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Bettors of particular sports should absolutely consider having an account with Met Gaming because there are simply markets here that you won’t find anywhere else, or at the very least, will struggle to find anywhere else beyond other Aspire sites.

For most major sports (although there are some exceptions) there are plenty more markets than most other bookies in the industry, and there are some very niche sports here that aren’t covered by the majority of competitors such as bandy, chess, lacrosse, water polo and winter sports. I’d 100% recommend Met Gaming for esports bettors, too.

It is worth noting, however, that there is absolutely nothing in the way of promotions beyond the sign up offer, and that will put people off. Really, you want a sportsbook to reward you if you use it regularly, and plenty do that quite easily. If that’s not a problem, however, then there’s a very good chance that players will find sports or events they’re after here, because they haven’t seen it elsewhere, and end up loving Met Gaming as a result.

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 2022

• AG Communications Ltd

• UKGC licence number - 39483

First Impression of Met Gaming

My First Impressions

This review will reflect the service offered at the time of writing. I signed up on the desktop version of Met Gaming, but also used the mobile version to compare, but there is no app to download. You could be forgiven, thanks to the name, and perhaps the branding of the casino side of operations, that everything at Met Gaming is purely casino-based, but the presentation of the sportsbook is quite data-driven and business-like. Once you’ve selected “Sport” at the very top menu, you’ll be greeted by all the in-play markets. The menu down the side immediately conveys just how many sports, competitions and events are covered here. I also really like the slider on the menu bar to move from different time frames: today, three days, this week etc. If you’ve used any other Aspire Global sportsbooks, especially Neptune Play, you’ll feel at home here.

- Luke Bradshaw Lee, Senior sports betting editor

Live Betting

There’s so much here, and the vast majority of it is pretty good. As discussed above, the in-play markets are where you’re directed to from the off, something that is fairly standard across most sportsbooks and you can then choose to navigate from this page. There are some sports not featured here, snooker for example, which does suggest that the coverage isn’t quite as broad as I first thought, but there’s a variety of different esports (Counter Strike and Valorant included) covered, which is great to see.

See if they make it into our best bookmakers for in-play betting.

Live Streaming

Met Gaming doesn’t offer any live streaming at the time of this review.

Betting Odds

After looking across other bookmakers in the UK, plus going through some comparison sites, it seems as though that the odds offered at Met Gaming are pretty competitive on the whole. We checked football, basketball and tennis for in-play odds, plus horse racing, ice hockey and rugby for pre-match and ante post odds. They’re generally pretty good and because they cover sports some more niche sports, there’s a good chance this is one of the only places that you’ll find odds for them at all.

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.

⚽ Football Betting

Met Gaming doesn’t quite make our best football betting sites in the UK, but they’re not a million miles away to be honest. The menu panel is telling me that there’s nearly 1000 different games that I can bet on at this moment in time, and that’s about right compared to most other major bookmakers at the same time. Beyond that, the market depth is impressive and users will have plenty to get their teeth stuck into if choosing to bet here.

You can see in the chart below, in greater detail, why certain bookies rank among the top for football betting sites, and what Met Gaming is up against.

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Bet Builder 

Met Gaming has a bet builder function, and it’s not bad, but could definitely be improved if we’re comparing it to some of the better ones out in the market. I’d say it’s about above average, but would definitely be better if there were some more markets to add into individual bet builders. Those may increase closer to kick-off, but that doesn’t stop others having those same markets included.

Bonuses

The bonuses at Met Gaming are very limited. There is a welcome bonus to take advantage of, but it stops there after that. So that means no promotions for returning loyal customers which is a huge miss. There are some promotions for the casino side of things, but nothing sportsbook related.

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. Met Gaming have done this well, allowing their customers to instantly cash out their bets on any device they like.

🏇 Horse Racing

Met Gaming’s horse racing offering is decent enough. We’ve already highlighted the fact that there are no promotions. The actual odds are pretty good, but there’s no BOG (Best Odds Guaranteed), which is often a deciding factor for punters. I’m not convinced that they cover all UK meets either, because today there are three meets on in the UK (Market Rasen, Taunton and Wolverhampton), but only two are listed here, which does seem a bit odd. See how they compare to our top 10 best betting sites for BOG.

🇺🇸 US Sports Betting

A full range of American Sports is available. We’ll check out the major leagues, but also look into the sports further down the pyramid and, as well as across the globe. 

🏈 American Football Betting

Unfortunately, Met Gaming does something that is a real bugbear of mine when it comes to American sports, well certainly American football and basketball. When you see the event (a specific game) it only lists the winner and total. This is better than just displaying the result market, which some do, but what it really should show is three markets: spread, total and moneyline (result). You can see these once you click through, but it’s not how bettors on these sports bet. 

Despite that, there is a huge number of markets here, including next season’s outrights and NFL Draft markets, which is great to have. It’s worth checking out our best NFL betting sites to see how Met Gaming compares. 

🏀 Basketball Betting

I think Met Gaming has a fantastic selection of basketball leagues to bet on, there are hundreds and hundreds of markets, and this is something that we regularly see with Aspire sportsbooks. There’s obviously the NBA, but Met Gaming covers a wide range of EuroLeague and domestic world competitions, including competitions in Latvia, Turkey, Lithuania, El Salvador and Australia, among others. There are also plenty of markets per game, with game, team and player markets covered really nicely.

⚾ Baseball Betting

Met Gaming obviously covers the MLB, but they also have markets for the Japanese and South Korean leagues. The markets, and the odds, especially on the outrights, look really good. The MLB season is well underway at the time of writing, and as a result there is a healthy amount of things to bet on, such as individual awards and the like. Keep tabs on the top baseball betting sites though, to see why they make it onto our list.

🏒 Ice Hockey Betting

The NHL takes up the bulk of space here, as expected. But there are also some Finnish, Swiss, and German fixtures included, among others. I selected an upcoming NHL game and there are loads of markets listed – more than pretty much anywhere else. For the smaller leagues that reduces a bit more, which is understandable. Overall, I think this is better than most from Met Gaming.

🐕 Greyhound Betting

Met Gaming has a pretty limited greyhound section within its library, with the day’s meets, with some ante post stuff. There isn’t a great deal beyond that, plus there is no live streaming or Best Odds Guaranteed, so it wouldn’t surprise me if greyhound fans look elsewhere.

🎯 Darts Betting

Matthew Edgar

Darts editor and wdf professional

In terms of darts betting sites in the UK, Met Gaming has some ups and downs. The outrights on future events are mightily impressive, but once you click through to the match ups, the actual number of markets available is quite small, and I can’t stack any bets within that. Maybe they increase the market number and variety closer to the time of the match, but I’d definitely like to see more earlier on.

Compare to the best darts betting sites in the UK.

Snooker Betting

Steve Madgwick

Editor-in-chief

As with the best snooker betting sites, there are markets for a few different tournaments, including the World Championships and the Champions League. At the time of the review we’re slap bang in the middle of the World Championships and generally the coverage is about average. As I’ve mentioned above, Met Gaming doesn’t have a lot of promotions, and that means nothing in the way of price boosts even for the biggest event in the sport unfortunately.

Compare to the best snooker betting sites in the UK.

🏉 Rugby Betting (Union & League)

By Luke Bradshaw Lee - This has pretty much every competition – domestic and international – that you’d want to bet on here, which is fantastic. And that goes for rugby union and rugby league. If I were being super picky it would be great to see the Japanese league here, given how popular it is becoming, but that is me being hyper critical because overall, this is excellent event coverage compared to other bookies. What lets it down, however, and seems at odds with other sports, is market depth per game isn’t great. See how they compare to our best Rugby betting sites.

🏏 Cricket Betting

James Banting

Tipster competition assistant

This isn’t bad at all, because Met Gaming offers all the competitions that I’d expect to see, plus a few more in addition to that – not everywhere covers the Oman D10 League, for example. I also love how many markets are available here for each game, assuming it’s not miles away in the future before teams are announced etc.

We list the 10 best cricket betting sites here.

🎾 Tennis Betting

By James Banting - At the time of review their tennis section has 215 different tennis markets to bet on, which is fantastic. These games obviously cover the world, with the Grand Slams right down to smaller Challenger events. The odds are really good, and there’s plenty of markets, but I’d like to see more in-play markets. There’s no live streaming, but the stats feature is a lot better than most other sportsbooks. See if they make it into the top 10 tennis betting sites on OLBG.

🏌️ Golf Betting

By James Banting - Met Gaming’s golf offering is a little disappointing. There are only markets for the majors and the Ryder Cup, and those are just basic outrights. There are a few minor tournaments happening right now, or due to start soon, such as the China Open, and none of these are listed in any form, and there are even some upcoming LIV events missing, too. I’d like to see a good bit more for me to consider using them regularly. 

🏎️ Motorsports Betting

Andy Powell

Content editor

The motor sports here are okay. Everything is it’s own thing, rather than housed under a “motor sports” banner, but I can see Formula 1, obviously, on top of Speedway and Indy racing. There’s nothing in the way of bikes, such as MotoGP, or any NASCAR, which is a little annoying, especially when something as niche as stock car racing is included. Overall I am impressed with the detail in the Formula 1 markets, and if I ever choose to make a stock car bet I know where to come.

Compare to the best motorsport betting sites.

🥊 Boxing Betting

Frank Monkhouse

Boxing editor

There’s lots of boxing bouts to get stuck into here, and the markets look dependent on timings. Those this weekend and over the next few weeks have an okay offering, whereas the further away they get the less markets on offer. That’s understandable, and I wouldn’t expect to find round by round and the like for fights that are months away, but I would definitely like more options for big bouts this weekend, and that’s definitely limited based on my experience with Met Gaming.

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.

Met Gaming 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

Met Gaming houses its political betting under “Specials”, along with Entertainment. The political betting is fine, maybe a little limited perhaps. There are some US Presidential markets, understandably, and odds on the next Mayor of London, but it diminishes after that. There is some UK General Election markets, but it’s still only a smattering when compared to other bookmakers and what they offer at the same time.

Compare to the best political betting sites.

🎭 Entertainment and Specials Betting

Jake Ashton

Senior news editor

This is a bit basic from Met Gaming, with some music, award ceremonies and TV programmes covered. It’s tricky trying to work out what determines the offering because things like The Oscars and BAFTAs make sense, but Big Brother Brazil and Festival Di SanRemo seem a little out of place.

Compare to the best entertainment betting sites.

Casino

Met Gaming does have casino, which is incredibly easy to find their casino offering from their sportsbook, with banners across the top. They also have some bonuses and offers that lead to casino spins should you win sportsbook bets. Check our Casino Sites page for dedicated new online casinos and slot sites.

Met Gaming Account Opening Process

A reassuringly easy process. At the top-right of the screen Met Gaming has their “Open Account” button. Bettors just need to select this and follow the simple steps as guided through. You’ll be asked for the usual information – name, date of birth, address etc – and once complete be sent a verification email. Clicking this from your inbox will redirect you to the site, and then you’re free to get betting.

Navigation and user experience [desktop v mobile]

I’m surprised that there is no app, because some other Aspire Global brands have apps that work well and that I like. That said, I do like the user experience of Met Gaming, and I think the same for their other sportsbooks that use the same interface. It can take a little getting used to – especially the way the menu drops down, rather than takes you through to another page, but once you get the hang of it I think it works really well, and does a great job of conveying what is available very quickly. Also, once you realise you can add markets, then minimise or delete, from your home dashboard, just like you do with tabs on your internet browser, you really start to move around the site efficiently.

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 Met Gaming 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. 

Managing your account

As mentioned above, the design really helps this along. On the desktop version, it’s stuff to the  left of the screen. On the app, it’s all at the bottom, with just the login at the top. I haven’t experienced any issues logging in, or finding customer service options, either. Overall, it feels like Met Gaming has got this part nailed.

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

You can find out more about the company's policies at their responsible gambling page on their website.

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