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Betfair Group plc is the world’s biggest Internet betting exchange with more than seven million transactions per day, more than all European stock exchanges combined. The company was founded in 1999 by Andrew Black and Ed Wray. In 2000 the back-then unique concept of a betting exchange has been implemented.

A betting exchange is where you bet against other punters rather than against the bookmaker. The betting exchange is like a head to head with other betters and this allows Betfair to offer fantastic eSports odds, as they are not taking the risk on themselves.

Betfair is quite new to the e-sports betting scene and it’s fair to say their range of betting options and markets is a bit limited. However, they already offer the most popular games and we are sure they will keep improving their eSports markets.

More details about their offered eSports markets, games and betting options you can find in the following detailed Betfair eSports review.

BetFair eSports Review – £/€30 Free Bet Offer

New customers from the UK & Ireland can enjoy a great eSports free bet offer and earn £/€30. Make sure to use our promotional code ‘ZSK200′ when signing up and deposit a total of £/€10 either by debit/credit card or PayPal (please note, e-wallets are excluded!). Then, you will need to place a single eSports bet (minimum stake £/€10) at odds of at least 1.2 within 30 days of opening your account (exchange bets are also excluded from this promotion).

How to Open an Account with Betfair

Our following step-by-step guide will show you how to easily set up your account within a few minutes and benefit from our fantastic £30 eSports Free Bet offer.

 

Step 1 – Start Registration Process

 

Please make sure to use our signup link to start the free registration process. You will now be redirected to their homepage, where you just need to click the ‘Join Now’ button in the top right corner.

 

 

Step 2 – Enter your Personal Details

 

On the following screen you need to add your personal details like your country of residence, address, phone number, currency etc.

 

 

Step 3 – Make your First Deposit and enjoy your £30 Free Bet

 

Once your account is created you can start to deposit your first money into your new account. Simply choose your preferred payment method, your currency and follow the instructions on the screen to finish the deposit process.

Make sure to use the code “ZSK200” to become eligible for our £30 Free Bet Offer and all other benefits.

 

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Betfair eSports Betting Markets

All major eSports titles are available at Betfair. Place bets on League of Legends, Dota2 and StarCraft II and CS:GO.

However, since Betfair focuses more on the major events the betting options are limited as well. You will most-likely find only the traditional match betting, where you place a bet on the winning team or handicap bets. More advanced and special bets are rarely offered by Betfair.

Betfair eSports Games Overview

Betfair offers all of the most popular games, except from Overwatch, but we are pretty sure they will add it soon too. The following overview will give you some more details about the different games and their available betting options.

League of Legends (LoL) Betting on Betfair

 

League of Legends is a fast-paced and highly competitive online game that combines the speed and intensity of RTS with RPG elements.

Betfair offers LoL match betting, which is a 2-way betting market where you just pick the winning team. Besides that you will also find some handicap markets, where the favored team will start with a handicap of certain points, but no special bets are offered yet. Since the whole market is quite young we are sure this will change soon.

They constantly increase their offered events but almost all bigger LoL events are covered by now and we are sure more will follow. For example, you can find markets for the EU LCS Spring Split, LPL Spring Split, LMS Spring Split, NA LCS Spring Split and many more.

Check our LOL Game Review to find more information about the game.

Counter Strike Global Offensive (CS:GO) Betting on Betfair

 

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a first-person shooter which is a part of the popular Counter-Strike series. It was announced in August 2011 and is one of the most popular games among gamer.

Unfortunately, even if CS:GO is one of the most popular games, Betfair still just offers the simplest form of betting for it. Currently they only offer the match betting option, where you can place a bet on the winning team. Betting options on special maps or first kills as offered by some of their competitors are not offered yet. eSports betters really need more options for CS:GO and we hope Betfair will increase the available options at some point.

When it comes to CS:GO events it is pretty much the same. It seems like they are taking things slowly and don’t offer a wide range of events yet. It’s more sporadic and you can’t be certain if a special event will be really available at Betfair.

For more details about the game take a look at our detailed CS:GO Game Review.

DOTA 2 Betting on Betfair

 

Dota 2 is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena game developed and published by Valve Corporation. The game is the stand-alone sequel to Defense of the Ancients (DotA), which was a community-created mod for Blizzard’S Warcraft III.

DOTA2 is definitely the game with the widest markets at Betfair. All major Dota2 events are covered like The International, Asia Championships or The Kiev Major. So you will always have the chance to place some bets if a major tournament is running.

Unfortunately, the available betting options are limited for Dota 2. You will find the standard match betting and some handicap bets from time to time, but special options are not available at Betfair.

Our detailed DOTA 2 Game Review will give you some more information about the game and shows you what it takes to become a DOTA 2 professional.

StarCraft 2 Betting on Betfair

 

StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty is a science fiction real-time game developed and released by Blizzard Entertainment.

StarCraft 2 is a really popular game, but Betfair does not focus on it yet. They cover only a small range of events and it looks really sporadic. It’s worth to check if a current event can be found at Betfair, but StarCraft betters should definitely check other eSports sportsbooks to have more options. However, the major events should be available at Betfair most of the time.

The same goes for betting options. From time to time a handicap bet is available, but most of the times you will only have the match betting option.

More details about the game and its history you can find in our StarCraft 2 Game Review

 

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Betfair eSports Tournament Schedule

Betfair covers most of the major tournaments of all markets and some of the smaller ones as well. Their tournament schedule is user friendly and easy to navigate. With just a few clicks you will find your preferred eSports tournament and you can start placing bets. However, there is some room for improvement when it comes to smaller events, but Betfair is still a great choice for any eSports betting fan.

 

 

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Betfair Payment Options

Betfair offers a decent range of payment options, so that every customer will find a way to easily deposit into their sportsbook accounts. The following table gives you a quick overview about the most important payment options and their fees and limits.

You can find a full overview for all our partners on our Payment Methods Overview page.

 

Payment Method	Deposit Fee	Minimum Deposit	Withdrawal Fee	Processing Time
	Free	€10	€5	3-5 working days
	1.5%	€10	Free	2-7 working days
	1.5%	€10	Not available for cashouts
	1.5%	€12	Free	Instant
	Free	€10	Free	Up to 24 hours
	1.5%	€5	Free	6-24 hours
	2.5%	€15	Not available for cashouts

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Betfair eSports Promotions

Since eSports is a quite new topic for some sportsbooks you will not find that many promotions that focus on eSports. However, you can still enjoy our £30 Freebet offer to place some risk-free eSports bets.

Please also make sure to check our full eSports Promotion Overview to find the best betting bonuses and free bet offers for all our partners.

 

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VIP-bet eSports Promotions

Besides all other benefits there is even more value by signing up with VIP-bet. We constantly run great promotions for you and once your account is registered with us you become automatically eligible to join. The following promotions are currently running and will give you the chance to maximize your winning and earn some additional cash:

• VIP-bet Tipster Competition.
• VIP-bet Tipster Raffle.
• Predict and Win.
• VIP-bet Forum Posting Contest.
• Share & Win.

Check out those fantastic promotions and make sure to grab a piece of this free cash

 

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Betfair eSports Mobile Betting

Betfair offers well designed and easy to handle mobile app for Android and iOS customers. There are no restrictions and you can access all eSports events and eSports betting market with any of your mobile device.

Just choose your favorite games and place a bet on League of Legends, DOTA2, StarCraft 2 and CS:GO and make sure to never miss any profitable bet again. Their £/€30 Free Bet offer is available to mobile customers as well.

 

Betfair eSports Betting Formats

When it comes to betting markets there is some room for improvement at Betfair. They offer the most popular games and the tournament coverage is good as well, but they offer only match betting and some handicap bet for most of their events. Combined with their welcome offer and great odds Betfair still is a great place for any eSports betting fan, but to be able to compete with other sportsbooks they have to increase their available betting options and provide their customers with more special and advanced bets as well.

 

Betfair eSports Live Streams

Currently Betfair does offer live streaming of certain events such as tennis, football, horse racing and many more, but they do not offer live streaming of any eSports event yet. But, we are sure this will change in the future as the eSports market is growing rapidly from day to day.

However, if you are interested in eSports live streams take a look at our eSports Live Stream Section, where you can find the most popular streams for all available games and enjoy some great live action

Betfair offers a native app for all Android and iOS devices. Through their app you will have access to update and cancel bets, in-play betting, place back and lay bet, betting history and many more.

Compatibility

You can use a mobile app for all your Android and iOS devices. The iOS app can be downloaded from the Apple Play Store. However, it is a bit more complicated with the Android app. The reason for that is Google’s strict policy against gambling and therefore they removed the apps from their store. However, most bigger sites are fully aware of this problem and provide a link to download the app on their sites and so does Betfair

App available for:

Download

Downloading and install the iOS app to your mobile devices is easy. Just click one of the following logo and download the app to your mobile device.

To download the Android app just click the following button and follow the instructions on the Betfair Mobile website. Please note, you will also find several other sources where you can download the android app, but we would highly recommend to not use apps from an unknown source and only use the app from the original app from their homepage.

Betfair is worldwide available, but there are still a few regions from where customers are not allowed to open an account. Check the following overview to see all regions where you are not allowed (orange) to open a Betfair account.