Sporting Index Reviews 162

TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Liars and scammers. Will let you deposit money and then block you and will stop you from withdrawing your money Stay away please Update : Provided physical card image and full bank statements... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely terrible service and continually cannot make a deposit ended up going elsewhere. Also live chat staff were rude and really slow and of course no manager to talk to just to make a change AVO... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

As I said in a previous review, website is shocking, sometimes works, not other times. Today on Saturday, busy day I would imagine for business. Problems with site, come back later or phone. Strange h... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam company. Let you sign up, deposit the money and place a bet for a 'free bet offer', then immediately cancel those offers before you can redeem them. Customer service is also rubbish. Plent... See more

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Sporting Index is recognised as the world leader in sports spread betting, a market it pioneered and has led for 25 years. It provides the most thrilling live sports betting experience for the discerning punter.


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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Honest and genuine company

Hello,

Very good and honest and friendly customer services.

Some bets take longer to settle then other companies like bet365 & betfair.

The website sometimes, repeats the loading process which can be annoying and i have seen previous reports about the website issues.

Some website maintence to improve the site is required.

overall a very good company and i trust them with my money.

11 November 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't lose or they'll ban you

I placed a £10 football bet here after not using the account for several months. I lost and SportingIndex immediately banned me from taking part in any promos. Yea, it's another one of those crazy online bookies who ban people for no reason at all. It's happened to me with a few others and there never seems to be any rhyme nor reason to the decision. This one takes the cake for being the most inexplicable.

Were they any good before the ban? Well, since I opened with, "after not using the account for several months", I think you can probably guess.

28 October 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Customer Service

I had an issue with deposits and the the welcome offer but the customer support staff were excellent in allowing the offer to be honoured.

I have read some of the negative reviews and this has not been my experience to date. Sporting Index appear a genuine site compared to many and I quite like the personal touch that I have seen so far to date.

3 September 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Actually quite a good site compared to some. Customer service are really helpful, efficient (they don’t keep you on hold for a life time) and professional, whilst still being friendly and down to earth. Keep it up! :)

9 August 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad deposit limits stopping completing welcome offer

Allowed me to open an account and complete 4 of 5 steps of the welcome offer. But then when I tried to deposit funds to complete the final step (effectively the free bet), they wouldn't allow me to deposit funds.

Apparently, all my bank statements meeting all their requested criteria were insufficient.

25 July 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reassuring to deal with

First of all, all the bookmakers are there running a business, and will be happy when they're taking more money from us than they're returning.
I can only really review what happens when things go wrong - I mean typically when I made a mistake, as I did yesterday. This has happened a few times, and without hesitation, I've found Sporting Index completely respectful and helpful when voiding bets when I've made a genuine mistake. That to me is much more important than any decision to restrict account or business etc, which is their decision after all. I've found the staff at Sporting Index generally respectful and reassuring. Thank you.
(As it happens, voiding the bet yesterday worked in their favour, but that changes nothing of course.)

13 June 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was offered a free bet..so I…

I was offered a free bet..so I contacted them and asked for confirmation of the details. .I was assured that my bet was free..and was only putting one pound of my own at risk...however. .I lost 11 pounds..so I contacted them..and they told me that I had been given incorrect information. ..I told them they were cheats and scammers and their response was to close my account. .and send my balance back to me...less the 11 pounds..so your can see that this is a disreputable company. .and I advise your to stay away from them..And now to add insult to injury..this company say that they have refunded my loss .. Totally untrue....they just returned the amount that I already had in credit..prior to the bet in question...even though it was mentioned that they would refund me the loss....then they closed my account..and the only reason they are saying things now..is because I told the truth on trust pilot...So now readers you can see how this company operates..and it is a stranger to the truth..which incidentally they have a record of every conversation...so I will continue to spread the word...and as you can see..they already had a bad reputation before I posted a review.. unsurprising..given the obvious lack of business acumen...

19 January 2022
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Reply from Sporting Index

Hi Barry, I'm sorry to hear you've had a disappointing experience with us, spread bets by their nature do involve an element of risk that you could lose more than your stake but I note your comments about being assured the bet was risk free, one of my colleagues is going to review that conversation and then contact you to discuss.

Update - I understand we have already discussed this issue with you and refunded the loss as a gesture of goodwill.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointing.....

Disappointing technical issues stops bets being placed and pay outs are delayed. Customer service fob off and no care or offer of help. Guess they needed the money for a short period.

1 January 2022
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Reply from Sporting Index

Hi Ben, I'm really sorry to hear of the issues you've experienced, we appreciate the feedback and we are continuously improving our customer service and product, please contact our customer service team on 02081454080.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They don't care about customer security!

I recently applied to open an account with this company. They wanted me to send my PASSPORT and PROOF OF ADDRESS via EMAIL! I've tried to explain email is not a secure way to share this kind of documents as emails are not encrypted and my documents could be easily downloaded by others while in transit between my email server and theirs.
Companies that are committed to customer security have a secure website where the documents can be easily uploaded! I would say don't trust a company who's not commited to customer security!

22 December 2021
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Reply from Sporting Index

I'm sorry to hear of your concerns. I can assure you that customer safety and security are our highest priorities but we appreciate the feedback and are working to introduce alternative options for document upload in the near future.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Corrupt

Corrupt. Won a fixed odds bet for £500. Yet over a week later and still haven't paid me. Called twice and they said they will send me an email, yet still no reply. This company is shocking

18 December 2021
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Reply from Sporting Index

I'm sorry to hear you've had a negative experience with us, if you contact our customer support team on 0208 1454080 we'd be happy to investigate this for you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

BEWARE

BEWARE - Sporting Index offer betting incentives to join them - such as free bets - but if your free bet results in you winning, you may experience being accused of cheating and have your winnings removed and account closed!
Sporting Index treated me appallingly, making me feel like I was a criminal, leaving me very upset and souring my view of these companies.
Ringing me at my place of work the day after winning a bet with them and then when I asked them to call me out of office hours, calling me the same day while I was driving home from work, and ignoring the fact that I said I was concentrating on driving, to interrogate me about my account. Disgusting behaviour. If you don't want people to take advantage of joining offers, Don't offer them!

24 November 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

take way too long

take way too long, up to 3 days, returning winnings back to your bank, apparently faster payments has passed them by, there is no excuse for it, unsurprisingly deposits are immediate.

11 November 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Doesn't actually let you register for…

Doesn't actually let you register for an account

3 November 2021
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Reply from Sporting Index

Hi Andrew,

Thank you for leaving your feedback. Please get in touch with us on enquiries@sportingindex.com and we will be happy to try and resolve this for you.

Kind regards

Iain McKay
Head of Customer Services

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Fast withdrawals not so much the site

I do like this bookmaker, but the site sometimes is unresponsive where the page doesn’t fully load or load at all, so I end up miss putting on bets in time. Also this site doesn’t have the best odds out there and you miss the best odds guaranteed that most bookmakers will have. The best part of this by far is the withdrawal times. I’ve had all my withdrawals processed and in my bank in minutes of requesting it.

31 October 2021
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Reply from Sporting Index

Hi Will - thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. Please do let us know in future if you have further issues with the page not loading and we will be happy to investigate further.

Iain McKay
Head of Customer Services

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have a lot of time for their personal…

I have a lot of time for their personal touch - Someone phones you when you sign up to make sure you understand spread betting. Then the other week i made an impulsive and out of character series of fixed odds bets on one outcome, a few days later i got a personal email asking if i was happy with my bets and could they help if it was a problem. great to feel like they're actually looking out for you rather than just ticking the boxes

12 April 2021
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Reply from Sporting Index

Hi Dino - thanks for leaving your feedback, this is much appreciated.

Iain McKay
Sporting Index Customer Services

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Distance Betting beware of hidden rules.

Had an account for years until one day to my horror I realised what an absolute con they have in their locker. If you bet on a race on the distance thea horse wins by you are only payed a maximum of 30 lengths. On the race in question it won by 69 lengths. Can't bet with those people absolute joke. Over the period you can only lose.Not for me thanks.

5 April 2021
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Reply from Sporting Index

Hi Nigel,

Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry that you are unhappy with this situation - however this set of circumstances you refer to is clearly outlined on our site, and is consistent with other spread betting companies.

Kind regards

Iain McKay
Sporting Index Customer Services

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