PlaceBet
Payouts: 1–3 days with Pay by Bank. Not licensed in United States.
PlaceBet is a sportsbook and casino brand run by ProgressPlay Limited (Malta) on its own platform, licensed by the UK Gambling Commission (account 39335) and the MGA.
Sister bookies 21LuckyBet, Betarno, BetDukes +9
Pros and cons
Pros
- Licensed by the UKGC (ProgressPlay, account 39335) and the MGA (MGA/B2C/231/2012)
- Wide menu: 30+ sports plus esports, live bettingLive bettingBetting while the event is already under way. Odds move with every goal, card or point. In the glossary → and bet builderSame game parlaySeveral picks from the same match combined into one bet, such as a goalscorer plus the total of goals. The bookmaker prices the combination itself. In the glossary →
- Many payment options incl. Instant Bank Payment (TrueLayer), PayPal and Trustly
- Simple free-bet welcome offerWelcome offerThe bonus a bookmaker gives new customers, often free bets or a match on the first deposit. Always read the wagering, minimum odds and expiry first. In the glossary → with only 1x wageringPlaythroughHow many times you have to bet a bonus, sometimes plus your deposit, before you can withdraw anything won with it. In the glossary → on winnings
- Regular promos: acca boostParlay boostExtra winnings a bookmaker adds to an accumulator when every pick wins, usually from a minimum number of picks. In the glossary → up to 100%, weekend and Europa League cashback
Cons
- Operator ProgressPlay fined £1m by the UKGC (2025) for AML and safer-gambling failures, plus a mandatory audit
- Earlier UKGC settlement: £175,718 (May 2022) for similar AML and customer-interaction failings
- Withdrawals: 1 business day processing plus up to 3-7 days for cards and PayPal; no Mastercard withdrawals
- €5/month fee on accounts inactive for 12 months
- One of many near-identical ProgressPlay sites (same terms and promos as PushBet)
Trust Score 6.4
Worked out the same way for every bookmaker, from the facts on this page. Some checks are still pending; until they are done they count low, so missing facts never lift a score.
- Licence10.0 UKGC, MGA
- Payout speed5.0 1–3 days with Pay by Bank
- Payment choice7.0 3 of 5 kinds: cards, e-wallets, bank
- Bonus terms10.0 1× wagering
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Betting features–
Not checked yet: counts as 2.0 until it is.
- Safer gambling2.0 Self-exclusion
Paid placement never changes a score. How we score
Features
Products
- Casino: yes
- Esports: yes
Betting
- Live betting: yes
- Bet builder: yes
Safer gambling
- Self-exclusion: yes
Not checked yet: Live casino, Poker, Virtual sports, Live streaming, Cash out, iOS app, Android app, Crypto payments, Deposit limits, Time-out
Countries
PlaceBet takes players worldwide except in 25 countries:
Not available in these countries25
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Belize
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Israel
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
Türkiye
United States
Virgin Islands, British
Company and licences
- Licences
- UK Gambling Commission, Malta Gaming Authority
- Group
- ProgressPlay
- Platform
- ProgressPlay
Sister bookies
Bookmakers with the same owner or the same betting platform as PlaceBet. Same platform often means the same odds and similar terms.
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- Betarno Not available in the United States
- BetDukes Not available in the United States
- BetMorph Not available in the United States
- BetNeptune Not available in the United States
- Betrino Not available in the United States
- BetScreamer Not available in the United States
- BetStorm Not available in the United States
- Betsuna Not available in the United States
- Casimpo Not available in the United States
- CasinoKings Not available in the United States
- Dynobet Not available in the United States