Boasting a total of more than five billion bets placed, Roobet Bookmaker has proven itself a formidable and trusted platform. Alongside the Philippines, it also has operations in various parts of the world. So, whether you’re in the country or traveling, you’ll always be able to place wagers. But how does Roobet add value to the sports betting experience of Filipino bettors? Keep reading to learn more!
Before getting into the specifics, let’s first introduce the platform properly. Refer to the table below to find general information about Roobet Bookmaker:
Yes. Roobet Bookmaker is owned and operated by Raw Entertainment B.V, a rising superstar in the online gambling industry that’s behind a number of popular sportsbook brands. Through this company, Roobet can legally operate under the Curacao master gaming license 8048/JAZ. According to the website, the address is listed at Voukourestiou, 25, Neptune House, 1st Floor, Flat/Office11, Zakaki, 3045, Limassol, Cyprus.
Yes. This platform has a lot of security measures in place, ensuring a safe betting experience from the moment that you sign up until you cash out your winnings. Some of their security measures include SSL certificates and passwordless signups. The site received 3.2 million total visits in the last month, which proves its wide customer base.
Roobet Sportsbook takes a different approach to designing its promotions for sportsbook users. Instead of outright declaring bonuses on the promotions page, you’ll be granted them based on your activity and your VIP level.
Although unconventional, we appreciate how every promotion is guaranteed to be personalized for you. This means you can get more value from the bonus since it’s aligned with your existing betting activities on the platform.
After you create an account at Roobet, you’ll get a +10% rakeboost for the following 24 hours. This means that if you want to make the most out of this offer, you need to play right after registration. However, a bonus should be treated as a perk instead of a goal. Don’t bet more for the sake of claiming a bigger rakeback.
You can get:
All these are wager-free, but here’s the catch: except for the rakeback, they expire if you don’t claim them on time! You can also become a part of the VIP Club to get boosts on these bonuses, plus dedicated support and invitations to live events.
In place of the convention, where there are fixed promotions that you can qualify for, Roobet Bookmaker has Rewards 2.0. Everyone starts at the Beginner level. The higher your level, the bigger your reward becomes! This isn’t advertised as a loyalty program, but since there’s an element of leveling up to get better rewards, we consider it as such.
You can now move forward with depositing money and then start playing.
Before you can deposit money, you first have to provide some personal details. We were surprised that Filipino bettors didn’t have access to local payment methods. The Philippine Peso is also not a supported currency.
Only fiat transactions have strict limits on how much money you can move in or out of your account. For crypto, the only deposit requirement is that it’s higher than the transaction fee. For withdrawals, the lower limit across all options is 10 USD.
Roobet has a well-balanced sports homepage that shows you all the betting options instead of just the live events. To add value to your betting experience, you can also see the top match as well as the top options for outright wagers. The platform is structured with the user in mind, ensuring that even those with poor eyesight will be able to scan the page.
There are a total of 63 sports that you can bet on:
There are separate tabs for eSports and Racing. However, the sports included under those sections have been collated in the generic Sports category.
To go to the live betting section, just click the Live icon right beside the Sportsbook’s home icon. By default, you’ll see live Soccer matches. However, you can easily switch between tabs, just like you would with the pre-match options.
Although not heavily advertised, Roobet also has live streaming and live tracking features. So, you’ll always be able to watch the match live or learn what’s happening in the game. However, expect there to be an ad before you can start seeing the event.
If you can’t find any events that you’re interested in, there’s a casino section with a lot of betting possibilities. There, you can enjoy casino classics, such as Slots, Roulette, Blackjack, and Baccarat. And if you want to feel closer to the experience you could expect at a physical casino, head over to the Live Section.
But going beyond the expected, there are also highly interactive game shows. If you want titles that are built around transparency, you can play Roobet Originals, which follows the provably fair system. Some titles here include Plinko, Dice, Mines, and Crash.
Roobet is just as beautifully designed on mobile. It follows the same general layout as the desktop version. However, instead of having two betting events per line, there’s just one. Beyond that, it looked pretty much the same. It retained all the elements that made its desktop counterpart so appealing.
The only potential improvement that we could think of was having an app to make the page loading times even shorter. For now, a good workaround would be adding the page to your home screen.
We have compared the odds and margins in this bookmaker with other popular options in the Philippines. We found that, on average, what Roobet earns per wager is around the same as other platforms. The offer is indeed competitive, but it’s nothing that we haven’t seen before. Check out the margins for the top sports in the Philippines:
For the sake of showing you the margins, we have based these numbers on the existing matches on the platform. However, there needs to be a full year of monitoring across various sportsbooks to see the real numbers. In general, we found that the margins were higher for popular games and sports. There’s a greater demand for them, so they can command a bigger cut.
Roobet has covered all the basics for providing assistance. In the table below, you’ll see our observations of all available customer support options:
From our conversation with a Roobet support agent, it was clear that they were knowledgeable about the ins and outs of the platform. They were also able to respond quickly even though they were receiving a lot of inquiries about the new Rewards 2.0 system. There are a lot of information pages in the Help Center, and this allows players to get answers easily, even without getting in touch with support.
The website is available in Filipino, English, Spanish, French, Serbian, Turkish, Hindi, Arabic, Czech, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Russian, Vietnamese, Finnish, Indonesian, and Korean. According to the support, they can speak any language without any restriction.
Roobet has already garnered three awards, all from MiGEA Malta’s Gaming:
This is only the beginning for Roobet. With this stellar performance, we wouldn’t be surprised if they got even more accolades in the future.
The Roobet platform is beautiful and functional, making it easy to use no matter how you access it. Their responsive design makes it easy for bettors to navigate and identify matches that they’re interested in. Using functions like making a deposit or betting on an event is easy, as well.
However, we hope they dedicate more effort to telling site visitors about what makes their platform great. We almost missed the chance to enjoy the live gaming and live tracking features because they’re not shown on the homepage of the sportsbook. But in the end, Roobet is still a top-notch option for anyone who values ease of use.
The Responsible Gambling page of Roobet serves more as an information source of what to do or not to do, but it also provides links to external resources. See the table below to learn about the available features:
Right now, the features supported by Roobet are only accessible through the customer support team. Hopefully, they’ll add some that can be adjusted by the user directly using the platform. Until then, be more mindful of your betting activities and find ways to implement limits on your own.