Seeing as Bet365 is among the leading online sports betting sites in the world, it should come as no surprise that the list of sports upon which they offer wagering is a rich menu.
The British-based betting giant provides betting markets for soccer, basketball, baseball, hockey, football, NASCAR, Supercars, IndyCar, boxing, MMA, cricket, cycling, darts, golf, greyhounds, horse racing, pool, rugby league and union, Formula 1, speedway, motorbikes, snooker, tennis, volleyball, trotting, table tennis, winter sports, Australian Rules, badminton, squash, futsal, field hockey, Gaelic sports, handball, lacrosse, netball, water polo, floorball and surfing. They even offer betting lines on politics.
As impressive as that list is, the reality is that the opportunities don’t stop there. Gamers will be delighted to know that Bet365 also provides wagering opportunities on an impressive number of virtual sports. As well, there are also betting markets offered on all of the leading eSports competitions.
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How Virtual Sports Work
A virtual sporting event unfolds in the same manner as if you were to take a home computer sports game, opted to put down your controller and sit back and watch as you enabled the computer to take charge of both teams involved in the game.
Sportsbooks such as Bet365 that offer virtual sports for wagering purposes have absolutely no control whatsoever in the outcome of any of these virtual sporting events. The program is entirely based on a random number generator (RNG) that decides the outcome of each event. Other than the person placing the bet on the outcome of the event, there’s no human element involved in the entire process.
Regulators compare virtual sports betting to be the same as playing a video slot machine, which are also controlled by RNG. All of the virtual sports RNGs at any betting site will have been rigorously tested by regulators to ensure that they work fairly and properly.
However, these virtual sports games do factor into the equation the skill level and talents of the real athletes that the virtual players are based upon. However to avoid the possibility of any legal action being taken, no real players or team names are included.
Bet 365 Virtual Sports Options
Bet365 offers one of the most extensive virtual sports libraries of any online wagering site. There are a dozen different sporting options available in Bet365’s virtual sports realm.
Horse racing is offered from five different virtual tracks. Trentham Park delivers one-minute bullet racing. Festival Downs and Britannia Way are flat (thoroughbred) tracks. Victoria Park features jump racing and Aintree Park offers Grand National-style racing.
There are three greyhound tracks – Bennett Park is the one-minute bullet track, Goldenhill Park is for hurdle racing and Hillside Park is flat racing.
Soccer is offered in four formats – Euro Cup, Premiership, Superleague and World Cup. Cricket comes in two versions – Clayton Oval for internationals and Greenway Field for Premier League competition. Football fans can choose from Bradwell Field (NFL alumni), Fenton Field (head to head) and Queensway Park (first down). Basketball offers Baker Gardens for U.S. competition and Waterport Arena for European teams.
There’s also darts, motor racing, speedway, trotting, cycling and tennis.
Wagering is offered on win, place and show in the racing events and on such items as match winner, number of goals and correct score in the soccer competitions and moneyline, point spreads and total in football and basketball.
The beauty of virtual sports is that they are there for your pleasure 24/7. There’s no waiting for an appointed start time as with real sports. Virtual sporting events get underway whenever you want them to begin.
Esports Growing In Popularity
With each passing year, eSports become more mainstream. The COVID-19 pandemic certainly gave eSports competition a boost when their events were able to continue while regular sports were forced to shutter their stadiums.
There will be eSports events as part of the next Asian Games and the IOC is looking at their viability as an Olympic sport.
At Bet365, they offer wagering on such eSports as CS:GO, Overwatch, Dota2, KOG, Valorant, Call of Duty, Crossfire, SC and SCII. Betting is available on match wins, map winners, correct map score, team total rounds and tournament betting.
Bet365 even offers an eSports news page on their website so that fans can keep up with the latest goings on with the top players in their favorite games.
Sports-based eSports include eSoccer and eBasketball.
