Paddy Power Review

Paddy Power is the biggest bookmaker in Ireland. This company is currently a publicly quoted company in both UK and Ireland. Everything started back in 1988 when 3 existing high street bookmakers from Ireland merged and started to take an unconventional approach towards betting and gaming, by relating this with the leisure and entertainment industry.

Paddy Power is very popular in Europe and the UK and Ireland. It offers many betting opportunities on a very large number of sports. Here is a short list with some of the most important sports on which you can place your bets at Paddy Power bookmaker: American Football, Athletics, Aussie Rules, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Cricket, Cycling, Darts, Fantasy Football, Financials, Football Betting, GAA Sports, Golf, Greyhound Racing, Handball, Horse Racing, Ice Hockey, Lotteries, Motor Racing, Netball, Novelty Bets, Poker, Politics, Power Play, Rugby League, Rugby Union, Snooker, Tennis, UFC – MMA, Volleyball, Winter Sports, eSports and many others.

The Paddy Power betting website proves to be very functional. You can easily find a lot of information about the sport or event on which you plan to bet one with only a couple of clicks or by using the search function.

History

Paddy Power is bookmaker from Ireland which was established back in 1988 and it was mainly targeted to satisfy the European markets along with the UK. This bookmaker is currently listed at the UK Stock Exchange and the Irish Stock Exchange.  This bookmaker was brought to life the moment 3 Irish high Street Bookmakers merged.

This bookmaker started to offer its service on the internet back in the year 2000. The Paddy Power sports betting company is regulated by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission.
The online security is taken seriously with a strict SSL encryption that you will encounter on all payment pages.

Paddy Power can also be found offline. They have more than 212 shops available in Ireland where you can place bets and 86 shops in the UK.

Now the Paddy Power group boasts along with their online betting services an online casino and poker room.

Promotions

Feeling welcome the moment you sign up for a new sports book is very important, this is the reason why Paddy Power is going to reward all its new player with a free up to £30 bet. This welcome bonus is awarded only the moment you make your very first bet with this site and the minimum amount that you can deposit is £10.

Other promotions offered by Paddy Power include some unbeatable bonus offers, the never ending daily specials and the consolidation bets. However we find the money back guarantees to be the most interesting promotion of all. This means that in case you don’t win, you get the chance to receive a refund completely.

Paddy Power is a very active sport betting website that offers plenty of new promotions on a regular basis so keep an eye on their website.

Paddy Power also features an online poker room where the welcome bonus can go up to $600.

Deposit Options

In order to fund your newly created Paddy Power sportsbook account you can use one of the following payment methods, which are currently accepted: Credit cards, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, Moneybookers, Neteller, Cheques and PayPal.

This is one of the few sportsbook that are still allowed to use Paypal as a payment method. This proves once again the fact that it’s a very reliable online betting company.

Paddy Power is currently accepting only two currencies: the Euro and of course the British Sterling. While the site is available in two languages: English and Spanish.