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Paddy Power is Ireland's biggest bookmaker
Paddy Power 's parent company, Paddy
Power plc., is listed on both the London Stock Exchange
and Irish Stock Exchange. Paddy Power Plc. recently
recorded a 36% increase in turnover to 913.6m in 2003
(2002: 673.8m) with excellent growth across all channels.
They are the first major Irish bookmaker to venture
into online betting and they believe that the continual
product innovation and customer service that Paddy Power
are renowned for will make them a leading player in
the online betting market.
A particularly distinctive feature
of betting with Paddy Power is the special terms they
offer on some bets. On average Paddy Power have 2 specials
on their site at any given time. These are usually displayed
in the homepage on the left-hand menu bar. Check out
their specials archive for a list of all their past
specials.
One of Paddy Power's popular specials
is their Red Card Special. In this instance they refund
all losing bets if a red card is issued during the match
in question. Another was the "Shoot Tiger and you
are out of the Woods", where on the British Open
Paddy Power refunded losing bets on 23 players who beat
Tiger Woods but who failed to win the tournament - good
eh?.
With a dedicated customer service
team is located at Paddy Power's head office in Dublin
to handle any problems that you may experience when
using the site. Their customer service lines are open
from 8.00am-midnight Monday to Saturday and 10.00am-midnight
on Sunday.
They have 140 shops in Ireland (including
4 shops at race courses) and 14 shops in London
Depositing into your PaddyPower account
There are numerous ways to deposit
funds into your Paddypower.com account and their team
are constantly trying to implement new and improved
ways of doing so. Currently you can deposit funds using
Credit cards, Debit cards, Bank Transfer, Cheques and
An Post Billpay. If you experience any problems depositing
money please call the Paddy Power helpdesk.
Security
Paddypower.com recognise that online
security is an area of vital importance for all their
clients. It is imperative that you should be fully satisfied
that your personal details are 100% secure before you
commence with your betting.
Encryption
A key area of online security is encryption
using the SSL mechanism, that is to say that information
you provide us with is encrypted so that it cannot be
read across the Internet. 128-bit SSL Encryption is
used on all pages of Paddy Power 'spayment system.
Firewalls
Another key measure of online security
is the Firewall. This sits between the Paddypower.com
Web server and the Internet, providing further protection
against non-authorised access. Access to the server
is strictly controlled by the firewall, ensuring maximum
protection for the website.
The Padlock
Each screen within the secure areas
of the website will include the padlock symbol in the
bottom right hand side of the webpage to indicate that
you are in a secure area and that any information you
transmit is encrypted.
Added Security
If you are logged into your betting
account for some time without using it the system will
automatically log you out for security reasons.
Credit Card Verification
Once Paddy Power receive your Card
details they carry out a check of your Card with their
credit card checking facility. This ensures the number
you entered actually corresponds to a real credit card
number and is not one that has been made up.
They also do random security checks
on a continuous basis to ensure that no fraudulent use
is being made of a Card. This verification of your details
is carried out over a secure line to the bank. Card
data is, at no time, sent over the Internet during the
validation process nor does the bank give out any details
to Paddy Power over the phone, they simply state what
information they have and the bank will let them know
if it is correct or not.
Click
here to view the sports you can bet on with Paddy Power
http://www.paddypower.com
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