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Virgin Bet review: 2023 offering impresses
Virgin Bet has become a serious competitor within the UK bookmakers’ scene and we’ve reviewed everything about the relatively new operator
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Virgin Bet is still a relatively new operator, having entered the UK gambling market in 2019, but it is getting noticed as one of the better newcomers to the industry.
The brand is helped by the recognition of Virgin, which has a solid reputation in many other business areas such as television, communications and travel.
But how does it compare with the more established brands in its short time competing? We take a look at everything from its welcome offer to withdrawal methods in our Virgin Bet review.
Virgin Bet welcome offer
Virgin Bet’s welcome offer is available to all new customers and allows you to bet £10 and then receive £20 in free bets in the form of two £10 free bets. If you want to know even more about the promotion, read everything you need to know about the Virgin Bet sign-up offer here.
Already got a Virgin Bet account? Take a look at the bookies’ best new customer offers on our free bets page.
Virgin Bet sportsbook markets available
Virgin Bet is run on SBTech, which is also used by other bookmakers, so it’s not a surprise to see that the platform is smooth. This means Virgin Bet can make sure it provides a wide range of sportsbook markets for their customers.
As with many bookmakers, football betting and horse racing are the two most prominent sports because of their popularity. They are in the ‘featured’ section on the left-hand side, which gives users easy access to them.
The section also features some of the popular sports of the day such as tennis, basketball and cricket, which is a handy way of finding the event you want to bet on easily.
Once you get into the ‘all sports’ section, you can see Virgin Bet has about 30 different sports to choose from. These include mainstream events in sports such as rugby union, rugby league and boxing, as well as some niche sports like beach volleyball, hurling and badminton.
A lot of bookmakers still don’t always have a good or easy-to-see selection for up-and-coming sports, such as esports, but Virgin Bet has this covered.
Virgin Bet expands to events overseas, with American football, baseball and Aussie Rules all available to bet on once you have signed up.
Virgin Bet is good at catering for both smaller sports that only a minority may be interested in and the biggest competitions and events such as Cheltenham, Royal Ascot and Euro 2021, and has good coverage and offers on both.
There’s a lot of live sport occurring at all times on the site, but there is also a good virtual sports section that has events going on most of the time and is easy to play.
The Virgin Bet odds are competitive, including the 1x2, both teams to score, over and under goals, and there are also price boosts and specials on events for bettors to choose from.
In-play betting and live streaming
One of the first sections you see when landing on Virgin Bet is the in-play section with a variety of sports and markets available.
The navigation to find the different live sports, including football, tennis, basketball and volleyball, and to see how long a match has left is very easy.
There are an increasing number of markets running with each game including overs and unders, correct score, next goal, next goalscorer and many more for lots of different sports.
Virgin Bet in-play betting provides a good quantity of stats on the game to help the user make an informed decision before placing a bet, including field animation, head-to-head stats and form.
There is also a Virgin Bet live-streaming service for sports such as football, tennis and horse racing, and being a relative newcomer, more events are likely to be added in the future.
Virgin Bet deposit and withdrawal
There are a number of deposit and withdrawal options available at Virgin Bet. All major banking methods are accepted, including debit cards, eWallets and prepaid vouchers.
Available payment methods include:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Neteller
- Skrill
- Bank Transfer
- PayPal
- Paysafecard
Virgin Bet has an efficient system of depositing and withdrawing that can be done with a minimum deposit of £10. The maximum deposit for debit cards is £10,000 on debit cards and £5,500 for PayPal.
Withdrawal is set at a standard £10 minimum across all methods, while you can withdraw, at most, £10,000 with Visa and £5,500 with PayPal at a single time. Each method can take between one and four days to process, although there is also instant withdrawal at times if your bank allows.
Virgin Bet licensing information
Having a well-known brand name helps to make Virgin Bet trustworthy, but it is also regulated by the Gambling Commission (UKGC), whose remit includes protecting those who gamble.
The UKGC is known around the world as one of the toughest on bad operators in the industry and Virgin Bet customers can be assured companies are being held accountable.
Virgin Bet is also eCOGRA-certified, which means they are known for being fair and safe to play with, which is another plus for customers. (eCoGRA stands for eCommerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance.)
Customer service
If you click on your profile icon, the tab for ‘help & FAQs’ is easy to find and this will bring up all of the sections of questions and answers.
You can search the answers or click the section, for example, my account or banking, and you will be provided with FAQs.
There are plenty of different questions that cover a lot of what users will be wanting to find and makes life easier for customers.
You can submit a request if you cannot find the answer to your question, and there is a live chat function that you can use for any urgent answers you need, and replies within a couple of minutes.
Virgin Bet summary
Virgin Bet has done incredibly well to launch a bookmaking service that is so well rounded and with a great interface that allows customers to easily pick up how to use the site.
The sports on offer compete with even the most established bookmakers in the UK market, and more are sure to be added, which will only make it a better experience for customers.
Virgin Bet’s sign-up offer is a solid offering for a new operator, but it has to be admitted that there are still a lot more generous promotions available elsewhere.
The customer service is strong and any problems are ironed out in an acceptable time. There is no reason to delay creating an account now if you are looking for a new online bookmaker.