The 38 best eSports betting sites for UK and EU
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- Amazing eSports coverage
- Outstanding welcome offer
- Full and partial cash out option
- Fast withdrawal and settling times
- Live streaming on a lot of matches
- Mobile app
- Cash out option
- 24/7 customer support
- Live streaming on eSports
- Amazing eSports coverage
- Good welcome offer
- Fast withdrawal times
- Promotions on eSport
- Great eSports coverage
- Previous match result statistics
- Cash out option
- Partial cash out option
- Amazing eSports coverage
- Live streaming on a lot of eSports
- Great withdrawal and settling times
- Live streaming
- 24/7 customer support
- Great eSports coverage
- Play money to try the site out
- Chat room to talk with other players
- 24/7 chat support
- Good eSports coverage
- Amazing withdrawal times
- Very nice design & navigation
- No phone support
- Cash out option
- Can use Bitcoins
- Amazing eSports coverage
- Live streaming on a lot of eSports
- No chat support
- Mobile App
- Great design
- 24/7 customer support
- Great eSports coverage
- Nice variety of eSport markets
- 24/7 customer support
- Amazing eSports coverage
- Nice design and navigation
- A lot of live streaming on eSports
- Could have faster withdrawal times
- Mobile app
- Cash out option
- 24/7 customer support
- Good eSports coverage
- Wide selection of casino games
- Cash out option
- Great withdrawal policy
- Good eSports match coverage
- Limited support hours
- Limited variety of eSport markets
- Very good odds
- Arbitrage is allowed
- Very fast withdrawal times
- Good eSports match coverage
- Only e-mail support
- Cash out option
- 24/7 customer support
- Fairly good eSports coverage
- Great withdrawal and settling policy
- No welcome offer with e-Wallet
- Mobile app
- 24/7 customer support
- Good eSports match coverage
- Limited variety of eSport markets
- Could have a bit faster settling times
- Mobile app
- Cash out option
- Good eSports coverage
- Player points to buy bonuses
- Limited free withdrawals
- Cash out option
- Good eSports coverage
- Good design and navigation
- Player points to buy bonuses
- Limited free withdrawals
- Great settling times
- Good eSports coverage
- 24/7 Customer support
-Nice design and navigation
- Withdrawals could be a bit faster
- Cash out option
- 24/7 customer support
- Good coverage for some games
- Great withdrawal and settling times
- Could cover more eSport games
- Cash out option
- Good eSports coverage
- Good design and navigation
- No phone support
- Limited support hours
- Cash out option
- Live chat support
- Good eSport match coverage
- Limited support hours
- Limited variety of eSport markets
- Cash out option
- Great settling times
- Good eSports coverage
- Limited hours of support
- No other products than sport
- Cash out option
- Good eSports coverage
- Good design and navigation
- No phone support
- Limited support hours
- Cash out option
- 24/7 customer support
- Good coverage for some games
- Good withdrawal & settling times
- Could cover more eSport games
- Good settling policy
- 24/7 customer support
- Good eSport match coverage
- Don't take odds requests
- Lacking variety of eSport markets
- Good settling times
- Good eSport coverage
- 24/7 customer support
- In some cases a 5€ fee may apply on withdrawals
- 100% anonymity
- Great eSports coverage
- Fund transfer between players
- Only e-mail support
- Can only use bitcoins
- Awesome withdrawal policy
- Good eSport match coverage
- Previous match result statistics
- Limited hours of support
- Lacking variety of eSport markets
- Good eSport match coverage
- Previous match result statistics
- Good withdrawal & settling times
- Limited hours of support
- Lacking variety of eSport markets
- 24/7 customer support
- Amazing withdrawal times
- Live streaming on a lot of eSport
- No mobile app
- Don't take odds requests
- Mobile app
- 24/7 chat support
- Good eSport match coverage
- Withdrawals could be faster
- Lacking variety of eSport markets
- Good eSport match coverage
- Previous match result statistics
- Good settling & withdrawal times
- Limited support hours
- Lacking variety of eSport markets
- Can use bitcoins
- Good welcome offer
- eSports coverage can be good
- No chat support
- No withdrawals by card
- Can use Bitcoins
- Good settling times
- 24/7 customer support
- Limited withdrawals per 7 days
- One free withdrawal per 30 days
- Mobile app
- Cash out option
- Create your own odds
- 24/7 e-mail & chat support
- Unpredictable eSports coverage
- 24/7 customer support
- Nice design and navigation
- Variety of markets can be good
- Don't take odds requests
- Could offer a bit more eSport
- Mobile app
- Cash out option
- Fairly good welcome offers
- Limited hours of support
- Could have better eSports coverage
- Cash out option
- Create your own odds
- Offer a lot to gamble on
- Terrible eSports coverage
- Lacking variety of eSport markets
- Mobile app
- Great design and navigation
- Can use e-Wallet for welcome offer
- Limited support hours
- Bad eSports coverage at the moment
The top ranked eSports betting sites in 2017
Finding the best eSports betting site may not be an easy task, but successfully doing so may greatly enhance your experience. With the growing interest in eSports gambling, eBetFinder has taken a deeper look into what makes a site great and which may be the best choices for 2017.
What makes a site great and worthy of playing on?
Before deciding which the best sites for eSports bets are, we first have to ask ourselves what it actually is that makes a site great. Is it frequent and valuable campaign offers? The number of matches or games that are being covered? The variety of different markets that you could bet on, such as which team will get the first blood or what the correct match score will be? Perhaps you would like a nice selection of casino games to switch up the betting? Maybe none of these things matter much unless you can be sure that you will be able to withdraw your winnings quickly and get a superb customer support should you have any problems?
The preferences we have vary greatly from one person to another and even though we would all like to find an eSports betting site that excels in everything, these unfortunately don’t exist. With that being said, we have still crowned the overall best eSports betting site, which you can find out all about further down in the article. Before we go there, let’s first have a look at what eSport betting sites excel in offering the most eSport games and best match coverage, who has the widest selection of entertaining markets to bet on, the best withdrawal times, the sweetest bonuses and the best selection of casino games to complement the eSports experience.
The best eSport game and match coverage
The best game and match coverage simply refers to those eSport betting sites that cover the most matches for each particular game, but also cover the highest number of different games. In this section Arcanebet, Vitalbet, ggbet and eBettle are the definite choices as their coverage of games, pre-match betting and live betting on matches is incredible. These four sites all have eSports as their main focus and use the same odds compiler, which means that their coverage is identical. We therefore recommend Arcanebet and Vitalbet as they have the fastest withdrawal times. Arcanebet is the best choice if you would like the most amazing welcome offer, whereas Vitalbet is a great place if you would like some casino games on the side.
On these four sites you’ll be able to find all popular eSport games as well as some that are rarely offered anywhere else. We can of course not guarantee that they’ll always have matches offered on all games, but they do have an awesome coverage and we’ve seen them covering the following eSport games:
- Call of Duty
- Clash Royale
- Crossfire
- CS:GO
- Dota 2
- Halo
- Hearthstone
- Heroes of the Storm
- King of Glory
- League of Legends
- Overwatch
- Rocket League
- Smite
- Starcraft 2
- Starcraft: Brood War
- Vainglory
- Warcraft 3
- World of Tanks
These four sites are then closely followed by Bet365 and Pinnacle who also do an amazing job with their game and match coverage. They offer all of the popular eSport games, as well as some rarer ones and you’ll even find Street Fighter, which the four above doesn’t seem to offer. Even though a site like Ladbrokes, which in many aspects world be considered a gambler’s paradise, can’t compete with none of the above, they are the only ones we have ever seen offering bets on FIFA 17.
Fun and interesting eSport markets to bet on
When it comes to fun and interesting markets, it’s important to be aware that not all eSport games have special markets offered for them. It’s mainly Dota 2, League of Legends and CS:GO that you’ll be able to find a wide variety of markets for, even though Starcraft 2 and Overwatch may have some specialties as well.
Once again, Arcanebet, Vitalbet, ggbet and eBettle are very strong eSport betting sites in this category as they offer a nice variety of interesting markets. Usually you’ll find markets such as which team will get the first blood, several selections of over/under bets (towers destroyed, total kills and total minutes), first team to reach a certain number of kills/points, if it will be odd or even kills and a few more common ones as well.
The true champions of entertaining markets are however Bet365, Bet-at-Home and Betway, where the crown has to go to Bet365. Their overall selection of markets are simply amazing and they’re definitely the best choice if you’re looking for fun markets on Dota 2 and League of Legends. You’ll find most of the previously mentioned markets as well as some other interesting ones like correct score, team to destroy the first tower/barrack/inhibitor, over/under total of barons/dragons slain, team to kill the first roshan/baron/dragon, tournament/group/region winner and some other ones as well. Overall Bet365 eSports is the right place to go for fun markets.
At Betway you’ll also find a really nice selection of markets, especially for CS:GO. You definitely won’t be disappointed with the selection offered on Dota 2 and LoL, but they can’t quite compare to Bet365’s selection. If you’re looking to bet on CS:GO it can however be a lot better! Even though the selection may vary from time to time, you’re sometimes able to find special markets like if there will be a grenade/moltov/knife kill, if it will be odd or even number of kills, over/under total rounds, winner of a certain round, if the bomb will be planted on a round and a few more. If the team NiP is playing, you’ll also find additional markets that are completely unique to Betway. They have NiP specific markets on their matches like if NiP will lose any map in the tournament, if they will win both pistol rounds, the number of kills a certain player in NiP will get and much more.
Bet-at-Home doesn’t really offer any markets that Bet365 and Betway doesn’t, but they do have a nice selection and it’s therefore worth mentioning them. It’s also worth mentioning EGB as they are very solid with ther markets, even though they don’t have the absolute best ones.
The best withdrawal times
This category is one that many eSport betting sites unfortunately fall short on, but there are a few out there that are doing an absolutely amazing job. The top ones are Dafabet, Pinnacle and Bethard which all have instant processing of withdrawals, unless any verification is needed or something else that would be out of the ordinary is standing in the way.
These three sites are then very closely followed by William Hill who also have instant withdrawals, but only to e-wallets like Skrill and Neteller. Should you however have withdrawn by another method, you don’t have to wait longer than you please as you are able to contact their support to have it processed at ones. Processing on contact is a withdrawal policy also used by LeoVegas, which makes them one of the top sites in this category as well.
Last in line amongst the eSport betting sites with light speed withdrawal times are Noxwin and Vitalbet. How does being rewarded with a 5€ freebet should your withdrawal not be processed within an hour sound? Well, that’s the policy of Noxwin! If you request your withdrawal between 8 am and 10 pm GMT, they guarantee that it will be processed within an hour or otherwise they will give you a 5€ freebet. Last but not least we have Vitalbet where a withdrawal is usually processed within 3 hours. However, if the withdrawal is made to an e-wallet, it’s usually a lot faster than that and sometimes even instantly processed.
Amazing eSport betting bonuses and campaigns
When it comes to amazing campaign offers, it’s usually a bit tricky to rate sites as their offers can vary a lot from time to time and also vary depending on what country you are from. With that being said, there is one particular welcome offer that stands out from the rest, which more or less anyone can take part of. Arcanebet is the place for this outstanding bonus, which you’ll find more about below, together with bonuses from Bet365, Unibet, Noxwin and EGB, which all are all worth mentioning.
Arcanebet’s welcome offer is truly one of a kind. You’re able to get a 100% deposit bonus up €100. At a first glimpse there’s nothing special with the bonus as you have to wager the received bonus + deposited amount 7 times. What however is unique and what makes this the by far best bonus, is the fact that there are no minimum odds to the wagering requirement. This means that you could wager the bonus on odds as low as 1.01 if you would really like to play it safe. In addition to this, you have as much as 360 days to meet the wagering requirement if you use the bonus code “ebetfinder” on deposit.
Bet365 has one of the top bonuses as their welcome offer can be quite valuable. It’s not comparable to Arcanebet’s, but they do have a 100% deposit bonus up to either €50, €100 or €200 depending on what country you’re from. The currency does of course also vary depending on the country, where UK players for instance get a £200 bonus. Their wagering requirements are pretty low, which makes the bonus quite valuable. It should however be mentioned that the wagering requirement has to be fulfilled once the bonus has been activated. In total your deposit needs to be wagered four times and the bonus amount three times on at least one single selection with 1.5 in odds or higher.
Unibet is also a place where you’re able to find a great welcome bonus. It does however vary a lot depending on which country you’re from, but it’s usually very valuable. Some countries have a 200% bonus up to €100 with wagering requirements that are incredibly low. There are bonuses that only need to be wagered 5 times on odds 1.4 or higher, which is quite amazing. The bonus is also a parachute bonus, which means that you only have to fulfill the wagering requirement once you’ve started to play with the bonus money, which you do after your own money has been used up.
Noxwin offer a 10% cash bonus up to €100 on each and every deposit that you make throughout 2017. The requirements to receive the 10% cash bonus is quite nice as the deposit needs to be wagered 3 times on odds 1.75 or higher. This can be achieved through a combination bet, which means that you could reach this by three bets with 1.21 in odds or higher. In other words, if you choose your bets wisely, there’s some really good value in this offer.
EGB might not have the most valuable welcome offer, but they do offer a 2% cashback, which is quite unique and could be worth checking out. The reason they’re mentioned are however for their other promotions. They do for instance offer a Dota 2 promotion where you compete against other players in choosing what the draft will be for the teams in certain professional matches. There aren’t many (if any other) eSport betting sites that have eSport promotions like this. They also have daily quests where you’re awarded points for completing them. It could for instance be that you have to place a bet on a certain market, place a play money bet or participate in the Dota 2 draft promotion. These points can then be spent on bonuses, real money and gamer equipment like mouse pads and headsets.
Casino and other games to complement your eSports gambling
When it comes to having a nice casino to go along with your eSports bets, no one can compete with Exclusivebet. With more than 1400 different slots from 15 different game providers, they are by far the best choice. Not only do they have a lot of slots, but offer a lot of table games and other games as well and have a really nice live casino.
With about 1000 different slots, Noxwin is the second best choice closely followed by Flamantis and NetBet who both offer close to 900 slots. Another eSports betting site with a nice selection is LeoVegas that have about 800 of them. Even though a really nice casino, we don’t prefer them as much as you’re not able to filter games by game provider, which is a feature that we personally like a lot.
The crown jewel of eSports betting sites 2017
All the different eSport betting sites bring different values to the table. Some of them have incredible withdrawal times, some of them valuable bonuses and some of them an amazing eSports coverage. If you with the information above haven’t managed to decide where to go yet, you should probably head on over to Bet365.
This is just an amazing eSports betting site, which we have rated the top one out of the close to 40 sites for eSports gambling that we have played on and reviewed. Overall they’re doing a good job in all of the mentioned categories, whereas they excel in some. It’s quite hard to point out any wrongs with them.
While their match coverage and number of games offered is incredibly good, their number of entertaining markets is just amazing. They offer a pretty nice welcome offer and have good withdrawal times as withdrawals are usually processed within 24 hours. Their casino is filled with more than 600 different slots and they have a customer support that’s available 24/7. To learn more about this amazing site, click here to read the full Bet365 eSports bets review.
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Frequently asked questions
Where to bet on eSports
We all look for that perfect eSports betting site, but what is it that makes a eSport bookie perfect?
When choosing where to place your esports bets, you would first have to consider what it is that you’re looking for in an eSport bookie and what is important to you as we all have different needs. Even though there are some great overall eSports gambling sites, there is unfortunately no universal eSports bookie that excels in everything. Some things that you should consider is a bookies eSports coverage, what their withdrawal times are, when their customer support is available, how attractive their welcome offer is for eSports bets and what options they have for other games (such as casino if that is of interest). To make things easy for you, we have of course covered all of this in our betting reviews and taken this into consideration when rating the eSports betting site.
Making money with eSport betting
Is it possible? Of course! In fact, it has never been easier!
To make as much profit as possible, it is wise to bet on eSport games that you’re interested in and knowledgeable of. The more you know about the game and the competitive teams, the better are your chances making a profit. You should also consider betting with a good eSports bonus as this could greatly increase your profits. For more tips and tricks on how you can make the most profit out of your eSports bets, head over to our betting guide section where we have provided a lot of valuable information about optimizing profits.
Best eSports bonus
There is one welcome offer that stands out from the rest as it’s incredibly valuable.
It’s easy to find a lot of mediocre welcome offers, hard to find good ones and almost impossible to find the ones that are super valuable. Luckily, eBetFinder has done a lot of research to make your eSports betting experience as easy as possible. At the eSport betting site Arcanebet, you’re able to get an unbeatable deposit bonus of 100% up to €100. The wagering requirement of 7 times the bonus + deposited amount is not the best, but what’s truly amazing about the bonus is that you have no minimum odds required. This means that any bet that you place (should it be as low as 1.01 in odds) will count towards the wagering. This plus the fact that you have 360 days to wager the bonus, make Arcanebet’s welcome offer one of its kind and pretty much a must have for everyone.
Is placing eSport bets safe?
As long as you pick one of our listed eSports betting sites, you can be sure it’s safe.
All the eSports betting sites that we have listed are all licensed and regulated by law and have been tested and carefully reviewed by eBetFinder. They are all considered as trustworthy eSports betting sites and you can feel a 100% secure using them. Please do however note that it’s always important that you protect your own account by never sharing your password with anyone. Please also note that it’s important that you do not break any of the terms and conditions that the eSports betting site have.
Age restrictions when betting on eSports
Like most good things in life, the common age restriction to bet on eSports is 18 years.
In most countries you have to be at least 18 years old to do eSports betting and other types of gambling, but there could be exceptions to this rule. If you are unsure about the minimum age, it’s always best to check with your local authorities and/or directly with the eSports betting site.
Deposit methods for eSports bets
More or less everything can be used as a deposit method for eSports betting, even ingame skins.
The different eSport betting sites provide different types of deposit methods – some more methods than others. It is however safe to say that no matter what method you prefer using, you can be certain that there is at least one eSport betting site that will offer the possibility to deposit with it. We highly recommend using either Skrill or Neteller as it’s usually the fastest and easiest way to withdraw and deposit money with.
What is eSports betting / eSports gambling?
eSports betting or eSports gambling is a generic term for placing real money bets on eSport games.
eSports is short for electronic sports and is something that has been on the rise the past couple of years. Not only have the prize pools in a lot of eSports tournaments doubled or tripled, but as much as ten folded in some cases. There has also been a huge increase in a number of eSport games released. As more and more people are growing up with eSports, following streams on Twitch and YouTube of professional teams battling it out, there has lately been a growing interest in eSports gambling. In 2013, it was estimated that around 71 million people watched eSports and by 2015 those numbers had risen to an estimated 226 million people. According to a market research company called Newzoo, these numbers will increase to a stunning 427 million by 2019.
How to bet on eSports
Placing a bet on eSports is as easy as placing a bet on any other sport.
Betting on eSports works no differently than betting on any other sport and is very easy getting started with. All you have to do is to choose one of the many eSports betting sites that you can find in the filter above, create an account, make a deposit and start placing eSports bets. The design may look a bit different on different eSports betting sites, but in general you just have to head over to the odds section and click on the match and market you would like to bet on. This will then be added to a coupon that should be located somewhere on the screen (usually to the right).
How eSport bonuses work
eSport bonuses work differently from one bookie to another.
There are a lot of different eSport bonuses out there and they all work differently. Therefore it’s always a good idea that you carefully read through the terms and conditions of the eSports betting bonus you’re considering taking part of. Deposit bonuses are the most common type of eSport bonuses, which means that your deposit gets matched by a certain percentage of bonus money. You will however also find eSport bonuses where you receive a cashback as you play, as well as different type of free eSports bets and risk-free eSports bets. Worth mentioning is that most eSports bonus has a wagering requirement that needs to be fulfilled. This means that you have to place eSports bets to a certain amount before the bonus money that you received becomes your own, real money
Using bitcoins on eSports gambling
Bitcoins is one of the rarer deposit methods, but there are a few eSports betting sites where you can use them.
Not all eSports betting sites are offering bitcoins as a deposit method, but from those eSports betting sites who do you will find eBettle, ggbet and Vitalbet as the highest rated ones. Should you however want to be 100% anonymous, we would highly recommend NitrogenSports as they offer bitcoins and don’t require any personal details from you. If you’re located in South America, Bumbet is a great bitcoin bookie and if you’re playing from the U.S, Bovada is the way to go.
Taxes on winnings from e-sport-bets
Taxes on eSport winnings rarely exist.
For the majority of countries the winnings from eSports betting are completely tax-free. However, to be completely sure that you don’t have to pay any tax on your winnings it’s always best to double check with your local tax office.
Live streaming and eSports betting
Live streaming and eSports betting always make for a perfect evening!
Unfortunately not all eSports betting sites are offering live streaming of matches at the moment, but two that do and that we could highly recommend are EGB and Vitalbet. As eSports betting is rapidly growing we are expecting a lot more sites offering this in the future.