Betway Review: £40 Free Bets, Payout, App and Payments Tested
Betway holds UK Gambling Commission licence 39372 and sits eighth in our table of 39 UK betting sites. Below: what the four £10 free bet tokens actually require, why Betway's odds are unmeasured this month, which deposit methods qualify for the offer, and why its 4.7 app rating sits next to a 1.3 Trustpilot score.
Gambling Commission39372
Bet £10 Get£40in Free Bets
- Why Betway ranks
- 30 sports priced, including CS:GO and other esports
- Cash out on in-play bets
- Horse racing streams for a £2 bet on the race
- Withdrawals in 24 to 72 hours, £5 minimum
6.7/ 10Overall score
- Welcome offer4.0
- OddsHand-priced
- Markets8.0
- Payments7.0
- App, in-play9.0
Scored against our five criteria. How the scoring works.
Full T&Cs apply New customers only. Place a min £10 pre-event bet at min odds of 2.0. £40 worth of Free Bet Tokens awarded on bet settlement. 4 x £10 each with betting restrictions. 7 day expiry. Debit Card deposits only (exclusions apply). 18+ Full Terms apply Gamble responsibly GambleAware.org
- UK licence39372
- Match result payoutNot measured
- Min deposit£10
- Withdrawals24 to 72 hours
Betway Welcome Offer: Bet £10, Get £40 in Free Bets
Deposit with a debit card, place a £10 pre-match bet at odds of 2.0 or longer, and once it settles Betway credits four £10 free bet tokens. The tokens are the catch: each is a separate £10 bet with its own restrictions, they expire after seven days, and the stake is not returned with winnings. So four winning £10 bets at evens pay £40 in cash, not £80. E-wallet and prepaid deposits do not qualify. The offer scores 4 out of 10: 7 for the £40 headline, minus 1 for the 2.0 minimum odds, minus 1 for the seven-day expiry, minus 1 for excluding every deposit method except debit cards. There is no wagering on the free bets themselves, which is better than 10bet's deposit match, and it is weaker than Betfred's £50 for the same £10 stake.
- Offer4 x £10 free bet tokens after a £10 qualifying bet
- Qualifying bet£10 or more, pre-match, odds 2.0 or longer
- Deposit methodDebit card only. PayPal, Trustly, Paysafecard and bank transfer deposits do not qualify
- Expiry7 days from the tokens being credited
- StakeFree bet stake not returned with winnings
- WageringNone on the free bets
Markets and Betting Types
Betway lists 30 sports and more than 30,000 betting options at any one time, from the Premier League and Bundesliga down to Vietnamese and Ecuadorian football, daily horse racing from the UK, Ireland, South Africa, India and the USA, and an esports section that prices CS:GO tournaments such as the ESL Pro League and the Thunderpick Invitational. Cash out is available on in-play bets. Betway does not offer Best Odds Guaranteed on racing, which 10bet and BetVictor both do. Markets score 8 out of 10: 5 for breadth across 30 sports, 1 each for cash out, horse racing streaming and esports. The table shows the competitions priced in each sport.
| Football | Tennis | Horse Racing | Basketball | Esports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Wimbledon | Grand National | NBA | ESL Pro League |
| Bundesliga | US Open | Epsom Derby | NCAAB | Thunderpick Invitational |
| Ligue 1 | Australian Open | Irish Gold Cup | Euroleague | cs_summit |
| La Liga | French Open | Melbourne Cup | Champions League | Farmskins Championship |
| World Cup | ATP and WTA tour | Breeders' Cup | Lega A | SL i-League StarSeries |
Odds and Payout
The odds score is measured payout: the share of stakes a market returns if every outcome is backed in proportion. Betway's October figure of 93.4% came from a feed that we have since confirmed carries Betway's German prices rather than the UK sportsbook's, so we have withdrawn it. Betway is not in either of the UK price feeds behind our November test, so it has no measured payout and the odds criterion is left out of its overall score, which is calculated on the other four criteria until its UK prices are in a feed we can measure.
Betway's odds bar shows "Hand-priced" for that reason, the same as the other bookmakers outside our feeds. We re-measure every month.
Mobile App
Betway has native apps on both platforms. The iOS app needs iOS 15 or later and is an 11MB download, small for a full sportsbook. Store ratings are strong: 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store and 4.5 on Google Play, against 10bet's 3.3 and 3.6. The in-play section carries live match graphics for sports including tennis and volleyball, and horse racing streams play inside the app. The app scores 9 out of 10: 3 for both platforms, 2 for the store rating, 2 for live graphics, 2 for in-app streaming. The last point, push notifications on bet settlement, is unverified.
In-Play Betting and Live Streaming
Every sport in the sportsbook can be bet in play, with cash out available while the event runs. Streaming is horse racing only: place £2 in single or each-way bets on a race and the Bet and Watch stream unlocks for that race. There are no football, tennis or other sport streams, which is the clearest gap against bet365 and 10bet, both of which stream football for a £1 bet.
- Live betting graphics for tennis and volleyball
- Cash out on in-play bets
- Horse racing streams, UK and overseas meetings, for a £2 bet
Payment Methods
Six deposit methods, a £10 minimum deposit and a £5 minimum withdrawal. Deposits are instant. Withdrawals to card, PayPal, Trustly and bank go back within 24 to 72 hours. Only debit card deposits qualify for the welcome offer. Neteller and Skrill, which the old version of this review listed, are no longer in the cashier, and neither Apple Pay nor Google Pay is offered, which costs Betway a point against 10bet on payments.
Payments score 7 out of 10: debit cards 2, PayPal 2, bank transfer and Paysafecard 1, £10 minimum deposit 1, withdrawals within three days 1. No points for Apple or Google Pay or for e-wallets. See the guides to PayPal betting sites and Paysafecard for how other bookmakers compare.
Safe Betting and Responsible Gambling at Betway
Betway holds UK Gambling Commission licence 39372, so the account tools below are a condition of the licence. Betway is also a member of the International Betting Integrity Association, which monitors suspicious betting patterns across its members.
Tools in your Betway account
- Deposit limits by day, week or month
- Time-outs from 24 hours to six weeks
- Self-exclusion for six months to five years
- Session reminders showing how long you have been logged in
- Full account and transaction history
Help outside the bookmaker
- GAMSTOP: one registration blocks every UK-licensed site, including Betway
- GamCare: the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, 24 hours, and live chat at gamcare.org.uk
- GambleAware and Gambling Therapy: advice, self-assessment and treatment
- BetBlocker: free blocking software Betway links to from its responsible gambling page
Age and identity are verified before the first withdrawal. Unresolved complaints go to IBAS, the independent adjudicator. Betway's Trustpilot score is 1.3 out of 5, the lowest of the bookmakers we have scored so far; the complaints are mostly about account verification and withdrawal delays, so keep your documents ready before you deposit.
Our Verdict on Betway
Betway scores 6.7 out of 10. The app is the strong point at 9 out of 10, with the best store ratings on our list after bet365. Odds are unmeasured this month because the feed behind October's 93.4% turned out to carry Betway's German prices, so the score rests on the other four criteria. The £40 free bet offer is simple to claim but the four tokens, seven-day expiry and debit-card-only rule hold it to 4 out of 10. The weak points are the cashier, which has lost its e-wallets and never had Apple or Google Pay, streaming limited to horse racing, and a Trustpilot score of 1.3.
What we like
- App rated 4.7 on iOS and 4.5 on Android
- 30 sports including a proper esports section
- Cash out on every in-play market
- No wagering on the free bet tokens
What could be better
- Four £10 tokens with a seven-day expiry, not one £40 free bet
- Debit card deposits only for the offer
- Streams only horse racing, no football
- Trustpilot 1.3 out of 5
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