Greyhound Betting

Greyhound betting is a mainstay of the UK betting scene and, alongside horse racing, a staple of the betting world in general. In greyhound racing, dogs race each other around an oval track in pursuit of an artificial hare (the "lure"), with the first dog past the post being announced the winner. The sport has more or less taken this form since 1912, when the modern form of greyhound racing emerged. Today, Greyhound racing is eagerly followed by punters in the USA, where the modern sport originated, as well as in Ireland, Australia, and, of course, here in the UK, where increased television coverage and the rise of internet gambling has led to a boost in the sport's popularity.

Greyhound betting continues to draw internet betting interest and support from the online sports betting community at large, as many interactive punters consider wagering on greyhounds to be more exciting and accessible than horse racing betting. And a host of virtual bookmakers were quick on the uptake too, when the traditional UK sports betting service providers embraced the annual greyhound betting race calendar within their rapidly expanding online betting portfolio, realising just how popular a greyhound bets sports-book was for potential online betting website users looking to follow the action.

So much so that many high street bookies with successful interactive presences adopted new technology platforms to provide both live internet streaming to greyhound races and meetings to their online betting subscribers to satisfy the clear demand for it, alongside of 'virtual', computer-generated greyhound races to supply the growing demand of their members in between the real greyhound races. Taking their greyhound-based commercial interests a bit further, both Ladbrokes and Coral are known to own some important greyhound racing tracks around the country, adding another dimension to the greyhound bets service they can offer their users.

Greyhound Betting Racing In The UK

Many meetings are held in the UK throughout the year, the most notable being the Greyhound Derby and St Leger run at Wimbledon and the Racing Post Festival run at Walthamstow. Britain is also home to a number of top greyhound tracks, including Hove, Monmore, Romford, Shelbourne Park, and Wimbledon, the nation's top greyhound track. Sports Betting with greyhounds is not confined to UK meetings, however, and some book makers offer markets for races held in Ireland and elsewhere.

Greyhound Betting Information

Like offline bookies, many online bookmakers offer traditonal fixed-odds markets for the dogs like win, each-way, and accumulator bets. To obtain free bets on Greyhound racing, simply browse through our list of current Free Bet deals and promotions.