LiveScore Bet review: the short answer
LiveScore Bet is the bookmaker that sits beside the LiveScore results app, and nearly everything about it leans towards football. Early payout offers, protection for player bets and a coupon that flags drifting favourites in play are its calling cards. Racing is covered too, with streams, extra places and best odds guaranteed, though the last has a staking condition.
This LiveScore Bet review is written for punters who follow the Premier League on a phone and like extras on their bets. If you mainly back horses in the morning, read the racing section before opening an account, because the price guarantee switches on only after a week of qualifying stakes. The file below holds our measured figures.
Who holds the licence, and the Virgin Bet connection
The UK licence belongs to LiveScore Betting and Gaming (Gibraltar) Limited, account 56859 on the Gambling Commission register. Its remote licence has covered betting and casino since 19 June 2020. The register lists livescorebet.com as its domain and livescore as its trading name, and records no regulatory action against the account.
The same group runs Virgin Bet, which trades under a separate licensee, Virgin Bet Limited, with its own account number. Both sites share one platform, so menus, promotions and help pages look almost identical. One consequence outweighs the design: the group’s self-exclusion rules ask you to stay off every site LiveScore Group operates, Virgin Bet included, for the whole period.
A side note for readers of the results app: the LiveScore scores app is a separate product, and checking scores needs no betting account. If you bet, My Bet Matches pins the fixtures you have money on to the app’s home page, and a Favourites coupon gathers odds and price boosts for the teams you follow.
Football extras that settle a bet early
The headline features are 1UP and 2UP. Back a team on the full-time result market in a selected competition, and if it goes one goal ahead (1UP) or two goals ahead (2UP) at any point in the first 90 minutes, your selection is paid as a winner. A late equaliser or a comeback defeat no longer costs you that leg.
Sub Payout and VAR Payout look after player bets. If your player is substituted before reaching the mark you backed, Sub Payout moves the bet to the replacement, on player markets and leagues flagged with its icon. VAR Payout settles a goalscorer or shot-on-target selection as a winner when your player’s goal is disallowed by VAR.
Market Movers is an in-play football coupon for the top leagues, listing matches where the pre-match favourite’s price has drifted significantly. It changes no odds, it only points you to them. Concessions such as 2UP have a cost that sits somewhere in the price, so compare the match odds with a second bookmaker before treating any extra as a bonus.
The bet slip handles the rest competently. Bet Builder accepts up to ten selections from markets such as corners, cards and goalscorers, with an in-play version on selected matches. Cash out is offered before kick-off and in play, on singles and multiples alike, though a bet placed with a free bet token can never be cashed out.
The sign up offer and its four free bets
The LiveScore Bet sign up offer works on a single qualifying bet. Within 14 days of registering you deposit, then place a cash bet on any sport except virtuals at odds of 1/2 or bigger, sized as the box above shows. It must settle inside those 14 days, and the free bets arrive win or lose.
The reward comes as four tokens: two for any sportsbook market at odds of 1/100 or bigger, used one at a time on a single or accumulator, and two for Bet Builder at evens or bigger. LiveScore Bet credits them within 24 hours, occasionally 48, and each token expires seven days after it lands if you leave it unused.
Free bets are betting credit, and a winning token pays the winnings without the stake. On a round example, a token placed at 4.0 returns three times its face value. Tokens cannot go on each way bets, forecasts or tricasts, and a cashed-out or voided qualifier does not count. Prepaid, virtual and unidentifiable debit cards are excluded from the offer.
Racing at LiveScore Bet: BOG, with a condition
At LiveScore Bet, best odds guaranteed has to be earned. You qualify by staking at least £25 on the sportsbook in a rolling seven days, and the concession becomes active when you next log in the following day. From then on it covers win and each way bets struck from 10am on the day of a British or Irish meeting.
Ante-post bets, international racing, free bet stakes and derived markets such as Each Way Your Way or betting without the favourite are excluded, as are cashed-out bets. The extra paid by the guarantee is capped at £50,000 per customer per day. A casual Saturday punter who rarely stakes £25 in a week may find the guarantee never applies.
Extra places run on selected races daily for pre-race each way bets, subject to minimum runner rules. On selected races, a first bet whose horse finishes second, third or fourth comes back as a free bet. Racing from Britain, Ireland, America, France and South Africa streams free with a funded account, unused free bet or open bet.
Free-to-play games in the LiveScore family
Two free games give the brand its own flavour. LiveScore 6 asks you to predict six correct scores for a share of a jackpot; LiveScore Limited runs it for UK and Irish residents, excluding self-excluded customers and GamStop registrants. Squads lets you reveal up to five players each weekday round and pays cash per goal.
Neither game needs a stake to enter, although a Squads player transfer requires a qualifying bet on a player market. Spot the catch: a free game that rewards a bet is a nudge to bet more often. Play it if you were going to back those fixtures anyway, and skip the transfer if you were not planning a bet.
Payments and withdrawal times
Deposits go in by Visa or Mastercard debit card, Apple Pay, PayPal, Pay by Bank or Revolut Pay. The minimum starts at £5 depending on the method, the largest single deposit is £20,000, and LiveScore Bet charges no fee. Credit cards are banned for gambling in Great Britain, and no licensed UK bookmaker accepts cryptocurrency deposits.
Withdrawals are processed within 24 hours, then the provider takes over. LiveScore Bet quotes two to three hours for Visa, one to three working days for Mastercard, near-instant arrival for PayPal and Apple Pay, and two to three working days for bank transfer, five at most. The minimum is £5, and a request cannot be cancelled.
What our football data shows for LiveScore Bet
LiveScore Bet is in the odds feed we record every day, and the file above turns those snapshots into a median match-result margin, its price position against the other measured bookmakers and its share of tracked fixtures. Because Virgin Bet runs on the same platform, look up both brands in our margin tables before choosing between them.
Across the leagues we track, League One and League Two usually carry a wider margin than the Premier League, so a lower-league acca deserves a quick price check wherever you place it. Our data covers football only. Racing, darts and snooker prices are not measured, so the racing advice in this LiveScore Bet review rests on the published terms.
Safer gambling tools and complaints
Deposit limits come by day, week or month, as a standard limit on money paid in or a net version where withdrawals free up room. Lowering a limit is instant; raising one waits 24 hours and needs confirming. A cool-off can last anything from a day to six weeks; self-exclusion is set for between six months and five years.
The licensee takes part in GamStop, the national self-exclusion scheme, and the casino can be blocked on request, which keeps the account sportsbook-only. The Player Protection team, trained safer-gambling staff who review account activity, can be called on 0808 196 7705. Everyday help comes through live chat and the support email address.
Complaints start with a shift manager by email or live chat, then go in writing to the licensee’s directors, who aim to reply within 14 working days. Still unhappy after both steps? The alternative dispute resolution service is eCOGRA, appointed by LiveScore Bet with the Commission’s approval. Keep every reference number from your first message onwards.
Our LiveScore Bet review verdict
Our LiveScore Bet review comes down on the side of football fans. The 1UP and 2UP payouts, Sub Payout and VAR Payout cover the moments that most often spoil a Saturday bet, and the link with the results app is genuinely handy. The sign up offer is ordinary in size, with a Bet Builder share that suits same-game punters.
Racing regulars should be more cautious. Best odds guaranteed depends on staking at least £25 a week, a fair ask for daily punters and an awkward one for occasional ones. If you back horses most mornings, keep a bookmaker with unconditional best odds guaranteed as your main racing account, and open LiveScore Bet for the football.
Frequently asked questions
Is LiveScore Bet legit in the UK?
Yes. LiveScore Bet is run by LiveScore Betting and Gaming (Gibraltar) Limited, which holds a Gambling Commission licence under account 56859. The register shows no regulatory action against it.
Are LiveScore Bet and Virgin Bet the same company?
They belong to the same group, LiveScore Group, and share a platform, but each has its own licensee and account number. A self-exclusion at one applies across the sites the group operates, so it covers the other too.
Does LiveScore Bet have best odds guaranteed?
Yes, but only after you have staked at least £25 on the sportsbook over a rolling seven days. It then covers win and each way bets on UK and Irish races placed from 10am on race day.
Do I need a promo code for the LiveScore Bet sign up offer?
No code appears in the offer terms. You deposit, then place one qualifying cash bet at odds of 1/2 or bigger within 14 days of registering, and the free bets follow once it settles.
Can I use LiveScore Bet free bets on a Bet Builder?
Two of the four tokens are for Bet Builder only and need odds of evens or bigger. The other two work on any sportsbook single or accumulator at 1/100 or bigger, one token at a time.
What is 2UP at LiveScore Bet?
It is an early payout offer on the full-time result market in selected competitions. If your team goes two goals ahead at any point in the first 90 minutes, your selection is settled as a winner even if the match ends level or lost.
How long do LiveScore Bet withdrawals take?
Requests are processed within 24 hours. After that, PayPal and Apple Pay arrive almost instantly, Visa usually within two to three hours, and Mastercard or bank transfer take a few working days.
Can I watch horse racing on LiveScore Bet?
Yes. Every meeting in the UK, Ireland, the US, France and South Africa can be streamed. You need a funded account, an unused free bet or an open bet, with no minimum stake on the race.
How do I complain about LiveScore Bet?
Start with the shift manager by email or live chat, then escalate in writing to the licensee's directors. If the dispute is still open after both steps, you can take it to eCOGRA, the alternative dispute resolution service the company has appointed.