Totesport

Totesport is a UK bookmaking brand that should be quite a familiar name to many UK horse racing punters. As the name implies, Totesport has its roots firmly in the UK and Irish horse racing scene and has a long history to boot. Totesport, originally named Tote, goes all the way back to the late nineteen twenties and was originally set up by the UK government. The idea was to combat the illegal horse racing trade which was rampant during those years. Eventually, the bookie expanded its portfolio to include more than just horse race betting and so the name changed to Totesport. However, in 2011 the UK government decided to sell off Totesport to Betfred, one of the biggest UK bookies in the business. Today Totesport is still going strong and features more markets and more action than ever before. Totesport is licensed and regulated through the UK Gambling Commission and is operated from Gibraltar.

Today, Totesport is offering all new UK residents that sign up for a free account with them, an interesting new customer promotion worth £20. With a nod to its history in horse racing and to its more recent involvement in sports betting, Totesport is giving all new customers a £10 free bet as well as another £10 cashback on your first stake in their Totepool. All you need to do to get this offer is sign up and place your initial qualifying bet on any market you fancy at odds of 2.0 (evens) or greater. Within a period of 24 hours of your qualifying bet being settled, you will receive a free bet worth £10 in your account. For the Totepool portion of the promotion, simply place a stake of at least £10 on any Totepool bet and get a £10 cashback within 24 hours of settling your bet.

The Totesport new player offer does come with a few very specific terms and conditions. As long as you abide by them, you will be fine and will be able to get the most out of your bonus. For starters, it is important to note that the Totesport new customer promotion is only available to new members signing up from the United Kingdom including Northern Ireland. The offer is available to both regular internet (desktop) and mobile customers, signing up and depositing from either platform. New customers are eligible for both offers on the sportsbook and Totepool and can qualify for them in any order that they wish.

Terms and Conditions for each offer:

£10 Free Bet to use at the bookmaker site

• All new players must stake £10 (or more) on their first (qualifying) bet
• The qualifying bet needs to be placed at odds of 2.0 (evens) or higher
• Cashed out bets do not qualify for the offer
• The maximum free bet value is £10
• Your free bet will be made available to within 24 hours of your bet being settled
• Your free bet is valid for a period of 7 days after reflecting in your account
• Free bet stakes are not included in your winnings
• Free bet stakes are not withdraw-able
• The free bet cannot be used on the Totepool (or any other pool bets)
• Your qualifying bet must be settled within 60 days to be eligible for the free bet

£10 Totepool Cashback

• New players must stake a minimum of £10 (or more) on their first Totepool bet. The bet must be one transaction and can be made on a variety of Totepool products including Jackpot, Scoop6, Exacta, Placepot, Trifecta, Quadpot, Place, Swinger, and Win.
• Your qualifying Totepool bet needs to be placed within 60 days from the day that you open your account in order to be eligible for the £10 Cashback offer
• The maximum Cashback value is £10
• Your £10 Cashback will be available in your account within 24 hours of settling your qualifying bet
• Void bets do not qualify as your first Totepool bet
• You may be required to opt in via an automated SMS validation message which you will need to complete within 60 days of your first bet being settled
• It is important to note that prepaid Visa or MasterCard deposits do not qualify for the £10 cashback promotion
• In addition, customers that choose to deposit through their eWallet will not be able to qualify for the £10 cashback promotion

Claiming your Totesport Sport Free Bet offer is quick and easy and can be completed by following these basic steps:

• In order to qualify for the Totesport double promotion, click on the “Join Now” button
• Fill in the registration form and remember to include your valid email address and other contact information
• Once you’ve completed your registration process, make your first deposit of at least £10 for each of the promotional offers
• Once you’ve made your deposit successfully, place your first qualifying bet
• Once all required qualifying bets have been made and settled, you will receive your £10 free as well as the £10 Cashback offer on their Totepool

Aside from their interesting dual promotion, Totesport has a number of other promotions which all members can take advantage of. Being a tote first and foremost, it makes sense that the majority of their promotions are focused towards their horse racing players. However, this does not mean that they don’t have a few valuable promotions for their bookie site too. The following shows what is currently available at Totesport.

Additional Totesport Sport promotions include:

• Extra Places: Available on selected races in the tote for Winner or Each Way markets only. Available for single and multiple bets but not ante-post bets.
• Winner by 5 Lengths or More: If your selection wins the race by five lengths or more, you get a free bet to the value of your winning stake up to £10.
• Best Odds Guaranteed: Take an early price on your favourite to win and, if the starting price (SP) is higher, you’ll get paid out at the higher price. Note that this offer does not apply to any free bets, Tote bets, ante-post bets, Lucky 15s, 31s and 63s bets
• Double Delight: Football fans, if your chosen player scores the first goal and manages to score a second goal, you’ll get double on your first goal scorer price.
• Hat-Trick Heaven: If your chosen player scores the first goal and manages to score a hat-trick in the allotted 90 minutes, you get treble on your first goal scorer price.
• NFL Double Delight: American football, if your chosen player scores the first touchdown of the game and manages to score another touchdown, you get double your first touchdown price.
• Rugby Union Double Delight: If your chosen player scores the first try of the game and manages to score another try, you get double your first try scorer price.

Totesport is available on the go via dedicated apps for both Android and iOS devices including smartphones and tablets. For iOS users that wish to download the app to their device, simply visit the app store. However, Android users will have to go to the Totesport website via their device to get the download link for the Android APK file. This is because Google does not allow gambling apps in their app store, although downloading from Totesport is quick and easy. The Totesport app is easy to install and easy to use and gives you access to all of the important features and products that Totesport is so well known for. This includes plenty of horse racing action as well as football, rugby, tennis and many other sports. You can also access the In-Play markets that Totesport features, allowing you to jump in on the action across thousands of markets as events unfold.

With a wealth of betting experience combined with Betfred’s knowledge of what works in an online bookie, the much improved Totesport not only looks more professional than it did, it also runs very smoothly. Getting around the site is easy and they have clearly divided their bookie products and tote so that punters know exactly where to go to find what they need. The site looks good on mobile too, and provides the same level of functionality, with easy one-thumb access to all of your favourite markets. Moving from the pre-match sportsbook to the live betting page is as easy as clicking on the tab at the top of the page and, while they may not have the most competitive odds a lot of the time, they are on the ball when it comes to updating available markets and odds.

While Totesport does its best to cover as many sports as possible, they do fall slightly short when it comes to available markets in each. Traditionally, Totesport is focused on horse racing and it is still their bread and butter to this day. Therefore, if you happen to be a bettor that prefers horses over humans, Totesport is a good option. They have plenty of action to choose from when it comes to UK and Irish horse racing, as well as plenty of markets with overseas horse racing events. Most of their specials and promotions are also geared more towards keeping horse racing customers happy such as their Best Odds Guaranteed feature. However, they do their best in most of the sports that are popular in the UK, including football, rugby, tennis and cricket. They just can’t compete with the likes of Bet365, William Hill or BetVictor. On the other hand, when it comes to their profit margin, Totesport is quite comparable to other top UK bookies. Their profit margin sits at around 4.7%, while William Hill is sitting at around 4.6% and Bet365 is at 4.3%. So they are still within the bounds of where a leading UK online bookmaker should be.

Some of the most popular sports available at Totesport currently include:

• Horse Racing
• Football
• Tennis
• American Football
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Cricket
• Darts
• Cycling
• Golf
• eSports
• Gaelic Football
• Greyhounds
• Ice Hockey
• Handball
• Politics
• Hurling
• Lottery Specials
• Pool
• Motor Sports
• Rugby League
• Rugby Union
• Specials
• Snooker
• UFC/MMA

Like all great UK bookies, Totesport provides live in-play betting and covers most of the popular sports including football, tennis, basketball, rugby, cricket, American football, and a number of others. The In-Play page can be accessed simply by clicking on the appropriate tab at the top of the sports page. The overall layout of the live betting page is very good, allowing easy viewing of matches underway, current odds and betting options. Totesport does very well in providing their customers with plenty of accurate and pertinent information regarding the events that are unfolding in live events. While there is no live video stream available, they do provide high quality, info-rich graphics displaying every action that is occurring in the event being covered. They also provide live commentary on certain events, mainly horse racing and football.

Totesport currently has the following payment options for depositing and withdrawals:

• Visa
• Visa Debit
• MasterCard
• Maestro
• Neteller
• PayPal
• Skrill
• PaySafeCard
• Bank Transfer

If you happen to be more of a horse racing fan, then Totesport is an excellent choice as they cover just about every horse racing event, not only in the UK and Ireland, but major tracks around the world too. While they do offer plenty of other sports too, especially football, you may find yourself looking at other UK bookies for those markets instead.