Betcris

About Betcris

It’s not every day that we have a chance to review a true veteran bookmaker. Wait, scratch that. Betcris isn’t really your everyday veteran - they’re ancient in sportsbook years, as they’ve been around since the 1980s. In an industry where brands falter left and right, this is an exceptional achievement. They must be doing something properly, right?

Not just something - Betcris is jampacked with exciting features, such as live betting, a good loyalty system, and an incredibly easy registration process. While it’s clear that this is a top-notch bookie, but are their flaws preventing them from battling it out against the big dogs? Let’s take a look at the feasibility of this.

While the following statement could be placed in the security & fairness section, too, we chose to use it as the starting point of this review. Registering at Betcris is incredibly simple. That’s not an exaggeration - it’s really no different than what you have to open a Facebook account. Your documents will be requested, but only when you decide to make a deposit. This is a very ingenious approach to identity verification. Betcris segmented it to show people what’s available on the site before they need to make a transaction.

With a move like this, it’s clear that this bookie wants customers to trust them. However, this initial good call is quickly jeopardized by a decision not to showcase the available payment options at the bottom of the page. Instead, we had to go through four different pages to even see what we can use. After much hassle, we were pleasantly surprised by an abundance of free wallets, traditional options, and then some. ecoPayz, Neteller, and Skrill are the leading platforms in this section. The minimum deposit is $10, which is on par with the industry standard. Waiting times are really decent, believe it or not.

The unintuitiveness of the UI carries onto the rest of the site, as it’s always a story of one pro and one con. A compelling design like this could give the whole site a modern feel if it weren’t for the UX-destroying decisions. There is a lot going on throughout Betcris.com, but all the best things are hard to find. Sports betting is not supposed to involve hours upon hours of research. Betcris needs a more straightforward approach.

Customer support is great though, especially the live chat section. We believe that this offsets a large number of the aforementioned flaws.

Sports and Betting Odds

Users that access Betcris have many sporting events that they can place bets on. Among the covered sports are: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, NASCAR, Golf, Horse Racing, Boxing, Rugby, Formula 1 Racing. Betting odds at Betcris are competitive overall. Soccer betting margin is 5.2%, tennis betting margin is 7.5%, ice hockey betting margin is 7.6%, basketball with 5.6% and so on. The overall betting margin is 6.5%. These betting margins have been calculated using odds from different events in each sport. Please note that margins may be different from a sport to another, and even from a league to other.

Betting Features

It’s pro vs. con once again. The betting offer is truly spectacular, as you can get some great insight into some lower-league action. However, this is effectively canceled by the lack of a cash-out option. This is a standard feature at most betting sites. What are you doing, Betcris?

Security and Fairness

There’s no need to panic here. A Central American bookie obtaining a license from the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) is a rarity, so it’s basically a guarantee that Betcris is legit. They also actively cooperate with eCogra, Cibelae, Fecoljuegos, and Gambler Anonymous to support their players. Amazing.