Betshop has existed since the â90s but itâs transferred ownership groups multiple times since then. With shaky leadership, the bookmaker has struggled to carve a name out for itself in a crowded marketplace.
Editor’s rating
Betshop’s leadership is changing so frequently, that you canât expect much from this sportsbook. Bonuses should be a staple, not a rarity.
Our Review
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
Strong support for virtual sports wagering
Bonuses and/or promotions are rare to come by
Leadership changes generate distrust
Basic Information
BetShop Key Facts
HQ
Islands of Curaçao
LAUNCHED
1997
HOW MANY PLAYERS
Not disclosed
WHERE IS IT AVAILABLE
Italy, Germany, and other European nations
SPORTSBOOK
Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Cricket, Cycling, eSports, Football, Golf, Horse Racing, Hockey, MMA, Motorsports, Soccer, Tennis, Virtual Sports
CASINO
Baccarat, Bingo, Blackjack, Craps, Poker, Roulette, Slots
VIP PROGRAM
No
Account creation
Getting set-up on Betshop takes just moments. All thatâs needed from you is basic account details like name, date of birth, address, preferred currency, email, password, etc. Afterward, youâll need to verify your account via email. Once this is complete, youâre now officially a Betshop member. How easy is that?
Account Creation Screenshot
Welcome Bonuses
In a surprising turn of events, Betshop does NOT dish out a bonus for newbie players, or any player for that matter. We tried to dig up a prior instance when a welcome bonus was available at Betshop and we came up empty. That bucks the industry-wide trend of online bookies trying to one-up each other with free-play bonuses for new signees. For some, Betshopâs no-bonus ways might even be a deal-breaker.
Deposits
Bank transfer or Skrill, pick your fighter. Betshop only supports these two funding options, which is comically bad. But it gets worse. Bank wires can take three to five days before the funds clear to your account. Knowing that, you might as well opt for an e-wallet like Skrill because at least thatâs instantaneous.
Weâll keep this short and simple: Betshop doesnât support Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency on its platform. In todayâs digital age, that feels like a glaring omission on their part.
On Betshopâs site footer, youâll see icons for Mastercard and VISA, hinting that itâs a payment method thatâs accepted. However, it was notably absent from our banking options. Bank card support might vary region to region, but itâs not available for Canada at least.
Withdraw Winnings
The same two ways you can fund â bank wire or Skrill â can be used for payouts on Betshop. Skrill is the most convenient of the two methods. First, itâs completely free and two, transfers done through it typically clear within 24 hours. This contrasts steeply to bank transfers, which can take three to five business days to complete and may cost you (this will depend on your banking institution).
Placing a Bet
Betshop doesnât pull any punches with its betting menu. On any given day, thereâs more than a thousands of bets available for the taking. With that sheer volume, having an easy-to-navigate interface is mission critical. Itâs safe to say Betshop passes that test. The sportsbook is organized by sport and league so narrowing down a selection is intuitive. Tapping on any listed line will add it to your betting ticket, where you can enter how much to risk before finalizing it.
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Politics Betting
As of late, non-sporting events such as politics or celebrity award shows have found their way into online sportsbooks. However, Betshop either hasnât gotten the memo, or perhaps itâs just not their cup of tea. Either way, if youâre looking for US Presidential election odds, you wonât find them here.
eSports
Betshop doesnât necessarily carry lines for an array of video game titles. In fact, they mostly stick to the big guns â pun fully intended â like Counter-Strike, Dota, and League of Legends. However, the amount of odds available within each game is absolutely massive. New eSport leagues within those games seemingly pop up every day and many can be had at Betshop.
Virtual Sports Betting
Virtual sports are a big thing at Betshop. Seriously. Few competitors across the whole industry rival Betshop when it comes to its virtual sport selection. We counted just under 20 games on the platform. This selection is dominated by soccer, but greyhound, horse, and moto racing is also present.
NBA
Without question, basketball is the sport that earns the second-most betting attention at Betshop. The markets here are extensive. While the NBA takes up the lionâs share of that, thereâs still plenty of variety. Pro hoop leagues in other pockets of the world like China, Germany, Spain, just to name a few, are also readily available for gambling.
US Open
Tennis fans will like what they see here. True to Betshopâs international ways, youâll see an array of tennis odds from all over the world almost year-round. Of course, that includes Grand Slam events like the French Open, Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.
NFL
At most betting sites, the NFL dominates the gambling menu. Not at Betshop, however. Betshop positions itself more as the bookmaker for international-minded bettors. The NFL, for all its dominance inside the United States, still hasnât caught on outside US borders. Thatâs not to say you wonât find NFL betting on Betshop. You will, but itâs very barebones. Think spreads, over/unders, moneyline, and thatâs about it. NFL props and futures are more foreign.
MLB
A lot of what we just covered in regards to NFL betting on Betshop also applies to MLB. The selection here is mostly so-so. Youâll get the essentials game lines, but for the diehard bettors that want an array of props, youâre not going to get them here on a consistent basis.
More Betting Options
Soccer wagering is high â and we mean high â above on a pedestal at Betshop. Get this, while browsing through the site, we saw over 100,000 wagers available for soccer. Thatâs not a typo! Meanwhile, the rest of the sports combined for less than 3,000 bets. Betshop seriously has it all when it comes to the beautiful game.
Casino
Players have two casino options at Betshop. Thereâs the classic offering thatâs purely simulated machines. Youâll find all the usual stapes here including bingo, table games, and of course, slots. For bettors that need to up the thrill more, Betshopâs live casino should do the trick. Many competitors keep its live casino options on the slim side, but not Betshop. Thereâs dozen of live variants here for the taking.
Casino Screenshot
Poker
Inside the Betshop live casino, youâll find multiple poker styles â carribean stud, three-card, and hold âem. These are add-ons to the video poker machines that exist in the simulated casino.
Live Betting
Hit the âlive bettingâ tab on the top menu to access all of Betshopâs available in-play wagers. Youâll quickly realize the live betting menu isnât short or limited to just a few sports. The entire wagering experience is also complemented by Betshopâs match tracker feature. Itâs an ESPN-style gamecast which gives you running updates of the game â perfect in case you canât actually watch the game.
Live Betting Screenshot
Parlay Betting
If youâre the type of bettor that chases a big pay day, you'll be happy to know placing parlays on Betshop is easy to do. Just load up your betting ticket with two or more betting lines. Once on the ticket, youâll see tabs that call out âsingleâ, âcomboâ, or âsystem.â Toggling it to âcomboâ will place all those bets into a multi-leg paraly. From there, just enter how much coin youâll be staking and hit âplace bets.â
Additional Betting Help
You wonât get much guidance from Betshop when it comes to actually making betting picks. The site doesnât have a blog that lends out free advice like other competitors. Weâd knock them, but then again, any research you do before betting should come from external sources anyway.
Promotions
As we alluded to earlier, Betshop isnât into giving out bonuses or promotions of any kind. Ever. No kidding, thereâs no promo web page to speak of and no exclusive offers being sent to our emails. If we sound caught off guard, itâs because we are. Itâs just so rare to see this out of an online sportsbook nowadays.
Customer Service
Betshop is behind the times when it comes to customer support. Thereâs no telephone line and the âlive chatâ isnât actually live. In fact, the âchatâ is just an email ticket system. We wish we werenât being serious. Not helping matters is the fact that response times are slow despite Betshop advertising its hours of operation being between 10 am and 10:30 pm.
Emails
By and large, online sportsbooks keep their mailings to players very promotional-based with the latest deals and events. As weâve pointed out, Betshop rarely does bonuses. Therefore, thereâs not much of an incentive for them to send you emails.
Live Streaming
No, you can not live stream games that you have action on at Betshop. The closest thing you can get to real-time viewing is the match tracker feature in the live wagering section. While itâs not a true stream, itâll at least give you running updates on whatâs transpiring.
VPN
What does the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, and Australia all have in common? Individuals inside these countries are ârestrictedâ from using Betshop, along with a host of other nations. We say restricted loosely, however. Thatâs because bypassing those limits is easy with the use of a virtual private network (VPN). These online services will disguise your IP address and make it appear itâs coming from elsewhere.
If thereâs a VPN service that comes well-recommended by bettors far and wide itâs HMA. Thereâs 300 different IP addresses â from one corner of the globe to the next â on the VPN where users can connect to. Accessing Betshop from any one of them proved to be a hassle-free experience. Connections not only remained consistent, but there wasnât so much as lag to speak of.
Conclusion
Thereâs some areas where Betshop really comes up short. Then again, thereâs others where Betshop is ahead of the pack. Weâre the glass-half-full type so we choose to focus on the latter. Betshop excels at the following:
About the Author
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