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Withdrawing winnings

Sportingbet offers multiple options for withdrawing winnings.

• Credit cards such as Visa, Visa Electron and Carte Bleue (time taken between withdrawal and account being credited:  about 3 working days)
• Electronic payment methods: Moneybookers, ClickToPay, Paysafecard, Neteller (time taken between withdrawal and account being credited:  about 5 hours)
• Bank transfer and cheque (time taken between withdrawal and account being credited:  about 7 working days)

Depositing on Sportingbet

You have several ways of making a deposit.

• By using a credit card such as Visa, Visa Electron, Mastercard or Carte Bleue
• By electronic payment methods: Moneybookers, Neteller, ClickToPay, Paysafecard
• By bank transfer

What are the fees on Sportingbet?

The fees vary depending on the deposit or withdrawal method used.

• Deposit: 0% for deposits irrespective of the method used.
• Withdrawals: No fees irrespective of the means of withdrawal

Sportingbet registration bonus:

Sportingbet offers a bonus system with stages. The bonus varies with the amount of the initial deposit made when you register. This bonus is progressive from £50 to £100 but requires a very large deposit (£500) to obtain the maximum bonus. We have reviewed this bonus and we advise you not to go for the maximum bonus if you are a novice gambler. We recommend that it is better

for you to take the bonus of

• £15 for a deposit from £15 to £99
• £50 for a deposit from £100 to £499

If you are an experienced gambler and you want to bet with this bonus, then you can deposit £500. Pay attention to the conditions for withdrawal and obtaining it even if they are not too restrictive when compared with the competition.

To take advantage of this bonus, you have to:

• Register with Sportingbet using our special bonus link
• Make an initial deposit of at least £15
• Bet 3 times the accumulated amount of your deposit and bonus at odds of at least 1.5 (if you have deposited £15 you have to stake £90, if you have deposited £30 you have to stake £135)
• You will then receive your bonus in your players account.

To see all the general conditions, read the General Conditions section on the bonus found under the red 'Register on Sportingbet' button.

Using Sportingbet

Once you have opened an account and confirmed your e-mail address all you have to do is log in. Once you have logged in, you can select the matches in a fairly intuitive fashion. If you bet on the day's football and tennis matches, you only have to click these sports in the menu at the top left of the screen.

For other sports or matches played later, you have to click the sport in the list below.
The central section gives you access to all the championships, all you have to do is make your choice.

When you click on a match, you then have to click on the odds that interest you and enter your stake in the little module that opens on your right. Once you have entered your stake, all you have to do is click on 'place the bet' to confirm your choice.

The odds

The odds are very good on Sportingbet. You can make profitable bets with this bookmaker especially on US sports (NBA, MLB, NHL, NFL) and Football. Note that Sportingbet offers original types of bet such as Over 1.5 in football (sports bet on there being at least two goals scored in the match). The odds for tennis are also of a good quality but are less than some of the more specialised bookmakers for this sport.

Recommended sports on Sportingbet: Football, US sports, Ice Hockey

Reliability

Sportingbet is a bookmaker owned by Sportingbet PLC. This is a quoted company and this means it has to publish its financial accounts and is subject to very rigorous financial audits. Currently, Sportingbet PLC has no major financial problems and nothing suggests that it has any sort of difficulty paying its clients.

Sportingbet is therefore a reliable bookmaker that merits its clients' complete trust.

Customer service

If you have any questions, there are several ways of contacting Sportingbet's customer service:

• Telephone, (freephone number): 0800 028 0348
• Livechat (live conversation with a customer service person)

The time taken to get an answer is nearly 2 hours and the answer is a high quality answer. It should be noted that the telephone or livechat service can be quite unpleasant and not very polite. Irrespective of that, customer service provides a professional answer to your questions.

This bookmaker is suitable

• for new gamblers who want to start making sports bets
• gamblers with a few months of experience
• gamblers who want to bet in US sports

This bookmaker is not suitable

• for expert gamblers with considerable sports bets experience
• for gamblers who want to bet mainly on tennis

Sportingbet conclusions

After testing Sportingbet over several years, we recommend this bookmaker to both new and experienced gamblers. Its simplicity is perfect for novices and its range of bets will satisfy experienced gamblers.

Note that Sportingbet is one of the most polyvalent bookmakers so you certain to find what you are seeking with this bookmaker

Summary

• Recommended: Yes
• The bonus: Evolving from £15 to £100
• In French: Yes
• Deposit methods: Visa, Mastercard, Visa Electron, Moneybookers, Neteller, ClickAndBuy, PaySafeCard, Bank transfer
• Withdrawal methods: Visa, Visa Electron, Moneybookers, Bank transfer
• Fees: None
• The best sports: Football, Ice Hockey, US sports