Sportingbet Review

With two decades of experience in the UK betting market, Sportingbet is established as one of the best and most trusted bookmakers. Their sportsbook is fully stocked with plenty of markets, and with a slick design and excellent app for iPhone and Android, there is a lot to like about this British bookie.

Choose Sportingbet for their

• Excellent live betting and streaming
• Variety of sportsbook promotions
• Highly-rated apps for sports and casino

Sportingbet offer a quality all-round betting site with over 90 different sports to wager on, ranging from major football, tennis, basketball, and horse racing events through to the likes of Esports, table tennis and entertainment markets.

Football betting unsurprisingly has the biggest variety, with hundreds of available bets within each fixture, with many games having a 'Build A Bet' function available as well as the occasional price boost.

There is no Asian handicap, which is the only glaring omission from an otherwise extensive football selection.

No British bookmaker is complete without horse racing odds, and Sportingbet offer a great range.

Punters can wager on races in the UK, Ireland and the USA, as well as further international racing from Hong Kong, Sweden, South Africa, and more.

While the breadth of horse races on Sportingbet is impressive, it would be even better if there was more form and information available to bettors.

The Sportingbet basketball offering is among the best out there, with lots of individual player props and various other stat bets, plus the live betting selection is top-notch - not just for basketball but for tennis, darts, and more.

Navigation is straightforward and the site has a nice design and colour-code.

Sportingbet users can bet through the desktop site or download the app on iPhone or Android, which is excellent and features casino games as well as the entire sports section.

There is a separate Sportingbet Online Casino app with 100+ slots plus table games, video poker, and live tables.

Customer support is good if not great, with live chat only available between 10am-10pm CET. Payment options are aplenty and Sportingbet verification is not a long, arduous process.

Find another bookie if you don't like

• No Asian handicap

Many football bettors like to wager on the Asian handicap, which unfortunately is not one of the markets listed within football matches on Sportingbet.

Sportingbet is certainly not the only British bookie to not include this type of bet, but if they were to do so, it would legitimise them as a complete sportsbook from a football betting point of view.

New customers at Sportingbet can get up to £50 in Free Bets, an Odds Boost Token, 20 Free Spins and a £10 Casino Bonus when you register with Sportingbet today.

How to claim the Sportingbet sign up offer

1. Click 'Claim' and set up a new account with Sportingbet.
2. Select your first challenge and get rewarded with up to £50 in free bets or an alternative bonus.
3. Get a £20 free bet when you complete all four challenges.

Sportingbet offer a pretty standard set of banking options, with debit cards and PayPal leading the way but other methods such as Paysafecard and Trustly also on the list.

No fees are charged for any deposit methods, but bettors should check with their payment provider for any charges on their end.

Sportingbet Limits on Payments and Withdrawals

Each user can view - and reduce if they wish - their current deposit limits in their Sportingbet account. 

The minimum deposit via Paysafecard is £5, while for other methods it is generally £10.

Winning limits are set at €250,000 per week per player.

You can bet any amount up to €10,000 on sports markets.

Sportingbet Verification

Before you withdraw money from Sportingbet, you will need to have passed the KYC process to verify your age and identity.

Sportingbet aim to review documents within 24 hours after you send them in.

You may need to send Sportingbet:

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

On top of the welcome bonuses that Sportingbet offer their new customers, there are a range of existing player promotions that span across various sports.

There is Acca Insurance, a weekly free bet deal, and other betting offers.

Sportingbet offer Best Odds Guaranteed on UK & Irish racing, meaning that bettors get paid out at bigger odds if a horse they back drifts out to a bigger starting price.

Sportingbet is a part of GVC Holdings plc, who also own fellow sports betting brands bwin, Ladbrokes and Coral.

Founded in 1997 by Mark Blandford, Sportingbet soon became a household name within the gambling space and acquired Paradise Poker in 2004.

In 2013, GVC purchased Sportingbet, with the Australian and Spanish operations being bought by William Hill.

With corporate offices in Guernsey, Sportingbet also have offices in Ireland, Costa Rica and Australia, but their headquarters are in London.

Sportingbet is an excellent domain name for a betting site, and the contents of the sportsbook certainly do it justice.

There is nothing about Sportingbet that necessarily stands out when compared to the other top UK betting sites, but with over 90 sports on offer and a decent selection of betting promotions, this site is a solid choice if you want to make it your go-to bookie.

Pre-match, you can expect to find a wide variety of bet types regardless of how big the sport is.

As far as live betting is concerned, the top sports are covered particularly well, with bets available on things to happen in the next 15 minutes in football, or the winner of the next game in tennis, or other similar wagers.

Sportingbet's payout percentage is among the best in the UK, and at times they are best price on certain markets.

Sportingbet Football Betting

The betting offers on the Sportingbet site are generally centred around football, with free bets available when you win a Both Teams to Score Acca.

Place a football Acca with 5+ selections and get a free bet if one loses.

You can wager on top competitions such as the English Premier League and the UEFA Champions League with hundreds of different bets listed for matches within these tournaments.

More obscure leagues in countries like Belarus and Nicaragua are also on tap, with a decent selection of markets.

Sportingbet Horse Racing Betting

On top of a great UK horse racing selection on Sportingbet, odds are also listed for international races, with prices available early for many US races.

Single and Each Way bets can be placed, and for certain meetings you can also opt for a forecast for a chance at bigger returns.

Best Odds Guaranteed is offered on UK and Irish racing, which is where you'll find the best set of options and information.

Sportingbet provide punters with key features which make the betting experience a pleasurable one - such as their version of the Bet Builder, called 'Build A Bet', plus a number of excellent live betting functions.

Sportingbet Live Betting

Sportingbet offer a very good variety of sports and markets to choose from in-play. There is a live betting section which displays odds and stats from events currently taking place, and it can be categorised by sport to make navigation easier.

The live odds on Sportingbet are constantly updated by the traders, and while they inevitably are suspended periodically while the action takes place, availability is overall very good.

Sportingbet Live Streaming

At Sportingbet, you can watch your matches through their site, which makes it much easier to follow the games you have bets on. 

Sportingbet offer high-quality live streaming on football, tennis, ice hockey, basketball and more.

By selecting the Live Streaming option on the Live Betting tab, you can view all of the current and upcoming fixtures for which streaming is on offer.

Sportingbet Cash Out

A standard offering among UK betting sites, cash out is an option available to UK punters on Sportingbet.

Whether you are using their desktop site, mobile site or app for iPhone or Android, you can choose to close a bet early and secure a win or cut losses.

With betting through smartphones becoming commonplace in the UK, betting sites have had to adapt to this and offer a quality, optimised mobile product.

Sportingbet have managed to do this, not just with a mobile version of the website that can be accessed on your device's browser, but also with the Sportingbet app and the Sportingbet Online Casino app.

Sportingbet App

The Sportingbet app for sports betting has excellent reviews on the App Store and rightly so. 

It offers all of the same betting opportunities as the Sportingbet desktop site, and functions quickly and reliably to ensure that bettors can place effective live wagers.

Both Sportingbet apps are available on both iPhone and Android.

Along the bottom of the app there is a navigation bar that gives punters quick access to live betting markets, their betslip, their open bets, and the Sportingbet Live Casino.

There are hundreds of titles to choose from within the slots collection in the Sportingbet Casino, and gamesters can kickstart their account with 100 free spins on Starburst.

Lots of different themes can be chosen from, with retro slots, movies, Age of the Gods, and Fire Blaze Jackpot Games.

Classic table games such as blackjack, roulette, and casino hold'em are in the Sportingbet Casino which uses a range of top providers.

Sportingbet Live Casino

Live roulette, live blackjack, and other games are on tap in the Sportingbet Live Casino, with popular games from Evolution Gaming taking up most of the offering.

There are various offers for the live casino, such as daily drops, weekly wins, and a cash prize festival.

The casino is not the main priority of Sportingbet so it is hardly CaesarsPalace, but a more than adequate selection if you happen to fancy trying your hand at the roulette wheel or blackjack table.

New customers in the Sportingbet Casino are eligible for 100 free spins on Starburst.

How to claim the Sportingbet Casino bonus:

1. Click 'Claim' and register with Sportingbet Casino.
2. Deposit £10 or more into your account.
3. Receive 100 free spins to be used on Starburst.