Shamo Bet's sportsbook is built around football, with a full pre-match odds board, a running bet slip and a set of extra tools layered on top — a strategy-based slip builder and a separate free prediction contest.
Sports and Markets Covered
Soccer is by far the largest section, with well over a thousand pre-match fixtures listed at any given time. Alongside it, the platform lists markets on around fifteen other sports, from mainstream options to a few niche ones:
| Sport | Sport |
|---|---|
| Soccer | Handball |
| Basketball | Ice Hockey |
| American Football | Rugby |
| Baseball | Table Tennis |
| Boxing | Tennis |
| Cricket | Volleyball |
| Darts | Waterpolo |
| Floorball | Futsal |
Football coverage is organised by competition rather than just by country, with a dedicated “Top” shortcut for the biggest leagues:
- Premier League (England)
- LaLiga (Spain)
- Serie A (Italy)
- Bundesliga (Germany)
- Ligue 1 (France)
- Eredivisie (Netherlands)
- Liga Portugal (Portugal)
- Pro League (Belgium)
- Super League (Switzerland)
Odds, Bet Types and the Bet Slip
Odds are shown in decimal format (for example 1.22 rather than fractional or American odds), with the core 1X2 market — home win, draw, away win — displayed on the main list alongside a double-chance market (1X, 12, X2). Opening a fixture reveals further markets such as totals and handicaps. Selections are added to a bet slip on the side of the page (or a slide-up panel on mobile), which tracks combined odds across every pick, lets a player set a stake in Ethiopian birr, and shows the resulting payout before the bet is confirmed.
Multiple selections can be combined into one accumulator-style slip. The slip also supports a freebet toggle for eligible promotions, which comes with its own conditions — in the example below, a minimum of five matches at odds of 5.00 or higher overall, each individual selection priced at 1.20 or higher.
Live Betting
Live, in-play betting is not active on the platform at the time. The section is marked as upcoming, with a message promising real-time markets, live odds and instant cash-outs, and a link back to the list of upcoming pre-match fixtures in the meantime.
Build My Bets and Event Predictor
Build My Bets is an automated slip builder: a player picks a strategy — Play It Safe (low odds, high win probability), Smart Mix (balanced), Value Hunter (mid-range odds) or Go Big (high odds, high payout) — along with a sport, a date range and a country, and the tool assembles a matching slip from the current fixture list.
Event Predictor is a separate feature and not a stake-based bet: for selected marquee events (a basketball playoff series, a high-profile local match, a combat-sports card) players submit a free pick between two outcomes, with no stake involved, competing for a fixed prize pool shown up front. Once the event starts, predictions close and the pool is split among correct picks.
Betting Rules in General
The specific terms are the operator's own and can change, but sportsbooks of this kind generally work along the following lines:
- Settlement — bets are settled against the official result of the match or event once it finishes.
- Void or postponed events — if a match is postponed, abandoned or cancelled before completion, affected selections are typically voided and the stake on them returned, though combo bets may be recalculated with the voided leg removed.
- Stake and payout limits — minimum stakes are usually small (the interface defaults to round amounts such as 10, 20, 50 or 100 Br), while maximum stakes and payouts are set by the operator and can vary by market.
- Promotional conditions — features like freebets carry their own minimum-selection and minimum-odds requirements, shown at the point of use, as in the bet slip example above.
Frequently asked questions
What sports can I bet on with Shamo Bet?
Football is the main focus, with well over a thousand pre-match fixtures across dozens of leagues, plus around fifteen other sports including basketball, American football, tennis, table tennis, ice hockey and boxing.
Is live betting available?
Not at the moment. The live betting section is marked as upcoming, with in-play markets, live odds and instant cash-outs described as features still being finished.
What is Build My Bets?
An automated slip builder. A player chooses a risk strategy (Play It Safe, Smart Mix, Value Hunter or Go Big), a sport, a date range and a country, and the tool puts together a matching combination slip.
What is the Event Predictor?
A free pick-one-side contest tied to specific marquee events, separate from ordinary betting. There is no stake to enter; correct picks share a fixed prize pool announced with the event.
How do freebets work on the bet slip?
A freebet toggle can be applied to an eligible combo slip, subject to conditions shown at the time, such as a minimum number of selections and a minimum odds requirement on the combined bet and on each individual pick.
What happens if a match is postponed or cancelled?
As with most sportsbooks, an affected selection is typically voided and its stake returned, and any combination bet it was part of is usually recalculated without that selection. Exact handling follows the operator's own rules.