Corbett Sports have finally taken the plunge and launched a website. Using third-party software, they have a nice user-friendly site where it’s easy to locate and strike your bet. As you might expect, this UK bookmaker are especially strong when it comes to horse racing and football, sports which have been their staple for the past sixty years in their land-based shops.
There is plenty of room for improvement, with the promotions page a little jumbled at the moment and one or two bugs pervading the site. They will also need to get a tighter grip on the customer service side of things, although perhaps we shouldn’t be too harsh on a firm dipping their toe in the water for the first time, especially as they have some great odds for their two leading sports.
New Customer Offer
Open an account with Corbett Sports, place a qualifying bet of up to £25 and they will match it with a free bet to the same value.
Wagering Requirement
The odds, or combined odds of the selection(s) used for your qualifying first bet must be evens or greater. If the odds of the selection(s) on your qualifying first bet are less than evens, you will completely forfeit the offer of a Free Bet.
Also be sure to use the code MAXIMUMBONUS when you sign up.
Background
Corbett bookmakers have been around since 1947, the year in which they established their first bricks and mortar betting shop in the UK. Since then, they have opened a series of chains around the north-west of England and also developed a telephone betting operation, although it was only in 2010 that they decided to venture online for the first time.
Therefore, they have the advantage of launching their website with a reasonably strong brand presence in the UK, with Corbett Sports using third party software to initially get themselves off the ground.
Odds and Markets
Like many industry newcomers, it’s quite clear that Corbett Sports are aware of the need to stand out on pricing, which is good news for customers who want to place football and racing bets. For the Premier League and Champions League, this bookie regularly have the joint-best price available and the same applies for the principal races of the day in the UK and Ireland. It will be interesting to see whether they can continue to offer such competitive odds, although it’s great for punters wanting extra value.
Corbett Sports are a very UK-facing bookmaker right now, with football and horse racing punters being nicely catered but perhaps not so much for the other sports that are available. There are roughly a dozen sports covered at any given time and that includes golf, tennis, cricket and the two rugby codes. However, just the basic markets are covered for anything outside football and racing.
Website
Corbett Sports are currently using third party software, although they have ambitions to use a proprietary platform further down the line. At the moment, the website is something of a work in progress, with the splash page emblazoning all their latest offers and promotions and the homepage proper looking remarkably similar to the old Stan James site.
That means a pretty user-friendly interface, with the various sports listed in a left-hand menu and a feature graphic which is used to highlight various promotions that are running. The horse races where there are early prices are listed in the right-hand menu and the various sporting events being covered In-Play take centre stage, although it’s not clear as to how often these odds are refreshing.
As you scroll through each and every page, the bet slip helpfully appears at every turn which is very helpful when it comes to placing multiple bets. There is also a search facility which will help you find your bet.
Customer Service
The best way that customer support can be contacted is by telephone, with staff available to help with queries during normal office hours, Monday to Sunday. They will helpfully deal with any issues you have, while there is also a section of the site devoted to troubleshooting. There is also an email address available, although it might take several hours for someone to get back to you.
Customer Service Email
info@ corbetts.co.uk
Customer Service Telephone Number
0845 0178 721
Sign Up Offer
Open an account with Corbett Sports, place a qualifying bet of up to £25 and they will match it with a free bet to the same value.
Promotions
Corbett Sports are one of the bookmakers to offer their customers 'Best Odds Guaranteed' on UK and Irish horse racing. If you take an early price and the SP is greater, then you will be paid out at SP. This means you won't be left dissapointed if the price of your selection drifts in the market.
There is also a 'Bore Draw Cashback' offer available for football. Place any correct score bet on any Live football match shown on Sky Sports, ESPN, BBC, ITV or CH5 and if the match finishes in a 0-0 Bore draw we will refund all losing correct score bets on that match.
For cricket, place any bet on a Top Batsman in an Innings market for any cricket match shown live on Sky Sports and if that player fails to score more than 5 runs, they will refund your losing stake to your free bet balance, up to a maximum stake of £100.
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