IMPORTANT CARBON RACING UPDATE
Carbon sports bettors in the United States are reporting long delays in withdrawing their winnings. Until these banking issues are resolved, we are advising our readers to use an alternative horse race betting app in the US.
We recommend that US-based horse racing fans instead use the BetOnline.ag mobile racebook. BetOnline have been in operation since 2000 and are one of the most trusted US friendly online and mobile bookmakers.
Click Here to read our BetOnline racebook app review or download the app below.
We recommend that US-based horse racing fans instead use the BetOnline.ag mobile racebook. BetOnline have been in operation since 2000 and are one of the most trusted US friendly online and mobile bookmakers.
Click Here to read our BetOnline racebook app review or download the app below.
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Carbon U.S. Horse Racing App Review
Carbon Sports Racing App Introduction
Carbon Sports has been one of the fastest growing US facing bookmakers in the industry. Whilst it's been pretty common knowledge that US bookmakers have struggled over the last few years due to banking issues, there have been a handful that have worked tirelessly to provide a suitable outlet for those in the US still wanting to legally wager on sports. Many people are still skeptical on gambling within the US or using US facing bookmakers and although we aren’t going to go into the finer details of their regulations for this article, we will say that Carbon Sports legally accept US based players and are fully licensed to do so. |
What's been impressive from Carbon is their continued strive for innovation in a time where even their existence has been called into jeopardy. One thing they have done is released a mobile betting app for their punters to enjoy their ever increasing sportsbook in mobile format. There will be little arguments when we say that the technology or advancements of these apps aren't as strong as the European facing bookmakers, because in all honesty, they are worlds apart. That being said, we are confident that it does a more than decent job for the demographics it targets.
Horse racing is a sport that has always been popular in the US. Even though it plays a huge second fiddle to the likes of baseball, basketball and American football, the US public have always been racing fanatics and this shows in the coverage that betting apps such as Carbon are producing. Throughout this review we will be looking at how well horse racing is promoted from their mobile betting app and more importantly, seeing if their horse racing section is any good or not.
Mobile Racing Features
Right from the off on the Carbon app you will see how much of a role horse racing plays for the bookmaker. At the top of the app is a menu with certain quick links, with one of them including horse racing. In fact, horse racing is the only dedicated sport in the list and by clicking it, will take you to a dedicated HUB which is 100% horse racing focused. This actually came as a bit of s surprise to be honest as we would have expected to see one of the higher profile U.S. sports represented here.
Clicking this button will take you into the dedicated racing section, which actually includes harness racing and greyhound racing as well. Each of those areas appear to be the same set up as their horse racing section, so if these are sports that interest you, then you can expect a similar sort of plethora of information.
The page starts off with upcoming races over the course of the next hour or so. The number of races here will range depending on how many races or meeting are taking place that time. Each race will include an MTP (Minutes To Post) which is essentially the start time. It will also indicate which race on the card is next up.
Before going any further into the features of the app we want to point out that Carbon seem to do an excellent job in terms of coverage. For most US facing bookmakers, they tend to keep themselves to themselves in that they will offer pretty much exclusively US races and meetings. Carbon on the other hand seems to reach out to a much wider demographic with meetings in the UK, Ireland and South Africa all on show. This might stretch even further afield, but at the time of testing, these are what were available.
The race card is a lot different to those of you who are familiar with European bookmakers, but obviously those of you in the US will be more than familiar with what's going on. They start by offering you up the bet type that you want to place on the race. This again ranges between each race but can include Straight, Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Daily Double, Pick 3 and Pick 4. It's actually a really nice balance of markets and something that a lot Euro bookmakers don't include on their race cards.
Once you have selected your bet type you can then scroll down to see the horses that are in that race. Included with this is information on the jockey and then the current money line price. Depending on your chosen market will depend on the boxes available to select from, but a straight bet will include win, place and show bets for you then to enter your stake. One thing we did notice was that you couldn’t see your returns directly after typing in your bet amount and indeed had to add it to your betting slip to do so. It's a minor niggle but often punters like to see exactly how much they will get back from a certain market before betting and this would definitely speed up the whole process.
The bottom of the card will include information on your betting limits, which more often than not start from around $2 and work their way up to $1,000 for max bets. We have seen this amount to be larger for more popular races, but rarely less. You can also choose between your ticket, home, contact page and flicking to the desktop site at the bottom of this page as well, should you choose to do so.
A nice little feature that has relatively recently been added to the race card is a 'Bet types explained' button. This gives you a quick overview of what each bet type means and how to go about placing your bets. Whilst most will be familiar to the majority of bettors, there will be some that aren't and we even found this useful to define exactly what the pick 3 and pick 4 markets were all about.
Horse racing is a sport that has always been popular in the US. Even though it plays a huge second fiddle to the likes of baseball, basketball and American football, the US public have always been racing fanatics and this shows in the coverage that betting apps such as Carbon are producing. Throughout this review we will be looking at how well horse racing is promoted from their mobile betting app and more importantly, seeing if their horse racing section is any good or not.
Mobile Racing Features
Right from the off on the Carbon app you will see how much of a role horse racing plays for the bookmaker. At the top of the app is a menu with certain quick links, with one of them including horse racing. In fact, horse racing is the only dedicated sport in the list and by clicking it, will take you to a dedicated HUB which is 100% horse racing focused. This actually came as a bit of s surprise to be honest as we would have expected to see one of the higher profile U.S. sports represented here.
Clicking this button will take you into the dedicated racing section, which actually includes harness racing and greyhound racing as well. Each of those areas appear to be the same set up as their horse racing section, so if these are sports that interest you, then you can expect a similar sort of plethora of information.
The page starts off with upcoming races over the course of the next hour or so. The number of races here will range depending on how many races or meeting are taking place that time. Each race will include an MTP (Minutes To Post) which is essentially the start time. It will also indicate which race on the card is next up.
Before going any further into the features of the app we want to point out that Carbon seem to do an excellent job in terms of coverage. For most US facing bookmakers, they tend to keep themselves to themselves in that they will offer pretty much exclusively US races and meetings. Carbon on the other hand seems to reach out to a much wider demographic with meetings in the UK, Ireland and South Africa all on show. This might stretch even further afield, but at the time of testing, these are what were available.
The race card is a lot different to those of you who are familiar with European bookmakers, but obviously those of you in the US will be more than familiar with what's going on. They start by offering you up the bet type that you want to place on the race. This again ranges between each race but can include Straight, Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Daily Double, Pick 3 and Pick 4. It's actually a really nice balance of markets and something that a lot Euro bookmakers don't include on their race cards.
Once you have selected your bet type you can then scroll down to see the horses that are in that race. Included with this is information on the jockey and then the current money line price. Depending on your chosen market will depend on the boxes available to select from, but a straight bet will include win, place and show bets for you then to enter your stake. One thing we did notice was that you couldn’t see your returns directly after typing in your bet amount and indeed had to add it to your betting slip to do so. It's a minor niggle but often punters like to see exactly how much they will get back from a certain market before betting and this would definitely speed up the whole process.
The bottom of the card will include information on your betting limits, which more often than not start from around $2 and work their way up to $1,000 for max bets. We have seen this amount to be larger for more popular races, but rarely less. You can also choose between your ticket, home, contact page and flicking to the desktop site at the bottom of this page as well, should you choose to do so.
A nice little feature that has relatively recently been added to the race card is a 'Bet types explained' button. This gives you a quick overview of what each bet type means and how to go about placing your bets. Whilst most will be familiar to the majority of bettors, there will be some that aren't and we even found this useful to define exactly what the pick 3 and pick 4 markets were all about.
Racing App Look & Feel
Without sounding too critical, the Carbon Sports horse race app isn’t exactly the most pleasing on the eye. It looks as if it was released 10 years ago when the first apps were starting to hit the market and it has very little going for it in terms of aesthetics at least.
That being said, its minimalistic feel means it runs really smoothly and we often found ourselves just loading the app directly from our browser for an increase in loading times. You can of course save the app to your home screen for future use, but when you type in the address into the search bar it will automatically realise you are on a mobile device and send you straight there.
Without sounding too critical, the Carbon Sports horse race app isn’t exactly the most pleasing on the eye. It looks as if it was released 10 years ago when the first apps were starting to hit the market and it has very little going for it in terms of aesthetics at least.
That being said, its minimalistic feel means it runs really smoothly and we often found ourselves just loading the app directly from our browser for an increase in loading times. You can of course save the app to your home screen for future use, but when you type in the address into the search bar it will automatically realise you are on a mobile device and send you straight there.
Verdict: Carbon Sports Mobile Racing (United States)
The Carbon Sports app has actually surprised us somewhat. We mentioned earlier how we often found US facing bookmakers just hammer the US sports such as baseball, American Football etc but it was refreshing to see Carbon not only cover horse racing, but give it a section of its own to increase usability.
The range of markets on offer was excellent and we were pleased to see the inclusion of international meetings on there as well. The only downside really comes from the design, which as mentioned, feels very dated.
The Carbon Sports app has actually surprised us somewhat. We mentioned earlier how we often found US facing bookmakers just hammer the US sports such as baseball, American Football etc but it was refreshing to see Carbon not only cover horse racing, but give it a section of its own to increase usability.
The range of markets on offer was excellent and we were pleased to see the inclusion of international meetings on there as well. The only downside really comes from the design, which as mentioned, feels very dated.
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