Online Betting Tips

When a punter uses a bookmaker to place a bet, they are charged for the service. This charge is known by many names – the cut, the take, the juice or under-juice – but the term that has become standard is vigorish, or vig for short. Here is a list of the top online bookmakers with the lowest vig!

With the F1 season shifting gears – and owners – between the last race in Italy and the next in Singapore, it will be interesting to see how, or even if, the sale to Liberty Media upsets the running order for the race. With Mercedes' two lead drivers charging ahead and only six races to go after Singapore, now is the time for the other teams to turn up the heat.

With a prize fund of €3,000,000, players will be itching to get on the green and see if they can follow in the footsteps of Swedish player Rikard Karlberg, who managed to win in a play-off against Martin Kaymer in 2015. Gambling.com takes a look at which players offer the safest odds, or who might have an outside chance of upsetting the order and making a savvy punter rich.

The 2016 US Open took a shocking twist when world number one Serena Williams was dispatched from the tournament by tenth seed Karolina Pliskova on Thursday. Some analysts had expected to see a third Grand Slam final between Williams and world number two Angelique Kerber in 2016, but only the German was able to qualify.

So here we are: the final four of the US open. The final major of the calendar year has provided plenty of thrills, spills and strong wills so far and it's hard to contest the advancement of any of the last men standing to the semi-final stage. Who looks primed for glory on a sunny Sunday in New York?

Last year, Man City met West Ham early in the Premier League season and the two clubs battled to a 2-2 draw. Shrewd punters are hoping for the same result this Sunday as Man City is a heavy favourite earning unfavorable odds and few are confident West Ham can hold a lead after late game collapses against stiff competition in the past.

This Saturday, a slow-starting Arsenal club look for their first win of the new EPL season against Watford. Traveling to Vicarage Road might be a tougher task for the Gunners than expected considering most of their stars are out for one reason or another, meaning punters should highly consider the underdogs pulling out an upset in this early-season bout.

Picking an outright winner this early in the season, in a match between two of the top teams in the English Premier League, is truly a toss-up. Punters eyeing the Tottenham vs Liverpool match this Saturday need to look beyond the outright market - and into the goal markets - if they are expecting any value in their betting.

This Friday, 26th August, reigning league champions Bayern Munich kick-off their 2016/2017 Bundeliga campaign at Allianz Arena against Werder Bremen. Based on the last 20 or so fixes between the two, it could potentially cost you big to not back the champs; luckily they're are tons of markets available for the highly anticipated season debut.