OVERVIEW

Bwin is a leading international bookmaker, which is trusted by thousands of users all over the world. Primarily oriented towards the Asian and European markets, the bookmaker’s website is available in twenty-three different languages. The betting lines are among the most diverse on the world market.

The official website indicates that Bwin currently employs more than hundred people.

The bookmaker also provides online-casino, poker, and slots.

LEGAL INFORMATION

The company was established in 1997 with its headquarters established in Gibraltar. The official company’s provider is ElectraWorks Ltd., which is officially supervised by the Gibraltarian government.

Bwin’s license number is 94014.

Since 2016 the bookmaker is owned by GVC group of companies. The group’s headquarters is located on Isle of Man, which is situated in the Irish Sea. GVC is licensed to function in Austria, Bulgary, Germany, France, and some other jurisdictions. Interesting fact: Bwin was the first bookmaker to obtain a bookmaking license in France.

WEBSITE DESIGN AND NAVIGATION

The bookmaker has a modern website, decorated in the company’s colors: black, white and yellow. The main page has a dynamic menu, which is designed to inform players about current events and promotions. Furthermore, the main page also highlights the currently available Live Bets. The sports types can be conveniently selected with the special tool.

The left panel allows players to quickly navigate through the recommended bets, express bets, and other useful selections. The top panel allows choosing the preferred betting category. Also, the portal would sometimes offer players to try its other services such as casino, poker, and others, using pop-up windows.

A mobile version is readily available as well.

WITHDRAWAL AND DEPOSIT

The bookmaker allows opening an account using one of twenty different currencies. However, Bwin strongly favors Euro as other currencies’ use may be limited.

Officially the bookmaker supports the following deposit methods: PayPal, Neteller, Skrill, Ukash, Webmoney as well as Visa and MasterCard. Also, the CIS-specific Qiwi and Moneta are available. Finally, the company supports the less known methods such as Abaqoos, Entropay, EPS, Giropay, IDeal, Instadebit, Maestro, Mister Cash, Paybox, Paysafecard, Przelewy24, Sofort Banking, Ticket Premium, and Trustly.

The company clarifies that it may direct a player to withdraw the winning via any method that the player used to deposit.

BETTING LINES

As has been mentioned, the bookmaker’s betting lines are quite diverse as they include up to forty different sports.

Also, the bookmaker allows betting on various political events, such as the U.S. elections in 2020.

Speaking about the sports events, the number of different bets in a single match leaves much more to be desired. Even the Champions League matches have only 100 different bets, while other bookmakers have around 300.

Also, this bookmaker would not satisfy those players who would like to bet on tennis. The smaller events provide only a single bet which naturally repulses professional betters.

COEFFICIENTS

Unfortunately, the margin is quite high. In an equal match, the coefficient would sometimes be as low as 1,80. There are exceptions but typically the coefficient would not be higher than 1,85. Admittedly this is a major drawback.

LIVE BETS

Bwin provides a wide array of Live events. The betting lines and coefficients are more favorable here for a professional better. Tennis and volleyball provide very diversified lines as well.

The bookmaker allows several ways of tracking the chosen event. First, there is an animation in a separate window. Second, many live events have live feed enabled: this option is enabled for those users which have a positive account balance.

Interestingly enough Bwin keeps track of beach volleyball: almost all events have live feed enabled and wide betting lines are present as well.

PROMOTIONS

The main promotions are always available on the front page. Usually, the new players are granted with an “x2” registration bonus, which is enabled from 10 to 120 Euro deposit.

In order to withdraw that sum, a player would have to bet for a threefold sum. For instance, if the bonus was 100 Euros, a player would have to bet for 300 Euros in order to be able to withdraw this bonus.

MOBILE APP

Bwin has a mobile which as available for desktop as well as for iOS and Android. The browser version can be accessed through m.bwin.com. Applications can be downloaded from AppStore and GooglePlay respectively.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Customer support is also the bookmaker’s weakness. Technically a client can contact the support through various methods, such as online-chat, email or phone during any weekday from 8:00 to 24:00 (CET). However, Bwin’s support is infamous for its inadequately slow and incompetent feedback.

MAXIMUM BET LIMITS

Bwin is not really suited for those, who plan to play to a great extent. If a player wins too much, the company would limit such player’s betting limit.

CONCLUSION

Bwin is a renown bookmaker with a well-established reputation, which can be recommended for new players or for those that bet for fun. Professionals are advised to choose a different bookmaker since Bwin mercilessly limits the maximum limits for those who tend to win and impedes funds withdrawals with long waiting times and, once again, withdrawal limits. Furthermore, customer support and high margins preclude this bookmaker from being used by professionals.