Now to the sports coverage – an area which can really separate the best from the rest. Generally sports are advertised below racing for betting sites, so one can only assume that more punting money goes towards the latter than the former, but as a sports bettor, for me the range of coverage of different sports and leagues, as well as the markets for those individual games and the odds, has a huge influence on where I choose to bet.
VolcanoBet unfortunately doesn’t offer a major selection of different sports to bet on compared to some of their competitors, but it is certainly not all bad. Though the number of sports available isn’t huge, the range of markets for the sports and leagues that they do offer is pretty good, especially for a new betting site. These are some of the sports they do have markets for, and what you can expect from them
Cricket
At the time of writing, the ODI Cricket World Cup is in full swing, and VolcanoBet, like most other betting sites, has a good selection of markets for it. They have markets for every game at the event, with upwards of 50 individual markets for upcoming games. One area they could certainly improve in is by having their odds up a little earlier; there’s only a good range of odds available about a day in advance, with later matches only having odds for basic markets like head to head. There is also a bit of a funny layout where different tabs display the same games, making it a little cluttered, but overall there is a decent selection of markets and solid odds
Basketball
Basketball is a growing sport in Australia, with interest in the NBA significantly higher than it once was and the home-grown NBL also growing in stature both locally and around the globe. VolcanoBet Australia have markets for leagues from all around the globe, with markets for a huge number of leagues, though clearly the number of different markets for bigger leagues is more substantial. For the NBL, for example, upcoming games can have upwards of 200 different things you can bet on, and it’s a similar story for the NBA
Australians Rules Football
It’s the offseason in the AFL at the time of writing meaning that the number of AFL betting options is a little more limited than it would usually be, but when the season comes around VolcanoBet offers a pretty good selection of different markets. Importantly, in my view, they have some really good player props with competitive odds, which is where betting sites can really excel, or alternatively flop. They’ve also got a solid number of AFLW markets, though there are not all that many markets for these games, with only around 20 markets for each game
Rugby League
When the AFL is in full swing, the states of New South Wales and Queensland are generally more occupied with the NRL, and VolcanoBet have plenty of NRL betting markets during the season as a result. They’ve also got odds for other rugby league tournaments too – for example, at the time of writing the English Super League is in season, and there are upwards of 30 markets for individual games in that league. There are also some international games with markets too, and when Australia are involved they have a whole lot more markets – upwards of 100 for an individual game – as well as same game multis
Soccer
The world game might not have as much interest in Australia as it does elsewhere in the world, but there is still plenty of love for the biggest sport on the planet down under. That is well and truly reflected in VolcanoBet’s soccer odds. Basically every league you can think of is available here, from the English Premier League all the way down to the Zambian Super League. As you might expect, there are a lot more markets for the former than the latter; while there are just over 20 for the smaller leagues, that number is closer to 300 for the biggest leagues in the world, giving you plenty of soccer betting options with VolcanoBet
VolcanoBet Sponsorship Deals
At the time of writing, VolcanoBet do not have any sponsorship deals with sporting teams, which is pretty normal for a new betting site.