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Here Are The Pros And Cons Of Betting In Play With SkyBet

If there is one form of betting that has enjoyed a massive spurt in growth over recent times it has been the In Play betting option. The ability to bet on a sporting event, while it is in progress has Sky Bet Homepage In Playreally caught the imagination of a new breed of sports betting enthusiast.

This has led to all major online sports betting companies thinking of ways in which to make their sports betting options more appealing to customers.

Some have been more successful than others in doing this and in this article, we will take a look at how SkyBet’s In Play betting offering shapes up.

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In Play Betting’s Place on SkyBet

The first thing to note is that In Play betting is rather prominent on the SkyBet website/app.  Once you log into the site the main focus of the home page is the live In Play betting services that are currently running with all the other betting markets accessed via clicking on the text in a box on the left hand side of the screen.

Looking at this you would assume that SkyBet gives In Play betting special prominence on the site, but while it is a main focus on the home page, in actual fact, SkyBet’s In Play service isn’t as generally all-encompassing as it is on some of its competitors sites.

SkyBet does offer all the key markets, its odds are generally around the market average and there is usually a good selection of games, but unlike other sites, SkyBet’s advertising doesn’t really push their In Play service and it seems that it is more an add-on to the site, rather than a key feature.

The main reason for this is the lack of Live Streaming. SkyBet doesn’t offer live streaming of many sports, which is a tad unusual given the number of sports Sky have snapped up for their network of Sports TV Channels. This does somewhat undermine the value of its in play service, especially compared to sites like Bet365, which has an extensive Live Streaming option which works hand in hand alongside its In Play betting.

Sky have recently announced however that they are to start a small Live Streaming service of Major League Soccer games from America, which will be streamed to mobile devices through the SkyBet app or the SkyBet mobile site.

However, don’t let the lack of a large amount of live streaming fool you into thinking SkyBet’s In Play offering is not up to the task. For the vast majority of In Play bets most punters would want to make, you’ll find all you need to make the bets quickly and easily on SkyBet, especially from a mobile or tablet where the service provided to mobile users from Sky’s family of sites is first rate.

Key Features of SkyBet’s In Play Betting Service

SkyBet Live IN PlayIn this section, we are going to look a little more closely at the different options available on the SkyBet In Play betting service and then drill down a little further to examine some of the features of the site as well as the different betting options available for a typical In Play betting market.

Markets

The first positive thing to note for SkyBet users is that the site does offer a genuinely extensive range of sports betting markets as part of its In Play service. All the top sports including football, tennis, cricket, rugby (League and Union), cycling, horse racing, golf and Formula 1 are all included in the Sky service.

In addition, there is also the chance to bet on lesser sports such as darts and baseball, as well as a host of other sports when the games are in progress.

This means that if you enjoy In Play betting on the most popular sports, you won’t find them missing from the SkyBet In Play service.

TV Icon

While SkyBet only offers a very limited streaming service, what it does have is an easy way to identify which sporting events are being shown live on television somewhere in the UK. This is signified by a small TV icon.

When this icon is highlighted, you can move the cursor over it to reveal which TV Channel in the UK the sport is being shown on and you can then tune in to that Channel (provided you have access to it – some are Pay channels owned by Sky TV or other companies that charge for the service) and watch the events unfold.

By having this option, it does mitigate somewhat the lack of live streaming as you can tune in to the station and watch the event unfold there, while either following the In Play betting on SkyBet on your laptop or via your mobile smartphone or tablet.

The time each event is due to start is also highlighted in the Forthcoming Events section, so it is easy to schedule when you can tune in to enjoy In Play betting on a specific sporting event.

Betting options

Once you have identified your chosen market and checked whether it’s televised, the next and arguably most important thing is the number of betting markets available. The good news here is that SkyBet’s In Play service offers a good number of betting markets and certainly includes all the most popular markets.

As a comparison, in a recent friendly game between Adelaide United and Liverpool FC, Bet365’s In Play betting service offered 41 different betting markets on the game, SkyBet’s In Play service offered well over 50 individual markets.

Of course, the number of bets available depends on the event itself, its popularity and importance and how heavily the site wants to feature it, but as you can see, you have an equal, if not better, number of options with SkyBet’s In Play service than you do with Bet365 Sport.

vThis is a little surprising given that Bet365 Sport is considered the industry leader for this specific type of betting.

Ian John

Working my way though the UK's top online poker sites (and some of the ones near the bottom as well) to bring you a first-hand take on the absolute best choices for online poker players from the UK.

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