Betfred
Established in 1967 by brothers Fred and Peter Done, Betfred, now ran by chairman Fred Done, has become the World's biggest independent bookmaker.
With over 700 betting shops Betfred is the UK's biggest independent high street retailer with annual turnover in excess £1.5 billion. Betfred has also grown to become one of the four top bookmakers.
Betfred have constantly moved with the times and opened telephone betting in 2002 and launched their internet betting arm in 2004. A year later followed the launch of the poker, casino and 'games' sites. Not wanting to stand still Betfred are investing £70m over the next 5 years and plan to have 800 shops by this year.
Over the years Betfred have led they way for other bookies and been the 1st bookmakers to offer daily early price races, single football bets, 'best price' guarenteed races, and also invented the Lucky 15 bet amongst other first.
Betfred have a long established reputation for value and customer satisfaction and offer more concessions and bonuses than any other bookmaker and are currently offering £100 in free bets for all new accounts opened. One account is all you need aswell with Betfred as your account details give you access to the telephone and Internet and you can deposit or withdraw your cash in any of Fred's shops.