Bookmakers had an easy time of it for a long time, even when the internet gave birth to itself. However, they have found it a lot tougher with more and more bookmakers popping up from all over the world, but this was the least of their worries.

It wasn"t long before a company called Betfair were formed and they carried a coffin through the centre of london, signalling the death of the bookmaker as we all knew it. This did have a dramatic effect on the industry and all bookmakers have had to adapt or die.

Long gone are the big overrounds that they could employ without caring. These days, bookmakers have to cut down their profit margins and prices, to keep in competition with all the other bookmakers, some whose profit margins are incredible small, yet some don"t care and still seem to stay alive!

Betfair markets are often at 100% book, but their commission rates for the average punter are 5%, but even taking this into account, it is still often a lot better than any bookmakers price you can get.

How have bookmakers tried to bridge the gap?

They offer lots of incentives, like free bets and you will find when cheltenham comes round in March, their free bets go crazy, as they try to get everyone betting with them! Bookmakers also go a little crazy with their free bets, whenever their is a World Cup or European Championship, where betting turnover just goes through the roof.

There are many credible bookmakers out there, but there are some that you would struggle to take seriously, however, these are bookmakers you will not find on our site for sure.

If you do have any queries regarding any bookmakers on the site or other bookmakers you come across online, then we"re here to offer you advice, so please feel free to email us with any queries.

If you have a problem with one of the bookmakers on our site, not paying out or something similar, then we are here to offer our help in resolving the problem too. It"s better to come through us and let us talk to the bookmaker in question, than to go posting bad stuff on forums, which will not help the situation.

So any queries on all bookmakers, can be sent to info@freebetsgalore.com