Virtual Sports Betting at MONOPOLY Casino & Sports

Virtual sports betting at Monopoly Casino & Sport: on-demand, around the clock and always ready when you are.

No fixture lists, no waiting for the weekend, no scheduling clashes. The next event is never more than a few minutes away, as leagues cycle through several times a day and bets settle just as quickly. It's sports betting on your terms.

This guide covers how virtual sports betting works, the markets available across every sport and how to make the most of what's on offer.

What Is Virtual Sports Betting?

Virtual sports are digitally simulated sporting events with outcomes determined by a certified random number generator (RNG). Markets open, the event plays out and bets settle. Then it starts again. There's always something on.

It's worth noting that virtual sports are not the same as eSports. eSports involves real players competing within a digital environment, where skill and decision-making influence outcomes. Virtual sports are fully randomised, meaning no external input affects the result.

Because outcomes are RNG-driven, the approach to betting is different from traditional sports. There's no team news to track, no form guide to consult in the conventional sense. The markets and bet types work the same way, but the randomised nature of the results means the odds reflect probability rather than informed prediction.

How Does Virtual Sports Betting Work?

The process is familiar if you've done some sports betting before. Find your sport, pick your market, place your bet and watch it play out. The key difference is the pace: virtual sports cycle through continuously, with a new event starting minutes after the last one ends.

The flow is much faster than with regular sports. Importantly, virtual sports games don’t mirror anything happening in that sport’s real-world competition.

Each round of virtual sports betting will generally follow this process:

• In the lobby: when you enter the virtual lobby for a virtual sport, you’ll likely end up watching the current game play out.

• Pre-match betting: with one game done, the virtual lobby will quickly bring up the betting for the next game. You’ll have around five minutes to examine the generated stats, odds, markets, and place your bets.

• Watch the virtual action: once the timer hits zero, the game will play out in all its 3D glory. You’ll see all the key highlights that matter, such as goals, red cards, and near misses.

• See your winnings: if any of your bets win, the cash will immediately be credited to your account wallet as soon as the virtual full-time whistle has been blown.

After the end-game stats have been shown, the lobby will rotate into the next game and its betting options.

If you have a verified MONOPOLY Casino & Sports account, you’re free to go and take a chance on any of our virtual sports betting markets. If not, simply follow these steps to join the ride:

1. Tap Join Now to register and create your account

2. Use the Explore tab or Search to find your preferred virtual sport

3. Pick your next event and select the market you want to back

4. Confirm your bet and watch it play out

Now that you know how virtual betting works, you can weigh up the pros and cons against traditional sports betting.

The appeal of virtual sports is straightforward: events run around the clock, there's no prior knowledge of the sport required and markets are available across a wide range of virtual disciplines. You can move between virtual football and virtual greyhound racing without needing to know anything about either sport's real-world equivalent.

The trade-off is that the RNG-driven nature of virtual sports means the kind of research that informs a traditional sports bet doesn't apply in the same way. Generated stats and league tables can offer some context but should be treated as indicative rather than reliable predictors of outcome.

A Few Virtuals Betting Tips & Pointers

To help you get your head around how to approach your virtual options, here are a few virtual betting tips to keep in mind.

• Know your markets: virtual sports betting may not play out like its real-world counterparts, but the markets still mean the same things. So, make sure you know exactly what you’re betting on before you place any wager on a virtual market.

• Reading into the odds: being virtual and results generated, you’d be forgiven for thinking that virtual sports betting odds accurately reflected winning and losing bets. However, the randomisation element means that upsets are just as likely in virtual sports, and the odds only suggest that an outcome is more likely. It’s all part of the fun when you roll the dice on virtual betting.

• Review what you can: over a virtual season, many stats will be generated. These can offer you a bit of insight into why you’re seeing the odds presented, but it’s always good to take them with a pinch of salt.

• Control your bankroll: good online sportsbooks with virtual sports betting options will also offer responsible gambling controls. It’s especially important to stay on top of your bankroll when you’re betting on virtual sports because the games come around so quickly.

What Virtual Sports Are Available at MONOPOLY Casino & Sports?

You’ll find that the most popular sports for betting have been given the high-tech virtual treatment right here at MONOPOLY Casino & Sports. These are the sports you can bet on at any time here, and a taste of the markets each sport can offer:

• Virtual Football: match winner, BTTS, correct score

• Virtual Basketball: game winner (moneyline), total points and and point spread (point handicap)

• Virtual Horse Racing: win, each way, place

• Virtual Greyhounds: win, place

• Virtual Tennis: match winner, total points, correct score

Each virtual sport carries a strong selection of markets: enough to give you plenty of options without the depth becoming overwhelming. You won't find every market you'd see on a live fixture, but the core markets are all there and work exactly as they do in real-world betting.

Virtual sports betting odds work the same way as standard sports betting odds. Each market has a favoured outcome and a less likely one, with odds reflecting that implied probability. Fractional odds are the default at Monopoly Casino & Sports, but you can switch to decimal if you prefer.

As a quick reference, odds of around 1/1 (2.00 in decimals) represent an evens bet, meaning the bookmaker sees the outcome as roughly equal either way. Shorter odds, such as 1/4 (1.25), indicate a more likely outcome with a lower return. Longer odds, such as 4/1 (5.00), indicate a less likely outcome with a higher potential return.

Here’s a look at some typical virtual sports betting odds. You’ll see the conversion from fractional to decimal odds as well as how much you’d potentially win by taking a chance on those odds with a £10 bet.

What Are the Main Virtual Sporting Events?

Virtual sports betting comes with all of its own equivalents to the real-world major events. You might be waiting four years for the FIFA World Cup to swing into action. In virtual football betting, you can bet on the Global Cup every day, watching virtual nations battle for the ultimate prize in virtual football.

However, these will all be packaged into their own ongoing and looping events. For example, you’ll see a continually running virtual tennis betting selection run through like the ATP or WTA tours would, only in much quicker succession. In virtual greyhound racing, there’s an endless slate of digital dogs bursting out of the traps.

One thing worth keeping in mind is how virtual events reset. While individual games are fully randomised, leagues and competitions do reset at the end of each cycle. Form and standings from one session don't carry over into the next. Each event starts fresh, with outcomes determined independently each time.

To find the events within the virtual sports that you want to bet on, simply roll through the options on the website or on our virtual sports betting app. It may be a virtual football betting section, but within it, you’ll get to bet on virtual international leagues and competitions.

What Is the Best Virtual Sports Betting App?

A good virtual sports betting app should give you the full range of markets, smooth and fast navigation and high-quality event visuals — all in one place. Here's what to look for:

• Full virtual sports coverage: every sport and market available on desktop should be accessible on the app

• Fast, intuitive navigation: virtual sports move quickly; the app should keep up

• High-quality visuals: the 3D event footage is part of the experience; it should be sharp and responsive on mobile

• Responsible gambling tools: spend limits, session controls and self-exclusion options built in as standard

The Monopoly Casino & Sport app covers all of it. The full virtual sports offering - football, tennis, horse racing, greyhound racing, basketball- is available alongside our wider sportsbook, with pre-match markets and fast bet settlement throughout. Available on iOS and Android.

Virtual sports betting at Monopoly Casino & Sport. On your terms, any time you want. Straight from Mayfair to your mobile. Make your move.