BetFred Sports Review

Site Summary
The way they’ve gone about the overall design of the BetFred Sport website itself continues to split commentators and critics right down the middle. Some say it’s rather on the cluttered and complicated side, while others find it an absolute joy to work with.  As for us, we’re somewhere in the middle – we got on with it all just fine, but it wasn’t necessarily our favourite. It’s certainly much easier once you’ve had a while to get used to it, but it could be something on the intimidating side for newcomers.

Given the fact that Betfred Sport is based in the UK and focuses on British customers, they likewise focus on the betting markets of primary interest to Brits. There’s a pretty impressive range of markets to choose from, which includes basketball, boxing, cricket, cycling, darts, football, GAA, golf, greyhounds, horse racing, greyhounds, ice hockey, motor sport, Olympic sports, rugby league, rugby union, snooker, tennis and UFC.  There’s also the option of betting on TV shows, awards and special events – examples including Britain’s Got Talent and Sports Personality of the Year. Click on any sport and you will be presented with a sub-list, offering access to a truly extraordinary array of national and global markets.

If you’re wondering what Betfred Sport brings to the table in terms of welcome bonuses, the answer is Open an account, stake £10 – and get £40 in Bonuses!

If you haven’t already tried your luck with live betting, we can honestly say that Betfred Sport represents a great place to start. They’re definitely one of the best service providers of the moment when it comes to live streaming and the Betstream interface they use is one of the most user friendly and therefore ideal for those with no prior experience of live betting. It’s been argued that they aren’t quite up to the same standard as say Bet365 in this particular department, but it’s largely a matter of personal opinion and preferences.

In terms of banking options, all transactions are processed free of charge and with extremely agreeable minimums of £5 in the vast majority of instances. Credit cards, PayPal and most other popular payment options are processed immediately for both deposits and withdrawals – bank wire transfers can take up to 10 days to be processed.

Rather than a mobile version of the primary website, Betfred Sport offers punters a downloadable iOS and Android sports betting app.  In our own tests, we found it to be quite excellent to work with and was in no way the often diluted and stripped-down alternative to the main event so many service providers offer these days.

Betfred is licensed by the Government of Gibraltar and is therefore regulated by the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner as well as the UK Gaming Commission. Customer service representatives are available 24 hours a day and odds across all markets are consistently excellent. In addition, opening up just a single account with Betfred provides access to a wide variety of online gaming assets, which for the most part are every bit as outstanding as Betfred Sport.

Best Features
Aside from the overall professionalism of Betfred as a brand and the extraordinary array of betting markets available, we were particularly impressed with the seemingly endless range of on-going promotions and special deals.  Whatever it is you intend to bet on, chances are there are several deal-sweeteners waiting to be found. In addition, live betting with Betfred Sport is uniquely straightforward and enjoyable.

Conclusion
To be frank, it’s not as if you’d expect Betfred Sportsbook to pass with anything but flying colours, having flown the flag for sports betting in the United Kingdom for such a long time. We hesitate to call them ‘perfect’ as there is still no such thing. Nevertheless, if you can see past a few very slight and debatable downsides here and there, there’s very little about Betfred Sport you won’t find yourself enamoured with.

Terms & Conditions

New 18+ UK customers only. Register using the promo code WELCOME40, deposit and place first bet of £10+ on Sports (cumulative Evens+) within 7 days of registration. First bet must be on Sports. £30 in Free Bets and £10 in Free Spins (50x20p) credited within 10 hours of bet settlement. Free Bet stakes are not included in any returns. Bonuses have a 7-day expiry. Payment restrictions apply. SMS verification and/or Proof of I.D and address may be required. Full T&Cs apply.