Bwin Review

Bwin is an online betting brand that has been in operation since 1997. While it may be bigger in countries such as Germany and its homeland Austria, Bwin is still a great bookmaker for UK punters, with their offering of more than 90 sports and 30,000 bets every day.

Choose Bwin for their

• Impressive range of sports betting markets
• Worldwide customer base and outstanding reputation
• Mobile apps for sport, casino and poker

Since they entered the market more than two decades ago, Bwin have refined and developed their product over time and now have one of the best all-round betting platforms in the world.

The selection of sports betting markets goes beyond the ordinary, with everything from major football leagues through to Esports tournaments and darts exhibitions listed on the site. It is worth noting that in Germany you can't bet on Esports because of regulations.

For football, which gains the most interest as far as the sportsbook is concerned, there are hundreds of available bets within each fixture, with many in-play wagering opportunities also on offer either on desktop or the mobile app.

The payout percentage is excellent across the board, and Bwin are often among the very best prices particularly on outright markets.

When shopping for the best odds, you will often find the best price on Bwin.

Live streaming is another key feature on the Bwin site, and while there are a wide range of popular sports available to watch live including football, darts and tennis, Bwin would appeal more to British bettors with a comprehensive horse racing streaming selection.

Punters who also enjoy sitting at a poker table or spinning the roulette wheel have plenty to choose from, with lots of poker promotions and tournaments and a mix of standard and live casino games such as blackjack, baccarat, Monopoly and Deal or No Deal.

There is also a virtual sports section with football, racing, tennis, speedway and more.

The customer support service is exemplary, with live chat, email, and telephone among the standard contact options.

Find another bookie if you don't like

• No Asian handicap

Asian handicap is a popular type of bet, especially in football, and the absence of this market on Bwin may put off some more experienced bettors.

Other standard handicap markets are available across multiple sports, but if you are looking specifically for Asian lines then you may be better off with Bet365 or Kambi sportsbooks.

New customers can claim a Bwin backup bet, meaning if you lose your first wager up to £20, you'll get your stake back as a Bwin free bet.

How to claim the Bwin free bet:

1. Click 'Claim' and sign up with Bwin.
2. Deposit £20 and place a multiple bet with 3+ selections and odds of 1/2 per leg.
3. If you lose, you will receive your entire stake back as a Bwin free bet for football.

Bwin's selection of payment methods is more than adequate, allowing customers to choose from prepaid cards, debit card, or eWallets including PayPal.

Bank Transfer is also an option, and Bwin do not charge any fees themselves for transactions.

Bwin Limits on Payments and Withdrawals

The minimum that can be deposited into your Bwin account is £5 via Paysafecard. The standard minimum amount for other methods, meanwhile is £10.

Maximum deposit amounts also vary across the different banking options, with PayPal and MuchBetter having the highest limits at £10,000.

The winning limit for each player per week is £200,000.

Withdrawals should be made using the same method you used to deposit.

Bwin Verification

Bwin need to verify your name, age and address before you can deposit funds and start playing.

To do this, you need to send documents which they will review within 24 hours. The last time one of the members of staff at Bookies Bonuses signed up, they were verified just minutes after sending the documents.

You may need to send Bwin:

• A valid photo ID (driving licence, passport, ID card)
  
• Proof of address (council tax bill, bank statement, tenancy agreement etc.)

Bwin offer a terrific set of promotions for sports betting, casino and poker.

Sports promotions change regularly, but can include Best Odds Guaranteed on racing, Enhanced Accas, and Acca Insurance.

Casino players can make the most of daily drops and weekly wins, as well as other seasonal bonuses.

On the poker table, Bwin players can earn rewards and daily prizes through various schemes and promotions.

Bwin is owned by GVC Holdings, the company which also owns well-known betting sites such as Ladbrokes, Coral and Sportingbet.

With over 20 million registered customers in over 25 worldwide territories, Bwin, headquartered in Austria, is one of the biggest betting brands in the world.

Bwin have been officially partnered with Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Inter and Valencia.

As well as being among the leading sports betting platforms, Bwin are entrenched in poker and users can qualify for major offline events via tournaments on the Bwin site.

The Bwin sports betting offering covers pretty much all bases, with markets available on over 90 sports.

General sports fans who like the mainstream events will find everything they need, with everything from Grand Slam tennis tournaments to major boxing fights.

Niche sports are also given plenty of attention, and there are lots of markets for each event, both pre-match and in-play.

Special markets on politics, television, and even the weather are listed on the Bwin site.

Bwin Horse Racing Betting

British bettors often find that the horse racing betting section of sites that are bigger elsewhere in Europe may not prioritise UK racing and offer as good a selection of odds and offers.

This is not the case with Bwin. You can find an array of markets for UK racing as well as international meetings in countries like Sweden, USA and South Africa.

Best Odds Guaranteed is available on all UK and Irish horse racing.

As one of the most important sports on UK betting sites, the fact that Bwin offer as good a horse racing betting experience as many other leading bookies, means that Brits can take Bwin seriously as a viable option for their punting.

Bwin Football Betting

Football is usually the most prominent sport on the Bwin home page, which is unsurprising given the brand's involvement with several major European clubs.

All top leagues, as well as more obscure competitions across the globe, have a range of available betting markets each day, and while there is no Asian handicap market on Bwin, there is more or less everything else.

With promotions such as Acca Insurance and the In-Play club, there are many reasons to bet on football with Bwin, who are on occasions the best price on certain markets.

Bwin are up to speed with all of the tools required to succeed as a modern online betting site, providing users with many state-of-the-art features.

Bwin Live Streaming

At Bwin, you can watch a whole range of sports directly via live streaming. You can watch various football leagues, WTA and ATP tennis, along with a selection of different sports from all over the world. 

The catalogue changes regularly as different rights are secured, but Bwin screen up to 100 events daily, and 2000 fixtures per month across over 20 different sports.  

When you view the Live section, you can click on the Video box to see all the upcoming live streaming events for the next few hours/days.

Bwin Live Betting

The Bwin site and app have a really neat and straightforward live odds section. You can choose to view events through either an Overview or the Event View which allows users to view all of the odds and detailed stats for certain games.

If you click on a match you will get all of the relevant statistics along with scores, the number of yellow and red cards, number of corners etc.

With a user-friendly betting app, Bwin make in-play wagering a reliable and simple process for bettors.

Each sport has its own variance of markets, and you will find types of bets on Bwin that you may not see elsewhere, such as the winning double on the next leg in darts, or which player will reach seven points first in table tennis.

Bwin Cash Out

Cash out is available on lots of single and combination wagers, allowing users to settle their Bwin bets early.

This feature is a necessity these days, and while there is nothing particularly outstanding about the Bwin cash out function, it does the job just fine.

Playing on all of the Bwin products (sports betting, casino and poker) on your mobile phone or tablet works just fine. 

You can either play via their mobile website in your browser or download one of their apps. They have a Bwin sports betting app, a Bwin Casino app, and a Bwin Poker app.

Bwin iPhone

You can wager on sports, casino and poker with your iPhone or iPad. It’s up to you if you want to play on the mobile website or if you’d rather download an app from the App Store.

Even the sign-up process is easy to complete on iPhone, as you can enter your details as normal and complete verification by uploading documents from your phone, iCloud or Dropbox.

The functionality is decent, albeit not as smooth as some other betting sites on the iPhone.

Bwin Android

In order to install the Bwin app on your Android phone you need to allow installations of apps from 'Unknown sources' in your device's settings.

This is not a reflection of the legitimacy of Bwin, as this is the case for various gambling products.

If you would rather just play on your mobile browser, you can do that instead. Both options are equally safe and secure.

Bwin App

Bwin offer their customers three different apps, with the sports betting and casino apps both being very highly rated on the App Store. 

ElectraWorks, who are also behind the partypoker products, are listed as the providers of all Bwin apps.

The sports betting app is the main one, and you can actually access casino games on there, so if you are an all-round gamester, the flagship Bwin app can be your one-stop-shop.

Presentation is solid on the app and navigation is easy, but it can be a bit slow and clunky sometimes, especially when toggling between different areas of the app.

Overall, with the availability of live streaming and the ability to quickly place in-play wagers across many betting markets, the Bwin app gets a thumbs up.

You will find a broad selection of Bwin Casino games under the 'Casino' and 'Games' categories in the main menu. 

Slots or table games from multiple leading providers are on tap with no download necessary on desktop. 

There is also a Bwin Live Casino where you can play roulette, blackjack, baccarat and casino hold’em against real croupiers. The live casino is also compatible with your smartphone.

Bwin offer their players a top poker solution on the partypoker network, one of the largest poker networks on the market. 

All of the main types of poker are available to play, and in addition to standard cash games and tournaments, there are special cash game leaderboards and daily spin leaderboards with big cash prizes.

Earn entry to major offline tournaments by qualifying through Bwin online poker.

You can play via the web browser or by downloading software, and if you are a regular player, you can earn points and rewards which can be converted into different bonuses and tournament tickets.