Austrian bookmakers
Sport has always been an integral part of this German-speaking country's culture, and despite its small area Austria currently has more than 14 400 sport clubs. Thanks to its mountainous topography, the country is now  the very centre of winter sports with lots of densely located ski resorts and kilometres of excellents ski trails which are a very lucrative business for the inhabitants. The country is almost synonymous with skiing, and especially popular is alpine skiing which includes such disciplines as slalom, giant slalom and downhill. The second sport just behind skiing is football, played in Austria since 1890 and represented by the popular Austrian Bundesliga which comprises of 10 teams.

At the top of the list of reputable Austrian bookmakers there is Bwin (est.1999), Bet-at-home (est.1999) and Interwetten (est.1990) all of which companies originated in the capital of this Alps-dominated country having now bookmaking licenses either in Gibraltar or Malta.

The sports betting offer of Austrian online bookmakers focuses on football and it is mainly Central and Eastern Europe-oriented . In such countries as Germany (three-times World Cup winner), Austria (the co-host of EURO 2008), the Czech Republic (the national team regularly in the top 15 of FIFA rankings), Poland & the Ukraine (the joint hosts of EURO 2012) football is very much in the public eye and the national as well as international league matches can easily influence the emotional state of the whole society. Apart from soccer, these bookmakers give you a very good betting offer on such typically European disciplines as: handball, volleyball, basketball and the already mentioned winter sports.

If what you are looking for is betting on any of the European football leagues even the second, third or fourth tiers, plus soccer betting bonuses and live streaming of matches, then take a closer look at the recommended Austrian bookmakers as one of them might suit your needs perfectly!