BetFred
claim to be the world's largest privately owned bookmaker with over 750
UK betting shops and turnover in excess £1.5 billion annually.
They are the official in-stadium and online gaming partner of Wembley
Stadium and Manchester United and have managed to grow a significant
online presence. Their full service internet gaming operation
includes a sportsbook, poker room, bingo,
mobile casino
and online casino incorporating live dealer games.
Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited is the BetFred subsidiary that operates
all online brands including the casino, under license and regulation of
the Government of Gibraltar.
Accessing the live dealers: Either download
the casino software at BetFred
or open their browser based Flash casino. In either format
(browser or download), the
live dealer games are easily found on the menu however they may
only be accessed in 'real play' mode so you will need to register an
account.
About the stream / web cast: All
aspects of BetFred's live dealer games are controlled by
Playtech, who
operate 2 distinct dealer rooms. One caters to European
language/game preferences and the other caters to Asian language/game
preferences. Until just recently, BetFred took their feed from Playtech's Asian dealer
room. As of August 2009 the feed comes from Playtech's new
European dealer room.
Demo: The Flash movie below presents a great
demo of the Playtech live dealer environment.
Sample screenshots: If you don't have Flash installed on your
browser, here are sample screenshots
of BetFred's live dealer interface. For comparison purposes, the
previous platform (Asian dealer room) video screenshot is included
bottom left.
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