Betway is a fully licensed betting site available to anyone in Ireland. They offer odds and markets on local Irish sports and competitions, as well as international events. Betway is now a popular choice for bettors both in Ireland and via global versions of their sites. Building on that popularity, they also have sponsorship partnerships with several Premier League clubs.
Betway offers a wide range of bonuses and promotions, including some exclusive to the site. In this review, we will explore these offers and the whole site in detail to give you a full idea of what they can offer you as an account holder.
This review has been researched and written by our expert team at BetBrothers.
Betway has its headquarters in Gżira, Malta it is a subsidiary of its holding company, Super Group. Super Group is listed on the New York Stock Exchange via a SPAC and now trades as SGHC.
As per the terms and conditions of their licence, Betway must adhere to all rules and regulations provided by their governing authority. As of the time of this review, Betway can offer gambling services to users in Ireland, as long as they are aged 18 or above.
Betway Ireland has numerous bonuses for customers, from their welcome offer to several ongoing promotions once you have signed up. They like to advertise their promotions using sporting celebrities; currently, the key figures are David Seaman, jockey Katie Walsh, and Irish football legend Robbie Keane, who are all over the site!
They have a dedicated promotions section, which keeps you up to date on all current and new bonuses. They have clear and well-presented terms and conditions for all their bonuses. The free welcome bet is an excellent offer for new customers as it gives you two chances to win, but it is not risk-free as claimed. We feel this is better than the mobile app welcome bonus, and we would advise taking the desktop bonus over the mobile one The free daily prize wheel and daily picks give you an incentive to log in even when you have no bankroll in the account, as well, and give you an outside chance of a big win for nothing
It is a shame they do not have more sport-specific promotions on the site, apart from the betbuilders football insurance or a more dedicated VIP program. All in all, there is just about enough there to keep account holders happy once they have had the initial welcome boost.
Beway offers a welcome bonus when you register a sportsbook account, deposit, and place a qualifying bet. Details are below:
Betway Sports Welcome Risk Free Bet – Get up to €50 in free bets if your first bet loses, plus 50 bonus spins.
(There is a casino welcome bonus you can choose, stake €10, get 150 Free spins, and entry into a prize draw for a Range Rover, but you must pick one or the other)
Beway does not offer a no-deposit bonus.
Alongside the initial bonuses, Betway also runs several other ongoing promotions for account holders. These can change over time, but they currently have the ones below available;
At the time of writing, there are no specific event offers at Betway, but this section will be updated when relevant.
Betway Sports €30 free bet:
While Betway does not have a VIP club, they do offer a loyalty program, which consists of;
There are things to remember with Betway Bonuses, and keep in mind:
Creating an account at Betway is easy. Follow the steps below:
Go to the Betway site and click on Register
Choose which welcome offer you want: sportsbook, casino, or no welcome offer Click next.
On the next page, enter your personal details, name, and date of birth click next.
Then create a username and password.
On the final page, enter your contact details – address, phone number, set your spend limits, language, currency, communication preference, and tick the accept terms and conditions box
Finally, click the register button and your account will be created.
You will be able to deposit and start betting, but you may need to send further proof of residence to them before a withdrawal is authorised. Betway promises to protect any money you deposit in your account and keep it separate from the money they use to run their business. This statement is in the terms and conditions you signed, so you can deposit here safely and share financial information with them.
In terms of privacy, Betway has a detailed privacy & security statement you can read and a Data Protection Officer for any issues you can contact directly via email. They promise to encrypt any data and only share your information with selected third parties. If you suspect your account has been hacked, your first action should be to change your password and report it to Betway. If it is more serious, you can report it to the local Garda station. Changing a password is easy; just click on the “Forgot password?” link from the Home page of the website. Enter the mobile number that you registered with on Betway. You will be sent your reset code via SMS.
You can also enable 2 factor authentication via the security settings tab. If you decide you want to permanently close and delete your account, you can email the customer service team to do this.
Where the website does excel is in its coverage of horse racing, with all major Irish and many global races covered, plus they run promotions on the big events such as the Grand National, Cheltenham, and Royal Ascot. They cover greyhound racing as well, with plenty of races available to punters on a daily basis.
They do a good job on football betting and have over 45 international leagues covered while also giving odds on E-soccer. They cover all the major international football tournaments as well. Sadly, they do not have any betting available on the Irish Premier League. Elsewhere, they do offer strong coverage of golf, covering all the main tournaments and tour events.
Of other main sports, boxing fans are well catered for, and they offer odds on most international tennis tournaments, including all the grand slams and qualifiers. American sports can be bet on widely on the site with coverage of the four main ones: American football, baseball, and ice hockey, including the playoffs. Rugby is represented in both forms, league and union, with international and club matches all included, and all major international leagues included. They also have a dedicated Esports section.
Smaller interest sports are in a lesser number, though they have decent coverage of Futsal, Padel tennis, Badminton, and Cycling. All the major snooker tournaments can be found on the online platform and they also have some limited coverage of MMA and other martial arts fights.
Alongside the sporting coverage, Betway also offers odds on selected events. They have a couple of TV programmes on the site currently: Love Island and Sports Personality of the Year. There is a special tab that these are stored on, and when big events are upcoming, they will be represented on this. Political bets are available when general elections are ongoing.
The betting section is well laid out and easy to use, so checking odds and placing a bet is easy. You can choose how the odds are represented, from fractions to decimals. You just need to head to the sports section and have a browse around with all the sports having their own labelled tag. Getting around the sections is simple enough, and the bet slip builds quickly as you place your selections. They boast to have over 30,000 markets across the sports they offer odds on. Betting-wise wise there are many choices, including doubles and accumulators, which can be placed alongside simpler single bet options. There is also a well-thought-out betbuilder section where you can use the website’s chosen options for events in the match or build your own bespoke one via the #BetYourWay feature.
Betway has thought about punters who bet in play, providing heat maps, possession data, and player stats to help you when the game is live. They also have some pre-match stats to help you evaluate your bets, tailored to which sport you are betting on.
Betway caters to users who like to bet in-play, with most sports having a live betting option. Live odds update as the event is ongoing, so you are getting the best value for your wagers. They have both cash-out and partial cash-out options to take if you feel nervous that things will change before the final whistle, hooter or chequered flag is waved! You can add in an in-play bet builder as well if you wish. Betway also lets you set push notifications as well to help make sure you don’t miss out on any action for your favourite teams or sports.
It is great to watch the action you are gambling on, and Betway has numerous live streaming options for you on a multitude of sports. This includes but is not limited to: top-tier Football from around Europe, cup and international football competitions, Basketball, Ice Hockey, Snooker, Esports, Volleyball, Handball, and ATP, WTA, and ITF Tennis tournaments. All you need to stream is a suitable device and a positive account balance.
Betway offers solid and very competitive odds prices across the board. Looking at their odds levels against other operators, they show odds with an above 90% margin in football, tennis, rugby, and cricket. In fact, the average prices for football show as between 94.84% to 95.52%, and they can go up to 98% in big matches.
We all know odds can fluctuate, especially in horse racing events, which is clearly marked on the website by the use of green and red arrows that also state how much the odds have changed. Betway also has regular odds boosts across their sports, including a daily super boost. Fractional display of odds is the default setting, though decimals can also be chosen. In terms of maximum payouts, events are graded and range from €500,000 – €250,000 on top sports to various lower amounts on more niche sports.
Betway has a good range of payment and deposit methods for Irish users, including all the main payment types you would expect. A list of the main ones is in the table below, but you can also use a wide range of e-wallets, including: Usemybank, Giropay, Echeck, InstaDebit, NETeller, Payspark, DBT, UKash, PaysafeCard, Click2Pay, and ClickandBuy. You can take care of all your online banking via the cashier section, including checking the status of withdrawals. This includes changing currency if you are converting money, though the main site currency is Euros. No fees are charged on deposits or withdrawals from any method. Betway covers its own bank charges by enforcing a €10 minimum withdrawal. They operate a closed-loop policy, so you can only deposit and withdraw from the same source. Deposits are instant and show immediately on the website balance, provided the payment provider has cleared them.
Withdrawal times will vary depending on what method you are using and the size of the withdrawal. Check the table below for more details. They have no set limit on the amount you can withdraw. You will need to have passed all the relevant personal account authorisation checks as well, which may include sending additional documents to those that you used during the registration process. Betway has 11 different currencies you can use at the site: Indian Rupees, Canadian dollars, American dollars, Australian dollars, Euros, Stirling, Swedish, and Norwegian Krona. It is also worth noting that Betway does not currently support deposits or withdrawals in any cryptocurrency.
Betway has a mobile app that can be downloaded from the corresponding App Store on either Apple or IOS. The app is well-liked by users and has a 4.4-star rating out of 5. While it is possible to use the mobile browser version of the site for your bets and wagers, downloading and using the app instead brings some extra benefits. These include a 30-euro welcome offer, some extra odd boosts on events, and the ability to set push notifications for sports and teams that you are most interested in.
Betway has multiple Contact Options, including live chat, email, and phone assistance. The live chat option provides the fastest way to gain any answers you need, while the help centre is well structured, it is easy to find out what you need to know, and the FAQ section is relatively large. The email option goes via support@betway.com and has a typical response time of up to 24 hours. Being a global site, they have 12 languages in which customer support is available in. The live chat is available from 6 am through to midnight. They have no social media or WhatsApp support chat at the time of writing.
Betway not only promotes responsible gambling, but they also provide lots of help for users to make sure they are keeping their gambling habits under control. This can all be accessed via the account management section. You can set daily and monthly spend limits, set a self-exclusion from the website, and monitor your gambling habits and spending patterns. If you feel things are getting too much, you can speak to their customer service agents who can put you in touch with local Irish gambling addiction helplines, including GambleAware Ireland.
Betway scores quite badly on Trustpilot (1.6 out of 5), though the Irish version of the site does not have its own review page on there, so we cannot be sure that all the issues are related to this version of the site port. The main recurring issues appear to be slow withdrawal times, poor customer service response, and terms and conditions not fully explained. Betway does have social media interaction and has accounts with Facebook, X, and Instagram, and has better interaction with their users here than Trustpilot. The website has also gone down for around 6 hours whilst I was writing this review, which is a little worrying if these are consistent problems.
Betway has a full casino section of the site available to Irish users. We go through the main features below.
A wide range of games is available for users, and they cover many slot favourites and video casino games. In fact, there are over 400 Slot games to choose from, including Starburst, Rainbow Riches, and more. They use respected game providers NetEnt and Play’n GO. The sections are easy to navigate, and they are colourful and easy to find the games you want. The games run well, and they don’t freeze when you are playing them on the app or the desktop site. They also have games like bingo, scratchcards, and dice games you can play if you fancy something a bit different. These are quick and fun and more casual games where you can play for lower stakes or when you have limited time.
All the fun of a land-based casino can be found on Betway online, all powered by Evolution, including live blackjack, roulette, poker, baccarat, and even game shows. They have mobile-friendly games, and you can access low-stakes tables as well for bettors who prefer to gamble small. Overall, they have over 50 live dealer games, all hosted by professional dealers. There will be dealer tables available 24/7 in one form or another. Finding the game you want is easy with large icons in the Choose a Game section.
Betway offers a separate casino welcome bonus from the sportsbook bonus; Stake €10 & Get 150 Free Spins + A Chance to Win a Range Rover. This gives you 150 spins (€0.10 per spin). You have 7 days to play through the bonus. What is great about the offer is that there are no wagering requirements attached to the free spins offer, so it is basically a risk-free gamble. They have ongoing daily promotions, including a free daily spin on their prize wheel with multiple random prizes available for you.
The casino does not highlight any particular loyalty or VIP programs for users. One nice feature, however, is that you can play most casino games in demo mode, so you can get an idea of how they work before you risk your bankroll.
In conclusion, Betway Ireland has scored well across all the key points in this review. The website is easy to navigate, and the menus and sections are well organised. The search function gets you to where you need to be quickly and helps you find sports and markets with ease. It is quick to deposit here, and while not every payment option is covered, there are more than enough available to cover most users’ needs, and it seems there may be some lag on withdrawals at times, from users’ online feedback.
The site ports the best parts from the global Betway version, and being a well-established brand, this means a good all-around site experience. What is great is that they also have all the Irish interest sports included as well, giving you everything you need from the operator. Bonuses are well structured and fair, and mostly free of heavy wagering requirements. It’s fair to say that their odds have stacked up well in our comparisons against other sites.
