1xBet sports & esports betting
Last updated September 2026 · ~6 min read · Reviewed by Emre Yıldız · 1xBetCentral editorial team
1xBet sports betting sits in the same account as the casino: dozens of sports, deep esports coverage, live betting and cash-out, plus a separate 100% first-bet offer up to €100. Here is how the betting side works, which markets you get, and what to check before you place a bet.
A sportsbook first, a casino second
Long before the slots library grew to thousands of titles, 1xBet built its name as a betting shop, and the sportsbook is still treated as a first-class product rather than an add-on. One login covers football coupons, live in-play markets, esports and the entire casino, with one shared wallet behind all of it.
That matters for how you use the site: a deposit made for casino play is available for a bet slip in the same session, and vice versa, with no separate account or transfer needed.
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Which sports and esports you can bet on
The sportsbook spans 40+ sports and, at busy times, over 1,000 individual betting markets across the day's fixtures — from headline football leagues down to lower-tier and regional competitions that smaller bookmakers skip entirely.
- Football, tennis, basketball, ice hockey, table tennis and volleyball
- American football, baseball, MMA/boxing, cricket and darts
- Esports, including Counter-Strike, Dota 2, League of Legends and Valorant tournaments
- Virtual sports and specials for players who want action between real fixtures
Esports is where 1xBet is genuinely known for depth rather than a token category bolted onto a football-first site — major tournaments across the biggest titles are covered with the same live, in-play markets as traditional sports.
Live betting, cash-out and bet builder
Markets stay open once a match starts, with odds moving in real time and a live-streaming option on eligible fixtures so you can follow the action next to the bet slip. Cash-out lets you settle a bet early — lock in a profit or limit a loss before the final whistle — at a price the platform recalculates continuously as the match develops.
A bet builder lets you combine several outcomes from the same event into one price, and standard accumulators across multiple events remain available alongside it. As with any multi-leg bet, one losing leg voids the whole ticket unless a specific insurance promotion says otherwise.
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The 1xBet sports welcome bonus
New sports bettors get a 100% match on their first bet, up to €100 — a separate offer from the casino's up-to-€1500-plus-150-free-spins package. You pick one welcome route at registration; the two do not stack, so decide whether you are here mainly for the sportsbook or the casino before you opt in.
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Odds format and reading the bet slip
Odds display in decimal format by default, with fractional and American formats available in account settings — standard across most modern sportsbooks, so switch to whichever you read fastest. The slip itself shows your stake, potential return and, on multi-leg bets, whether cash-out or bet-builder combinations are available for that selection.
A note on availability
1xBet operates under an offshore Curaçao licence, and sports betting access follows the same country-by-country pattern as the casino: available and popular in many markets, restricted or contested in others where local regulators have taken a position. Esports betting in particular sits in a legal grey area in several countries simply because regulation has not caught up with the format — check the rules where you live rather than assuming a betting product is automatically covered by general gambling law.
The most-asked questions, answered
Yes — 1xBet has some of the deepest esports coverage of any major sportsbook, spanning Counter-Strike, Dota 2, League of Legends, Valorant and other top titles, with live in-play markets during matches.
Yes, on eligible markets. Cash-out lets you settle early at a price the platform recalculates as the match develops, so you can lock in a profit or cut a loss before the final result.
No. The sportsbook offer is a 100% match on your first bet up to €100, separate from the casino's welcome package. You choose one route at registration — they are not combined.
It depends on your country. 1xBet is an offshore-licensed operator, and both traditional sports and esports betting availability vary by jurisdiction — confirm the current rules where you live before registering.