Virgin Bet Review: £30 Free Bets, 4.7-Rated App, Cashier and Promotions Tested
Virgin Bet launched in 2019 under UK Gambling Commission licence 54310 and sits tenth in our ranking of the top UK bookmakers. Below: the £30 free bet offer with its 1.5 minimum odds, a six-method cashier with PayPal and a £5 minimum, apps rated 4.7 and 4.1, and the weekly promotions behind the 'frequent bonus offers' line in our table.
Gambling Commission54310
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- Why Virgin Bet ranks
- 1.5 minimum odds on the qualifying bet, the lowest of the free bet offers
- Apps rated 4.7 on iOS and 4.1 on Android
- PayPal, Apple Pay and Revolut from £5
- Money back as a free bet on horse racing
6.6/ 10Overall score
- Welcome offer6.0
- OddsHand-priced
- Markets9.0
- Payments6.0
- App, in-play5.0
Scored against our five criteria. How the scoring works.
Full T&Cs apply *New members only. £10+ bet on sports (ex. virtuals) at 1.5 min odds, settled within 14 days. Free Bets: accepted in 7 days, valid 7 days; £20 use on sportsbook, £10 on Bet Builder. Stake not returned. T&Cs + deposit exclusions apply. Bet Responsibly. GambleAware.org. 18+
- UK licence54310
- App ratings4.7 and 4.1
- Min deposit£5
- Withdrawals1 to 4 days
Virgin Bet Welcome Offer: Bet £10, Get £30 in Free Bets
Place a £10 sports bet at odds of 1.5 or longer, settled within 14 days, and Virgin Bet credits £30 in free bets: £20 for the sportsbook and £10 for the bet builder. The tokens must be accepted within seven days and used within seven days, and the stake is not returned. The 1.5 minimum odds are the easiest of any free bet offer we have scored, so a short-priced favourite qualifies. Deposit exclusions apply. The offer scores 6 out of 10: 7 for the £30 headline, minus 1 for the seven-day expiry. No wagering applies. Existing customers get a £5 free accumulator bet, money back as a free bet on racing and Friday night cash drops.
- Offer£20 sportsbook free bets plus £10 bet builder free bet after a £10 qualifying bet
- Qualifying bet£10 or more on sports (not virtuals) at odds 1.5 or longer, settled within 14 days
- ExpiryAccept within 7 days, use within 7 days
- StakeFree bet stake not returned; deposit exclusions apply
Markets and Betting Types
Virgin Bet prices 44 sports with 190 or more markets on a Premier League match, cash out, a bet builder on football, Best Odds Guaranteed on each-way bets on UK and Irish racing, and an esports section, and pays money back as a free bet on selected horse racing. It is not in our price feeds, so the depth figure is our own count. Markets score 9 out of 10: 5 for breadth, 1 each for cash out, bet builder, Best Odds Guaranteed and esports. No streaming.
Odds and Payout
Virgin Bet is not in either of the price feeds behind our monthly odds test, so it has no measured payout and the odds criterion is left out of its overall score until its prices are in a feed we can measure.
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Overall score calculated on welcome offer, markets, payments and app until an odds measurement exists.
Mobile App
Virgin Bet has native apps on both platforms. The iOS app needs iOS 15 or later and is a 171MB download, rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store; the Android app needs Android 6 or later and is rated 4.1 on Google Play. The app scores 5 out of 10: 3 for both platforms and 2 for the store ratings. There is no live streaming.
In-Play Betting and Live Streaming
In-play betting runs across the main sports with regular price boosts. There is no live streaming.
- In-play betting on the main sports
- £5 free accumulator bet and racing money-back promotions
Payment Methods
Six deposit methods: Visa and Mastercard debit, PayPal, Apple Pay, Revolut and Pay by Bank, with withdrawals to card, PayPal and bank transfer. The minimum deposit and withdrawal are £5, the maximum deposit £20,000, and withdrawals take one to four days.
Payments score 6 out of 10: debit cards 2, PayPal 2, Apple Pay 1, £5 minimum deposit 1. Nothing for withdrawals of up to four days, and no Paysafecard or e-wallets.
Safe Betting and Responsible Gambling at Virgin Bet
Virgin Bet holds UK Gambling Commission licence 54310 and partners with GamCare, GAMSTOP, Gamblers Anonymous, Gambling Therapy and Gamban.
Tools in your Virgin Bet account
- Deposit limits by day, week or month, and loss limits
- Time-outs from 1 to 42 days
- Self-exclusion
- Reality checks every 30 minutes or hour, and a gambling self-test
Help outside the bookmaker
- GAMSTOP: one registration blocks every UK-licensed site, including Virgin Bet
- GamCare: the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, 24 hours, and live chat at gamcare.org.uk
- GambleAware: self-assessment, advice and local treatment at begambleaware.org
- Net Nanny, FOSI and SafeToNet: filtering tools Virgin Bet links to for households with children
Identity is verified before the first withdrawal.
Our Verdict on Virgin Bet
Virgin Bet scores 6.6 out of 10 on four criteria. The welcome offer is one of the easiest to claim, the 44-sport book has cash out, a bet builder and Best Odds Guaranteed, the apps are well rated and the cashier has PayPal from £5. Odds are unmeasured because Virgin Bet is outside our feeds, and there is no streaming.
What we like
- £30 free bets for a £10 bet at just 1.5 odds
- Apps rated 4.7 and 4.1
- PayPal, Apple Pay and Revolut from £5
- Weekly promotions including racing money back
What could be better
- No live streaming
- Withdrawals up to four days
- Not in our price feeds, odds unmeasured
- £10 of the offer restricted to the bet builder
Alternatives to Virgin Bet
The three bookmakers ranked directly above Virgin Bet in our comparison this month.
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- Bet boosts available
- Best football odds
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- Top-rated betting app
- Popular darts promos
- Responsive customer care team
Visit Site18+. New customers only. Full T&Cs apply.Full T&Cs apply New customers: Deposit £10+ and place a sports bet within 7 days from registration. Get 4 x £10 Free Bets - 2 x Football Accas (4+) & 2 x Sports Multiples (2+), valid 7 days. Min odds apply. Excludes virtual sports, esports and non-UK/IE horse racing. Opt-in required. 18+. T&Cs apply. GambleAware.org. Play Responsibly