Skybet Welcome Offer: £40 IN FREE FOOTBALL BETS WHEN YOU PLACE A £10 BET

New users at Skybet will be eligible for a range of different Welcome offers. The one with the most value at the moment is £40 worth of Football Free bets which are credited as 8x £5 bets after your first £10 bet at odds of evens or higher is settled.

Significant terms:

New 18+ UK CUSTOMERS ONLY. FIRST SINGLE & E/W BET ONLY ODDS OF 1/1 OR GREATER. 8 X £5 BET TOKENS. FREE BET STAKES NOT INCLUDED IN RETURNS. FREE BETS ONLY REDEEMABLE ON FOOTBALL MARKETS. FREE BETS ARE NON WITHDRAWABLE. FREE BETS EXPIRE AFTER 30 DAYS. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND FURTHER T&CS APPLY.

How to qualify:

1. Click on the button on this page to go to the Skybet website
2. Choose the relevant bonus and register an account
3. Deposit £10 and bet on any football market which has odds over evens ( Decimal 2)
4. Once your first bet has been settled, you will have 8x £5 Free bet credits to use

Tips:

1. Remember to select the correct bonus before you register
2. Your qualifying bet has more chance of winning the closer to evens (but above evens) that it is.
3. Make sure your first qualifying bet settles relatively soon (do not bet it on the outright Premier League winner!)
4. You have 30 days to use your Free bets which is plenty of time but also… do not forget about them.

About Skybet

Skybet can trace its roots all the way back to July 2000 when BSkyB acquired “Sports Internet Group” which included several small telephone and online sports betting companies. They were rebranded in July 2002 to create Sky Bet. The company grew in December 2006 when established online betting companies Total Bet and UK Betting were acquired. Over the years the company went from strength to strength and by 2015 Sky plc sold an 80 per cent stake in the company to CVC Capital Partners for £600 million. Sky retained a 20% stake in the company and agreed to a long-term licence of the Sky brand. In 2018, CVC and Sky agreed to sell Sky Betting & Gaming to The Stars Group for £3.4 billion, which was then acquired by Flutter Entertainment in 2020 and they are the current owners today.

How to register at Skybet

Skybet Registration Page

Add your address

Add your Email address

Input your phone number

Choose a username

Add security questions

Choose a PIN

Agree to the T&C's

Registering at Skybet is quick and simple to do, you just need to follow these steps listed below:

1. The link above will take you to the following page, click on the “Join” button and enter your name as it appears on your Government issued ID.
2. Next enter your date of birth, remember that you must be over 18 to open an account.
3. Add your postcode and then select your specific address from the provided list.
4. Give an Email address that you can be contacted on.
5. Register a mobile phone number.
6. Choose a suitable username, which must be between 6 and 12 characters long made up purely of letters and numbers.
7. For the security of your account add your mother’s maiden name and the answer to another security question. (Note that this does not actually have to be your mothers maiden name, just so long as you remember what to answer when asked!)
8. Select a 6 digit PIN which is used as a substitute for a password.
9. It is essential to agree to the Skybet Terms and Conditions, and optional (but we advise you do) to tick the box agreeing to receive promotional bonus material.
10. And that is it, you then click “Create account” and you will find yourself logged into your new account and ready to explore the site, or deposit and get going straight away.

How to deposit at Skybet

Skybet Deposit Process

Skybet banking area

Enter your payment details

1. Firstly you must be logged into your account, and once you are from the homepage click on the small account icon in the top right of the screen.
2. Once you have clicked on that you will see either the quick deposit box, if you have deposited before, and if that is the case you just enter the amount you desire and click submit and the funds are instantly available. If you have not deposited before or you wish to use a different debit card, then clicking on “Deposit” will lead you to the option to add a new card.
3. Enter the relevant details and click the confirmation button.
4. You will now see the quick deposit option linked to your new card details, so now just enter the amount and click submit.

Skybet deposit table

How to place a bet at Skybet

Navigate to your sport

Make your selection

Your selection is added to your betslip

Enter your stake amount and submit

Get conformation your bet is on

Placing a bet at Skybet is incredibly simple, and can be done by following these steps:

1. If you only know the name of the team or individual that you want to bet on then enter their name into the seach box as shown below at “A”. Alternatively if you know the sport, league, or competition the match is taking place in, or you just want to browse the options and the odds, you can navigate yourself to the various different sports shown at area “B”.
2. Once you have found the match you want, and from the relevant markets the bet that you want, you will see odds next to that selection, click on these odds and the bet will be added to your betslip. For example here we are going to bet on a horse called Shelias Paradise who is running in the 18:15 at Newmarket.
3. You will get a confirmation that the selection has been added to your betslip, and if that is the only bet you wish to place then you can open it now.
4. Enter the stake amount which in this case is £10 and if everything is acceptable to you click the “Place £10 bet” button at the bottom.
5. All being well you will get a confirmation that the bet has been placed, and you will be able to monitor the progress of this and any other bets that you have placed in the “Track My Bets” section.

How to withdraw from Skybet

Log into your account

Open the my account area

Choose withdrawal and input your amount

You will get a confirmation screen with an estimated payout time

In order to withdraw funds from Skybet it is a relatively straight forwards affair, just follow these steps we list below:

1. Make sure that you are logged into your account.
2. Click on the small profile icon next to your account balance
3. You will see a pop up window appear and underneath a box to withdraw, click on this and add the amount that you want. The default method to withdraw to will be the last method you deposited with.
4. Click “confirm withdrawal” and the money will be with you shortly afterwards.

Skybet withdrawal table

How to set safer gambling features at Skybet

There are a number of safer gambling features at Skybet which you can make use of. They are:

• Profit & Loss – A Profit & Loss tool lets you know how much you’ve won or lost over ascertain period of time, so there is no doubt about the reality of the situation.
• Deposit Limits – This tool lets you set a daily, weekly, or monthly deposit limit. If you want to increase the limit it will take 24-hours to kick in, while decreases happen immediately.
• Cool Off Periods – You can request “Cool Off Period” which will force you to take a break from the action from 1 to 30 days. You will be unable to log in and access your account until the time is up.
• Self Exclusion – If you want to stop for a longer period then the “Self-Exclusion tool” will block your account from six months up to five years.
• Reality Check – The Reality Check Tool will give you a reminder of the length of time you have been playing across the gaming products (Bingo, Casino, Vegas and Sky Bet Games). Intervals can be set from 20-minutes up to 2 hours. Setting a reminder with Reality Check will give you the option to log out, view your transaction history or continue playing.
• Gambling Support – If you’re worried about your gambling habits, Sky Betting & Gaming have trained people who can provide support. To talk, click ‘Contact Us’ at the bottom of every page and select ‘Live Chat’. They will help direct you to other external tools, including free helplines, forums, online resources and website filtering and blocking software to ensure you stay safe.

Sports that you can bet on at SkyBet

American Football 🏈

Baseball ⚾

Basketball 🏀

Boxing 🥊

Cricket 🏏

Cycling 🚴

Darts 🎯

Esports 🎮

Football ⚽

Gaelic Sports 🏑

Golf 🏌️

Greyhounds 🐕

Horse Racing 🏇

Hurling 🏑

Ice Hockey 🏒

Motor Sports 🏎️

Politics 🗳️

Rugby League 🏉

Rugby Union 🏉

Snooker 🔺

Specials 🎭

Tennis 🎾

UFC / MMA 🥊

Live Betting / In Play betting at Skybet

Live betting can make watching a live sporting event even more exciting and engaging. As more and more betting sites offer their customers In Play betting, Skybet is keeping up with the best and doing the same.

As with all things in life, there are pros and cons when it comes to live betting. In the table below, we summarise some of the positive and negative aspects of in play betting.

In Play Betting Pros and Cons

How to bet In Play at Skybet

At Skybet there are a number of different sports which you can bet on In Play. These include football, cricket, tennis, basketball, table tennis and volleyball.

To consider the quality of the In Play betting availability at Skybet, let’s take a look at the odds available for an English Premier League match. For this example, we’ll focus on Newcastle vs West Ham.

Pre-match, there were 129 different markets to bet on, with countless selections within those. Available markets included Total Goals, Match Shots on Target, Player To Be Sent Off, Correct Score, To Score or Assist and many more, including RequestABet selections.

Taking a closer look at the Full Time Result market, pre-match the odds on Newcastle to win were 4/9 (1.44), with West Ham to win at 19/4 (5.75) and odds of 18/5 (4.6) on a draw. This means that pre-match, the bet margin was 8.38%.

Once the match had started, there were still an impressive 93 markets available, including some specials markets. The odds had changed to 6/4 (2.5) on Newcastle to win, 13/8 (2.63) on West Ham to win and 9/4 (3.25) for the draw. This means the In-Play bet margin was 8.86%. This shows that the odds quality in play is broadly the same as it is pre-match.

Live streaming at Skybet

There is plenty of choice when it comes to watching live video streams at Skybet. A particular plus point is that you simply need to be logged in to your Skybet account to watch the live streams; there is no need to place a bet or have a funded account. We found live video streams available for horse racing, Dutch football, Polish football, Danish football, Romanian football, tennis, cricket and snooker when we logged in to our account on a Monday evening. Streams were high quality and enjoyable to watch.

In Play betting at Skybet Conclusion

In conclusion, it is great that there are plenty of events with live streaming available, and that all customers have the ability to watch said live streams without having to make a deposit. However, for those events that do not have a live stream, there is little to engage or entertain punters. Some football matches do have live streamed graphics and stats available, so it is at least possible to follow the events of those.

Skybet Mobile App review

The Skybet app is functional and clear to look at. While it is pretty bland in terms of appearance, it is at least easy to navigate and placing a bet is a smooth process, although you do need to manually click on the bet slip icon at the bottom of the screen to view the betslip and complete your bet, once you have made your odds selection.

In Play markets are easy to find, with live streamed events clearly indicated by the green play symbol. Live streaming via the app is good, with high quality video akin to watching the usual tv streaming apps.

Promotions are also easy to locate, with the Skybet loyalty club available for app users to take advantage of.

Overall, a good, though not particularly exciting, app betting experience.

Table of data RE iOS / Android

Pros & Cons of the App vs the Desktop site

Generally, the Skybet app and desktop site are pretty much the same and most functionality is similar in terms of navigating the site and locating the different features. However, one advantage we noticed about the Skybet app is that the live video streams can be made full screen, which is not possible on the desktop site. We found that this made for a better viewing experience, but of course there are advantages to having the In Play odds visible alongside the video stream, as it is on the desktop version. This is still an option in the app, though.

Overall, aside from this we feel that which is better is a matter of the punter’s personal preference.

Skybet Bonuses for UK Players

Skybet offer both new and existing customers a range of different promotions to enhance their betting experience. We take a look at what is currently available.

Welcome Offer

As previously mentioned at the top of this article, the Skybet new customer welcome offer is £40 in Free bets when you place any bet, from as little as £0.05.

NEW CUSTOMERS ONLY. FIRST SINGLE & E/W BET ONLY. ODDS OF 1/1 OR GREATER. 4 X £10 BET TOKENS. FREE BET STAKES NOT INCLUDED IN RETURNS. FREE BETS ARE NON WITHDRAWABLE. FREE BETS EXPIRE AFTER 30 DAYS. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND FURTHER T&CS APPLY. 18+. GAMBLEAWARE.ORG

Existing User Offers

There are a number of promotions available to existing customers at Skybet. We highlight some of them here.

Skybet Existing User Bonuses Summary Table

Loyalty Club

Some betting sites offer a loyalty club to their repeat customers, whereby bettors can earn rewards or prizes for regularly placing bets, or spending a certain amount of money each week at the bookmaker.

Free To Play

Some betting sites offer their customers free-to-play games where they can opt in to win Free bets or other rewards, without having to place a bet.

Acca Freeze

With Acca Freeze, you can choose to ‘Freeze’ the score of a match winner leg of your acca, if your team goes ahead before the end of the match. This way, your selection will still win, even if your team ends up losing the match.

Early Payout

Some bookmakers offer to pay out on some bets early as a win, in specific circumstances. This usually applies to football matches where a team you have backed goes two goals ahead.

Price Boosts

Price Boosts are enhanced odds that bookmakers offer on specific markets. These are sometimes also known as Bet Boosts, Odds Boosts or Power Prices.

SkyBet Research Results

Conclusion & Rating

In conclusion, while the Skybet betting site isn’t the most visually appealing of bookmakers, it is easy to view and navigate. While the aesthetics may not draw you in, the generous welcome bonus will; the requirement for new customers to bet just five pence in order to receive £40 in Free bets is the lowest we’ve seen anywhere.

In addition to this, Skybet offer a number of Free to Play promotions alongside their other offers for existing customers, as well as the Sky Bet Club loyalty club, which provides returning bettors with regular rewards.

The live video streaming capabilities at Skybet are another plus, with a wider range of video streams available here than at many of their competitors.

Odds value could be better, but similar value for money is offered both In-Play and pre-match, so Skybet are at least consistent.