Virgin Bet review 2025: Deep-dive into UK sports betting, markets, odds & app

Virgin Bet is one of the bigger names in the UK’s online betting environment, offering a comprehensive sports betting experience for British punters. This respected operator has developed both a mobile app and a mobile-optimised website to serve customers across iOS and Android devices.

Our Virgin Bet review evaluates every aspect of this bookmaker’s service to help you make an informed decision about whether it’s the right betting platform for your betting needs and preferences.

• Betting offer: 8/10
• Welcome bonus: 8/10
• Website: 9/10
• Mobile: 9/10
• Payments: 7/10
• Customer service: 7/10
• Global note: 8/10

Virgin Bet available sports and markets: loads of betting choices

As well as being one of the best football betting sites in the UK, you will find a good range of other sports to bet on at Virgin Bet. Not including specials and politics, there are 34 sports on offer, including football, cricket, rugby, tennis, and horse racing.

Naturally, the betting options include all of the most popular sports in the UK. While Virgin Bet doesn’t specialise in any particular sport, the majority of its promotions are football-based. It also works closely with horse racing, sponsoring important races at Doncaster Racecourse and being the leading partner of Goodwood Racecourse.

Virgin Bet allows punters to make wagers both pre-match and in play. Players can also place bet builders here. Live streaming is available, but only for horse racing. All race meetings in the UK, Ireland, the US, France and South Africa are free to view without stake restrictions. To watch live, you just need to have a funded account.

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Reviewing the Virgin Bet sportsbook betting experience, odds & limits

Virgin Bet’s odds are decent and player-friendly enough, although you can often find better value elsewhere. Like all top online betting sites, this platform has established a withdrawal limit for its available payment options.

One thing to know is that you can’t take out more than £10,000 in one go. For most people who bet for fun, this won’t be a problem, but it might affect people who bet large amounts.

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Virgin Bet live betting and cash-out features

Betting whilst matches are happening is easy on Virgin Bet. Just click the “In Play” button at the top of the homepage, then pick the match you want to bet on. You can see the odds change as the game progresses.

The site has a “cash out” feature that lets you get some or all of your money back before a match finishes. How much you get depends on how the match is going. Virgin Bet also shows you what’s happening in matches with live scores, so you can follow your bets easily.

The bottom line: Virgin Bet makes live betting simple with easy-to-use features and up-to-date information.

Intro to Virgin Bet’s promotions: Offers for all types of players

Virgin Bet doesn’t just look after new customers – they have loads of ongoing promotions and special offers for everyone. Whether you’re just signing up or you’ve been betting with them for years, there’s always something exciting on offer to boost your betting experience.

The Virgin Bet sign up offer

The Virgin Bet sign up offer is a bet £10 to get £30 deal for new customers. Your qualifying £10 minimum wager can be placed on any sport at odds of 1/2 or greater. In return, you will get two £10 free bets and two £5 bet builder bets after your opening wager has been settled. Your opening bet must be made within 14 days of registration.

• Maximum bonus: £30
• Bonus type: Free bet
• Minimum deposit: £10

To get this offer, you need to bet at least £10 on any sport with odds of 1/2 or better. After your bet is settled (won or lost), you’ll get two £10 free bet tokens. You have seven days to accept them and another seven days to use them.

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Ongoing promotions for existing customers

Virgin Bet keeps things interesting for regular customers with lots of ongoing promotions that run throughout the year.

• Weekly Acca Rewards lets you earn a £5 free accumulator bet every week by placing four £5+ accumulator bets with four or more selections at minimum overall odds of 2/1 between Monday and Sunday.
• 2 Up – Early Payout is brilliant for football fans. Place a bet on a team to win before the match starts, and if they go two goals ahead at any point during the first 90 minutes, Virgin Bet will pay out your bet as a winner even if the other team comes back to draw or win.
• Money Back as a Free Bet works with one selected horse race every Saturday. If your horse loses, you’ll get your money back as a free bet worth up to £10.
• Best Odds Guaranteed ensures you always get the best price on horse racing. If you take a price on a horse and its starting price is better, Virgin Bet will pay you out at the higher odds.

Virgin Bet also runs Price Boosts on major sporting events, Virgin Bet FIVES (a free-to-play football game), and Extra Places Paid on selected horse races.

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Review of the overall sign up experience

Creating a Virgin Bet account is straightforward and doesn’t take long. You just need to give them basic information like your name, birthday, address, email, username, password, and phone number. The whole thing usually takes less than five minutes.

Before you finish signing up, you need to choose if you want to receive marketing emails and agree to Virgin Bet’s rules. The process is designed to be easy for everyone, whether you’ve used betting sites before or you’re new to it.

The bottom line: Virgin Bet makes signing up quick and easy, plus they give you a really good welcome bonus that’s actually worth having.

Virgin Bet website review: Clean design, easy to use

Virgin Bet’s website uses the famous Virgin red and white colours, which make it look fresh, clean, and fun to use. The site is designed by the same people who make LiveScore, so it’s really well organised and easy to find what you’re looking for.

The main page shows you the most important sports and current offers without being too cluttered. The menu at the top makes it simple to find different sports, whilst special offer banners tell you about current deals without getting in the way.

Important things like your account settings, putting money in, and getting help are all easy to find. The whole design focuses on being useful whilst keeping the distinctive Virgin look that people recognise.

Virgin Bet app and mobile gaming experience

Virgin Bet has a proper mobile app that you can download for iPhones and Android phones. The website works perfectly on mobile browsers. The app is fast and easy to use and gives you access to all 34 sports, including live betting.

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Review of Virgin Bet’s mobile app features

The Virgin Bet app gives you everything the desktop website has, but is designed specially for your phone. You can place live bets, cash out, manage your account, and see all the special offers. The app runs smoothly and is one of the better betting apps available in Britain.

The app and mobile website work just as well, so you can bet confidently that you can access the site however you prefer.

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Payment options: Not many choices but it covers the UK basics

Virgin Bet doesn’t offer as many payment methods as some other betting sites, but the ones they do have are the most popular and trusted choices for British customers. Here are the available payment methods:

• Visa debit cards (£5 to £20,000 limits)
• Mastercard debit cards (£5 to £20,000 limits)
• PayPal (£5 to £20,000 limits)
• Trustly (£5 to £20,000 limits)

All deposits go into your account straight away and don’t cost anything extra. When you want to take money out, it usually happens within 24 hours. PayPal is the fastest for withdrawals (instant), whilst debit cards can take 1-3 working days. Virgin Bet doesn’t accept Skrill, Neteller, or prepaid cards.

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Reviewing customer service options: Could be better

Virgin Bet’s customer service isn’t as good as some other betting sites. You can contact them by email or live chat, but when you first use the chat, you’ll talk to a computer bot rather than a real person.

How to get in touch:

• Email: [email protected]
• Live chat: Available through the help section (starts with a bot)
• Phone: 0808 169 7700 (this number isn’t easy to find on their website)

The fact that there’s no obvious phone number and the chat starts with a bot might be annoying if you need help quickly. However, when you do email them, they usually give helpful answers.

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What real customers say: Mostly very positive feedback

Virgin Bet gets positive reviews from customers on major review websites. People praise the betting experience, customer service, and the tools that help you stay in control of your gambling.

Trustpilot review: “Best site I have used, best customer service and great care for gambling controls. Great odds and great games. Been with them now for over 5 years coming up to 6. Been with them all and no one touches these for the free games, bonuses, free spins, free bets. Highly recommend if could give six stars I would.” – Calum2003 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Google Play Store review: “An amazing betting site offering a free daily game and also a daily pick to reveal a player that can win you money if they score. Great betting offers, bet builders or accas to bet on with good odds.” – Colette Cook ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Apple App Store review: “Virgin Bet is my favourite gambling site! It’s 10x better than Paddy Power, Ladbrokes, MrQ, Tombola, Bet Victor, etc! Quick payouts and return to player is high!” – Shannon Chamberlain ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The bottom line: Customers really like Virgin Bet and often say it’s better than other betting sites, especially for customer service and fair treatment.

Virgin’s responsible gambling resources: Excellent tools to stay safe

Virgin Bet takes responsible gambling very seriously and gives you lots of tools to help you stay in control of your betting. They have a special section on their website with everything you need to bet safely.

Tools available:

• Deposit limits (daily, weekly, or monthly)
• Time-outs when you need a break
• Self-exclusion if you want to stop completely
• Spending controls to limit how much you bet
• Reality check reminders

The company provides links to respected gambling support organisations and lots of information about spotting if gambling is becoming a problem. Virgin Bet also works with GamStop, which is Britain’s national scheme that lets you ban yourself from all licensed betting sites at once.

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Virgin Bet vs its competitors

UK Bookmakers	Number of sports	App average rating	Welcome offer	Best known for	Best feature
Virgin Bet	34	4.0/5	Bet £10, get £20 in free bets + 10 free spins	Loyalty rewards	Virgin Points
easyBet	17	4.4/5 (iOS)	Bet £20, get £20 in free bets	Competitive odds	Enhanced specials
Paddy Power	28	4.7/5	Bet £5, get £30 in free bets	Power Price daily odds boosts	Super Sub
LiveScoreBet	34	4.7/5	Bet £10, get £30 in free bets	Live score reports	Free to play Squads football game
BetMGM	31	4.5/5	Bet £10, get £40 in free bets	Casino	Golden Wheel

The easyBet bonus code of betting £20 to get £20 offers the same amount in bonus funds as the Virgin Bet welcome offer but at twice the cost and minus the free spins, making it not quite as good for UK bettors.

The best value bonus here is the Paddy Power sign up offer which offers the most in free bets and is the cheapest to unlock as well. The LiveScoreBet sign up offer also provides £30 in free bets, but costs twice as much as Paddy Power, while the BetMGM bonus code also costs £10 to trigger but will deliver £40 in free bets.

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A history of Virgin Bet

The Virgin brand first appeared in 1970 as a British multinational venture capital conglomerate founded by Richard Branson and Nik Powell. It would be almost another 50 years before Virgin produced its betting platform, however.

Virgin Bet was launched in 2019 following a partnership with LiveScore Group, which includes LiveScore and LiveScore Bet. The LiveScore Group was demerged from the Gamesys Group in September 2019.

LiveScore has previously been acquired in 2017 as part of Gamesys attempt to enter the sports media industry, while Virgin Bet was later launched in order to provide the company with access to the sports betting market. Following the company’s split, LiveScore Groups remains within the Anzo Group of companies.

Virgin Bet Limited is licenced and regulated in Great Britain by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) under the licence number 54310.

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A summary of my 2025 Virgin Bet review

Overall, Virgin Bet is a solid sportsbook option for UK bettors. It is user-friendly enough for newcomers but is also suitable for experienced sports gamblers, making it stand out from the crowd. The dedicated mobile app also helps to provide an enjoyable experience.

In truth, I would like to see more payment options made available in the future. Another area where this operator can improve is in its customer service where the chat option is initially a bot and there is no phone number provided.

However, the smart and attractive site works well as has plenty of sports to bet on and a lot of promotions to keep things interesting. Also, the Virgin Bet welcome bonus is a pretty decent bet £10, get £30 making it well worth visiting this online sports betting platform.

I’d recommend Virgin Bet to both newcomers and experienced bettors who value brand reliability and user experience over having the absolute lowest margins or highest bonuses in the market.

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