Sky Bet Review

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Sky Lotto
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Sky Bet is a market leader in the UK for sports betting and casino. Through their website they have two options available for lottery bettors - firstly, betting on the Irish Lotto and 49’s Lotto, then the new product of Sky Lotto which is a free lotto that allows players to win £250,000 or boost their winnings to £1,000,000 by staking £0.50.

Irish & 49’s Lotto

Although Sky Bet does offer Irish Lotto and 49’s Lotto it is done so in a rather lacklustre way. With Sky Bet you can only bet on 1 or 2 balls and only bet without the bonus ball (betting on six balls, not seven). Most decent lotto betting bookmakers, such as Betfred or bet365, offer many different lotteries, the option of betting on 1 - 5 balls and the option of betting with or without the bonus ball.

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Plus, Sky Bet doesn’t offer lotto betting features such as favourite numbers, exotic/multiple bets and lucky dip number selection. Again, many other bookmakers offer these features.

Sky Bet is a trusted brand with a great betting product, their website and app are really slick and easy to use. They have many great products such as their famous Super 6, Fantasy Football League and more recently Sky Lotto.

However, for a bettor who is interested in primarily lotto betting, we would not recommend Sky Bet. See our list of bookmaker reviews to compare and find a more suitable bookmaker.


Lottos Offered (UK)

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Our Opinion

Sky Bet offer betting on the least amount of lotteries of any UK bookmaker - only two (Irish & 49’s). Betfred, for example, offers betting on eleven different world lotteries.


Odds

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In this category we score companies based on how competitive their odds/pay-out/winnings are. i.e. if you place the same winning bet with each company - which one will give the best pay-out?

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Our Opinion

Where odds are offered they are decent - Sky Bet are equal best odds on 1 & 2 balls for the Irish & 49’s. It’s disappointing that Sky Bet don’t offer odds on 3 - 5 balls.


Draws In Advance

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This review category scores on the basis of many draws in advance you can place.

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Our Opinion

You can bet for up to one week in advance with Sky Bet. Not bad, but not the best. With Betfred you can bet for the next 56 draws on the 49’s lotto.


Usability

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For the Usability score category, we look at how nice and easy it is to deposit and place a bet with each company.

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Our Opinion

All Sky products are excellent and very easy to use. If you have already used similar Sky products (Super 6, Fantasy Football, Sky Lotto) then you will find Sky Bet very easy.


Innovative Features

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This category scores the different companies on whether they have developed fresh and innovative features for lottery betting.

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Our Opinion

None. Sky Bet are way off the mark with their no-frills lotto betting.


Live Chat

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Do the companies have easily accessible and helpful Live Chat?

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Our Opinion

Sky Bet have an excellent and very responsive live chat feature. You can also chat on Facebook Messenger.


Welcome Offers & Promotions

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In this category we score the different companies on whether they have a Welcome Offer for new lotto customers. If so, how generous is it?

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Our Opinion

None. See other bookmaker offers here.


Minimum Bet

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What is the minimum bet you can place? The best score is given for the lowest minimum i.e. maximum choice and flexibility for all customer budgets.

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Our Opinion

You can bet from as little as £0.05 per line at Sky Bet lotto.


Maximum Payout

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The betting companies have max pay-outs. We score them on those in this category.

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Our Opinion

According to the Sky Bet terms & conditions: "the maximum aggregate winnings for one account in any one calendar day (00:00 – 23:59) is £500,000".


People's Rating

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This score is based on our user's review scores.

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You can read what the people think of Sky Bet Lotto in the User reviews.



OVERALL RATING:

Sky Bet is ranked #8 out of 8 lotto betting bookmakers reviewed

Sky Lotto Offers

Neither Sky Bet nor Sky Lotto have any offers available for lotto bettors. See other bookmakers lottery offers here.

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Lottos Available at Sky Bet

Pros

Part of Sky Bet, a large trusted UK bookmaker
Can bet for up to 1 week in advance on 49’s and Irish lottos

Cons

Only available to bet on 1 or 2 balls. Most bookmakers offer 1 - 5 balls betting, the most popular lotto bet is 3 balls.
Very poor range of lottos available. Only Irish and 49’s.
Average to poor odds.
No welcome offer for lottery. See other bookmaker offers here.
No way to place exotic/multiple bets such as Yankees or Canadians.

Sky Bet Irish Lotto Odds


Sky Bet offer average odds for 1 & 2 balls on the Irish Lotto. They don't offer odds on 3 - 5 balls. Compare All Bookies Irish Lotto Odds


Balls Odds (With Bonus Ball) Odds (Without Bonus Ball)
1 Ball N/A 6/1
2 Balls N/A 60/1
3 Balls N/A N/A
4 Balls N/A N/A
5 Balls N/A N/A

Sky Bet Irish Daily Millions Lotto Odds


Sky Bet do not offer odds on the Irish Daily Millions. Compare All Bookies Irish Daily Millions Odds

Sky Bet 49s Lotto Odds


Sky Bet offer average odds on 1 & 2 balls on the 49's lotto. Sky Bet do not offer odds on 3 - 5 balls. Compare All Bookies 49s Lotto Odds


Balls Odds (With Bonus Ball) Odds (Without Bonus Ball)
1 Ball N/A 6/1
2 Balls N/A 66/1
3 Balls N/A N/A
4 Balls N/A N/A
5 Balls N/A N/A

Sky Bet Spanish Lotto Odds


Sky Bet do not offer odds on the Spanish Lotto. Compare All Bookies Spanish Lotto Odds


Sky Bet New York Lotto Odds


Betfred is best odds for all New York Lotto odds, apart from 5 balls (without bonus ball). Compare All Bookies New York Lotto Odds



* Odds Disclaimer: The displayed odds are intended as a guide only and whilst we work hard to ensure they're up to date, they are subject to change from the operators. Odds correct as of 16/11/2023. Please always check odds on the betting operator site before placing any bets. #Ad. Find out more on our How Our Site Works page.


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User Reviews of sky bet

1.0 / 5




Why can I only bet on two balls?

I've always bet on 3 balls at my local betfred why can i only bet on two balls using skybet?
By Sunny
May 02, 2020

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