Betfred at a glance
- Taking bets online since: 2004
- Group Headquarters: Birchwood, England
- Total number of online casino games: 1,000+
- Approximate number of live dealer tables/games: 120
- Live games providers: Playtech
- Exclusive table area: Yes
- Licenses: UK, Gibraltar
Sorry, players from United States not accepted
Overview
Founded in 1967, BetFred has grown to become one of the UK’s largest privately owned bookmakers. By 2019 they operated almost 1,500 high street betting shops throughout the UK with a turnover in excess £10 billion annually.
Their sponsorship of UK sports has been prolific. They are one of the largest sponsors of UK horse racing, and were the official betting partner of EPL powerhouse Manchester United from 2006 through 2013. This deal was renewed for the 2022/23 season.
Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited is the BetFred subsidiary that operates all online brands including the casino, under license and regulation of the Government of Gibraltar. They also hold a license from the UK Gambling Commission allowing participation in the British online gambling market.
Their full service internet gaming operation includes a sportsbook, poker room, bingo, mobile casino and online casino incorporating live dealer games. Sports betting is the company’s focus, but they have been enthusiastic participants in live games from the industry’s formative years.
Betfred live casino is powered by Playtech, with the full range of Euro studio tables offered.
Videos…game recordings & casino/platform media
Playtech Prestige Baccarat video
Playtech Grand Roulette video
Playtech Royale Blackjack video
Playtech live baccarat
A closer look at their live games
- Powered by: Playtech
- Streamed from: Playtech Euro dealer studios in Latvia and Romania
- Games: Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat, Poker, Dragon Tiger, Sic Bo, Teen Patti, Andar Bahar, Video Poker, Game Shows
- Browser play: Yes…software download not required
- Free play: No…real money play only
- To access live dealers: Register playing account
- Multiple simultaneous table play: Yes
- Available tables/dealers: Extensive
- Dealer chat: Yes
- Playable on: PC, iPad, iPhone, Android devices
Welcome to the BetFred Live Lounge, BetFred’s private branded area.
It’s modest compared to some the biggest live casino private areas out there. But it covers a few bases with:
- BetFred European and French Roulette tables
- 2 BetFred Blackjack tables
- BetFred All Bets Blackjack, a 1-to-many deal table where you can always get a seat.
A range of live baccarat tables allowing you to switch between:
- Standard Punto Banco baccarat payouts…
– Player 1:1,
– Banker 0.95:1,
– Tie 8:1 - No Commission payouts…
– Player 1:1,
– Banker 1:1 unless Banker value = 6 in which case payout is 0.5:1
– Tie 8:1
All including Pairs, Big, Small, Egalite side bets.
house rules | More on Playtech live baccarat
At any given time there are plenty of 7 seat blackjack tables to choose from; Grand Blackjack, Royale Blackjack , or the growing range of Soirée Blackjack tables with higher minimums.
Betfred also have 2 exclusive, branded live blackjack tables accessible by their players only.
Rules are the same for all…
– 8 deck shoe: shuffled after 4 decks
– Blackjack pays: 3:2
– Dealer stands on hard & soft 17
– Player can: double any 2 cards, double after split, split Aces, re-split Aces
– Only 1 card may be drawn to split Aces
There are also the Unlimited blackjack and All Bets Blackjack tables which both cater to an unlimited number of players.
house rules | More on Playtech live blackjack
Play either:
- Betfred’s exclusive roulette tables (pictured)
- Lounge Roulette tables: European & French
- Prestige Roulette
- Speed Roulette
- Grand Roulette
- AGE OF THE GODS, live roulette with progressive jackpot side bet
- Language tables…
– German Roulette
– Russian Roulette - Dual roulette (Play multiple table at simultaneously)
house rules | More on Playtech live roulette
There are a few live poker tables to choose from at Betfred. All are house poker games (you’re not playing against other players).
Tables include:
Live 3 Card Brag
This is essentially 3 Card Poker. Aim of the game is to beat the dealer’s 3 card poker hand
house rules | More on Playtech live 3 Card Brag
Playing live dealer Hi-Lo, you are betting on whether the next card will be higher, lower, or equal to the last drawn, or ‘base’ card. Payouts are auto-calculated depending on the value of the base card.
Read more about Playtech’s live dealer Hi-Lo here.
Playtech offer a few Big Money Wheel games, including Spin A Win pictured, and all are available at BetFred.
Read more about Playtech’s live Spin-A-Win here.
At Playtech, Quantum is the name given to their range of random multiplier games. They take a regular game and introduce randomly supersized payouts…
Playtech now provide more than 20 live game shows. All are available at BetFred.
Pictured is Mega Fire Blaze Roulette
Other live games offered include:
- Playtech Millionaire Video Poker (pictured)
- Asian favourites Sic Bo and Dragon Tiger
- Indian Favourites Teen Patti and Andar Bahar
Table bet minimums and maximums across all available tables (£,€):
Blackjack – 5 to 7,500
Baccarat – 2 to 2,500
Roulette – 0.50 to 10,000
(VIP limits available on application)
what we like…
- high resolution, full screen video that is tolerant to moderate net connections
- games browser playable, with no download required
- fast loading games
- live games lobby lets you switch between games
- big table/dealer selection
- very engaging dealers!
- disconnection policy
what’s not so good…
- must earn the right to play higher limits
Supported Currencies, Languages
- Currencies supported: £GBP, €EUR
- Languages supported: English
Deposit / Withdrawal Options and Support
- Deposit by: Visa, Mastercard, Visa Electron, Delta, Solo, PayPal, Neteller, Skrill, paysafecard
- Withdraw by: Visa, Mastercard, Visa Electron, Delta, Solo, PayPal, Neteller, Skrill, paysafecard
- Support: 24/7 email, live chat (after login – not website) and phone support. Toll free phone number for UK
This is first time I play livedealer and I happily surprised with the games and the dealers and how simple the it is to play and how real the games seem like being in a casino. Probably wont play the old blackjack and roulette games now at betfred
Do you work for betfred
Hi Brian. No we do not
Stay away,blatant cheating. Why is it screened from eastern Europe ,I thought betfred was a British company.dodgy as owt.watch the dealers hands next to the wheel,magnets,never seen a ball react like that in 20 years of spinning when I was a croupier .you have been warned
Betfred do not operate this studio. Playtech do. They have studios in multiple locations around the world, primarily Latvia. The games have satisfied probity requirements of local regulators and the UKGC