Leon.bet Sports Betting – Experiences with One of the Best Bookmakers

The bookmaker Leon.bet (formerly Leonbets) has been on the market since 2007 and has continued to develop in every respect ever since. Since 2023, customers from Germany have once again been able to place bets with Leon.bet. Unfortunately, customers from Switzerland and Austria cannot create an account.

The bookmaker, licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, is particularly known for an excellent bonus program – this includes the attractive wagering bonus as well as free bets that can be earned using so-called Leons (loyalty points).

Leon.bet also offers lightning-fast payouts without verification. A Bitcoin payout is sometimes processed within 10 minutes, and with a bank payout you even receive the money on the same day.

Leon.bet offers German-language 24/7 customer service, live betting, casino, slots, and, most recently, TV games. The bookmaker has now established itself in Europe, but is also focusing on Russia and parts of China.

Leon.bet Welcome Bonus: 10 Free Bets

New customers receive a welcome bonus from Leon.bet in the form of ten free bets. Each free bet has a value of €5.

To receive the entire bonus, a total of ten deposits of at least €20 each are required. After each deposit, one free bet is credited. This results in a maximum bonus amount of €50 for a total deposit of €200. Compared to other offers on the market, this bonus is rather average.

Certain requirements apply to the use of the free bets. The odds must be between 1.50 and 3.00. Each free bet is valid for 72 hours, meaning the bonus period is relatively short. The bonus amount must be wagered ten times. Only single bets are permitted, with both pre-match and live bets allowed.

eSports Welcome Bonus: €15 Free Bet

As an alternative to the regular welcome bonus, a special offer is available for esports. If this bonus is selected during registration and at least €10 is deposited, a €15 free bet is credited, which can only be used in the esports section.

The required odds range is between 1.65 and 5.00. The bonus amount must be wagered five times. Here too, the bonus period is 72 hours. Overall, the conditions are somewhat more attractive than for the classic welcome bonus, but the bonus amount is lower and limited to esports.

VIP and Loyalty Program

Leonbet offers an exclusive VIP club, membership of which requires a one-time deposit of €3,000. This makes the program specifically aimed at experienced players with a high betting volume. Compared to tiered VIP systems from other providers, the entry threshold is considerably higher.

VIP members benefit from, among other things, faster payouts, higher stake limits, cashback offers, personalized bonuses, priority support, and exclusive gifts and tournaments.

Bonus Offers for Existing Customers

Regularly changing promotions are also available for existing customers. New bonus offers are continuously added and can be viewed on the offers page.

Conclusion, Rating and Pros & Cons

Latest Test Payout Data:

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Website and Language

The site is geared towards the European market, so odds are also displayed as decimals. The Leon.bet website is entirely in German. In the top right of the menu, you’ll find a magnifying glass. Here you can search for sports. On the far right, clicking on the figure icon takes you to deposits and withdrawals, and of course to your account. The navigation is really well done, and loading times are also very short.

The Leon.bet website is done in black and grey with white lettering. If you don’t like that, you can disable the default “Dark Mode” in the top right of the menu. The colors will then be inverted. Sports betting can be found under “Sports Betting”, eSports and “Live”. Virtual sports can be found under the “V-Sports” menu item.

Betting Offer and Bet Types

Leon.bet currently offers 26 sports. These include: football, basketball, tennis, ice hockey, table tennis, American football, badminton, volleyball, boxing, and more.

The selection of leagues in Germany is also impressive. You can bet not only on the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga, 3rd Liga, and the regional leagues. Even the German Women’s Bundesliga, Landesliga, Oberliga Nord, Westfalen-Liga, and the Berlin Liga are available at Leon.bet.

German tournaments such as the DFB Cup or the Sachsen regional cup can also be bet on. This range of leagues and competitions isn’t limited to German soil. Leon.bet also offers a similar range for other European nations!

The range of markets for football is also extremely diverse. Among others, the following bet types are offered: 1X2, Over/Under, Handicap, Asian Handicap, odd/even, goals in the first minutes, and many more.

In total, Leon.bet offers around 50 bet types with 350 bets. For those who like to decide quickly, there’s a direct 24h view – in which only markets with a start time within one day are listed.

Live Betting

The live betting section is very clearly laid out. If you click on an event, you’ll see a real-time display of how long the match has been running, and of course the current score is also shown.

Leon.bet has kept up with the times and now also offers virtual pitches for many sports such as football, tennis, handball, ice hockey, and basketball. These graphically display the current plays and statistics and make it easy to follow the action for teams or players. Live streams are also available, but unfortunately only for esports events.

The bookmaker’s strengths lie in the number of live bets. For example, on a Sunday afternoon, nearly 250 events across more than 10 sports are offered for live betting. Football naturally has the most live bets. You can even place live bets on the 5th tier of German football – and at good odds too!

Esports fans also find a comprehensive offering. While at other bookmakers the live odds are much worse than the pre-play odds, at Leon.bet the live betting odds are just as favorable as the odds offered before the match.

Betting Odds

For example, the NOFV-Oberliga Nord match HEBC Hamburg against Uhlenhorster SC Paloma has a payout ratio of 92.5% for live bets. We’re talking about a live match in the fifth tier of the German football league system! Many other bookmakers would offer a payout ratio below 90% for such a match. For larger leagues such as the 1st Bundesliga or the Premier League, the payout ratio is consistently 95-98%.

As a German customer, you also enjoy all sports bets without deductions, since the 5% betting tax doesn’t apply at Leon.bet.

Deposits and Withdrawals

The following deposit and withdrawal methods are available:

The number of payment options at Leon.bet is somewhat limited. Anyone who owns cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum is clearly at an advantage. While it is possible to deposit via credit cards and MiFinity, these deposit methods are not available for withdrawals. In that case, it’s only possible to withdraw via bank transfer.

Leon.bet charges no fees for deposits or withdrawals. Deposits are possible with most payment methods from €10. A maximum of €250,000 can be deposited per transaction using various cryptocurrencies. For Sofort it’s €14,999 and for MiFinity €2,500.

For Bitcoin deposits, 3 confirmations from the Bitcoin network are required before the money is credited to the account. Depending on how fast the Bitcoin network is at the time, a deposit can take anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour.

Withdrawals are possible from €10, and the maximum amount per transaction for a withdrawal is €100,000. For Bitcoin and bank transfer, the minimum withdrawal is €100. A withdrawal takes only about 10 minutes. With a bank withdrawal, you receive the money in your bank account within 1-3 hours.

Leon.bet plays in the Champions League when it comes to the speed of processing withdrawals. We currently can’t say anything about verification. We’ve already made several high three-figure withdrawals but have not yet been asked to verify the account.

Support

The competent support team at Leon.bet is happy to help with any questions. You can find customer service at the bottom of the website under the “Customer Service” menu item. For direct contact, a live chat is available to already registered players. This is mostly staffed by German-speaking support staff. Another way to get in touch with customer service is the contact form. The response time via the contact form is approximately one hour during the day.

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