Ian John

What is the Best Approach to Betting on Virtual Sports?

One of the most unusual things about Virtual Sports is that it sits in a unique position when it comes to gambling or betting in general. On the one hand, the way Virtual Sports is set up makes it feel and play like you are betting on a real-life sport. The way you place your […]

Are Virtual Sports Fair or Fixed?

One of my guilty pleasures, when I have some spare time, is to head on over to the discussion boards and message boards that populate many sites on the Internet. In amongst the useful information and genuine stories from people who want to relate what has happened to them, there are my favourite type of […]

Will Virtual Sports Ever Take Over from Real Life Sports Betting?

As with any industry operating in the world today, the sports betting industry is prone to the whims of growing and declining trends. In the early days, the trends were for sports betting on horse racing, but then people began to punt on football and other sports. In the modern era, those trends have become […]

Why Are Virtual Sports Proving So Popular With Punters?

Recent studies into the betting habits of sports betting site customers in the UK reveals that after the two big betting markets of football and horse racing, the next biggest market that punters bet on in terms of revenue is Virtual Sports betting. That is an incredible statement when you consider that the very nature […]

Pennsylvanian’s Can Now Enjoy the Thrill of Virtual Sports Betting via the State Lottery

A little while back, we took a look at how Virtual Sports could well play a key role in opening up the US online betting industry nationwide. The somewhat complicated legal situation regarding sports betting in the United States is well documented, but the fact that Virtual Sports is not based on real events, but […]

Virtual Sports Now the Third Largest Market in the UK Sports Betting Industry

For a good while now, I have been referring to Virtual Sports as something of a ‘niche’ market in the sports betting industry, the underlying assumption being that it is one of the smaller markets in terms of gross gaming yield (GGY) for sports betting services. However, with the latest half-yearly figures now in from […]

What’s the Key Information I Can Use When Betting on Virtual Sports?

When you are placing a bet on a real-life sporting event you have plenty of information available to you which can help inform your bet. On horseracing for example, you can look at the form of the horse, how well the jockey and the trainer are doing in recent times, you can check whether the […]

What Is A Good Strategy to Adopt for Profitable Betting on Virtual Sports?

As you are no doubt aware, along with In Play betting and esports betting, Virtual Sports betting is one of the fastest growing markets in the betting industry at present. It is also not just in the UK that Virtual Sports has pulling power, across Europe (particularly in Italy) and in North America, even in […]

Why Slot Gamers Should Give Virtual Sports Betting a Try

On the face of it, there is a massive difference between a standard online slot game and Virtual Sports. Slots are based on reels, usually three or five and you pay your stake, hit the spin button and the outcome of the reels will determine whether your bet was a winner or a loser. On […]

What is Next for the Virtual Sports Betting Market in the UK?

Over the last couple of months, we have reviewed the different Virtual Sports betting options at two popular betting sites in the UK, 10Bet and Betway. What we have learned from this is that while Virtual Sports on different betting sites share many similarities, there are considerable differences between the quality of product on offer […]