You don’t have to be a customer with bet365 Sports to know that the company has earned a great reputation for itself around the globe.
The bet365 family offers a comprehensive suite of gambling options such as poker, bingo, casino gaming, live casino and of course, its Sports Betting service.
But did you know that alongside its sports betting options, of which there are a great selection to choose from, you can also find a good selection of non-traditional sports betting options?
In this article, we are going to take a look at the different options available to you at bet365 Sport if you fancy a flutter on something different from standard sports betting events.
Non-Sporting Betting Options Available At Bet365 Sport
Esports
Espoorts betting is one of the fastest growing industries in the world today and it is simply betting on individuals and teams competing in a number of different computer and console games against each other at the highest levels.
There are a wide selection of esports that you can bet on including:
- Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO)
- Defense of the Ancients 2 (DOTA2)
- Call of Duty (COD)
- Honor of Kings
- League of Legends (LOL)
- Player Unknown Battlegrounds (PUBG)
- Rainbow Six Siege (R6)
- StarCraft II (SCII)
- Valorant
- World of Warcraft (WOW)
- ESoccer – including FIFA
- EBasketball – Including NBA2K
- Rocket League
Furthermore, there are a wide range of markets per esports fixture that you can select from, plus you can bet pre-event as well as In Play on sports events too, all while following the action on Live Streaming.
Fantasy Sports
A relatively new addition to the bet365 Sport website, but certainly one of the most exciting, Fantasy Sports allows you to put your money where your mouth is and bet on how your teams perform in a range of fantasy sports.
Fantasy gaming at bet365 covers predominantly soccer, but there are other fantasy games available to play from time to time depending on what sports are in season (at the time of writing, you can also find NBA fantasy sports for example, and when the NFL season is in play, you can also find NFL fantasy sports too.
All you need to do is click on a game, check up what the rules are to play, pay your entry fee and then enter your selections. If you are successful in landing your fantasy team in a paying place once the tournament or game is over, you will win a cash prize that increases the higher up the leaderboard that you finish.
There are many great games to try in the Fantasy Sports section of the site which while sports-based, are not actually betting on sports, but instead backing your judgement to pick a winning fantasy team!
Lotto
Lotto betting is an intriguing way to play a wide variety of National Lottery games, without officially playing these National Lottery games.
At bet365, you can bet on the outcomes of a wide variety of lottery games from all over the world, including the Irish, Spanish, New York, German, French and Canadian Lotteries.
On all of these lotteries there are a range of bets that you can make including betting on the bonus ball number, the ball colour, the first number drawn, straight and combination bets, whethe rthe first ball drawn is odd or even numbered, the total value of all the balls drawn and much more.
Peruse the list of bets available for each lottery game and you can discover a new way to play lottery games from all over the world at bet365.
Politics
If you are a fab of political elections around the world then you can find plenty of markets to interest you in the Politics section of the site.
For UK-based politics there are a number of markets available including who will win the most seats at the next General Election, what year the next General Election will be, what the Overall Majority will be at the General Election, who will form the next government and who will be the next prime minister.
You can also bet on who will be the next party leader for both the Conservative and Labour parties.
There is also markets at the time of writing for who will be the next US President in 2024, as well as markets for other elections around the world including Greece and Australia.
Specials
The Specials section at bet365 Sport covers a range of bets from certain countries around the world, such as The United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, Canada and Sweden.
When you enter the Specials menu, the different bets are sorted by region, so click on a region and you will be able to bring up the range of bets available for that part of the world.
For example, at the time of writing for the United Kingdom specials market you can bet on who will win Britain’s Got Talent outright, who will win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2023 and in the New Year Specials section, what gender the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 winner will be.
There are similar betting options for the other regions offered and you do not have to be resident in that region in order to make a bet on the event.
So for example, if you live in the UK, you can bet on any of the available events for any region in the Specials section and the same goes for any customer in any part of the world where these markets are available.
Specials events tend to be more focused on TV game shows and awards, such as the Oscars and Emmy Awards as well as the other TV show winners and rewards mentioned.
Virtual Sports
Virtual Sports are computerised simulations of real sporting events, aimed to provide quickfire betting opportunities for punters to bet on for their choice of sport or sports.
There are 14 different Virtual Sports you can bet on at bet365 Sport, but some of these options include multiple leagues/tracks/competitions for you to select from, which offers even greater variation with your gaming choice.
The Virtual Sports you can play at Bet365 Sport are as follows:
- Soccer – (4 Leagues – World Cup, Euro Cup, Premiership & Super League)
- Soccer Matchday – (Soccer Season Simulator)
- Horse Racing – (5 Tracks – Trentham Park, Britannia Way, Festival Downs, Victoria Park, National Park)
- Greyhounds – (3 Tracks – Bennett Park, Hillside Park, Guildenhill Park)
- Cricket – (2 Leagues – Clayton Oval, Greenway Field)
- American Football – (3 Competitions – Bradwell Field, Fenton Field, Queensway Park)
- Speedway
- Motor Racing
- Darts
- Basketball – (2 Competitions – Baker Gardens, Waterport Arena)
- Tennis
- Trotting
- Cycling
- Golf – (2 Competitions – Milton Manor, Stone Field)
In addition to the various league, race or competition options for some of the Virtual Sports, you will also find a range of bets, including many of the most popular for each sport. You can then bet on these games in the Betting Phase of the tournament, before the simulator starts and plays out the result of the event in question.
Virtual Sports have grown rapidly in popularity in recent years due to the fast-paced nature of the betting available on the games and they are proving to be a popular option on bet365 Sports.
As you can see, you don’t have to be a sports enthusiast to enjoy betting at bet365. It is quite easy to find many diverse and interesting non-sports markets to bet on as a customer, all of which offer you the same high quality betting experience you would find on any bet365 site!