Spread Betting has been a major growth market in UK in recent years; it contains a high level of risk and is regulated by the Financial Services Authority. It is intended to create an equal number of wagers on both the sides. The profit you get from this is tax free in UK and some European countries, it is form of gambling not investment so it is exempted from capital gain tax and stamp tax, and this means that the losses cannot be made up with future earnings. Some countries have the tax on betting and anyone who loses in it can deduct the amount from the income. There are spreads in sports wagering, financial betting. In the financial one there were serious problems found last tear. In about fifteen percent of the account opened were suffering from serious problem in compared to the gambling. Only one out of five is the winner.