Best Odds on UK & Irish Racing
18+. T&C’s apply.Pros
- 25 sports including Gaelic football and hurling
- Best Odds Guaranteed from 11am on horse racing in the UK and Ireland
- Download the DragonBet app for straightforward usage of live streaming and bet builder markets
- Find important upcoming games on the homepage and monitor them using the Live Tracker
- Ask the team anything with Live Chat 24/7
Cons
- Payment methods are Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, and Apple Pay only
DragonBet is originally a bookmaker founded in Wales, which explains the name of the company, that operates in Ireland with a full license. It was established in 2021 and had the unique purpose of offering sporting events and odds that aren’t typically found on other bookmakers. For Irish punters, this means that they can bet on UK, Irish, and Welsh events without struggling to find certain competitions.
Ongoing Offers
We think the best promotion DragonBet offer is their “Best Odds Guaranteed” on UK and Irish racing, but they also do even specific boosts and promotions too.
DragonBet doesn’t have a promotion page, so you have to go looking yourself. The main bonuses are enhanced odds, bet builder boosts, and best odds guaranteed. So, we can say that Dragonbet doesn’t have a huge range of ongoing offers, as the welcome bonus can only be redeemed once.
Sports Covered
The average bookmaker has between 20 and 30 sports, and DragonBet finds itself right in the middle with 25 sports on offer. The whole purpose of creating DragonBet was to bet on underserved sports, so there are both popular and uncommon events found in the library.
Welsh Events
As we mentioned, Dragonbet was founded in Wales around five years ago. There is a lot of football such as:
- Wales to qualify for the World Cup
- World Cup Qualifiers
- Cymru North and Cymru South
- Welsh Women’s Premier League
Aside from football, there is also Six Nations betting (rugby) like Wales to win the Triple Crown. Lastly, ice hockey events such as the Great Britain Elite League are offered under Welsh events.
Irish Events
Gaelic football at DragonBet includes the Ireland National Football League. There is in-play betting on matches, great live betting markets like total score and team score over/ under betting, and a live tracker if you are late to the action. The main markets are win betting, which is similar to other betting sites.
Gaelic hurling at DragonBet includes the National Hurling League. The match winner has the best odds, but there are also handicaps, total score (over/ under 48.5), most goals, total points, and total points 2-way.
Football
Football is categorized into the UK, Wales, European Elite, and the Rest of the World. The Outrights list is perfect for new bettors, because you can choose the winner of prestigious competitions like League One, Champions League, FA Cup, Ligue 1, 1 Liga, World Cup, and Europa League. Specials, such as the Manchester United Manager for the first game of the upcoming season, are catered towards football pros.
There were no Irish football bets when we reviewed the website, but this could be purely due to the time of year.
Also, there aren’t many special bonuses; early payout, score predictor mini-games, and football shirt and ticket competitions are evidently missing.
Horse Racing
Horse racing is the first sport featured on the DragonBet page, which gives the illusion that it is the most popular and has the best value. We can confirm that this is definitely the case, and DragonBet has impressive race betting.
As UK and Irish races have best odds guaranteed after 11am, you can turn the toggle on to filter only these races. Alternatively, switch it off to see all international meets as well. A feature we think that all bookmakers should adopt is the ante-post betting calendar, which shows all of the biggest races and when they are, so that you can place a bet as early as January.
- January: Irish Gold Cup
- February: Irish Novice Chase, Dublin Chase, Irish Champion Hurdle
- March: Champion Hurdle, Arkle Chase, Supreme Novices Hurdle, Gold Cup
- April: Grand National
- May: Kentucky Oaks, 2000 Guineas, 1000 Guineas
- June: The Oaks, The Derby,
- October: Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
- December: King George VI Chase
Other DragonBet Sports
DragonBet has all of the sports you would reasonably assume it offers, including golf, handball, MMA, motor sport, baseball, boxing, cricket, basketball, cycling, tennis, and Formula One. E-sports are clearly not featured on the list of sports, and neither are the niche choices you may be looking for. With this being said, DragonBet is not one of the biggest betting sites in Ireland, so it’s expected that they would offer mainly traditional sports.
Payment Methods
The payment methods at DragonBet are sufficient, but they certainly aren’t up to the modern standard. You can use:
- Debit cards: Visa, Mastercard, Maestro
- Apple Pay
To make a deposit, you first need to log in. Click your account and then press the DEPOSIT button, which will lead you to select your debit card and enter the details. Confirm this transaction with your banking operator and the deposit should appear straight away.
To make a withdrawal, you also need to be logged in. Enter the amount you wish to withdraw and choose the currency (DragonBet works with Euros). You may need to verify your identity with a payslip or bank statement.
Other Important Features
Below we will consider the pros and cons of the extra features at DragonBet.
- Dragon Boosts
Dragon Boosts are the best value bets of the day, which can be on any sport. Commonly, Dragon Bets are football, horse racing, and tennis. Depending on the time of year, it can be a popular international championship or finals.
- Bet Builders
Every match that has the Bet Builder function has a tiny symbol next to it. Once you click it, for example the Juventus versus Napoli game of the Italian Serie A, you can either make your own bet with multiple selections or choose from a build-a-bet. There are over one hundred betting markets like Asian handicaps, correct score, total goals, team to score first or last goal, Juventus to win nil, yes or no red card, both teams to score in the second half, first Juventus goal scorer, half with most goals, last goal scorer, team to take the first corner, and so on.
- Live Streaming
Live streaming is available on many horse races, and not just those in the UK. International meets like those in Gulfstream, Santa Anita, and Fair Grounds can also be watched. This is handy for Irish punters because they are notoriously hard to stream, and also expensive. At DragonBet, you can watch these races for free.
- Dragon Sports News
In the sports menu, there is a News section. When you click the button it will take you to another site, where you can browse new updates on Welsh rugby, football, horse racing, and sports stars. In addition, linked are videos from YouTube concerning urgent sports news.
- DragonBet Mobile App
On the mobile site, DragonBet prompts you to download the app. It will take you to the App Store so that you can install the mobile app which has 3.7 stars. The features it boasts are cash out, live streaming, in-play betting, bet builders, and of course, the casino.
Punters would be surprised at how many betting sites are yet to develop an app, so this is another tick to show that DragonBet is dedicated to making the user experience better.
- Contact DragonBet
DragonBet has always been about listening to its customers, and being open to improvement. Their very own website states that if you have any suggestions, you can message them on various social media platforms and start a transparent conversation about what you would like from the bookmaker. On X, you can directly message DragonBet or post a status to suggest better odds for a game or market. It’s not guaranteed that they would take you up on the offer, but it closes the gap between user and betting site.
Live chat and email are other ways to reach DragonBet, which would probably result in a faster response.
Conclusion
DragonBet has proven to be an esteemed betting site, especially for customers in Ireland. The sportsbook includes GAA games like football and hurling, and also features horse races like the Irish Gold Cup. Even though DragonBet proclaims to favour Welsh events, there are still plenty of UK and international games with amazing odds.
If you are interested in signing up for DragonBet, we recommend using the app. For your own convenience, it is easier to navigate through the different features.
One of the only downsides is the lack of payment methods, but other than this, DragonBet could easily be a leading bookmaker.