A Quick Guide to 888sport

The big player for online casino flexes its muscles and bring their vast experience and know-how to the sports betting arena. 888 like to innovate and offer deals that you will not find at any other online sports betting site. Constantly pushing the boundaries, 888sport don’t believe in a traditional welcome bonus, instead they offer triple the odds on your first bet which means your skill can be richly rewarded.

Some sports sites new customer offers only last for seven days, not so 888sport’s offer! It lasts a huge 90 days after registration, which is perfect for new players. 888sport are not just about new players though, when you join the 888 family they will continue to reward your loyalty with numerous free bet giveaways, it’s easy to see why 888sport is quickly becoming the number 1 for UK online sports betting.

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Overview of Markets and Bet Types at 888sport

With over 30 markets available at 88sport it’s simple to find your favourite event or sport to bet on. The traditionalists will find the usual suspects, football, snooker, golf, horse racing. You will also some less known betting sports such as Pesäpallo (we had to google it… a game similar to baseball and is very popular in Finland!) and chess. Seems a bit weird betting on Chess at an online bookie if you ask me! But different strokes for different folks I guess…

List of Markets

• E-sports
• Floorball
• Gaelic sports
• Golf
• Greyhound racing
• Handball
• Horse racing
• Ice Hockey
• Martial arts
• Motor racing
• Netball
• Pesäpallo
• Pool
• Rugby
• Snooker
• Surfing
• Tennis
• Trotting
• UFC/MMA
• Volleyball
• Wintersports
• WWE

If you are looking for something a bit different to bet on, then you can try the non-sport section! This changes all the time but for comparison here are some of the topical events listed;

The X-factor Denmark, Eurovision winners (UK are 80/1 to win Eurovision, I would bet a months wages against that happening, in fact, Azerbaijan are more than twice as likely to win it at 30/1, you know that music powerhouse that is Azerbaijan!!!), The Voice – UK winner.

Football fans are well catered for with a huge range of markets on offer, it does take a bit of digging to find but you can bet on just about everything! For example; You can bet on how many trophies you think Bayern Munich will win, with no trophies quoated at 50/1, Neymar’s next club (1/34 to stay at Barcelona or 100/1 to join Arsenal), the next manager to leave or be sacked. Plus many, many more.

Bonus Offers and Promotions at 888sport

What we really like about 888sport is that they are different! Whilst other online betting sites will offer a matched deposit as a welcome bonus, 888sport take a different approach. They will treble the odds on your first bet, this really enhances what you can win (but only if you predict correctly of course).

This gives you an interesting choice! Do you go for a favourite or sure fire thing? Or do you try and maximise the potential gain by going for the riskier bet? The choice is yours, either way it does make the offer fun and engaging.

Other promotions;

Bet & Watch racing from EVERY track in Britain and Ireland at 888sport, if you are a fan of horse racing and love streaming race meets then 888sport is the choice for you. For as little as a £1 bet you can watch action from each and every one of Britain and Ireland’s 85 racecourses. No other UK online bookmaker can offer this!

Goals Mean More with Free Bets EVERY TIME the ball hits the net this season! The rules are simple, there are 3 tiers of clubs on offer and you must pick a team from each tier, you then place a pre-match bet of £20 or more (odds must be 1/2 (1.5) or greater). Each time one of your selected teams score, you receive a free bet for each goal scored. These free bets range from £2 to £4 and stack which means if your team scores 2 it doubles, score 3 it trebles etc…

Bag a Free Bet EVERY Champions League match week! European football’s premier competition is well looked after with this promotion, again its simple, register for the promotion and place a £5 bet on a Champions League game on both Tuesday and Wednesday. Once you have done that then a free £5 bet is yours!

Spice up Saturdays and bag a £5 Free Bet EVERY week! Ahhh Saturdays! Without doubt our favourite day of the week, no work and plenty of beer and sport. 888sport help make Saturdays even more special, all you need to do is place both a single £10 pre-match and a single £10 LIVE bet at odds of at least 1/2 (1.5) on any Saturday Premier League match and 888sport will give you a £5 Free Bet to be used on any in-play market the following day!

This is just a small selection of the many promotions 888sport offer, there are many more such as; Free Bet refunds if a late goal downs your bet, Refunds when goal scorer bets lose in 5+ goal thrillers, free bet if your Scorecast is reversed (i.e you pick 2-1 but the game ends 1-2), money back if your horse is beaten by a no hoper (your horse is beaten into second by a horse with a price of 20-1 or more).

All the promotions at 888sport are well thought out and they are perfectly in tune with us sports fans, they add a layer of fun and we are huge fans of this approach.

Live Betting with 888sport

As technology has become more advanced, it is now possible to place bets on an event whilst the event is taking place. This opens the door to being strategic about your bets and for the first time you can get a feel on how a team is playing before you commit.

Many times in the past we have bet on an event, days before the start, only to find that the star striker has been injured in the warm up or half the team have been struck down with food poisoning (think 2006, Tottenham. We are pretty sure Arsène cooked the dodgy lasagne). Well with live betting you don’t need to own a crystal ball to predict a team’s line-up.

As we have mentioned in the promotions section, some of 888sports promotions require you to make a bet in-play to activate a promotion, thankfully this is very easy at 888sport! At the home screen you will see the tab called “live betting” and when you click on that you will see the screen divided into 3 sections. These sections are; Highlighted, just started and upcoming events.

• Highlighted: Shows you any top games or events that are currently taking place.
• Just started: No matter what the market is, you’ll find any event that has recently commenced here.
• Upcoming events: Anything that is due to start within the next 4 hours or so will be listed here.

Bet on the Move with 888sport’s Mobile App

Did you know that the average person checks their mobile phone 85 times a day!! We love our phones and so with this in mind it is only logical that you want the full desktop experience of betting, direct to your mobile. With the great app from 888sport they make mobile betting on sports easier than ever!

Check out what the 888sport app features;

Simple to use AppTapBet meaning that betting on the go is quick and easy to use, bet on a variety of sports including Football, Tennis, Cricket, Horse Racing, Rugby, Ice Hockey, Snooker, Greyhounds, Golf, Baseball, Basketball and and more, all featuring LIVE, in-play markets. You can also use the app to bet on 1000’s of sports events from around the world.

Free live streaming of certain events including the German Bundesliga football as well as the ability to Bet&Watch all UK horse racing action. Keeping with the horse racing theme, you can also get daily tips from Channel 4 presenter Emma Spencer as well as access to racing iCard which brings you all the latest horse racing stats and facts.

Plenty of promotions are available via the app such as;

• 88^th minute special – Get a free bet refund if your bet is let down in the 88^th minute or later.
• Daily horse racing promotions – racing price boosts, trainer specials, jockey specials & more
• Money back if your horse is beaten by a no hoper
• Special Acca’s – free bets for placing them accumulators

Plus, get all the latest scores, stats and news, direct to your mobile with the ability to make deposits and withdrawals without ever going near a desktop PC.

Payment Methods Accepted at 888sport

You don’t become one of the UK’s top online sports betting sites by being flippant about the safety and security of your customer’s money! Any payment method you choose will be as secure as walking into a high street bookie and using cash!

888sport offer a wide variety of payment methods ranging from the usual suspects such as Visa and Mastercard but also more diverse ways to credit your account such as iCheck, Skrill, PayPal and Neteller.

The minimum deposit for any of the banking choices is a wallet friendly £10, which is about the norm for an online sports book and transactions are normally processed within 10 minutes. There are no transaction fees for any of the methods to credit your account.

One area we are not so keen on, is when you wish to withdraw, you are subjected to a “awaiting process period” which for want of a better phrase is a cooling off period. The hope from the operator is that you change your mind and reverse this request. As there is no cooling off period when we make a deposit, this seems a bit unfair to us but in all honesty, more and more online gambling sites are doing this but it doesn’t mean we have to like it!

Also, remember that any request for a withdrawal will result in the sports bookmaker asking for proof of identity and until this has been provided (passport, driving license and a recent utility bill), the request will not be processed. This is why it is imperative that you sign up using your real details, many people have used fake details to try and get more than one welcome offer. We strongly advise against this!

Support at 888sport

When you require help it’s always good to know that there are a wide range of support options available to you, 888sport are not the friendliest in this respect.

You are first required to go through the many FAQ’s to try and self-serve, if you don’t find what you are looking for, you will then be given an option to fill in a form to be contacted back by an agent.

In reality, this didn’t take long but it’s not something we are keen about! We would rather have a telephone number to give someone a call or at least have the option for a live chat with someone.

This is a shame as we are big fans of 888sport and regularly use it for betting ourselves but in fairness we have not had a problem that we have needed to contact them about.