A Quick Guide to bet365

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Bigger is better and with millions of customers worldwide, they don’t come much bigger than this! bet365 offer a fantastic live betting arena which is one of the most innovative in the business. A huge range of markets to bet on and unrivaled customer support make bet365 an obvious choice for both experienced and new players alike.

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Overview of Markets and Bet Types at bet365

bet365 have simply the widest range of markets of any online sports bookmaker that we have reviewed, the choice is amazing! As you would expect, bet365 have all the fan favourites such as football, tennis, cricket, horse-racing and greyhound racing but also more obscure events like Gaelic sports, bowls and winter sports. Friends of American sports will be pleased to know that bet365 offers a great range that includes NBA, NFL and NHL.

List of Markets

  • American Football
  • Aussie Rules
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Bowls
  • Boxing
  • UFC
  • Cricket
  • Cycling
  • Darts
  • Futsal
  • Gaelic Sports
  • Golf
  • Greyhound Racing
  • Horse Racing
  • Ice Hockey
  • F1
  • Nascar
  • Rugby League & Union
  • Snooker
  • Soccer
  • Speedway
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball
  • Skiing
  • Biathlon
  • Badminton
  • Handball
  • Squash and Trotting

At first glance it may seem the markets are the same as other online bookmakers, however, it’s once you start going deeper into the markets that you will see the impressive range of leagues covered. Of course you will find all the popular leagues around Europe (English Premier League, French Ligue 1, Spanish La Liga) but you will also find leagues that you may have never heard of (Turkey Süper Lig, Armenian Premier League, Azerbaijan Premier League, Belarusian Premier League, Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina). The depth of the markets is not limited to Europe either, you can bet on games in Thailand, Australia and even the tiny Gibraltar Premier League is covered.

Sticking with the football theme, bet365 have just about any event that can happen in a match covered. You can bet on which team will score the first goal, what time that will happen, if there will be a goal in both halves of the game, the winning margin, first goal scorer, last goal scorer, number of corners, total amount of goals, a player to be booked or sent off – in fact, if it can happen, you can pretty much bet on it. We love this array of options, we think you will too!

Bonus Offers and Promotions at bet365

bet365 grab a great bonusWelcome Offer – The following information has been directly provided by bet365 and is concerning the terms and conditions of their current new customer offer.

*Sign up, deposit £5 or more to your account and bet365 will match your qualifying deposit in Bet Credits when you place qualifying bets to the same value and they are settled. Min odds/bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. T&Cs, time limits & exclusions apply

Once you have met the qualifying conditions, you can access and play through the Bet Credits funds. Bet Credits can be used on any market or sport. Any returns from bets placed with Bet Credits are added to your Withdrawable Balance, returns exclude your Bet Credits stake. You can also fund a bet with a combination of Bet Credits and cash.

Available to new customers only. Make a qualifying deposit of £5* or more and claim the offer within 30 days of registering your account to qualify for a 100% matched amount in Bet Credits, up to a maximum of £50*. Once claimed, your Bet Credits will be held in your account balance and are non-withdrawable.

To release your Bet Credits for use, you must place qualifying bets to the value of your qualifying deposit (capped at £50*) and they must settle within 30 days of claiming the offer. Only qualifying bets settled after claiming the offer will count towards this requirement.

Deposits made using NETeller, Skrill or Skrill 1-Tap will not count as your qualifying deposit.

Bets placed must contain at least one selection at odds of 1/5 (1.20) or greater. In market/fixture combinations that only have two or three potential outcomes (for example Soccer Full Time Result), where you have placed bets on more than one potential outcome, either pre-match or In-Play, only the outcome with your highest cumulative stake will count. Where a stake has been partially Cashed Out, only the remaining active stake will count. Where a bet has been edited using our Edit Bet feature, only the new stake on the new bet will count. Fully Cashed Out, Instant Games, Gaming, void bets or bets placed via our Telephone Betting service will not count.

Your Bet Credits are non-withdrawable and Bet Credits stakes are not included in any returns. Any returns from Bet Credits placed will be added to your Withdrawable Balance. Bet Credits cannot be used on certain products, offers/promotions and bet types. See full Terms and Conditions for details.

Your Bet Credits will be forfeit and removed if your account is inactive for 90 consecutive days.

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Cash Out Early with bet365

Cash out is one of the favourite features of any reputable online sports site and bet365 push this idea even further, with cash out with bet365 you can choose to partially cash out. You no longer have to wait until the event you are betting on has finished, with cash out you can check your selections and cash out at a time that suits you. The odds are of course reduced but using cash out can really save your bacon on occasions.

Live Betting with bet365

bet365 live betting arenaThe live section is easy to launch from the home screen and if your account is funded, or you have placed a bet in the past 24 hours then you will be able to watch an event if it is being broadcast live, geo-location restrictions also apply. You won’t see Premier League action here (although audio is available) but with over thousands of events shown every year, we have no doubt you’ll find something interesting to watch and bet on.

Mobile Fun with the bet365 App

One of the great things about the bet365 mobile app is that when you launch the app you get full access to the bet365 site, other online sports sites offer their customers a “lite” version of their sites with some features missing.

You can do anything on your mobile and tablet that you can do with a desktop pc or laptop, this includes live streaming (only for a funded account and/or where a bet has been placed in the past 24 hours, geo-location restrictions also apply), in-play betting and taking advantage of the cash out facility.

The app is available for Apple (iOS), Android and will also work on a variety of older devices such as Windows phones, BlackBerry and even some older Nokia phones that are running the Symbian platform. Even older devices may still work by visiting the mobile site using the browser on your device.

Payment Methods for bet365

Bet365 are one of the very few bookmakers that allow you to make a £5 deposit. They also do not charge any fees, no matter what method you choose to either deposit and withdraw with.

You will easily find a payment method to suit you with MasterCard, Visa, Maestro, Skrill, PayPal and bank transfer among the options available to you. Another quite unique feature about bet365 is they allow you to move money between different services they provide such as bingo, casino, poker and Vegas games.

A Friend in Need – Support at Bet365

Some of us like to find out answers for ourselves when we have a problem, bet365 enable this with a great and detailed FAQ section. What I really like about the FAQ’s is that they use real-life examples which really helps you to understand what is being said. The language and tone is informative without ever being patronising.

So although some of us like self-serving ourselves, the vast majority of us like chatting to a real person to get answers. This is really easy at bet365. They do have a Freephone number that is available anytime of the day or night, on our many tests to them, they always answered within 5 minutes and were both polite and useful.

Personally, I prefer live chat! Every experience I had contacting bet365 on live chat was perfectly fine. Very little waiting time and the agents who I dealt with were always able to answer any questions I had.

You can even send bet365 a letter which is getting quite rare for an internet based sports betting site, I’m not sure I would ever use this medium but I’m sure older players will be reassured by this.

Overall, bet365 just oozes class, everything a top sports site needs, is done well here. If I am being picky then I would say the odds are slightly lower than some of the competition out there but then again, I’m happy to sacrifice a fraction of a percent when everything else is pretty close to perfection. Great offers, engaging promotions and a top rate customer service team! Highly recommended.