PlayUp Review

In the last couple of years, PlayUp Australia has undergone some huge changes.

PlayUp acquired the Australian betting sites MadBookie, TopBetta, and ClassicBet in 2018 and 2019 and since then they have become one of Australia's newest betting sites, launching their own sportsbook and betting apps in 2019. PlayUp betting is also offered in the US, India, and New Zealand and plans to continue expanding as well as becoming listed on the ASX and NASDAQ.

While they haven't been around for long, PlayUp has already established themselves as one of Australia's top 10 betting sites consistently offering Australians the best-fixed odds prices, some of the best betting apps, and the best fantasy sports betting platform without any of the low-value features that many other big betting sites offer to less-educated punters.

All PlayUp users get their own client service manager that you can email with questions, requests or concerns

Overall, PlayUp offers markets for all Australian and New Zealand races - with Best Tote + SP odds (or Super TAB + 5% in New Zealand). For sports, PlayUp has some of the highest lines, proposition, and futures markets for 20+ different sports. You'll also find Same Game Multi options for the AFL, NRL, NFL, NBA, and A-League.

In saying this, don't expect all of the niched sports betting options offered by bookies like Sportsbet of Bet365.

Why we like PlayUp ✅

• PlayUp is one of the few competitive Australian-owned betting sites & is very generous
• PlayUp has great fixed odds and lines making it especially popular with professional bettors
• PlayUp has fast, simple, and easy betting websites and apps that focus on quality over quantity
  

Why we don't like PlayUp ❌

• The PlayUp website was built for mobile so the desktop version is not very exciting
• PlayUp offers fewer betting features than other bookies eg. no live streaming or play by play graphics

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PlayUp Australia launched its Android and Apple betting apps in 2019 and they already have over 100,000 app downloads. As such you can be sure that their apps are modern and easy to use with plenty of great functions and features to make your mobile betting experience a 10 out of 10.

We think that the PlayUp betting app is one of the best Australian betting apps

You can download the PlayUp App for free from the Apple store if you use an iOS device.

If you are an Android user, the PlayUp app is also free to download but you have to get it from the PlayUp website. You'll find PlayUp's download link at the bottom of their homepage.

PlayUp App Pros ✅

• A modern app built for the modern user with plenty of scrolling and swiping options
• Simple layout with intuitive navigation
  
• Free to download for both Apple and Android devices
  
• Access to PlayUp's full range of live and pre-match betting odds
  
• Single wallet between Playup's betting site and their fantasy betting platform Draftstars
  
• Conveniently place live bets by calling PlayUp with your mobile
  
• Pin code, Touch ID and Face ID log-in supported
  
• Live countdown for upcoming races and In-Play sports
  

PlayUp App Cons ❌

• Just like their website, the range of sports markets for more niched events is a little low

Play Up App Review ⚖️

Everything you get on the PlayUp betting site is available on one of PlayUp's mobile betting apps. You can place pre-match and live bets, verify your account, deposit and withdraw, place live bets over the phone and read tips on the PlayBook with the PlayUp app. While there are other excellent betting apps out there, we think PlayUp is one of the best Australian betting apps because it is new, super intuitive, really fast, and very easy to use.

PlayUp may not be one of Australia's major TAB's nor is it especially well-known as a top Australian racing bookie but this doesn't take away from the fact that it almost always has the best-fixed odds for Australian racing.

We think that it's only a matter of time before Aussies start to see PlayUp as one of the best Australian horse racing sites

PlayUp has fixed odds for every Australian and New Zealand thoroughbred, greyhound and harness racing meet as well as odds for international races in Japan, Sweden, the UK, and plenty of other countries.

For all Aussie races, you'll get Best Tote + SP win odds and for most international markets like New Zealand (but also others) you'll get Super TAB + 5% win odds.

This means that no matter the time of the day, you will be able to have a flutter with high odds on PlayUp.

Like any good racing betting site, form and statistics are available on PlayUp for all Australian races and most international meets as well.

In terms of racing bonuses, PlayUp Australia is restricted by what they can advertise due to Australian betting regulations against enticing new customers to bet.

To see what all the hype is about and to make sure we aren't pulling your leg about just how good PlayUp's racing betting site is take a look yourself.

Australian betting legislation requires all of Australia's live bets to be placed over the phone.

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The range of markets available for live betting on PlayUp is good but not excellent. You'll find all of the available in-play markets in the sports section of the PlayUp betting site. You'll know that the event is live because the countdown timer will show 0 minutes meaning the match has already started.

If the match can be bet on live, you'll see that the odds are displayed, and constantly updating.

PlayUp is a modern bookmaker and as you would expect they make signing-up and betting really easy. Below we have outlined everything you'll need to know about using PlayUp Australia, from the sign-up process to logging in, verifying your account, depositing and withdrawing and, of course, placing bets.

1. PlayUp Betting Sign-Up

Whether you choose to join PlayUp on your mobile phone or desktop computer you'll find that the process is the same:

1. Click on one of the buttons on this page to go to the PlayUp website
2. Select the green 'Join Now' button on the PlayUp site
3. Enter your details and create a username and password
4. Hit 'Create Account' and you're away laughing

2. PlayUp Betting Log In

Logging into your PlayUp account is as easy as you would expect, just enter your username and password and hit Login.

If you've forgotten your PlayUp account password you can enter your username, first and last name and your date of birth to recover your password via email. If you've forgotten your user ID then you can enter your email and date of birth to recover it.

If you are using a secure device to log in to PlayUp then we recommend saving your password and username to make logging in even quicker.

3. PlayUp Betting Verification

Like all Australian betting sites, you have 14 days to verify your account before you will not be able to place any more bets. This is required of all Australian betting sites by Australian betting legislation.

If you do not verify your PlayUp account in time, don't worry you can still log in to the PlayUp site and verify your account later.

Do note that before you can withdraw any winnings from PlayUp you will need to verify your account.

The PlayUp verification process is simple:

4. PlayUp Betting Payment Methods

One of the small downsides to using PlayUp is that they do not offer Australian's the same range of payment methods that other betting sites do. In saying this, PlayUp still gives you all the most popular betting payment options including Visa, Master Card, BPAY, POLi, paysafecard and Bank Transfer.

5. How to Bet on PlayUp Australia

Some betting sites like to pack their homepage full of sports and racing markets but PlayUp Australia takes a different, simpler approach.

On the PlayUp racing homepage, you'll see all of the horse and greyhound races that are 'Next to Jump'. Below this are a couple of popular racing futures options. The PlayUp sports homepage shows all of the live sports betting markets that are In-Play or Closing Soon.

To find one of the thousands of pre-match markets that you can bet on you'll have to use the menu on the left-hand side of the screen to choose your sport/league. All the most popular sports can be found in the Featured section, while all sports and races are located under the dropdown menu next to their respective tabs.

After you have selected a sport or league you will see all of the matches available for that choice. Select the MORE MARKETS button to view all of the bets you can place on this match.

To make a bet click the odds in one of the boxes. You will see that the bet appears in your bet slip (top right). Here you can add your stake and see what your potential returns are. You can also choose to use any bonus or boost offer that you have.

Click Confirm to place your bet, Clear to reset your bet stake or the red Rubbish Bin icon to delete your selection.

Daily fantasy sports (DFS) betting is the fastest growing form of betting in Australia and around the world. PlayUp acquired the fantasy sports betting platform Draftstars from Crownbet in 2018 and since then PlayUp's fantasy sports betting has been available on the Draftstars website and Draftstars apps.

Over 300,000 people currently use Draftstars making it Australia's favourite fantasy sports betting site

As a fantasy betting platform, Draftstars lets you play against friends, or other Draftstars players from around the world in private matches, leagues or head to head competitions.

There is no season-long commitment with Draftstars, you can play daily, weekly or season-long games as you wish.

There are over 15 different leagues with fantasy sports offerings on Draftstars and a variety of different games you can play from classic fantasy to head to head and rapid-fire games.

The most popular fantasy sports available on PlayUp's fantasy sports platform are the AFL, NRL, NBA, NFL, NHL, EPL and Racing.

Australia has strict laws that govern betting site sign-up bonuses. As such, PlayUp cannot advertise any sign-up bonuses to Australian punters who do not have accounts.

You can create a PlayUp account by clicking here.

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8.25/10

Out of the four expert reviewers that have used, and reviewed PlayUp - the rating as a product overall is 8.25. The highest rated factors between our experts were it's Sports Promos & Opening Specials, and Customer Support.

Some of the lowest rated factors were Non-mainstream SGM, and Sports Insights.