Established in 1926, Coral bookmakers is one of the oldest names in the sports betting business in the United Kingdom, and no doubt in the entire world. In 1999, Coral merged with Eurobet, another big name in the sports betting industry in Europe, and it became a subsidiary of the Coral Eurobet Holdings Limited. The Gala Group, a bingo and gaming giant in the United Kingdom, later acquired the company in October 2005.
Aside from being among the oldest names in sports betting, Coral bookmakers is also one of the fastest growing. Within the last years, it has expanded its physical operations from 860 to 1,400 stores; currently, it has 1,500 stores all over the United Kingdom . It also owns two greyhound racing tracks. The Coral Eclipse Stakes, which is Coral’s flagship racing sponsorship, is the oldest and the longest running sponsorships in Europe.
When it comes to online betting they do live up to their expectations. They offer a wide range of markets and betting options in pre-betting as well as in live betting section. They also provide live stream in several sports and in all major events. Functionality of the site is unique making bet placing really easy with their odds being consistently competitive. Following table of this Coral review contains all the basic information about Coral bookmaker. For more detailed review about user experience, betting odds, sport and market coverage are then presented in further sections.
Coral Website
Coral has very well designed Website with clear structure and clean layout. It is very functional and you will find all the betting markets with ease. Wagers are easy to place, even placing the accumulators is pretty straightforward and not as tricky as we are used to from many sites.
Coral has very well designed Website with clear structure and clean layout. It is very functional and you will find all the betting markets with ease. Wagers are easy to place, even placing the accumulators is pretty straightforward and not as tricky as we are used to from many sites.
In addition to website sport betting interface, they also offer mobile application for smartphone and tablets, compatible with all the major operating systems such as Android, iOS, Windows phone and Blackberry. As main website, mobile application is very clean and easy to use and if you own Android or iOS device you can download and install native app onto your device.
Probably two of the main things that are most attractive on website are Sport statistic section and news section. Both can be very helpful when doing a research in depth statistic in all the major sports.
Welcoming Bonus section is not that impressive with only up to 20£ for newly registered users. They have much better offers in ongoing promotions, one of those is also in a form of money back deals when losing in unfortunate circumstances.
Lines, bets, types of the Coral
Whatever sports events are popular in the United Kingdom are covered by Coral. These sports events include greyhound racing, sports racing, soccer, cricket, darts, golf, rugby and snooker. For avid fans of American sports, wagers on American sporting events like tennis, boxing, athletics, cycling and motor racing can also be made. Punters can also bet on politics, TV specials and music specials, as well as on novelty events like whether or not it is going to snow on Christmas day. Single bets, accumulators and permutations are taken.
Coral’s sports betting operations are done through their physical offices, through telephone, through WAP and through their sports booking website. The website is clean, neat, easy to load, easy to navigate, and chock-full of clear information about sports betting and sports booking.
Live section is pretty impressive it self with easy to use live interface. Home page of live section shows all the current matches that are taking place and also events that are getting ready to start. The unique feature of live betting section is the way the selected event is being displayed. Instead of traditional love score screen in the main content area Corel offers a much more detailed game statistics ad live odds screen. Along some of the events there is also live stream available but the number of overall streams being played per year is only around 5.000. Events that are accompanied with live streams are only soccer and tennis.
Residents of the United States and of Italy cannot avail of Coral’s sports betting services. Coral, however, has a presence in Italy through Eurobet’s Italian sports betting website.
Bonus Listing
Coral does not offer any signup or reloading bonuses for its clients. However, it does occasionally offer to match up the initial deposits of their customers up to £20. The free bet can never be withdrawn as cash, however, and sometimes, Coral insists that the client use their own money first before using the free bet credit.
Payment Methods
Coral accepts deposits made through Visa credit cards, debit cards, Western Union , and bank transfers. Deposits made through Firepay, Moneybookers and NETeller are also accepted. Withdrawals can be made the same means. Minimum deposit is £5 while the minimum single bet is £1. Requests for withdrawals are reasonably quick, taking only around two to ten days to process after receipt of the request.
Security and Customer Service
Coral uses the latest and the most state-of-the-art encryption technology to keep its sports booking website secure for their customers. Customers are allowed to assign their own usernames and passwords, as well as their own personal identification numbers for when making monetary transactions with Coral.
Customer service and support is available 24 hours a day through telephone, email and the website’s e-messaging facility. Coral’s customer service representatives are reputed to be courteous, efficient and swift in dealing with the clients’ concerns.