ESPORTS BETTING APPS

While video games have long been popular, competitive gaming has exploded in popularity in recent years. Consequently, many online bookmakers have picked up on the trend and begun offering esports betting. With this in-depth guide, Betting Apps helps you find the best betting apps for esports betting and highlights some of the most important things to consider.

Esports Betting Bonuses

New customer offers are a great way to get into a betting app and can be easily redeemed when signing up. These can include free bets, money-back bets or matched deposit offers.

Most betting apps allow punters to use these welcome offers across a range of sports markets, including esports. You should always check the T&Cs of these offers to make sure they work for you.

Many betting apps offer a selection of ongoing promos that can be used for esports betting.

Existing customers can benefit from ongoing promotions that can be used to enhance their esports betting experience. Compared to traditional sportsbook promotions, esports-specific offers are somewhat limited across the board, but there are opportunities to score some free bets and boosts.

Esports Live Betting

Esport's fast pace and high-octane action make it ideal for live betting. In an instant, a well-placed kill can change a match or round, so you need an app that offers high-quality in-play service so you can pull the trigger when it's time.

It's important to bare in mind the benefits of live stats during in-play esports betting, as this will keep you up to date with match events and the form of each player. LeoVegas really shines in this regard and offers some of the most in-depth esports stats across all UK betting apps.

The importance of live streaming in esports live betting cannot be overstated. Betting apps are aware of this and offer this on a range of esports clashes. Yet again, LeoVegas offers the most in this regard, but Betway isn't far behind and offers a much wider selection of in-play betting markets.

Esports Betting Markets

In my opinion, a betting app is only as good as the markets they have on offer. This may be the case across all sports, but it is certainly something worth bearing in mind when choosing your esports betting app and knowing which apps offer the best market selection across the different esports titles.

We compared the pre-match betting markets on offer across our top ranking esports betting apps for an upcoming CS:GO match between 9ine and Team Vitality.

Esports Betting Odds

A while back, esports punters may have been able to take advantage of odds that wouldn't be comparable to now, given that bookies found pricing such events and markets to be completely new territory.

It's rare to find top-tier bookies giving very great odds or offering prices on favourites that are much shorter than they should be these days. The good news is that by becoming better at pricing up esports, bookies will often be willing to offer a wider selection of markets, thus making betting more enjoyable.

Nearly all of the leading betting brands in the UK have acknowledged the growing popularity of esports betting and offer it through their betting apps. There are, however, some who have shown themselves to be a cut above the rest and lead the pack. Here at Betting Apps, we've picked out three betting apps that we consider to be the best around for esports fans.

One of the most esports popular titles to bet on is Counter Strike: Global Offensive, abbreviated to CS:GO. Each competitive match sees one five-person team (Terrorists) face up against another team (Counter-Terrorists) and the overall aim in each round is to either plant a bomb or defuse it.

Given that CS:GO is one of the most popular esports, any betting app worth its salt will have a strong CS:GO offering

CS:GO betting is available across all the bookies on our top esports betting apps and there is plenty for esports bettors to sink their teeth into. However, there are those who pull ahead with a wider range of events, more diverse betting markets and a stronger delivery with stats and live streaming. Here at Betting App's we'd consider the following betting apps to be the strongest for CS:GO betting.

CS:GO Markets

The extent of the CS:GO markets on offer can vary between apps. There are standard markets that are available across the board such as 'Match Winner', 'Handicaps' and 'Total Maps Played (over/under'). Although, certain apps offer more in-depth markets such as 'Pistol Round Winner', 'Knife Kill (yes/no)' and method of victory. Betway even offers player props across certain CS:GO matches for the number of player Kills.

A staple mark of the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre, Dota 2 matches can be found across plenty of betting apps.

In each round, two teams of five control a hero (each hero has its own unique attributes and capabilities). An opposing team's Ancient, located at the centre of their base, must be destroyed to win a round.

In Dota 2's tournament play, teams generally play best-of-two series against each other (2-0 win gets two points, 1-1 draw gets one point). Afterwards, best-of-three or best-of-five elimination matches determine the finals.

Dota 2 Markets

The standard markets that you will find across betting apps that offer Dota 2 betting include Match Winner, Correct Score and Maps Handicap. The more in-depth markets you'll find include First Blood, First Roshan and Race to Number of Kills. Betway does not offer these more in-depth options, but all of them are available across multiple matches on Bet365, making it the strongest choice in betting app for Dota 2 fans.

Bet365 may be top-dog for Dota 2 betting, but we put together a list of what we consider to be the other apps that should pique the interest of Dota 2 bettors.

League of Legends is another top MOBA title developed by Riot Games. It remains one of the most popular MOBA games out there and its high-intensity action makes it perfect for esports betting, which is why it can be found across multiple betting apps.

LoL games consist of two teams of five. Each player controls a champion with unique abilities and the goal is to take out the other's 'Nexus', which can be found at the centre of each base.

Midnite offers a better selection of LoL matches to bet on, but Betway has more in-depth betting markets.

League of Legends Betting Markets

Standard LoL betting markets include Match Winner, Correct Score and Maps Handicap. The more in-depth markets you'll find include First Blood, Map to have Penta Kill and Both Teams to Slay a Dragon.

Across the top esports betting apps, it's a matter of quality over quantity and which you'd prefer. The Midnite app has more LoL match-ups than anywhere else, however, its betting markets can be slightly basic and Betway's market selection provides a chance for more variety in your LoL bets.

Midnite just tops the ranking due to its extensive match-up selection and offering betting markets at a level that will be sufficient for most esports punters. We've put together a list of the top apps for LoL betting.

Currently, the most popular esports titles are CS:GO, Dota 2 and League of Legends, but given the increased popularity of esports betting, bookies are adding betting markets from esports leagues and tournaments across a range of titles including Call of Duty, FIFA, Valorant, Rainbow Six and Starcraft II.

Despite not being as popular across betting apps just yet, there are also opportunities to bet on Rocket League, NBA2K and Halo. These match-ups can be found on both Spreadex and Midnite