Does social Sports Betting really exist?

Today's information flow is unlike anything we have seen in previous years. Everything is accessible in the click of a button. In sports betting, the interpretation of free flow online information is in the base of every calculated betting decision made by customers worldwide. Every smart sports punter knows that the more information you gather on a fixture you plan on betting on, whether statistical or theoretical, the more likely you are to place the correct choice.
And what type of information is better than the voice of the very same people you bet along side with?

Everyone who bets sports, love talking about sports. It's indisputable. Making arguments and forming opinions is a fact of life in this industry and everyone wants to be heard and approved by his fellow peers. As such, the internet is packed with countless websites, which give out an overflow of information created by sporting minds throughout the world. Sadly, gathering and following such information is sometimes mission-impossible... 

The need for good, solid and accessible sports information now drives demand for  a new type of online services. Social websites that have skilled to pick up on this need are at their peak of success and leading the internet's core of information. Social sports betting is a growing phenomenon in need, that for some reason eluded the business flow of the largest sports betting bookies out there.

Bizarrely, the online sports betting world, especially bookies, has failed to integrate this important type of information into mainstream conception. There is no room for the sole punter to feel part of something larger than just his own individual bet... The current presentation in most bookie websites consist of so many numbers, headers and betting choices without taking into consideration the everyday's punter ambition to share his betting habits in seamless manner  with the rest of his sports betting community.  

So what's the solution?

To be honest, none of the betting platforms out there have taken this important piece of the puzzle, and gave it a place of real importance on their betting platforms. However, a few startup ventures have identified this need and are on the way of creating a new social arena to gap the void. These new comers not only offer some comprehensive sports betting information aggregated from multiple sources and bookies, odds-comparison, and other stats, but give the punters what they truly need - a new social betting platform. Players include Winpredict (a classic social betting platform), Betfect, Youbetme, Favourit and a few other's that are under development.

It really seams that this segment is now booming, and it may well be the tip of the iceberg - the beginning of a new social play. Let's hope that the traditional bookies will pick up on this trend. Its awesome!