bwin Sports Betting Review (2023)

• Quick and simple registration process
• Account verification link via an email
• Proof of identity may be required for first withdrawal

The registration process is somewhat different from other websites with many small steps that can be completed very quickly. The website consists of eight steps in total – but don’t worry, the whole process took about three minutes. Below is a brief breakdown of each section.

As soon as you open bwin’s website, you will be redirected to the home page. To register, click on the yellow-coloured “REGISTER” button at the top-right hand side of your screen. As soon as you click on this button, you will be redirected to bwin’s registration from, as can be seen from the image below.

First select your country of residence – it’s automatically set to the UK – and enter your email address. Hit ‘continue’ when you’re done.

The second step of bwin’s registration process requires you to create a unique password. As shown in the image above, you must include a number of special characters. Once you’re satisfied with your password hit “NEXT”.

Very simple. Just add your full name and be sure to change the Mr. to whichever prefix you identify yourself with.

Add your date of birth. Of course, you must be over 18 to register with any UK bookie.

Add your phone number.

Fill in your current address. This process is made even more efficient with an automatic search bar, meaning that adding your postal code will be enough to get the search going.

The penultimate step is an optional one. Bwin, like many other websites, send promotions to its customers – it’s up to you to decide where you want to receive the information – or if you want to receive it at all.

The final step. Simply select your preferred currency – GBP (the pound) is already automatically included. Click on “Create my account”, verify your email address and you are ready to bet. Bwin may ask for proof of identification later.

• Over 40 deposit methods
• Minimum deposit amount starts from £5
• Minimum withdrawal amount starts from £5

As soon as your account is verified, you can go on to deposit funds into your bwin account. At the time of writing, the betting site is offering over 40 deposit methods for UK customers. Some of these payment methods cannot be used towards withdrawing funds from your bwin account.

Deposit Withdrawals

Method	Min	Max	Processing Time	Fee
	£10		Instant	None
	£10		Instant	None
	£10		Instant	None
	£10		Instant	None
	£10		Instant	None
	£10		Instant	None
	£10		Instant	None
	£5	£5,000	Instant	None

Method	Min	Max	Processing Time	Fee
	£10		Up to 5 working days	None
	£10		Up to 5 working days	None
	£10		Up to 5 working days	None
	£10		Up to 5 working days	None
	£10		Up to 5 working days	None
	£10		Up to 5 working days	None
	£5	£5,000	Up to 5 working days	None
	£10		Up to 5 working days	None

Punters are spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing their preferred deposit method – although there are a number of prominent payment options. VISA and Mastercard are two of the standouts, but the popular e-wallets PayPal, NETELLER and Skrill are also popular.

Just as with deposits, bwin offers a number of great withdrawal methods to choose from. We recommend you check out the payment methods section to make sure your preferred method is offered.

The minimum deposit amount and maximum deposit amount vary among payment options. Deposits made via PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, and EntroPay do not count towards bwin’s welcome offer bonus. Deposits are processed instantly and free of charge. 

There is no fee attached for withdrawing funds from bwin. The minimum withdrawal amount starts from £5, while the maximum withdrawal amount varies among withdrawal options. It takes up to 5 working days for withdrawn funds to reflect in your account.

As already mentioned above, when you withdraw from your account for the first time, you may have to upload documents to prove your identity and address.

• Free Bet of up to £20 as a Welcome Bonus
• Certain terms and conditions apply

At the time of writing, bwin is offering a decent welcome offer bonus of a Free Bet up to £20, if the first bet that you place at bwin is a losing one. As with most welcome bonuses offered by the majority of bookmakers, certain terms and conditions apply.

If you lose the placed bet, you will receive a Free Bet matching your original stake. Single and multiple sports bets count as qualifying bets towards the welcome offer, but Free Bets do not. You’ll also be unable to use the Cash Out feature if you want to claim this bonus.

Deposits made via PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, and EntroPay do not count towards bwin’s welcome bonus. You must use the Free Bet within 7 days of receiving it, after which it will be declared void. Horse Racing is the only sport excluded from this promotion.

• Bet Builder extended to include American Sports
• Best Odds Guaranteed on UK and Irish races
• Enhanced accas available daily

At the time of writing, there are six sports betting promotions from bwin – seven if you count the new virtual sports offer. Apart from the welcome offers, the main promotions are relatively standard compared to other operators.

So far, they offer an enhanced accas with boosted odds for accumulators. “Best odds guaranteed” is a great horse racing offer that guarantees players the best odds available even after a bet has been placed. “Show your colours” is a neat little extra offer if you like betting on your favourite team.

Both the odds boost and the back-up promotions come in the form of tokens – just click on the offer and you’ll be given instructions on how to proceed. Finally – and perhaps the most interesting offer from bwin – you can use the “Edit my bet” function to update and change your betting slip if you have already placed it.

Bwin is known for regularly updating their offers, especially during major sporting events. We recommend you visit the site often to make sure you don’t miss anything – the same goes for your email or phone to make sure you get all the betting boosts and enhancements.

• Odds on over 40 sports at the time of writing
• Minimum stake amount is £0.5
• An excellent in-play section with live-streaming

At the time of writing, bwin is offering odds on over 40 sports, including popular markets such as Football, Tennis, Basketball, and Cricket, among others. To satisfy punters of all tastes, there are also odds on unique sports markets, like chess, skiing and Gaelic games.

The minimum stake on offer at bwin is £0.5 for sports markets, while the maximum stake depends on your sports market of choice, the number of selections that you have made and the odds in favour of your placed bet.

Bwin offer some quality odds all round with odds overround found to being around 107%. To calculate the odds on offer from all bookies, you can use our Payout and Margin Calculator.

Virtual Sports Betting

Esports

Other Specials

• A feature-strewn in-play section
• Second-by-second live match updates
• Live streaming available for select matches

Upon opening bwin’s website, you will see in-play matches and popular upcoming sports matches at the centre of your screen. To access the site’s highly comprehensive in-play section, click on the “LIVE BETTING” option at the left-hand side of the main navigation bar.

As soon as you click on a sports market of your choice, you will be redirected to its live offering shown in the above image. Players can enjoy second-by-second live match updates, dedicated “Statistics” and “Calendar” sections along with a number of popular and unique betting variants to choose from.

Live streaming is available for select matches in ten sporting disciplines at the time of writing, including the likes of Football, Badminton, Tennis, and Basketball, among others. To see which events can be live streamed, look out for the video streaming or audio streaming button.

You must have a positive account balance or must have placed a bet within the last 24 hours in order to use the bookmaker’s streaming services.  You’ll also be able to find a “Multi View” option which allows you to follow and punt on multiple matches (up to two) at the same time.

• Licensed and regulated by the UKGC and the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner
• Over 20 million customers
• Several Responsible Gambling features and tools

As with all licenced bookmakers, security is one of the most important requirements that must be met. Registration is the first point at which bwin’s security measures come into effect, with various personal details used to identify and verify users.

The site ensures that your personal information and stored funds are not exposed to online hackers or fraud. However, bwin has no control over you winning or losing a bet, and all the numbers that are generated on the platform are the result of a random generation procedure. Overall, bwin is one of the safest and most reliable platforms out there when it comes to online security.

Responsible Gambling

bwin affiliated with several responsible gambling enforcers, including the likes of “BeGambleAware”, “GAMSTOP”, and “GamBan”, among others. Players can take a self-assessment test via “BeGambleAware” if they feel concerned or would like see how safe (or otherwise) their gambling behaviour is. bwin also allows you to set daily, weekly or monthly deposit limits, or to time yourself out or self-exclude from the platform for a certain length of time.  If you are struggling to keep your gambling activity in check, you can make use of GamBan software, which allows customers to ban access to all gambling sites for at least a year.

If you know of anyone who is under 18 years of age, and is betting on the platform, send in an email at responsible.gambling@bwin.com.

• Customer support available 24/7
• Free Phone, Email and Live Chat options
• Twitter and Facebook messaging are available

The bwin customer support section boasts an extensive FAQ section and 24/7 live support features. This is great, but there is one drawback that makes it a little frustrating to use – it’s difficult to find the feature.

To access the support section, you need to scroll all the way down and click on the ‘Help & Contact‘ icon. This will take you to the FAQ section, which is very informative and comprehensive.

To reach the live chat, you need to select your problem from the FAQs and follow the progression until you reach the actual live chat service.

To send an email to bwin, you can use the in-site email sending template. You must enter your name, email address and your question via the message box. If you are not satisfied with the response that you get, you can email bwin at complaints@bwin.com to further clarify your doubts – you should receive a response within a day.

If you’d like to use the phone instead, you can call bwin by dialling 00 44 20 3938 0862. If a customer support representative does not pick up immediately, you should receive a call-back.

Bwin has also made it possible to contact customer support directly via its Twitter and Facebook pages. This could be quicker than visiting the website.

• Eye-catching modern design
• Widely accessible and user-friendly homepage
• Dedicated “Responsible Gambling” section

The betting site comes with an eye-catching modern design, set in a pleasant mix of black, yellow and white. All major options of interest are directly accessible via the website’s homepage (except for the Live Chat option). The main navigation bar comes with options to access bwin’s “SPORTS BETTING”, “LIVE BETTING”, “VIRTUALS”, “CASINO”, “LIVE CASINO”, “POKER”, “OFFERS” and “SAFER GAMBLING” sections.

The user-friendliness of the website is evident in the ease with which you can navigate to any sport or market without any fuss or bother. On the right hand side of the site you can view all the match statistics and even media if available. Below that is your betslip, which is always present – placing bets, even multiples, is an effortless task.

If you scroll down to the bottom of the website, you will see options to access the various categories of promotions on offer, as well as view the Terms and Conditions and the “Responsible Gambling” section.

• An excellent Sportsbook app
• App available for both Android and iOS users
• Mobile-friendly website

At the time of writing, bwin is offering an excellent Sportsbook app for both Android and iOS users. While iOS users can directly download the app from App Store, Android users must visit the website to download the app.

The app comes with smart shortcuts, a rich set of statistics and fast market selection. What’s more, you can live stream select sports matches from the comfort of your mobile phone! bwin also offers a mobile-friendly website which, together with the apps, makes betting on the go even easier without having to open a laptop or a desktop system.

As soon as you have changed this setting, you can go on to download the app.

The betting site comes with separate apps for its Casino and Poker sections. You can download both of these apps in the same way that you would for the Sportsbook one.

• Casino, Live Casino, and Poker available
• There are several promotional offers in place for Casino and Poker
• Daily and weekly tournaments for Casino and Poker

What sets bwin apart as a top bookie is its range. Currently, bwin offers casino, live casino and poker sites in addition to the extensive sportsbook we just reported on. Each site lives up to the high standard of the sportsbook and offers plenty of promotions and events.

Casino

The casino page is packed with some of the best and latest games, the site is easy to navigate and well organised – making betting as easy as can be. With over 1000 games, you can be sure that you won’t get bored of the product.

Promotions are an integral part of bwin, and on the casino side there is an interesting “Daily Drops, Weekly Wins” with a monthly prize pool of £1 million to be won. All you have to do is play the selected games – often displayed with an icon on the top left of the game. Daily prizes are randomly won and a weekly leaderboard is created – the players with the highest scores win a share of the prize.

Live Casino

If you’re looking for classics, then bwin is the place to be. bwin is something of a specialist when it comes to live casino, with a huge range of products from roulette, blackjack and baccarat, all of which offer plenty of tables for you to take part in.

The live casino is complemented by a “Live Casino & Spaceman” tournament – similar to the one on the casino side. Compete daily to win prizes and enter a weekly competition to win even more prizes.

Poker

The quintessential gambling game, poker is massive. One of the most famous games of skill and chance comes in many variations and bwin offers many versions from Texas-hold’em to Omaha. There’s just one thing – you have to download it first.

Having gone through bwin’s offerings in detail, we have come to the conclusion that bwin may just be the right choice for you. Of course, the bookmaker does come with a set of pros and cons, as is the case with most of the best betting sites out there.

All in all, bwin is safe, and secure, with a well-rounded set of features and many other tools to enjoy, however naturally we feel disappointed that punters have been having issues with their payments and we sincerely hope bwin solves any payment issues they currently have. As always, we suggest giving the site a look to see if it’s for you.