Apple Pay Betting Sites

Whereas there are now lots of payment options available at sportsbooks to get your money in and out, some are better than others. Apple Pay betting sites, sites that allow you to use Apple Pay for transactions, are quickly becoming more popular and widespread as sportsbook punters increasingly recognise the benefits of using Apple Pay in comparison to other payment methods.

We'll talk you through the advantages of Apple Pay betting, a couple of disadvantages, how to make a deposit with it and what other factors to consider when choosing which of the best Apple Pay betting sites you want to open an account and play at.

Benefits of Choosing Apple Pay as Your Preferred Betting Payment Method

There are plenty of good reasons to be playing at Apple Pay betting sites and using Apple Pay as your go-to method for depositing money into your account when you need to. There are admittedly also a few issues you may encounter when betting with Apple Pay, and we'll come to those in due course. But first up, let's focus on the pros.

• Apple users are likely to have Apple Pay already: There are hundreds of millions of iPhone users out there, and the smart money is on them already having access to Apple Pay. After all, it allows customers to keep all their credit, debit, transit and boarding cards in one (digital) place. So, if you already have an Apple device, you're likely to be an Apple Pay user already and, therefore, don't need to go out and purchase an alternative payment option.
• High levels of security: Betting sites with Apple Pay don't require you to enter your card details when making a transaction because they're already linked to your Apple Pay account. That means your credit card information is not given to outside parties when using it. Added levels of security come in the form of face recognition needed to log into your phone/Apple Pay account and use Face ID to approve the payment.
• No fees: Apple Pay is free for all its customers when used in stores, online or through applications. Any fees that Apple Pay charges are solely to credit card companies, never its individual users or even the businesses/websites receiving payments made with them. This is in contrast to other betting payment methods, such as VISA or Mastercard, or the likes of Paysafecard or EcoCard, which often charge fees when customers use them.
• Easy and fast to use: At Apple Pay betting sites, you'll never have to worry about having your debit cards to hand. This information is already stored within your Apple Pay account. Using it is also far simpler than dealing with, say, cryptocurrencies, while the deposits themselves are processed much quicker than via a bank transfer.

How to Make a Deposit for Betting With Apple Pay

If you're planning on engaging in some Apple Pay sports betting, the one thing you'll need to know is how to make a deposit using Apple Pay. Here's your foolproof guide to it. 

• Create your Apple Pay account: We did say that most iPhone users would already have Apple Pay set up, but maybe you don't. So, here's how to do it.
• On your iPhone, head to the Wallet app; if you're on an iPad, go to Settings. Once in the Wallet app, tap the button.
• Then tap the Debit Card to add a new card. You'll have to enter your card details at this stage, but the good news is that you'll only ever need to do it once; after that, they'll already be saved there for future use. You can add as many cards to your Apple Pay account as you like.
• You'll then need to verify your details for each card with the bank. Once you've done that, your account is set up and ready to be used for Apple Pay betting.
• Open and verify the account: Many new betting sites tend to accept Apple Pay as a payment option, but not all do. So, make sure your betting site of choice is one of the Apple Pay betting sites. Open an account by providing your personal details and choosing a username and password.
• Choose Apple Pay as your depositing method: Log in to the betting site with Apple Pay and click on the Deposit button, or banner. Select Apple Pay as your depositing method.
• Choose your deposit amount and card: Start by selecting the amount you wish to deposit. Then tap the 'Pay' button and choose the debit card from which you want the money deducted.
• Confirm the transaction: Enter your unique password or use Face ID/Touch ID to confirm the transaction.

How We Choose the Best Apple Pay Betting Sites

Finding a site offering sports betting with Apple Pay is the first step to all this. Deciding on which are the best of the sports betting sites that offer it as a payment option is the next step. Here's how to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Reputation and Licence

The first thing to look for is which gambling licence they hold. No licence at all is a real red flag, while Curacao or other lesser-respected ones aren't always to be trusted either, but the sportsbook can compensate for that. Ideally, they have either the UK Gambling Commission or the Malta Gaming Authority licence.

As for the reputation of a site with Apple Pay betting, you can get an idea of what we think in that regard by reading the AskGamblers review. You can also see how customers perceive it by reading the complaints section of the AskGamblers site. The more complaints about them, the worse their reputation is likely to be, and the more unresolved complaints there are about them, the more untrustworthy the site is likely to be.

Welcome Bonus and Other Bonuses

You should never judge betting sites with Apple Pay purely on their welcome bonus, but that's not to say it's not important. Welcome bonuses, such as free bets or deposit bonuses, allow you to get a feel for a new site and potentially start your experience in profit thanks to these freebies. The more the site gives you as a welcome bonus and the less you need to do to get it, the better the welcome offer is.

But you can only claim a welcome offer once per site, so the bonuses offered beyond that are arguably even more important. You want to be betting at a site offering plenty of regular bonuses across lots of sports, and that will give you real value. Odds boosts and free bets for £5 or £10 are good examples. Free-to-enter competitions with decent prizes are also a positive.

Generous Odds, Lots of Sports and Markets

The quality of odds at a betting site is essential to your long-term P and L because consistently higher odds mean consistently higher payouts on winning bets.

In addition, you want the best Apple Pay betting sites to cover all the sports beyond the more obvious ones and offer as many betting markets as possible, including over/under markets, handicaps, stats-based markets and player prop markets.