Betfair Casino Review

Betfair ambassadors and sponsors

While an online casino’s famous friends have no bearing on your gameplay, it is a mark of quality. Betfair has some extremely impressive celebrity ambassadors and sponsors, with the below names being among the biggest:

• Barcelona FC
• Juventus FC
• Arsenal FC
• David Haye

However, that’s not all. Betfair has a dedicated Ambassadors page. Here you’ll find a long list of features and insightful commentary, meaning that you can get some handy tips on things like responsible gambling.

Casino games available   

There are currently more than 350 online casino games that you can play with Betfair, along with a huge range of options for sports betting. 

Like most online casinos, many of the games on offer are slot based. You’ll also find all the classic casino games available to play, with a good range of options within each category. 

One area where Betfair is lacking in comparison to other online casinos is in the live casino games offered. With just 10 from you to choose from, Betfair’s live casino offering compares poorly to other online casinos – most have a dozen and some have 20 or more.

Even though there could be more, the live games in roulette are very good, with the video quality one among the very best we’ve seen from any online casino.

Summary

The online casino games are varied and cover all of the main categories and if you’re looking for a live casino gaming experience, then Betfair has one of the very best interfaces you’ll find in an online casino.

Sports betting and games

Betfair is really big on sports gaming and its selection is huge. Not only do you get the standards (horse racing and football) there are also more niche sports, such as mixed martial arts and bowls. 

Summary

If sports betting is your thing then you’ll absolutely adore Betfair. There is an absolutely enormous range of sports available to bet on (27 in total) and you can place all manner of traditional sports bets, such as the top scorer in the English Premier League, or one of the winners at Ascot.

But where Betfair really shines is in the range of virtual games. The standard of the graphics is very high, giving an extremely realistic rendering of the sport you choose to bet on and leaving you often feeling as though you’re at the side of the track or pitch as you place your bet.

There is a range of different betting rules and limits, depending on the sport that you are betting on. Check the Terms and Conditions to find out more.

Review of game and betting experience

Betfair has worked hard to give you an excellent gaming experience and has made its visual experience a real selling point.

Slots

The slot games available at Betfair have an extremely professional feel to them. You really get the sense that you’re in a casino, pulling the lever in real-time and hoping for those cherries to line up.

Some of our favourite Betfair slot games are:

• Top Trumps Football Stars
• Halloween Fortune
• Funky Monkey Jackpot
• Age Of Egypt
• Berry Berry Bonanza

See for yourself what the online slots look like at Betfair…

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Blackjack

Blackjack remains one of the most popular online casino games and Betfair is well-aware of this. A few of Betfair’s blackjack games we enjoyed were:

• Premium Blackjack
• Lucky Lucky
• Premium Blackjack Single Hand
• Frankie Dettori’s Magic Seven Blackjack
• Blackjack Surrender

Have a look below to get an idea of what you’ll be getting when you sign up to Betfair…

Roulette

We’re big fans of roulette and so is Betfair. With 20 games for you to choose from, giving you a wider selection than most online casinos. The classic games, like French Roulette, are there and you get some quirkier picks, like Frankie Dettori’s Jackpot Roulette.

Among the options you can choose from are:

• Premium French Roulette
• Newar Roulette
• Mini Roulette
• Superman Roulette
• Live Roulette Lobby

Don your cape today and you experience Betfair’s roulette gaming experience for yourself…

Baccarat

This is one of the favourite games of poker legend, Phil Ivey. Not without good reason either. It’s been played since as early as the 15th-century and is extremely satisfying to play whether you’re in a bricks and mortar casino or an online casino.

While Betfair has a very limited range of Baccarat games, with just two available. Currently, you can play:

• Live Baccarat
• Baccarat

Get a feel for what you are able to play once you’ve set up your Betfair account by looking at the retro screenshot below…

Poker

The video poker games on Betfair are some of our favourite games you can play with this excellent online casino. Among the games you can select from are:

• Deuces Wild Multi-Hand
• Joker Poker
• Aces & Faces
• Jacks Or Better
• Casino Hold ‘Em

Have a look at this one below to get an idea of what you can play once you’ve got your Betfair account in place…

Sports

Sports betting is huge on Betfair. It’s where it makes its name and, as you’d expect, there is a deep library of options for your sports betting – you can pick from 32 different sports.

Football fans have plenty of choices. You can bet on international, continental, national, and even reserve games and tournaments. Bets range from team-based to individual – for example, you can get which team will win a game, the scorers in a game, or both.

Horse racing enthusiasts also have a great range of options. You can choose from 36 racetracks in Great Britain or pick a track from a number of different countries – such as Chile, India, and Singapore. 

A few examples of the sports betting options available with Betfair are:

• Football Jackpots
• Virtual Horse Racing
• English Premier League Top Scorer

Below you can see an example of Betfair’s Virtual Horse Racing…

Mobile games

You can see Betfair has put a lot of thought and effort into the mobile gaming experience. Firstly, it’s a fair representation of what you get from their online offering and is considerably better than the apps you’ll get from many other online casinos –  Betfair’s app having approximately 25% of the number of games you get online. 

Secondly, You can also get designated Betfair apps in the following categories:

• Exchange
• Casino
• Arcade
• Live Casino
• Poker
• Bingo
• Sports

These tailored apps really make Betfair stand head and shoulders above other online casinos – even if other online casinos get the basics right, they don’t give you an app designed specifically for your favourite online game.

Overall, we were really impressed by the mobile gaming facility available from Betfair and we’re certain that you will be too.

Summary

Betfair has a wide number of games and a range of variations on them. The one thing that really struck us was the interface. Compared to some online casinos, it’s really strong, with a crisp and realistic feel to it. Check out Betfair’s home page and Terms and Conditions to find out more about the games available.

Software

Betfair’s games have an extremely smooth feel, with many giving you the impression that you’re either sat in front of a slot machine or down at a gaming table.

And that’s because Betfair has partnered with Playtech, a gambling software company with three decades of experience.

This means that the live casino games are of an extremely high standard and are superior to many of Betfair’s online casino competitors.

Summary

If you want your online casino gaming to be smooth and visually appealing then there are very few (if any) better options than Betfair. We were seriously impressed.

You can trust in Betfair: Reputation & security reviewed

Betfair is a multi-awarding winning online casino. Some of the awards Betfair have won are:

• Queen's Award for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the field of Innovation (2003) and
• Queen's Award for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the field of International Trade (2008)

In addition to this, Betfair is accredited and regulated by a range of different national gambling bodies:

• UK – UK Gambling Commission
• Malta – Malta Gaming Authority
• Denmark – Danish Gambling Authority
• Italy – Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli
• Spain – Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego
• Bulgaria – State Commission for Gambling
• Romania – Oficiul National pentru Jocuri de Noroc

You need to be able to trust the online casino you pick to play your favourite games at. Check out Betfair’s home page to find out more about this reputable online casino.

Betting limits 

When you head to an online casino, you need to know that you won’t be forced into putting down bets that are either higher or lower than you want to make. Thankfully, Betfair caters for both the low and high stakes players:

Summary

Betfair caters perfectly for the low stakes players, with many games having extremely small minimum bets.

Where you might feel let down is at the higher end of the scale. This is because while the max bet is a hefty £5,000 for slots, the £7,500 and £10,000 limits for Blackjack and Roulette respectively are a lot smaller than some other online casinos.

Check the terms and conditions for details on betting and payout limitations. You’ll also find more information on Betfair’s home page.

What your bank account loves about Betfair

It’s crucial to know that you’ve got a decent chance of actually winning some money when you head over to an online casino. The way to establish that is to review the Return To Player (%RTP) of each of the games offered by the casino.

While the precise RTP will depend on the exact rules of the game you are playing. Betfair has a good RTP across their games, as you’ll see below:

Higher end RTP

Lower end RTP

Summary

Want a competitive RTP when playing at your favourite online casino? Then check out Betfair’s home page to find out more.

Deposit and withdrawal options

Unlike some other online casinos, you have to make a cash deposit before you can play any of the games that Betfair has – there’s no free sign up credit.

However, that aside, the options to make a deposit and withdrawal are extensive:

Withdrawal

If you want an online casino with a broad selection of deposit and withdrawal options then visit Betfair’s home page. Check the terms and Conditions to find out more.

Available currencies

Betfair accepts seven different currencies:

• UK Sterling
• Euro
• US Dollar
• Hong Kong Dollar
• Australian Dollar
• Danish Krone
• Swedish Krona

Betfair is not available in

Like all online casinos, there is a list of countries that Betfair is not available in. They are:

• Canada
• China
• Cote D’Ivoire
• Cuba
• DR Congo
• Eritrea
• France
• Greenland
• Iran
• Iraq
• Israel
• Japan
• Lebanon
• Libya
• North Korea
• Portugal
• Somalia
• Sudan
• Turkey

Summary

While there are some pretty big countries that Betfair isn’t available in (Canada, France, and Japan, in particular, stick out) the list of restricted countries is considerably smaller than some other online casinos.

Customer support

While Betfair has a designed telephone support service in place, open from 07:30 to 00:30 GMT, the best support facilities it offers come online, through the Q&As on its help centre, live chat, and social media support via Twitter and Facebook (also open from 07:30 to 00:30 GMT).

However, while the live chat is easy to find, we had enormous trouble getting it to work – after numerous times trying to get it to load we still weren’t able to get it to open.

Summary

There are plenty of options available to get the support you need and we recommend searching for an answer first, as there’s a very good chance you’ll get the information you need. However, be wary of the live chat.