Best Virtual Betting Sites (Online and Mobile)

Virtual Football

Just as it is in “real” sports betting, virtual football is the most popular simulated sport as well, and it’s found at most of the top virtual sports betting sites.

The team names are a bit different (because they’re not licensed to use the trademarks) and the matches are much shorter (usually around 1 minute instead of 90). But otherwise, virtual football betting is pretty similar to the real thing.

You can expect to see many of the same betting options as you might find on any other football betting app.

For example, I was able to find markets such as Match Odds, Correct Score, Over/Under 2.5 Goals, Half-Time Score, Double Chance, First Team to Score, Last Team to Score, Both Teams to Score, Winning Margin and Team Scorecast.

The graphics, commentary and gameplay are usually pretty realistic, and they’re improving all the time. It’s kind of like watching the game engine in the latest FIFA or Football Manager games, but placing bets on the outcome.

Virtual Horse Racing

Virtual horse racing is another hugely popular virtual betting market, and it’s one of the sports that punters flocked to during the COVID-19 pandemic when most sports were no longer running.

Virtual horse racing is available at all reputable virtual sports betting sites, and it’s almost identical to betting on real horse racing; you simply select which horse (or horses) you like the look of, place your bet and wait for the race to kick off!

Common bet-types available on virtual horse racing events include Win, Each-Way, Forecast, Tricast, Reverse Forecast, Reverse Tricast, Combination Forecast and Combination Tricast.

It’s also possible to place each-way bets on horse racing events, although I should point out that each-way bets are generally only worth placing when the odds are better than 5/1.

Virtual Dog / Greyhound Racing

Betting on virtual sports wouldn’t be complete without the dogs – and it’s one of the reasons why virtual greyhound racing can be found at virtually all virtual sports betting sites out there today.

Races go off regularly round the clock, and the dogs never need a rest. One of the biggest benefits of betting on virtual greyhounds is the fact that new races kick off every couple of minutes, even in the dead of night. So you won’t be hanging around waiting for the next betting opportunity.

Again, the betting options are identical to those you’d find were you betting on real-life dog racing. These include Win, Each-Way, Forecast, Tricast, Reverse Forecast, Reverse Tricast, Combination Forecast and Combination Tricasts.

Graphically, the dog racing is probably the closest to watching real sports. In some cases you’d be hard pushed to tell the difference.

Virtual Tennis

Tennis is one of the most popular sports when it comes to sports betting, and if you’re looking to bet on virtual markets, you may well find yourself wanting to take a punt at one of the many virtual tennis matches available at any reputable betting site.

Virtual tennis is pretty fun, and it’s also quite beneficial to those who are fans of tennis; tennis matches are nowhere near as common as other sports, like football or horse racing, meaning there can often be periods of time – weeks or even months – where no major tournaments are taking place. Thanks to virtual tennis, you no longer need to wait to place bets on your favourite sports – and with one new virtual tennis match starting every 5 minutes or so on most virtual sports betting sites, you don’t need to wait long to get in on the action!

When it comes to betting on virtual tennis you’ll find a wide-variety of different markets available to you, including Next Point Winner, Will The Game go to Deuce – Yes/No, Game Total Points, Match Winner, Match Score, Set Winner, Set Score, Set Total Games, Set Betting and Margins. One of the most popular virtual tennis bets is the “Set Winner”, and it’s a great way to bet as it ensures you don’t need to wait too long in order to see whether your bet is a winning bet or a losing bet!

Virtual Motor Sports

While motor racing isn’t one of the most popular sports on the planet when it comes to bet options and betting markets, it’s proved to be quite successful as a virtual event – and you’ll now find it offered at the majority of sports sites.

Virtual motor racing sporting events, like tennis, allow you to place bets on the sport without needing to wait for major races, and there’s plenty of different bet options available to you making it a popular choice for those looking for fast-paced action!

As one of the main virtual sports offered at sports betting sites, virtual motor racing allows you to bet on everything from race winner to race time – and all reputable virtual sports betting sites will offer virtual racing in one degree or another.

Virtual Basketball

In the world of virtual sports, football is usually the king. But in some countries, notably the USA, virtual basketball is actually even more popular.

As well as betting on the match outcome, there’s a good choice of alternative betting markets. These include Over/Under bets on total points scored, home team score, and away team score. There are also handicap bets and Half Time/Full Time markets.

The quality of the graphics and overall realism of virtual basketball is really very impressive. Even if you’re not an NBA fan, you should check it out just to see what a great job the developers have done here.

Virtual Darts

Darts is another event that lends itself very well to virtual sports bets. It’s a relatively easy game to simulate, and the developers have honestly done a really good job.

In terms of virtual darts betting markets, you’ll find plenty of options to keep things interesting. You’ll be able to bet on the match winner, leg winner, winning checkout, each player’s first 3 darts score, and even the winning double colour.

The only thing they haven’t really managed to replicate is the superb atmosphere that you get from the crowd at real darts matches, but everything else is right on the money. If you’re a fan of the arrows then this is certainly worth a look.

Virtual Speedway

Speedway is seen as a niche sport in most countries, but this hasn’t stopped the developers from creating a simulated version for you to bet on.

If you’ve never seen speedway before, think of greyhound racing, but replace the dogs with men on motorbikes, and you’re pretty much there. It’s an exciting watch and has a cult following in the UK.

Virtual speedway isn’t found everywhere, and even some of the top virtual sports betting sites don’t feature it. But bet365 is one bookies that does.

The choice of betting market is much more restricted than in other virtual sports. You can bet on the race winner, but that’s pretty much it. That’s the same in real speedway betting though. There’s a limit to what you can actually bet on, but that’s just down to the nature of the sport itself.

Virtual Cycling

Cycling is a sport that is really on the rise in the real world, so it’s no surprise to see it included in the range of virtual sports betting options at some bookies.

Despite its growing popularity, you still won’t find virtual cycling at very many online bookies, but it is available if it’s something that interests you. Again, bet365 is the place to go for this.

Like Speedway, in virtual cycling the range of betting options is limited mainly by the nature of the sport. The virtual events are track cycling rather than road races, and you’ll usually only be able to bet on the race winner.

However, with races running every 3 minutes or so, around the clock, you still won’t have the chance to get bored.

Virtual Table Tennis

We’re getting towards the more obscure/niche sports now in terms of their popularity in real betting markets. However, “ping pong” is big in some parts of the world, in particular the far east, and the simulated version obviously gets enough interest to make it worthwhile for the bookies to include it in their range of virtual sports betting options.

Visually, you have to hold your hands up again and say this is really well made. You’ll also see more choice of betting markets, with Match Winner, Total Points and Correct Score all available.

Most bookmakers don’t offer table tennis, but QuinnBet is among the few that do, so check their site out if you’re interested.