Sky Bet Review

The Sky Bet Club offers free bets or spins to users every week, based on total stakes placed within specific markets or arenas. For instance, racing punters can receive a free £6 bet, if they have staked £30, while in-play market players can also receive a free £6 bet if they have placed £30 worth of bets on In-play events.

To qualify, current members must visit the Sky Bet Club page and opt-in to one of the five options available, and match the staking criteria by 23.59 on the following Sunday, with the free bet credited to a player's account on a Monday.

This weekly cycle then restarts, with the user able to change their bonus, while those who missed out can once more opt-in.

BuildABet offers up to 65 markets for players to create individual football-focused match accumulators, with U.K. leagues, major top-flight divisions in Europe, and UEFA competitions as the main focus of these bets.

Matches outside these zones can feel a little less supported, but still, provide some 30-40 betting options to create a bet. Cash-out is available on all BuildABets too, further extending the options to players.

For those who enjoy creating bet builders, Sky Bet is easily one of the best around and offers a strong alternative to bet365 or BetUK offerings.

Sky Bet also features a few more specialised markets in its BuildABet, adding extra depth and value to prospective accumulator selections. Suppose a team puts lots of crosses into the box, in that case, the “To Score A Header” market offers a good opportunity to nicely boost your odds, over a simple “Player To Score” pick, whilst a freekick specialist could be worth adding via the “To Score From Outside The Penalty Area” market.

BuildABets can be created in-play, offering over a dozen markets during games and once again can be cashed out whenever the player wishes.

Sky Bet continuously looks to evolve and develop the betting experience for players, with innovative new options and functions. The latest is AccaFreeze.

Acca Freeze allows players who pick a match result football accumulator of five selections or more, to "freeze" the scoreline of one selection during play, which is great for those tight contests.

Simply create your 5+ team match acca and when the games are playing, go into the "My Bets" section and if a team you have selected goes ahead, you will be able to freeze the scoreline to count it as a winning selection, no matter what happens afterwards.

Website

The web version of the site is clean and easy to use, with navigation mostly straightforward and signposted well.

Making deposits and withdrawals is a simple process, whilst placing bets is also a breeze, with selections added to the betting slip, on the right side of the screen for immediate viewing.

There are one or two missteps, such as the option to view the day’s Football matches, which is on the home screen, only being available within the football accumulators section, but generally, the site is laid out well, despite one or two odd decisions in terms of displaying markets.

Mobile App

For those using a mobile device, the App for both IOS and Android, is easily one of the best out there, with all the features available on the web, reproduced perfectly on mobile.

Once again the depositing and withdrawing of funds is a breeze, whilst placing bets is as straightforward as ever and all actions are swift and responsive.

A minor issue can be the live streaming of sports via the app, which doesn’t always work or at least work immediately. Although this isn’t a deal breaker, those who wish to watch horse racing may miss out, with the race ending before seeing the live feed.

• Watching Sports

Sky Bet plays host to several key sports for live video streaming. Football, horse racing, greyhound racing, snooker, and tennis are among the main featured events, with events subject to respective TV rights and availability.

Viewing of these events is open to all members once logged in, except for horse racing, which requires users to place a minimum stake of £1 on the specific race, to view it.

It should be noted that although stated as live, video feeds are generally around 20-30 seconds behind, which could affect cash-out availability on bets, so some caution is required.

• Virtual Live Feed

Sky Bet also provides the now standard virtual live feed of matches, with football and tennis the main beneficiaries.

Clicking on an in-play football match shows a pitch view detailing proceedings, viewable stats, and main events of the game, such as cards and goals, plus a score centre that shows other scores in active matches.

The pitch features an animation of the play and how possession develops, giving users a decent idea of what is happening and who is in the ascendency.

Yes, Sky Bet customers can also enjoy slots, table games, poker and even bingo via its sister sites, using the same account details

Both Sky Vegas and Sky Casino provide a plethora of slots, including some of the more popular games, such as:

• Deal or No Deal

• Fishin Frenzy

• Luck Of The Irish

• Reel King

• Slots Of Gold

For table game players, there are numerous Blackjack, Baccarat and Roulette options, with minimum stakes from as low as 20p.

Live games also feature heavily, with live table games, plus popular gameshow-like games, including Spin A Win, The Mega Drop and Mega Party.

Sky Bet allows the following payment methods to be used for depositing.

Visa Electron, Visa Debit, Maestro, Mastercard Debit, Solo, PayPal and Apple Pay

Withdrawals can take between 1-3 days depending on the payment type you are using.