Betfred Review & Rating 2024

The margin for Betfred has been calculated by taking the odds available on a range of markets and leagues from around the world. The average of these odds when combined leads us to lableing the odds at each site: 

From 1% to 5%: Good value

Over 5% to 7%: Average value

Over 7% to 10%: Poor value

Football

We got our results by taking into account the odds for final result outcomes measured in line with the over / under for different football leagues. Getting the average results using this method, we were able to obtain the margins for each league and the overall betting margin for the bookmaker. The latest results for Betfred are:

UK Leagues (Premier League & Championship)

5.92%

European Leagues (La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga)

6.1%

Rest of the World (Turkish Süper Lig, Australian A League, United States MLS)

8.37%

Betfred's average margin is 6.8% for football and falls in the normal category. The data and specifics of how these odds were complied can be viewed at the link below:

Bookmakers margin

Range of Sports: Betfred covers 23 different sports from all around the world, as well as having a “Virtual” betting section too. The sports categories they list are: 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.

Range of Bets and Markets: Most bookmakers focus on football first, but at Betfred, it is Horse Racing where they have the most attention to detail and the largest number of betting options available. Fred Done (co-founder of the Betfred company) was the person who invented the lucky 15, which revolutionised the standard accumulator model. This coupled with the fact that Betfred is currently the sole operator of pools betting on British horse racing make Betfred the go-to location for Horse Race betting connoisseurs. They are far ahead of the competition in terms of offering bets such as “Yanke”, the “Canadian” and the “Heinz”.

They cover all UK meetings as well as most from the Rest of the World, especially big meeting Ante-Post. At the UK meetings, you can bet Early Price, as well as Starting Price and they, were one of the first bookmakers to offer “Best odds guaranteed”.

Football is the second focus of Betfred and all UK leagues are well catered for, with tournaments also priced up in the early rounds and U21 and Women’s matches also included. A typical Premier League game would have over 150 bet options to chose from, and lower division games slightly fewer but still more than enough.

Betting Limits: BetFred is a proper bookmaker who takes an opinion and stands by it.  You can get very large bets on most lines without eyebrows being raised.

Betfred has a pretty decent selection of sports available for live betting, with in-play markets for sports such as football, cricket, ice hockey, tennis, and basketball. However, a gap in its live betting offering is the lack of horse racing coverage (but this is pretty common due to the fast paced nature of a horse race).

The range of markets in-play is way above average, not just allowing bets on who will win but more niche, quick-fire events such as in tennis will the next game go to Deuce, or in Snooker will the next frame have a 100+ score, etc, etc. The odds here are less than the odds Betfred offers pre-match, but they are still very competitive.

Live Streaming

They have some TV coverage of sports that you can watch, and from within the in-play section there is a handy tab to show what can be currently watched right now as well as what is upcoming.

They have most sports but remember that they will be restricted by licencing rights as to exactly how many and which games and matches they can show. Customers are required to be logged in to their Betfred account and have a cash balance of £0.01 in order to access the live streams.

Register with Betfred using the Promo Code WELCOME40 and deposit £10 with an eligible payment method. If you then place a £10 bet on any sport with odds greater than Evens you will get £40 of bonuses once the bet settles, win or lose. 

Of the bonus amount £30 will be as Free bet credit and can be used on any Sportsbook market, including football, horse racing and cricket. You can also bet in play. Any winnings made from your Free bets won't include your Free bet stakes. Also, any unused Free bets will expire after seven days. 

Seperately you will have 50 Free spins to use in the Betfred casino. The 50 Free Spins can only be used on one of the following titles at Betfred Games: Eye of Horus, Eye of Horus Megaways, Fishin’ Frenzy, Fishin’ Frenzy Megaways. To claim the 50 Free Spins, you must open a qualifying game. The 50 Free Spins have a value of £0.20 per spin (total value £10).

Significant Terms:

New 18+ UK customers only. Register using the promo code WELCOME40, deposit and place first bet of £10+ on Sports (cumulative Evens+) within 7 days of registration. First bet must be on Sports. £30 in Free Bets and £10 in Free Spins (50x20p) credited within 10 hours of bet settlement. Free Bet stakes are not included in any returns. Bonuses have a 7-day expiry. Payment restrictions apply. SMS verification and/or Proof of I.D and address may be required. Full T&Cs apply.

Betfred offers a very smart sports betting app,  which has already been downloaded by many of their loyal customers. The app is free and is available for all Android and iOS customers via Google Play or the App Store.

Registering at Betfred is quick and easy. To begin click on the green “register” button located on the homepage. There are a total of five screens to go through but each step is explained to you what is required, and it should not take more than five minutes from start to finish.

1. The first page asks you to pick a username. This must be unique (so nobody else can have already taken it) and also be a combination of letters and at least one number. You also enter your password here, this must be a minimum of eight characters and also include at least one letter and one number. Do not forget to tick the box confirming that you are over 18 years of age and that you agree to the various T&C’s. Then click “Continue”.
2. The second page asks for a few personal details. You simply tell them your name and which title you would like to be addressed by. You also put your date of birth. All information given here must match what is inside your photographic ID (usually your passport).
3. The third screen is when you provide a few contact details. Enter your Email address and a contact telephone number (mobile or landline). You can also choose a security question and answer, remember this as it will be needed if you ever have to contact the customer support.
4. The penultimate screen will require you to provide your address, which must be the address registered to the bank account that you deposit with. You can simply enter your postcode and then choose from the drop down list. If your address does not appear then there is the option to add it manually.
5. On the final screen confirm the currency that you wish to use, there is the option of £s or Euros! Select how you want to be contacted about their promotions and offers, and KEY POINT - Enter a Promo code if you have one. (Sometimes this will be filled in for you, but if it has not been and you want to take part in the welcome bonus then this is where you need to add the relevant code.
6. Finally, click “Register” and your account is now created for you.

When it comes to depositing at Betfred this is also made easy for you. The first thing to do is log into your account, and from there click on the green deposit button in the top right of the screen.

1. The first thing that you will have to do is decide which deposit method you wish to use. Click on the “Deposit” button next to the one you want to choose.
2. In this example we are going to use a debit card. You have to enter all the card information as requested and at the end say how much you want to deposit. Click on deposit and that should be that.
3. As long as everything was entered correctly then you will get a confirmation pop up message and the funds will be in your account to use straight away.
4. Note that in future once you have used a payment method you do not need to add all the details every time. They are saved in the Betfred system and next time you simply have to enter the CVC code and the amount.

Placing a bet at Betfred is easy to do, and no matter what it is that you want to bet on the steps which you follow will always be pretty much the same.

1. Firstly navigate to the sport that you will be betting on. You can do so by one of the quick links if you have previously starred it as a favourite, but if not clicking on “All Sports” will bring up the complete list in alphabetical order for you to find what you want.
2. In this example we have clicked on “Football”, inside this section you will initially be shown all the main games currently “in-play” and as well as that all the latest offers and price boosts relevant to this sport scroll along the top.
3. If you are not betting in-play though and are looking for a regular match then clicking on the “competitions” tab will bring up a break down of every tournament and league which Betfred is offering odds for.
4. We have selected to bet on the EFL Cup and chosen the match Newcastle vs Southampton. Note that this page brings you some helpful statistics with the teams current form and the option to view the predicted line ups. It also confirms exactly when the same will be taking place. On this page you can scroll down to view all their different betting options but we are simply going to bet on Newcastle to win. Anytime you see a bet you want to place you can do this by clicking on the odds availble.
5. Once you have clicked on the odds a new betslip will open on the right of the screen and it confirms what it is you are betting on. Here you just enter your desired stake in the box, the estimated returns will be automatically calculated for you to see. If you are happy with everything click on “Place bet”. 
6. This will lead to a confirmation message that the bet has been successful. You can click continue to carry on betting or log out now if you wish. If you do not get this message then there is a good chance your bet was not placed, check in the “my bets” area and consider contacting the customer support for further assistance.

In order to withdraw from any bookmaker you will need to be logged in and have a withdrawable balance. As a rule that is a balance not under any bonus constraints and that has been wagered at least 1x since being deposited. You will then have to, in the first instance, withdraw back to the payment method which you used to deposit with.

So at Betfred what you need to do is:

1. In the top right of the screen you will see your available balance. If you click on this a drop down box will appear and on this list of account options you will see a tab to “Withdraw”. Click on this.
2. You will be taken to a screen showing your account details and your “Cash Balance”, this is how much you can withdraw at the moment. Underneath this you have a range of withdrawal methods, choose the one that you want to use (note that the original deposit amount MUST go back to how you deposited).
3. After clicking on the debit card option you will see the card details that you last used to deposit automatically in place. You are reminded that there is a £5 minimum deposit amount at Betfred, but we are withdrawing £8.68 in this example so that does not matter.
4. After clicking on “Withdraw” you are shown a confirmation message that everything has gone OK, and you now simply wait for your money. Betfred advise that the funds will appear in your account within 5 working days, and when we did it the withdrawal time was less than 5 minutes.

Betfred are licensed by the UK Gambling Commission, their license number is 39544. At the time of writing there had been one regulatory action in recent years. On the 8th December2022 they were fined £2,873,750 for a number of failures to comply with anti-money laundering regulations. 

• Email - support@betfred.com

• Phone - 0800 028 7747 (8am - 8pm)

• Live Chat - 24/7

• Twitter - twitter.com/betfred

When we opened live chat we found we were 2nd in the queue and whilst it is a little annoying not to be spoken to straight away being able to count down approximately how long it will be before it is your turn was good. It took just over seven minutes for us to get through to an agent, and it was a real person straight away. You have to answer some basic security questions before they will help you, but once that is done it took just a further minute to get an answer to our question.

Betfred have a casino section on their website, which can be accessed by clicking the ‘casino’ tab on the Betfred homepage. As well as the most popular casino games you would expect to see, such as Blackjack and Roulette, there is also a huge range of slots games, too, with new games added frequently. There are also several different casino promotions available. 

Live Casino

The Betfred live casino is regulated by the UK Gambling Commission and the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner, who ensure the highest standards of practice are adhered to. The site is encrypted with the latest SSL technologies, so any information you share is kept secure. 

The games in the Betfred live casino are operated with real-time croupiers, who interact with you by dealing the cards and talking you through your game, in a good attempt to recreate the fun of an in-person, land-based casino. 

As well as the main games of Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat and Hold’Em, there are also exciting new versions of Age of the Gods Roulette. In addition to this, there are fun game show type games such as Money Drop, Deal or No Deal and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? with live presenters.

Founded in:  1967

Owners: Betfred Group Ltd

Sponsors: Rugby League Super League, Ascort Racecourse, World Matchplay Darts.

Registered Office: 5.2 Waterport Place, 2 Europort Avenue, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar.

Licence number: 39544

Email: support@betfred.com

Phone:  0800 028 7747