BetDukes

About BetDukes

The first thing that popped into my head just before visiting BetDukes was an 80’s TV show The Duke of Hazzard crossed with members of the aristocracy. This saw them trading in their fancy clobber for cowboy boots and hats along with mud splattered pickup trucks instead of royal carriages. You won’t be surprised that this wasn’t the case when landing there, but instead I was greeted by a middle aged man in a leather jacket lined with what looks like, white sheep skin. (I wasn’t expecting that either) As the face of the welcome offer I’m not sure if he looks like a man who is about to give you a hot betting tip or sell you a second hand car. On further exploration if you look a little closer you will see him dressed in American football, ice hockey and volleyball gear. Although this platform doesn’t take itself too seriously, with a clear focus on sports betting. It also contains a surprisingly strong casino and bingo sections. “Hold my tea,” as I look a little further.

BetDukes is powered by Progress Play and has been around for quite a few years now, since 2020 in fact. Progress Play themselves have been around since 2021 and power many other online casinos including Fruity King, Jeffbet and The Online Casino to mention a few.  Designed to be simplistic and user friendly, this site is very much to the point with a relaxed and uncomplicated feel. Black in appearance with mustard yellow and white headers, there is a grey navigational bar on desktop or via the menu tab on mobile which guides you to promotions, all things account related and customer support. Links to sports, bingo and casino (i.e. slots) appear at the top on desktop and along the bottom on mobile. Promotions also run within banners across the middle. A great feature when it comes to this platform is that it does have a feel of three different sites blended into one. Each part is completely separated from each other with the casino section focusing on slot games, alongside the bingo area, which is provided by Playtech concentrating on the bingo player’s experience. The bingo area includes an excellent games section filled with Eyecon titles including jackpots and Playtech slot games.

Getting Started

BetDukes has a straightforward sports focused welcome offer, which you can receive by clicking or tapping on the link above. If you deposit and wager £10 on any sporting event you will receive a massive £40 free bet to place on anything you like. This provides excellent value and is well worth a look. Just be mindful that the minimum odds is 1.5 and if you are lucky enough to hit a winner with the freebet, all winning have to be wagered through once. Maximum conversion is £200 so in a nutshell don’t back anything over 5/1 as it could be a bittersweet experience. Also if you deposit by Skrill or Neteller you won’t be eligible for the welcome offer.

Betdukes does also have offers for slots and for bingo so you could also check those out and take one of them instead of the sports offer.

Signing up here is extremely simple, taking a couple minutes at most. You will receive a text message with a 4 figure code to put in to validate your account. BetDukes will try to verify your age and personal details when you sign up, however you could be asked to verify your account by providing forms of ID – something which happens quite often at UK regulated online casinos.

Bingo at BetDukes

There is no greeting from BetDukes’ resident leather jacket mascot in this area of the site. Maybe bingo just isn’t his thing. Be that as it may, bingo here, which is delivered by Playtech, has its own clutter free lobby area. This includes a well stocked games section full of Eyecon and Playtech titles and a prebuy area where you can buy tickets for games for any room for the whole day (and up to a month ahead) by clicking or tapping on the drop down boxes. There are numerous rooms available with 11 constantly active when I visited, providing 75, 80 and 90-ball games with some rooms themed on Deal or No Deal, Bouncy Balls and Fluffy Favourites to name a few. There are some big jackpots up for grabs constantly, including a monthly “extravaganza” with 100K top prize. With one chat room available which covers all rooms, another great feature here is under your account settings you can customise your game play changing font size, dabber colour, caller voice and ticket display.

Sports Betting at BetDukes

Although not a one trick pony, BetDukes does focus a lot of effort into its sportsbook, and that includes the mystery man spattered all over promotional banners. Behind the man is a solid, although slightly over complicated sports offering, which once you get used to gets easy to navigate around. The use of the menu towards the left on desktop or via the sliding toggle on mobile is the key to getting where you want to be within this part of their site. With the use of dropdown boxes in overload things in general can feel a little hidden. All UK/Irish horse and greyhound racing is available with competitive odds. With the ability to make your own football bet builders along with other sports. There are a handful of esports markets accessible too.

Some great features here include a dedicated live betting area, adding your favourite teams to your own custom made list for easy access to their betting markets and lists of upcoming fixtures and results. Early payouts on football via its own betting market and extra places on horse racing are also available. Where BetDukes does shine however, is the numerous ongoing promotions listed to keep it interesting. Just don’t forget the promo codes if you want to get involved.

Slot Games at BetDukes

Again the mystery man from the sportsbook has scattered, maybe he’s just a hidden feature or has lost his “mega”way to the casino part of the platform. I can hear the groans…… bad jokes aside this place is most definitely serious when it comes to slot games. In the main slots lobby area, games are all neatly packaged under numerous different categories. For starters the provider category, (there are too many to count) list games by said providers all within their own section. Or you can hunt for all your favourites by means of the search function. Other categories include a featured area which is home to seasonal games, a new section where the games are updated regularly and a Vegas section (which is where you’ll find Playtech slots) to name drop a few. Alongside this you can also save your favourite games by highlighting the heart icon in the game tile to your own personal favourites section which is located next to the games link.

Lastly there is a full stocked Jackpot category with a gigantic 150+ titles handy. Although similar to what is available in the bingo lobby, it covers more choices of games which are provided by Greentube, Eyecon, Playtech, PlayNGo and Red Tiger.

Other Games at BetDukes

With the focus here being on sports, bingo and excellent slot titles, you won’t unfortunately find any live table games and studio game shows here at the moment. However there are plenty of alternatives if you fancy trying something a little different. The casino category is home to classic versions of video table games which include roulette, blackjack, baccarat and there are even a few poker variants via the search function. The casual game category is a treasure trove to numerous hidden gems. Here you will find crash games, instant wins, lucky tap games, keno, video bingo, plinko and wheel spin games. This area is well worth exploring for new favourites.

Other Things to Consider

Alongside the BetDukes welcome offers are a number of ongoing promotions. These are generally sports focused but provide great value. These include a lower league and champions league bet and gets, 10% cashback on losses on American football, 15% cashback on Ice hockey and 20% on Volleyball alongside other cashback offers on a number of other sports including various football leagues. Just don’t forget to read the t&c’s and enter the right promo code if you want to get involved when you deposit. There are also a handful of casino promotions which include deposit bonuses and free spins, plus a reward scheme where you can collect points by completing missions.

You can deposit with a variety of methods including PayPal, Visa/Mastercard and Apple Pay if using a mobile device, but be aware of the exclusions and fees attached to some deposit methods.

There are a number of ways you can get in touch with BetDukes if the need arises. Live chat is available, or alternatively email any questions or queries you may have via their online contact form. You can find within the expanding bar on desktop or via the menu tab on mobile, a support area with a wealth of information.

Final Thoughts

BetDukes does have a bit of personality and certainly doesn’t take itself too seriously. Is the real star leather jacket clad man when it comes to the sportsbook. Probably not, but it will make you smile and is part of the site’s charm. Alongside a solid sportsbook is a good bingo and slots platform which looks great and is easy to navigate.