Ladbrokes Review 2024

With a proud history dating back to 1886, Ladbrokes has a proven reputation as one of the leading bookmakers in the industry and has continued that theme into the modern era. 

Owned by the Entain Group, Ladbrokes is one the most-used betting sites in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as being popular in mainland Europe 

Ladbrokes offers punters a sleek betting experience and particularly excels with its dedication to football. 

Promotions are widely available for new and existing customers, while all users can enjoy in-play betting, cash out and live streaming on the Ladbrokes site and betting app. In terms of an all-round product, Ladbrokes is tough to beat.  

Ladbrokes Sign up Offer 

Ladbrokes provide one of the best welcome offers for new customers in terms of value for money. Its bet £5 get £20 sign-up bonus is simple and straightforward to claim after registering online. 

New users need only to deposit £5 using a Visa or Mastercard debit card, and then bet £5 on any sports market selection with odds of 1/2 or greater. Customers may also place a £5 each-way bet to secure the bonus.  

Once your qualifying bet is settled, you’ll receive £20 in free bets paid out in four installments of £5 to use anywhere on the sportsbook within seven days. 

There’s no promo code or hidden catches, allowing new bettors to settle in nice and easy. Given the low initial deposit, I think there are few better offers on the market. 

Ladbrokes Promotions For Existing Customers 

Promotions are at the forefront of Ladbrokes' offerings for existing customers, ensuring that users are rewarded for their loyalty. Free bets, odds boosts, acca insurance and extra places for horse races are just a few of the standout promotions available from Ladbrokes. 

There are also a selection of free to play games where you can secure prizes, including Ladbrokes’ own branded credits known as ‘Ladbucks’.  

Ladbrokes Football Promotions 

Football promotions are the backbone of all betting sites given that football is the most popular sport to bet on in the UK.

Ladbrokes certainly meets the demand for quality offers, starting with enhanced odds that are readily available across a variety of competitions and betting markets. These are easily found on the front page of the Ladbrokes sportsbook or the top of the football betting site.

You’ll also see early payouts on selected matches, with wagers settled on single and multiple bets if the team you backed goes two goals up. The 2Up early payout is not universally available, so be sure to check your game has the 2Up sign to qualify for this promotion.

I love seeing acca insurance on betting sites and Ladbrokes offers this feature on football multiples of five selections or more with overall odds worth 3/1. If one of your legs fails, you’ll get your stake back as a free bet up to £10. This promotion is only available once per day.

Ladbrokes finishes on a high note with its football promotions. Users can receive free bets for bet builders by opting in on Ladbrokes’ offer and placing a £5 bet or more on any football bet builder. As soon as you confirm your bet, you’ll receive a free bet up to £5 to use on football.

Ladbrokes Horse Racing Promotions 

Ladbrokes have some solid horse racing promotions but are not quite as forthcoming with free bet offers as other horse racing betting sites, including its sister site on Entain, Coral. 

Still, you’ll find extra places available on a good number of races for meetings across the globe. Ladbrokes also provide the Best Odds Guaranteed for bets placed from 8am on race day all the way to the start of the meet.  

Totepool betting offers high payouts for customers who can correctly guess the winner of six races. 

Ladbrokes provides a guaranteed payout of up to £100,000 for winners of select Totepools, while users can also share a prize of up to £250,000 as part of the pool. For customers that are dreaming of a big win, it’s a perfect promotion. 

More Ladbrokes Sports Betting Offers 

Ladbrokes also provide bonuses for other sports such as tennis, cricket, boxing and darts. The most common promotion for these sports are odds boosts, which are widely available across several betting markets. 

Keep your eyes peeled on the day of events for these enhanced odds or before major events where you will find boosted prices for outright markets, such as tournament winners and more.  

Ladbrokes’ Lucky Dip gives customers the chance to get great odds on outright markets. By entering the promotion and staking up to £10, Ladbrokes will pick selections at random with the potential of getting a bigger price than regular odds. 

It’s a great way to capitalise on enhanced prices and is especially useful for those start-of-season picks. 

In-Play Betting Options & Features 

There’s a lot to like about Ladbrokes’ in-play betting site. 

It starts with its live streaming product that offers hundreds of streaming options for several sports, including European football, tennis, basketball, volleyball, darts and more. 

With the number of sports available and the quality of the product, Ladbrokes boasts one of the best live streaming betting sites around. 

When it comes to in-play betting, you’ll find almost the same number of markets as you would pre-event, with hundreds of options available for football betting. Other sports follow a similar pattern. Along with live streaming, there are graphics and stats on hand to keep you informed. 

Bet Builder 

Ladbrokes does lag behind other bet builder betting sites in that it only offers bet builders for punting on football. 

However, its football bet builder offerings are impressive, providing coverage of over 100 leagues and competitions. 

Users can build bets with 10 legs or more, although you cannot combine these with other bet builders into multis. 

I like Ladbrokes’ bet builder setup as it makes picking your markets straightforward, allowing you to get down to business. 

Depositing and Withdrawing at Ladbrokes

Ladbrokes Mobile Betting

In my Ladbrokes app review, I used my iPhone to sample Ladbrokes’ betting app for Apple. I was pleased with the quality of an app that offers a seamless process for betting. The usability and functionality were excellent. 

I experienced no glitches or speed issues, while navigating around the app was easy. 

Placing bets, depositing funds and watching live streams were all simple processes, and I was pleased to see that my experience was shared by fellow Apple users on the App Store with Ladbrokes placing 16th overall in the sports category with a score of 4.6 out of five. 

Based on the Google Play Store reviews, Android users appear to have a few more issues than Apple customers, but Ladbrokes still ranks highly with a 4.1 rating.