Are esports betting sites safe?

Look at the licence first. A licence from your own country gives you local consumer protection; an offshore licence (Curacao, Anjouan) gives you much less. Every site in our ranking shows its licences on the review page.

Is it legal to use an esports betting site?

That depends on the country you live in, not on where the bookmaker is licensed. Some countries license betting, some ban online betting, and some have no clear rules. Read the country guide for where you live.

Do esports betting sites accept crypto?

Many do. Each card in the ranking lists the site's payment methods live from our database, so you can see who takes Bitcoin, Ethereum or USDT before you sign up.

Is a welcome bonus worth taking for esports?

Only after you read which markets count. Some offers exclude esports or need a minimum odds level, and every turnover requirement costs you the margin on each bet. Our bonus guides show how to work out what an offer is worth.

Why do accumulators cost more than single bets?

The margin compounds with every leg. At 5% per leg, a three-leg accumulator carries about 14.3% and a five-leg one about 22.6%.

Esports betting sites · Updated October 2026

Esports betting sites 2026: ten bookmakers compared

The ten best-ranked bookmakers with esports markets, with their live welcome offers, licences, the games we have mapped them to and what their odds cost on the same match.

On our example League of Legends match the cheapest site keeps 4.1% of stakes and the dearest 8.1%. Over $1,000 of bets that is $40, before a single result goes your way.

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Sites compared: 10 esports-tagged, live ranking
Lowest margin: 4.1% LoL example match
Average margin: 6.1% 10 sites, same match
Curacao licence: 8 of 10 in the top ten
Minimum age: 18+ 21 in some countries

Updated October 2026 Live

The best esports betting sites, ranked

Ranked on esports coverage, odds, live betting, payments and terms. Offers are live for your region.

Games

Order, offers and payment methods come live from our ranking and the offers service (worldwide). Margins are from the example odds above, not live prices.

Short answer

Which esports betting site should I choose?

The one that is legal where you live, covers your game and charges the least for it. Margins on the same match ranged from 4.1% to 8.1% in our example, so the site matters as much as the pick. Coverage matters too: of the top ten, the widest is tagged on 12 of our 35 game pages and the narrowest on none.

Lowest margin 4.1% cheapest site · example

Highest margin 8.1% dearest site · example

Gap per $1,000 $40 cheapest vs dearest

Best price combined 3.4% best odds per side

What the comparison shows

6.1%
The average margin of the ten sites on the same example League of Legends match.
$40
What the dearest site costs you over the cheapest, per $1,000 staked on that match.
8 of 10
Top-ten sites holding a Curacao licence. One is licensed in the UK and one in the Philippines.
12 of 35
Game pages the best-covered site in the top ten is tagged on. Check your game before you join.
14.3%
The margin on a three-leg accumulator at 5% per leg, against 5% on a single bet.
18+
The minimum age at every site we list, and 21 in some countries.

Matches Live

Upcoming matches: odds and TV

Kickoff, the best odds per outcome and where the match is on TV. Open a match to compare every sportsbook.

Today

08:00 AM BLAST Rivals Team Vitality vs MOUZ

Odds per sportsbook: Team Vitality – MOUZ
Team Vitality	MOUZ	Margin
		3.3%
		5.1%
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Match page: odds, TV and table

10:00 AM 1win Essence III GamerLegion vs CyberHero

Odds per sportsbook: GamerLegion – CyberHero
GamerLegion	CyberHero	Margin
		5.2%
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10:30 AM BLAST Rivals G2 Esports vs Team Falcons

Odds per sportsbook: G2 Esports – Team Falcons
G2 Esports	Team Falcons	Margin
		3.3%
		5.1%
		5.1%
		5.1%
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Match page: odds, TV and table

01:00 PM 1win Essence III PARIVISION vs Yellow Submarine

Odds per sportsbook: PARIVISION – Yellow Submarine
PARIVISION	Yellow Submarine	Margin
		4.5%
		5.0%
		5.0%
		5.0%
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Match page: odds, TV and table

04:00 PM 1win Essence III LGD Gaming vs Team Liquid

Odds per sportsbook: LGD Gaming – Team Liquid
LGD Gaming	Team Liquid	Margin
		3.7%
		5.0%
		5.0%
		5.0%
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Match page: odds, TV and table

07:00 PM 1win Essence III Team Spirit vs Froglings

Odds per sportsbook: Team Spirit – Froglings
Team Spirit	Froglings	Margin
		4.7%
		5.1%
		5.1%
		5.1%
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Match page: odds, TV and table

Tomorrow

07:00 PM League of Legends World Championship Bilibili Gaming vs Gen.G

Odds per sportsbook: Bilibili Gaming – Gen.G
Bilibili Gaming	Gen.G	Margin
		4.1%
		5.0%
		5.0%
		5.0%
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Match page: odds, TV and table

Tuesday, November 17

11:00 AM Stake Ranked Episode 6 Inner Circle vs Apogee Odds closer to kickoff
01:30 PM Stake Ranked Episode 6 BIG vs Sangal Esports Odds closer to kickoff
04:00 PM Stake Ranked Episode 6 Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Unity Esports Odds closer to kickoff

Odds from the sportsbooks we rank, updated through the day; always check the odds at the sportsbook before you bet.

By game

Betting sites for your game

Each game page ranks the bookmakers tagged with that game.

CS2 CS2 Tactical shooter CS2 betting sites Dota Dota 2 PC MOBA Dota 2 betting sites LoL League of Legends PC MOBA LoL betting sites VAL Valorant Tactical shooter Valorant betting sites MLBB Mobile Legends (MLBB) Mobile MOBA MLBB betting sites R6 Rainbow Six Siege Tactical shooter R6 betting sites COD Call of Duty Shooter CoD betting sites RL Rocket League Sports Rocket League betting sites

Odds comparison

One League of Legends match at ten sites

The same BO5 match winner market at every bookmaker in the top ten. Example odds until a live feed is connected.

League of Legends · example match

Gen.G BO5 Match winner T1

Bookmaker	Gen.G	T1	Margin	Payout
Boomerang-bet	1.72	2.05	6.5%	93.5%
	1.75	2.02	6.2%	93.8%
	1.78	2.08	4.1%	95.9%
William Hill	1.70	2.00	8.1%	91.9%
	1.69	2.03	7.8%	92.2%
Casino-X	1.77	2.06	4.8%	95.2%
chipstars.bet	1.74	2.10	4.8%	95.2%
	1.71	2.01	7.6%	92.4%
	1.76	2.00	6.4%	93.6%
	1.79	2.04	4.7%	95.3%
Best odds per outcome	1.79	2.10	3.4%	96.6%

Example odds set by esportranker to show how the comparison works. They are not taken from the bookmakers and are not current prices. Margin = 1 − 1 ÷ (1/odds A + 1/odds B).

How to read the table

Highlighted cells are the best price

Each row is a bookmaker; the highlighted cell is the highest odds on that team. The margin column shows what the site keeps on average, green lowest and red highest.

What it means: the best price on each side from different sites cuts the margin to 3.4%, against 6.1% on average.

Picks by need Example data

The right site for how you bet

Picked from live data: licences on record, payment methods and the esports pages each site is tagged on.

Licensed in Europe

MGA

Holds licences from Malta, Sweden, Denmark and Mexico besides Curacao.

See CampoBet →

Crypto deposits

BTC · ETH

Bitcoin and Ethereum in the cashier next to cards, and coverage of 7 games and 7 tournaments.

See 1win →

Patterns and exceptions Example data

Where the cost of a bet hides

Bookmakers

The site matters before the pick

888STARZ 4.7%

CampoBet 4.1%

Casino-X 4.8%

chipstars.bet 4.8%

Casinova 6.2%

1win 7.8%

What it means: on $10,000 a year in stakes, the gap between the cheapest and the dearest site in the example is $403.

Exception: chipstars.bet is not the cheapest overall but has the best price on T1 in the example. Compare per side, not per site.

Accumulators

Every leg adds margin

Single 5.0%

2 legs 9.8%

3 legs 14.3%

5 legs 22.6%

What it means: a five-leg esports accumulator gives away close to a quarter of its stake in margin before any result.

Exception: an accumulator boost can offset part of it; work out the boosted odds before you assume it does.

Margin bars from the example odds. Accumulator margin = 1 − (1 − m)^legs at 5% per leg.

Licences

The licences you will see in this ranking

A licence tells you who you can complain to. It does not make betting legal where you live.

Curacao

Curacao Gaming Authority

The most common licence in the top ten (8 of 10). Curacao regulates online gaming under its National Ordinance on Games of Chance and publishes a licence register you can search.

Curaçao Gaming Authority

Malta

Malta Gaming Authority (MGA)

An EU regulator. CampoBet and William Hill list an MGA licence among theirs.

Malta Gaming Authority

UK Gambling Commission (UKGC)

Licenses betting for players in Great Britain. William Hill is the UKGC-licensed brand in the top ten.

Gambling Commission

Your country

Local law comes first

Whether you may bet depends on where you live. India, for example, banned online money games from 1 May 2026; other countries license or tolerate offshore sites.

Esports betting by country

Our database

What this comparison is built on

76 bookmakers tagged to esports pages

35 esports game pages

28 tournament pages

29 country guides

Counts from the esportranker database, October 2026.

Esports betting sites: questions bettors ask

What is the best esports betting site?

There is no single best site for everyone. Start with the sites that are legal where you live, then pick the one that covers your game and charges the lowest margin on it. In our example League of Legends match the margin ran from 4.1% to 8.1%.

How do I compare esports betting sites?

Compare the same market on the same match. Add 1 ÷ odds for both teams: the further the sum is above 100%, the more the site keeps. Then check coverage of your game, live markets, payment methods and the licence.

How do you rank esports betting sites?

On esports coverage, odds and margin, live betting, payments, and licence and terms. Our ranking system sets the order and the editors check it. We are paid by some of the bookmakers we list, and that alone never decides a position: how we rank explains the process.

Responsible gambling

Bet only if you are 18+ and it stays affordable

Esports draw a younger audience than most sports. These rules apply on every page of this site.

18+ only

Esports fans are young; betting is 18+

Licensed bookmakers check age and identity before you can withdraw. If you are under 18 (or under 21 where that is the limit), use this site for information only.

Our responsible gaming page

Limits

Set the limit before the first deposit

Decide what a month of betting may cost and set a deposit limit in your account. Chasing a lost map or series with a bigger stake is the pattern to watch for.

Signs of a gambling problem

Skins

Skins and items are stakes too

In-game items with a cash value are money. Skin gambling sites are often unlicensed and may not check age at all.

Gambling Therapy: free support worldwide

Esports betting sites 2026: ten bookmakers compared

The best esports betting sites, ranked

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Which esports betting site should I choose?

What the comparison shows

Upcoming matches: odds and TV

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday, November 17

Betting sites for your game

One League of Legends match at ten sites

Highlighted cells are the best price

The right site for how you bet

Where the cost of a bet hides

The site matters before the pick

Every leg adds margin

The licences you will see in this ranking

Curacao Gaming Authority

Malta Gaming Authority (MGA)

UK Gambling Commission (UKGC)

Local law comes first

What this comparison is built on

Esports betting sites: questions bettors ask

Bet only if you are 18+ and it stays affordable

Esports fans are young; betting is 18+

Set the limit before the first deposit

Skins and items are stakes too