888Sport Review

Summary

New Customer Offer

Sign up with 888sport, make your first deposit and you can qualify for a £50 free bet basket.

Open an account with 888sport and place a bet of at least £10. 888sport will then credit your 888sport account with a £10 free bet token.

Afterwards, every 4 bets of at least £10 each will earn you a 'bet bonus' free bet token of £10 up to a total of £50.

Only bets of at least £10 each will count towards your next free bet (bets of a lower value do not affect your entitlement to the offer).

Wagering requirement

All qualifying bets must be a minimum of £10 and must be placed at odds of evens (2.0) or greater (for each-way bets total stake must be at least £20). Multiple bets count as one bet and all legs must be placed at odds of evens (2.0) or greater.

Background

The 888 Group, most famous for its award-winning casino product (888.com),  joined forces with Bluesq Rank's telephone and internet betting business to produce 888sport.com. This is essentially a white label version of Bluesq but with a pan-European element to it. In addition to English, the site is available in Spanish, German, Swedish and Danish.

This venture is mutually beneficial to the two companies involved. It enables 888 Holdings to add sportsbook to other offerings such as casino, poker, bingo and backgammon in order to have a more complete package. It also makes sense that a company such as 888 who have invested tens of millions in sports sponsorship to use their brand in such a manner.

For Bluesq, it provides the opportunity to launch into international markets for the first time, piggy-backing a brand of massive international strength in the process.

Odds and Markets

As mentioned, 888sport will soon stop using Blue Square’s markets and odds as they assemble a trading team that is going to hopefully take the sportsbook to the next level. At present, the prices are identical to Blue Square’s which means that the odds are competitive across the board, although we will soon see how they differ. Our guess is that 888sport will operate pretty tight margins for the major sports and potentially supply an even bigger range of In-Play betting opportunities.

Their European-facing websites demonstrate that 888 and Blue Square understand what customers from their target markets want. Each geo-targeted site has good local content and the sports have been carefully hand-picked to provide a real national flavour. Once again, the odds will need to become more competitive, especially in Scandinavia where customers are more price-orientated and less brand-influenced. 

Website

The website uses a nice black and orange colour scheme, with the various sports listed in the left-hand margin and the latest ‘special promotions’ being advertised through rotating flash graphics on the right-hand side. The big upcoming events are also listed on the homepage, although the markets could be condensed in a better fashion and the various match lists look a little confusing with some of the information repeated.

There are fast links to live betting, horse racing, soccer and specials in the left-hand margin and the live betting console is one of the most impressive features of the website. All of 888’s expertise in the gaming industry has allowed them to produce something very slick and user-friendly, with the odds updating in real time and providing a dynamic In-Play experience.

Customer Service

You can contact 888sport by email or by telephone, with member support representatives available between 10am and 10pm. As they continue to grow, we expect 888sport to gradually offer 24/7 support to customers, although they do have an extensive list of FAQ’s available.

Customer Service Email

support @888sport.com

Customer Service Telephone Number

0800 096 4780

Sign up offer

Sign up with 888sport, make your first deposit and you can qualify for a £50 free bet basket.

Promotions

Live Streaming Details

888sport streams live horse racing from all Racing UK tracks. Place a minimum £1 bet on the race you want to watch.