Summer sport followers love this time of year as a feast of top quality sporting events is presented by TV coverage each week.
So far this summer we have already had Derby Day and Royal Ascot and this week it is the turn of Wimbledon.
The following week will see the start of the cricket test series against S Africa, with the first test match at Lords, and if that is not enough, the British Open Golf Championship follows one week later.
All this, plus of course, the Euro 2008 soccer Tournament, still very popular viewing even without home side representation adds to a wealth of unmissable events.
How sad therefore that for most we have to watch them from the comfort of our living rooms while the summer sun outside is ignored.
Still, we can't have it all ways can we? With all these events being transmitted into our homes it is little wonder that the growth of online sports betting has become one of the most popular growth areas in the country these days.
Sports fans have turned sports backers, as they have found themselves in a world where they have great expertise and knowledge and have become less afraid of backing themselves.
The sporting industries do a fantastic job of promoting events and sports followers, who are equipped with the internet, can research any of these events online.
In many cases, followers can calculate the likely outcome of each event, and if blessed with a little courage and a few bob can often make themselves a tidy profit.
Online sports betting almost goes hand in hand with TV Sports coverage, it does so to attract viewers and backers alike and will increase considerably over the next few years.
The offers available form Bookmaker's these days are incredible, with so many free options and similar incentives on offer.
These allow sports fan to have great fun with low risk and get far better odds than the even money, a fiver side bet gets, when you challenge a mate on any sporting outcome.
Opening betting accounts online could not be simpler either these days, although it should be remembered that incentives change daily and before opening an account, it is essential to have a good look at all offers.
The same consideration should be made to opening an account as would be applied to any bet made.
Backers do not have to bet on everything of course, sports online betting is principally about knowledge, a follower of any given sport will have his/her own convictions, opinions and beliefs about their chosen sport and they will know the potential outcomes.
It is a simple question thereafter whether to support the perceived outcome and have the courage to back yourselves in the betting odds