Partypoker sports betting experience – test & review

Bonus & VIP Offer

Welcome bonus

I find at partypoker a very variable sports betting bonus, with always temporary promotions and private invitations. Therefore, I recommend you to allow personal notifications in order not to miss anything.

This partypoker sports betting bonus for new customers could hardly be simpler: For your very first sports bet at partypoker, you choose a prematch single odds from 2.0 and bet 10 euros on it (which you should have deposited at some point). If you lose the bet, you will automatically receive a FreeBet of 10 euros as a second chance within 48 hours. This is now available for seven days, again a minimum odds of 2.0 applies, and should you win the FreeBet, the net profit (i.e. minus the free bet) will be added to your account as real money.

Betting offer

As you can guess by now at the latest, sports betting at partypoker plays third fiddle at best and is universally recognizable clearly behind what the name suggests. Fortunately, this does not mean that sports betting is neglected in any way. On the contrary, I find a very balanced yet broad betting offer, with the usual top sports in the foreground. The handy alphabetical listing allows you to see much more with just one click, a total of over 30 sports including chess and bandy.

The number of betting markets is a bit hidden at the bottom of the page of the respective game, so not as usual already in the pre-selection. On more than 200 individual options it can go here per soccer match, so not in astronomical regions, but still in a healthy range for beginners and professionals alike.

eSports & other special bets
The eSports are also represented at partypoker, of course, but this is where the real experts might feel a bit let down. A lot is represented, but by far not all that you can expect at eSports specialty bookmakers, which then also offer many a betting market per duel more. The situation is practically the same for the special bets. If you only want a few bets here and there from the field of politics or entertainment, you will find what you are looking for, but there are also specialists who let you bet on every drop of rain.

Live bets

My partypoker sportsbook experience with live betting is excellent, especially because I get “my” live streams en masse here. You don’t have to search for them at all, but can simply click on all streams in the right area above the betting slip via drop-down. However, you can only watch them with a partypoker account on which money has already been deposited, but then also for free. The major events cannot be broadcast under licensing law, but a surprisingly large number of smaller sporting events are extremely attractive for betting in between.

In addition to the small play button icon, you will also immediately recognize when the familiar miniature game field with game events is used instead. This and also the offered statistics are really very well designed at partypoker and you almost get information at foosball level at hand. I also like the green and red triangles on the odds for changes, which stay a little longer here and do not appear too short to react, as is often the case. All in all, partypoker doesn’t have the best live betting in the industry, but it is outstandingly good for countless hours, not only on Saturdays for the Bundesliga conference.

Quotes & Betting Features

Quotes

No matter how good the betting offer is, weak odds can ruin it. Therefore, in this partypoker sports betting test, I also take a look at what percentage the bookie statistically retains as a fee for each sports bet. For this purpose, I have pulled the following ten prematch odds from the portfolio as examples:

95,35 / 93,33 / 92,94 / 95,33 / 92,40 / 93,45 / 91,60 / 92,92 / 91,50 / 93,48 %

On average, this makes a payout key of 93.23%. This is quite interesting, because this value is rather average than a reason for joy. But it only reveals half the truth. Because even though the odds rarely go above 95% towards the top, they hardly fall below 91% towards the bottom, even for standard bets. So you always stay within a fairly narrow corridor and don’t have to do much math to see if the odds are really worth it.

If this is not enough for you in the top range, you should look out for the Price Boost bets. Here, different bets on selected events are combined with each other and screwed to a higher rate. The same applies if you play the suggested “real” combination bets via Combi+ and also here lies in the total odds above the multiplication of the individual odds. If you are instead on the move for particularly safe bets, you can conveniently display the current high favorites with one click.

Betting Features

Some of the betting features have already been included, as partypoker indeed has an above-average amount to offer here. The betting configurator, which was added not too long ago, is certainly of particular quality. Here you can get amazingly creative with prematch soccer bets and generate the perfect odds from the various betting markets. More freedom is hardly possible away from betting exchanges. Apart from that, you can also edit your bets after they have been placed under certain circumstances and especially odds changes, adding or deleting options or adjusting stakes. Of course, there is also a cashout function.

As a help, all bet types are presented to you in detail in the FAQ and if it should go fast, you can also fix any odds via Quick Bet (1-Click). Another interesting feature is the bank tip for system bets, where you can generate extraordinarily high payouts if you only activate your system bet when a selected event is obligatory.

Deposits & Withdrawals

Deposits

With such a prominent provider, payments are of course uncomplicated and secure. Of course, there are no costs either. Here you can deposit from 10 euros:

Neosurf (15 to 100 €)
Rapid Transfer (up to 5000 €)
Mastercard/Maestro (20 to 1000 €)
Trustly (up to 10.000 €)
Giropay (up to 5000 €)
Sofortüberweisung (Klarna) (up to 2000 €)
paysafecard (up to 50 € via card, up to 1000 € via wallet)
MuchBetter (up to 10.000 €)
NETELLER (up to 50.000 €)
Skrill (up to 50.000 €)
Skrill 1-Tap (up to 50.000 €)
Diners Club (up to 5000 €)
CashtoCode (up to 100 €)
ecoPayz (up to 20 € and up to 50.000 €)
Luxon Pay (up to 50.000 €)
Bank transfer (20 to 70.000 €)
Promocode

As far as technically possible, you can use the same channels for withdrawal as you have used before. You must have shown a certain activity since the last deposit and are then allowed to withdraw from 10 euros, end open.

Withdrawals

Withdrawals must be manually verified by the team, which can take up to two days (plus the usual transit times), but often happens on the same day. Before the first payout, the license gods have set the verification, which is done here quite conveniently via file upload. At partypoker, 5% of each of your gross winnings is withheld in the course of the betting tax obligation, directly visible in the betting slip.

My experiences with the first deposit and the payout
I started my partypoker payment process with my first deposit. I chose the online payment service provider Trustly as my payment method. Immediately and without any fees I was able to use my funds for betting.

Directly with my deposit, the new customer bonus was automatically activated in the form of a cashback bet.

To get an overall impression of the betting provider, I had to test the live betting area. After only six seconds, my live bet was accepted – in my experience, this is a rather short reaction time, which only benefits the betting pleasure at Partypoker Sportsbook.

As you know, before the payout, the verification process awaited me. Somewhat hidden under the item “Contact information” I found the tool provided for this purpose.

After uploading my required documents, I could directly proceed with my last step without having to wait for the confirmation of my documents.

The payout function was also a bit hidden. Under the “Checkout” menu item, the “Cash Out” button was not highlighted in color and therefore not easy to find at first glance.

With a minimum withdrawal amount of 10 euros, I also set my money withdrawal in motion via Trustly. Within a day, my 30 euros were available in my account.

Overall, apart from the minor orientation issues, the deposit and withdrawal process at partypoker sportsbook went very smoothly. My money reached me quickly and I did not have to put up with any annoying waiting times.

Reputation & Security

There is no doubt about the reliability of partypoker, after all, you are dealing with one of the leading players in the world. Everything is done here to ensure that everything runs safely and within the legal framework. I will therefore content myself with a few exemplary cornerstones that have caught my eye: The absolutely reliable license comes from Gibraltar and for Great Britain even directly from the UK. In the footer area you can see how many ways partypoker secures itself externally.

If you wish, you can activate the even more secure two-factor authentication. There is a dedicated investigation team, a kind of partypoker police force, which ensures order and dispute resolution. Responsible play is sanctified to such an extent that partypoker can approach you on its own initiative and take necessary action if you lose more than 5000 Euros in a month. If you look around in player forums, you will certainly find negative entries, but this is not absent for such a prominent provider and comprises only a fraction of the otherwise positive reviews.

Service & Support

My partypoker sportsbook experiences with the general support are so positive that I don’t even want to deduct a point for the missing 24-hour service. Between 7 a.m. and 0 a.m., you will be competently advised in German by phone (free of charge), chat and mail, whereby the waiting times can vary considerably depending on the time. Unfortunately, there is no chat button at the bottom right as usual, but you have to click through a few FAQs via “Contact” before you are assigned to an employee.

The total social media offensive takes place via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, while there are numerous videos on YouTube and especially Twitch. partypoker maintains a huge blog with daily entries mainly on scene news, and via partypoker LIVE in conjunction with partypoker TV, every live tournament becomes a major event. The range of information is enormous. It starts with an “About Us” video with brand ambassador Kevin Hart and ends with a whole book of FAQs and help topics (partly step by step), in which only your walk to the toilet during the half-time break is not explained.

Functions & Design

What can be said about the partypoker design? I don’t think the visuals matter much, because partypoker stands for itself anyway and has been able to develop its own identity. Accordingly, I like the timeless white background and there are no superfluous graphic elements. Let’s call it simple, unobtrusive and ultimately modern.

The operation is more important, and it works wonderfully in my partypoker sports betting experience, but I find that you can get a bit lost at the beginning due to the large amount of content. That gives itself, but where exactly this and that is and what individual features even mean, must sometimes first be learned. Then the bets are very clear and partypoker is simply a professional website.

Three things strike me negatively or at least need getting used to: At partypoker remain stationary in the betting view when scrolling the upper and far right frame, whereby in the footer is scrolled quite strangely only in the left part. Also there, at the top of the banner, the promotions run through with a very penetrating orange loading bar.

Other Offers

Offers away from sports betting
Since October 15, 2020, the sports betting provider partypoker has stopped offering casino and / or poker. Responsible for this are the preparations for obtaining the German gambling license, which does not allow the sports betting provider to be associated with casino games or poker.

FAQ – partypoker sports betting
❓ Does partypoker also offer sports betting?
Surprisingly, yes and they are even very good. partypoker is a renowned provider from our sports betting comparison.

〽️ How are the odds at partypoker?
On average only at 93% payout, but you can be quite sure never to encounter odds below 91% on standard bets. Above 96%, unfortunately, it also almost never goes, but via “Price-Boost” and “Combi+” there are always increased payouts.

⭕️ Can I pay with PayPal?
No, PayPal is not offered.

➕ Are there any restrictions on the Welcome FreeBet?
The conditions here are pretty simple: deposit 10 euros, bet 10 euros on odds of 2.0 or more and if that loses, you get the FreeBet for 10 euros. A few small restrictions weren’t mentioned here, so read through the bonus terms and conditions, but basically, with the FreeBet, you pick an odds from 2.0 again and keep the net profit minus virtual stake.

✅ What is Notify-Cashout?
The exclusive smartphone feature lets you set an amount at which you would like to sell the bet when placing cashout bets. You will receive a notification when the time comes.

Are the live streams free of charge?
Yes, you can watch a lot of (smaller) sports events live via video broadcast. You don’t have to pay anything extra, but you do need an account and must have paid at least once.