Legolas.bet is a Malta-based betting site specializing in Trav (Swedish Trotting), Casino, Sportsbook, and Match10. The betting company was launched by Rune Andersson in 2016 with a trotting focus and later added more betting options including online slots and other games from NetEnt.

One of Andersson's major reasons for launching the company was that he believed that rather than paying 35% of the gaming net to the state, as Swedish monopoly holder, Aktiebolaget Trav och Galopp (ATG) does, those revenues could be returned to the horse racing industry instead. With a base in Malta, rather than Stockholm, the company is able to return a greater portion of the net to the local race industry.

In June 2018, laws were passed in Sweden to open the formerly restricted online gambling market to international operators for the first time with rules to take effect 6 months later. Legolas.bet already held a Malta Gaming License and offers players in accepted regulated markets a unique package of betting verticals not found anywhere else. The focus market seems to be Sweden, Malta, Finland, and Iceland but of course, players in many other locations are welcome as well. The site is currently available in the English and Swedish languages.

Software and Games

The site uses strict geolocation protocol, so if you can access the site, you can probably place a bet. The main lobby is well organized with easy access to all of their betting products. The major focus is, of course, trotting. This product is unique in that it is the only one we've found so far that offers both fixed odds and pool betting on trotting. All Swedish and international races are covered. The book only takes a 15% commission on the pools and boosts the sums weekly until pools are won, such as with the Saturday P76. In this pool, the goal is to pick 6 or 7 winners out of 7 races. The Trav platform is proprietary in-house software.

The Sportsbook operates on the Betradar platform for instant mobile scalability and access to live streams of events in the sports lobby as they are happening, adding unique value to the experience. Bettors will find hundreds of niche sports and local leagues along with all major international sporting events. An unobtrusive marquee scrolls across the top of the screen showing the most important and popular next coming events while a time filter on the left lets visitors view only live events, all events, or those starting within the next hour. Look for a wide range of match-ups from football and tennis to eSports with dozens more in between. It's a super clean interface with great filters and features.

Match10 is offered on the in-house trotting platform and gives players even more options for football betting. Pool betting here offers low commissions and they top off the pools to make them worth even more. However, when we visited on the weekend from a desk in Norway there were no pool details available at the time. Quick links to the trotting games and mini casino games like roulette made us not linger too long on an empty screen.

The casino features over 200 RNG and live dealer games provided by NetEnt. Filtering, sorting, and searching is kept simple for ease of navigation and due to the fact that there aren't thousands of games from dozens of providers to eliminate before finding what you want to play. Choose all games, live casino, video slots, table games, or jackpots and then go more granular by typing a few letters into the search box to find the game you are looking for if you want to narrow down the probe.

The NetEnt Live selection of games includes over a dozen blackjack and roulette variants in a range of configurations, rules, and table limits. NetEnt is known for high quality, fair, and exciting real table gaming online. The live offering is 100% mobile optimized for speed and quality based on your device and bandwidth. Live games are not available in fun mode, but all animated tables and slots are, including a small handful of progress jackpot slot machines such as Divine Fortune.

Once a game begins to load players can easily toggle between fun mode and real money, and the game search becomes a drop-down list of popular choices.

The RNG table games section includes video poker, blackjack, roulette, Caribbean Stud, and TXS Hold'em.

Bonuses and Promotions

Look for registration and welcome bonuses for trotting, sports, and gaming. There are also special offers when big events are coming soon. Visitors will find a few standard percentage match offers, but the marketing department is very innovative and is always cooking up much more excitement than a straight match. The only way to know what's on tap today is to visit the page and click on promotions or choose a bonus flag on this page to see more.

Banking and Customer Service

The finance department always strives to find stable and reliable new methods for customer deposits and withdrawals but credit and debit cards, as well as bank transfers, seem to serve most players well enough. Deposit and withdrawal minimums are low and thanks to the well-funded sportsbook the casino withdrawal maximums are quite a bit higher than your average online casino.

The FAQ, help, and Q&A sections cover nearly everything but live chat and email support are also available in the support help center.

Pitfalls

An extensive list of restricted countries. Terms state that Martingale betting on roulette can result in lost winnings and withheld withdrawals. In addition to a max total bet when a bonus is active there is also a max amount that can be bet per line. Single game provider casino platform.

The Final Word

Legolas.bet is very well crafted for players in the Nordic and other regions. It's nice to see a fairly active news, blog, and articles section on a site with multiple products. We like the idea of revenues going directly back to the horse racing industry rather than being diverted to general tax funds, as the industry needs all the help it can get these days. The casino is NetEnt, through and through, the pool betting looks fun and potentially lucrative, and the sportsbook on the Betradar platform is top notch for a flutter or more serious betting.

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