BetRivers.NET sportsbook review

With just three promos available, BetRivers.NET is on the lower end of the spectrum. To compare, Thrillzz social sportsbook comes in with six ongoing promos, double what BetRivers.NET offers.

The thing is, even with just these three promos, BetRivers.NET still could have something great on their hands. A spin wheel is a fun idea for daily credits, and the bi-hourly bonus guarantees a regular stream of currency.

My problem is a lot more with the value than it is with the promos themselves. Sure, you could get 1,000 VC with the spin wheel, but you equally have a chance of getting just 10 VC, which is a joke. Sure, you could get 60 VC every two hours from the bi-hourly bonus, but you could also only get 20 VC, and the terms don’t explain how you get one or the other.

With so much left up to luck and uncertainty, it’s entirely possible to have a day where you end up with barely any VC. It’s a real shame, especially since some solutions are staring BetRivers.NET in the face, like just expanding the already existing Rewards Pack VIP Program to include the sportsbook.

The sports offering at BetRivers.NET is perfect. No notes, good job, gold stars all around.

Ok fine, I guess I’ll explain a bit more. The sheer variety of sports on display is overwhelming, with loads of sports available to bet on. Having special options like politics and entertainment is a nice plump cherry on an already oversized cake.

The only social sportsbook, or even sportsbook in general, to have more sports available is Sportzino, with 41 sports available. However, here’s the kicker — Sportzino has a 96/100 score, while BetRivers has a perfect score. That’s all thanks to one crucial difference — betting markets.

Sure, Sportzino offers a ton of sports, but it offers few bets on those sports. Even football only has 130+ markets at Sportzino, while BetRivers.NET has a whopping 500+. BetRivers.NET isn’t just letting you bet on these sports, it’s flooding you with options. That right there is the reason why BetRivers.NEt ultimately takes the lead.

Pretty much everything you could want in a social sportsbook is here. There’s a solid, easy-to-use bet builder, with loads of different bet types including spreads, totals, and those ever-present moneylines. Not to mention a handy early cashout option.

I have mixed feelings about the live betting offering though. On the one hand, the volume is huge, with loads of different live events to bet on. However, it’s very much a case of quantity over quality, with no live streams available and extremely basic data.

The data especially perplexes me as BetRivers’ real-money sportsbook has a deal with GTG Network to show a huge amount of data. For some reason, this partnership does not extend to BetRivers.NET social sportsbook, so almost no data is shown instead. This seems like a pretty egregious oversight which BetRivers.NET hopefully fixes very soon.

I have to be honest, I’m not particularly impressed with BetRivers.NET’s payouts. While not the worst out there, they could still be somewhat better.

To compare, Sportzino’s average payouts clock in at 96.12%. BetRivers.NET is falling behind its direct competitor, and unfortunately, it doesn’t offer bosted odds to catch up.

Where BetRivers.NET does a little better is its live payouts, at 93.37%. Live payouts are always a little lower, and here the difference is understandable. It’s also a lot better than Sportzino’s at 91.84%, so at least it’s beating its competitor somewhere.

BetRivers.NET certainly gets the job done when it comes to payment methods, beating out competitors like Fliff which only has five options available.

BetRivers.NET features all of the popular cards and even has a popular e-wallet payment option with PayPal. I do miss options like Skrill and Apple Pay, but it’s not a big deal not to have them when PayPal is available.

I’d also like to see a higher maximum purchase option available, to give more options for the high-roller bettors out there.

Let’s start listing BetRivers.NET’s safety features. BetRivers.NET has SSL. That ends our list of BetRivers.NET safety features.

In all seriousness though, while the security of the site might be fine with the SSL, the RG safety is a joke. Worse than a joke even, it’s an insult, with BetRivers.NET providing nothing to help protect its player base.

This is completely unprecedented, with every single legal US gambling site providing at least a page with some numbers to helpful organizations. Even though social sportsbooks are not legally required to do so, they all do it anyway as it’s a simple way of helping out their own community.

It also, to be blunt, requires a minimal amount of work and money to implement. The fact that the site has been around since 2020 and still hasn’t implemented an RG page shows a horrendous lack of respect for the players, and BetRivers.NET needs to remedy this oversight immediately.

BetRivers.NET only offers email support or an FAQ, which unfortunately is the standard among social sportsbooks. Thrillzz, Sportzino, and Fliff all only offer those options as well.

Where BetRivers falls behind its competitors though, is in the quality of these options. The FAQ is vague in several areas, such as with promotion terms. It also lacks FAQs that are specific to the sportsbook section of the site, such as questions on how cashout works.

Email support is a far better option for getting answers, but you’ll have to get ready to wait a while for an answer. A two-hour waiting period is fine for a simple query on how the site works, but if I have a payment problem I’d like an option that gets me through to customer support ASAP.

BetRivers had already nailed the look back in 2019, with its instantly recognizable blue-on-white color scheme and bright, easy-to-navigate layout. Almost nothing has been changed for the new social sports betting site. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

I’m not just saying this to joke around mind you. BetRivers’ real-money sportsbook has been around since 2019 and is still growing, with Rush Street announcing a 24% increase in monthly users in 2024.

This means people know that site, and more importantly, they know how to navigate it. By copying it, bettors are given something they’re familiar with and can immediately and comfortably scroll through.

I am a bit more critical of BetRivers.NET not having a mobile app. Social betting apps are all the rage, with Thrillzz, Fliff, Betr, and Rebet all promoting fast and lag-free apps. BetRivers.NET is falling behind its competitors in this regard.