Matchbook App Review

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Matchbook launched in 2005, and had quite a unique position in the UK bookmaking industry. They weren’t the only ones, but operating in the  betting exchange style was far less common than it is today. Back then punters were mostly only used to traditional fixed odds bookmakers, whereas this allowed a peer-to-peer style system in which users were given more autonomy as they were able to set their own odds and bet against other punters. Licensed by the UK Gambling Commission, Matchbook have become an established, trustworthy name in the world of British gambling, and as such they offer an app that lives up to the billing.

How to play with Matchbook

iOS and Android

Search for Matchbook in your application marketplace of choice (Apple’s App Store for iOS users or directly to their mobile site for Android users). At the bottom of their mobile site, you can scroll down  to find a range of links are displayed to download the Matchbook app on Android, iPhone, iPad and even Apple Watch. If you’re downloading the app for Android, make sure your security settings allow applications from unknown sources – don’t worry, this one can be trusted.

Click download, and it shouldn’t take long, whether you’re connected through WiFi, 3G or 4G – while the app itself is free, make sure that you won’t be charged via your tariff provider for using extra data, which applies to using the app itself as well as downloading it.  it’s always worth considering yo

The Matchbook app can only be accessed from certain regions due to regulations, so you must have your ‘location services’ on in order to be able to use it, so it knows where you’re using it from.

How to Use the Matchbook App

Being an exchange, Matchbook might be a little bit different if you’re only used to set odds bookmakers such as Paddy Power or Bet365. If it is something new to you, then it’s worth having a browse in order to get to grips with the Matchbook system. If you’re satisfied with it and want to actually get in on the exchange action, then you must create an account (or you can log in with your username and password if you’ve set one up with them in the past), then you can get started with betting through the app, but first you’ll need to make an account. If you need to sign up, it shouldn’t take you more than a few minutes to input your data into the form in order to get started.

You need to deposit money in order to bet, but once you’ve got a credited account it couldn’t be much simpler to get going: Click the A-Z tab in the top left, and then go for the sport you’ve got in mind. Then select the event you’re looking to bet on, where you’ll be given the option of a simple lay or more complex and bespoke markets. From there, once you’ve selected the bet you have in mind, you can enter your stake in order to bet on it alone, or go back and add more selections in order to make your betslip an accumulator.

Matchbook App Features

With sports often changing so fast, what you want from a bet that offers live in-play options is something that’s responsive, which Matchbook certainly is as long as you’re connected to the internet. This makes using their in-play feature a joy: go for your chosen sport, and browse the events as they’re happening in chronological order. They don’t offer live streaming, but there are constantly changing odds for you analyse and  choose from.

The exchange factor makes this a unique experience in comparison to the majority of bookmakers apps. Rather than simply selecting pre-ordained odds, the Matchbook app gives you the option of backing and laying results, accepting odds and offering your own, while the in-play element can make this an exhilarating, completely unique betting experience, with a strong selection across across different sports, at different levels, with plenty of different markets usually available for each, especially football, which it covers especially well.

Matchbook Welcome Offer

If your first bet loses, Matchbook will refund your stake up to £10. There are plenty of terms and conditions to read through to make sure that you get the bonus, but the immediate ones to consider are that the bet must be placed within 7 days of sign-up to qualify and that if you make your first deposit by Skrill, Neteller or PaySafe, then you will also be ineligible for the refund offer.

Matchbook Payment Methods

Matchbook offer a varied selection of how to deposit funds. You can go down the traditional route of Visa/Maestro (debit cards) and Visa/MasterCard (credit cards), but you also have more specialised, modern methods to choose from, including Neteller/Skrill (eWallets) and Paysafe (bank transfer), while you can withdraw into the same.

If you’re withdrawing, it’s worth considering the slightly varied wait times depending on which option you’re choosing. Debit cards usually 1 to 3 days to receive a deposit, which is the same for credit cards, but the other options are much faster: if you use a Neteller eWallet, you’ll receive your withdrawal within four hours, while Skrill and Paysafe are within 24 hours (although with Paysafe you must withdraw at least £100).

Matchbook Restricted Territories

When you sign up to Matchbook and agree to their terms and conditions, you are checking that you take personal responsibility to make sure on the legality of gambling within the place in which you reside, or are placing the bet. “We make no representation that the Exchange and MB Casino are appropriate or available for use in any location and access to it from territories where its content is illegal is prohibited,” Matchbook states. “It is each Member’s responsibility to ensure that their own local, national or state laws allow them to become Members and to place offers in the Exchange and/or MB Casino.”

You’re covered in the UK and Ireland, but if you’re elsewhere in the world, it’s always worth clarifying what the rules and regulations state where you are.  

Their welcome offer is not valid for customers that reside in Montenegro, Serbia, Armenia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Tunisia or Ukraine.

Matchbook Customer Service

If you have any concerns, queries or problems with Matchbook, you can get in touch with them via dedicated UK, Ireland and rest of the world dedicated phone numbers, as well as a dedicated support e-mail. They also offer a live chat feature, but this isn’t available between the hours of 1am and 8am in the UK and Ireland.

Matchbook App Summary

Matchbook don’t offer the sleekest, most impressive betting app on the market, but if you’re into exchange betting, then Matchbook provide you with something half decent

on their iOS app and mobile site. It’s intuitive, simple, and there’s clearly been thought, care and intelligence put into creating it. Having said that, it struggles to match the brilliant app offered by exchange giants Betfair, but is nevertheless decent in its own right.

Matchbook App Highlights

 

  • Exchange betting – the ability to lay bets
  • Live in-play betting
  • A wide range of deposit options
  • £10 refund offer for new customers
  • Responsive design