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Extrabet is part of the IG group of companies. The group was founded in 1974 and now employs over 450 staff around the globe. Extrabet Limited is a company registered in England and Wales.

Extrabet Limited is regulated by the UK Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Act 1963 and holds a bookmakers' permit authorising it to carry on the business of receiving and/or negotiating bets.

In May 2005, IG Group Holdings plc was floated on the main list of the London Stock Exchange. Since then it has been promoted to become a member of the FTSE 250 and currently has a market capitalisation of approximately US$2bn.

The group also includes IG Index, which offers sports spread betting and financial spread betting; and IG Markets which offers CFDs and foreign exchange trading. These businesses are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

IG Group Holdings plc offers speculative investment products to a retail and professional client base, through a number of well-known brands. The group's principal businesses give clients the ability to trade on financial markets.

Their longest established business is financial spread betting, where they are the world's leading provider (based on turnover), servicing a retail client base, primarily in the UK.

Their rapidly growing Contracts For Difference and foreign exchange business services retail clients and market professionals around the world from offices located in the UK, Australia, Singapore and Germany.

The group also offers spread betting on sports, entertainment and political events and binary betting on both financial and sports markets.

More than 90% of the group's client transactions are executed electronically.

2005-6 headlines * Revenue up 44% at £89.4 million * EBITDA up 51% at £52.6 million * Strong EBITDA margin of 59% * Normalised earnings per share up 61% at 10.88p * Final dividend 4.0p per share; total dividend 5.5p per share * Current trading is strong.

The group's business has grown rapidly since the late 1990s, with revenues having grown at a compound annual rate of roughly 40% over the past eight years.

Their financial spread betting business had its most successful year in 2005-6 (revenue up 47% at £54.8 million), and they have also developed IG Group into a significant multi-national operation.

Sign-Up Bonus

Extrabet will automatically match your first bet stake with a Free Bet of up to £25 on the same selection. So a £10 bet on your fancy will become a £20 bet - nice if it wins!!

Sportsbook

At Extrabet you are able to have a gamble on the following markets - * Golf * Football * Cricket * Tennis * Rugby Union * Rugby League * Motor Sport * Snooker * Baseball * Darts * Boxing * Politics * American Football and * Financials (* Settlements * Indices * Hourlies * Commodities * FX * Exotics).

How to Deposit Funds

Deposits in to your Extrabet account can be made using Switch, Maestro, Delta, Solo, Irish Laser card, Visa, MasterCard, EntroPay, Bank Transfers, Moneybookers and cheque

There is a free bet, and some financial spread betting, so if you would like to have a look at what Extrabet can offer, just click on the banner below.