Betsson Review

Betsson Sportsbook is another of the online gambling properties of the wide-ranging Swedish Betsson Group, and this is its flagship operation. The diverse entertainment options that the company provides include this sportsbook, a casino, a poker room, an exchange, a trading facility, skilled games, bingo, and a scratch and win games site.One common account allows you to participate in all of these activities. The company is listed on the Swedish Stock Exchange, so you can bet confidently in the knowledge that it is subjected to both financial and business integrity scrutiny and oversight.

Betsson Sportsbook is a convenient and efficient way for you to place wagers on a wide selection of sports events in a number of different sporting codes. You get an electronic bet slip to use to place and keep track of bets. There is something of a slant towards European events, as well as Scandinavian events in particular (like the Scandinavian football and Finnish baseball leagues), but plenty of international sports are covered, including the major US sports. However, US bettors are not accepted, in terms of US law. The website purports to cover 1,045 different markets.

A feast of sports betting is available here - there are at least 24 international and national football (soccer) competitions to bet on, the Olympics (of course), auto racing (including Formula 1), winter sports, martial arts, various athletic events, less active sports like darts, and plenty of other codes, like tennis and boxing. Live betting is accepted on whatever events are currently being played. Odds that are offered are generally good, and certainly in line with all other leading sportsbooks. Discounts are also offered on certain bets and events.

There`s an always-live chat facility for support and other queries, and a live score facility to help you keep track of everything. You can interact in a number of different European and international languages.

Proprietary software

The sportsbook doesn`t offer a fixed sign-up bonus
Casino: no explicit bonus offers advertised
Poker: 100% first deposit bonus up to 1,600 pounds free

Sports book:

• Discounts available on specific events as advertised on a daily basis.
• Bonuses for referring friends

Casino:

• Win 100 Euros for playing newly released games
• Reload and spot bonuses sporadically offered
• Lucky draws with prizes
• Lots of prizes to be won on casino games tournaments

Poker room:

• Up to 1,600 pounds sterling free as a 100% first deposit bonus
• 2 free tournament tickets awarded on your first deposit
• WSOP and WSOPE packages to be won

Markets covered include:

• Olympic games
• Myriad international football (soccer) leagues and competitions
• Major US sports
• Tennis
• Formula 1 and other auto racing
• Golf
• Boxing
• Darts

• Wintersports like alpine skiing and ski jumping

• Athletics, including events like biathlon
• Martial arts
• Watersports, like water polo

Wagering Limits:
Minumum bet is 1/10 of a basic unit of whatever currency you are betting in (eg 10c if using US dollars).

Online casino:

• Plenty of different tournaments always available
• Software that isn`t one of the usual types, ensuring unique and fresh game selection
• Plenty of jackpot games
• Fully live enabled support team

Multi Player Poker:

• Great and varied tournament schedule with a range of buy-ins and freerolls

• Information-rich poker school with tutorials and strategy articles

• Earn player points for free entry into prize tournaments

• Lots of different skill games are available (dice games, number games, keno, pick and win ball games and virtual sports), as well as other games like Bingo

Software:
Software is very easily playable, as well as being solid and reliable.You can download it for free to install to your machine, or simply play the instant Java version in your browser.

Tournaments:
You can play tournaments to your heart`s content - they`re scheduled every 10 minutes! At the time of review, these included:

- lots of variety - freerolls, turbos, rebuys, freeze-outs, short-handed, Chinese, prize-guaranteed, Mad Tilt all-in, cash-backs and more

- monthly Grand Tournament with a $750,000 prize pool

- EU Grand Prix: $70,000 guaranteed

- Big Deal: $150,000 guaranteed
- Mania Qualifiers: turbo tournaments with low buy-ins to win entry to bigger tournaments
- Betsson Freeroll: daily $250 prizes

- European Daily, Canadian Daily, Aussie Daily

Deposit and Withdrawal Options:
Moneybookers, NETeller, Mastercard, Visa, Visa Electron, Click2Pay, ClickandBuy, paysafecard, direct bank transfer

License:
Malta

Results Service

Instant access to live scores displays, as well as archived results.

Software and Special Features:

• No downloading required - simply open an account and start betting
• Simple and easy bet slip - just click on an odds item to add it
• Fully secure and automated betting ability

Help and Advice

There is a limited FAQ, but not much in the way of informational or strategic betting articles - this is very much a pure betting service.

Customer Service:
The service team is a model of efficiency. A prominently displayed Live Chat facility is available from the home page, and you can also contact the helpdesk by telephone.