PlanetSportBet Reviews and User Ratings

Full Planet Sport Bet Bookmaker Review

Launched by the sports network Planet Sport, Planet Sport Bet is their sportsbook offering. This is the brand responsible for the likes of Football365, TEAMtalk, Planet Rugby, Planet F1 and more. With nearly 30 years experience of titles across the sports media landscape, Planet Sport are using their sports knowledge to create a sportsbook that they’re aiming directly at the same fans who read and watch their other titles. Let’s take a look to see if that’s what they’ve achieved. 

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 2021

• Part of the Planet Sport network, this sportsbook is operated by Playbook Gaming Ltd.

• UKGC licence number - 50122

First Impression of Planet Sport Bet

My First Impressions

I registered online through their desktop, but downloaded the app also for comparison. The initial thought is that this appears a safe bet. It’s easy to use, with everything feeling in the right place, and no glaring errors in trying to make things overtly different to what punters are used to. Users of BetZone, and Rhino Bet for that matter, will feel at home, given that they also fall under Playbook Gaming, but this is unique enough. There are plenty of offers running along the top, as well as reminders of live streaming options, and (not something that I particularly like seeing), casino-related offers. I’m a stickler for keeping this separate, but that’s a personal preference. Finding what you’re after – different sports/markets, in-play, offers – all the go-tos, is incredibly easy. This is also true of the app, which works in much the same way.

- Luke Bradshaw Lee, Senior sports betting editor

Live Betting

On a Friday morning in the UK there is, thankfully, the usual selection of what regular punters would come to expect. So football and tennis of course, plus some golf, cricket, darts, snooker and Aussie Rules. A quick glance at some other bookies at the same time suggest there aren’t the sheer number of markets within different sports, but there’s a decent offering.

Also, there are more in-play markets on offer than you may initially think. The main in-play section lists the major events, but if you can’t see what you’re after (baseball, in this instance) and navigate there through the A-Z Sports menu down the left-hand side, you do get to some in-play markets.

Tennis and gold particularly stand out, with additional stats and infographics supporting the in-play sections – both moving swiftly with nothing in the way of glitches or lag.

Live Streaming

As it stands Planet Sport Bet offers live streaming on horse racing only. This is across desktop, mobile and their app and covers all UK and Irish races and events. It’s worth noting that the quality of the stream that I watched was excellent.

Betting Odds

A look through comparison sites, OddsChecker, and then some deeper dives across bookmakers not listed there, suggests that the odds offered at Planet Sport Bet are good. We checked football, racing, rugby and tennis (in-play and pre-match). They’re competitive, and as a punter you’d be happy going with them, but there’s nothing that is market-leading and absolutely grabs you. It’s hard to see line shoppers landing here.

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 

This Planet Sport Bet review is undertaken across the app, as much as the desktop version, as much as possible. The app is excellent. As a regular bettor, it feels and behaves exactly how you want it to – there are no immediate “why’s it doing that?” or “where do I find that bit?” moments. It’s hard to judge for total novices, but I’d be very surprised if a betting newcomer couldn’t navigate easily through the options and find what they are after. Overall, it’s a real strongpoint of the bookmaker. See how it compares to the best betting apps in the UK.

⚽ Football Betting

A British sportsbook who doesn’t have a decent football section is an immediate red flag and, thankfully, Planet Sport Bet doesn’t fall into this category. There is as much as 99% of football punters want in terms of event coverage and market depth. Divided up clearly into sensible sections (UK, European Elite, Rest of Europe, Rest of World etc.), with different markets navigation available underneath bettors can find the markets that they’re after super quickly and with next to no fuss. This doesn’t change across in-play and overall, this looks like an experienced team has put the package together.

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

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Bet Builder 

All games with bet builder available have a small “B” logo displayed underneath, and this can be seen across most games. It’s once you start getting into non-league, or Rest of the World games that this begins to disappear. There’s an absolute load of markets within the feature which is great to see, although one criticism is that they’re not grouped, so it may take a little longer to find “player markets” for example. 

Bonuses

Planet Sport Bet runs a generous number of bonuses that are either football-specific, or incorporate football into them. There’s an acca bonus that boosts winnings up to 50% if you’ve staked £5 or more, a loyalty bonus that involves a free weekly £10 bet if you place 10 £10+ bets throughout the week, and a bet builder offer on this evening’s Championship game in which you get half your stake back if your bet loses. All in all, it’s a very satisfying offering.

Cash Out

Cash Out is available at Planet Sport Bet. It’s a feature that has become an absolute staple of bookmakers, and it’s great to see that here it’s no different. The cash out offered on one of the bets I placed wasn’t amazing, but in truth, that’s par for the course with the feature and it’s very rare to get amazing cash out offers, even at the best of times.

🏇 Horse Racing

The horse racing section at Planet Sport Bet all makes sense. As expected, “Next Off” is front and centre, but it’s easy to scroll across and find all the meets for the day. This goes across the globe, too, not just UK and Irish races. For example, Toulouse and Woodbine were among those on my nav at the time of reviewing. 

Below is an A-Z, with Quick Picks, Build a Racecard and Ante Post options all available. The odds are good, competitive, but as mentioned not the market-leading, although there is BOG (see below). You can live stream all domestic races if you’re logged in, and the small price history data graph is a lovely little touch.

This bookie offers daily racing specials, which is good to see, although there isn’t a load of racing offers/bonuses. Planet Sport Bet also offers Best Odds Guaranteed on all UK and Irish races from 10am everyday and you can compare them to the best horse racing betting sites.

🇺🇸 US Sports Betting

A full range of American Sports is available. Even though the ice hockey and basketball major leagues aren’t in season, it’s good to see their outright markets and futures there, alongside global leagues (South Korean and Japanese baseball, for example).  

🏈 American Football Betting

UK bookmakers can sometimes “Anglicise” American sports in an attempt to make them seemingly more attractive to UK users, and it never works. One example is just posting the moneyline odds for games on the main page, but I’m pleased to report Planet Sport Bet doesn’t fall into this trap. 

Moneyline is obviously there, but it sits alongside the spread and totals, as it should. You want the three main markets listed from the off. Game markets look good overall, but only for teams. There is a distinct lack of player props, and that goes for outrights also. Case in point, I couldn’t find odds for the Heisman Trophy, or any DPOY, or MVP odds, all of which is a glaring miss. 

There is an NFL offer which is great to see. Bet £20 pre match on any NFL game, and if that game goes to overtime you’ll receive a free £5 bet.

It’s worth checking out our best NFL betting sites to see how Planet Sport Bet compares overall.

🏀 Basketball Betting

As well as the NBA, Planet Sport Bet covers a wide range of European leagues, which is great to see. At the time of writing there are markets for Great Britain, Sweden, Latvia, Poland and Germany. A few weeks out from the NBA season there are no match odds, but plenty of futures and outrights regarding division winners. As with American football, however, there are no player props or futures.

Keep tabs on the top basketball betting sites though, to see if they make it onto our list.

⚾ Baseball Betting

Planet Sport Bet’s baseball section is adequate. Across its US sports markets it's the same story in a lack of player bets. There’s nothing for Player Bases, Hits, Walks Issued, Strikeouts etc or any player prop market which is frustrating. The markets that they do have for games is decent aside from that, but nothing to write home about.

🎯 Darts Betting

Matthew Edgar

Darts editor and wdf professional

In terms of darts betting sites in the UK, Planet Sport Bet is great. There are markets for the European Tour, and Modus Series, with outrights on the PDC World Championships, still months away. There are plenty of options in-play, with odds changing swiftly. It’s good to know that the site and its odds are properly reflecting the action going on in what is a European Tour match.

Compare to the best darts betting sites in the UK.

Snooker Betting

Steve Madgwick

Editor-in-chief

Snooker is my favourite thing to bet on. I take it seriously and am always on the lookout to determine which are the best snooker betting sites. At the time of writing there are markets for the five different tournaments, including the World Championships, Masters and UK Championship. On top of that, the odds look great, and that goes for outrights on next year’s World Championships, as well as upcoming matches in the International Championship qualifiers. That’s the good news. The downside is the lack of markets. For one selected match Planet Sport Bet has result, handicap markets, total frames and correct score. I can’t see anything for centuries, highest breaks, Race to (frames) or any more novelty bets like Odd/Even total frames etc. which means that there are fair few other sites who can offer more.

Compare to the best snooker betting sites in the UK.

🏉 Rugby Betting (Union & League)

by Luke Bradshaw Lee - Slap bang in the middle of the Rugby World Cup what I want to see is at least something in the way of a rugby offer and I’m pleased to report there is, and even more than that, it’s not one that I’ve come across before.

Planet Sport Bet runs an offer where if you bet £20 pre-match on any Rugby World Cup match, they will give you a free £5 bet if that game sees more than 25 first half points scored. It’s absolutely something that I’ll be taking them up on, especially as we’re still in the pool stages where some teams are racking up huge scores. And when games are move even, it’s still quite common to get 14-14 scores at half time and the like.

This makes up for the fact that odds aren’t brilliant. Good enough to bet generally, but not the longest that you’ll find when compared to other UK sportsbooks. There also need to be more markets per match, and if they could improve these factors, they could make our best rugby betting sites.

🏏 Cricket Betting

James Banting

Tipster competition assistant

In terms of the cricket on offer and Planet Sport Bet it’s a little hit and miss. Of the markets that they do have the odds are pretty good, definitely enough to pique my interest. The issue is that there aren’t as many markets as I would really like. There are some outrights on the Cricket World Cup and The Ashes, plus some markets for ODIs and Caribbean Twenty20. That said, there should be some in-play markets going on at the time I was looking and there is zero in the way of domestic County Cricket. Betway currently tops our Best Cricket betting site right now, with huge market depth, great odds and lots of promotions, so perhaps Planet Sport Bet can follow their lead and up their offering.

We list the 10 best cricket betting sites here.

🎾 Tennis Betting

By James Banting - The tennis betting at Planet Sport Bet is decent overall. Across the site it’s definitely one of the better sports in terms of in-play coverage, and incudes a live tracker with match stats once you’ve clicked through to the match’s markets. The odds are good, especially the in-play ones. 

There could be more events offered, and more market depth, but based on what is there it’s definitely above average. Annoyingly I can’t find anything in the way of tennis promotions, or even bet boosts, so that’s definitely something that would raise them in my eyes.

If they could add in more markets, and some tennis-specific promotions, they’d definitely be closer to getting into the top 10 tennis betting sites on OLBG.

🏌️ Golf Betting

By James Banting - Current events look great, with the Cazoo Open de France and Pure Insurance Championship both listed among odds for the majors, Ryder and Solheim Cups and LIV tournaments. I really like the leaderboard for in-play events, with play by play info displayed that is better than most. On top of that, you can select specific holes, see their layout, and how the current players on that hole are going round. Generally, it’s all pretty excellent, and I’ll be coming back.

🏎️ Motorsports Betting

Andy Powell

Content editor

Motor Sports bettors should be relatively happy with the variety in events at Planet Sport Bet. Of course, the F1 grand prix takes centre stage, understandably as we’re still in the middle of the season, and Formula 1 has its own title on the navigation, as is typical of most UK sportsbooks. The “Motor Sport” tab is where you’ll find everything else, including Speedway, Superbikes, Supercars and NASCAR (Cup Series, Truck Series and Xfinity Series all in there). F1 is particularly deep, with plenty of markets and driver specials for the upcoming Grand Prix.

Compare to the best motorsport betting sites.

🥊 Boxing Betting

Frank Monkhouse

Boxing editor

There’s plenty of boxing matches to get stuck into here, and markets look dependent on timings. Those this weekend and over the next few weeks have a decent 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. Overall, I like what Planet Sport is doing, even if there is a little bit of room for improvement.

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.

Planet Sport Bet 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

At the time of this Planet Sport Bet review, there is a decent enough, well-covered area in terms of political betting. Ordeded by date, there are British by-elections covered, next year’s General Election, US Presidential election and the London Mayoral election. You’d get a few more markets elsewhere but this is definitely enough to keep people interested. There are a decent array of political betting options for punters interested in political betting to participate and enjoy the experience.

Compare to the best political betting sites.

🎭 Entertainment and Specials

Jake Ashton

Senior news editor

This isn’t great. Strictly Come Dancing has started, as has The Great British Bake Off, and beyond the more time-sensitive stuff you’d like to see some competitions and award shows featured – I’m thinking BBC Sports Personality of the Year, plus next year’s Oscars and similar. The only market here is the next James Bond.

Compare to the best entertainment betting sites.

Casino

Planet Sport Bet does have casino. Despite the name of the brand, it's incredibly easy to find their casino offering from their sportsbook, with banned 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.

Planet Sport Bet Account Opening Process

A reassuringly easy process. At the top-right of the screen Planet Sports Bet has their “Sign Up” 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]

The navigation, and the general app design is very good. You can look at it two ways: as a complete betting novice, or as an experienced bettor who has accounts elsewhere. 

For the former, everything would feel intuitive. There’s a menu of sports down the left hand side, and offers down the right, with the main panel of markets front and centre. If you're struggling or lost at any point, there’s a search function in the top left of the screen that will allow you to immediately find where you’re going (or see that it's not there and stop your search).

For the experienced bettor, everything will feel familiar. There’s no attempt to jazz things up for the sake of being different – this is how you’d want it, and what you’ll be used to from a number of other sportsbooks.

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 Planet Sport Bet 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 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 top and 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).

I haven’t experienced any issues logging in, or finding customer service options, either. Overall, it feels like Planet Sport Bet 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

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