Rating 3.4
Betfair
- Payment methods
- Apple Pay
- Instant Bank Transfer
- PayPal
- PaysafeCard
- +3 more
Paddy Power sister sites
Our team tests these bookmakers and checks every fact on this page before it is published.
- Operator
- PPB GE Ltd
- Licence account
- 52819
Last updated 20 October 2026.
Rating 3.9
Sister sites
The short answer
Paddy Power has one sister we review in full: Betfair, same parent group (Flutter Entertainment), separate licence. PPB GE Ltd operates Paddy Power, and PPB Counterparty Services Limited operates Betfair. The biggest difference is the price of entry. Paddy Power asks for a £5 bet to release £40 in free bets, while Betfair asks for £10 to release £50. On our rating Paddy Power scores 3.9 and Betfair 3.4, and the gap comes from betting features and account tools, where Paddy Power scores higher. Both accept UK players, and both free bets last 30 days.
Paddy Power sister sites at a glance
Betfair is the one sister we review, tagged same parent group (Flutter Entertainment), separate licence, and Paddy Power is the baseline in the table.
Paddy Power's free bet starts at a £5 stake and Betfair's at £10. Neither returns your stake with the winnings. The operator column shows the company behind each brand. Both hold a Gambling Commission licence.
| Bookmaker | Sister kind | Rating | Operator | Licence | Accepts UK players | Welcome free bet | Stake and minimum odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Power | Baseline | 3.9 | PPB GE Ltd | Gambling Commission | Yes | £40 in free bets | £5 at evens (EVS 2.0) or longer |
| Betfair | Same parent group (Flutter Entertainment), separate licence | 3.4 | PPB Counterparty Services Limited | Gambling Commission | Yes | £50 in free bets | £10 at 1/1 or longer |
What carries over between Paddy Power and its sisters
Betfair and Paddy Power hold separate licences. Each bookmaker applies its own one-account rule: Paddy Power allows one account per customer across its services, and Betfair allows one account with Betfair.
Set limits at each bookmaker separately. Paddy Power offers deposit controls, loss limits, Take A Break and self-exclusion; Betfair offers a deposit limit, a loss limit, Time Out and self-exclusion.
Each welcome free bet is for a new account at that bookmaker, opened with that bookmaker's own promo code.
Both bookmakers can ask for proof of age. Paddy Power may suspend or restrict an account until it has proof of age or address, and Betfair may suspend any account until proof of age is provided.
Paddy's Rewards Club is joined by logging in with a Paddy Power account and joining the promotion, and My Betfair Rewards comes with joining Betfair.
A sister site is never a way around a self-exclusion.
Paddy Power asks you to confirm you are not currently subject to a self-exclusion from a Betfair, Paddy Power, Sky Betting and Gaming, Full Tilt Poker or PokerStars account.
If you hold an account at Paddy Power, Betfair, Sky Betting and Gaming or tombola and self-exclude from one of them, you agree not to register at the others during that period, and Paddy Power may prevent you from registering.
Gamstop Online blocks gambling websites and apps licensed in Great Britain once you register, so it covers every licensed site at once, whichever group runs them.
Use Gamstop Online alongside the bookmaker's own self-exclusion tool, because the two work separately.
Paddy Power review for UK players
Paddy Power is operated by PPB GE Ltd and belongs to the Flutter Entertainment plc group. Its welcome offer gives £40 in free bets for a £5 bet at evens (EVS 2.0) or longer, provided the qualifying bet is settled before 23:59 (GMT) on 1 December 2026. The free bets last 30 days, and the stake is not returned with winnings.
On racing, Best Odds Guaranteed is opt-in from 8am on the day of the race and covers all UK and Irish horse racing, for singles and multiples on win or each-way markets, up to £1,000 a day. Extra Places run on selected races, and the number of each-way places depends on the field size.
Betting features include cash out with a partial option, a Bet Builder on football and basketball, live streaming and odds boosts. Paddy's Rewards Club pays one free bet of £5 to £50 a week for 5 bets of £5. Payments cover Pay by Bank, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, cards and Apple Pay, with no fees on deposits or withdrawals. Support is by live chat, and mobile play runs through the Paddy Power mobile apps.
We rate Paddy Power 3.9. It scores 5 of 5 on the welcome free bet, betting features and account and safety, 4 on limits and support, 3 on racing value and mobile, and 1 on markets.
1. Send proof of age and address as soon as Paddy Power asks. 2. Send documents between 7 am and 2 am, because documents sent while support is closed wait until it reopens. 3. After a withdrawal request, allow 5 working days before contacting support. 4. If the money has not arrived by then, contact Customer Services by live chat.
Paddy Power sister sites reviewed
Betfair
Run by PPB Counterparty Services Limited, Betfair is same parent group (Flutter Entertainment), separate licence. Against Paddy Power the entry price is higher: a £10 bet at 1/1 or longer earns five £10 free bets for bet builders, accumulators or multiples, £50 in total, valid for 30 days. Cashed-out bets and bet types such as Lucky 15 and Yankee are excluded, and the promo code ZSKAOL is applied from the sign-up banner rather than typed in.
On the casino side, Betfair offers 50 free spins, plus 50 more after a £10 deposit. Each spin is worth 10p and expires after 7 days, winnings from the spins are paid in cash at 0x wagering, and deposits made with E-Wallets are not valid for the offer.
Deposits are instant by debit card, Apple Pay and instant bank transfer, and PayPal, PaysafeCard, Neteller and Skrill are also named.
Its games include Jackpot King slots such as Eye of Horus Jackpot King and The Goonies Jackpot King, and live game shows such as Adventures Beyond Wonderland. Betfair also runs poker, exchange games and bingo.
Support is by live chat and open at any time. Betfair works through an iOS app and the mobile browser, and some eligible promotion games may not be on the iOS app.
1. Send personal identity documents as soon as Betfair asks for them. 2. Use live chat if you are unsure which document it wants.
Betfair is rated 3.4, behind Paddy Power's 3.9. Its welcome free bet earns a full 5, support 4, account and safety, markets and mobile 3 each, and betting features 2. Markets rests on 19 sports.
Betfair suits you if you want 19 sports and casino spins alongside a free bet, and can start with a £10 stake.
How Paddy Power's sisters compare on bonuses, payments, games, support and mobile
| Bookmaker | Free bet | Payments | Games | Support | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Power | £40 for a £5 bet | Pay by Bank, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, cards, Apple Pay | Live casino from Playtech and Evolution Gaming; Daily Jackpots, Jackpot King | Live chat | Mobile apps |
| Betfair | £50 for a £10 bet | Debit card, Apple Pay, instant bank transfer, PayPal, Neteller, Skrill | Jackpot King slots, live game shows | Live chat | iOS app and mobile browser |
With one sister reviewed in full, every comparison below is between two bookmakers, Paddy Power and Betfair, and not across a wider family.
On bonuses, Betfair hands over more in free bets, £50 against £40, but asks for twice the stake, £10 against £5. Its free bets can go on bet builders, accumulators or multiples.
On payments, the overlap is PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, Apple Pay and PaysafeCard. Paddy Power adds Pay by Bank and Rapid Transfer.
On games, Paddy Power's live casino draws on Playtech, Evolution Gaming, Pragmatic Play Live and Stakelogic Live, with Daily Jackpots and Jackpot King. Betfair also carries Jackpot King titles and live game shows.
Both use live chat for support. Paddy Power's Bet Builder covers football and basketball. On mobile, Paddy Power has mobile apps, while Betfair has an iOS app and a mobile browser site.
Which Paddy Power sister site suits you?
Choose Paddy Power if you want the lower entry stake, £5 against £10, and racing terms with opt-in Best Odds Guaranteed and Extra Places. Choose Betfair if you want a longer sports list, 19 sports in our rating, and casino free spins.
Alternatives to Paddy Power outside its group
Sites like Paddy Power include the brands other sites call its sisters: Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, Sky Bingo, Sky Poker, Sky Casino, PokerStars, tombola, tombola arcade, FanDuel and Fox Bet.
This page gives a full review to Betfair only, the one brand with a documented parent link. Check the terms of any other brand before you rely on a shared account or a shared self-exclusion.
What other sites say about Paddy Power's sister sites
In 2026, sistersitesguru.co.uk says Flutter Entertainment plc owns Paddy Power and its sisters, and it counts nine sister sites, Betfair among them. It gives a debit card cash-out as 1 to 4 hours, in line with the 1-4 hours Paddy Power shows for card withdrawals, and a £5 minimum deposit by Pay by Bank against £30 on standard methods.
In 2026, bettinglounge.co.uk names Betfair among Paddy Power's sisters and puts the Paddy Power welcome offer at £30 in free bets for a £5 bet at evens. Paddy Power's main page shows £30 for a £5 bet, while its promotion page gives £40 with a different promo code. The site says it does not currently recommend signing up, and it cites a betting margin of 7.63%.
In 2024, egamersworld.com counts seven Paddy Power sister sites, Betfair among them. It names PPB Counterparty Services Limited as the company that created Paddy Power, while Paddy Power's own wording names PPB GE Ltd as its operator, so the two differ.
What players say about Paddy Power and its sisters
The player figures below come from Trustpilot and Casino Guru in October 2026 and are for Betfair only, the one sister reviewed in full, so read them as one sister's record and not the whole family's.
In October 2026, Betfair had 4,698 reviews on Trustpilot with a Trustscore of 3.3. Of those, 2,688 gave one star, 130 two, 128 three, 253 four and 1,499 five.
In October 2026, Casino Guru gave Betfair Casino a safety index of 9.4, rated Very high.
A one-star Trustpilot review from October 2026 says the Betfair app "just kills battery life". Another one-star review from the same month says Betfair "put restrictions for free bet access and then deactivated my account", and a third says "When it looks like you might win they turn off the cash out option". A five-star review from October 2026 calls an agent "fantastically efficient". These are counts and quotes as posted, with no verdict attached.
How to complain to Paddy Power or a sister
1. Raise the problem with the bookmaker's Customer Services by live chat and describe the issue in full. 2. If the answer does not settle it, take the complaint to IBAS, the adjudication service named for both Paddy Power and Betfair. The Gambling Commission's guidance allows this after 8 weeks. 3. Do not send the complaint to the Gambling Commission to decide: it does not resolve or make decisions on complaints regarding gambling-related transactions.
Our take
Our verdict on Paddy Power's sister sites
Rating 3.9
Paddy Power is the stronger of the two on our rating, 3.9 against 3.4, and the cheaper way in at a £5 stake. Betfair earns its place as a second account for players who also want casino free spins and a longer sports list. A shared parent does not turn two brands into one account. Compare both offers on current terms before you deposit: the stake, the odds and the days the free bets last.
Our take on Paddy Power and its sisters
On the parent, sistersitesguru.co.uk names Flutter Entertainment plc, which matches Paddy Power's own wording. Sites disagree on how many sisters Paddy Power has, and only Betfair has a documented group link. Betfair's player reviews are sharply divided, so read recent reviews next to its terms before you open an account. Treat a site's score or margin as its opinion; the licence, operator and offer terms are what to check before depositing. Our ratings of 3.9 for Paddy Power and 3.4 for Betfair come from our team's testing of the bookmakers and its fact-checks before publication, not from these opinions.
Gambling help for UK players
If gambling is causing you harm, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 (England and Scotland) or the NHS Wales Helpline on 0808 2819 265. You can also register with Gamstop Online or visit GambleAware.
You must be 18 or over to gamble online.
A sister site is never a way around a self-exclusion.
Questions about Paddy Power's sister sites
Which casinos are Paddy Power's sister sites for UK players?
Betfair, same parent group (Flutter Entertainment), separate licence, is the only one reviewed on this page. See Alternatives to Paddy Power outside its group for the brands other sites name.
Who owns and operates Paddy Power?
Paddy Power's operator is PPB GE Ltd, and the brand belongs to the Flutter Entertainment plc group of companies. Betfair has a different operator, PPB Counterparty Services Limited, inside the same group.
Do Paddy Power and its sister sites share one licence?
No. See What carries over above.
Can I have accounts at Paddy Power and a sister site at the same time?
Yes, as long as you are not self-excluded from either. See What carries over above for the account rules.
If I self-exclude at Paddy Power, does it cover the sister sites?
Only as far as each bookmaker's own wording says. Paddy Power's terms name Betfair in two clauses, set out in What carries over above.
Which sister has the lowest wagering, and which is cheapest to start?
Betfair, through its casino free spins, covered in its review above. For the cheaper start, Paddy Power asks for a £5 stake against £10 at Betfair.
How fast do Paddy Power's sister sites pay out?
Paddy Power shows Pay by Bank withdrawals taking at least 90 minutes, PayPal, Skrill and Neteller up to 24 hours, MasterCard and instant card payments within 1-4 hours, and standard card payments 2-5 working days.
Is there a Paddy Power no deposit bonus code for existing players?
The nearest thing is Paddy's Rewards Club, covered in the Paddy Power review above. A daily free spin on PP Games is open to select customers, one spin per player per day, and Beat the Drop and Daily Extra Place Races run as promotions.
Sources
- Sister Bookies team Our team tests these bookmakers and checks every fact on this page before it is published.
- Sister Bookies team tests of each bookmaker's offering
- paddypower.com
- prismic.io
- gamblingcommission.gov.uk Used for licence status.
- betfair.com Used for support.