Betway Reviews and User Ratings (original) (raw)

Full Betway Bookmaker Review

Overall, Betway is one of the best bookmakers available in the UK. As mentioned, they make our top 10 for 10 different categories – an absolutely huge amount that very few other bookmakers can compete with.

A huge part of this is down to the markets offered, the consistency of their odds and their dedication to covering sports properly. They are fantastic for cricket, and US sports, particularly baseball and American football. This is carried on through to esports, which is one the best parts of Betway’s product, and one of the best places to bet on the sport in the country.

Lastly, Betway is brilliant and has a couple of specific features that are integral to a good betting membership. One of these is its bet builder function, which is excellent, but the other is their Free Bets Club, which treats existing, loyal customers brilliantly, rather than signing people up and forgetting about them.

Betway Review Summary

One of the best bookies in the UK, with fantastic odds and markets.

Advantages and Disadvantages

All explained in greater detail in this review, these pros and cons allow users to scan and understand where the strengths lie quickly.

Pros

• Best bookmaker for cricket
• Ranks in OLBG’s Top 10s for eight different categories
• Impressive esports coverage

Cons

• Mainly automated customer service

Who are Betway?

After a steady site, Betway has emerged as one of the biggest players in the UK, and European, betting industry. Founded in 2006, Betway holds licences across the globe and has major sponsorship deals with huge sporting organisations like the NHL and West Ham United.

• Established in 2006
• Betway Ltd
• UKGC licence number - 39372

First Impression of Betway

At OLBG we collect data on every bookmaker’s service, compiling the best bookies in a variety of categories, so that we can determine which bookmaker is the best at what. Based on this data, Betway makes our Top 10 in 10 different categories, making it one of the top bookies in the country.

- Luke Bradshaw Lee, Commercial content manager

Betway Live Betting

When it comes to live in-play betting Betway ranks on our list of best bookies, offering great options when it comes to in-play action. With full statistics, line-ups, and standings offered on their in-play pages there are plenty of different things available to help the bettor with picking in-play bets.

A better variety of in-play action and streaming access may be needed to put Betway at the very top of the list of best bookmakers for in-play betting but it’s still an excellent part of the Betway product.

Betway Live Streaming

Live streaming is available on the Betway site and app for horse racing, assuming you have placed a bet on the race. To watch a race you must place a £2 minimum bet, either a single of each way bet to be specific. There is also live streaming for greyhounds, also. Betway Live Streaming is available on desktop and mobile, you simply need to have a funded account.

• Football Live Streaming
• Hockey from the NHL
• WTA and ITF Tennis Live Streams
• Horse Racing Streaming

Look out for the 'TV' Symbol next to the event, then you know you can bet and watch at the same time.

Betway Betting Odds

You can see from our data, when it comes to betting on American football, Betway has the single best odds in the country. Beyond that, Betway is regularly one of the best places to find long odds for sports such as tennis, rugby union, baseball, football and basketball.

Betway Betting App or Mobile Site

The Betway mobile app is very good.When you open the Betway app for Android or IOS or on your tablet you can quickly see there is a lot going on, the screen is awash with the latest free bets, promotions, favourites and a quick bet slip.

Now we are normally keener on the "less is more" adage with betting apps, as sometimes apps try to fit a quart into a pint pot, but despite the myriad of different typefaces, images and links, the betway app home screen just worked, and it felt like a place you would enjoy.

You can see that betway have spent time and money developing their app. When we checked there had been regular upgrades, this is a sign that the betway developers are constantly looking for ways to enhance the betway app.

Betway Football Betting

Betway's high ranking for football betting as shown in the table above is important as the better prices allow for better winnings. With the vast majority of bets placed on football being accumulators even a small increase of odds over other bookies is massive.

Slightly different odds when it comes to bets in your acca's can make a massive difference in your overall winnings. To dive into things a bit deeper, head to our best bookmakers for football betting to see why Betway makes our list.

Bet Builder

Where Betway’s bet builder excels is when it comes to American sports. The sportsbook already offers some of the best odds for basketball and its bet builder for NFL is arguably the best. If you can’t see the bet you’re after, you can use Betway’s #BetYouWay hashtag on twitter to get the odds that you’re after.

Bonuses

The Betway promos team are creating huge betting interest, predominantly with their excellent free bet club + their innovative four to win games. I rank their free bet club the best in class, check it out I think you will be impressed. If you have not yet discovered all the Betway promos then get yourself along to the Betway website or Betway app and take advantage.

In addition to this there is Four To Score where you predict four first goalscorers to win cash, Four To Win, a horse racing equivalent. There are also bonuses across different sports including the NFL, cricket and tennis, with regular Betway Boosts offering lengthened odds.

Best Free Bet Club

Betway's free bet club gives you two £5 free bets to bet on whatever you like every week when you bet £25+ on sports multiples.

Cash Out

Cashout is a very important betting feature for punters these days so it's crucial that bookies integrate this feature into their mobile betting apps. Betway have done this well allowing their customers to instantly cash out their bets on any device they like.

Betway Horse Racing

Betway are also ranked highly when it comes to Horse Racing betting and they feature as one of our best bookmakers for horse racing betting.

Their Four To Win promotion is also available for Horse Racing with jackpots for picking four horses in four selected races.

Similar to their 4 to score jackpot predictor, the competition is free to play and offers a chance of winning a jackpot of £1,000 to as big as £10,000 on Saturday's.

Betway Best Odds Guaranteed offer is available daily on all UK and Ireland horse racing bets, from 9.00 am. For example, if you get a tip for horse racing, take the 6/1 Early Price and your selection wins at 8/1, Betway will pay you at 8/1. The Betway BOG applies to single and multiple bets placed and although there are some bookies who offer BOG from earlier, the great part of Betway’s service is there is no limit placed on the maximum benefit.

Betway US Sports Betting

A full range of American Sports is available. At the time of writing, only the MLB season isn’t up and running, with the other major leagues in full swing. Beyond that, and maybe somewhat surprisingly given its lack of international racing coverage, there are lots of international markets for these sports, particularly for basketball.

American Football Betting

Line shoppers should absolutely head to Betway when hunting around for the best value on NFL betting because they regularly have the longest odds for American football, that goes for college football and the CFL, as well as NFL games. It’s worth checking out our best NFL betting sites in more detail to see how Betway compares.

Basketball Betting

Not only can you also create your own bet builders on basketball games, there are supporting statistics on screen to help inform your decision. Betway is a solid option for basketball betting, overall. Keep tabs on the top basketball betting sites though, to see in more detail why they top our list.

Baseball Betting

Betway’s selection of markets for each game is seriously impressive – you’d struggle to find a market that you can’t bet on and they should absolutely be a first port of call when it comes to baseball betting. That’s why it ranks as the seventh best baseball betting site in the UK. Their stats offering is right up there, and while they don’t run any baseball promotions, their in-play offering is great and you can get cash out on a number of different baseball markets.

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Ice Hockey Betting

Like the basketball offering, as well as the biggest league in the sport, the NHL, there are a huge number of other leagues around the globe. You can bet on games in Switzerland, Sweden, England, the Czech Republic and more. There are good outright future markets for NHL betting, and the markets within games are loaded.

Betway Greyhound Betting

Whether you’re making bets, or just want to check the form and stats, Betway’s greyhound service is really good. There are odds on over 150 different greyhound races per day across the whole country. Betway, as it does with most sports, lists handy tips, bet explainers and types of greyhound races on the greyhound page so that you have extra info at your fingertips when betting.

Betway Darts Betting

All year round you’ll find competitive odds on major darts tournaments around the world, including the PDC World Championships, the Premier League and, of course, the sponsored Betway World Cup of Darts.

Betway Snooker Betting

By Steve Madgwick - I’m always on the lookout for great snooker betting sites. Select any random snooker match on Betway and you should find around 15 markets available to bet on at your fingertips per match; that’s something that’s difficult to find elsewhere. Betway also offers a good option when it comes to in-play betting on particular snooker events, so bear them in mind if you’re a big fan of in-play betting in general.

Betway Rugby Betting (Union & League)

Betway offers a consistent, brilliant offering across the board. It may not be the single best at many specific ratings, but it’s an all-rounder who offers a very high standard on absolutely everything that they do and their promotions are one of things that this rugby betting site is market-leading at. For a bit of everything, Betway is your one-stop shop, and the site is so easy to navigate, with top rugby events easy to find via its quick links. Check how it compares in our top rugby betting sites.

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Betway Cricket Betting

By James Banting - The single best cricket betting site in the UK is Betway. With all things considered, Betway’s offering pips the rest of the pack. It covers all the major tournaments and regularly has some of the best odds and the best variety of markets. You can get odds boosts on specific bets, and supporting stats are displayed alongside. The only downside is that it doesn’t offer live streaming, but given the rest of the setup, it’s hard to do better.

Betway Tennis Betting

By James Banting - Betway has a healthy event coverage for the tennis season. Obviously there are the Grand Slams, but also every tournament on the ATP and WTA tours, as well as Davis Cup, Fed Cup and Challenger Series, as well as even smaller tournaments. And, although it probably doesn’t need saying, this applies to in-play betting, as well as pre-match stuff. Generally the odds here are really good, and definitely a consideration when placing tennis bets.

Betway Golf Betting

By James Banting - It’s great to see this level of coverage. Aside from the Ryder Cup and the four Majors, all of which are being played next year, there are the likes of LIV Golf Events that I’d expect to see, and a number of smaller events – Andalucia Masters, BMW Ladies Championship, plus a few more. Also, the odds are better than most so I’ll keep Betway in mind when the majors roll around.

Betway Motorsports Betting

By Andy Powell - What keeps Betway out of the top three is it has slightly less markets available when compared to the likes of 32Red and William Hill, but it still ranks highly in our best bookies for motorsports. It’s still better than most, but not at the very top. Very few bookmakers run motorsport specific promotions (more of that later) but despite that, there are good opportunities at Betway to take advantage of general promotions and use them betting on motorsport. It’s something to definitely bear in mind when shopping around.

Betway Boxing Betting

By Frank Monkhouse former professional boxer - I quite like the approach to boxing betting that Betway applies. They know there’s not a lot of value in the “fight winner” market for most bouts and so put a lot of focus and value into other markets. This means thinking of Round Betting, Round Group Betting and the like. It’s worth checking their regular “Fight Night Tips” feature that they post most weeks.

Other Sports Betting

Whilst these sports might sound very niche, there is a massive market for fans, and millions of them in the UK, so good coverage of niche sports and events is key to be reviewed on OLBG.

Other Sports at Betway 🌍🏀🏐🚴🎮

Betway offers diverse betting options: handball 🏆, volleyball 🏐, cycling 🚴, Aussie rules 🏉, and esports 🎮. Explore global matches, detailed stats, and infinite markets.

Betway offers extensive betting options for Handball, volleyball, cycling, AFL betting, and esports. Handball includes global competitions; volleyball,covers European Championships and various tournaments; cycling features future tours and current races; AFL betting has comprehensive stats and esports offers all major games like League of Legends and CS:GO.

Political Betting

By Nigel Skinner - Betway’s UK political betting offering is as good as most, certainly in terms of markets available, and odds on those markets. While the site is easy to navigate, one thing that lets it down is a hang-up from sports betting, signposting various markets as “leagues” which can be a little confusing. It’s a minor quibble, however, because the actual product on offer is very good, especially its “In the Spotlight” tabs, which rotate particular markets at varying times.

Entertainment and Specials

By Jake Ashton - If we were just going off variety in markets, Betway would be right up at the top. As an overall package it’s not with the absolute best but you’ll find markets here that may not be anywhere else, or at least will be hard to locate on other bookmakers. In particular, the offering on UK TV programmes to bet on is greater than most, and novelty bets on current affairs can also be found.

Casino

Betway has a fantastic casino with all players from small to large stakers given the best experience possible on the platform.

A huge range of slots and interactive promotions are on Betway Casino to keep the most demanding of players happy and consistently able to use the services available.

You can see further information in our Betway Casino review which takes a look at each individual sections on there.

Betway Account Opening Process

Couldn't be easier and can be completed in three easy step

1. Click a sign up offer on this page
2. Enter your personal information
3. Set up your security info including passwords.
4. Add a deposit method and make your first deposit

That's it. You're ready to bet with Betway.

Navigation and user experience [desktop v mobile]

The Betway site and app both have a similar layout with the black and green colours staying consistent throughout the platform. Betway's design is well-structured and the design overall is efficient despite its interface absolutely crammed full of info. I found myself using the app over the desktop more and more, which is no sleight on the desktop version, but the app definitely feels more intuitive. Our user reviews point towards the reliability of the site being impressive plus the app being good due to the fast sign in process on there.

Placing a bet

This section should only really highlight if there are issues, as the process is almost identical on every site. Within a few minutes of signing up to Betway I placed a couple of bets on different sports, one of which took advantage of the welcome offer, and I used their bet builder feature, which was very indeed. Placing a bet on Betway is straightforward with the betslip instantly appearing on your screen when you click a selection.

Managing your account

As mentioned above, the design really makes this tick. On the desktop version, it’s stuff left and right of screen (menu and search to the left, account and bets to the right). On the app, it’s at the bottom, with search, account and bets at the top, with a main nav bar at the bottom that can get you to different sports, in-play options and casino (plus return to the home page).

Betway Responsible Gambling Features

As with all online betting companies, responsible gambling should be and will be an essential element of the service provided. Expect KYC procedures and document supply as a matter-of-course, to confirm your account after you have deposited a certain level of funds and in the event of any large wins.

You can set limits for yourself across depositing options and daily staking options too, so you can set your levels and keep control of your gambling.

Expect Betway to contact you via your preferred communication method if there are suspicious activities on your account. This protects your account from being accessed by someone other than you and ensures you control your gambling activity. Betway have a legal obligation to question your activity if they believe it to be suspicious.

Bookie Review Expert Contributing Team

Opinion, research and data collection for this Betway review by

• Darren Brett (Greyhounds expert)
• James Banting (Horse Racing, Golf and Tennis)
• Nigel Skinner (Football and Politics),
• Matt Edgar (Darts)
• Frank Monkhouse (Boxing)
• Andrew Powell (Horse Racing, Ice Hockey and Motor Sports)
• Jake Ashton (Entertainment and Specials)
• Fact Checked - Sam Darkens - Commercial Manager
• Written by - Luke Bradshaw-Lee - Commercial Content Manager
• Edited and Published - Steve Madgwick - Editor-In-Chief

Betway Info & Bookmakers Reviews

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4.0 / 5

• Ratings: 256
• Reviews: 122

5

“Not bad at all!”

Reviewed: October 2024

I normally use a variety of different online bookies but when I saw their £50 matched bonus I thought I'd set up an account, to my disbelief the mobile site was the easiest I've ever used normally it takes about a week get used to I've found myself now using betway a lot! Also I had a quiery and the contact is very simple it takes about 3 seconds to connect to someone and I even got a phone call the following day offering me another no deposit free bet! I quite like free bets so I'll stick to winning with betway!

7 out of 7 users found this helpful

5

“QUICK & EFFICIENT”

Reviewed: October 2024

Decided to take the generous offer with Betway, via OLBG, and everything went very smoothly when it came signing up to the new account. Registration takes just a minute and my account was ready for betting immediately. The sign-up offer is a decent one, if you deposit and bet, say, £50, they will match it - simple. The site looks clean and tidy on first appearance with navigation simple and easy. I wont insult you with any BS about it being the greatest thing since sliced bread - it's a bookie site and does exactly what a bookie site is supposed to do but it does it well and has plenty of markets from all around the world, if you can't find the bet you want on here you probably aren't looking. A good first impression, I have to be honest.

5 out of 5 users found this helpful

5

“Impressed!!!”

Reviewed: October 2024

I am a member with all the well known bookmakers and when a new bookmaker comes along i tend to just stay who i am with,so i am really glad i gave Betway a chance!They have really good markets but i tend to just use the football,mma and american football.So i decided to pick my bet out and before i placed it i had a idea and i compared the prices of the accumulator to one of the well known bookmakers and Betway come out on top!!!What else can you ask for from a new bookmaker giving you the best odds,and there enhanced odds section on the football is really impressive.Betways casino and poker section is nicely layed out and easy to use too,5 Stars for me and my new bookmaker i will be using from now on!

4 out of 4 users found this helpful

4

“1st Impressions are good for Betway - I hope they last”

Reviewed: October 2024

Quite impressed with Betway thus far. Easy navigation, certainly easier than Betway and a good range of markets. I will be using the site primarily for Football and CFL betting which are both covered. The Live streaming of events is a bonus as this is a must now for in-play football betting for me and constitutes a good deal of my sportsbook football betting. Russian and German football is nothing new in terms of streaming but handy to have another venue and account to utilise. Also some enhanced price offers look less convoluted than others I have seen elsewhere. I am looking forward to continuing with this account. 1st impressions will hopefully last

3 out of 3 users found this helpful

4

“I Like It”

Reviewed: October 2024

I have tried most of the online bookmakers over the last 5 years. Betway is a breath of fresh air in as much as you can actually navigate the site right from the get go. There is no Horse racing markets which will be a negative for some ...but the football markets are very clear and multiple bets are a doddle to place. You can actually find your history and current bets that are current with real ease. Some sites really do over complicate things..but this site for me is a joy to use. The results are the same though..I tend to lose :

3 out of 3 users found this helpful

4

“So Far So Good!”

Reviewed: October 2024

Let's start with the negatives about Betway. I find it hard to believe I can bet on Olympic Beach Volleyball in Brazil but I can't have a flutter on Tony McCoy in the 3.30 at Aintree. And I noticed that something called 'enahnced' odds. I have no idea if it's the same as 'enhanced' or whoever typed it up was distracted by the though of Beach Volleyball. But it's not all bad. The site is fluid and easy to use. Navigation isn't as fiddly as other sites which is imperative as placing a bet on the internet can be quite stressful. It also looks great - it's well presented with great big symbols. Opening an account didn't take long and placing a bet was as easy as 1X2. I quite like that the fact that you can 'Special' bet section and a casino that I've not yet ventured to. So far so promising. But when it finds it's feet and it's hooves there's no reason why Betway can't be the best way to gamble on line.

1 user found this helpful

3

“Good but nothing new”

Reviewed: October 2024

I found the website very user-friendly it’s clear and easy to navigate around. There are plenty of sports to bet on with lots of the usual markets, although the lack of horse racing is a big downfall. The free bet is easy to unlock and relates to your first deposit rather than the unit of your first bet stake, so it is slightly different from other bookmakers and a good draw. The minimum withdraw of £20 is slightly unusual but I doubt that will put anyone off. I think they are a solid bookie with a decent website platform. However, in such a saturated market you’ve really got to carve out your own niche and I don’t feel that Betway do that. I’ve been comparing their odds on odds-comparison sites and they don’t seem to be a stand-out on many prices they seem to run a few of the usual promotions but nothing away from the rest of the market and I cannot really see a reason why I should bet with them over another bookmaker running better promotions and offering bigger odds. Would I bet with them again? Yes, it’s a good website with plenty of markets. Will I bet with them again? In reality, probably not, there are so many bookmakers around that you’ve really got to stand out from the crowd and offer me something different.

1 user found this helpful

3

“Free Bets Not Credited”

Reviewed: October 2024

I have been lucky enough to win 2 free bets in the last 2 months,neither have been credited to the account. There free bet club is pretty good if you bet £25 per week you get £10 in free bets. I dont find the odds that competitive

3

“Average and can be improved”

Reviewed: October 2024

Betways is just OK. App works like a 3rd class app. Deposit is slow and takes time. Withdrawal is also difficult sometimes it takes more than 24hrs. I would suggest they improve their overall customer experience

2

“Not Too good”

Reviewed: October 2024

Withdraw and cash out services are very poor

2

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1

“Dont bother”

Reviewed: October 2024

Opened an account because of sport coverage and odds available with different sports , however they dont like you winning, after just a few days my account was restricted to just a few pence or bets rejected, would have given zero stars if I could

1

“Dreadful Bookmakers”

Reviewed: October 2024

I was restricted by how much I could stake on events within 2 weeks of opening my account. They did not Close it but might as well have done

1

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Reviewed: October 2024