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Stan James is another one of the trusted Bookmaker names which has evolved from the high street to online betting, as all have had to do in order to compete. Landing on their online promotions page, you are greeted with a repertoire of features as to why you should be signing up with Stan James. From free bets to prizes, offers and guaranteed best odds, you are well looked after when you are looking for somewhere to do your sports betting. The primary offer that new customers look at when making a decision whether to sign up for new accounts or not, is the amount of the introductory offer. Usually this comes in the form of a free matched bet, and with Stan James, you can get this up to the value of £25.

This reward comes when you open an account and the Stan James will match the stake of your first bet. When the bet has been settled, you will be credited with your welcome bonus. The rewards with Stan James does not end there though. They are currently running a for people who bet at least £10 on the football market throughout January. Each bet will constitute one entry into the competition, for which you can choose your prize. There is a weekend in New York up for grabs, as well as some awesome hospitality at the Cheltenham Festival. Keep an eye on Stan James’ list of First Goal scorer Moneyback offers. With this deal, if the player you have bet on to be the first goal scorer in a certain match, fails to get the first one, but does score during the match, then Stan James will refund the stake as a free bet. This will apply to the weekends Premier League fixtures between Hull v Chelsea, Liverpool v Tottenham and Man City v Blackburn.

Stan James, a big supporter of UK Horse Racing, also offers Best Odds Guaranteed. This provides the punter with a little insurance on their UK Horse Racing markets. Stan James will pay out the larger odds if the starting price drifts out from that of any early price taken. So if you take an early price of 5/1 on Denman for example, and the actual starting price is 7/1, then the online bookmaker will pay out at the longer odds of the starting price. This ensures that the punter never misses out. There is also the opportunity to watch live horse racing on your computer, courtesy of At The Races. So that you can bet and watch, when you place a £5 win bet at a meeting, you can select to watch the action live and free of charge.

Cricket is often overlooked when it comes to special promotions, but not with Stan James. With any televised international match on Sky, if a Top Batsman bet fails, then you will be able to get your stake refunded as a free bet, up to the value of £250. There are different stipulations for the different formats of the game, for example for the Test Match and ODI format, the player needs to score a century or more for the concession to kick in, and it is 50 runs for a Twenty20 Match.

Along with bonuses for their Casino and Poker, Stan James provides excellent coverage on their promotions. So what of their Sports Book? Jumping to their sports book, you are immediately presented with the best of the current sporting action, along with some reminders to take advantage of some of their various promotions. For example, the BDO Darts World Championship at the Lakeside as reached its quarter final stage, and a quick click on the brief news item will take you to where you need to go, and usually involves Match In-Running betting which is a very good service. Navigation then to other relevant bets is easy.

The betting slip is cleverly hidden away, and only pops up when you select a bet to add to it. You can choose to see the betting slip at any time, otherwise it is discretely hidden at the side of the screen as a tab, listing the number of bets that you have on there. One really nice feature, is that when you click on a market in the sports book, down the right hand side you will be presented with a calendar listing the forthcoming events for that sport. This is quite a valuable tool, as it can help to ensure that you will not be missing out on any action that is awaiting on the horizon. Why not take advantage of their Cricket promotion, looking at Andrew Strauss to come good at 4/1 as Top Batsman in the fourth and final test between the two nations.

There is a plethora of other tools to help your sports betting experience, from live commentaries on football, horse racing and the greyhounds, as well as a more in-depth Sports betting Schedule. A click on their football match centre, takes you to a great place where you can access all the stats and data that you needs, as well as following live in-running on matches. From American Football through to Volleyball, Stan James is a leader in the world of online bookmaking. They have carried all of their experience over from the high street to the internet, and provide an excellent, all round service. Jump across to Stan James and check out their promotions, and see what they can offer you besides their initial welcome bonus!