Paddy Power Review

Paddy Power is the biggest bookmaker in Ireland with over 100 stores open in Ireland and the UK. Established in 1988, they have rapidly gained a reputation as one of the more entertaining bookmakers based on their promotions and advertising campaigns. They believe betting and gaming should be a leisure and entertainment pursuit, earning them a name as the “Punter Friendly Bookmaker”. Paddy Power are also known for providing odds on controversial topics. A recent example would be when the provided odds on which species will be the first to be driven to extinction as a result of the BP oil spill.

Their signup process pretty simple although it is divided into four steps; most other bookmakers have all the information you need to create your account on one page. However, you could also say that this approach provides the information you need to fill out in bite sized chunks.

Paddy Power have a very colourful site based around the Irish national colours of green, white and orange. The site is pretty easy to use and once you are on the homepage, it is quite easy to navigate to your chosen sport and place your bet. They also have their latest promotions, offers and specials on the homepage so you are always aware of what the latest promotion or deal is.

Paddy power is aimed primarily at the UK and Irish market and one look at their homepage will tell you this with a large emphasis on football and horse racing. Despite this, they do have a large and extensive betting market allowing you to bet on almost any event you can think of and some you couldn’t even think of if you tried. They specialise in small stakes bets, which is a different approach than most bookmakers take. They believe that low stakes betting is a more entertaining form of betting with better odds than the conventional betting.

Paddy Power’s odds are generally very competitive and their customer service is very good; a point on which they pride themselves on. Their payouts are generally prompt as well.

Paddy Power are one of few bookmakers that compete with Betfred with regards to the number of bonuses and promotions available to the punter. Here are some of the promotions are available.

General Bonuses & Promotions

Welcome Bonus: Paddy power offer all their new customers a free £50 matched free bet. This means Paddy Power will match your first bet up to the value of £50.

Money Back Specials: Paddy Power will refund bets if a certain predetermined event should happen within the match. Meaning you could get your money back even if you lose your bet. Details of their money back special can usually be found on the website.

Enhanced Special: Paddy Power will ocassionally have higher odds than usual for selected events. You need to be logged into your account to view these odds though.

Football & Promotions

Last Man Standing: If you are interested in Fantasy Football, then you will love this promotion. If you have a Paddy Power account, you can join the paddy power fantasy football league and potentially win the jackpot of nearly £30,000. The fantasy football league has a £1 enroll fee.

Horse Racing Bonuses & Promotions

Cheltenham Money Back: Paddy Power will refund your bets if your horse finished 2nd to SP favorite. Applies to all Cheltenham festival racing.

Paddy power is a good and solid bookmaker that does not take itself too seriously. They generally provide odds on events other bookmakers will regard as being too controversial to touch and they frequently have money back specials so even if your bet does not win, there is a good chance of you getting your stake back. All this makes Paddy Power the perfect option for the punter who wants to have fun with betting but on occasion might want a serious bet.

This review is based on a non-weighted average and while, more often than not, the overall score is an average of the individual review categories, the editors at Free 25 Bet reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it does not reflect our assessment of the bookmakers.

Paddy Power's Ratings

Ease of Use9

Promotions10

Market Range8

Paddy Powerby Free25Bets

1 9 10

Pro

• Irelands Biggest Bookmakers
• Frequent Money Back Specials
• Offer a number of unique and special markets
• Guaranteed early price races
• Competitive horse racing and football odds

Cons

• They are Ireland/UK Oriented
• They only support Euros and GBP