Picklebet Review (December 2024)

I’ve taken Picklebet for a good spin this weekend to get right under the hood of this spicy betting site and give an honest Picklebet review for all you readers out there. So in the rest of this Picklebet review, I am going to cover all areas. I take a look at the following:

• betting markets offered, including Picklebet horse racing
• how to sign up, deposit, and withdraw
• the various products/features that Picklebet Australia puts together for its users

There’s no doubt the Picklebet horse racing offering is very strong as is the coverage of the other two codes in Australia - Harness and Greyhounds. Everything is covered from the big Group One races and horse racing carnivals to the smaller tracks and midweek race days. Plus there is racing from all over the world available for punters to bet on.

The focus is entirely on fixed odds bets and there is a noticeable absence of some of the favourite features of Australian punters, namely Exotics, Futures and Tote betting.  On the flipside however Picklebet offers a very enticing feature in Top 4 Betting!

Top 4 Betting, a real highlight of Picklebet horse racing, is available on all Australian racing. This gives the punter the opportunity to back a horse to finish top 2,3 or 4, offering a price for each.

If you like some form and tips to help you make your betting choice then you’ll like Picklebet too as there is a Tips tab on each race market with top 4 selections put forward and there is also a Speed Map tab which will give you that all important idea as to how the runners will land in the run. Finally, there is also a Flucs tab which shows how the prices have moved in the lead up to the race, which again can be a useful indicator as to where to place your bet and is a feature that many like to have available when betting.

In the screenshot below you can see a typical market showing the above features, including the excellent Top 4 Betting.

The Picklebet app is great and takes a lead from the smooth and simple look and navigation of its big bro - the website!

As soon as you open the app you land on the Picklebet racing section Next to Jump. From there it’s all just a few clicks away. Delve into the cards from one of the 3 Australian codes - Horses, Trots or Dogs - or scour the international racing offerings - it’s very easy.

At the bottom of the screen you can just as quickly venture to see what Sports or Esports market is Next to Go by hitting the easy to recognise buttons. If you want to search a little deeper into Picklebet then you can hit the menu button bottom left and all the options from Picklebet Promotions to Support are once again one click away.

It’s a great app and I’ve found it super simple to use.

Picklebet is rich with products and features and there's plenty to highlight in this Picklebet review.

I’ve already mentioned the fabulous Top 4 Betting. You can back any runner in any of the 3 Australian codes to place in the top 4 of any race. It’s fantastic.

Another product that is offered comes under the moniker of 10% Boost where you get 10% boosted winning paid in Bonus Cash up to $100. It’s offered on almost all of the Australian codes, and also some of the international races, and counts for your first bet only on that race. It’s clear when and where it’s offered from the little orange promo icon next to the race.

Over and above these two relatively unique offerings you’ll also find the more common amongst betting sites Same Race Multis and Same Game Multis. The Same Race Multi is particularly enticing when combining with the Top 4 Betting.

A really leftfield product is the Picklebet Pick’ems, their very own tipping platform. With Pick’ems, Picklebet will invite users to enter their tips on a selected group of matches in any given sport. At the time of writing there are 4 x Pick’ems on offer on the site, one each for Rugby League, Aussie Rules, Soccer and Basketball. They're free to enter with a designated prize pool up for grabs (ranging between $250 and $1000 USD) to be shared between the top 4 finishers.

It’s also worth a mention that all the racing markets have Tips, Speed Maps and often price Flucs offered to help the punter assess the race. I really like this and find it a real help with my betting. Of course you can always look for further information to help you, especially on Australian horse racing where we offer our own free horse racing tips at OnlyRacing.

The only real misses in this area are things like Live Betting and Cash Out which are of course fairly popular with a lot of punters but I don’t think this should detract from the fact that all in all Picklebet has a lot to offer the keen punter.

Just as Picklebet Australia does on its betting site, I’m going to group the betting markets under 3 main sections - Racing, Esports and Sports.

• Racing - There’s a huge amount of horse racing markets including the ever popular Group one races from all the top tracks both in Australia and overseas. I guess the major drawback is the lack of Exotic and Tote betting but this is in many ways outweighed by the excellent products / features and promotions / bonuses that Picklebet offer.
• Esports - I have to be honest and say this is an area in which I have no experience nor interest but if it’s your thing then you’ll be well catered for. I’d imagine you’d be hard pushed to find a betting site offering more options in Esports betting.
• Sports Betting - There’s a mountain of sports offered from around the world and the choice is really very impressive. From all the big ones you’d expect - Premier League Soccer, US Basketball etc - to some much more niche sports like Table Tennis and Water Polo. The biggest sports would be the Aussie football codes - NRL and AFL - and Soccer, Basketball and Baseball. They all have a huge amount of markets offered for each game, which when combined with the Same Game Multi product makes the options to build a bet to your choosing almost limitless.

All licensed Australian bookmakers are restricted by the regulations that they comply with such that they cannot offer any bonus for signing up.

That being said, once you are a registered user there’s a myriad of Picklebet promotions and bonuses offered across the board.

First and foremost there’s a good chance that once you have signed up you’ll be offered a deposit match bonus up to a certain amount.

Then there’s the Promotions tab on the left of the screen under the betting markets which opens up a list of the current Picklebet promotions and bonuses on offer. I’ve already talked about the 10% Boost offered on much of the Australian racing, and some international racing, but it seems daily they also offer a boost within the boost so to speak with 25% boost offered on certain race meetings. See below 2 x examples:

They also like offering bonus back offers if one of your legs fails in a Same Race or Same Game Multi.

Go to picklebet.com, or download the Picklebet app and follow the easy instructions once you hit the green Sign Up icon. (See below) 

Website

App

How to Deposit

Once you have signed up you’ll see an account balance top right (see the arrow in the screenshot below)

Click on there and you can deposit via either Debit card - Visa or Mastercard - Pay ID.

How to Withdraw

Hit the My Account link top left of the home page screen and it will take you straight to the Withdraw option.

In the Withdraw section you’ll see just how much of your funds are available to withdraw and you can make a withdrawal by Bank Transfer.

I haven’t honestly had any real need to contact them in any way but if you do there’s two options;

Picklebet Live Chat - available from 6am to 10pm AEST

Email - support@picklebet.com for outside live chat hours.

There is no phone option which perhaps isn’t ideal but all in all that is becoming very standard across betting sites so I wouldn’t make that a big miss.

I think they compare very well from what I experienced when betting with Picklebet, especially when you factor in the excellent 10% Boost product as well as the daily bonus offers on selected race meetings.