Bet 365

Editorial Review

Bet365.com is an online casino and sports betting site that caters to a worldwide market, with the site being available in a variety of languages, including English, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, and several other languages.

The site has a sports betting section, a poker section, a casino with traditional casino table and skill games, and a section containing more contemporary games such as 'Deal or No Deal', 'Virtual Horses', and 'Top Trumps'.

The casino has all the games that you would expect, including blackjack, roulette, poker, and baccarat. There are live dealer versions of some of the games available, as well as traditional versions. There are also several slot machine games, bingo and keno style games, and a selection of games with some very large progressive jackpots on offer, including 'Gold Rally', which at the time of this review had a £318,000 jackpot – and climbing.

There is a downloadable casino client, which is very easy to set up and install. You can also play on the move using the browser based versions of the games. To play from your browser you will need to have the Flash plugin installed, and some of the games take a while to load, even on a fast internet connection. The quality of the games is very good, however, with nice graphics, and sound in some games.

There are free play versions of many of the games, and you can play in this mode without being a member of the site. You will need to register to take part in the money play games, but registration is quick and easy.    As a new user you can get a 100% sign up bonus up to a value of £100 on your first deposit.

Members earn 'comp points' for every bet they make, at a rate of between 1 and 3 comp points per £10 bet. Points can be redeemed in batches of 100 at a value of 100 points = £1.

Bet365 accept all major credit and debit cards, as well as NETeller, bank transfer, Ukash, PaySafeCard, Moneybookers, Click2Pay and Entropay. Most deposit and withdrawal methods are free, and some withdrawal methods can be processed on the same day – the clearance time for bank transfers and cards depends on your bank.

Bet365 promote responsible gambling. The site only uses secure payment methods, and has taken measures to prevent fraud and under-age gambling. Users can view their transaction log at any time, place limits on how much they wish to allow themselves to deposit each month, and use their opt-out or self exclusion policies to block their account for a certain period of time. They also promote the Gambling help group GamCare as a help option for people who are concerned they may have a gambling problem.

The site is quite well designed, and the flexibility of playing games via the installed client or the browser is very nice. The variety of games is quite good too, although there is slightly less emphasis on table and card games compared to some other casinos.The site appears to have problems in Opera, with some pages not displaying the same way they do in other browsers, and some pages not loading at all. Users of Internet Explorer or Firefox should have no problems, however.

If you are looking for a one stop site for your online gambling needs, Bet365 may well do the job.