Boylesports New Customer Offer January 2025

Limited Offer – Golf: With golf heading into the winter season, Boylesports have an outstanding new customer offer for golf punters – bet £10 get £30 in free bets and bonuses using this qualifying link, no promo code required!

• *Boylesports sign-up offer, significant terms: New UK customers (Excluding NI) only. £30 in FREE Bets (FB) as £20 in sports bets & a £10 casino bonus (CB). Min Deposit £10. Min stake £10. Min odds Evs. FB applied on 1st settlement of any qualifying bet. FB 7-day expiry. 1 FB offer per customer, household & IP address only. Account & Payment restrictions. 14 days to accept £10 CB, then active for 3 days. CB 5x wagering & max redeemable £100. Game restrictions apply. Cashed out/Free Bets won’t apply. 30 days to qualify. 18+. T&Cs apply. #Ad
• Early payout offer: 18+. Applies to bets placed on the early payout golf market. Get paid out as a winner immediately if your selection is the sole round leader at the end of round 3, even if they do not go on to win the competition. Golf only. Applies to Singles & Multiples. T&Cs apply. #Ad

PLEASE NOTE: The regular Boylesports new customer offers detailed on this page are still available if you prefer one of those offers, simply use the links below.

Boylesports have different Sportsbook new customer offers for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. In the UK they offer a £25 Free Bet Welcome Bundle offer or their headline bet £10 get £20 in Free Bets offer.

Their Irish promotion takes the form of a Bet €10, Get €40 in Free Bets (Republic of Ireland) or Bet £10, Get £40 in Free Bets (Northern Ireland). That becomes an up to £25 in Free Bets for those in England, Scotland and Wales.

UNITED KINGDOM OFFER 1: Bet £10 Get £20 In Free Bets New Account Offer. New customers only, 18+, T&Cs apply – use this qualifying link to claim this deal.

• Boylesports Bet £10 Get £20 Opening Offer: New UK customers (Excluding NI) only. Mobile exclusive. Min Deposit £10. Min stake £10. Min odds Evs. Free bet applied on 1st settlement of any qualifying bet. 30 days to qualify. Free bets expire in 7 days. Cashed out/Free Bets won’t apply. Account & Payment method restrictions apply. 1 Free Bet offer per customer, household & IP Address only. 18+. T&Cs apply.

UNITED KINGDOM OFFER 2: Up to £25 in Free Bets New Account Offer. New customers only, 18+, T&Cs apply – use this qualifying link to claim this deal.

• Boylesports £25 Free Bets Opening Offer: New UK Customers (Excluding NI) only. Min Deposit £10. Min £10 stake required for initial £5 free bet. Min odds ½. Max £25 in free bets. Subsequent free bets equal 50% average of each 3 £5 max qualifying bets. 13 settled bets required to receive full £25 free bet. Qualifying bets must be placed on sportsbook within 30 days of opening account. Cashed out bets will not qualify towards your average stake. One free bet offer per customer, household or IP address only. Free bet expires after 7 days. Account & Payment method restrictions apply. 18+. T&Cs apply.

For further details of this Boylesports introductory offer, read our Boylesports free bet 25 explained page.

IRELAND OFFER: Bet €10, Get €40 in Free Bets New Customer Offer. New customers only, 18+, T&Cs apply – use this qualifying link to claim this deal.

• Boylesports Bet €10, Get €30 in Free Bets & €10 Casino Bonus Sign Up Offer for Ireland: IRE/NI new customers only. €/£40 in FREE Bets (FB) as €/£30 in sports bets & a €/£10 casino bonus (CB). Min Deposit €/£10. Min stake €/£10. Min odds Evs. FB applied on 1st settlement of any qualifying bet. FB 7-day expiry. 1 FB offer per customer, household & IP address only. Account & Payment restrictions. 14 days to accept €/£10 CB, then active for 3 days. CB 5x wagering & max redeemable €/£100. Game restrictions apply. Cashed out/Free Bets won’t apply. 30 days to qualify. 18+. T&Cs apply.

For further details of this Boylesports opening offer, read our Boylesports bet 10 get 40 explained page. Alternatively read this comprehensive guide for the latest Boylesports sign up offer range.

Boylesports are unique in the fact that they have different Sportsbook welcome offers for Ireland and the United Kingdom. Their Ireland promotion takes the form of a Bet €10, Get €40 in Free Bets (Republic of Ireland) or Bet £10, Get £40 in Free Bets (Northern Ireland). That becomes an up to £25 in Free Bets for those in England, Scotland and Wales.

Boylesports also came a close second in our list for the best bookmakers for Lucky 15/31/63 betting – for further details read our Best Bookmaker For Lucky 15 page.

What can I use the Boylesports new customer offer on this week?

The return of European football is the highlight of the sports betting action this week which also includes EFL Championship football plus PGA and DP World Tour top-level golf, all from Tuesday 21st January through to Thursday 23rd January.

European football Matchday 7 starts on Tuesday with additional games on Wednesday 22nd January. Aston Villa feature in a 5:45pm kick-off with Arsenal, Celtic, Liverpool and Manchester City matches all with 8pm kick-offs. Amazon Prime Video show the top Tuesday match each week during the league phase with Liverpool vs Lille their match this week. TNT Sports continue their coverage of the European football while the BBC will now show weekly highlights. Tuesday’s early kick-offs include Monaco vs Aston Villa (TNT Sports 1). Wednesday sees a classic plus meaningful fixture in Paris as PSG play 2023 champions Manchester City with both teams struggling to qualify for the knockout stages. Arsenal, who are having a strong European campaign, play Dinamo Zagreb, whilst Celtic could well guarantee the knockout stages with a home match against bottom of the table Young Boys at Celtic Park.

• Tuesday 21st January Fixtures: 5:45pm – Atalanta vs Sturm Graz, Monaco vs Aston Villa; 8pm – Athletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen, Benfica vs Barcelona, Bologna vs Borussia Dortmund, Club Brugge vs Juventus, Crvena Zvezda v PSV Eindhoven, Liverpool vs Lille, Slovan Bratislava vs VfB Stuttgart.
• Wednesday 22nd January Fixtures: 5:45pm – RB Leipzig vs Sporting CP, .Shakhtar Donetsk vs Brest; 8pm – AC Milan vs Girona, Arsenal vs Dinamo Zagreb, Celtic vs Young Boys, Feyenoord vs Bayern Munich, PSG vs Manchester City, Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg, Sparta Prague vs Inter Milan.

The Europa League also continues with British clubs featuring on Thursday 23rd January. 5:45pm on TNT Sports 2 sees Tottenham travel to Germany to play Hoffenheim who are outside of the top 24 qualification spots. The huge game of the whole Europa League Matchday 7 round though sees Manchester United vs Rangers from Old Trafford on TNT Sports 1. It’s 7th (Manchester United) vs 8th (Rangers) in the table with the last match between these being in 2010 when Manchester United won 1-0 at Ibrox in the European Cup.

Sky Sports on Tuesday 21st January and Wednesday 22nd January have coverage of a full EFL programme. All games are viewable on Sky Sports+ with Tuesday and Wednesday featuring a single Championship match on Sky Sports Main Event / Football. Tuesday sees Millwall vs Cardiff City (8pm) from The New Den, whilst Wednesday sees a top versus bottom clash with Plymouth vs Burnley (8pm) from Home Park.  Thursday 23rd January on Sky Sports also sees the top of the table clash in League 1 as Wrexham play Birmingham City at the Racecourse Ground – kick-off is at 8pm on Sky Sports Main Event / Football.

• Tuesday 21st January, EFL Championship Fixtures: Blackburn Rovers vs Coventry City, Derby County vs Sunderland, Hull City vs QPR, Middlesbrough vs West Brom, Oxford United vs Luton Town, Swansea City vs Sheffield United, Watford vs Preston, Millwall vs Cardiff City (8pm Sky Sports).
• Wednesday 22nd January, EFL Championship Fixtures: Leeds United vs Norwich City, Portsmouth vs Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday vs Bristol City, Plymouth vs Burnley (8pm Sky Sports).

Wednesday 22nd January sees the PGA Tour in California for the Farmers Insurance Open. Played on a 2-course rota at the Torrey Pines golf complex, the famous South Course is a tough, long classical golf course which regularly hosts Major Championships. An integral event on the PGA Tour West Coast Swing, recent champions here include Jason Day (twice), Justin Rose, Marc Leishman, Patrick Reed, Jon Rahm, Max Homa and Matthieu Pavon who is in this week’s field as defending champion. A quality field includes Hideki Matsuyama, Ludvig Aberg, Keegan Bradley, Sahith Theegala, Sungjae Im, Aaron Rai, Tony Finau, Maverick McNealy, Shane Lowry and Max Homa.

Thursday 23rd January sees the DP World Tour move from Dubai to Ras Al Khaimah for the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. This is the fourth running of this event with the champions’ list reading Nicolai Hojgaard, Daniel Gavins and Thorbjorn Olesen who is here this week to defend his 2024 title. The field is an interesting one with Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ryan Fox, Tom McKibbin, Keita Nakajima, Thomas Pieters, David Puig, Jordan Smith, Callum Tarren, Johannes Veerman and Paul Waring all at Al Hamra Golf Club.

Midweek horse racing fixtures across the UK and Ireland are:

• Tuesday 21st January: Ayr, Leicester, Newcastle (Flat).
• Wednesday 22nd January: Catterick, Kempton Park (Flat), Lingfield (Flat).
• Thursday 23rd January: Huntingdon, Newcastle (Flat), Southwell (Flat), Wetherby.

Boylesports have a growing customer base across the United Kingdom, including England, Scotland and Wales. They also have a dedicated Sportsbook, up to £25 of free bets, new customer offer for the UK in £ sterling currency.

Below you’ll find the full Boylesports United Kingdom welcome offer range including any required promo code and promotion qualifying link with which to access:

Significant terms for Boylesports United Kingdom sign-up offers:

• Boylesports up to £25 in Free Bets Bundle: New UK Customers (Excluding NI) only. Min Deposit £10. Min £10 stake required for initial £5 free bet. Min odds ½. Max £25 in free bets. Subsequent free bets equal 50% average of each 3 £5 max qualifying bets. 13 settled bets required to receive full £25 free bet. Qualifying bets must be placed on sportsbook within 30 days of opening account. Cashed out bets will not qualify towards your average stake. One free bet offer per customer, household or IP address only. Free bet expires after 7 days. Account & Payment method restrictions apply. 18+. T&Cs apply.

Boylesports is an established market leader in Ireland with well over 300 shops across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Currently their introductory offer is a Bet €10 Get €30 of free bets & €10 Casino Bonus for new customers in the Republic of Ireland, which equates to a £40 offer in Northern Ireland.

Below you’ll find the full Boylesports Republic of Ireland / Northern Ireland new customer offer range including any required promo code and promotion qualifying link with which to access:

Boylesports Ireland new account offers currently span Sportsbook and Casino.

• Boylesports Welcome Offer Ireland – Bet €10, Get €40 in Free Bets: IRE/NI new customers only. €/£40 in FREE Bets (FB) as €/£30 in sports bets & a €/£10 casino bonus (CB). Min Deposit €/£10. Min stake €/£10. Min odds Evs. FB applied on 1st settlement of any qualifying bet. FB 7-day expiry. 1 FB offer per customer, household & IP address only. Account & Payment restrictions. 14 days to accept €/£10 CB, then active for 3 days. CB 5x wagering & max redeemable €/£100. Game restrictions apply. Cashed out/Free Bets won’t apply. 30 days to qualify. 18+. T&Cs apply.

Follow this step-by-step guide below to access your up to £25 of free bets with Boylesports.

• Step 1 – Close any instances of the Boylesports website on your browser.
• Step 2 – To access the Boylesports free bets welcome offer,  claim here – our Sportsbook links qualify you for and entitle you to the up to £25 in free bets welcome offer
• Step 3 – Now you’ve landed on the Boylesports website. Click the “Join Now” button in the middle of Boylesports’ website. Now start filling out your details. You’ll be asked to enter a username and password, which you should record and keep private – you need these details ongoing to login. No Boylesports promo code is required as part of the registration process, simply fill out your details, ensuring to click the ‘Agree and Open Account’ button to become a new Boylesports customer.
• Step 4 – Now you’ve registered, it’s time to make your first deposit. It’s imperative that you make your first deposit via either a debit card or cash card. The reason being that customers placing their first deposit via prepaid cards, PayPal, Skrill or Neteller will not qualify for this up to £25 of free bets offer. Deposit at least £10 and place your first Sportsbook qualifying bet with minimum stake of £10 to win at odds of at least 1/2 (1.5). Qualifying bet must be on the Sportsbook, and multiple bets are fine as long as they have combined odds of 1/2 or greater. Boylesports will credit your account with an initial £5 free bet within 5 minutes of settlement of your first qualifying bet.
• Step 5 – You will now receive a matched free bet equal to a 50% average of your next 3 qualifying bets up to £5. So to maximise, you must place an average of £30 in 3 bets to qualify for the full £5 free bet. This process can be re-used 4 times within 30 days of becoming a Boylesports customer. An additional 4 x £5 free bets are available. Free bets will expire within 7 days. Free bet stakes will not be included in any free bet returns.

Boylesports offer up to £25 in free bets as a welcome promotion for new UK sportsbook customers. This covers new Boylesports customers, 18+  across England, Scotland and Wales. 13 bets required to receive full £25 free bet.

The sign-up offer is available to new customers, 18+ across England, Scotland and Wales –  full welcome promotion details are available below:

• Free Bet Amount – Up to £25.
• Qualifying Deposit – £10
• Qualifying Deposit Method – has to be via either a cash card or debit card. Customers who deposit via prepaid cards, PayPal, Skrill or Neteller are excluded from the up to £25 promotion.
• Qualifying Bet – Sportsbook (Fixed Odds) – The promotion is triggered after your first bet. Stake £10 win-only on any Sportsbook market at odds of at least 1/2 (1.5). Qualifying bet can be pre-match or in-play.
• Free Bet Activation Requirements – After your qualifying bet has been placed and settled, you’ll receive an initial £5 free bet, within 5 minutes of settlement of your first qualifying bet. From this point onwards each free bet is awarded based upon a 50% average of your next 3 qualifying bets up to £5. Any combined stake across your next 3 bets less than £30 will receive a bet token equal to 50%. Cashed out bets will not qualify towards your average stake. This process can be re-used 4 times within 30 days of becoming a Boylesports customer, so if maximised you receive an additional 4 x £5 free bets over and above the initial £5 free bet, generated from the £10 qualifying bet.
• Free Bet Terms and Conditions- Free bet tokens are non-refundable. Free bet stake is not included in any returns. Free bets are valid for 7 days. The free bet tokens cannot be used over the same selections.
• New customers only, 18+, T&Cs apply.

Follow this step-by-step guide below to access your €40 or £40 in free bets and bonuses with Boylesports.

• Step 1 – Close any instances of the Boylesports website on your browser.
• Step 2 – To access the Boylesports free bets welcome offer,  claim here – our Sportsbook links qualify you for and entitle you to the €40 in free bets welcome offer, which is also available in £ for Northern Ireland residents. After placing a qualifying €10 first bet, free bets arrive in the form of 1 x €30 free bets + 1 x €10 casino bonus.
• Step 3 – Now you’ve landed on the Boylesports website. Click the “Join Now” button in the middle of Boylesports’ website.
• Now start filling out your details. You’ll be asked to enter a username and password, which you should record and keep private – you need these details ongoing to login. No Boylesports promo code is required as part of the registration process, simply fill out your details, ensuring to click the ‘Agree and Open Account’ button to become a new Boylesports customer.
• Step 4 – Now you’ve registered, it’s time to make your first deposit. It’s imperative that you make your first deposit via either a debit card or cash card. The reason being that customers placing their first deposit via a prepaid card, PayPal, Skrill or Neteller will not qualify for this free bet offer. Deposit at least €10 and place your first Sportsbook qualifying bet with minimum stake of €10 at odds of at least Evens (2.0). Qualifying bet must be on the Sportsbook, and multiple bets are fine as long as they have combined odds of Evens (2.0) or greater.
• Step 5 – Boylesports will credit your account with a €30 free bet or £30 free bet (Northern Ireland residents) within 5 minutes of settlement of your first qualifying bet. Your free bets must be used within 7 days. A €10 casino bonus is credited at the same time, and you have 14 days to accept the bonus by logging into Boylesports Casino, where you will need to open a game and claim your bonus via a pop-up message. Once accepted, the €10 casino bonus (£10 in Northern Ireland) will be available for 3 days. The bonus must be wagered x5 times, and there is a €/100 win cap.

A Bet €10, Get €40 in Free Bets and Bonuses Sportsbook new customer promotion is available to new Boylesports sign-ups in the Republic of Ireland. This promotion is a Bet £10, Get £40 in Free Bets and Bonuses in Northern Ireland. First bet only. Free bets expire in 7 days.

The sign-up offer is available to new customers, 18+ across the whole of Ireland – full welcome promotion details are available below:

• Boylesports Welcome Offer Amount – €/£30 of free bets and €/£10 casino bonus
• Qualifying Deposit – €/£10
• Qualifying Deposit Method – has to be via either a cash card or debit card. Customers who deposit via prepaid card, PayPal, Skrill or Neteller are excluded from the up to £25 promotion.
• Qualifying Bet – Sportsbook (Fixed Odds) – The promotion is triggered after your first bet. Stake €10 on any Sportsbook market at odds of at least Evens (2.0). Qualifying bet can be pre-match or in-play. You have 30 days from the point of registering to place your qualifying bet. Bets placed after this time will not activate the promotion. Do not Cash Out your qualifying bet.
• Free Bet Activation Requirements – After your qualifying bet has been placed and settled, you’ll receive a €/£30 free bet, within 5 minutes of settlement. The free bet must be wagered in full. €/£10 Casino Bonus is received at the same time.
• Free Bet Terms and Conditions- Free bet tokens are non-refundable. Free bet stake is not included in any returns. Free bets are valid for 7 days. The free bet tokens cannot be used over the same selections. The Casino Bonus has to be wagered 5x within a maximum 3 days before any bonus funds or winnings from the bonus become withdrawable. There is a €/£100 win cap.
• New customers only, 18+, T&Cs apply.

The Boylesports new customer offers detailed on this page are due to run into 2025. If any of the deals change before that time then we’ll list the updated promotions on this page.

Boylesports offer a number of reasons to open an account with superb football, horse racing and golf betting propositions. A steady development of their betting promotions alongside constantly developing their App has seen Boylesports challenge Paddy Power in Ireland. The same approach in the United Kingdom alongside football shirt sponsorship and a growing Boylesports shop portfolio, has seen their UK customer base explode – and rightly so.

There is also a unique up to £25 in Free Bets Welcome Bundle, which includes up-front and ongoing free bets earned across an initial 30 day period: the more you bet, the more free bets you unlock.

• Boylesports up to £25 in Free Bets Offer: New UK Customers (Excluding NI) only. Min Deposit £10. Min £10 stake required for initial £5 free bet. Min odds ½. Max £25 in free bets. Subsequent free bets equal 50% average of each 3 £5 max qualifying bets. 13 settled bets required to receive full £25 free bet. Qualifying bets must be placed on sportsbook within 30 days of opening account. Cashed out bets will not qualify towards your average stake. One free bet offer per customer, household or IP address only. Free bet expires after 7 days. Account & Payment method restrictions apply. 18+. T&Cs apply.

So what are the strong points of Boylesports and where could they do with improvement? As one of the fastest growing online sports books, Boylesports’ promotion range and website ease of use is exactly as you would expect it to be and below we summarise exactly what we have experienced:

Who better to ask in terms of how Boylesports rates than its actual customers and users? One of the benefits of the digital age is that customers have a number of ways to give their feedback as a consumer to the brands that they come into contact with. So how does Boylesports rank in the eyes of its customers?

Review statistics as per 15th January 2025.

Maximum payout ceilings are critical when selecting an online bookmaker to place bets with. Each and every bookmaker has daily payout limits within their terms of business. Some are extremely generous with others significantly lower and, be in no doubt, a bookmaker will not pay any winnings higher than their daily maximum payout ceiling. To add a level of complexity, those levels vary by sport and naturally can impact on large payouts, especially via accumulator bets.

From a maximum payout perspective, Boylesports are far better than many UK-facing online bookmakers when it comes to daily payout limits. Competitive on football, Boylesports right now are co-market leader in the golf market, which is a real focus sport for them with a growing number of active golf punters.

Here’s a summary of some key sports and Boylesports’ maximum payouts compared with some others in the market:

For a comprehensive overview of this topic read this excellent boylesports maximum payout guide.

Accumulators and maximising value on them is a real battleground for UK bookmakers. They all want you to place your ACCA with them, and Boylesports have a superb promotion whereby you can boost your winnings and even receive a refund if your accumulator falls over by a single leg.

ACCA Rewards is Boylesports way of demanding that you place your accumulator bets with them. You can choose, within the betslip to either boost your odds or insure your accumulator putting you totally in control.

• Boost your odds or insure if one leg loses. Add 3+ selections with minimum odds of 1/5 (1.2) per selection into your online betslip on selected sports which include Football, Horse Racing, Golf, Tennis and UFC/MMA. Choose either Acca Boost or Acca Insure by clicking “Apply Acca Rewards” in your betslip. Acca Boost or Acca Insure will be applied to your account after bet settlement.

Boost Ladder:

• 3 Folds = 3%
• 4 Folds = 5%
• 5 Folds = 10%
• 6 Folds = 20%
• 7 Folds = 30%
• 8 Folds = 40%
• 9 Folds = 50%
• 10 Folds = 60%
• 11 Folds = 70%
• 12 Folds = 80%
• 13 Folds = 90%
• 14 Folds = 100%

Available for in-play and pre-match bets. Both offers cannot be applied to the same accumulator.

Football

• 2 Goals Ahead – Early Payout (1)
• ACCA Loyalty (2)

1) 2 Goals Ahead Early Payout. Applies to bets placed on the 2 Goals Ahead market. Get paid out as a winner if your team is winning by 2 goals even if they draw or lose. 90 minutes only. Applies to singles and multiples. T&Cs apply.

• Promotion T&Cs: 18+ Applies to bets placed on the 2 Goals Ahead market. Get paid out as a winner if your team is winning by 2 goals, even if they draw or lose. 90 mins only. T&Cs apply.

2) ACCA Loyalty. £5 Free ACCA for every 5 accumulators placed. Online customers must opt-in. Place an accumulator on any combination of sports with 5 or more legs, at the combined odds of 3/1 (4.0) or more . Minimum stake of £5 or €5 (Republic of Ireland) required for each qualifying accumulator. You will receive an ACCA Loyalty stamp after your first qualifying accumulator of the day settles. Once your fifth qualifying accumulator settles, you will receive a £5 or €5 (Republic of Ireland) accumulator free bet to use on any sport.

• Promotion T&Cs: Online customers must opt-in to receive this offer. Only the first settled accumulator for each day will qualify for this offer. Qualifying bets can be placed on any market on any sport, pre-match or live. Free bets will be credited within 24 hours of your 5th accumulator settling, and will expire after 7 days. T&Cs Apply.

Horse Racing

• Best Odds Guaranteed (1)
• Lengthen the Odds (2)

1) Best Odds Guaranteed. Customers must be 18 or over to participate. Take an early or board price on any UK/Irish Horse Racing. If starting price (SP) is greater, Boylesports will pay the best price.

• Promotion T&Cs: Win or each-way bets placed on UK and Irish horse racing only. Applies to bets placed after 8am on the day of the race only. Bets placed after the off do not qualify for this offer. Bets placed in-running will not apply. The offer does not include Ante-Post, Tote/Pools, Place Only or Match Bets. Max additional bonus as a result of Best Odds Guaranteed is £/€ 50,000 per day per customer on digital channels. T&Cs Apply.

2) Lengthen the Odds. On top of Boylesports wide range of Extra Places and money back specials at selected meetings, you can now lengthen the odds for your selection by choosing your horse’s winning distance. Whether it be two lengths, four lengths or even more, get bigger odds the more you think your horse will win by.

• Promotion T&Cs: New UK customers (Excluding NI) only. Mobile exclusive. Min Deposit £10. Min stake £10. Min odds Evs. Free bet applied on 1st settlement of any qualifying bet. 30 days to qualify. Free bets expire in 7 days. Cashed out/Free Bets won’t apply. Account & Payment method restrictions apply. 1 Free Bet offer per customer, household & IP Address only. 18+. T&Cs apply.

The promo code for Boylesports’ various mobile apps are the same as those listed in the table above. Use the links in the table to register online or download the app using the links below:

2025 promises to be a huge year for sport with a whole host of major events to enjoy and, as ever, Boylesports will have every angle covered. Once the customary Christmas tradition that is the World Darts has finished on January 3rd, snooker takes the lead with its iconic Masters tournament which begins on Sunday 12th January at the Alexandra Palace in London.

As usual, tennis fans have the 4 Grand Slams to get their teeth into, also beginning with the Australian Open on January 12th, followed by the French Open in May, Wimbledon in June, and the US Open in late August.

Likewise, golf fans see their Majors season kick off, as is tradition, in April with The Masters at Augusta National from Thursday 10th April. The PGA Championship returns to Valhalla in May 2025 and to the scene of Justin Thomas’s maiden Major victory, with Oakmont in Pennsylvania the venue once again for the US Open in June. Then, to complete the set, The Open Championship returns to Royal Portrush on the 17th of July for 4 days of the very best links golf on the Northern Irish coast, with Shane Lowry looking to repeat his runaway win in 2019.

In terms of cricket, it’s the shorter format that takes centre stage in 2025 with the ICC Champions Trophy the main international competition, starting on February 19th and being hosted this year in Pakistan with the top 8 ranked ODI sides in attendance.

Horse Racing fans have the Cheltenham Festival to look forward to in its regular calendar spot of mid-March, with the Grand National moving back a week compared to last year with the 3-day festival beginning on April 3rd with the big race itself on Saturday 5th. Royal Ascot, Glorious Goodwood and The Derby at Epsom are also huge race days where the very best horses grace us with their presence.

Rugby fans have the Six Nations to look forward to which starts on the 31st January, and F1 fans will be circling the 6th of July in their diaries for the return of the British Grand Prix to Silverstone.

And then let’s not forget football. The League Cup final is on March 16th this year, with the FA Cup final being held on the 17th of May. The final of the EUFA Nations League will be on the 8^th June following the semi-finals earlier that week, then it will then be all eyes on the start of the 2025/26 football season which will start at the beginning of August.

There’s plenty more world-class sport to enjoy in 2025, here are some of the highlights for your diary:

• January 12th, Snooker: The Masters
• January 12th, Tennis: Australian Open
• January 31st, Rugby: Six Nations
• February 9th, NFL: Super Bowl LIX
• February 19th, Cricket: ICC Champions Trophy
• March 11th, Horse Racing: Cheltenham Festival
• March 13th, Golf: The Players Championship
• March 16th, Football: EFL Cup Final
• April 5th, Basketball: NCAA Finals
• April 10th, Golf: The Masters
• April 13th, F1: Bahrain Grand Prix
• Apr 19th, Snooker: World Snooker Championship
• Apr 5th, Horse Racing: Grand National
• May 3rd, Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby
• May 9th, Ice Hockey: World Championship
• May 15th, Golf: US PGA Championship
• May 17th, Football: FA Cup Final
• May 25th, Tennis: French Open
• June 6th, Horse Racing: The Derby
• June 8th, EUFA Nations League Final
• June 12th, Golf: US Open
• June 17th, Horse Racing: Royal Ascot
• June 30th, Tennis: Wimbledon
• July 6th, Formula 1: British Grand Prix
• July 19th, Golf: Open Championship
• July 29th, Horse Racing: Glorious Goodwood
• August 25th, Tennis: US Open
• September 24th, Golf: Ryder Cup
• October 11th, Rugby League: Super League Grand Final
• November 13th, DP World Tour Championship
• November 17th, Tennis: ATP Finals
• December 14th, Darts: World Championship
• December 26th, Horse Racing: King George VI

With the 2025 Premier League season already more than half of the way through, this year is setting up to be one of the most exciting in recent times with pre-season favourites Manchester City not having it all their own way by any stretch of the imagination.

After a truly barren spell up until Christmas, Pep Guardiola’s men have finally found a way to win once again but heading into the FA Cup break they trail leaders Liverpool by 12 points having played a game more, and surely even by City’s incredibly high standards it would take something special for them to retain their title this year.

With the busy Spring period likely to provide pivotal to the chances of those teams with any aspirations of the title or European places, all eyes will be on the fixtures of City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal as they jostle for position in the league.

Surprise package Nottingham Forest are making a bold attempt to secure European football next season too with striker Chris Wood firing on all cylinders this season, however there’ll undoubtedly be pressure from the likes of Spurs, Newcastle and Aston Villa as we head towards the business end of the season.

The fight for the title and European football is fierce, however at the other end of the table there’s a titanic battle for Premier League survival.

Promoted sides Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton have all picked up wins this season, however with the south coast team cast adrift at the bottom it looks like it will be a mini-league of four with Wolves and Everton in the dogfight too.

Boylesports will, as ever, have a multitude of outright and individual match markets available for betting upon as the action continues through the middle part of the season.

Gameweek 22 Fixtures Are As Follows:

Saturday 18th January

• Newcastle United vs Bournemouth
• Brentford vs Liverpool
• Leicester City vs Fulham
• West Ham vs Crystal Palace
• Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Sunday 19th January

• Everton vs Tottenham
• Manchester United vs Brighton
• Nottingham Forest vs Southampton
• Ipswich vs Manchester City

Monday 20th January

• Chelsea vs Wolves

Ireland is truly fanatical about betting. Horse Racing, both Flat and National Hunt is huge with punters just as passionate about the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Celtic and Rangers. The English Premier League, Scottish Premiership, Golf, Rugby Union, Darts as well as GAA Football and Hurling – undoubtedly Irish sports fans love their sport and they also love a bet. The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is therefore one of the most competitive sports betting markets on the globe. This is the perfect backdrop with which to study the rise of Boylesports as a major retail and online betting operator.

Established in 1992, Boylesports is now an established online player as well as being the leading Independent Bookmaker in Ireland – incorporating both the Republic and Northern Ireland. It’s also now recognised in the United Kingdom as well with various advertising campaigns and sponsorship driving a huge acceleration in active business.

Boylesports was first established in Newry, Northern Ireland in 1982 when John Boyle opened up the first betting shop. At the time Boyles’ father loaned him £6,000 to help buy the premises. But from these humble beginnings Boyle was astute at building the business organically, via retail expansion. By 1989, John opened a further 5 shops in Drogheda in the Republic of Ireland, and had a small retail chain with which he could build revenue levels. Boyle admits that expansion at this early stage was never planned – it just happened organically. 2002 saw a further 14 shops open.

John Boyle continued to head his organisation as it grew shop-by-shop throughout the noughties. Expansion was mainly through purchase of independent bookmaker shops with the odd-small chain thrown-in. Small Irish towns where the bookmaker was a local fulcrum of the community was exactly where Boylesports wanted to be. Shop numbers grew to 77 by mid-2004, a number that then reached the milestone of 100 stores within a further 18 months.

Re-wind to 2003, which was a further milestone for Boylesports as it opened a new HQ in Dundalk, moving it’s central function, which from the opening of that first shop in 1992, had always been in Drogheda. With a growing store network, phone betting and online website, a new Communications and Marketing Centre also opened in 2006.

By 2007 John Boyle had serious in-depth negotiations to sell the Retail side of Boylesports for €200 million. But Boylesports was, as it is still today a Private Limited Company and Boyle simply wasn’t prepared to sell his business. Taken from an Irish Independent article in 2014, John Boyle is quoted as saying about the decision not to sell; “I could go to the South of France and do nothing,  but I like getting up and going to work. This is my toy. What was I going to do? I’d have a big cheque but nothing to do.”

The global financial crisis from 2007 onwards, and downturn in both the betting industry and the global economy in-general, offered Boyle the next opportunity to strategically expand the business. In February 2011, Celtic Bookmakers went bust along with 47 betting shops, with 250 employees. Boylesports bought 17 of those shops, taking on 65 employees, from the administrator, for just over €2 million. But 2011 also offered further opportunities for Irish expansion, as UK-based William Hill looked to move out of Ireland. John Boyle couldn’t believe his luck as 15 stores with a 2007 combined value of €15 million, were sold to him for €2 million. By 2014 the Irish market saw Paddy Power with 210 shops, Ladbrokes with 200 shops and Boylesports with 195.

2017 saw a fundamental change at Boylesports. John Boyle as CEO across the financial crisis, had always been looking at handing on day-to-day control of the family to the right person. So in June he handed over the reigns to son-in-law Conor Gray, with Boyle becoming Executive-Chairman and remaining the controlling shareholder.

Expansion has continued at pace, both online and in-retail. 2015 saw a new digital and marketing base open at Ocean Village, Gibraltar. Boylesports, Boylesports Casino, Poker and Bingo were established, across all platforms. But shop expansion has also continued. September 2018 marked the opening of their 250th shop in Kilcullen, County Kildare.

Even more historically, Boylesports now have a United Kingdom shop presence. Independent bookmaker Wilf Gilbert was purchased in the summer of 2019 for an undisclosed fee, with Boylesports now having a 13 shop footprint in the Midlands. Conor Gray has publicly stated that Boylesports will look to continue UK growth in the north of England, and naturally any further expansion will help to also grow the brand online as well. Watch this space.

2020 also saw a further milestone for the Dundalk-based bookmaker. A purchase of 33 shops in Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man from William Hill, has seen Boylesports become the biggest betting shop operator on the island of Ireland, with 298 stores. 39 of them are north of the border.

From a digital perspective Boylesports grows in-tandem with their retail footprint. That makes sense as their brand becomes more well known across both Ireland and now in the United Kingdom. Brand ambassadors such as Kevin Kilbane (Football) and Robbie Power (National Hunt) keep the brand visible across TV and Social Media. Sponsorship of PDC Darts and of Sunderland (in the Premier League) and Birmingham City (in the EFL Championship).

Visitor numbers have undoubtedly grown in-recent times to the Boylesports digital product range. With active user and visitor numbers suggesting that Boylesports are more than a match for well established brands such as Betfred and Coral. Their digital footprint also looks to be growing closer to their Irish compatriots Paddy Power, who have been the Irish No1 bookmaker historically.

When creating a new online betting account at Boylesports, you will be asked to input your legal name, date of birth, address and phone number. Next you will be asked to verify your ID. You will not be able to make a deposit and claim your welcome offer or place a bet without verifying your account.

Verification takes just a few minutes to complete, and you must do this only once. The quickest and best way to verify your account details is to use your mobile phone to take a picture of your driver’s licence or passport. Then email that image to the Boylesports customer care team, who check your ID against the details saved on your account. If everything is as it should be, your account will be passed. You can then start betting on sports, use your welcome promotion and more.

Boylesports customer support may be reached through:

• Live Chat is available 24 hours a day, full-year round.
• Twitter: @boylecare
• Email: care@boylesports.com
• Freephone: UK Freephone: 0800 220 066
• Republic of Ireland Freephone: 1800 220 066
• International: +353 42 939 3168

Boylesports Safer Gambling Tools

As a responsible operator, Boylesports have a whole host of safer gambling tools at their members’ disposal.

Their mission statement reads, “BoyleSports want you to enjoy your gaming experience with us across all our channels. We promote the healthy use of our products and encourage our customers to bet with care. Gambling is a form of entertainment and should be enjoyed in the same manner as any other leisure activity. That means the funds you use should come from the same budget as any other kind of recreational spend, like a meal in a restaurant or night on the town.”

You can fully track your activity and access your longer term profit and loss, plus they have flexible deposit limit options to ensure you can control how much you spend on a basis that suits you. ‘Reality Checks’ also allow you to keep tabs on how long you’re playing for and manage your time accordingly and ‘Loss Limits’ let you put a ceiling on any potential losses.

Time Out options are available for anybody who wants to take a break from using Boylesports for a period of time, and of course there’s the option to self-exclude if you prefer.