Vbet is an independent sportsbook and casino with a fantastic welcome offer that’s free of wagering requirements.
Founded in Armenia back in 2003 by Vigen and Vahe Badalyan (hence the name), Vbet is an internationally acclaimed sports betting and casino site which is perhaps best known in the UK for its partnership with Arsenal FC. That has now come to an end and they have partnered with various European football teams including AS Monaco and OGC Nice.
The licence for Vbet in the UK is held by SCGO Limited who are based in Malta. Vbet also operate in more than 100 other countries around the world.
Vbet’s sportsbook is powered by BetConstruct and in fact both are part of the same organisation. BetConstruct’s AI betting assistant “Hoory” is a feature of the Vbet website and can help you find your way around the sportsbook and place bets.
When you first arrive at vbet, you won’t see the offer, but don’t be put off by this – hit the Promotions button and you’ll see the registration form along with a range of different welcome offers including the casino offer.
Registration at vbet is a 3 step process and you’ll be shown safer gambling messaging at each step.
If they have been able to complete instant age and ID verification on your account you can deposit and play right away. If not, you’ll need to submit documents as detailed in the welcome email they send out – this can be done easily from account settings.
The vbet casino lobby contains a massive selection of games from more than 40 different providers. There’s a wealth of popular titles like Book of Ra Deluxe, Big Bass Bonanza and its many sequels, Starburst, Rise of Olympus, various Rainbow Riches games, Immortal Romance and so on, plus many games that will be less familiar to UK players such as the range from POPOK Gaming (also part of the same organisation as Vbet). The most notable (and sizeable) progressive jackpots are Mega Moolah and WowPot by GamesGlobal (formerly Microgaming).
The lobby categorisation (accessible on mobile devices by swiping) reflects the site’s sports betting credentials; there’s an area called “Horse Racing” which is for horse racing themed slot games. There’s also a lobby area called “Bet On Games” which includes a version of Keno, Pragmatic Play’s crash games Spaceman and Big Bass Crash and various other instant win games, and another called “Virtual Betting” which is for virtual sports including football, tennis and horse racing. There’s even a virtual marble racing game!
At the moment, the best way to find games if nothing in any of the many lobby areas catches your eye is to use the search box, which starts to show results after you’ve entered three characters. However, the vbet website is in the process of a redesign to make it easier to find games and switch between different products, and the new version makes it super easy to see all of the games by each provider if that’s how you prefer to search.
In the live casino part of the lobby, there’s a decent selection of game shows by Evolution and Pragmatic Play plus separate tabs for roulette, blackjack and other table games by these two providers and by Creedroomz whose live casino product is not widespread at UK facing casinos. Authentic Gaming titles were in the process of being added when we visited.
The promotions page at Vbet has plenty to satisfy members whether they are casino and slots players or sports bettors. As well as slots, live casino and crash games versions of Pragmatic Play’s Drops & Wins, there’s regular cashback offers. Vbet’s free to play 5UP and Golden Shot games are also available.
RTP lists for many of the slot games are linked from the site footer but this is not quite as helpful as it sounds because in the case of games such as Book of Dead which have variable Return to Player, it shows all of the possible RTP levels but doesn’t tell you which one is actually in use at vbet; for that, you need to check the in game help files. (At time of writing in October 2024, vbet did indeed have Book of Dead set at the top RTP of 96.21%, so top marks for that!)
Vbet offers a good range of deposit methods including the high tech Trustly and MuchBetter, and there are no fees for deposits or withdrawals.
This absolute gem of a site is well worth considering if you are looking for somewhere that combines a high quality sportsbook with a big range of slot and casino games.
Winnings from welcome offer spins are paid in cash
The Safer Gambling content is linked much more prominently than at other casinos – it’s part of the top level navigation. It’s all fairly standard stuff with links to Gamcare, GambleAware and so on plus a self assessment test and a rundown of the safer gambling tools which are the usual deposit limits, reality check, time out and self exclusion. All safer gambling tools including Gamstop can be accessed quickly and easily from account settings.
The inclusion of affordability questions and setting of deposit limits during the registration process suggests that they take safer gambling very seriously.