Tech-savvy folk know the benefits of sourcing news and information online. It can be updated as and when stories break or change and there is just more space to fill with information and other useful stuff. Just think of a newspaper; you buy it in the morning to read the latest current events, but what about stories which break at 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m.…? You get the picture.

Online sports betting is no different. Up-to-the-minute odds are one benefit, and a good one at that and up to the minute news is another one! If you’re placing a bet on motorsports, you would want to know the latest behind the scenes news on trial laps, engine trouble and more before you back a winner. The same goes for horse racing; if you’re placing a bet at the last minute, make sure you’re equipped with the latest facts, injuries to horse and rider and other incidents.

It applies to all sports, which is why odds change right up until the actual event, whether it’s a race, bout or match. The Bookies determine the odds based on the information available to them at the time and as this changes, so do the odds. If you’re betting online, you’ll access all this information as it happens, leading to a more informed stake.

The 2010 soccer World Cup in South Africa saw betting take on a whole new aspect – with match winners being predicted by none other than an octopus. Choosing a cephalopod mollusc to predict a sporting event was simply unheard of until then. However, despite the success of the ‘psychic octopus’, including predicting Spain as the overall winner, sea creatures are not set to become a regular vehicle for setting odds. But, if it does, you’ll surely here about it first online.