Victor Chandler

Established in 1946, the Victor Chandler Group is well known for being one of the more innovative betting and gaming organisations. The Victor Chandler sportsbook (known as VC Bet) was the first to offer tax-free betting to its clients, thanks to the daring move of relocating its account operation from London to Gibraltar. This move was so popular with bettors that many other bookmakers followed suit, and eventually the UK government abolished betting tax entirely.

The Victor Chandler group has a reputation for honour, integrity and class, and is commonly referred to as "the gentleman's bookmaker". Take one look at their home page and you can see that the designers have worked hard to translate those qualities to the screen, with a tasteful black banner, some smart looking tabs and a simple and elegant main template. If this Victor Chandler site was a piece of furniture, it would be a black leather armchair sitting in the private library of a Sussex country mansion.

Finding your way around the Victor Chandler site is easy, thanks to common sense menus and pages that load quickly. Generally speaking, you're only ever two or three clicks away from where you want to go, and when it comes to placing bets, the process is straightforward. Just tick the outcome you want to bet on, click the "Add To Slip" button to bring up your virtual betting slip, enter your stake and then confirm the VC bet. The whole process takes longer to describe than it does to actually go through it.

VC bet

Victor Chandler Betting is available on a wide range events, including all the usual sports, racing and specialities (politics, poker tournaments, etc.) The racing pages can be viewed in one of three ways: Quickview, which gives the horse names and numbers; Standard Racecard, which includes colours of the jockey silks; and Detailed Racecard, which gives the colours and form lines. Audio commentary is available from Victor Chandler for racing each day and there is a separate Football Saturday channel for soccer action.

Individuals who like to bet on financial markets are also well catered for here. Bets available include the FTSE 100 level at midday, the FTSE 100 level at official close, the DOW JONES level at official close and the FTSE 100 level at the year end.

Those of you who like to VC bet on the move can benefit from the associated Victor Chandler Mobile service and use your mobile phone to access a scaled down version of the site using your regular user ID and password. However, you will need to register for the mobile service before you can use it.

Recently VC bet have started offering betting in-running for those who like to make bets once an event has kicked off.

In a nutshell, Victor Chandler is a great site, and well worth a visit. If you consider yourself a gentleman among bettors, this is the sportsbook for you.

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Victor Chandler Operator

Victor Chandler International Ltd
Leanse Place
50 Town Range
Gibraltar

For customer service, customers calling from within the UK should phone: 08000 97 33 44. Customers in Spain should phone: 9567 79063. Customers calling from any other country should phone: 0035 0 79063. Customer service is also available by using the e-mail form available on the web site.

VC bet Money

Opening a Victor Chandler account involves a quick three step process. Money can be deposited using debit or credit cards, bank transfer or Neteller. The minimum stake on any event is £1, unless you are placing a multiple bet, in which case the minimum stake can be as low as £0.05. Victor Chandler is famous for accepting very large bets, though you should bear in mind that the maximum online payout is £100,000 per customer per day.