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BETDAQ Betting Exchange may not be the biggest exchange available to you as a punter but there is a massive reason for finding out more about them in this review. Not only do they offer the superior odds that everyone expects from betting exchanges but they deduct an impressively low, industry leading commission of just 3% from your winnings. Compare that with the 5% deducted by the largest betting exchange of them all, Betfair, and you have to take Betdaq seriously.
Betdaq betting exchange also offers generous incentives for you to join up. Years ago they received criticism for the paucity of sign up bonuses for new customers. They listened, now offering new customers up to £200 of free bets.
Customers new and old receive an excellent level of service at betdaq.com. Once again initial concerns about response time to queries etc were carefully considered and addressed to ensure that customers would enjoy the whole experience and want to stay with them. Our experience and that of other independent reviewers suggest that there are absolutely no question marks over the customer service provided now.
A wide range of sports betting options, as well as poker, are on offer at betdaq.com. There are mobile apps to make it easy for you to bet on the move and all the functionality you would expect from a major betting exchange. There is plenty of sporting information available on the site and handy links to relevant BBC sports news.
If you like to read the opinions of the 'experts' before making your selections there is an extensive free BETDAQ tipping service. A number of specialists such as Donn McClean, Ed Chamberlain and Alan McInally have their own tab within betdaqtips.com. There is even a daily 'Betduck' challenge to select the winner and a placed horse as well as horses to lay in a named race. It costs nothing to enter and winners receive £10 in free bets.
The technology behind betdaq.com is second to none. This review reveals that BETDAQ have developed their own proprietary software which they describe, not unreasonably, as the best on the market. Their security systems are also top notch and they have not suffered the glitches that have cast doubts on the systems of other betting exchanges.
The BETDAQ Website: Betdaq.com is a superbly straightforward website to use. Joining BETDAQ is simple and there are plenty of deposit options. Payouts are prompt and hassle free too. You will find it easy to locate the market of your choice as sporting categories are clearly listed. They range from the ubiquitous soccer and horse racing to darts, American football, cricket, GAA and rugby.
For horse racing enthusiasts, the 'next race' option is a quick and easy way to meet your last minute betting or laying requirements if you are dangerously close to the start time. There is also a politics section if you prefer to wager on events outside the arena of sport such as the outcome of the next US presidential election.
For those of you who are not the total masters of your browser bar it is perhaps worth mentioning that you will have to turn off your Pop Up blocker to use the betdaq.com website.
About BETDAQ: Firstly, the basic corporate information for those who like to know exactly who they are dealing with: BETDAQ is actually the trading name of the Global Betting Exchange Limited. The company is registered within Ireland's shores. The impressively named International Financial Services Centre in Dublin provides the location for its headquarters and is its registered office address.
The Global Betting Exchange is fully licensed and is regulated by the universally respected UK Gambling Commission.
This is an independent review and we have to point out that the inclusion of 'Global' in Global Betting Exchange is perhaps a little aspirational at this point. Trading in just the two currencies, British pounds and Euros, BETDAQ are well placed to meet the needs of UK based punters but they have quite a way to go before they really crack the global market.
The man behind the whole BETDAQ operation thinks big. He is the Irish entrepreneur and prominent businessman, Dermot Desmond. His commercial interests range from Sandy Lane, the luxurious world renowned holiday resort on the island of Barbados to a significant shareholding in Glasgow Celtic FC. Leisure, Technology and Transport are key sectors for Desmond so betdaq.com benefits from his focus on technology.
Desmond was quick to appreciate the massive potential for person to person trading and betting. Just a year after Betfair, the first betting exchange, had launched in 2000 he had the Global Betting Exchange ready for action in September 2001.
There is an impressive management team running the Global Betting Exchange. The longest serving member is Tom Sloanes, Commercial Director, who brought over 20 years of sports betting knowledge (gained at Ladbrokes) to the table when he joined at the very beginning in 2001.
Any website is only as good as the technology platform supporting it and Mark Sweetnam, who joined the Global Betting Exchange in 2003, is the brains behind the design and delivery of GBE's. It is his job to stay ahead of the game in terms of technical and functional innovation. He brought over 20 years' experience of software development with him having fulfilled precisely that role at software giant, IBM. Desmond knows the importance of getting the right man in the job in order to get things done.
Betdaq Betting Exchange Review Summary: Our review shows that Betdaq offers the usual benefits of a betting exchange - potentially 20% better prices than are to be found at conventional bookmakers. The website is extremely easy to use and everything works as it should. The sign up incentives are impressive and if you choose to join Betdaq Betting Exchange and start winning, the low commission on winnings will make a major difference to your profit margins.
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