Frequently asked questions

Bettles is a social-betting platform: sports fans compete in private or public groups, not against a bookmaker. You predict real matches, stake a virtual in-game currency (Bettle Coins) at the odds of real betting operators, and over the season you see who has the best instinct.

Tipico and co. are betting operators — you bet against them, and they earn on every set of odds. Bettles is not a betting operator: nobody takes a cut, no corporation sits between you and your fellow players. We mirror a bookmaker's maths in the open, your Bettle's cashbook is the till, and in the end everything goes back to the players.

A classic pool is a points table: 3 points for the exact score, 1 for the tendency. Bettles is a game: you stake Bettle Coins at real odds. A risky pick wins more, a safe pick less. Skip a match and you pay a penalty. Drop to zero and you're out. Every matchday actually decides something.

Bettles is available as a web app — it runs in any modern browser on desktop, tablet or smartphone. Native iOS and Android apps are planned, but will follow after the first launch for the 2026 World Cup.

In private clubs the group organizes everything itself: stake, rules, payout — the app helps with mechanics and tracking. In public Bettles (like Bettle One – World Cup 2026), Bettles itself is the organizer, with fixed rules, free entry and cash prizes.

After signing up you can create a club, mark it as 'private' and bring your friends in via link or invitation. Inside the club you then set up a Bettle — choose the league / tournament, the currency, the stake range and the duration.

In private clubs you decide for yourselves whether to agree on a stake. The app tracks who has paid in — but the real euros keep flowing directly among you (via banking app, Wero, cash at the pub). Bettles itself receives nothing. In public Bettles like Bettle One – World Cup 2026 there is no stake; the prizes are put up by the organizer.

Yes. You can be a member of any number of clubs and take part in several Bettles in parallel within each — the standings are independent per Bettle.

Bettles has access to the odds of various real betting operators and passes them into the Bettle unchanged — no self-calculated values. The odds contain the respective operator's margin; but in a Bettle this is never collected as money, because nobody is betting with the operator. It accumulates in the open cashbook.

You pay a flat penalty equal to the minimum stake. Your coin balance drops by that amount. Sleep through several matches and you risk eventually falling below the minimum stake — and being eliminated from the Bettle.

When your coin balance falls below the minimum stake, you drop out of the Bettle. You remain visible in the standings as 'eliminated', but can no longer place predictions. Elimination is final per Bettle.

Such markets are settled as a 'push': your stake is returned. Exception: if you staked below the minimum stake, the stake is lost. The UI warns you when placing a stake below the minimum.

Yes, until the kickoff of the respective match. After that the prediction is locked and, once the match ends, settled at the operator's current odds.

Bettle One is Bettles' public club — open to everyone. It kicks off with Bettle One – World Cup 2026: the big prediction contest for the World Cup summer. Free, 1,000 spots, real odds, up to €500 at the top of the table. Get in, predict, stay on top.

Nothing. No stake, no catch — the prizes are put up by the organizer. All you bring are your predictions.

Yes. You can sign up until the kickoff of the semi-final. If you join later, minimum stakes are deducted retroactively from your starting balance for every match already settled (a 'catch-up calculation'). If that immediately drops you below the minimum stake, you're eliminated as you sign up.

If Bettle One – World Cup 2026 has fewer than 300 participants by the kickoff of the final, the contest is called off — no payout, and everyone involved gets an email right away.

Cash winnings are paid by transfer to bank accounts in the SEPA zone. You're notified by email after the contest ends and then submit your bank details; payout follows once the data has been provided. Details in the participation terms.

In clubs with stakes (managed, partner, public): people aged 18 and over. Private clubs without stakes are also open to people under 18, provided a parent or guardian has given consent.

No, and that's not just a marketing slogan: no monetary stake within the meaning of the German Interstate Treaty on Gambling is agreed via the platform. The in-game currency (Bettle Coins) has no monetary value; real stakes between club members happen off the platform; and Bettle One – World Cup 2026 is a free prediction game with no stake.

At registration: email, player name, full name (private — only visible to each other within private clubs), age by self-declaration, an avatar. When prizes are paid out, payout details in addition. Details in the privacy policy.

No. Bettles uses no tracking cookies, no analytics tools and no advertising. Technically necessary cookies (e.g. for login) are set — without them the platform wouldn't work.

You can delete your account at any time via the platform or by email to [email protected]. All personal data is then deleted or anonymized, unless statutory retention obligations apply.