You might be wondering is Betfair down today, especially if the Android and iPhone app has problems with connecting to betting odds. In the past, we have seen the Betfair.com website go completely down with a “failed to open page” message and apps just not opening up during outages.
This is one of the most popular betting services on mobile devices, so when the service runs into issues then you can be sure its login, exchange, and live chat will go offline as well. This can impact thousands of people across the country, and even more so in popular betting times.
Is Betfair down for you on Friday March 5, 2021? If you have problems accessing the betting exchange, cannot bring up the website, or find apps crashing then we’d love to know. Leave a rough city location along with any platforms or browsers you’re using, then see below for official statements and others experiencing issues.
Betfair Betting apps are available for many games and sports. Some of the most popular Betfair Mobile Apps are Betfair Exchange, Betfair Casino, Betfair Poker and Betfair Live Casino. The users can simply download the ones they are interested in rather than downloading one app that will contain too much unnecessary data and information. If you have an Android device then you can use BetOnDroid, the first app with a ladder interface that lets you manage your Betfair bets. The app BetOnDroid is free and obviously it requires you to have a Betfair account (or sign-up for one before using the app). How To Download The Betfair Mobile App for Android. Android is the biggest mobile platform in the world so it is no surprise that the Betfair app is optimized for Android platforms and runs smoothly. Basically, there are two available versions of the Betfair Android app.
Gambling has a long history dating back to as early as the 15th century and most games that you can play now in casinos have their roots in China. As early as gambling started, only after 1994 online gambling first became a viable option and online casinos started up. Partly due to legislation and lack of online customers, online gambling climbed up in popularity and it was at the height of the Internet bubble (2000) when Betfair launched. Betfair is currently the world’s largest Internet betting exchange company and to have an idea of what that means they claim to have over 4 million customers and a turnover in excess of $320 million per month. Yes, you read that correctly, it adds up to almost $4 billion per year, mind blowing if you take into account that we’re talking about betting here.
Betfair started in UK and was one of the companies that received in 2003 the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in the Innovation, a prestigious award. Unfortunately for the UK, as most giants do, Betfair moved its operations to Gibraltar in 2011 to save lots of money in taxes. If you think that’s unfair, think about your favorite tech company and pretty sure they’re based in a fiscal paradise too (Google, Apple, Microsoft, …). Politics aside, Betfair allows its clients to bet on anything sport related, horse racing, casino games (i.e. poker), even Vegas slots and Bingo games.
Betfair has recently launched a developer program that allowed third party developers to create applications that interface with Betfair. This was a great move on their side as now there are dozens of apps that can help you interact better with Betfair. If you have an Android device then you can use BetOnDroid, the first app with a ladder interface that lets you manage your Betfair bets.
BetOnDroid is free and obviously it requires you to have a Betfair account (or sign-up for one before using the app). Its dashboard will give you the default login/logout actions, as well as allowing you to create a Betfair account. From the dashboard you can access your account and bets, see all the events you can bet on and two sections for InPlay Now Markets and InPlay Soon Markets – basically current games or soon to start ones that you can bet on while the game is still playing. For your account information you can see general info such as how many betfair points you have and discount commission, as well as details regarding your current wallets. You can have wallets in different currencies and for each you’ll see the amount deposited, how much of it can be used for betting, how much can it be withdrawn and lastly what is your current exposure (plus the maximum limit) for that currency. From your account you can also transfer funds between wallets.
The interesting part happens when you access the most important section of the app, the bets one. That’s what you’ve seen in the screenshot above and this is where you can place your bets with a simple tap. The top section will show you the event name you’ve selected and what market is part of (along with market status, start time and total amount in this market). You also have actions at the top to cancel all your unmatched bets, change the size of the bet (Betfair has a minimum of 2) and enable virtual prices. You can also see all the bets from that market, a chart with pricing fluctuations for bets and runner information (only for horse racing). Its interface uses a ladder system, as you can see well described in the image below:
Here’s a list of features that BetOnDroid has:
Quick actions on the list of bets in BetOnDroid
Multitude of options in BetOnDroid
BetOnDroid is definitely a must for betting experts and novices. It can be downloaded for free however since the download isn’t offered directly via Google Play there’s an extra step you have to make to install it, enabling the installation of apps from Unknown Sources. To do so go to Menu -> Settings -> Applications and check the box marked “Unknown Sources“ (allow installation of apps from non-market sources). After that just download the .apk file and run it.
You can read more about this app on its official website at betondroid.com or download the .apk directly here: Download BetOnDroid
Name: BetOnDroid
Developer: BetOnDroid
Size: 1.6Mb
Package: BetOnDroid.apk
Version: 1.8.6
Last update: October 6, 2013
Price: Free