Absolutely horrendous Will hold your money and then verification can’t be done within the app or website Been over 2 weeks now customer support are brutal, palm you off to separate departments... See more
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SBK is a modern sports betting app that offers, on average, substantially better odds on the biggest sporting, political, and pop culture events vs. competing UK bookmakers.
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Why does it take so long a) To settle a bet and b) To process a withdrawal?

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Same as the other reviews. Signed up and met all criteria for the free bet and they said free bet won’t be given as it’s at their discretion. Can’t even withdraw money luckily it’s not much but this must be an actual scam site

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Very helpful chat hosts and really impressive app
Alice was very helpful speedily resolving my query

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One stars being generous. The most scamming like bookmakers out there . Every bloody week they do super sub on Europa and champions league . All through the group stages . Comes to the last 16 and turn it off leading the punters to believe it’s on . The biggest scam ever. Picks and chooses . Promotions are no good . I would not go anywhere near this company again a solicitor will be looking into my claim and you’ll be hearing from me again . SCAM AVOID !!!!

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Can't really complain upto now. Signed up this morning, got my free Cheltenham bets and the odds are brilliant. So yeah, keep it up! 😀

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Would avoid like the plague, I'm one of many recent customers (check all recent reviews) where they've offered a Cheltenham offer, deposited, placed bets and then I've got a random email to say the system has determined I'm not entitled to the sign up offer all of a sudden.
Spoke to customer support and they've basically said nobody can get access to the system so they can never confirm why 😂 It's 100% a scam just to get you to sign up. Don't be fooled.

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PLEASE AVOID THIS COMPANY. Signed up for the joining offer and wagered the £10 bet, meeting all conditions. When my bonus didn’t arrive I contacted them via live chat to be told that their systems have declined me for the bonus. When I asked why I was told that the system choose to decline some people and that was basically that. This seems to be a huge scam conning people around the time of high profile events like Cheltenham.

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I would give a zero rating if I could.
SBK accepted me as a new customer, I then placed my initial £10 bet in good faith, but then they declined the ‘£10 get free bets’ joining offer!
Customer services didn’t want to know!!!
It seems this may be a scam as I see lots of others have had the same thing done to them!!
There are lots of good betting apps, don’t be fooled!

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people..you give me an email to and offer of bet 10 get £40 and now refusing to pay the tokens...YOU CARNT DO THIS TO PEOPLE I HAVE ACTUALLY REPORTED WHAT YOU DONE...SENT ME EMAIL ON A.MONDAY I COMPLETED STEPS BY THE THURSDAY AND REFUSING TO PAY MY BET TOKENS AFTER TAKKNG MY £10 IN MONEY HORRIBLE HORRIBLE PEOPLE ROBBING PEOPLE OF HARD EARNED MONEY

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I love this app, the odds for football is by far better than any other and they offer a great range of selections. The app is simple and easy to use, and the customer service is very helpful and quick to resolve any problems.

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I'm still new to the site but I have had a good experience so far with sbk I received my 40 free bet after my 10 euro bet was settled and won a small amount that I was able to withdraw and received on the same day so all good so far I would recommend to others 👍

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Log in process is slow and app tends to run on the slower side

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Dear Smarkets Support Team,
I am writing to formally complain about the prolonged suspension of my Smarkets account, which has been inactive for over a year, despite my repeated attempts to comply with your verification requests. My account holds a significant balance of €4,665.30, and I have done everything requested to verify my identity and the source of my funds.
Initially, I was asked to provide identification and a statement of my deposits via Skrill, which I promptly submitted. Following that, I was required to present a third-party statement to verify the origin of my transactions. While I found this request questionable in terms of legality, I managed to convince the third party to provide the requested document.
However, after submitting the third-party statement, I was surprised to receive yet another request. This time, you asked for additional details about that person’s transactions, including movements involving yet another individual. You even requested an account statement from this other person. This level of inquiry is highly concerning, as it involves personal and private financial information that does not directly pertain to my account. I find these demands to be excessive, intrusive, and highly questionable from a legal and ethical standpoint.
Due to personal circumstances, including the impact of a severe storm (DANA) affecting my family, I had to momentarily pause my efforts to resolve this issue. However, I later contacted your support team again, requesting access to my funds, but received no response.
Instead, I recently received an email stating that my account has been inactive for 11 months and that, in accordance with your terms and conditions, my balance will begin to be deducted by €5 per month unless I log in. Given that I have already provided all requested documents and have not received a resolution, I find this unacceptable.
I am now resuming my efforts to resolve this matter and expect Smarkets to review my case fairly. I kindly request immediate action to either reactivate my account or allow me to withdraw my funds without further delays.
Please confirm receipt of this complaint and provide me with a clear resolution as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Javier
jm7630428gmail.com

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Had an issue with a withdrawel however the live chat customer agent helped sort it out for me.

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Very quick service helpful explanation

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It was rocky at first but then came across shen and everything was made better. Best customer support encounter I’ve had

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Hi SBK Team,
I wanted to share my experience with your platform. While the 2% commission is a positive aspect, I cannot recommend SBK to others due to severe liquidity limitations imposed after making some profits. This makes it impossible to operate efficiently for those who trade. Unfortunately, competitors handle this much better, offering a fairer environment for traders.
If you truly aim to improve your platform, addressing these restrictions should be a priority.
Best,
Omar

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Good platform to place bets no commission mostly straight forward payouts next day. Been on the platform a few years I've lost and I've won like any betting...Worth a go!

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