Best Esports Betting Sites in Italy for 2026

Esports betting on Italian licensed sites

Esports have a young and growing audience in Italy, with fans following international Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, Dota 2 and Valorant competitions on streaming platforms. Betting on them is legal, but only through ADM-licensed sportsbooks, and only on events those sites are allowed to list. As a result, the esports section on an Italian .it site is usually smaller than the one you might see on an international bookmaker, and it can change from one week to the next.

That makes the choice of sportsbook more important than it first appears. Some licensed sites list a broad selection of tournaments with map and round markets, while others offer only the biggest finals and a match winner price.

bwin is the clear leader

bwin is the only sportsbook in our Italian test with wide esports coverage, and it ranks first by a clear margin. Alongside the major tournaments it tends to list more regular league matches, and its live betting engine, the reason we name it best for live betting overall, works well for games where the odds swing after every round or map. Its iOS and Android apps (rated 8.8) are well suited to following a match on one screen and betting on another.

LeoVegas, 888sport, William Hill, Eurobet and Gioco Digitale all cover the major esports events. LeoVegas is the most comfortable of these to use thanks to its 9.5-rated app, and 888sport's simple layout makes its esports corner easy to find. None of them matches bwin for the number of events, though, so if esports are your main interest, the gap at the top of this list is real.

How to approach esports markets

Esports betting rewards knowledge of the game, the teams and the format. A few practical points:

• Check whether a match is best of one, best of three or best of five; upsets are far more common in a single map.
• Roster changes and stand-in players can change a team's strength overnight, and they are not always reflected in the odds straight away.
• Patch updates shift the balance of a game; a team's results from before a major patch may say little about current form.
• Read how the site settles a match that is postponed, replayed or forfeited because of technical problems.

Age checks and safer play

Esports attract a younger audience than most sports, so it is worth stressing that every site listed requires players to be 18 or older and checks identity documents when an account is opened. Look for the ADM logo and GAD concession number in the footer before you register anywhere. Many esports fans already spend long hours online, so time limits and reality checks in your account are a sensible addition to any deposit limit you set.