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Betcris

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Betcris Review

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by Bookmakers Review | Updated October 15, 2023
About Betcris

Betcris has been online since 1985. The sportsbook holds a BMR rating of 10.  New registrations are offered a 100% Free Play. The sportsbook is headquartered in Costa Rica, and has offices in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, and several other Latin American countries. In addition to their sportsbook, Betcris offers players a casino, live dealer games, and racebook. Players can contact Betcris via email at csd@betcris.com and telephone at 1-866-238-2747.

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Rating: 10

Our Verdict

Betcris is a solid sportsbook that does just about everything well.

Betcris has a number of strong selling points. It has great customer service, the website is user-friendly and the app is highly rated. The betting limits are very appealing, and the odds are of a high quality, while the welcome bonus terms are pretty attractive. It covers a huge range of sporting events too. It would be great to see more wagering options, a more sophisticated live betting product and an app for Android users, but if you want a reliable, trusted online sportsbook then Betcris is a great choice.

Pros
  1. Large betting limits

  2. Good promos

Cons
  1. Non-US Only

About our Ratings

BMR betting sites ratings are based on over 20 years worth of experience helping players resolve disputes with offshore sportsbooks. Sportsbooks are carefully vetted before being rated. Ratings are fluid and analyzed by BMR weekly. The industry’s best sportsbooks are rated 9.5 and up. | How We Rate

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Betcris Registration Process

Click on the large yellow “Sign Up” button at the top of the Betcris sportsbook homepage to begin the simple registration process:

  • Enter your title, name and date of birth.
  • Provide Betcris with your email address and choose a password.
  • Enter your address and choose your currency from the dropdown menu
  • Enter BONO100 as your promo code to claim the Betcris welcome bonus.
  • Choose your marketing preferences, agree to the terms and conditions and click “Sign Up”.

Banking

Currencies Accepted:

EUR GBP CAD USD BTC

Betcris offers a broad array of deposit methods. Log into your Betcris account and visit the “Cashier” section to see your list of options. These are the payment methods you can choose from:

Credit and Debit Cards | Visa and Mastercard are accepted at Betcris. The minimum deposit is $25 or currency equivalent. Deposits are free, as Betcris absorbs all processing fees.

E-wallets | Betcris accepts Neteller, Skrill, Skrill 1-Tap, ecoPayz and Pay4Fun e-wallets as deposit methods. The minimum deposit is $10, and the funds should arrive almost immediately.

Bitcoin | You can use the world’s most popular cryptocurrency to deposit funds into your Betcris account. It also accepts a few altcoins.

Wire Transfer | Choose “Bank Transfer” in the “Deposit” section and select the bank you have an account with. Copy the displayed information on your bank’s website for the first time, follow the steps shown on the screen to confirm the transaction, and report it via the online cashier for it to be approved.

Alternative Deposit Methods | AstroPay, PayPhone, Disashop, Punto Pago, Facilito, PIX and Loterias Caixa are all accepted.

Deposits should all be free and instant at Betcris. Customers must play 100% of their deposit to withdraw it. Betcris will not charge transaction fees for regular customers, but there will be a 3.5% transaction fee on withdrawals for non-recreational customers.

Deposit Methods Min Max Fee
Visa $10 Contact CS Free
Bitcoin $10 $50,000 Free
Skrill $10 $100,000 Free
Neteller $10 $100,000 Free
EcoCard $10 $50,000 Free

These are your withdrawal options at Betcris sportsbook:

Wire Transfer | The funds will take up to seven days to reach your account if you choose this method.

Cryptocurrency | Betcris accepts Bitcoin and a few altcoins.

Card Withdrawals | Betcris can return money to your card, but it can take up to seven days for a credit card and 30 days for a debit card, which is extremely slow.

E-wallets | You can withdraw funds to a Neteller, Skrill or ecoPayz account and they will arrive within 48 hours. Pay4Fun is also available in Brazil.

AstroPay | It takes just 24 hours for AstroPay withdrawals to arrive.

Withdrawals can be made for as little as $5. The maximum varies depending upon the payment method you choose. It can go up to $500,000 via certain e-wallets. You can make withdrawals up to $25,000 to a Bitcoin wallet and $20,000 via a wire transfer.

Withdrawal Methods Time Fee
Bitcoin Free
Skrill Variable
Neteller Variable
EcoCard Variable
100% Sign Up Bonus – USD Only
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Betcris offers a 100% welcome bonus up to $100 for new depositors who sign up and deposit with cash or credit card. There is a 5X rollover associated with this promotion.

User Experience

The user experience at Betcris is very stripped back. There are no fancy graphics, and the color scheme is plain and simple. The site is very user-friendly, so it should be popular with beginners, but experienced bettors that want a streamlined service may also enjoy using it. Pages are a little slow to load and there is no search function, but navigation is pretty straightforward and tabs like “Today’s Events”, “Most Popular” and “Closing Soon” provide helpful shortcuts.

Betcris Mobile Review

Betcris offers a mobile app for Apple users, which you can download from the app store. It has an average rating of 4.6 out of 5 after receiving around 400 user reviews. Betcris has not developed a mobile app for Android users, so you will have to use a mobile version of the site on your mobile browser if you have an Android device. BMR tested it out for this Betcris review and found the functionality to be strong. It is user-friendly, easy to navigate and full of shortcuts, so you should be able to place bets pretty quickly from the palm of your hand.

Sports Betting Options

Betcris covers a pretty impressive array of sports in excellent detail, but it provides very few betting options on games. If you want to place a lot of prop bets, Bodog, BetOnline or Bet365 might be a better option.

Sports Covered

The sports covered by Betcris are listed in order of popularity down the left of the homepage. The order can vary depending upon which sports are in season, but this was the situation at the time of our Betcris review:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Soccer
  • Hockey
  • Tennis
  • Golf
  • Esports
  • Table Tennis
  • Martial Arts
  • Olympics
  • Motor Racing
  • Boxing
  • Rugby Union
  • Cricket
  • Aussie Rules
  • Handball
  • Cycling

The esports section covers CS:GO, Dota 2, League of Legends, StarCraft II, Overwatch and Call of Duty in reasonable depth. The politics section sticks to U.S. presidential elections. There isn’t an entertainment section.

Depth of Sporting Coverage

We cannot fault Betcris for the depth of its sporting coverage. It is an official sponsor of MLB and NFL, so it naturally covers every pro baseball and football game. There is also Mexican baseball. It goes deep with its basketball coverage, with sports betting on leagues in New Zealand, Australia, Israel and various European countries. It even covers second division basketball in France and Italy. The soccer section is also extremely deep, covering action in obscure places like Kazakhstan, Ghana and Zambia.

Betting Markets

You will find a very limited range of betting markets on most sporting events at Betcris. It typically sticks to just moneyline, spread and totals. There are no player props, game props, alternative spreads or alternative totals, and it does not have a same game parlay builder. It has a dedicated futures section, but once again the options are pretty limited. If you enjoy a narrow range of wagering options, the Betcris sportsbook is great. If you want a larger array to choose from, visit a site like BetOnline, Bodog or Bet365 instead.

Live Betting

Betcris does have a live betting section, but it is often empty. It does not cover many sporting events each week, but you can find some primetime NFL games, select MLB games, major golf tournaments, Korean baseball and some esports and simulations.

Other Betting Options

The Betcris casino has a range of slots from Betsoft. There are also some progressive jackpot games, and you can play all the most popular table games, plus video poker, bingo and keno. We did not find any live casino games when conducting this Betcris review, so that is an area for improvement. You can play a number of games in demo mode before taking the plunge and playing for real money, which is helpful. There is also a racebook, which covers action from around the world, and the aforementioned racebook rebate is a nice touch.

Wagering Limits at Betcris

Betcris caters to recreational players and high rollers alike. The minimum bet is $1 and the maximum varies according to the sport and the bet type. Contact customer service to discuss placing large wagers.

Betcris offers standard juice lines on basketball and football. It generally provides -110 lines on totals and most spreads, but it sometimes offers -105 on one team and -115 on the other, so you can find some interesting value. Its moneyline odds are generally a little above average too, and it is pretty quick to release odds compared to its rivals, so the BMR team was impressed with Betcris in this regard.

User Reviews

The sports bettors in the BMR community have praised the high betting limits, the reliable payouts and the breadth of sporting events covered at Betcris. It is generally held in high esteem by experienced bettors, and we would recommend it for beginners too. Betcris is a licensed, trustworthy operator. Its administrative office is in Costa Rica, and it is fully licensed by the government there. The parent company is in Malta – specifically at Villa Seminia, 8 Sir Temi Zammit Avenue Ta´Xbiex XBX 1011 – and it holds a remote gaming license with the Malta Gaming Authority, which is one of the world’s most demanding regulators.

Customer Service

This is another field in which Betcris excels. As previously mentioned, Betcris stands for Bet Costa Rica International. It has an experienced team of customer service agents working 24/7 in Costa Rica to provide players with support. You can use live chat, call toll free on 1-866-238-2747 or email the team with any questions you might have. They speak Spanish, Portuguese and English. We tested out the service for this BMR Betcris review, and we found the Betcris customer support representative to be very courteous and personable.

Sportsbook Information
Languages:
English
Spanish
Portuguese
Chinese
Location:
Costa Rica, and has offices in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, and several other Latin American countries
Telephone:
1-866-238-2747
Email:
csd@betcris.com
Date established:
1985
Live Chat:
Yes
Service Hours:
Bets accepted 24/7. Land-based shop hours vary.