Reviewed By James Molloy
Betway Sports is an established sports betting platform for UK players, with casino, live casino, esports and more available on the site.
New players can receive a £30 matched free bet if their first acca loses and 50 bonus spins, with betting markets for almost any sport and a range of payment methods accepted except for credit cards.
Betway is a brand managed by Betway Limited - a Maltese registered company with address 9 Empire Stadium Street, Gzira, GZR 1300, Malta - who are licensed and regulated in Great Britain by the Gambling Commission under account number 39372.
In operation since 2006, online gambling company Betway offers betting and gambling products including sportsbook and casino. The company holds offices in London, Malta, Guernsey and Cape Town in South Africa.
Betway is an official partner of Premier League clubs West Ham United and Brighton & Hove Albion as well as the Cheltenham Festival, Ninjas in Pyjamas and Betway SA20.
Betway Sports welcome new players with a £30 matched free bet if your first acca loses as well as 50 bonus spins. Here are the significant terms and conditions to be aware of:
Betway are offering up to £70 in free bets (£15 every week) as they countdown to Cheltenham. These are available on all sports, where you can opt-in and bet on any market.
Place your bets by spending £25+ on trebles, accumulators or 3+ leg Bet Builder bets at combined odds of 2/1+ before midnight Friday every week and receive a £5 free bet at 10 am on Saturday and 10 am on Monday as well as a £5 Free Bet added to your Countdown to Cheltenham pot.
Betway’s sports promotions page is only accessible for players with an account, offering a wide range of offers from cash prizes, bonus spins and free bets to suit everyone.
Betway offers a great range of sports for players to bet on, with football, horse racing and tennis pinned to the main header. Their ‘Quick Links’ section on the left-hand side guides you to daily football matches, horse racing cards and tennis matches as well as Premier League, Championship, Serie A and La Liga betting.
Here is the full list of sports you can bet on with Betway:
The Specials section includes betting markets on a range of topics including the UK City of Culture, Elon Musk, the Oscars, Big Brother, James Bond, Dancing on Ice, Love Island and more.
The third option under the ‘All Sports’ section is Betway Boosts, offering bets on a range of football markets such as player-to-score, triple accumulators and much more besides.
Betway’s odds are sharp and generally stronger when compared to other top sportsbooks, however, this can vary depending on the sport and event in question.
Betway have a sophisticated and detailed sports betting platform kitted out in their signature black and white colouring, with hints of grey and green on the site.
Under the sports heading players can choose between fractional, decimal and American odds, seek support help or toggle between languages from English, German, Norwegian, Finnish, French, Danish, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Russian.
There is a search bar on the right-hand side as well as the username and password boxes for players to log in to their accounts. The subheading below the Betway brand logo guides players to In-Play, Promotions, Football, Horse Racing, Betway Boosts and Tennis as well as Bet Slip, Cash Out and My Bets options.
Other boxes on the page include Promotions, Highlights, In-Play, Football and more.
Betway truly is one of the very best online betting sites available to UK players, offering markets from every corner of the planet including thousands of markets at your fingertips.
Betway covers all sports from football to table tennis and beyond, with dozens of markets across traditional sports like rugby, cricket, golf, horse racing and tennis as well as more niche choices like volleyball and esports and even North American sports like NBA, MLB, NHL, NFL and UFC.
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Betway’s In-Play betting allows toggling between Football, Basketball, Tennis, Darts, Golf, Cricket, Esports, Table Tennis, Beach Volleyball, Handball, Volleyball, Rugby Union, UFC/Martial Arts, Rugby League, Hockey, Futsal, Snooker and Winter Sports.
You can switch between live sports and upcoming events, as well as markets including Win/Draw/Win, Total Goals, Total Goals 1.5, Total Goals 2.5, Total Goals 3.5, Double Chance and Both Teams To Score.
Live betting is available on iOS and Android so every in-play market is just a touch away.
Betway is an established sports betting platform that navigates effectively for new and existing players. The site is well-designed and feels intuitive, with a search bar on the right-hand side which throws up options in a dropdown bar.
Betway is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) so players can feel safe when using the site, while all pages are encrypted with a 256-bit key too.
Betway offers a range of depositing payment methods you can use to top up your account, including cards, web wallets and rapid transfer. The full list includes debit cards, Trustly, Vyne, direct bank transfer, PayPal, Neteller and rapid transfer.
Due to a UKGC ruling from March 2020, you can’t use credit cards to deposit at Betway. When it comes to withdrawals, your funds initially move into a short queue where the payments team processes your request. Check out the help section of the site for full details on withdrawal times.
Betway has two different mobile betting apps for Android and iPhone devices, one for the online casino and one for the sports betting platform. You can find the Betway Sports app on the App Store for iOS devices and from the Play Store for Android.
Players can also access the mobile-optimised site via a web browser on any device they care to use. The app is a smaller version of the full website, with a colour scheme similar but with grey instead of black to lighten up the display. There’s also a side scroll option to select which sport you want to view.
It’s easy to sign up for an account with Betway Sports, just hit the green ‘Register’ button in the middle of the screen. Once the page refreshes you will have your choice of the welcome offer, so pick the sports one you want and scroll down to personal details.
Enter your title, first name, last name, and date of birth and then add account information such as username, password and email. The fourth section is for contact details, which require your address - street address, city, postcode, region and mobile - as well as figures for daily, weekly and monthly limits.
Confirm you are over 18 years old, accepting the terms and conditions and privacy policy as well as deciding how you’d like to receive communications from Betway. Ensuring everything is correct with the form, hit the green ‘Register’ button and you’ll have your account.
Betway doesn’t appear to run a VIP program or loyalty club when it comes to its sports betting platform, which is a little annoying. However, their range of promotions is quite generous which more than covers the lack of a VIP program.
Betway runs a live chat function from 9 am to 11 pm every day which you can launch from the help centre. Unfortunately, unless you have an account it is particularly troublesome to simply speak to a human advisor.
There is a corporate site for business and press enquiries and it’s made clear that the brand doesn’t run any phone helplines, email support or social media accounts, which is actually quite frustrating for non-members.
Hit the ‘Safer Gambling’ button in the top header to see how Betway takes responsible gambling seriously. They want players to stay on top of their game by enjoying the thrill but managing the risk.
Betway suggests players think of gambling like driving a car - the tools at your disposal are your brakes, seatbelt and airbags. Most of the time you won’t even notice them, but they’ll help keep you safe. Use them to understand your habits, manage the risk and stay on top of your game.
These features include deposit limits, session reminders, self-assessment, take a break, account closure and self-exclusion. They also offer tips and advice as well as links to impartial and experienced organisations that can help.
Betway is an established and quality brand in the sports betting sphere for UK players, with a generous welcome offer of a £30 matched free bet if your first acca loses as well as 50 bonus spins for newbies. They also offer a wide range of deals for existing players such as cash prizes, bonus spins and free bets.
You can bet on almost every sport imaginable, with specialities like Football, Horse Racing and Tennis focused on. Betway provides exceptionally competitive odds when compared to other UK sportsbooks, with sophisticated in-play betting and live streaming options.
Players can utilise a range of payment methods - except for credit cards - while, unlike many sports betting platforms, there is a dedicated mobile app. It’s easy to sign up for an account, but there are no VIP programs or loyalty clubs and the live chat function isn’t 24/7.
Betway takes responsible gambling seriously with lots of different tools and the site is well-designed and safe to play at.
Betway launched its sports betting platform in 2006, making them one of the most developed UK sportsbooks in circulation.
Online gambling company Betway holds offices in London, Malta, Guernsey and Cape Town in South Africa.
Betway offers a range of depositing payment methods including cards, web wallets and rapid transfer.
Betway doesn’t appear to run a VIP program or loyalty club when it comes to their sports betting platform.
Betway runs a live chat function from 9 am to 11 pm every day which you can launch from the help centre.
Due to a UKGC ruling from March 2020, you can’t use credit cards to deposit at Betway.
Betway has two different mobile apps for Android and iPhone devices, one for online casino games and one for sports betting.
Betway is managed by Betway Limited - a Maltese-registered company - which is licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).
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