FavBet

About FavBet

FavBet is a sports betting operator mainly in some Eastern European countries. Belarus is one such example, with a relatively new sports betting market. Due to a lack of interest from the Government’s side, there wasn’t really a structure that could properly respond to the needs of the country’s bettors. In the 2010s, everything changed with the rise of sites such as FavBet.

With some cues from other brands, FavBet became a true force in the domestic market. With the help of several high profile sponsorships, FavBetBel LLC, the bookie’s operator, publicity became abundant and newly-acquired funds have been wisely invested into the product. Is FavBet perfect? Definitely not. Nevertheless, it’s a betting site that should definitely be considered a legitimate option.

If you stumbled upon FavBet accidentally, you wouldn’t realize they operate in a relatively young market. This deception can happen because of the incredibly advanced UI that bettors get to experience. The first thing that caught our attention was the abundance of search filters, which allow you to plan ahead and find events that will take place days from the moment you’re browsing.

Where most bookmakers opt to force players into scrolling for hours, FavBet lets you plan ahead with just a single click. Not only this, but you can also look at statistics, transfer rumors, and injury news, all in separate sections that are easily accessible. While we didn’t expect such amazing devotion to details from FavBet, it’s safe to say that they’ve proven themselves to quite an option for big game aficionados.

Mobile gaming is one of FavBet’s strong suits, with apps for both Android and iOS working smoothly. The only problem we noticed was when testing the Android app on older devices. Samsung, for some reason, has the best interface when compared to all other brands, sans Apple. Nevertheless, mobile betting is a blast at FavBet.

When it comes to payment options, this bookmaker is surprisingly decent for the region’s standards. VISA, MasterCard, Maestro, and several different iterations of iPay make up the majority of FavBet’s transactional traffic. Waiting times aren’t that great, but we believe this is a fault of the providers, not FavBet themselves.

Customer support is always better at smaller sites, and this one is no exception. Several phone lines for calls and correspondence via WhatsApp, Viber, and even Telegram are something other bookies haven’t really thought about adding. The agents are polite, with response times never exceeding the five-minute mark.

Sports and Betting Odds

FavBet.by offers a wide range of sporting events that users can bet on. Among the covered sports are: Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, Handball, Ice Hockey, eSports, American Football, Boxing, Snooker, Baseball, Rugby Union, Darts, Cricket, Rugby, Politics, MMA, Golf, Table Tennis, Cycling, Billiard. Betting odds at FavBet.by 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

Out of all the Belarussian sportsbooks, FavBet is the undeniable king when it comes to both depth and variety. The only things missing are live streams of coveted events and a couple of extra prop bets. Everything else is reminiscent of the best West European sports betting brands, making FavBet a proper star in its respective region.

Security and Fairness

Other than the fact that they’ve been granted a license by Curacao, the Government of Belarus and the ONJN in Romania, we don’t know much about FavBet’s effort to promote safety and fairness. As far as we were able to determine, they’re not members of any international fairness organizations, nor any other groups. Transparency is a weak point for this bookmaker, so you should definitely think twice before trusting them with exorbitant amounts of money.