BETTING ON DARTS
Being recognized as one of the most popular games to play when you're in a bar or home with your friends, darts has managed to overcome this barrier and become a great skill game played in top championships where professional players compete since 1978.
The first reference to a game which was played with darts appeared in some journals dated in 1819, but it's considered that the first darts game was played in 1870s. From being played in pubs in the UK before the First World War, the game of darts evolved into a game which is now accessible and played in all over the world by all types of people.
Darts is such an interesting and fun game which can be accessible for any amateur player who has a dartboard and some small missiles, but in the professional world of this sport there's a well-known championship - the World Professional Darts Championship which is organized by two different organizations (British Darts Organisation and Professional Darts Corporation). Since 1990, Phil Taylor managed to win a record of 16 World Championships and to become known all over the world as the best professional darts player.
Betting on darts is very easy, since all online bookmakers have this sport into their betting offer. Bookmakers like Bet365, William Hill, Unibet, BetVictor, Ladbrokes (which is also the main sponsor of Professional Darts Corporation) and many others deliver many types of interesting betting markets for darts, including:
o To win outright;
o Match winner;
o Total legs, correct leg score;
o Double result, handicap 2-way;
o Most 180's, player 1 180's, player 2 180's, total 180's, first 180;
o 170 finish in match;
o 9 dart finish in match;
o Correct set score;
o Highest checkout score 2-way, highest checkout, first leg total checkout, final leg total checkout;
o Total sets, first set of darts, to win first set, first set correct score, final set total leags;
o First leg winning double - colour, final leg total checkout, final leg winning double - colour.
Online bookmakers can offer many interesting services and features for darts fans: live video streaming from the major darts competitions, a wide range of markets (as specified above), great odds, live betting on darts and even special promotions (e.g. Paddy Power can return your money if your match bet loses when the final checkout is 100+).
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