Which sports, bets and features does Paddy Power offer?

You can open a Paddy Power account in Great Britain and use its sportsbook for football, racing and a broad range of other sports. Your main choices are betting before an event, betting while it is taking place, and combining selections from one event with Bet Builder.

Players in Great Britain can open a Paddy Power account. The sportsbook provides the betting service for sports markets in this territory, including pre-match and in-play options.

Opening an account gives you access to the bookmaker’s sports betting products, subject to the normal age and account controls used for online gambling. Your choice of sport, market and timing determines how you build a bet.

Paddy Power’s minimum player age is 18+. You must be at least 18 to open an account and place sports bets.

Online betting involves age checks before gambling access is provided. Use your own account and payment method, and keep control of the amount and time you spend.

Pre-match betting takes place before the event starts. It gives you time to assess the teams, players, form and available markets before making a selection.

In-play betting is offered in Great Britain and takes place while the event is under way. The score, time remaining and events already recorded can change the markets as you decide whether a live selection suits your view.

Cash out lets you settle a bet before the event finishes instead of waiting for the final result. It can be useful when the event has moved in your favour or when you want to end your exposure before the remaining play.

Cash Out isn’t available for all markets on the sportsbook. Its usefulness therefore depends on the market connected to your bet, as well as the stage and circumstances of the event.

Read the cash-out amount and action shown for the bet before accepting it. A cash-out decision ends that bet at the amount offered at that point, so it is different from allowing the original selection to run to settlement.

A sports bet is settled by applying the result and settlement rule for the market you selected. The event result, the market definition and any special outcome such as a dead heat determine how the bet is treated.

Dead heat rules divide the total stake by the number of participants in the dead heat. That divided stake is then multiplied by the odds at which the bet was placed.

This means a dead heat can change the stake used for the calculation. Read the market wording before placing a bet, particularly when several participants could share a result.

Set a personal budget before you start and treat betting spend as entertainment money, not income. Keep a record of deposits, stakes and time spent so that your activity stays visible to you.

• Set a spending limit that fits your finances.
• Take breaks and avoid betting when upset or under pressure.
• Do not chase losses by increasing stakes.
• Stop if betting stops feeling enjoyable or controlled.

Use the site’s safer gambling tools for further guidance on managing your play. If betting is affecting your finances, relationships or wellbeing, seek specialist support.

Sports betting is separate from gaming products such as free spins. If you want to explore that subject, read the guide to Paddy Power free spins; return to the sportsbook when you want to compare sports, markets and bet types.