Ladbrokes App Review & User Guide

Ladbrokes app review

The Ladbrokes app sits near the top of the UK sportsbook pack — available on Android and iOS, and also via any mobile browser. Entain’s high-street heritage shows in a polished live-betting product, The Grid for shop bets, and a deep streaming list.

Current new customer offer

The live welcome offer and claim button sit in the header above — always read those terms before you join. Headline wording can change; use the header as the source of truth for the current new-customer offer.

What you will find on the Ladbrokes app

The service focuses primarily on live and sports betting, with over 30 sports and events. Appearance is sleek and modern, with a tidy format on each page and strong user functionality. The home screen gives easy access to odds, offers and key events via quick links, with live games from popular sports listed down the page.

Sports covered include football, horse racing, tennis, cricket, darts, boxing, snooker, rugby union and basketball, among others.

Other Ladbrokes apps

Entain also publishes sister Ladbrokes products. Download a sister app only if that is what you want — this page focuses on the sports app.

App features

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The app is packed with features that enhance the overall betting experience. Highlights below.

Cash-out options and The Grid

The Cash Out feature works well. The Cash Out icon is clear and sits next to applicable markets.

One impressive element is the ability to cash out bets made in Ladbrokes high-street shops. The Grid lives in user account settings and is designed for use with retail shops. Punters who placed a shop bet can scan it via The Grid, then view key stats, track accumulators and cash out when an amount is offered.

In-play betting

Ladbrokes’ in-play offering is far superior to most on the market and is worth downloading purely for the range. In-play markets are front and centre in the app, with fixtures from around the world — Premier League, Spanish second division and more obscure leagues are covered.

Live streaming

Live-streamed events take betting to the next level. Meet the minimum required wager (usually £1) and you can watch the fixture you have bet on. Streams are accessible from the home-page menu, with a list of live and upcoming events.

There are up to around 50 live horse racing streams available each day, plus greyhound racing, tennis, snooker, darts, table tennis, ice hockey, basketball and handball (rights and location permitting).

Ladbrokes Bet Builder

Football Bet Builder lets you bundle different selections from the same match into one priced bet. Example: West Ham to win, Jarrod Bowen first goalscorer, a named player to be booked, and over 9.5 corners. Odds update as each selection is added. When happy with the price, open the bet slip, set a stake and place the bet.

Matches with Bet Builder available appear under the Bet Builder tab on the home page.

Horse racing

As a bookmaker, Ladbrokes is known for racing. Upcoming races sit on a dedicated page. Rich snippets show the top favourites from each race, with a See All option into the full race card. Today’s racing is on the first page; the futures / specials section is useful for early value.

Football betting

The football book covers major events such as the World Cup and Champions League, and is also accommodating for obscure leagues. Free-to-play game Ladbrokes 1-2-Free (pick three correct scores — terms apply, 18+, BeGambleAware.org) is available in-app. Push notifications flag offers such as football coupons and help track live scores and bet progress.

Ladbrokes 1-2-Free competition

Ladbrokes 1-2-Free is a regular free-to-play competition that should appeal to Premier League football fans. It gives participants the chance to win a share of a guaranteed £10,000 cash prize pool by correctly predicting the final scores of three selected football fixtures.

Each round presents three upcoming matches, and your task is to predict the score at the end of 90 minutes. Anyone who correctly predicts all three scores qualifies for a share of the £10,000 prize pool. If you are the only participant to get all three predictions right, you could win the entire £10,000. If 100 people achieve the same feat, for example, they would each receive £100.

You don’t have to predict all three scores correctly to win a reward. The competition also offers prizes for getting one or two predictions right:

LadBucks are Ladbrokes’ virtual currency, which can be earned through selected promotions. You can exchange them in the LadBucks Store for rewards such as free bets, casino bonuses, free spins or cash, subject to the available options and applicable terms. You can also spend LadBucks in the LadBucks Arcade to spin on selected slot games.

The competition is a useful extra for football fans who enjoy predicting match results, with rewards available even if you don’t get every score right. Check the promotion in the app for the current round, make your predictions before the first match kicks off and read the full terms before entering.

Ladbrokes Seven promotion

Seven is one of Ladbrokes’ more ambitious football promotions, having been given its own standalone app. The free-to-play game challenges Premier League fans to predict which players will score the first or last goal in their respective fixtures, with the chance to win free bets or cash prizes, including a share of a £100,000 jackpot each game week.

Each game week, you select a squad of seven Premier League players who you think have a good chance of scoring first or last. Your squad must contain three forwards and four players from any other position. If three or more of your selections score either the first or last goal in their respective matches, you become eligible for a prize.

There is an additional reward to aim for when choosing your squad. You must nominate a Star Man from your seven players, selecting the individual you believe is most likely to score either the first or last goal in their match. If your Star Man achieves this in seven games, you can earn a £10 free bet.

Plan your squad carefully

Seven adds a strategic element by limiting how often you can select each Premier League player. Every player can only be used seven times during each half of the season, so you cannot simply pick the same squad every game week. You will need to consider upcoming fixtures and decide when best to use your preferred goalscorers.

If you are struggling to settle on your seven selections, the app includes a Mixer tool to help generate a squad. Set your preferred filters and watch seven matching players appear. You can keep the players you like, remove those you do not want and spin again to replace the unwanted selections.

Compete against friends

Seven also lets you create private leagues to compete against friends, adding a social element to the weekly challenge. Alternatively, you can join public leagues by entering the relevant league code.

Overall, Seven offers Premier League fans an engaging way to follow the season, combining player predictions, squad management and friendly competition. The prospect of winning a share of £100,000 each game week makes it an appealing free-to-play extra for eligible Ladbrokes customers. The standalone Seven app is available through app stores, and you need a Ladbrokes account to participate.

Mobile casino

The Ladbrokes Casino experience is integrated into the betting app — switch between a Premier League fixture and a spin on roulette without leaving. A gaming tab in the bottom-right corner opens selected games and Instant Spins. Promotions span slots, table games and live casino. Poker and roulette variants (including European and American) are plentiful.

Ladbrokes Instant Spins promotion

Ladbrokes Instant Spins gives players the opportunity to spin one of two prize wheels each day, with rewards ranging from LadBucks to cash prizes and casino bonuses. It is free to play, making it worth checking the app regularly to see which rewards are available.

1. LadBucks Wheel

The LadBucks Wheel guarantees a LadBucks reward, with prizes ranging from 10 to 5,000 LadBucks. These virtual coins can be exchanged for selected rewards through the LadBucks Store, including free bets, casino bonuses, free spins and cash, subject to availability and the applicable terms.

2. Gaming Wheel

The Gaming Wheel offers a wider variety of potential prizes. Depending on the result of your spin, you could receive one of the following:

Occasionally, Ladbrokes runs a Supercharged Day at its discretion. On these days, players are guaranteed to receive a reward rather than risk getting nothing from their spin. It is worth checking the promotion in the app to see whether a Supercharged Day is running.

Instant Spins provides a simple daily opportunity to collect promotional rewards without paying to enter. However, the available prizes vary, and not every Gaming Wheel spin is guaranteed to result in a reward unless a Supercharged Day is active.

Our verdict

Ladbrokes showcases consistent quality across in-store, desktop and mobile. The app continues to be one of the best on offer and keeps betting at the forefront of the industry — which is where most punters want to be.

FAQ

Responsible gambling tools

Ladbrokes provides a full set of gambling controls in the app. Policy overview: Ladbrokes safer gambling commitment. Tools include an immediate 24-hour break, longer time-outs, max stake limits, deposit limits, deposit curfews, reality checks and account closure.

Navigating to the gambling control tools

Tools sit under user account settings. Tap the user account icon from the home page, scroll to account options and select Gambling Controls. The tools then list in drop-down menus.

Immediate 24 hour break

Prevents login for 24 hours after selecting the tool. Be warned: there is no confirmation step — it restricts the account immediately for a 24-hour period.

Spending controls

Three tools sit under spending controls:

1 — Deposit limits

Set daily, weekly and monthly limits. The + button adds a limit; the pencil edits; the bin deletes. New or decreased limits apply instantly. Increases have a 24-hour delay.

2 — Max stake limit

Attaches a maximum stake to online slot spins. Example: a £1 max stake means you cannot set stake per spin higher than that. Tap max stake, then +, enter a limit and SAVE.

3 — Deposit curfew

Restrict deposits at certain times or on certain days. Open the tool from the Gambling Controls hub. Pre-set curfews are offered, or add a custom curfew, set days/times and SAVE.

Time management

1 — Reality check

UK rules require a notification after 60 minutes in a casino session. Ladbrokes lets you shorten that reminder. Open Reality Check, pick 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes, then save.

2 — Play breaks

Play Breaks stop deposits and bets for a defined period after a set amount of activity. Example: after 2 hours of betting, restrict the account for one hour.

1. Open Play Breaks under time management and tap + to add a rule.
2. Read the reminder that betting and depositing are blocked while a play break is active, then Continue.
3. Set how long you can be active before the break starts, then Continue.
4. Set the duration of the break, then Continue.
5. Confirm the summary with Confirm Play Breaks.

Account closure and reopening

1 — Product blocking

Block yourself from sportsbook, casino, bingo or poker while leaving other products open. Tap Block on the product, read the consequences, choose a duration (1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, custom date, or indefinitely), then Confirm Block. Removal is subject to a 24-hour delay.

2 — Account closure

From the product blocking page, use the account closure button at the top. The flow mirrors product blocking: choose a duration and confirm.

3 — Take a break

A short-term closure from one day to six weeks. Choose duration, Continue through the explanation (including effects on future poker/bingo registrations), then Confirm Time Out. You will not be able to log in for the period.

4 — Immediate stop

Same as the immediate 24-hour break — instantly shuts the account for 24 hours.

5 — Closure due to suspected gambling problem (GamStop)

Links to GamStop, which can exclude you from all UK licensed online gambling companies — the right route if gambling is becoming out of control.

Further support

If gambling feels out of control for you or somebody you care about:

• GamCare — 0808 8020 133
• BeGambleAware.org
• National Problem Gambling Clinic — 020 7381 7722
• GAMSTOP multi-operator exclusion

For questions about this page (not account support), use the In Play contact page.

Responsible gambling FAQs