Nairabet Review

Perhaps the most established and renowned of all bookies in Nigeria. As the premier bookie, it is the oldest online sports betting portal and provides a wide varity of features. Headquartered in Lagos, Nairabet is a local bookie established in early 2000 by Otunba Akin Alabi, a Nigerian entrepreneur making it 100% by and for Nigerians.

In-depth Review

The Nairabet website is a well designed user-friendly platform with a colourful display of sliding graphics giving information on the services on offer. Keeping with a Nigerian theme of green and white scheme, the top bets and odds are shown on one side with the punters’ betslip displayed on another. Customers can also easily find concessions and promotions on offer that are displayed on a regular basis.

Registration

Setting up a Nairabet is quite easy with two ways of going about it. The first is the ususal method of registering online through the website. The second option is through the Nairabet Call To Register feature. Here a potential client will directly call the customer support team that is available round the clock.

Account verification and activation

Once a customer is registered, an activation link is sent to their email address and they will activate their accounts by clicking on the link. Nairabet also has a verification measure put in place so that you cannot withdraw from your gaming wallet to a bank account that does not match with your name.

In the need for further verification, Nairabet will send a letter to your registered address. During this process of correspondence, no withdrawals can be made until verification is attained. In terms of navigation to a new customer, the site also provides a great suggestion tool so if they don’t know exactly what they want to bet on but know how much they want to stake and get back in return, they can put the information and see a list of matching bets.

Fast and efficient 24/7 customer service service plus safe and trusted banking methods further add to Nairabet’s appeal. You can fund your Nairabet gaming wallet using a variety of payment methods including but not limited to bank deposit, paying directly to agents, ATM payments and through credit or debit cards.

Nairabet also has competitive advantage with its partnership with Nigeria’s largest telco MTN Nigeria so that all Nairabet customers using the MTN network can place their bets free of charge i.e. without having to buy data.

Nairabet Features

Great odds and promotions

They offer a great selection of odds and varied intermittent promotions and offer the best betting experience for Nigerians in over 25 sports markets. The site provides for very competitive odds for the top leagues around the world.

The 1X2 odds in the greatest league in the world, the English Premier League, compile to total book percentages of 1025-103.5% which is very decent in comparison with other local bookies. The website also allows you to switch the odds format from either decimal to fraction or the American system.

Varied markets

Nairabet offers a total of 18 markets to bet on with major sports including football, basketball, poker, tennis and American football. And because football is the most popular sport in Nigeria, Nairabet offers 239 individual football lines to bet on from teams, leagues and nations across the globe.

In addition, Nairabet caters to casino fans with its online casino game facility where customers will find a host of lucrative and exciting games including online slots, progressives, table games, video and sports poker and much more.

Live play

The live play feature means you can also place bets on a match or games that have already started or are still in-play for live sports such as football, tennis, basketball and hockey.

1 Game Spoilt, Still Get Paid

Ever faced that feeling of staring at possible loss after placing a multibet of several outcomes and watch as one of the matches is headed to falter? Well, Nairabet lessens the blow of losing a betting wager by providing a life-saving feature dubbed known as the “1 Game Spoilt, Still Get Paid” program.

In this program, you get a small cashback to your gaming wallet if all your bets won except one thus saving punters from a total loss. Nairabet will pay you 10% of your projected winnings up to a maximum of 100,000 Niara excluding the game that ruined and any other bonuses. The cashout feature also includes pre-match bets.

Virtual Sports

Nairabet is also home to a virtual sportsbook. You can bet on virtual football offered as a league, virtual tennis, virtual horses and virtual dogs.

Bet Code

You can share sure combo bets with your friends as Nairabet can generate a unique code which functions as a unique identifier to the matches or events that you have placed on your betslip. With this code, you can share to your friends for them to place a bet similar to yours.

Goalless Draw Money Back

If you lay a single pre-match on 1X2 on any English Premier League match and the game ends in a goalless draw, Nairabet will refund your original bet in full.

Bonus and promotions

Nairabet doesn’t have a typical sign-up bonus. They do however offer concessions to attract new clientele such as double odds on lucky 15’s, 100% bonus on accumulators i.e., Nairabet will increase its bonuses to you the more bets you add to your betslip. Punters also have the option of a 10% matched weekly deposit bonus up to 50,000 Naira.

Shortcomings

1. Nairabet does not offer any first deposit bonuses for new sign-ups
2. The Nairabet online casino is not the best casino portal in the market. With less than 50 games to offer compared to rival bookies, no jackpot games and no live casino games section, you are better off signing up with another bookmaker should the casino experience be your forte.
3. It is only accessible for customers outside Nigeria with a permanent address there since the sole currency available for deposits, wagers and withdrawals is the Naira making it hard for customers outside the Nigerian jurisdiction.

Nairabet is an excellent bookmaker and is highly recommended for its top service quality and competitiveness.

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