LiveScore Bet Review 2026: Our Racing Verdict

Horse Racing Offering

The racing product is where LiveScore Bet earns its place on this list. The headline concession is Best Odds Guaranteed on UK and Irish horse racing, and the operator's own terms are clear about how it works. BOG applies to win and each-way single bets placed from 10am on the day of the meeting. If your horse drifts and starts at a bigger price than the one you took, LiveScore pays you out at the starting price. That is the everyday value a racing punter actually uses, race after race, rather than a one-off sign-up sweetener.

Read the terms before you lean on it. BOG covers UK and Irish racing only; international racing and ante-post bets are not eligible, and it does not apply to bets struck with free-bet tokens, derived markets (the "betting without" or "each-way your way" types), in-running bets, or anything you cash out. Eligibility is assessed over a rolling seven-day window and is limited to Great Britain residents aged 18 or over. There is a published cap of £50,000 per customer per day on the extra returns the promotion can pay, which no ordinary punter will trouble but is worth knowing is there.

Market coverage is broad. The book runs on Kambi, the same platform behind Virgin Bet and several bigger names, so you get the full daily card across UK and Irish meetings, with win and each-way markets plus in-play betting on races as they run. Early prices and price boosts appear in the promotions tab, and LiveScore tends to boost feature races on the bigger days. One gap to flag: the Bet Builder is sports-only, so you cannot build a same-race multi on the horses the way you can on football.

On each-way, standard fractional place terms apply on ordinary races. LiveScore does not run a permanent each-way extra-places offer, so on a normal weekday you are getting the industry-standard number of places rather than an edge. Extra places do tend to surface on the marquee festival races through one-off promotions, which is where most punters want them anyway, but treat any specific festival place terms as something to confirm on the day rather than a fixed feature.

Festival and ITV racing is well served. The operator names the Cheltenham Festival, the Grand National and the Aintree Festival directly, and this is a book built to be busy on those days with boosted prices and promotional concessions. A couple of festival-specific perks have been reported by review sites (a place-money-back free bet on selected races, and non-runner bets refunded in cash during Cheltenham), but those come from a single secondary source, so check the live promotions page before you count on either.

Racing is streamed, and this is a genuine strength given LiveScore's live-data heritage. The operator confirms live streaming of horse racing covering UK and Irish meetings, extending to some international racing, so you can watch the race you have backed rather than just refreshing a results page. As with most books, streaming runs on a watch-to-bet basis: you need a funded account or a bet on the relevant race. The exact qualifying stake was not stated in the terms we could read, so assume a small qualifying bet may be needed and confirm on site.

Day to day, this is a solid, honest racing book: BOG on UK and Irish racing, full card coverage, in-play, price boosts and live streaming, let down only by the sports-only Bet Builder and the lack of a standing each-way extra. We have based this on LiveScore's published terms and platform; the festival concessions are the parts worth eyeballing yourself before you bet. 18+, please gamble responsibly. BeGambleAware.org.

Key Features and Platform

The important thing to know about LiveScore Bet's sportsbook is what runs underneath it. Since mid-2024 the UK and Ireland book has been powered by Kambi, the same third-party platform that also runs its own sister brand Virgin Bet. LiveScore Group signed the deal in 2023 and migrated over in May/June 2024, replacing its previous technology. For punters that means a mature, well-drilled betting engine rather than something built in-house, and it explains why LiveScore Bet and Virgin Bet show near-identical odds and features.

The apps are the strongest part of the package, which figures given LiveScore's roots as a live-scores brand. There are native iOS and Android apps; the iOS version rates around 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, with Android sitting a little lower at roughly 4.3 to 4.4. Those ratings shift with each storefront and date, so treat them as a snapshot rather than gospel.

On the racing side you get the standard modern toolkit. In-play betting runs across football, cricket, golf, tennis and horse racing, and one review reckons prices update a couple of seconds quicker than rival apps thanks to LiveScore's real-time data heritage (a vendor claim, not something independently benchmarked). Odds boosts sit in the Promotions tab, with prices regularly lifted on feature races and matches. Cash Out is available in both full and partial form on most pre-match and in-play markets, accessed through the My Bets area. We have not seen an auto cash out (a preset trigger price) confirmed anywhere, so if that matters to you, check it on site before assuming it is there.

The Bet Builder deserves a caveat for racing punters: it is comprehensive on sports, particularly football same-match accumulators, but it is sports-only and not available on horse racing. That is a common limitation across the industry, but worth flagging if bespoke racing bets are your thing.

Live streaming is where LiveScore Bet earns its stripes for racing. It does stream horse racing, and that coverage does include UK and Irish racing (the operator's own App Store description names UK and international racecourses, and cites Cheltenham, the Grand National and Aintree). Review sites extend the international list to US, French and South African racing, though that wider list comes from them rather than the operator, so treat it as likely rather than nailed down. Streaming runs on the usual watch-to-bet model: you need a funded account or a bet on the relevant race. The exact qualifying stake was not specified in the sources, so confirm it on site if it matters to you.

On horse racing, LiveScore Bet also offers Best Odds Guaranteed on UK and Irish races. If you take an early price and the starting price comes in bigger, you get paid at the bigger one. It applies to win and each-way single bets, kicks in from 10am on the day of the meeting, and excludes international racing and ante-post bets.

The obvious integration angle is the LiveScore app itself. This is the UK sportsbook of the LiveScore Group, the same brand behind the live-scores app used by tens of millions daily, so the betting product plugs into that live-data pedigree, and the streaming and fast in-play updates are where that shows through most.

LiveScore Bet is operated by LiveScore Betting and Gaming (Gibraltar) Limited, licensed by the UK Gambling Commission under account number 56859. New customers get Bet £10 Get £30 in free bets (stake not returned): place a £10 qualifying bet at minimum odds of 1/2 (1.50) and the £30 is credited as free bets. Min deposit £10; free bets must be accepted within 7 days and expire 7 days after acceptance. 18+, new UK customers only; please gamble responsibly (BeGambleAware.org, and Take Time to Think).

Signing Up and the Welcome Offer

Opening an account is the standard UK process. LiveScore Bet is run by LiveScore Betting and Gaming (Gibraltar) Limited, licensed by the UK Gambling Commission under account number 56859, so the sign-up follows the same regulated path as any British book. You give your name, date of birth, address and email, set a username and password, and pick a deposit method. Before you can withdraw, you will need to clear Know Your Customer (KYC) checks, which means confirming your identity and, if the automated look-up cannot verify you electronically, uploading ID and proof of address. That is a Gambling Commission requirement, not a LiveScore quirk, so have your documents to hand and expect verification rather than being surprised by it. Trustpilot reviews flag verification and withdrawals as the common gripe, so it is worth getting KYC squared away early rather than at the point you want your money out.

The welcome offer for new UK customers is Bet £10, Get £30 in free bets. There is no promo code to enter. You deposit at least £10, then place a qualifying £10 single at minimum odds of 1/2 (1.50), and once that bet settles you are credited £30 in free bets. Two conditions are easy to miss. First, the stake is not returned: your free-bet winnings pay out at odds only, so a £10 free bet at even money returns £10, not £20. Second, the qualifying bet must be settled within 14 days, your free bets must be accepted within 7 days, and they expire 7 days after you accept them, so this is not an offer to sit on. A single at 1.50 or bigger is a modest ask on racing, where you will clear it comfortably on most short-priced favourites.

As offers go, it is a mid-table one for a Tier-2 book. The stake-not-returned structure is the industry norm rather than a red flag, and for racing punters the more durable value sits in Best Odds Guaranteed on UK and Irish racing rather than the one-off sign-up bonus. Read the current terms on the LiveScore Bet site before you deposit, as operators rotate the creative and the finer print.

New customers only, 18+. A welcome offer is not a reason to stake more than you would otherwise. Set your deposit limits, treat any free bets as entertainment rather than income, and if betting stops being fun, use the tools on site. Take Time to Think, and see BeGambleAware.org for support.

Pros and Cons

On the strengths, the racing case is solid. Best Odds Guaranteed runs on UK and Irish horse racing from 10am on the day of the meeting, paying you at SP if the starting price drifts bigger than the price you took. That is the concession that matters most for everyday punters, and it puts LiveScore Bet on a level footing with the established books for day-to-day racing value. The welcome offer is straightforward too: Bet £10 Get £30 in free bets, with no promo code to fumble. There is live streaming on racing, and it covers UK and Irish cards (plus international meetings), so you can watch the action you have bet on with a funded account or a bet on the race. The wider product is capable. The sportsbook runs on Kambi, the same platform behind several bigger names, and the apps are well rated (iOS around 4.7, Android a little lower near 4.3 to 4.4). Cash Out is available in full and partial form, and there are regular price boosts in the Promotions tab.

The honest cons. The £30 comes as free bets and the stake is not returned, so the real value is lower than the headline suggests, and you have a tight window to use it: free bets must be accepted within 7 days and expire 7 days after that. The Bet Builder, while comprehensive, is sports-only and does not extend to horse racing, which is a genuine gap if you like to build racing multiples in one interface. Each-way extra places are not a standard offering, appearing only on selected feature races via promotions rather than as a running concession. And while LiveScore Group is a large, well-known brand, the UK sportsbook itself is a relatively newer entrant (licensed from 2020, replatformed onto Kambi in 2024), so it does not carry the long racing pedigree of the older firms. Reputation is a fair thing to flag: published Trustpilot sentiment leans negative, with recurring complaints about withdrawal speed and verification, so it is worth having your KYC documents ready before you look to cash out.

On balance, LiveScore Bet earns its place as a racing-capable Tier-2 book. The BOG, the streaming and the app quality are real, everyday positives; the caveats are about the free-bet terms, a couple of product gaps and a track record still being built, rather than red flags. As always, treat the welcome offer as a modest bonus, not a reason to bet more than you planned. 18+, new UK customers only. Please gamble responsibly - see BeGambleAware.org and Take Time to Think.