For horse bettors we conducted a study to determine the best bookmaker on the market. There are 5 websites for online horse betting : Betclic, Genybet, PMU.fr, Unibet and Zeturf; for point-of-sale betting only PMU has the legal right in France to offer its betting services.
Sports bettors are fortunate to have a very diverse range of bookmakers available. Indeed, the National Gaming Authority has issued 14 licenses on the French territory, which gave birth to 17 distinct sites (the same license is sometimes used by several sites).
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Betclic
Betclic is a horse betting operator since 2005.
Its advantages are :
- a mobile application dedicated only to turf
- simplicity in taking bets that will help novice bettors
- a special turf section with an adapted environment on their website
- regular promotions to win freebets
- live streaming of the races to thrill on their website or app
- a wide choice of French and foreign races (80% of available races)
- an estimate of the probable ratios on the single games placed, as well as for the 2nd and 4th of the race, allowing decision support
- a tip available to help beginners
- minimum stake of €1
Its disadvantages are:
- low odds compared to the competition
- poor choice of bets
- no loyalty bonus
- no turf welcome bonus
- liquidity is unknown
- limited stakes according to the type of bet
Apprenti Parieur's note : 6/10
Genybet
Genybet is a horse betting operator since 2010.
Its advantages are :
- a mobile application shared with sports betting
- simplicity in taking bets that will help novice bettors
- a website with a tab exclusively for horse betting
- regular promotions to win freebets
- live streaming of the races to thrill on their website or app
- a wide choice of French and foreign races (80% of available races)
- a tip available to help beginners
- minimum stake of €1 in single games and can be subdivided for complex bets in case of a combination, in order to limit the stake (consequently the winnings are also subdivided)
- a very good welcome bonus on registration
- interesting odds compared to the competition, but which can quickly go down due to the very low liquidity
- a loyalty bonus with the payment of up to 5% of the month's bets in freebet, according to a scale that takes into account the volume of bets and the complexity of the type of bet
Its disadvantages are:
- very low liquidity, especially in secondary races (niche market)
- poor choice of bets, no possibility of finding the 2nd or 4th in the race to secure your bets
- no estimate of possible winnings in the single-player game
- liquidity is unknown
- limited stakes according to the type of bet
Apprenti Parieur's note : 6/10
PMU.fr
PMU is a horse betting operator since 1999.
Its advantages are :
- a mobile application dedicated only to turf
- very competitive odds
- one of the market leaders with high liquidity and low fluctuation in mass markets and low fluctuation in niche markets
- a website with a tab exclusively for horse betting
- live streaming of the races to thrill on their website or app
- a tip available to help beginners
- minimum stake of €1
- a very good welcome bonus on registration
- a wide choice of bets, but impossible to bet on the 2nd or 4th in the race to secure your bets
- a highly rewarding loyalty bonus, ranging from 0.5% to 4% cashback depending on the type of bets played and the monthly stakes
- an estimate of the likely ratios on single games placed
- exclusive bets on PMU and PMU.fr such as tiercé, quarté and quinté
- liquidity is known in real time
- no stake limitation
Its disadvantages are:
- a site that is not very user-friendly and not always easy to place bets on
- very little or no promotion
- a limited choice of French and foreign races (about 60%)
Apprenti Parieur's note : 9/10
PMU
PMU is a horse betting operator since 1930.
PMU differs from PMU.fr in that it is not possible to play online at PMU classic. You can therefore only play at racecourses, at the bar-PMU in many cities and you can also play by SMS. The last ten years have also seen the arrival of PMU City, a physical space reserved exclusively for PMU bets.
On the other hand, you can only play on the internet for PMU.fr
Its advantages are :
- very competitive odds that take into account the bets of professionals and professional entourages who play 90% on PMU classic
- one of the market leaders with high liquidity and low fluctuation in mass markets and low fluctuation in niche markets
- minimum stake of €1.50
- a wide choice of bets, but impossible to bet on the 2nd or 4th in the race to secure your bets
- possibility to play at home by SMS with a specific keyboard to download
- allows cash to flow unreadably through bank accounts
- possibility to cancel your bet by SMS within 10 minutes qui suit la validation de son pari
- exclusive bets on PMU and PMU.fr such as tiercé, quarté and quinté
- liquidity is known in real time
- no stake limitation
- the possibility to exchange with other turfists
Its disadvantages are:
- no mobile application, no website
- no promotion
- no welcome bonus
- no loyalty bonus
- a limited choice of French and foreign races (about 70%)
Apprenti Parieur's note : 8/10
Unibet
Unibet is a horse betting operator since 2009.
Its advantages are :
- a mobile application shared with sports betting
- simplicity in taking bets that will help novice bettors
- a special turf section with an adapted environment on their website
- a wide range of possible bets
- a weekly and monthly competition to win cashback and build punter loyalty
- live streaming of the races to thrill on their website or app
- a wide choice of French and foreign races (80% of available races)
- a tip available to help beginners
- a weak welcome bonus but which has the merit of existing with the 1st bet reimbursed in cash for a maximum amount of €20
- minimum stake of €1
Its disadvantages are:
- low odds compared to the competition except for some types of bets
- no estimate of possible winnings in the single place game or for 2nd or 4th place in the race
- no loyalty bonus
- no or very few promotions to win freebets
- liquidity is unknown
- limited stakes according to the type of bet
Apprenti Parieur's note : 7/10
Zeturf
Zebet is a horse betting operator since 2004.
Its advantages are :
- an exclusive mobile application for turfists
- a complete choice of French and foreign races (100% available)
- very competitive odds
- one of the leaders on the market with a lot of liquidity and a fairly low fluctuation on the mass markets but more important on the races where they are the only ones to offer them (niche market)
- a website dedicated to horse betting (Zebet for sports betting)
- live streaming of the races to thrill on their website or app
- a tip available to help beginners
- minimum stake of €1 for simple games, which can be reduced to €0.50 for complex games
- a very good welcome bonus on registration
- a wide choice of bets, with the possibility of betting on the 2nd or 4th of the race to secure bets, but not the equivalent of the quarter order or the quinté order
- a well-paid loyalty bonus, depending on the wager and the type of bet
- an estimate of the probable ratios on the single games placed, as well as on the 2nd and 4th of the finish
- many promotions available to earn loyalty points or freebets
- Possibility to bookmark horses and receive a notification or an email when their next race is due
- possibility to cancel a bet up to 10 minutes before the start
Its disadvantages are:
- liquidity is unknown
- demanding requirements for the welcome bonus
- fees on Paysafecard, Paypal or Skrill deposits
- limited stakes according to the type of bet (e.g. maximum €450 in single win or place play)
Apprenti Parieur's note : 9/10
Final ranking of the best bookmaker
- Tied number 1: Zeturf & PMU (9/10)
- Number 3: PMU (8/10)
- Numéro 4 : Unibet (7/10)
- Tied number 5: Genybet & Betclic (6/10)
Other operators have tried to offer horse racing with less success, forcing them to back out. This is the case of France Pari or JOA for example.
There are few operators for betting in horse racing, but they are all of a good standard despite their differences. Nous vous conseillons d’être inscrit sur plusieurs de ces opérateurs afin de combiner leurs forces et atténuer leurs points faibles.
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