Hollywoodbets UK Review

Hollywoodbets is a brand with many years of sports betting experience under its belt. Having started out as a retail bookmaker in 1999, it now owns and operates more than 80 bet shops in South Africa. In 2006, it launched its first online betting platform in that country and added a customised mobile site only a few years later.

Over the past few years, its global expansion project has kicked into gear. 2015 saw Hollywoodbets granted an online gambling licence in the Isle of Man. This was followed by Ireland in 2018, and in 2019 Hollywoodbets received its first UK Gambling Commission licence. This site is as legit as they come, and on this page we'll take a closer look to see what it offers UK punters.

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There’s no doubt that this is an action-packed betting site. You can find markets on all of the mainstream sports, and plenty more besides. Here’s an overview of the sports you can bet on with this bookmaker.

Football is the dominant sport for many UK punters, so if Hollywoodbets has aspirations of cracking this market, it needs to perform strongly in this area. Its menu highlights that there are currently 1,100 matches open for betting, which is decent by any standards. All of Europe’s top leagues and cup competitions are covered in depth; plus, there’s a selection of matches from countries like Gambia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Burkina Faso. 

Furthermore, there are no question marks over the market depth for the big matches. For English Premier League games, you’re treated to nearly 400 betting options per match. These include match markets, handicaps, totals, players, corners, cards, and minutes, among many others. The vast number of markets does drop-off if you look at less-fancied games, but many online sportsbooks are like this, so it’s quite normal.

Keep an eye open for the bar chart icon. This indicates that stats are available for the match. Make use of this information as it will help you create better football betting tips, and that should lead to more profits in the long term.

With racing from the UK, Ireland, South Africa, Germany, Spain, and Argentina, to name a few, there’s no shortage of races for punters to enjoy. Each race card provides details of the horse, jockey, and trainer. It also highlights if the horse has won over the course and distance previously. Personally, we would like to see more detailed form guides, so hopefully, Hollywoodbets UK will provide these soon.

In terms of betting options; you can take the current price or place a bet on the SP. At the bottom of the list of runners, there’s also a market for backing the 2nd favourite. Of course, all of the common bet types are available, including singles, multiples (accumulators), and system bets like lucky 15s, trixies, and yankees. 

Overall, we consider Hollywoodbets UK to be competitive across most sports and markets, but certainly not market leading.

Hollywoodbets offers thousands of live in-play betting events every month, covering many different sports like football, tennis, ice hockey, volleyball, table tennis, and handball. There is also a good choice of live betting markets for all the big matches.

The live betting platform offers an overview, where you can see all the current in-play games, an event view for one specific match, multiview, calendar, and results section. Furthermore, it offers a match animation console for nearly all live games, and you have several in-game stats, which can help you make wiser bet selections.

User experience is vital in this business, and it’s an area where work is needed regarding Hollywoodbets’ desktop platform. It feels far too cluttered. Most sportsbooks use a classic three-column layout, but this platform has four. 

Additionally, there are up and down sliders for each column, which takes some getting used to when you first try it out.

With that said, once you’ve tested it for a while, it becomes more natural. Overall, navigation is easy as the left-side menu uses simple dropdown menus for punters to find the match/race they want. In the header menu is the ‘sign in’ button. This is where you enter your Hollywoodbets login details each time.

The choice of payment options is most definitely limited at present but Hollywoodbets have assured us it is working on adding more in the near future.

Current options include:

All available deposit methods (listed above) can also be used for making withdrawals, so you won’t have any hassle getting your hands on your winnings.

* Top up vouchers can be purchased to top-up your account balance using cash. Vouchers are available at Poundland stores in the UK under eVouchers, and can also be purchased in selected shops across London, the Midlands and the South-West of England.

Customer support is an integral part of a successful online betting site. Hollywoodbets understands this from its years of experience. While it’s not round the clock, the operational hours (07:00 - 22:00 every day) are adequate.