Sports Alive went into liquidation on the 31 August 2011 so new punters can’t sign up to join their site. However, they still have a lot of current people betting and so it’s still worth a review.
Sports Alive offer a fair range of sports and races to bet on but not as many as some of the larger companies. They don’t let you know what methods you can use to make withdrawals until you’re actually ready to do so. Deposits can be made by BPay, check, Moneybookers, POLi, Credit card, Neteller and direct deposit. They have no transaction fees.
Australian residents can only place bets over the phone due to Government regulations. Their website is very user-friendly for even the newest of bettors. Sports Alive offer index betting which many other agencies don’t provide. This means the bet is based on how accurate the wager is instead of a simple win – lose result.
On their site, they have a rules icon next to each betting option so you can check any facts you may be unaware of. This can be handy for unusual situations. For example, if you bet on tennis and a player is injured, what happens to the bet?
The help section doesn’t have as much detailed information if you compare it to that of other sites. So if you’re a beginner, you may find you have to work hard to learn important information and you may miss out on bets if it’s urgent answers you seek.
Sports Alive focuses on exotic markets, live betting and offers the best spread-type betting in the southern hemisphere. Mal Polson and Bob Gwynne have more than 50 years of experience between them so they can share that vast wealthy of knowledge with their punters.
Sports Alive was only launched in 2009 so it’s a new bookmaker compared to some that have been around for more than 10 years. They offer betting on sports including: cricket, tennis, rugby, AFL, cycling, basketball, billiards, baseball, handball, ice hockey, American football, field hockey and motor sports.
Sports Alive uses special BetOptions software and provides Australian punters with the best mixture of Spread Betting and Fixed Odds betting. It’s one of only 2 Australian companies that do offer spread betting. They offer lots of different promotions to keep the punters happy as they gamble their money away in the hopes of winning big.
Because Sports Alive is now in liquidation, obviously you will need to use a different company if you want to place bets but you can still learn from their site and that knowledge may help you when placing bets with whoever you decide to use.
