Betway Reviews and User Ratings

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.

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.

• Established in 2006

• Betway Ltd

• UKGC licence number - 39372

First Impression of Betway

My First Impressions

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, Senior sports betting editor

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.

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.

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.

Also, remember that it is always worth checking alternative betting options, including best spread betting sites and betting exchange sites, depending on who you are as a bettor.

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.

Compare to the best betting apps in the country.

⚽ 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.  

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.

🏇 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.

🇺🇸 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.

🐕 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.

🎯 Darts Betting

Matthew Edgar

Darts editor and wdf professional

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.

Compare to the best darts betting sites in the UK.

Snooker Betting

Steve Madgwick

Editor-in-chief

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.

Compare to the best snooker betting sites in the UK.

🏉 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 in more detail in the chart below.

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🏏 Cricket Betting

James Banting

Tipster competition assistant

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.

We list the 10 best cricket betting sites here.

You can see how, and why, Betway ranks as no.1 in more detail in the chart below.

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🎾 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. 

🏌️ 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.

🏎️ Motorsports Betting

Andy Powell

Content editor

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.

Compare to the best motorsport betting sites.

🥊 Boxing Betting

Frank Monkhouse

Boxing editor

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.

Compare to the best boxing betting sites.

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.

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

Nigel Skinner

Blog content manager

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.

Compare to the best political betting sites.

🎭 Entertainment and Specials

Jake Ashton

Senior news editor

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.

Compare to the best entertainment betting sites.

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).

Responsible Gambling Features

You can set your deposit limit while you’re signing up; long before you’ve got close to actually making a bet. 

There is also a Settings tab at the bottom of the page, no matter what page you’re on, that allows you to make changes to limits, as well as odds formats, or odds change preferences/notifications.

There are the following measures within its functionality: 

• Deposit Limit

• Loss Limit

• Session Limit

• Wagering Limits

• Reality Check

• Time-Out

• Self-Exclusion

• Support Groups & Organisations

• Advice on Keeping in Control

• Parental Controls

• Self-Assessment

All are explained in further detail on their safer gambling page. As well as this, on the same page they list links to the likes of the National Gambling Helpline, Be Gamble Aware and the National Gambling Treatment Service.

Bookie Review Expert Contributing Team

Opinion, research and data collection for this review by

• 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

✏️📚 - Steve Madgwick - Editor-In-Chief

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