LiveScoreBet are a fully licenced operator legally allowed to provide betting services to users in Ireland. A popular choice amongst many bettors, this operator offers a good range of sports and events, taking place in Ireland and beyond.
In addition to their variety of sports and markets, LiveScoreBet offer bonuses and promotions for new and existing customers to claim. We’re going to examine the quality of these offers, alongside the reasons why this site has proven to be a popular choice amongst betting fans.
This review has been thoroughly researched and written by our experts at BetBrothers.ie.
The site is operated by LiveScore Betting & Gaming, whose headquarters are in Gibraltar.
As stated by the terms of their licence, LiveScore bet must adhere to all rules and regulations set out by their governing authority. There are no reports of any rule breaks, although the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority have recently upheld complaints regarding betting adverts displayed on their Under 18’s LiveScore football scores app.
LiveScoreBet can offer their betting services to all residents in Ireland who are aged 18 or above.
There are free bet offers available for existing customers to take advantage of. These can be offered on a variety of sports, particularly when the biggest sporting events are taking place. For example, you can expect to find free bet offers on tennis’ French Open or horse racing’s Cheltenham Festival.
Also available are Early Payout and Refund offers on selected events. Price Boosts are another common site, which can be provided on a number of sports including football, tennis and darts.
Bonus codes are not required to claim any of the current promotions at LiveScoreBet. What is required is that you’re a resident of Ireland and you make a qualifying deposit and/or stake.
You don’t need a promo code to qualify for this offer. To claim, you need to make a first deposit of €10 or more using a Debit card.
You will need to make your qualifying deposit and place your qualifying stake within 14 days of registering your account.
Your qualifying bet must either be a Single bet at odds of Evens or greater, an accumulator bet with each selection at 1/100 (1.01) or greater with total odds of Evens or greater, or an Each Way bet, with a minimum of €10 each way for a total of €20 or more.
Note that the qualifying deposit and qualifying stake must be your first deposit and stake placed.
Once you receive your free bet tokens, you have seven days in which to use them. You can use them for Single or Accumulator bets on any Sportsbook market with odds of 1/100 or greater.
There aren’t any no deposit bonuses currently available at LiveScoreBet. There are numerous free bet options, though, including their new customer offer we’ve detailed above.
Users in Ireland can claim a number of different promotions and bonuses at LiveScoreBet. As we touched upon earlier, most promos are focused on football and horse racing, although others can be available when specific events come around.
You can find promotions for specific events throughout the sporting calendar at LiveScoreBet. Customers in Ireland can qualify for numerous bonus offers, such as free bets on the US Open Championships or free bets on the World Cup of Darts.
You’ll also find specific promotions on the biggest horse racing promotions of the year, such as the Grand National or Cheltenham Festival.
While LiveScoreBet do offer mobile apps for iOS and Android users, there are no specific mobile bonuses available. However, all promotions and bonuses available on the desktop site are also accessible via the app.
There isn’t a VIP Club as such available for Sportsbook customers. However, the Weekly Rewards promo will reward you with a free bet when you opt in and place €20 worth of bets throughout the week.
Bonus funds can be used on any sport or market LiveScoreBet offer, as long as this isn’t restricted in the terms and conditions of the specific offer you’re taking.
An aspect we’ve been impressed with at LiveScoreBet is their promotions on the biggest events of the day. During the research into this guide, we found the Promotions page was constantly updated with new offers for events currently taking place. For example, during the writing process of this article, a FIFA Club World Cup €10 free bet, a US Open €10 in free bets and a World Cup of Darts £10 in free bets were added to their repertoire. This is in addition to their standard sports promotions available throughout the sporting calendar.
There isn’t a referral program available currently, either at the Sportsbook or the Vegas and Live Casino facilities.
To keep up to date with all promotions and free bet opportunities, you can choose to accept marketing notifications either during the registration process or via your account. Alternatively, head over to the Promotions tab and opt-in.
Time limits apply to many of the offers available to bettors in Ireland at LiveScoreBet. Again, the time limit is specific to the promo you’re claiming. For example, the welcome bonus has a 14 day qualifying period. The US Open free bet offer has a 7 day period in which to use your bonus.
You can’t combine any LiveScoreBet promotion. In addition, you can’t qualify for any bonus using a free bet stake.
All promotions can be claimed by eligible new and existing customers, with the exception of the welcome offer. Only bettors who have yet to open a LiveScoreBet account and qualify for the welcome bonus.
To create an account with LiveScoreBet, follow these steps:
Head on over to the LiveScoreBet site and hit Join.
In the Personal section, enter your email address, full name and date of birth
In the Contact section, enter your mobile phone number and full address
In the Account section, create a Username and password. You can also choose to set a Deposit Limit. Choose your marketing preferences. Finally, read and accept the terms and conditions, betting rules and age verification policy.
Click Create Account.
It’s easy to create an account with LiveScoreBet. The form is simple to understand and should only take a few minutes before you’re up and running.
As you’ve seen in the steps above, there’s a lot of personal information you need to share in order to sign up to this Irish betting site. Your full name, date of birth and residential address are all required. You’ll also need to provide your email address and mobile phone number. The latter two details are required for account verification, as well as receiving marketing notifications.
You’ll be required to upload these documents. Processing times can vary, but you should gain full access to your account within 24 hours.
If you’ve forgotten or lost your password, you can reset it by clicking on the Forgot Password button on the Login page. You’ll then be sent a reset link to your email address.
Additional security measures come in the form of Multi-Factor Authentication, which can help prevent unauthorised login attempts.
If you believe someone else has gained access to your account, get in touch with the customer service team. They can help secure your account, as well as change your login details if required.
If you want to close your LiveScoreBet account permanently, the customer support team can set this in motion.
All major tournaments and competitions are catered for, with odds and markets on football, golf, tennis, darts and rugby to name a handful. Odds on horse racing events taking place across the globe are also available. In addition to Irish and UK races, bettors can place wagers on racing from France, USA, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Italy, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand.
In addition to the most popular sports and events, LiveScoreBet provide odds on less common sports. For instance, it’s possible to bet on sports such as lacrosse, surfing and futsal. Virtual sports and Esports are other options, along with e-soccer and e-basketball.
The biggest sports and events tend to have the most amount of markets attached. For example, the international friendly between Republic of Ireland and Luxembourg contained almost 60 separate markets. There’s a fantastic range of tournaments available, with over 100 football competitions alone, including manager and transfer specials.
Special events are also available. Irish, UK and USA politics markets can be bet on, along with elections taking place across Europe. Additionally, TV and Film odds can be accessed, such as Next James Bond, Love Island and Britain’s Got Talent markets.
Equally as impressive as their pre-match betting options is LiveScoreBet’s in-play betting facility. There are live odds on a number of different sports, including football, tennis, cricket, basketball and Esports.
The desktop site, along with the mobile version of the site, is incredibly easy to use. You can find all available sports and events in the A-Z menu on the left hand side of the page. Once you’ve clicked on a sport, all competitions and tournaments will be displayed in the main window.
To place a bet, click on the odds you want to take. Your selection will then be added to your bet slip on the right hand side of the page. If you want to place an accumulator, you can add to your slip by clicking on each set of odds you want to bet on. Enter your stake and click on Place Bet to confirm. At the top of the slip, you’ll find Single, Acca and Multiple tabs. Under the Multiple tab, you’ll find a range of System bets to choose from, including Trixie, Patent, Yankee and Lucky options.
Bet Builder is available on selected sports fixtures. This feature allows you to create your own bet by choosing up to ten markets. Click on the Bet Builder tab to create your wager. Bet Builder is available on the following sports:
There are some betting tools available at your disposal when you sign up to LiveScoreBet in Ireland, though not as in-depth and expansive as those we’ve found at other betting sites. On many sports and events, you can find form guides and statistics on particular teams or players.
There are more tools available in live betting, which features a real-time graphics display of current actions in that particular event.
Cash Out is an option on eligible bets. Only Full Cash Out is an option, with Partial Cash Out not yet available at this site. If your bet is eligible, the option will be displayed on your bet slip.
LiveScoreBet offer a comprehensive in-play betting service. It covers a variety of sports, including football, tennis, baseball, basketball and esports. Odds are updated in real-time, or as close as possible. As you’d expect, the nature of live betting can cause occasional delays and bet suspensions from time to time.
Streaming is available on many sports and events. You can find all events which can be broadcast via the betting site using the Streaming tab in the In-play menu. You need to be logged into your account to access a stream.
It’s possible to stream Irish sports via the betting site, with Irish Premier League action available for broadcast via the LiveScoreBet site.
Bet Builder is available for in-play betting, as well as pre-match betting, which we’re delighted to find. Many other Irish betting sites only provide this feature on pre-match markets.
The number of betting markets available in-play is also impressive. A typical football match can have over 50 live markets available to choose from.
There isn’t a way to select Favourites using the desktop site. However, it is possible to track all of your bets using the mobile app with the My Bet Matches feature.
We analysed the quality of the odds LiveScoreBet have available. For this research, we examined the betting margin on football, hurling and rugby, specifically the Irish Premier Division match between Cork City and Bohemians, GAA Hurling’s fixture between Kildare and Dublin and the rugby league match between Hull FC and Castleford Tigers. View our findings in the table below.
We then compared the odds at LiveScoreBet with two other popular Irish betting sites, specifically NetBet and Boylesports. See our comparison in the table below.
To show the change of odds, LiveScoreBet use colour coded arrows in their odds boxes. For odds that have recently lengthened, you’ll see a green arrow in the top right corner, for odds that have recently shortened, you’ll find a red arrow in the bottom right corner.
Price Boosts are very common for LiveScoreBet users. Via the Menu on the left hand side, you’ll find the latest Price Boost offers on a range of sports including football, basketball and golf. You’ll also find boosts on Gaelic Football and Gaelic Hurling.
The operator also offers Shocks. Via the tab at the top of the page, you’ll find all Shocks odds, where the odds on the pre-match favourite have drifted drastically in-play.
Odds are displayed as Fractional automatically. You can change how your odds are displayed via the Settings menu. Users in Ireland can choose between Fractional and Decimal odds.
Your potential returns are displayed on your betting slip once you’ve entered your stake.
Cash Out is available on selected bets. Head to the My Bets section of your betting account to see if any of your wagers are eligible. Note that bets placed using a free bet aren’t eligible for Cash Out.
There are very few payment methods available at LiveScoreBet for customers in Ireland to use. Note that if you’re looking to use a card issued in a different country, you’ll need to complete further verification.
Users in Ireland can make deposits and withdrawals in Euros.
When you open the Deposit page, you’ll see that Card is the default payment option. Scroll further down the page and choose a different method if you wish. Your other options consist of the following:
To make a deposit, click on the Deposit icon in the top right of the screen. Enter the amount you want to transfer and confirm the transaction. Once confirmed, your deposit should be usable instantly.
There are no Cryptocurrency methods available for users in Ireland.
As with deposit options, there are very few withdrawal methods available – you can read more detail about this in the table below. Note that you can only make a withdrawal once you’ve fully verified your account.
Withdrawal transfer times vary, depending on which method you’re using. For Visa card payments there is a transfer time of 2-3 hours, with Mastercard transfers at 1-2 working days. PayPal withdrawals should be transferred instantly, with bank transfers taking 2-3 working days.
Once you’ve requested a withdrawal, you’re unable to cancel this request.
If you want to check the status of your withdrawal request, head to your account details.
The deposit and withdrawal minimum and maximum amounts are the same, no matter which method you’re using. There is a €5 minimum and €20,000 maximum for all methods.
All features of the desktop site are available using the app. This includes in-play betting, streaming and the ability to make payments to and from your betting account.
The mobile version of the desktop site is very similar to the app. While we do recommend you download the app, particularly if you’re planning to bet via your mobile more often than the desktop site, the mobile version still does the trick. The app, though, is a little smoother and easier to use.
If you’ve accepted marketing notification, you could also receive Push notifications to your mobile device. You can change these settings in the More section of your account.
The odds stated on the desktop site are exactly the same as those published on the mobile app. There’s no difference in odds no matter which version you’re using.
To download the LiveScoreBet app, visit your relevant app store. Alternatively, follow the links on the desktop site to begin the download process.
There are a couple of methods available for contacting the LiveScoreBet customer support team. Live Chat is available once you’ve logged into your account, click on the icon in the bottom right of the page to begin the conversation. Alternatively, you can email the team at support_ie@livescorebet.com.
In addition to the above, users can also access the Help & FAQ section using the tab at the bottom of the page. Here, you’ll find a range of topics, questions and answers available. There is also a Search function if you need help with a specific issue. This facility features help and guides to Safer Gambling, Banking, Betting Information and Promotions.
If you encounter any problems or issues with your betting account, we recommend you get in contact with the customer service team as soon as you can. During our testing of the Live Chat function, we found the representatives to be knowledgeable and dealt with our query in an efficient and friendly manner. However, during our research, we have found complaints about the efficiency of the customer service available, which we’ll detail shortly.
LiveScoreBet offer a Safer Gambling section designed to help their customers in Ireland stay in control of their betting habits. In this section, you’ll find a range of tools you can use to help you keep in control. There’s a variety of guides available to read and to utilise to help you do this.
LiveScoreBet users can set Daily, Weekly and Monthly deposit limits. You can do this during the sign up process or by clicking on the Bet Responsibly tab.
Under the same tab, you can set up a Reality Check. Here, you can set a time of either 30 minutes or an hour to receive a notification reminding you how much time you’ve been logged into your account.
Bettors can also request a Cool-off period. You can choose a Cool-off period of between 24 hours and six weeks. During this time, you won’t be able to access your betting account.
Self-exclusion is also an option. This allows you to take an extended break from your betting account, with a time period of six months to five years available.
This operator also provides a Spending Control tool. Each account has a maximum limit applied, which is set by LiveScoreBet. You may find, especially if you’ve lost a high number of bets, that you’re occasionally unable to place a bet. This is set up to protect bettors from losing funds. If you disagree with your limit, you can contact the Player Protection Team who can reassess your spending control limit.
In addition to the above, the betting site also provides a self assessment questionnaire.
The operator keeps a track of all of your deposits and withdrawals, as well as providing your bet history. You can view all transactions and previous bets via the More tab.
LiveScoreBet don’t have a particularly high rating amongst bettors in Ireland. The main issue of contention appears to be the withdrawal process. As per the regulations of their governing body, LiveScoreBet must verify all accounts before withdrawals are allowed. Many users are unhappy that the site allows deposits without this verification, but not allow the withdrawal of their winnings.
Other users have complained about bets being voided by the site and the lack of help and support from the live chat team.
While there’s many negative reviews, there are also lots of positive feedback, too. Users praise the range of promotions available and the ease of which customers can claim them.
LiveScoreBet have won a number of industry awards. In 2022, the operator won the EGR award for Innovation in Sports Betting. The same year saw the site pick up the Rising Star award at the EGR Operator award, along with SBC award for Rising Star in Sports Betting. In 2023, LiveScoreBet were winners in the Mobile Sports Product category at the Gaming Awards.
While we haven’t come across any reports of the operator desktop site or app crashing, we did encounter some loading problems during our research, specifically with the desktop site. Loading times were frustratingly slow at times. We didn’t encounter any such problems using the mobile app, which provided us with a much smoother betting experience.
In addition to their Sportsbook, LiveScoreBet also provide a Vegas and Live Casino facilities. These, along with the Sportsbook, are accessible once you’ve registered your account.
There’s a decent range of casino games available at LiveScoreBet. Included in the Vegas section are slots, jackpots and table games, along with Slingo and Instant Wins.
The games at this site are provided by some of the most popular names in the industry, including the following:
You’ll find a variety of popular slots and games at LiveScoreBet, including the Big Bass series, Starburst, Dragon Mine and Luck O’ The Irish.
The Live Casino facility at LiveScoreBet is one of the most extensive we’ve come across at Irish betting sites. There’s a huge range of live games available for users, including table games and game shows.
There’s a number of blackjack, roulette, dice and poker games available. There are 35 game shows also available, with every live game accessible using desktop, mobile and app.
Once again, live games are provided by some of the industry’s biggest names, including Evolution and Pragmatic Play.
There are free games available each day which can award users a range of prizes. Click on Daily Free Games tab to see what’s available.
There are both high and low stakes games available in the live casino. Minimum and maximum stakes range from €0.05 to €5,000.
There’s a myriad of promotions available for Casino players to claim. There is a welcome bonus for new casino users of 30 free spins to use on Big Bass Splash when you deposit and bet €10 on any slots game.
For existing customers, there’s plenty of free spins offers you can qualify for. These offers include daily free spins on Kong 3 Even Bigger Bonus, along with LiveScoreBet’s free cash and spins offer on Search for the Phoenix.
As with the sports bonuses we’ve looked at earlier, terms and conditions vary from offer to offer.
There isn’t a specific VIP or Loyalty Club available at LiveScoreBet currently. As we’ve seen, though, there are plenty of promotions available along with high stakes games available to selected users.
The Vegas facility is extremely well set out, with all games nicely set under different menus. If you’re looking for a particular slot or game, you can use the Search function to quickly find your choice.
We’re impressed by many aspects of the LiveScoreBet site. There’s a good range of sports and markets, streaming is available on many events and there’s an extensive in-play betting service available too.
We’re especially impressed with the ease of which one can qualify for promotions. Bonuses are available on many different sports too, certainly another plus point. Price Boosts are offered in abundance, along with free bet opportunities regularly offered.
Irish sports are well catered for, with odds and markets on GAA action, alongside Irish Premier Division football. There’s also in-depth Irish horse racing betting options available.
Where LiveScoreBet fall down is their distinct lack of payment options. Also, we did encounter issues with their desktop site, which suffered from buffering and long loading times throughout our research process.
However, LiveScoreBet is a great choice of operator, particularly if you’re looking for a site that offers regular promotions and free bets across a number of sports and events.
