Bons Review

In the pool of new betting sites, Bons is making a splash with great offers, sportsbook, slots, casino, and other betting options. The betting site is operated by NestlingCom Limited, a Cyprus-based company. 

Bons offers a variety of sports betting odds for Indian players and accepts payment in Indian Rupees. SRL, e-Sports, Cricket, Football, and Kabaddi are some of the top betting options at Bons.

The sportsbook offers different bet types like Yankee, Heinz, Lucky63 and other popular system bets. Let’s analyze and review all the aspects of the Bons sportsbook and find the hits and misses. 

Bons Strengths

• Betting Markets: There is a great variety of betting markets on offer for major sports events such as the Pro Kabaddi League and others.
• Modern Sportsbook: The sportsbook has a sleek design and a modern look and feel which enhances the overall betting experience.
• Variety of bet types: In addition to single and combo bets, Bons offers system bets which cover a wide range of bet types. 

Bons Weaknesses

• Withdrawal: No bank transfer or other local payment method is available for making withdrawals from Bons.
• Customer Support: There is no email or telephone line to get in touch with customer support at Bons. Only a live chat feature is available on the website and mobile app.

For a new betting site, Bons offers a decent overall betting experience. The weaknesses or areas that need improvement, are in my opinion, impactful. While I’d still bet on live sports even without live streaming, not having Net Banking or Bank Transfers option for withdrawals isn’t something I can overlook in a betting site. 

One of the most promising names among the new betting sites in India, Bons shows great promise. A big welcome bonus, free bets, cashback, rebate, and a bonus on your combo bets are the highlight features of Bons sportsbook.

For a betting site that’s popular for its casino, the sportsbook at Bons is quite impressive. I found multiple bet types at Bons, a feature sometimes not found even on more established betting sites.

You can choose from a variety of system bets such as 2/5, 3/5, 4/5, Canadian, Lucky 31, Heinz, Lucky 63, Yankee, and others. 

Though Bons accepts deposits and bets in Indian Rupees, the promotion pages describe the bonuses and other offers using Euros and Dollars, which I don’t think is very convenient for Indian players.

Talking of the betting experience, Bons has a smooth and efficient design that allows for easy navigation. It is a clutter-free interface with no unnecessary and distracting pop-ups.

There were a variety of odds for the Pro Kabaddi League, Indian Super League, and T20 World Cup, the major events at the time of this review. The sports coverage is vast and also includes other domestic tournaments and T20 leagues from around the world.

The sportsbook gives you a certain degree of control over how you would like to organize the website. You can toggle the sidebars to either view or hide the list of sports events and the hot combo bets. 

I reckon Bons can introduce more payment methods to make deposits and withdrawals more convenient for the Indian punter. 

The most important part of any betting site is how easily you can move money in and out of the account. On that front, Bons, I believe, needs some improvement.

Live Chat alone isn’t enough as a channel to contact customer support, and Bons needs to bring in email and telephone support as well. 

A betting site can set itself apart with the right welcome bonus. The welcome offer, usually seen as a way to entice players to open an account, is also how betting sites can make the first impression.

The welcome offer from Bons is huge where you can get a bonus not only on your first deposit but up to 5th deposit. The wagering requirements, however, are not to my taste. 

Bons Welcome Bonus

Get a 200% welcome bonus on your first deposit of over INR 500

The bonus on your first deposit will depend on the size of your deposit.

• A 200% bonus for a deposit between INR 500 and INR 4999
• A 150% bonus for a deposit between INR 5000 and INR 49,999
• And get a 100% bonus if you deposit INR 50,000 or more

How to claim the Bons welcome bonus?

• Open an account with Bons
• Select your bonus and make a qualifying deposit
• Your welcome bonus will be credited to your sports bonus account

Bons Welcome Bonus Terms and Conditions

• The bonus must be wagered 25 times before you can withdraw it. 
• The minimum deposit amount to qualify for the Bons welcome bonus is INR 500
• The wagering requirements must be completed within 30 days

A modern sportsbook with great offers, bet types, and impressive sports coverage describes Bons sports betting in a nutshell.

Here are the top sports covered at Bons - 

• Cricket
• Football
• Kabaddi
• Tennis
• Basketball
• Table Tennis
• Badminton
• Volleyball
• Field Hockey

If you’re among the rarest of rare Indian sports fans who do not follow cricket and are rather into other sports like MMA, Golf, or e-Sports events, Bons has you covered. 

UFC is popular worldwide and a lot of famous personalities wager on the big championship matches. Want to put money on Joe Rogan or Logan Paul’s opinion on the next big UFC event? Find the right odds for the event on Bons sportsbook.

What I really liked about Bons sports betting is the handicap betting market for Pro Kabaddi League. I’m a fan of Handicap betting and love watching the Pro Kabaddi League.

For years, I wished for a handicap betting market for cricket, which still seems like a distant dream, but Bons has brought the handicap market for PKL. 

That is exciting and different from most other new betting sites that cover the Pro Kabaddi League. 

Here are the top Kabaddi betting markets at Bons - 

• Double Chance
• No Draw bet
• Handicap
• Winning Margin
• 1x2 & Total
• Double Chance & Total
• Halftime/fulltime
• 1st half -1x2
• 1st half - double chance
• 1st half - draw no bet

In my experience, Bons is the best Kabaddi betting site, hands down. Very few would come even close to what Bons has to offer in terms of betting options. 

These markets are usually found for football events on other betting sites. Bringing them to the Kabaddi matches, in my opinion, does justice to a very exciting sport like Kabaddi.

The cricket coverage is pretty much the same as most other betting sites in India. It is neither less nor goes beyond what you’d generally find on other leading bookmakers in the country.

Here are some of the cricket events covered at Bons - 

• Big Bash
• IPL
• CPL
• The Ashes
• T20 World Cup
• ICC World Cup
• Plunket Shield
• Sheffield Shield
• Regional Super50

There are stats for cricket matches before and during the live match. Before the match, you can check the head-to-head stats along with the current form of both teams. 

And the in-game stats during the live match present you with an in-depth scorecard and over-by-over statistics. 

The most commonly found cricket betting markets at Bons are Totals. 

Put your cricket knowledge and prediction skills to the test with the Totals market which offers a variety of odds for betting on the runs to be scored at different phases during the innings.

From betting on the total runs in the innings to predicting the runs scored in the first 6 overs, 10 overs, 15 overs, etc. Bons has a wide range of betting options in the Totals category.

Other major cricket betting markets available at Bons include 

• Top team batsman
• Top team bowler
• Player of the match
• Most Fours
• Most Sixes
• Team with the highest total at the first dismissal

There isn’t anything really unique about the pre-match or live betting markets at Bons. You’ll find these markets on most of the new betting sites.

There is only one way to contact customer support at Bons - Live Chat. Though telephone support isn’t very common among betting sites, there is at least email support in addition to live chat. 

At Bons, there is just the live chat option. The responses are quick though and well-written. 

The way Bons asks you to rate the response from its customer care agent is a bit unusual. When the live chat ends, a prompt asks you “Did the agent help you?” and you have two options to answer - Yes, reward them and No, Punish them.

A mobile betting app is essential for online betting for the modern punter who prefers placing bets on the go. We expected a smooth betting app from Bons after seeing how modern and sleek the interface and design of its desktop site were. 

And Bons mobile betting app lived up to those expectations. Switching between Sports, Live Dealers, and Casino is a lot easier on the Bons mobile app.

The betting app has an intelligent design that allows for easy access to a wide range of sports, features, and promotions. 

The only thing lacking is the live streaming feature which I believe can enhance the live betting experience on the mobile app. 

When you open the betting app, you will find the most popular sports event with head-to-head odds in the middle of the home screen.

You can swipe right and find head-to-head odds for other popular events right from the centre of the home screen.

The speed at which different screens of the betting app load isn’t as fast as other top betting apps and can be improved. The app is also not very light when it comes to size and that’s another aspect that needs a bit of tweaking. 

To download and install the Bons app, 

• Go to the Bons site from your mobile browser
• Click on the Menu at the bottom right corner of the page
• Find and tap the App icon from the menu options
• Hit the Download Now button on the app installation page

Once the app is downloaded, click Install. You can find more information on the app download page at Bons.

In addition to a huge welcome bonus, Bons also offers a cashback of up to 12.5% on your lost bets. 

This cashback is part of the VIP Loyalty Program and players with the “ultimate” status in the loyalty program get the maximum cashback of 12.5% of lost bets every week.

At the “novice” status, which is where you begin in this VIP program, you can claim a cashback of up to 5%.

There is an interesting variety of signup gifts to choose from when you register a new account with Bons. If you’re not into the huge welcome bonus, you can opt for the INR 1000 free bet. 

How to claim the INR 1000 free bet from Bons?

• Log in to your account and click on the gifts icon
• In the gifts section, find the INR 1000 free bet and tap Activate
• The free bet must be used within 3 days from the day of activation

How to use the INR 1000 free bet for sports betting?

The bet should be used as a whole and cannot be split. That means you will have to bet the complete INR 1000 in a single bet. 

The minimum odds you can bet on using the free bet are 1.40. If you win using the free bet, then only the winnings from this bet will be transferred to your account.

The wagering requirements for the free bet are 20x i.e. an amount equivalent to twenty times the free bet must be wagered.

A crucial factor for smooth and hassle-free payment transactions is the availability of the right payment methods. 

When you find a betting site that accepts deposits made using your preferred payment method, that’s already promising. 

If I don’t find my payment method on a betting site, I am already thinking of hopping off and finding another bookmaker. 

Take a quick glance at the payment methods accepted at Bons for making deposits -

This looks like an extensive list which covers all of your major payment options for depositing on betting sites. 

The minimum you can deposit using UPI is INR 300 and a maximum of INR 50,000 in a single transaction.

How to deposit on Bons?

• Log in to your Bons account
• Click Deposit
• Select a payment method
• Enter the amount you wish to deposit and click Pay

The next steps in the process will depend on the payment method of your choice. For UPI deposits, you will be directed to a page which displays a UPI ID and the instructions for making a payment to that ID.

Following a successful transaction from your UPI app, return to this page and enter the UTR in the field provided and click I PAID to verify your deposit.

How to withdraw from Bons?

Now, this is where I came across my first major disappointment with Bons. 

Forget about UPI or Paytm, the betting site doesn’t even offer Local Bank Transfer as a payment method for making withdrawals from your account. 

Other than cryptocurrencies, here are the only payment options for withdrawals from Bons - 

• Skrill
• ecoPayz
• AstroPay
• Neteller
• MuchBetter
• Sticpay

Of these, AstroPay, MuchBetter, and Sticpay will be available for withdrawals after you’ve made a deposit using them.

To request a withdrawal from your Bons account, 

• Click the Cashier option from the menu
• Switch to the Withdraw section and choose a payment method
• Enter the amount and click Withdraw

• Log in to your Bons account
• Select Sports and choose between Line and Live betting options
• Navigate to your favourite sports event
• Select a betting market and pick your selection
• Enter the bet amount in the bet slip and click Place Bets

There is a simple two-step process for registering an account with Bons. 

• In the first step, fill in your email and phone number and set a password for your account
• In the next step, fill in all your personal information and click Finish

That’s it. You have signed up with Bons.

Alternatively, you can also sign up with Bons using Google, Yahoo, or Twitter. 

Features: Combo Boost, a wide range of betting markets, smooth UI, SRL betting

Sports covered: Cricket, Football, Tennis, Basketball, Kabaddi, ESports

App: The mobile app sports an intuitive design and can be downloaded from the website

Payment options: UPI, Paytm, NetBanking, VISA, PhonePe, RuPay, Skrill, Neteller

Contact information: Live Chat & email support