888sport Markets & Welcome Bonus

888sport is a solid all round bookmaker, with an extensive sports coverage and markets spanning a huge number of countries. The 888sport treble odds welcome bonus is a good marketing ploy, but would be more powerful if any winnings were paid out in cash. We also feel that free bets across all 888sport are strangely quick to expire.

Live streaming is a very handy feature and covers more sports than many of the other bookmakers, including the likes of E-Sports and Volleyball. The live sports offering is also further boosted by the presence of cashout, which is well supplemented by the Champions League focused cashout promotion.

888sport continues to grow, as evidenced by an improved mobile design and more visibility on social media. They still have some way to go to reach the standards of some bookmakers in the country, and should start by improving on their customer service options and reducing the minimum deposit to £5 across all payment methods.

Football is undoubtedly the priority sport on 888sport. One look at the website will tell you this. At the time of writing, 6 of the 14 quick links from the menu take you into Football competitions. In fact, above the match list, they have quick links to odds for the following Football markets:

• Top Goalscorer
• Over/Under
• Handicap
• Half Time
• Goal Interval
• First & Last Goal
• Goal Scorer
• Player Cards
• Corners
• Team Top Goalscorer
• Team Performance
• Finishing Position
• Relegation
• Squad Selection
• To Qualify
• Top Assists
• Asian Handicap
• Both Teams to Score
• Correct Score
• Odd/Even
• Second Half
• Player Specials
• Player Stats
• Match Cards
• Group Betting
• Team Progress
• Tournament Matchups
• Management
• talkSPORT Specials
• Win/Place
• Double Chance
• Asian Lines
• Draw No Bet
• Half Time/Full Time
• Match Events
• Scorecast/Wincast
• Player Goals
• Player Awards
• Penalties
• Team Trophies
• Team Goals
• Promotion
• Transfers

England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France top the bill, but you can also bet on Football in all of the following countries:

• Algeria
• Argentina
• Australia
• Austria
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Brazil
• China
• Colombia
• Croatia
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• Estonia
• Finland
• Iceland
• Iran
• Ireland
• Israel
• Japan
• Mexico
• Morocco
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia
• Scotland
• Singapore
• Slovakia
• South Korea
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Turkey
• Ukraine
• USA
• Wales

Horse Racing

888sport provides good coverage of UK & Irish Racing, along with International race meets. When you navigate to Horse Racing from the left menu, you get a quick overview of today's races, with venues and times for each race. Above this, they are encouraging you to enter the 888sport Racing iCard.

Within the iCard, you are exposed to more information including the race names, course info, runners, riders and associated odds.

You can also check on results from previous meetings, statistics for certain race venues and news around the biggest upcoming races. You can also check on latest tips from Emma Spencer, 888sport Racing Ambassador. Use her tips to guide your bet, then settle down to watch the action via Bet & Watch. To watch a live horse race, you just have to place a qualifying bet of at least £1.00 on that specific race. For each way bets that would just be 50p E/W.

888sport are now streaming the action from every single one of Britain and Ireland’s 85 racecourses. You don’t ever have to miss a race again on 888sport.

E-sports

888sport lists Football, Tennis, Golf, Cricket, Basketball, Snooker, Darts, Baseball and Ice Hockey as its main sports. In fact, these are the only ones you see before you expand the left side sports menu and show the rest in A-Z order. However, E-Sports is one of the many sports available on expand, and sits just after Cycling.

By clicking into this section you can see outright tournament markets, alongside match markets, handicaps and win/place options. As is standard in the sports betting industry, League of Legends (LOL) and Counter Strike (CS) are the highest profile components of the E-Sports offering.

Now you've seen the sports list, and a selection of the markets available for Football, you're well aware of the pre-match options on 888sport. And for live betting, this is no different. You can bet on pretty much every market you can think of as the matches unfold. Plus you can watch your bet come in via live stream, and cash out your bet early if you have any doubts.

888sport live streaming is absolutely free. Well sort of. It is so long as you are based in the UK or Ireland, and you have either money in your account or have placed at least a £1 bet on anything over the previous 24 hours. It doesn't have to be the specific event, as any bet will qualify you to watch all of the live events.

Live streaming is available on desktop, mobile and tablet, so you can keep pace with action whether you're at home or on the move. You can even check on live statistics as you watch, and plan the next event you will watch via the Live Calendar. This is pretty stocked up for at least 3-4 days in advance.

For the events that are In-Play, you can use the star icon to add matches to your favourites. This enables you to return to the specific match quicker and keep a close eye on the action, whilst continuing to move around the website.

With 888sport you can watch the action unfold before you place your bet. 888sport are promoting this section as BetWatchWin, for Football, Racing, Tennis, Golf, Basketball, E-Sports, Motorsports, Rugby Union and Volleyball.

888sport have a simple message, 'don't sweat on your bet'. This slogan forms the basis of 888sport cashout and an associated Champions League promotion.

Cashout, or Ca$h-In, is becoming an essential tool for Football punters, giving you the opportunity to cut your losses or take a portion of your winnings before the final outcome is decided. Your decision will of course depend on how your bet is going on, and the Ca$h-In value will be reflective of this.

The other cashout offer on 888sport is focused on the Champions League. If you place a £10 live bet on any Champions League match and cash in the bet at any point during the 90 minutes, 888sport will put a £5 free bet in your account.

888sport Website

The 888sport website has a modern feel, highlighting their focus on current promotional offers, live matches and upcoming sporting events. The page is essentially split into 3 clear sections:

On the left side you have the menu options, with Quick Links to the biggest leagues and tournaments at the top. You then have a sports menu, split between the 9 focus sports and the rest of the A-Z listing.

The statistics section on the left side really gets our attention. Here you can see an overview of sports stats, league tables and key information for each team, including kit colours, players, fixtures, head2heads and archives. The statistics navigation is just above an impressive Livescore & Results page, and the Live Betting calendar.

In the centre of the page, they focus on a promotional aspect at the top, with key live matches just below, and a more comprehensive upcoming match list towards the bottom. If you're looking for inspiration, you can also see a selection of most popular bets placed on 888sport.

Finally, on the right side you have the permanent bet slip display and betting history. Then you have a number of promotions, including the treble odds welcome offer, and quick access to the Live Casino, Poker and 888sport Games.

888sport Mobile

If you're out and about, you can still get your bets down on 888sport via mobile phone or the 888sport App. We're particularly impressed with the simplicity of the mobile design, with easy access to the biggest live and upcoming events.

The top menu also gives you the number of current live events and your betting history, above all the same options listed on the left side of the desktop version.

The central 'Search Sports, Leagues or Teams' functionality is a bit temperamental, but we like the idea of this to promote quick bet placement and direct access to matches and statistics involving your favourite teams.

For iPhone, iPad or iPod users, the App is available to download via the App store. Android users can pin a mobile shortcut to their devices. They do offer free bets for placing your first mobile based bets, although the terms of these offers tend to vary. On 888sport it’s as simple as APP, TAP, BET!

888sport have a growing visibility across social media, even if they are some way off the leading lights in the industry. For example, they have almost 35,000 followers on Twitter. They use this page to update match results and communicate live odds. From time to time, they will also announce promotional deals here.

The Facebook page has more than 15,000 likes and has some similar content to the Twitter page, mixed in with more light hearted videos and memes. The YouTube channel has over 300 videos, 391 subscribers and total views of over 6.5 million.

Free £10 Bet

• Place a bet worth at least £20 odds at odds of 1/2 (1.50) or greater.
• 888sport will credit your account with a £10 free bet.
• The free bet token will expire after 7 days of it being issued.
• When you play with the free bet, you will not get the stake returned.

88th Minute Special

888sport regularly use their brand name to form special bets and promotions. Another example of this is the 88th minute special promotion. The key details are as follows:

• Place a bet of at least £5 on the 1x2 or Correct Score markets for any Premier League, La Liga or Champions League match.
• If a goal from the 88th minute onwards results in your bet losing, you will get your stake refunded as a free bet up to £25.

Key terms and conditions:

• Your free bet will be rounded down to the nearest £5. For example if you bet £7.50, you will only be given a free bet of £5 value.
• The 88th Minute starts after 87.01. Only bets that are lost after this point are ineligible, with extra time and penalty shoot-outs excluded.
• The promotion is for free bets only; live bets and multiples don't count.
• The maximum free bet given is £25 and must be used within 72 hours of being issued.
• Free bet stakes will not be included in any returns if you win.

888sport will encourage you to submit a question to their support team, entering your email address, category, subject and question. We tried this and got an answer the same day, even though they cover themselves by saying it could take anywhere up to 48 hours.

One nice touch is they include a selection of help links on the email you receive automatically for submitting a request. This means you are more likely to find the answer you are looking for, even before they get back to you. You should also include screenshots to support your query and help them to understand your problem.

We are told that there is a live chat service, but they do communicate the following message: ‘Our chat servers may be down from time to time, but this is not frequent’. At the time of checking, we could not access this to provide a review. However, we were able to get through to representatives on the toll free UK number, 0800 096 4780. The line is open between 9 am and 10 pm GMT.

888sport is a strong all round bookmaker with comprehensive sports coverage, live streaming, cash out and a treble odds welcome bonus. Having launched in 2008, they started sponsoring racecourses in 2010, and have also sponsored the Giro d'Italia and World Grand Prix Snooker. Channel 4 Racing presenter Emma Spencer is the resident horse racing expert. Previously, they have used the likes of Santiago Canizares and Ian Wright in ambassadorial roles.