QuinnBet Review
QuinnBet are one of the latest betting sites to launch on the Pragmatic Play platform. What does this mean? Well, it means that Pragmatic Play provide the sportsbook and casino platform including the odds, general layout and features, although Quinnbet themselves hold the UK gambling license. Quinnbet then handle the marketing and day to day running of the business and decide on what promotions and markets to offer.
The benefit of using a platform such as Pragmatic is that it’s high end, and very few other brands are using it. This gives Quinnbet a unique edge which, coupled with their eye catching promotions and impressive market depth, make them hard to ignore. Although relatively new compared to the likes of dinosaur brands such as William Hill, Quinnbet are have far more going on to keep punters interested. For example, they provide full market depth on horse racing, covering races all over the world, and their video analysis clips can be very useful and enjoyable when looking at race cards.
If you are looking to try a new sportsbook in the UK you could do far worse than give QuinnBet a go, and if you like to take advantage of bonuses and promotions then you have just hit the mother load.
Read on to find out what I mean.
Promotions & Sports Features
QuinnBet is the best betting site for a long, long time when it comes to rewarding existing customers. They have set their stall out early as a brand that wants to generate a loyal user base and this is evident by the plethora of long term and short term deals you can access throughout the site.
They don’t boast much in the way of features or things like streaming but they are worth opening an account with for the choice of offers alone. QuinnBet are an exceptionally strong brand for regular customer promos, more in the BetFred bracket than say BetVictor. There is seemingly every major type of deal to choose from, from longer term loyalty rewards and bonuses to event-specific specials, insurance, money back and free-bet deals.
In fact, the last time a betting site came along and changed the industry so much with their offers it was Paddy Power, and it is no coincidence that QuinnBet herald from the Emerald Isle too.
The casino is not as busy as the sportsbook with promotions, but it is busier than most other casinos with free spins, cashback, giveaways and the like.
Features
Features wise things started out a little light on the ground, although it didn’t take Quinnbet long to add popular features such as cash out which is now available on a good number of betting lines, and they have a bet builder.
They currently offer greyhound racing and horse racing live streams as well, and these come from the UK as well as other countries around the world. On top of this, many race cards have video clips showing the runners in previous races, so punters can analyse their performance and get a better idea of the main contenders. Horse racing is actually very feature rich here, one of the best places for racing punters to go.
Even without live streaming in other sports, the live betting in play section is almost perfect and much enhanced by the match graphic feature. It’s not available for every single fixture, but it’s there more often than not, even for bang average tennis matches. It’s a fun and informative addition to the in-play experience and can offer up match stats, match incidents, standings, and head to head comparisons. You are still watching the event unfold moment by moment, but the action is shown digitally rather with a live stream.
Website & Markets
The sportsbook is Pragmatic Play powered, and this is one of the most easy to use platforms in existence. It’s new but very straightforward to use, resulting in a hugely functional experience. Any proper punter will immediately see the benefits in betting with Quinnbet in this department, they have got their priorities straight from the outset.
As a sign of their seriousness they have had a lot of horse and greyhound racing (as well as plenty of deals for both sports too) from the start, whereas most new betting sites avoid these sports in general when they launch. QuinnBet, however, clearly mean business by delivering a racing section that beats many bigger operators. They are also Irish which helps to explain why they understand what actual bettors want.
Their sports list contains a little more than 25 categories, with plenty of focus given to Irish sports as you would expect from an Irish brand, but also good coverage of boxing and MMA, rugby, and snooker, outside of the usual popular sports like football, basketball, tennis, etc.
You can get an idea of pre-match market depth from some of the more popular sports below:
| Sport Category | Fixture Type | Average # of Markets |
|---|---|---|
| Football | Premier League | 285 |
| GAA Football | County | 20 |
| Tennis | ATP/ITF | 20-30 |
| Rugby League/Union | NRL/Any | 20-50 |
| Snooker | Masters | 5+ |
As you can see, depth of market varies a lot between sports, and is probably the area that QuinnBet need to improve on the most with some smaller sports, but the average bettor will be able to find the bet they want no problem. Plus, once a game is in-play further betting lines will be available.
Each category is very easy to search or browse using the list of leagues/competitions offered at the top of each sports’ homepage, or you can search by country. There’s a search function too as an additional option.
Odds
Football punters will probably see the best odds out of everyone, but given the sports’ popularity it makes sense to attract customers in this way. When you utilise the many offers from the promotions section you are looking at some serious value here.
Other sports also have strong margins which is further proof that QuinnBet are trying to establish a genuine business that gives value to its customers.
Best odds are available on racing while basketball, darts, and snooker also offer particularly good numbers. This is also one of the few bookies to offer regular promotions on GAA hurling and GAA football, so if you do bet on these sports you are almost certain to find better value here.
About QuinnBet
QuinnBet are based in the Republic of Ireland and provide sports and casino online services to the UK and Ireland.
The company are wholly owned by the Quinn family and this is a real plus for punters as they don’t have to answer to any corporate conglomerates and can run their business as they see fit. The name comes from the man who set the bookie up, Sean Quinn, the former multi-billion business owner who made his fortune in construction and insurance. He was eventually ousted from that business due to debts and eventually went bankrupt, but seems to have come back from the ashes with a renewed vigour to set up one of the best new online bookies in years. That said, it is now operated by his daughter.
This company isn’t owned by some investment company looking to squeeze as much profit as possible, it is a private family business which simply wants to grow their brand (which is their name so they are going to look after it) while at the same time giving customers a positive betting and gaming experience. The company is clearly well resourced though, which is perhaps why they are able to compete on such a high level, and this alongside the amount of investment already put in means there is very little risk of them suddenly disappearing.
A lot of companies claim to be concerned about the customer and claim to provide a fairer way to bet. Most of the time this is just noise to get you on board, but I genuinely believe this is the case with QuinnBet – you can see a heart and soul in this brand that you don’t get with many others. I hope they keep this up and don’t sell out in the future and I think those that try them out early on will find themselves long term customers.
Social Media, Support
As a modern day bookie born in the 21st century you will find QuinnBet alive and well on social media. Their Twitter account is busy every day with news and offers, and since they are such a promotion heavy brand it makes sense to follow them so that you don’t miss out on any short term deals.
They are also active on Facebook and Instagram with the same info, but their YouTube channel seems to have been neglected.
They also have a good online support service via live chat or email – it’s available from 8:30am through to 11:00pm which should cover most sporting events. You can also email and in my experience the responses have been quick, but calling them is not possible.
This is becoming more commonplace and in all honesty it doesn’t really make a huge difference. They obviously do have phones at their office so if there was anything they really needed to talk to you about I’m sure they could call.
On top of this, the FAQ and self help options are available. The FAQ isn’t amazing in all honesty, but it can answer many questions you might have without the need to contact support.
