Betway Sister Sites
Betway sister sites include Betway Casino, Dream Bingo, Spin Casino, Jackpot City and Hippodrome Online. Betway is operated by Betway Limited.
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Betway Sister Sites 2024
Betway Casino
Betway made its name as a sports betting company. It was founded in 2006 in Malta and quickly expanded over much of continental Europe, acquiring licences to operate in its native Malta, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Denmark and Italy before finally acquiring a UK Gambling Commission licence. Since then, the company has picked up additional licenses allowing it to operate in Portugal, Sweden, South Africa, Mexico, Poland, India, Ireland, France, six states of the United States of America and the specific city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. It’s a betting brand that’s got almost everywhere in a short space of time, including the shirts of English Premier League team West Ham United, which the brand currently sponsors. While it’s been expanding territorially, the Betway brand has also been expanding in terms of what it offers to players. That’s why the biggest of all the Betway sister sites is Betway Casino.
Like most sports betting companies that operate on the internet, Betway has long since realised that it’s impossible to take maximum advantage of the format without offering a casino. We’ve seen old, traditional brands like William Hill, Ladbrokes and Coral add casino sections to their websites in recent years, but Betway got there ahead of most of them. In fact, Betway Casino was already well into its stride in 2015, when it made headlines all over the world. In October that year, a player playing the famous “millionaire-maker” slot Mega Moolah by Microgaming at Betway Casino won an astonishing £13.2m. It was a UK-based player by the name of Jon Heywood. This was a world record jackpot payout at the time, which made headlines for Betway Casino all over the world and had a welcome knock-on effect on the popularity of all the other Betway sister sites. The world record stood for four years before being surpassed in 2019.
Betway Casino neatly divides itself up into easy-to-access categories for new players arriving at its homepage, which exists as a minisite within the main Betway website. Those categories are casino, live casino, esports and Vegas. The “casino” section of the site offers the most variety, with a little over four hundred games available, including three-reelers, five-reelers and officially licensed products like the official online slots game of Tomb Raider. Many of the games in the casino section are exclusive to Betway Casino. Impressively, that’s also true of the live dealer casino area. You’ll find plenty of live-streamed game shows from Evolution – generally thought of as the masters of the format – in the live casino section, but “Betway Exclusive Roulette” is just as popular as any of the third-party roulette games in the category. The less well-defined part of Betway Casino is the Vegas section, which is packed full of online slots. Our issue with the Vegas section of Betway Casino is that all of the slots you’ll find here can also be found in the general casino section, leaving us wondering what the point is. There are comparatively few games in the Vegas area, and we can’t think of a good reason why anyone would want to visit it when they could just as easily stay in the general Betway Casino area and enjoy the same entertainment.
Spin Casino
Spin Casino is not going to win any awards for its design. In fact, it’s unlikely that Spin Casino is going to win many awards for anything at all. The only high-prestige casino sites in the Betway sister sites family are those that come with Betway branding. Even the Hippodrome Casino site is a little rough around the edges, but Spin Casino looks like it was put together out of the kind of giant building blocks that a child might play with. The homepage of the casino is ill-matched and disorganised, with oversized splash graphics that push the core content too far down the page. We’re positive that the shoddy appearance of Spin Casino must put more than a few players off the idea of joining or playing here. It would benefit enormously from a total redesign.
We’ve made our thoughts on the least attractive of the Betway sister sites very clear from the point of view of aesthetics, but what can it offer us by way of content? If we take our cues from what appears on the Spin Casino homepage as soon as we land on it, the site is very keen to know that we can get 100 spins in return for £20 as a welcome offer. After inspecting the small print, we can confirm that the spins are capped at a value of 20p each and can be redeemed only on the God of Fire slot. An x30 wagering requirement applies to any winnings you might obtain through the free spins, and deposits made by any method other than a debit card don’t trigger the promotion. That’s quite a few hoops to jump through if you want to be able to claim the bonus and then perhaps withdraw anything from it, but we’ve seen worse offers elsewhere. It’s a very long way from being the warmest welcome offer available among the Betway sister sites, but it’s not offensively bad.
Reading between the lines of the promotional text at Spin Casino, we suspect that it offers access to the same portfolio of games that’s available at Betway Casino (and indeed the other Betway sister sites). Shortly after informing us that Spin Casino has been online since 2001 – which implies that it had an existence prior to becoming a Betway casino brand – the website tells us that there are around 450 casino games here. That number is consistent with what can be found at Betway Casino. Another thing that Spin Casino is proud of is that its advanced withdrawal system means that approved withdrawals will be in customer bank accounts within twelve hours of a request being made, even if the chosen withdrawal method is Visa Debit. That’s far faster than the average across the UK scene for card withdrawals, and so is something that Spin Casino should rightfully be proud of if it’s able to deliver on the pledge. Gaming categories available at the site include slots, blackjack, “live and real” live casino games, Vegas-themed games and poker. There’s no sports betting, but then again, there’s no reason for Spin Casino to offer sports betting when Betway has that covered so adequately.
Dream Bingo
You could take everything we just said about Spin Casino and re-read it, and it would all still apply to Dream Bingo. These two Betway sister sites are identical in virtually every way apart from the logo that appears in the top-left corner of the site and a couple of elements of the colour scheme. We know that we said Spin Casino is the ugliest of the Betway sister sites, and we stand by that statement. It’s just that Dream Bingo is also the ugliest of the Betway sister sites, as both casinos are as ugly as each other. They have basic, dated designs, and if Betway is serious about continuing to keep them active and having them play a role in the wellbeing of the Betway network, it’s well past time they thought about giving the sites a fresh coat of paint.
The strangest thing about Dream Bingo is that it isn’t a bingo site. It’s a clone of Spin Casino, which by definition means that it’s an online slots site. This isn’t even a case of Dream Bingo offering a few bingo rooms but mostly focusing on online slots – when we say that it isn’t a bingo site, we mean there are no bingo rooms here whatsoever. What we get instead are 450 “amazing slots and scratchcards,” and it’s a safe bet that those 450 slots and scratchcards are the same ones you’ll find at the other Betway sister sites. Dream Bingo was established in 2007. Betway already existed by then, so it’s reasonable to assume that it began life as a Betway site. At no point does the casino site attempt to explain why it has the word “bingo” in its name when it doesn’t offer any bingo games, so this is a mystery we’ll probably never be able to solve. The “about us” section of the site says that Dream Bingo was created by bingo lovers, for bingo lovers – so perhaps there were bingo games here in the distant past. If so, this is yet another page of the Dream Bingo website that’s in dire need of an update.
It won’t surprise you to hear that the game categories at Dream Bingo are the same as the game categories at Spin Casino. That means they start with slots before moving on to jackpot slots, game shows, live casino, instant win games, table games and then the loosely-defined “other.” There is a bingo variant here called “Immortal Romance Video Bingo,” but it’s not a bingo room in the sense that you can play against other players, and so it doesn’t meet the definition of what anyone with an interest in online bingo would be looking for. From top to bottom, Dream Bingo feels like an afterthought. It’s been put together with the bare minimum of care and attention and ranks as the worst of the Betway sister sites because its name is tantamount to false advertising. Spin Casino might not be any better than Dream Bingo based on content, but at least it doesn’t pretend to feature any game types that aren’t there.
Hippodrome Online
Hippodrome Online is the only one of the Betway sister sites that operates on a white-label basis. In practice, this means that someone other than Betway Limited is involved in the running of the casino. In most cases, it’s impossible to find out who the “other” partner in a white-label casino is, but in the case of The Hippodrome Online Casino, it’s glaringly obvious. The other party is the Hippodrome Casino itself. The Hippodrome is one of the most famous brick-and-mortar casinos in the UK – perhaps even the most famous of them all – and is visited by millions of players every year in the heart of Leicester Square, London. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the casino is known worldwide. This is its official digital presence, and the people behind the casino chose Betway Limited to work with as partners. That makes it the most unique of the Betway sister sites.
The real Hippodrome Casino has been open in London since the year 1900 but began life as a theatre before expanding into the casino industry when such things as gambling became legal in the UK. It’s only fitting that such an enormous real-world casino should have an equally enormous online incarnation – and so it does. There are more than one thousand online slots at Hippodrome Online. That’s more than double the amount available at any of the other Betway sister sites, including Betway Casino itself. Some of the live dealer games you can play at this casino are broadcast directly from real tables inside the Hippodrome, which means that this is an online casino that offers experiences that other online casinos simply can’t match. That almost makes up for the weak welcome offer, which is a matched deposit bonus of 100% up to £50 on all deposits up to £10. The wagering requirement attached to those funds is x50, so don’t bank on the idea of ever being able to withdraw anything you win with your bonus. Hippodrome Online’s other featured promotion is 50 free spins for deposits of £50 or more, which further underlines the idea that this is an online casino for high rollers.
This is undoubtedly a glamorous casino, but it’s not perfect. The quality of graphics and visuals at Hippodrome Online far exceeds what you might see at Dream Casino or Spin Casino, but they can’t mask the fact that the site was built using the same template as those lesser sites. That means the user interface is still clunky, and the layout isn’t intuitive. Finding your way around this blocky casino site takes longer than it should, and that takes some of the fun out of playing here. Like its siblings, Hippodrome Online would benefit majorly from a design overhaul to make it fit for the 2020s. As things currently stand the casino has all the content that a site worthy of this glamorous name needs, but it can’t back it up with functionality.
Betway News
: Betway is set to conclude its operations in Sweden, as reported by SBC News, marking a massive shift in its market strategy. By the 1st of October, Betway will no longer be operational within the Swedish online gambling sector; this decision prompts Swedish customers to close their accounts and withdraw their funds by the 29th of September. However, customers who fail to act before the end of September will still be able to access their funds by contacting customer service. This unexpected and somewhat radical move by Betway, a flagship brand under the Super Group, follows a broader pattern of withdrawal from select markets, including several US states earlier this year, amidst a reassessment of its global presence. The company has not provided a specific reason for its exit from Sweden, a market it entered in 2018 as one of the first international operators to receive a license under the new regulatory regime.
However, it is easy to conclude that this withdrawal aligns with Super Group’s ongoing evaluation of its geographical footprint across its operating markets. Notably, the retreat from Sweden and the US has had financial repercussions, with Super Group registering significant impairment charges. Despite these withdrawals, Betway sister sites are experiencing growth in other European territories, notably securing its first Serie A partnership in Italy, a move that aligns with its focus on bolstering its position in profitable markets. The company remains optimistic about its financial outlook for 2024, projecting substantial revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation.
: On the 19th of August, it became official, Betway is now the new betting partner of Nottingham Forest. This collaboration ushers in a multi-year alliance starting with the 2024/25 season, seeing Betway join the ranks of Nottingham Forest’s partnerships as the club’s designated betting associate. Under this agreement, the bookmaker will gain visibility during match days at the City Ground, which boasts a capacity of 30,445 seats. Their presence will be highlighted through LED promotions that will be conspicuously displayed during all home fixtures in the Premier League, as well as during FA Cup and Carabao Cup matches. Betway, owned by Super Group, is no stranger to football partnerships. Their current collaborations span several top-tier Premier League clubs including a longstanding relationship with West Ham United since 2015, and more recent associations with Manchester City, Arsenal, and Brighton. Their sponsorship portfolio also extends beyond English football, reaching international clubs such as Atletico Madrid in Spain.
The deal promises to deliver a series of ‘exclusive benefits’ to fans, which includes not only tickets and branded merchandise but also unique experiences like ‘play on the pitch’ events. These initiatives are designed to boost fan engagement and make match day experiences even more memorable, reflecting Betway’s commitment to elevating fan interactions both in and out of the stadium. In a press release, Paul Bell, Chief Operating Officer at Nottingham Forest, stated his pride in sealing the deal with the bookmaker, citing Betway’s renowned commitment to excellence and their dedication to improving the fan experience as pivotal reasons for their selection. He anticipates that this alliance would usher in novel opportunities for fan engagement and looks forward to bringing these plans to fruition over the forthcoming seasons.
: News 24 documented how Betway is looking to step in as the new sponsor of PSL following reports that DStv is planning to conclude its sponsorship of the league earlier than initially anticipated. This decision by DStv has introduced a wave of uncertainty within the Premier Soccer League (PSL) as the organisation scrambles to find a stable financial backbone for the upcoming seasons. With the 2024/25 season’s kickoff looming, the need for a reliable sponsor has become more urgent. The existing sponsorship arrangement between DStv and the PSL began in September 2020, succeeding Absa, which had been a long-time supporter of the league. However, the financial landscape for DStv’s parent company, MultiChoice, has been shaky, particularly with the impending majority-stake acquisition by Canal+, a French multimedia giant. This acquisition has raised questions about the future commitment of MultiChoice to the Premiership and its associated MultiChoice Diski Challenge reserve league.
With less than a month until the new football season is set to start, the league has not yet confirmed the start date nor released the fixtures schedule, further compounding the uncertainty. Clubs have been advised to delay finalising their team kits as the PSL might need to introduce a new Premiership logo, depending on the incoming sponsor. Amidst these developments, Betway has surfaced as a strong candidate to take over the league’s title sponsorship. Already known for its involvement in South African sports as the title sponsor of the SA20 cricket league, Betway’s potential sponsorship could provide a much-needed financial and promotional boost to the PSL.
: When Goal.com published their Scotland vs Hungary predictions, several of the Betway odds for the match were cited as some of the best betting markets available. The upcoming clash in the Euros on Sunday at 9 PM promises to be an exciting fixture, with Hungary emerging as the favourites. Betway offers odds of 2.40 for Hungary to win, translating to a 58% chance of victory. This prediction is influenced by Hungary’s previous performances and the recent form of both teams. Scotland faces a challenging task, especially after their heavy 5-1 defeat to Germany, which has negatively impacted their goal difference. In contrast, Hungary’s 3-1 loss to Switzerland showed they have the potential to breach Scotland’s defence, especially with key players like Dominik Szoboszlai from Liverpool, who has consistently demonstrated his playmaking abilities.
Barnabas Varga, another significant Hungarian player, is expected to be a major threat. Betway has odds of 3.75 for Varga to score anytime, indicating a 26% chance. Varga has been impressive, netting 20 goals in 24 league appearances for Ferencvaros, showcasing his ability to score with both feet and his head. His presence in the box and aerial tenacity could pose significant problems for Scotland, who have historically struggled with aerial challenges. Additionally, Betway offers odds of 1.70 for both teams to score, suggesting a 58% likelihood of an open game with goals on both sides. Given the high stakes, both Scotland and Hungary are expected to adopt an aggressive approach, which could lead to defensive lapses and scoring opportunities.
: Complete Sports has recently provided a detailed guide to help South African players navigate the Betway registration process, which can conveniently be completed via SMS. Betway offers a seamless registration process where users can sign up in less than four minutes. To get started, users need to visit the Betway homepage, click on the sign-up button, and fill out a registration form with personal details including mobile number, password, name, email address, and identification details. For those who prefer, registration can be done via SMS by sending the word “Accept” to 6446, after which account details are sent via a confirmation SMS. Once registered, players need to complete the FICA verification process by uploading proof of identity and address. This step is crucial for securing the account and adhering to South African regulations.
After verification, players can make a deposit using various methods such as vouchers, OZOW Instant EFT, and credit or debit cards. The 1Voucher method is particularly favoured for its ease of use and immediate crediting of funds without transaction fees. Betway also offers a 100% deposit bonus up to R1,000, which requires players to bet three times the amount of their initial deposit to qualify. For instance, a R1,000 deposit necessitates betting R3,000 to unlock the bonus. This bonus structure ensures that players are genuinely engaged in the betting process. The overall experience on Betway sister sites is designed to be user-friendly, making it an attractive choice for both new and experienced bettors. With extensive customer support available via live chat, phone, and social media, any issues encountered during registration or thereafter are promptly addressed.
: The highly visited and trusted website Oddspedia recently highlighted Betway as an ideal choice for both beginners and experienced gamblers. The review praises Betway’s ability to offer a safe and enjoyable online gambling environment with its diverse and extensive market coverage. Betway caters to a global audience, supporting numerous languages and offering a variety of betting markets across over 30,000 events. These options cater to every punter’s preferences, from mainstream sports to niche activities. Particularly notable are Betway’s mobile betting applications for iOS and Android, which provide a user experience comparable to the desktop platform, along with exclusive promotions for mobile users. Despite its relatively short history, Betway has successfully drawn in over two million European customers and holds respected gambling licenses, ensuring a secure betting setting.
To further widen the appeal of the platform, the operator does not only focus on sports betting but also offers a comprehensive casino experience with a vast selection of games. Additionally, Betway actively engages in sports sponsorships, boosting its presence and credibility in the market. Customer support is robust, with multiple communication channels available around the clock to assist users through any issues that should arise. Although live streaming is restricted in some countries, the betting platform continues to offer competitive odds and engaging promotions, making it a top choice for punters worldwide. This comprehensive approach by Betway ensures that it stands out in the eyes of the Oddspedia reviewers as a highly recommended option for anyone interested in sports betting or casino games.
Betway Review 2024
Welcome Offers
The Betway sports betting site greets you to their main home page with a welcome offer consisting of a matched free bet up to £30 after your first deposit of £5 or more. You can only get this offer if your first bet loses though, and this offer must be accepted within seven days of the losing bet. There is no other clear welcome offer that does not involve a losing bet, so this is not really the best kind of welcome offer out there. This welcome offer is shown on the home page, but the rest of the promotional offers are a bit harder to find.
About Betway Limited
Betway, or the Betway Group, or Betway Limited, is all one and the same, with all of the Betway brands and products falling under this name. The main site contains all there is to Betway, which includes the likes of Betway Sportsbook, Betway Casino, Betway Vegas and Betway Esports. The Betway group was originally founded in 2006 and has licenses from all over the world, making them a worldwide, popular brand.
While Betway is known by many for its popular betting and sports sites, one of the most memorable things about Betway is its 2015 Guinness World Record award for the largest ever jackpot payout in an online slot machine. While this was surpassed in 2019, the grand total saw Betway paying out over £13 million to a single lucky player. Betway is also the current sponsor of West Ham United F.C and has been since 2015, so many people may recognise the logo or name from this sponsor.
However, it is not all happiness and sunshine for Betway, as they were subject to a massive £11.6 million fine by the UK Gambling Commission in 2020 for breaching gambling addiction rules and allowing millions of pounds to be passed through the site without proper regulation. With this being a recent failure, it will have damaged Betway’s reputation, and is not a good position to find themselves in. The huge fine is also one of the biggest ever to be handed out by the UK Gambling Commission and has made a big statement in the world of gambling.
Monthly Promotions
As we have already mentioned, the rest of the site-wide promotions at Betway are hidden from players who are not signed in yet. This can go one of two ways for new players – it could turn them away with the lack of knowing what to expect, or the rest of the site could work hard enough to entice them in all on its own. All in all, it is quite an annoying feature that does not really make much sense, it is odd to rely on the general site for players to join instead of showing what is on offer and what they could have if they decide to visit Betway. So, for now, we can only guess what Betway has to offer its players.
Pros and Cons
Pros
Betway is a very popular brand and will be known already by many sports fans, so it is a good choice for new players looking for somewhere to start.
There are a lot of options for Betway players with lots of different modes of entertainment, with their main feature – sports, being a good place to begin.
Cons
The monthly promotions are hidden from non-members, which is quite a nuisance.
Some information is hard to access, and the only mode of contact is via live chat, which can put people off and cause additional problems.
Featured Slots and Games
Since Betway is more heavily focused on sports and sports betting, their main site features a pretty typical sportsbook layout. The main sports featured on the home page include football, horse racing, tennis and more, as well as the in-play games so players can keep up to date with the live events taking place.
Over on the casino section of the site, you will find a range of games that are split into many different categories. Some of these include top games, new games, and there is also a search function if you know exactly what you are looking for. Some of the hot casino games featured on Betway include the likes of Pile ‘em Up, Dragon’s Cache, Mask of Amun, and many more.
Deposit and Withdrawal Methods
There is a detailed help section that includes a lot of common Q’s and A’s regarding withdrawals and deposits that can be found within the Betway site. The minimum withdrawal amount on Betway is £5 and the available methods for each player will be shown within the Banking Withdrawal tab, but it is assumed that most usual payment methods are accepted here.
Customer Support and Licence
As mentioned, there is a detailed help and FAQ section, that answers a lot of general questions. If you still require further assistance, there is a live chat function that will allow you to talk to a virtual assistant. There are no other clear modes of contact listed on the Betway site, which is not ideal.
While the Betway Group is licensed by many authorities across the world, the main Betway site only states its UK Gambling Commission license, and further information can be found at the bottom of the site. Betway is a safe and secure site for players from the UK to visit.
Verdict
Betway is already a very popular brand in the world of betting, and many people will already know it from its success across the years. This success and popularity is one of the reasons we would recommend you visit Betway for yourself and see if it deserves the praise. However, there are also several downsides that we have found in this review of Betway. A lot of the key information, such as promotions, payment information, and contact modes, are hidden or unavailable to visitors that hold no account. This is not a reason to deter you, however, so we would recommend players to visit Betway and give it a shot.