83 ratings

Bonus

100% up to €100 & €10 Free Bet

?Special App
?Having a lot of sports to bet
?Casino option

Overview

Licence: MGA
Customer Support: Live Chat, e-mail, phone
Live Stream: Yes
Language: English, German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Finnish, Portuguese
Odd Types: American, Decimal, Fractional

Betsson

Betsson is a decent online operator which tries to combine both a sportsbook and a casino establishment. Nowadays, I see that kind of bookies frequently. This could be good news because it is usually a sign of an established betting and gambling provider.

By the looks of it, that indeed seems to be the case with Betsson. The online betting and gambling provider is owned by Swedish Betsson AB, and the betting site is operated by the BML Group Ltd. Seeing how these companies are reputable international players, it is a given that Betsson is a completely legitimate operator. What’s more, the Betsson brand has been in existence for more than 50 years, and experience is always a plus in this industry.

Ready to take a look at this promising bookie? Then read on my Betsson review to learn every detail about it.

Welcome Bonus and Other Promotions

Betsson is a reputable sports betting operator, but it doesn’t boast an extensive list of bonuses and promotions. They make up for this to some extent by offering a quality Welcome Bonus. However, more promotions would have also been nice.

Betsson’s Welcome Bonus stipulates that all new players can get 100% on their initial wagers up to €100. This is quite enticing, and when you combine this with the fact that the offer also comes with a €10 free bet, it becomes even better. As you fellas know, I am a staunch believer in free bets.

However, please bear in mind that the bonus also comes with a 6x wagering requirement. This means that the bonus plus deposit amounts have to be wagered six times on odds of 1.50 or higher before you can withdraw your funds.

The new customer offer is quite good, but the number of other promotions should definitely be higher. This is because Betsson only offers one more sports betting promotion in addition to the Welcome Bonus. What’s more, that promotion is nothing to write home about, as it is actually a very basic ACCA Insurance promo.

If you are a regular BettingRex reader, you will know that I have written about tons of different betting offers. These have ranged from sign up offers and loyalty programs to VIP bonuses. Unfortunately for Betsson players, I could find only two bonus offers of the myriad of possible betting promotions out there. That’s sub-optimal for BettingRex and I tell my buds to make the most of that Welcome Bonus, but not to expect much else.

Betsson Bonus and Promo Codes

Betsson’s sports betting bonuses and promotions come without a promo code. This means that even though there are only two sports-related promotions. Well, at least they are easy to activate. Time is always of the essence for experienced punters, and no promo codes always help in this case.

Betsson Mobile App

Betsson boasts a competitive mobile betting app which can be downloaded to both an Android and an iOS device. What is more, the app is easily accessible. In fact, you can download it directly by following the links on the site. However, one thing which makes the desktop site a better alternative than the app for me is its superior accessibility.

The app is all nice and functional, but it does tend to lag a bit when accessing it from an older device. What’s more, the layout of the app can be a little distracting. And I feel that the black and orange theme should have been used in a better way. Finally, there are much better mobile apps that I have reviewed in the past, and Betsson should definitely give the app another look.

Sports Betting Offer

Unlike the promotions and the app, which could be improved, there is nothing at fault with Betsson’s sports betting offer. This is because the bookmaker has obviously tried very hard to include every possible sport and market on the face of the Earth.

The result is a really long list of more than 50 sports. If you think that this is not an impressive number, try to name not 50, but 30 different sports. It’s very hard, right? Betsson actually succeeds in offering such an all-encompassing sports betting directory by including all sports out there. This means that even the most peripheral of fringe sports find their place on the site. These include even unpopular sports such as:

pesapallo,
pool,
ski jumping,
biatlon,
wrestling,
chess,
futsal,
Gaelic sports,
badminton,
etc.

Unlike other betting sites that only stick to popular events from football, tennis, basketball, cricket, and boxing, Betsson has it all. And when I say they have it all, I am also referring to the markets on offer. These range from regular match-winner propositions to handicap betting and even corner betting.

However, as you know, BettingRex is always drumming up the importance of full disclosure in any review. Being completely honest with my fans is my modus operandi. That’s why I am going to advise you to check less popular Betsson events twice before placing a bet. This is because the number of markets available for less popular competitions and events is usually lower than what the competitions offer.

Live Betting at Betsson

Betsson does have a live betting section, but it isn’t as comprehensive as their regular betting offer. This is because live betting events come mainly from the most popular sports and are limited to only a few in-play markets. The site does offer a useful stats section for each live event, but this could also be improved on. Finally, it is worth mentioning that Betsson also offers live streams of betting events. However, as with the other live betting related things, this feature is also reserved for the most popular events out there.

Betsson Casino

This Betsson review deals mostly with the sportsbook. However, it simply wouldn’t be fair not to say a thing or two about Betsson’s online casino section. I have gone through quite a lot of Betsson casino reviews, have examined the place in great detail myself and feel more than ready to provide my readers with an honest Betsson casino review. After all, this is the BettingRex you are speaking to, a master of anything from sports betting to online casinos and scratch cards. Since I know some of you guys enjoy spending time at casinos, I feel that it is my responsibility to provide brief information regarding my experience there.

So the first thing that you should check out is the pretty large selection of three-reel classic slots, followed by browsing through the video slots. These come in all shapes and sizes and are from the world’s most popular game developers.

In addition to these games, Betsson also offers high-yielding jackpot slots, daily jackpots, scratch cards, and progressive jackpot casino games. These are easy to play and oftentimes easy to win on.

After you have played your fair share of video slots, I recommend trying out the table games. There are several classic table games to be found at Betsson, and they are all worth a look.

I must say that I wasn’t particularly impressed with the video poker games even though I heard quite a lot about them. They are decent, don’t get me wrong, but I prefer much better video poker variants.

Finally, it should be noted that the live casino section is probably the crown jewel of Betsson’s casino games. Games such as Live Roulette, Live Baccarat and Live Blackjack draw crowds on a regular basis and are among Betsson’s most profitable online casino games.

Betsson Betting Limits

The minimum deposit at Betsson is set at €10 across all payment options. Maximum deposits, on the other hand, vary from one payment method to another. These are all fairly standard for the industry and are nothing out of the ordinary.

Something similar applies to withdrawals too. The minimum withdrawable amount is set at €10. The maximum that a player can withdraw is capped at €50,000 in any 24 hour period. This is quite acceptable as not even the highest of high-rollers can get that much of windfall in one day.

Banking Options

Betsson offers its customers the chance to deposit and withdraw using several different payment methods. These include:

Visa,
Skrill,
paysafecard,
Interac,
Neteller,
MasterCard,
ecoPayz,
and bank transfer.

As you can see, the list here is not as long as I would have wanted it to be. This is another slight problem that I have with Betsson. However, it covers the most popular variants, so, it could not be a major problem for you. But, a Bitcoin option would have been a nice addition though.

A Very Safe and Secure Betting Environment

One of the things that I like about licensed and reliable bookmakers is how secure they are. Betsson is a very good example of this. This is because, in addition to being licensed from every possible gaming authority out there, it also has all the security badges.

What this means is that the bookmaker holds the latest SSL certificates and is basically an impenetrable fortress. As a result, you shouldn’t worry the slightest about the safety of any financial transaction you make.

Customer Support Service

The Betsson reviews wouldn’t be complete without the required review of its customer support service. At Betsson, the customer support service is one of the key assets of the company. It operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can be reached via 3 different channels. These include:

live chat,
email,
a call-back service.

The live chat is by far the quickest option here as the operator responds in around 30 seconds. It takes about 15-60 minutes to get an answer when requesting a callback. Obviously, the slowest of these is contacting the bookmaker by email with the average response time is about an hour.

License

Betsson is a fully regulated sports betting and online gambling operator. It is licensed by more than one regulatory body and this, in combination with the reputation of the operator is enough to instil confidence in yours truly.

The online sportsbook and online casino are licensed and regulated by the Malta Gaming Authority. This license covers most of Betsson’s services to European customers. In addition to the Malta Gaming Authority, the operator is also licensed by other reputable regulatory bodies. The Great Britain Gambling Commission, for example, licenses all aspects of the Betsson UK sportsbook to people who reside in the UK.

Conclusion

Betsson is a reputable online betting and gambling operator which ticks most of my boxes. This is mainly because it has a really good offer of sports to bet on. What’s more, it also boasts quite a lot of different betting markets ranging from Draw No Bet and Asian handicap lines to wagering on bookings and fouls.

Another highlight of Betsson is its very attractive Welcome Bonus. With it, punters get a 100% matched bet from the bookmaker to take their first wager to another level.

One of the biggest issues that I have about this betting operator is that it only has two sports betting promos. That’s not good enough in a competitive bonus oriented industry and should definitely be improved.

Another glaring problem of the site is that it comes with only several banking methods to choose from. Online bookmakers offer ten to twenty different payment methods to punters, and Betsson should follow suit sooner rather than later.

Finally, Betsson also comes with pretty flexible betting limits and has a quality customer support service that operates 24 hours a day.