Bet-at-Home

bet-at-home - The Pace-Setting Austrian Bookmaker

First established in Austria in 1999 with German as its primary language, the Internet sports betting site known as bet-a-home.com has become a worldwide presence, now functioning in 20 different languages. It is owned by the Mangas Group, with subsidiaries in Germany and Malta as well as Austria. The company claims to have nearly two million registered users, making it one of Europe’s leading betting providers. Both downloadable software and instant Flash access are available, powered by applications developed by Boss, Evolution Gaming, GTS, and NetEnt, plus proprietary technology. Wagers are denominated in Euros.

Games to Play

Given that the site started out in Austria, it should come as no surprise that plenty of winter sports are represented on bet-at-home—perhaps many more markets than might be found through U.K. bookmakers. Wagers can be placed on ski jumping, Nordic combined, biathlon, downhill skiing, and cross country events, such as the World Cup men’s and women’s winners and the women’s Tour de Ski.

Other less common sports with special emphasis here include floorball, bandy, futsal, handball, volleyball, badminton, field hockey, and roller hockey. A section called “Sport & Fun” invites betting on special events, such as the World Series of Poker, while the “Society” section gives odds on political contests, and not just the usual American presidential elections by party or candidate that are found everywhere but also the Vienna elections for mayor and other less publicised races.

Of course all the major sports are well represented, including (as of this writing) 583 soccer markets, 67 for basketball, 43 for ice hockey, 35 for American football, 21 for tennis, and 16 for boxing. There are sections for golf, rugby, cricket, snooker, pool, darts, combat sports, and baseball, too. And although F1 racing and motorsports can be accessed directly from the home page, horse racing and greyhound wagers are handled through bet-at-home’s affiliated site called racebets.com. In-running betting is handled through a portal called livescore.com.

Tabs at the top of the bet-at-home web site link to the Casino with its table games, slots, and video poker as well as a Live Casino for Blackjack, Baccarat, and Roulette in real-time via streaming video. There are also table for the bet-at-home Poker room and a Games section where risk-free “Play for Fun” slots, poker dice, video roulette, and card games can be accessed.

Bonuses to Claim

The main promotion on bet-at-home.com is its progressive “Winner of the Day” drawing. Each and every day, one person is selected at random from among all registered bet-at-home.com users. The winner’s name is prominently displayed on the web site. If the winner logs onto his/her account before 11.59pm (GMT +1) of that day, the prize pool is collected and the account is credited with the actual winnings, which start at €50. If the amount is not dispersed, it increases by €50 everyday until a winner claims it.

Players looking for a Welcome Bonus should direct their attention to the Poker section of bet-at-home. New players get freerolls with up to €1,000 in tournament seats and prize pools just for registering. When the first deposit is made and at least one raked hand is played, an entry is issued for a freeroll tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of €25,000.

But that’s just the beginning. Every night at 17:30 GMT there is a €100 FPP Freeroll conducted in the Poker room. Seats can be reserved in advance. Other Poker promotions include a First Monday tournament with a guaranteed prize pool of €1,500 plus a 16GB iPod nano for the winner. There is monthly leader board competition with €15,000 to be won, and a Head Hunter tourney that features a guaranteed prize pool of €100,000. Weekly guaranteed tournaments offer €75,000 guaranteed, and the ongoing progressive Bad Beat Jackpot recently topped €45,000.