Blue Square - www.bluesquare.com
Blue square are an online bookmaker, based in the UK. They were established in 1999, and were independently owned until 2003, when they were acquired by Rank Group PLC, owners of Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casinos amongst others. They currently have a combined customer base in excess of 750,000 members in the UK.
As with most UK bookmakers, Bluesquare offer a free bet as a welcome bonus for new members. At the time of writing, this offer was a free £25 when you re4gister with blue Square Betting and make your first bet of at least £25, and a further free £25 bet once you have made your tenth bet (of at least £25). as always with these types of offer, they are subject to change, and you should always check the website, www.bluesq.com for the current welcome offer and related terms and conditions. the offer may also be withdrawn or reduced during busy times such as the Grand National, Ascot, cheltenham etc to prevent abuse. Again, check the website www.bluesquare.com for clarification of the current offer.
Opening an account with Blue Sq is easy - Just click on "Register Now" at the very top of the page, and enter your details. Once you have registered a credit card and funded your account, you are ready to start blue square betting. Just click on your market, and you'll see the odds. Enter how much you want to bet, and click submit. Any winnings will be credited to your account, which you can then withdraw to your card.
From the 2007/08 season, BlueSq have also taken over the sponsorship of the Football Conference from Nationwide, with the league being re-named the Blue Square Premier, and the former conference feeder leagues now being called Blue Square North and Blue Square South. The sponsorship will run for three years, currently due to expire at the end of the 2009/10 season
Blue Square Casino
Blue Square Casino has a very familiar look and feel, and those familiar with the bluesq.com site will feel right at home at bluesqcasino.com.
Once again, there's a welcome bonus for you - A matched deposit of up to £75 for your first deposit (so if you put £75 in, then Blue Square Casino give you another £75 free), and that's not all - They are currently offering up to £75 in matched bonuses every single week, based on playing certain games. as always, check the website www.bluesqcasino.com for the current offer.
Blue Square Poker
Blue Square Poker is a fairly new addition to the BlueSq stable of websites, but thanks to Rank's ties with the Grosvenor chain of casinos, it is a site that works very well indeed, and is incredibly popular, with both novice and professional poker players.
There is currently a $500 signup bonus for new players, and getting started with BlueSqaure Poker is really easy. Just donwload the software and enter your details. Once you've funded your account, you can start playing, or even jsut play a few hands for fun.
If you're totally new to playing poker online, then you really should check out the Blue Square Poker School. Well written for complete newbies by blueSq sponsored pro poker player Karl Mahrenholz, the Poker school will help you get to grips with the basics, and ease you into the wonderful world of online poker.
Don't forget that when playing poker online, you're not playing "against the house" - you are actually playing against the other players in the room. If you like to play poker offline too, then just by being a member of Blue Square Poker, you get a chance to register for the annual offline tournament held at Grosvenor Casinos across the UK, where there is a £4,000,000 prize fund - oh yes!
Blue Square Games
Blue Square Games are great little online games that you can play as part of the Blue Sqaure experience. Games include old favourites such as Monopoly, Roulette and Aces High, as well as new games like Deal or no Deal, Cleopatra and Aces High.
Check out the Blue Square review and compare betting odds at Todds Odds.