Betfair launches Taikai
Ready to put your money where your mouth is?
Sports betting site Betfair has given a new twist to online betting, by incorporating a social aspect.
Everyone likes to be proved right and to brag when they win a bet and TaiKai uses this idea of betting between friends.
Punters can enjoy friendly competition and show off their knowledge of sports and other events.
Designed by a Swedish company, Jadestone, TaiKai uses virtual dollars to place bets. The bettor who makes the most virtual profit in a day wins a real money prize. This is a personalized betting experience, where users can design their own avatar to suit their personality, check out other punters’ bets and chat online.
To have a go at TaiKai, choose the event you would like to place a bet on - football, tennis, cricket, grand prix, horses - and predict the outcome, using some of your 10,000 TaiKai dollars. Invite your friends to play too, so you can prove once and for all that you are top dog. Or not…
Keep an eye on how your bets and your friends’ bets are doing. The player with the most winning bets wins a cash prize.
www.betfair.com
