SkyBet Review

Was going to place a bet on the Europa league final and deposited £240 to my account.

Had a think about it and decided against it.

Tried to withdraw MY MONEY and they suspended the account.

Had an email asking to send my Driving License, Utility Bill, and screenshot of my paypal account.

Done it 3 times, spoke to live chat twice… not even an acknowledgement from them.

This wasn't winning, this was my money from my bank..

Thieves, plain theft…. never even placed a bet.

Not sure if I can report it to the Police

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Yet again I am unable to claim a prize won on the well advertised Prize Machine
It can be difficult to get logged on but when you win, at least you should be able to redeem the prize
Bad practice

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They give u wrong odds deliberately then instantly change it after you’ve put your bet then they eliminate that game so you can’t bet on it again it’s a huge scam even in horses they misinform so I’m switching to William hill

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rip off or scam you decide, been using sky for a while, but now it just seems a waste off time, early prices are always always one of the top 2 for least value, site crashes or freezes regular, prize machine free spin offers the worst freebies on the net, and as for the poker its expensive compared to other bookies poker and the cash you win for your entry is CR*P, , if you try to complain it takes ages and in my experience is never ever sorted propley, dont be a mug go some where else to open an account and if you have an account close it and move your cash else where, or expect a crap service crap freebies and crap customer for the rest of your stay with sky, stay and be a mug a very very big mug

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OH DEAR OH DEAR WHAT CAN ONE DO SEEMS EVERY ON LINE GAMBLING SITE IS CRAP,ALTHOUGH MYSELF I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH SKY PAY OUTS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DEALT WITH STRAIGHT AWAY UNLIKE CORAL WHO SHOULD BE KICKED OUT OF THE ON LINE BETTING INDUSTRY SEEMS PADDYPOWER ARE NOT MUCH BETTER ALTHOUGH UPTO NOW IVE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THEM BUT THEN AGAIN IVE NOT WITHDRAWN ANYTHING FROM THEM YET ,ONTO LADBROKES NEXT SEE WHAT THE REVIEWS ARE LIKE THERE ALTHOUGH THE ONLY TROUBLE IVE HAD WITH THAT SITE IS FINDING THE WITHDRAW SECTION BIT, ONCE FOUND EVERY THING WENT THROUGH FINE

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What a joke. This company should be closed down with immediate effect. Spent an hour trying to sort out my online accounts with them. Questions of the questions of the questions. Also they restrict your spending so it’s impossible to win back any money: avoid avoid avoid.

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Placed an each way bet on the PGA Championship. When it won on a placed finish they paid out about 1/3 of the advertised 1/5 odds. They pointed to the each way terms which state that if that place is shared with other competitors the each way odds are split. On review, you have to click through 2 discrete links from the point of sale page to find these terms. These links are in grey font – no doubt intentionally so that people don't see the catch before placing the bet. Customer service staff are obnoxious too. Won't be dealing with them again and advise you not to.

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Scum and Scam!!!!

Had a 10 fold on today. A £5 paid out £3000 as Spurs where 2-1 down it offered me £40. 3 mins prior to Spurs equalising they had cashed me out for £36, at full time the bet had fully come in and now are refusing to pay out the £3000 that I should off won. They say a fraud claim has been made but we all know where this is going. I’m certainly 100% losing my winnings. To strip such a large amount off money from a person because they have been done over with a bet is a horrendous…..I’m absolute fuming at it! Scummy site!!

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Awful service.
Three bets disappeared from my account. That is theft!!!
They have no option for enquiry using your account….but instead ask for all the details a hacker needs.
Pity. I've been with them for a while…
Not anymore.

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Haven’t won any money this year (5 months). They have stopped my account and stopped all offers. Don’t bother opening an account look elsewhere, they don’t want your custom and they are not a “proper” bookmakers.
Absolute disgrace of a company that won’t even discuss why!

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Absolute theives!!!
I have NEVER done a review before, but I am absolutely fuming.
Won some money on a bet.
They suspended my account.
They asked me to send in my driving licence, my marriage certificate & my bank account.
I done all of that, then they told me they have removed my account. I am not allowed to ever bet with them again & never to get another account with them.

I asked for a phone number as I wanted to speak to another manager and they said no & they closed the chat.

I am taking this further. They have my personal details & have not told me why. I want these removed.
Absolute fraudsters.

Disgusting!!!

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Absolute criminals set up my account verified all that no problem placed a few bets won a few lost a few everything all good.Then i started winning large amounts of money this is when they decide they would ”temporarily” close my account because they wanted me to send in more documents so i did this exactly as they asked they then told me to contact their live chat team to book a call with there team so i waited about fifiteen minutes in line before i could talk to someone they gave me a number to call only the number was not real.When i went back into chat it had closed so i had to wait in line again to talk to someone i also asked if they could ring me beacuse i did not want to waste my credit they said no.Evantually i was able to get correct number had to wait fifiteen minutes before someone answered at which time my 20 euro credit had run out so call ended so i then had to top up again 20 euro. I managed to get through in 10 minutes this time and was able to schedule a call asap from them. I am currently waiting on that call. Hopefully i recieve that call soon and can get into my account to withdraw my money that i desperately need although knowing these criminals they will probably make me jump through a few more hoops first and make this whole proccess as stressful as possible for me. Absolute disgrace they are its all good when your losing money to them but as soon as you start winning money from them they do everything they can to try and shut you down and take your hard earned money.Steal from the poor give to the rich

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What a scam artist place. Placed a bet on a game and then when they scored markets got suspended and I couldn’t cash out of it. I had placed a double and that game won so I was waiting for 20 min till they could get the game broadcast back and didn’t let me cash out . Had to painfully watch the other game loose after 20 min . Somehow miraculously when that game finished the other game was back on and showed the correct score . No refund given no remorse or apology. Just took my money and ran, so fishyyyyyu that they suspended the game and didn’t let it be broadcasted when the team scored absolute scan artists .

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I placed 5 bets on the boxing on for the outcome that was round 7 to 9 no knock downs bet is no were to be found 6 pound stake. They refuse to reply and say no bet is on my history any one have a idea how to move forward to claim winnings

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Total joke of a company I have been a member for over 5y loss a lot of money I do not have a bank card in my name so I use my partner card all the time he give me Permission and even sent His passport to them to prove it was his account I was losing and I won a hundred pound and try to take it out they say that’s illegal but let me take hundreds out of his bank to play with on sky betting but now there saying it is elligal to take money out now but even before I’ve won and they have paid it into my partner account I won’t be playing on this site again 😡😡

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Absolute scumbags. Let you place bets then void them when they win.

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Done a lucky 63 both teams to score was suspended for 20 minutes even though they both scored🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒

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Had my account limits cut to £5 max win after a losing £500 bet. They only want losers anyone that beats a price will be restricted heavily.

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I don’t get why people think it’s poor customer service every time I’ve had problem they couldn’t be more helpful amazing customer service

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Time to move on to BET365 for me. Clear as day Watkins had 3 shots on target, yes this includes the own goal he still had another shot on target in the 92nd min. Offside or not the ref did not stop play the game carried on with a goal kick.

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It's not a bad site but the only thing I hate is best price odds guarantee on horse racing. Every single race live on itv you don't get bogt all you get is extra place's I wouldn't mind but you should get bogt and extra place's no matter what. They shouldn't be advertising best odds guarantee when they don't offer it on all races.

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Very slow withdrawal times for such a large, well established company. I have had instant withdrawals with many other sites to the same bank account.

The site is laggy/non responsive, whether on desktop/fibre or phone/4g.

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sky bet suspended cash out again to suit them every time good cash out available sky bet says problem with internet but all other bets standing have cash out .i cashed all my other bets out and withdrawn my money never use again will spread the word with every one

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Suspended my account because i took a time out on another site thats linked to them. Their safer gambling policy is only there to suit them withdrew my balance and closed my account

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I'M DONE WITH THIS SITE.. con artists and charlatans and god forbid they make mistakes they punish the customers for their incompetence, 4 times i had bets settled as wins withdrew the funds and went online shopping only to later find i spent money i wasn't getting because skybet changed there minds and cancelled the withdrawal, the delays on bet placing have cost me a mini fortune, the customer service team is virtually non existent, and the straw that broke my back tonight, another tech issue, which they neglect responsibility for. i bet on foden 2 sot's (this happened therefore i should have won) when placed usual 6 second delay.. then.. here we go again.. 3 seconds left of MY BET placing, and the entire bet changed to foden 2 sot's and fernandinho carded.. THAT IS NOT THE BET I PLACED, this lost, and therefore because of SKYS ERROR unfairly so did I, in spite of MY SELECTION winning! and after waiting 20 mins for customer service all i got was argument and .. no.. couldn't happen… I WATCHED IT HAPPEN MORON!!!

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they've now suspended my account with money in for getting angry about it, what did you expect.

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I believe extra place races are a fix. Skybet change the odds to often I have 60/1 returned at 150/1 . When I put a bet on at a certain price , When I try to place the bet it changes to accepts these odds.I can accept the place part, But what has the win part got to do with the extra place they offer. I am closing my account. Disgusted.

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This has happened quite a few times. Playing roulette and doing ok ,the ball spins,lands on your number but a sign comes up saying you have been logged out even though you can still see where the ball has landed.they still take your money for bet.what makes things worse is the previous winning numbers change. Speaking to sky help is useless as all they see is a mystery number which they say was the winning number. Also keep an eye on how much you have on each number as they somehow change that but still take the same steak and pay you out less.i have had £2 on a number but they said i had 20p on it.i have made numerous complaints but get nowhere even with photo evidence. Stay away con con con

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unbelievable sky bet! after emailing you for weeks you still refused to give me my deposit back! I have trusted you with a large sum of money. luckily the guys at thisisgambling.com helped me get all my money back. i dont kbow what i would do without them/

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Sky bet offers a good range of different betting markets and has various different promotions. The odds provided are competitive with other market leaders, so you always get a good deal. But, the app and website can be very slow to load at times and sometimes it’s inaccessible entirely. Customer service is great and always friendly.

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For such a huge site, they should be ashamed to pick on their punters and treat us like criminals. They tried intimidating me by 'security' after I withdrew winnings. Seems like they hate people winning. FILTHY CRIMINALS just like alot of other casinos.

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Wow….I am totally astonished by their complete lack of customer care…I even emailed there MD not supprised I didn't even get an acknowledgment.
In my honest opinion the whole company have a dismissive approach towards their customers…they simply don't care and I am sure this review will also fall on deaf ears…very disappointing!!!

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I emailed a complaint to Sky Bet 7 days ago which they aim to answer within 72 hours. Well guess what? 168 hours later I'm still waiting for a reply. You would think a company this big might invest a little in its Customer Services but obviously not.

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The whole concept of Sky right across the so called business, absolute rubbish "customer service" has anybody suggested this idea to them yet oh no you can't can you there isn't anyone to talk to zzzzzzzzzz wake me up when they do

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Worst website ever so hard to use add a flipping search bar you muppets

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Very poor. As soon as I started winning they restricted my account. I was down quite a bit last year, then had a few good wins. Now restricted to very small bets. They only want losing punters, I understand the business model but how can this be allowed? The government needs to put a stop to this!

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Will let you bet without been verified and stop you betting with no notice and keep what money they have belonging to you,you contact them through live chat and they all lie to you,they ate thiefs

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Its possibly the worst platform for betting, I suggest they should be shut down, the whole company ruin football by fixing matches, honest people lose money on fair bets and they get all the money. Its not the same anymore and the world would be better off without these scamming betting apps. All you see is that the less predicted outcomes always win its a joke, I give them a year until they're found out and shutdown. If your reading this you feel the same way. So leave a review it won't go unnoticed

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Possibly 0 rating to be honest. Worst betting platform once you start winning they restrict your account. Dont use them.

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I only bet once a year that's on the grand national. If your winnings is less than £10 they will not allow you to withdraw your money. When I told them I was going to do a charge back on my original deposit via my bank they changed their mind and paid me.
Dont use this company if you plan to do one-off betting

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0 stars. Paid over £25 last week to claim my free bet on Monday. Notified on Sunday that my free bet was available At 7pm Monday. Message on Monday saying I have been opted out due to lack of activity. Liars. youl be hearing from the gaming commission very soon. Withdrew my remaining winnings.

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I placed a bet on a goals galore 12 teams, due to the weather the Port Vale V Morecambe game was delayed. As a result I only needed Morecambe to score but as I wanted to watch the Grand National I decided to cash out. I clicked cash out then confirm cash out and watched the race. I logged back in later to find my bet had lost so after spending most of the night trying to get on live chat failed first time, let me get from 44th to 8th in the queue before an error then eventually having gone to the back of the queue I got through to someone only to get timed out then after ages in the queue again finally got through to get oops sorry must have been a technical issue. Cash out seems to be a cash cow for bookies as they can claim technical issue not our fault with no questions asked as I also has issues with Ladbrokes previously. I am just glad it wasn't a large amount but it would have been better in my pocket than theirs. As I was told in gambling you pay to learn and I think I have finally learnt to give the online bookies a wide berth or at least Sky Bet and Ladbrokes and I have only tried them two if these are reputable bookmakers I would hate to deal with un-reputable ones.

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missing leading payouts on website put a bet on and showed winning of more then what i was give on a each way bet

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I am totally against betting ads appearing while watching sky TV, Unfortunately I've seen the devastation online gambling does to persons mental health and the financial devastation to their families, please please stop these ads they are killing peoples homelives. Please stop betting u are putting a match 2 ur money stop now, by the way I gave this site 1 star otherwise it wouldn't let me continue

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Bit sus?!?!
99% sure I placed a £5 bet at 10/1 on a 1st place finish on the horse racing, after the horse won, the account wouldn't show me my betting slips, it took me about 90 mins to log on properly, when I did finally get on they had paid out for a £2.50 each way bet!? that shaved about £20 off what the actual payout should of been.
Also this week they opted me out of the £5 free bet scheme, after I'd placed about £20 worth of qualifying bets, so I had to opt back in and they started me again from zero, they just wiped the credited bets i'd already placed.
Reading the reviews on here they seem proper shady, I think i'll take my business elsewhere…

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I have been with skybet and gaming for years I am 71 yrs old and in all my life I have not been treated as badly as I have recently up until a few months ago I would have had no complaints but recently there has been quite a lot of technical issues with there app ie several times I went to do a bet and it would not allow me stating that there was insufficient funds when in fact there was more than enough to cover the bet I was doing when I complained in the feedback column several times and nothing was ever rectified they decided to suspend my account with a substantial sum of money still in an which I could not get access to it I have tried on numerous occasions too many too remember and my account is still suspended 10 weeks later they have sent emails stating that I would be contacted by a member of their staff within 72hrs I am still waiting this company should be reported to the gambling commission and closed down completely as they are nothing but thieves and scammers any body who has any good to say about them must either be very lucky or getting paid to put in a good review as any on that I know feels the same as myself my advice is ( STAY CLEAR ) I also would give zero stars if possible.

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SCUMBET! tHESE CRIMINALS FROZE MY ACCOUND AND REFUSE TO RELEASE MY BALANCE WHICH IS IN THE THOUSANDS. IVE LIVE CHATTED THEM DAILY AND THEY PROMISE TO RING ME IN A COUPLE DAYS BUT DONT, THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN REPEATED FOR A MONTH. I DONT WANT TO HAVE THE ACCOUNT ANYMORE I JUST WANT MY MONEY.

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My first good review of a bookie

Great offers great service, instant settlement and crediting. only way to improve would be a 2up early payout promo

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apparently the cards are random… but if is a blackjack game where you can bet on pairs hardly ever comes in…. you bet on a game where you can't bet on pairs they come in every other hand…ive seen 3 x perfect pairs on the run…..amazing…….

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Terrible service. Didn't pay out my bet which won. A proper cowboy company. How are these allowed to trade at all. Shamballs.

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0 stars these crooks deserve. I’ve just close my account as it’s a total fix. Every roulette spin is on a number I don’t have anything on and every blackjack the dealer wins. How can the dealer always get 20 and constant 21. Thieves

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