which player will get the match’s highest checkout.

Nine Dart Finish

A nine-dart finish in darts is where a player takes out 501 with just nine darts, and there are many different ways that this can be achieved – the most common way is to land 7 treble 20s, a treble 15, and then a double 18. A nine darter is the equivalent to a century in cricket, a hole-in-one in golf, or a 147 in snooker. Due to the fact that a nine-dart finish is really rare in darts, you will usually get a pretty nice payout if you place a wager on one happening and a player lands one.

Betiton™ Guide to Sports Betting Odds

Odds are numbers or combinations of numbers that tell punters two things:

1. The likelihood of the event actually happening
2. How much money they’ll win if the wager happens to be correct

This is exactly why they’re so important. Moreover, there are three ways of representing them: decimal, fractional, and American. Each one of these represent the same two things but in different ways. Essentially, then, choosing a format is merely a matter of preference.

Since odds are a representation of the chance of success a wager has, a bookmaker will take many factors into account to provide the most accurate ones possible. These include team composition, player strength, previous performances, etc.

How to Read the Various Sports Betting Odd Formats

Different formats are most popular in different parts of the world. The decimal format is mostly used in continental Europe. However, it’s also commonly used in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The fractional format is mainly used by bookmakers in the UK and in Ireland. Finally, the American format is called that because it’s mainly used in the USA.

Decimal Format

The decimal format uses decimal numbers, like 2.84, to indicate the probability and payouts. The lowest possible decimal odds is 1, which means that the chance of success is 100%. Going higher than 1 means that the likelihood starts to drop.

Whilst this is often cited as being the easiest format to understand, there are still a couple of equations that you need to use to truly understand it. The first of which is to understand the likelihood of your wager winning. To do this, simply divide 100 by the odds you’re presented. So, let us take a look at an example:

• 100 / 2.84 = 35.2

So, the chances of success are 35.2%. On the other hand, there’s an equation that you can use to figure out what the payout of the wager is: simply multiply your stake by the presented odds, then subtract your original stake from the result.

That sounds awfully complex but it’s actually much easier than you might think. In fact, let’s take a look at an example: imagine you’re betting $20 on 2.84:

• 20 x 2.84 = 56.8
• 56.8 – 20 = 36.8

Therefore, your total payout would be $56.80 but the “profit”, so to speak, is $36.80.

Fractional Format

The fractional format uses fractions to represent its values. This format might seem complicated to understand but there are actually two tricks that make reading this format a breeze. Therefore, it’s good to keep these tricks in mind.

The first trick can be used to understand if the odds are high or low. The trick is to look at the numbers of the fraction: if the right number is higher than the odds are low (over 50%); if the left is higher, then chances are that they’re high (under 50%).

The second trick also involves looking at the numbers, but it’s used to figure out how much the wager pays out. If you take the right number to mean your stake and the left number to mean the return, you’ll easily calculate the payouts.

So, imagine you’re considering which wagers to back, and the one that catches your eye offers odds of 2/9. This means that for every $9 you stake, you’ll get $2 on top of it. Furthermore, this means that your wager has a good chance of success.

How to Use Sports Betting Tips

When deciding on who to wager on, tips can help you out. These are suggestions on which team to back, which wagers to play, how much you should stake, which sites you should play at, and so on. It’s easy, then, to see why they’re useful.

Tips are given by tipsters, sports experts that spend hours analysing various factors to determine which contenders stand the best chances of winning. These factors are, funnily enough, the same factors that bookmakers use to calculate the odds.

Furthermore, there are two kinds of tipsters: those who offer tips for free, and those who give them in exchange for payment. However, despite all this, tips should be considered more as a starting point for your own research.

Finding Sports Betting Tips

Simply use your favourite search engine to look tips up, and voila! On the other hand, the best tips we can give you is to keep healthy; to make sure to make time for important things in your life; and to stick to a gambling budget of money you can afford to lose.

Sports Betting Bonuses to Boost Your Fun

Whilst spoiling our players for choice by offering them more betting options than they could wager on is all well and good, it’s still not enough to give them the best sports betting experience possible and the one that they deserve.

We have plenty of promotions on offer, but the one that should pique the curiosity of our sports bettors from New Zealand is our sports betting welcome bonus. New players can look forward to a nice extra bet when placing their first wager on our online sportsbook.

The way it works is easy: when players stake at least $15 on our sportsbook, we’ll give them a $10 extra bet to use on any of our sports markets. So, whether you want to wager on horse races, football, or whatever, the extra bet applies all the same.

However, the welcome bonus is subject to a number of conditions. Players would do well to read up on these in our T&Cs and bonus policy ; in fact, we highly encourage for players to do so. Both of these can be found at the bottom of each one of our pages.

Feel Appreciated With Betiton™ Loyalty Club

For those players that would like to stick around on Betiton, we have a loyalty programme in place to reward them for their commitment to our platform. Our programme is divided into seven levels, with each level offering different benefits.

To progress up the levels, you’ll need to play with real money at our online casino. In exchange for the wagers you make, we’ll give you loyalty points. These loyalty points, then, can be used to move to the next tier, and so on.

The higher the level, the better the bonuses that you’ll receive. In fact, players at the topmost tiers of the loyalty programme receive monthly cashbacks, faster withdrawals, higher deposit and withdrawal limits, free bets, and personal account managers.

Playing On the Go & Bet From Your Phone

You’ll be glad to hear that we have made sure that our online sportsbook is compatible with iOS, Windows, and Android devices. Furthermore, we have ensured that our mobile site is really easy to use and that it is pleasing on the eye.

When you’re gambling on our mobile site, you’ll be able to find all the same wagers that you would use on the desktop site. You can follow the action of your wager, place live bets and make use of our cash-out feature if you believe that your wager is going to lose.

In short, you can find all the same betting options and features of the desktop site on our mobile site. This applies as well to our bonuses, the way you’ll be placing your wagers, and how you can deposit and withdraw your money.

Supported Payment Methods on Betiton™

At Betiton, we have made sure that players are able to deposit and cash out in nothing less than absolute security. This is because our site is encrypted with 128-bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption technology.

Other than that, we only support payment methods that renowned for being secure and efficient. In fact, all our players are able to make use of popular banking methods such as Skrill, Neteller, Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, ecoPayz, and Euteller.

When it comes to the minimum amount that you can deposit to or withdraw from your account, this is $10. The most that you’ll be able to deposit is $5,000 daily, while the most that you can request to withdraw is $7,000 monthly.

Any money that you deposit into your account will be available to use right away. Withdrawn money can be received right away, or you might have to wait anywhere between 3 to 8 days, depending on the payment method that you chose.

Please note that the withdrawal period also includes a processing period where our finance team processes your withdrawal request. After the processing period is complete, the withdrawal will start making its way to you.

Showing You We Care: Our Customer Support

We care about all of our customers equally, which is why we make sure that our customer service agents are always willing to go out of their way to solve any issues that our customers might come across as quickly as they can.

In fact, our customer service staff is composed of competent and friendly agents who’ll do their utmost to help players in need. Moreover, we know that there is nothing more annoying than having to wait ages for an issue to be fixed.

If you need to speak to one of our customer care agents, then you can do so seven days a week between 08.00 a.m. and 00.00 a.m. CET. You can send them an email, or you can speak to them on our live chat feature, and they’ll sort you out as quickly as possible.

Responsible Sports Betting

Responsible gaming is taken very seriously at Betiton. When you have an account with us you have the ability to place a deposit limit for a day, week, or month. This helps you keep how much you spend on our platform in check.

The way the deposit limits work is as follows: when you reach the deposit limit that you have set, it won’t be possible to deposit more money until the time frame has passed. Furthermore, you also have the option of banning yourself from your account.

This can be for any period of time that you prefer, usually 1, 3, or 6 months. However, if there comes a stage in your life where you believe that you are becoming severely addicted to gambling, then you can ban yourself from your account permanently.

If you opt for this, then we’ll close your account and give you back any money that was in it. If you would like to undergo an exclusion period, then you need to get in touch with one of our customer support agents.

We have other responsible gaming measures, including a cool-off period that is similar to the self-exclusion measure but isn’t quite as severe. In fact, players would still be able to use certain aspects of our site whilst on a cool-off period.

We also provide players with information about the symptoms of problem gaming and with responsible gaming tips. Finally, underage gaming is strictly forbidden on our site. This refers to anyone gambling under the age of 18.

We expect all parents on our site to prevent their minors from being expected to gambling. We assist them by providing them with tips and software against underage gaming. There are severe consequences for those that fail to prevent underage gambling.

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