Bet UK Sportsbook (2024) – Complete & Honest Review

Introduction

Established in 2018, Bet UK is LeoVegas Gaming’s first brand with sports betting as its main focus. Since its inception, the bookmaker has signed horse racing trainer Neil Mulholland and media personality Vogue Williams to ambassadorial roles, with the pair providing invaluable insights for customers. While all this depicts some of the bookmaker’s early commercial success, how does it stack up against the UK’s premier bookies? Find out in our in-depth review below!

Deposits & Withdrawal Options 3/5

• Three payment options
• Easy depositing process
• No fees or cryptos

Bet UK allows punters to deposit via three different payment methods: Instant bank transfer, debit card (Visa/Mastercard) and PayPal.

The depositing processes for each method are markedly simple. With bank transfers, you need to select your bank from the drop-down list before confirming how much you want to deposit. Debit card users must fill out the basic financial formalities before adding funds to their account, while PayPal depositors merely need to confirm the amount they want to deposit.

For bank transfers and debit cards, the minimum deposit is £10. For PayPal, it’s £5.

Debit cards and PayPal both boast £35,000 maximum deposits, while bank transfer deposits are ‘limited’ to £10,000.

Regarding withdrawals, customers should expect to see their funds arrive between 1-5 days with debit cards and within 24 hours with PayPal. The minimum you can withdraw is £10.

While there are no fees associated with any of Bet UK’s financial processes, the bookmaker unfortunately doesn’t allow customers to deposit with cryptocurrencies.

Depositing Funds

To make a deposit with this bookmaker, begin by clicking the distinct ‘Deposit’ icon located on the right-hand side of the homepage.

That will bring up the below page.

As you can see, there are three payment options. We opted to deposit via debit card, which meant we clicked the middle tab.

Then, all we had to do was fill out the basic financial formalities. The bookmaker required us to list the card number, expiry date, security code, and the amount we wished to deposit.

The bookie asked us if we wanted a deposit bonus, but this wasn’t something we were interested in on this occasion. Thus, we clicked the ‘I don’t want a bonus’ box.

After agreeing to the terms and conditions, we clicked the ‘Deposit’ icon at the bottom of the page.

That brought us to one final pop-up, which was merely confirmation. By clicking the blue icon above, the depositing process was complete, and our account had been funded.

Withdrawing Winnings

We were fortunate enough to win our first bet with this bookmaker, and so we wished to withdraw our winnings.

To begin this process, we clicked the ‘Banking’ icon on the right-hand side of the homepage.

The above screen appeared. As we wanted to take funds out of our account, we selected ‘Withdraw’.

We then had to confirm our method of withdrawal so we, once again, clicked the debit card tab.

We weren’t required to fill out any more financial information, and all the bookie needed from us was to confirm how much we wanted to withdraw.

After doing that, we clicked yet another ‘Withdraw’ button, which then concluded the process. As you can see above, we immediately received confirmation of our transaction.

Sportsbook Promotions 3.5/5

• Myriad of promotions to enjoy – with World Cup covered
• Bet UK ACCA Club – boosts
• No VIP programme

There are quite a few sportsbook promotions available on Bet UK with and without a promo code to take advantage of, with the bookmaker having made good use of their partnerships with Manchester City and Inter Milan by introducing 10% Profit Boosts on every game involving the two clubs.

Moreover, there are various ways in which punters can claim Free Bets. By staking £15 or more on any horse racing market at odds of evens or greater, customers will earn two £3 Free Bets each week.

Bet UK are also running a promotion in which punters will win a £5 Free Bet to use on any outright outright World Cup market after they stake £10+ on any in-play market.

What’s more, the site’s ACCA Club is a boosted accumulator promotion. With this offer, customers can have five accumulators a week (as long as the selections within the bet are all greater than 1/5 odds) boosted. The more the selections, the greater the boost. For example, treble bets are boosted by 10%, while 7+ fold accas garner 50% boosts. Customers are limited to a £1000 maximum winning per boost.

VIP/Loyalty Programme

Unfortunately, Bet UK currently doesn’t offer a VIP or Loyalty programme of any kind for customers.

Live Offer 3/5

• ‘Instant Betting’ markets
• Basic live coverage
• No livestreaming

Bet UK’s live markets can be accessed through the ‘Live Right Now’ tab. At the time of writing, there were 31 live events available for customers to bet on.

Once you’ve accessed an in-play market, several ‘Instant Betting’ options will appear – essentially, these are bets that will be settled in the immediate future. So, for example, if an ongoing football match is at half-time, Bet UK will offer markets that will be decided between the start of the second half and 60 minutes. These could include the number of goals, shots, corners, and so on in that time frame.

Moreover, punters can utilise the bookie’s bet builder in-play, while their live experience is aided by the presence of updated statistics and a match tracker.

Disappointingly, there is no livestreaming service.

Service & Customer Support 2.5/5

• Two avenues of communication – email & live chat
• Helpful FAQ section
• Inefficient live chat service

You can contact Bet UK via email (support@betuk.com) and Live Chat. Additionally, the bookmaker presents a comprehensive FAQ section that covers a multitude of potential queries. You’ll find information here regarding deposits and withdrawals, along with your account and the verification process among several other subjects of enquiry.

Nevertheless, if you require additional support even after accessing the FAQs, we recommend you open up a Live Chat session. This can be done by accessing the ‘Help’ tab on the left-hand side of the page. There, a small ‘Chat’ icon will manifest in the bottom right-hand corner. A click of that will begin a session with one of Bet UK’s support agents.

Before you get started, you’re required to fill out the above form. Providing your name and email is optional, but you must leave a short message outlining your query.

We asked the bookmaker about any potential VIP or loyalty programmes it might have. However, we had to wait for some time before we were connected to an agent. We were 10th in the queue to begin, and it took us 20 minutes to connect.

Once an agent had joined the chat, they immediately resolved our query. Their answer was succinct, and they provided everything we needed to know regarding the absence of a VIP programme. After we responded, they kindly asked whether there was anything else they could help us with.

This was a nice touch, but from our end, it was hard to overlook the lengthy wait involved.

Mobile 3/5

Both Apple and Android users can enjoy Bet UK’s mobile app, which is available to download via both Google Play and the App Store. The app itself is very well-brought together, facilitating a user-friendly experience for customers who want to bet on the move.

The app’s content isn’t too dissimilar from Bet UK’s website, with the bookmaker’s sports welcome offer available to claim on mobile.

The coherent structure of the app allows punters to access all sports and markets in an instant. All products are accessible, too. We also have to commend what was a fine technical performance all around. However, there were no auto, face, or touch ID login options that are found on many other betting apps.

ThePuntersPage Final Say 3.5/5

Considering its recent inception, it’d be unrealistic to expect Bet UK to trump some of the UK’s premier bookmakers. As it stands, the bookie still has some way to go before it manages to earn a place among the elite.

Nevertheless, Bet UK is still a fairly attractive proposition for sports bettors. We were impressed by their football coverage, with a multitude of markets and sub-markets offered for popular fixtures. The odds, meanwhile, are both consistent and fair.

There’s plenty to enjoy with Bet UK if you’re a novelty or esports bettor, while their emphasis on supplying a more than sufficient casino offering has paid off.

We do hold some reservations, however. Firstly, the lack of promotions and offers are a concern, so the bookie might find it hard to retain customers. Also, their customer service could stand to be more efficient.

Overall, Bet UK has shown signs of improvement and has evolved into a decent option for sports bettors. Their football coverage is very good, while casino lovers will undoubtedly be satisfied, too.