How-to
Checking sport and market coverage before you deposit
To check that a betting app covers your sport, open its public sport menu before you register, find your competition, then open a real fixture and read its market list. Check the exact market you bet on, such as match result or each-way. Do this before you deposit, not after.
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What you need
- A list of the competitions you actually follow.
- The market types you use: for example win, match result, each-way or total points.
- The operator's app or public website. No account is needed for the first look.
In short: write down your sport and market first; then look.
The steps
- Open the sport menu. Look for horse racing, football, rugby union and Gaelic games.
- Result: you see whether your sport has its own entry.
- Common mistake: stopping at a sport name without opening a fixture.
- Find your competition. Search by its exact name.
- Result: the competition appears, or it does not.
- Common mistake: assuming a lower division is covered because the top one is.
- Open one fixture. Choose a real upcoming event.
- Result: you see the market list for that event.
- Common mistake: judging coverage by the number of markets, not by your market.
- Read the terms on the market. Fractional odds come first in Ireland (5/1), with decimal odds in brackets (6.00). For each-way, see each-way explained.
- Result: you know the terms before a stake.
- Test the slip, not the stake. Add a selection to the bet slip and read the fields (slip guide). Do not confirm.
- Result: you see how the market behaves in the app.
- Common mistake: confirming a bet to see what happens.
- Check whether it needs a login. Note which screens ask you to sign in.
- Result: you know what you can see before registering.
- What each operator shows before sign-in: Not checked.
In short: open your competition, open one fixture, read the market, and stop before you stake.
Where to look by sport
| Sport | Search for | Market to open | Calendar source | Coverage in apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse racing | Irish meetings and the day's race cards | Win and each-way on a named race | hri.ie | Not checked |
| Football | Premier League, League of Ireland Premier Division, FAI Cup | Match result | leagueofireland.ie | Not checked |
| Rugby union | Six Nations, United Rugby Championship, Champions Cup | Match winner and handicap | The competition's own site | Not checked |
| Gaelic games | All-Ireland Senior Football and Hurling Championships, national leagues | Match winner | gaa.ie | Not checked |
Dates for 2027 fixtures: Not checked. Confirm each on the organiser's site.
In short: use the organiser's calendar to pick a fixture, then check it in the app.
Age groups and fixtures
- Check that the fixture is an adult competition.
- We do not promote betting on matches played by under-18s.
- Clubs and county teams at youth level are outside what we cover.
In short: adult fixtures only; we do not promote youth betting.
How long it takes, and if it fails
- Time: not measured by us. We did not run this check on a live app.
- Sport missing. Try the operator's public site. If it is not there either, do not deposit.
- Market missing. Pick another operator, or another market you are happy to use.
- Sign-in wall. Note it. Read the pre-install checks before you register.
In short: no sport or market, no deposit.
How we checked
- Competition names and the sports list come from our country notes.
- Still to capture: what three operators show on public sport pages without an account. Source: their public pages, with the date.
- We did not open accounts, place bets or test any app.
In short: names are sourced; app coverage is not checked yet.
What changed
- 7 November 2026: first version of this page.
In short: no earlier versions exist.
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