The bookmaker BetClic was launched in 2005 by a number of French business owners. Since then BetClic has thrived, they currently have central offices in London, England and a betting licence for the whole of the EC. BetClic is notably popular in Poland, Portugal and Spain and display their website in twenty different languages. BetClic present a large selection of sports bets such as: baseball, golf, cricket and boxing, to ice hockey and martial arts - they also have live betting on popular games. On your regular Saturday there could be as much as ten thousand different bets on offer.

What should I think about when selecting a bookie?

Safety

Above all security is the most critical factor when betting. You want to feel safe in the knowledge that if you place a bet and you win, you will receive back exactly what you are owed. Regrettably there are horror stories and you do not want to become a further one. You can avoid this of course by making certain you bet with a reliable brand. BetClic take your safety very seriously and are partnered by Barclays, one of the world's major banking groups. All bettors' deposits and winnings are stored in a blocked account and BetClic deploy numerous security measures to keep your details safe.

Help desk

A further important aspect is the ability to get assistance from your bookie. BetClic has a live support application on their web-site and this is available seven days a week.

Ease-of-use

You also want to be able to use the site. Betclic have many features and listing them all would make this article very long however here are some notable ones:

• Quick bet – It's very fast and simple to put on a bet with BetClic, find a selection you would like to bet on and click on the odds, a section will then show up on the right side menu titled 'quick bet' this will display your selection and the odds, choose a stake amount and it will display your potential winnings, to put on the bet, click on the 'bet now' button.



• Look up a bet – when there are numerous bets at your disposal it is at times difficult to obtain the one you want. The 'look up a bet' feature with BetClic allows you to enter a key phrase for your bet, e.g. 'Wigan Athletic' the search will then bring up all the matches with your selection. It is a basic however valuable feature of the website.



• Calendar filter – you can organise all events on a particular day, and reduce the filter even more by selecting only a particular sport on a particular day, again another basic however useful feature of the site.