Bankika BoyleSports Kenya complete review

BoyleSports is one of the Pioneers of the Betting Industry. BoyleSports is Ireland’s Largest Independent Bookmaker, and has over 270 Retail Branches, at the time of writing, in both Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Founded way back in 1982 by John Boyle, they are one of the Leading Betting Operators in the Online Space, with excellent, Top Rated Mobile Applications in both Google Play, and App Store, and a fantastic Betting Website.

BoyleSports offers Excellent Odds on a Range of Sports, Bingo, Casino, Poker, Gaming, and Lottery Services. While there is no doubting the proficiency of BoyleSports, the question is regarding BoyleSports being the best bookmaker out there. Is BoyleSports the best bookmaker? How good are their services? Read on to find out, and learn much more about BoyleSports.

Registration Process

The Registration Process on BoyleSports is simple to say the least. A pop-up box will appear on your screen, on which you must submit necessary details, as is the norm with registering on any website of repute. When it comes to BoyleSports, you must enter Your Full Name, Your Country or Residence, Your Address, Your Email Address, Select a Username, and Create a Password. You must also choose a Security Question, and enter its Answer. Once you have entered all of the above mentioned details, submit your information – Your Account will be created. While registering on the bookmaker platform, you can also choose the way you want the betting odds to be displayed, the currency you wish to use and see these odds in, and set a deposit limit if you wish to.

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Once you have completed the Registration Process, you will be redirected to the bookmaker’s Deposits Page. It must be noted that at this stage, it is not mandatory for you to make a deposit. You can go through the many available deposit options, choose what suits you best, look at the Betting Types available on the bookmaker’s website, choose a Betting Variant and Market that suits you, and make a Deposit as and when you please. It must be noted that BoyleSports may ask for additional personal information in due course of the Registration Process if you do not provide Accurate Details, or if the bookmaker detects something fishy. You may be asked to provide a Copy of your Driving Licence, Your Passport, or of a Recent Utility Bill which you have received in the last 3 Months, from the time you register.

Boylesports Sports Betting Ongoing Promotions

The range of Boylesports promotions manages to be high on both quantity and quality. There are 14 in total, which is nothing to sneeze at, and I’d only really class two of those as “filler” (the Best Odds Guaranteed deals for horse and dog racing).

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They also manage to strike a nice balance between long-term promotions and those which are event-specific. At the time of writing, for example, there are offers for Cheltenham, the FA Cup, and the Six Nations. The FA Cup deal gives you double winnings on selected games if a penalty is scored. The Six Nations offer is even better – if you’ve incorrectly picked the first try-scorer, but that player goes on to score a try later on, you’ll still get your money back as a free bet.

Arguably the most eye-catching long-term deal is All Sport Acca Loyalty. For every five accumulators you place, of at least £5, you’ll be given a whole other £5 acca for free. There’s also Acca Insurance, wherein you get your stake back as a free bet if one selection in your five-teamer fails to come in.

Boylesports Football Features And Bets

If you’re going to nail one section on a sports betting website… it should be the football section! Football betting dwarfs that of other sports, in both its cultural popularity and financial reward. Boylesports do have a football section on their site, which is a good start! It’s not dedicated Fortunately, however, this does not indicate a general lack of commitment to the sport. The space which is afforded to football betting is extremely well organised. By default, you’re shown the biggest upcoming games from around the world, sorted by date. You can then navigate around all the other popular bet types for those games – BTTS, handicap, Over/Under 2.5 Goals, and so on. Arranging things in this way largely removes the need to actually delve into the markets for any particular match, to go hunting for the bet you want. The vast majority of your bets can be placed from the main screen.

There’s a very wide range of markets here. Both domestic and international football from around the world is available, for in-play and longer-term wagers. The in-play betting here isn’t the quickest I’ve seen, but it still only takes a few seconds to get a wager down. The Boyle Sports cash out feature is easy to both access – it’s always right at the top of the side bar – and use. There’s no live streaming for football on Boylesports, but they do have a radio service which offers live commentary. Also, if you hover over a match that is going to be televised elsewhere, you’ll get a pop-up telling you which channel it’ll be on, which is a nice little touch. Boylesports doesn’t have the widest range of football features. The ones which are present work well, though, and the section as a whole is well-arranged.

Other Betting Markets

Horse racing is clearly a big priority on Boylesports – perhaps an even bigger one than football. It’s the top section on both the home page and the side bar, has its own series of promotions, and there’s even live streaming available for races. Plenty of attention is also paid to Gaelic football and rugby, as you’d expect from an Irish bookie, with promotions and a solid range of markets available for both. That aside, there isn’t a huge range of sports to bet on, but all the major bases – American sports, boxing, cricket, golf, and so on – are all covered.

There’s also an extremely robust Virtual Sports Centre. I still don’t really understand the appeal of virtual sports… but they’re here if you want them!

Deposit and Withdrawal Options

Once you have finished the Registration Process, you will be directed to the Deposits Page. BoyleSports offers a plethora of Deposit Options, including Debit Card, PayPal, Paysafecard, Neteller, Skrill, Trustly, Fast Bank Transfer, Cheque, Euteller, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and Cash among others. There are 2 Other Tabs along with the Deposits Page, 1 being to Change Your Password, and the other being with reference to Responsible Gambling.

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In the Responsible Gambling Section, you can choose to set a Deposit Limit Frequency, and a Time Out Period as well, to promote Safe Betting. BoyleSports wants to ensure the safety of its users from over excursion, and also offers an Option of Self Exclusion, from 1 or more of its Betting Channels. You can choose a Betting Channel you do not want to indulge in, and the Time Period you want to be excluded for. BoyleSports offers several Deposit Options, as mentioned above, most of which lead to Funds being credited in your BoyleSports Account instantly. That being said, for quick and easy deposits, making use of your Debit Card is preferred. BoyleSports supports 6 Currencies in total – USD, GBP, EUR, SEK, NOK and CZK.

Interestingly, you can make a Deposit via Cash as well. This is only available for people residing in Ireland and the United Kingdom though, as you must go to 1 of the 270 BoyleSports shops for the same. You must call the shop beforehand though, and give the Shopkeeper your Deposit/Banking Number (Mentioned at the Top of the Deposit Page), and your username. Once you Deposit Cash at the shop, your funds will be transferred to your account instantly.

No Deposit or Withdrawal Fees are charged whatsoever. Transferring funds via Fast Bank Transfer, and Cheque takes 5-8 Days, the Minimum Deposit Amount for these two Deposit Methods being £20. Most other Deposit Methods ensure that funds are secure in your account instantly, and the minimum Deposit Amount for the same is £5. The Minimum Withdrawal Amount for all Withdrawal Types is £5. Withdrawal Processing Time takes up to 3-5 Days.

As you can see here you have several deposit options to choose from and where you can add your details to. Once those details have been added you can then reuse them as many times as you want for banking purposes. We are using a debit card, so selected “add” on that option.

Here’s the form we needed to fill in to add our card details, as you can see its all standard stuff you would expect on virtually any card payment form, so if you’ve ever bought anything online you will know what to expect here. As soon as we hit “”add card” it was available instantly and we could deposit funds.

This is what you can expect to see when you deposit, both at this point and any time you want to add funds in the future. Simply use the CV2 number to identify yourself and add the amount of money you want.

From here we could bet on whatever we wanted, and we chose to back Graeme Dott against Gary Wilson in their snooker match. That bet was successful, as we could see when we looked at our account.

This meant that we could now withdraw our winnings, which can also be accessed via My Account.

From here simply enter the amount you want to take out, there should be no need to add more information, as you withdraw via the same method you chose to deposit with.

Once that’s done, you’ll receive this message on your account and your winnings are on their way. And that’s all there is to it, we can’t imagine how it could be made any easier and we also doubt many will have any issues, although customer service are of course there is that is the case.

Promotions

What’s great about the promotions at Boylesports is that although there aren’t scores of them – usually 7 or 8 at any one time – they have been very well curated. This means that there should be something for everyone, and a nice mix of offers that provide long term value and those that need to be snatched up from month to month. They cover a multitude of sports too.

In the past I have seen double winnings as a free bet paid on Premier League matches if a penalty is scored, same deal on darts if the final checkout is 100+, acca insurance, free bet if a horse fails to start, and bet enhancements regularly crop up too. The all sport acca loyalty offer was a popular long term promotion too. Combine this little lot with odds that do elbow their way close to the front every now and again and you can find quite a bit of value at Boylesports.

High Street Shops

Boylesports are the largest bookie in Ireland, with shops seemingly on every corner of every high street. This goes for Northern Ireland too to a lesser extent, and they even have a healthy scattering of shops around Birmingham and the West Midlands in the UK as of August 2019, with more to come by all accounts.

What’s interesting about Boylesports is that they really try to make an experience out of their betting shops, boasting plush carpeted venues with sofa style seating, air conditioning, complimentary refreshments, and cinema style viewing areas. It’s a far cry from the flat cap filled smoky rooms of old and with their expansion into the UK it could cause a few ripples. It also means that you can bet with Boylesports in cash if there is a shop near you, which is a massive bonus for many punters.

Mobile Betting Options & App

The Boylesports app is marketed as having “unlimited features”. I have no idea what this actually means, but – ludicrous marketing claims aside – this is actually a very nice app indeed! In general, it replicates all the functionality you get on the desktop version of the website… which is all you can ask for from an app, really. You get live odds, in-play betting and a cash out feature, and even recommended wagers based on your betting history.

The interface is extremely well-organised, making navigation a cinch. In fact, I’d argue that – at least in terms of its appearance – the Boyle sports mobile layout actually looks better than that on the desktop version. It’s certainly far less busy. The app is available on both Google Play and the App Store. The Boylesports Android app has a solid, if not exceptional, 3.5/5 rating. Its iOS counterpart is currently faring better, at 4.1/5.

VIP Program

While BoyleSports does not provide for a VIP Program, for all customers, its Loyalty Program is excellent to say the least. You must visit 1 of the 270 BoyleSports shop in Ireland, or the United Kingdom to Sign Up for the “BoyleXtra” Program. The Program offers several fascinating features. You will receive a card, via which you can Place Bets, and Withdraw Winnings without using your Bank Account. When placing bets with your card, you can enter into Fantastic Prize Draws as well. Free Bets, and Loyalty Bonuses too, are on offer, with a BoyleXtra Membership.

There are special Loyalty Programs for Bingo and Casino Players as well. This is in terms of the Level you are at, in the scheme of things. There are 5 Levels, Ranging from Bronze to Diamond. For Bingo, you will receive Regular Bonuses, prizes, and Gifts on a Weekly Basis, as you rise through the Ranks of the Bingo Playing Field. You will also receive Invitations to Exclusive VIP Rooms, where there is a possibility of you Winning Large Cash Prizes.

For Casino, BoyleSports offers “Comp Points”. For each £10 Bet that you place, you will receive 1 Comp Point. These points can be converted to Real Cash. The more you play, the more Comp Points you earn. As you rise up VIP Levels, your Conversion Rate for Comp Points increases, leading to the possibility of you earning more money.

Gideon Kimutai

General Operations Management | 8+ Years Experience in iGaming/Sports Betting | Passionate about UX | Blockchain Gaming & Crypto Enthusiast
Gideon is an experienced iGaming wordsmith who has been working in the industry since 2014. He has written more words on all aspects of iGaming than he cares to remember, and has provided content for many big industry names. When not writing Gideon can be found out running or gaming on his Xbox.

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