Reach the Asian Bookmakers: Eight Books, Four Ways In
Eight books sit behind four broker accounts, and two of the accounts open only five of them. Choose the books first and the account follows.
Eight bookmakers make up the Asian group in this site’s matrix: Pinnacle, Sbobet, Singbet, 3et, BetISN, Penta88, Turf7 and SharpBet. A broker account opens them. AsianConnect opens five, BetInAsia and MadMarket all eight, Sportmarket five; four of the eight (Pinnacle, 3et, Singbet and SharpBet) open with every account, Singbet on request at Sportmarket. The account to open is one that opens every book on your list. The list is a set of doors, not a league table; this page ranks none of the eight.
Eight names, one definition
Type “Asian bookmakers” into a search box and you get a column of names. Type what you want to do next, which is to open one, and the question changes: which account opens it, and with which tool. This page answers that second question. The mistake worth avoiding is the quiet one: a deposit made, then a book the account does not open.
The phrase is loose. In one use it names a small circle of named books. In the other it is a catch-all for any sportsbook aimed at an Asian audience, a longer list than anything here. (“Asian bookies” is the same phrase in slang and gets the same answer.) This page takes the first meaning and only the eight books the matrix names. Sportsbooks outside the matrix are not covered, and nothing here speaks for them.
The figure beside each name is how many of the four broker accounts open it; Singbet counts four, one of them on request.
- 3et
- 4 of 4
- BetISN
- 3 of 4
- Penta88
- 2 of 4
- Pinnacle
- 4 of 4
- Sbobet
- 3 of 4
- Singbet
- 4 of 4
- Turf7
- 2 of 4
- SharpBet
- 4 of 4
The names drift from screen to screen (worth knowing before you search a screen for a name). Sbobet appears as SBO or SBObet, Singbet as Sing2, SharpBet as Sharp Bet or Sharp. Same books, different labels.
Which broker opens which book
The accounts do not all open the same books. The grid runs book by book: a filled dot means the account opens it, and the name under the dot is the broker’s tool for that book.
| Place | AsianConnect | BetInAsia | MadMarket | Sportmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian bookmakers | ||||
| 3et | OpensAsianodds88 | OpensBLACK | OpensEdge | OpensPlatform |
| BetISN | OpensAsianodds88 | OpensBLACK | OpensEdge | Not opened |
| Penta88 | Not opened | OpensBLACK | OpensEdge | Not opened |
| Pinnacle | OpensPS3838 | OpensPS3838 | OpensProbet42 | OpensPS3838 |
| Sbobet | Not opened | OpensBLACK | OpensEdge | OpensPlatform |
| Singbet | OpensAsianodds88 | OpensBLACK | OpensEdge | Openson request |
| Turf7 | Not opened | OpensBLACK | OpensEdge | Not opened |
| SharpBet | OpensAsianodds88 | OpensBLACK | OpensEdge | OpensPlatform |
| Places opened | 5 of 8 | 8 of 8 | 8 of 8 | 5 of 8 |
A filled dot marks a book the account opens, with the broker’s tool named under it. A small mid-dot marks a book the account does not open.
The grid shows less than it seems to. The tool name belongs to the broker, not to the book, so 3et opens through Asianodds88, BLACK, Edge or Platform depending on the account. In the Sportmarket column, “Platform” means its own platform and “on request” marks Singbet, opened when you ask. For the exchanges and markets too, see the full grid of sixteen places.
Four ways in
Pinnacle has a route at every broker. The other seven sit behind multi-book tools: AsianConnect reaches four, BetInAsia and MadMarket all seven, Sportmarket three, with Singbet there on request, on a card of its own. Four ways in, then. The cards say what each opens, what it takes to start, and who it is not for.
PS3838 and Probet42, the Pinnacle door
All four accounts reach Pinnacle: three with PS3838, MadMarket with Probet42. MadMarket writes that Probet42 is “essentially a branded version of Pinnacle”, and BetInAsia presents PS3838 as offering “great odds and high limits”. AsianConnect opens PS3838 from €10.
Best for: one book, reached from a €10 start at AsianConnect.
Not ideal if: you want a second Asian book on the same AsianConnect login, where it takes Asianodds88 and €50.
Asianodds88, AsianConnect’s multi-book tool
3et, BetISN, Singbet and SharpBet sit behind one tool. In AsianConnect’s words, Asianodds88 “places bets automatically on bookie with best odds while maximizing limits from multiple sportsbooks”. It opens at €50, and AsianConnect’s single verification covers all its products.
Best for: an AsianConnect account that wants those four books on one tool.
Not ideal if: you want Sbobet, Penta88 or Turf7, which AsianConnect does not open.
Open the brokerBLACK at BetInAsia, Edge at MadMarket
Seven books each (3et, BetISN, Penta88, Sbobet, Singbet, Turf7 and SharpBet), plus Pinnacle through PS3838 at BetInAsia and Probet42 at MadMarket. BetInAsia’s BLACK card reads “10+ odds providers including top Asian bookmakers and betting exchanges”. At MadMarket “there is no need to open a separate Penta88 account”. Both brokers ask €50 to start.
Best for: all eight books on one login.
Not ideal if: you want the €10 starting point.
Sportmarket’s own platform
3et, Sbobet and SharpBet come through the platform itself, Pinnacle through PS3838, and Singbet on request with a minimum deposit of €1,000. Sportmarket’s own card says the platform “displays the best odds and offers maximum liquidity from top bookmakers”.
Best for: a short list made of 3et, Sbobet, SharpBet and Pinnacle.
Not ideal if: you want BetISN, Penta88 or Turf7, or Singbet without the €1,000 deposit.
Open the broker
How a broker account turns a stake into a bet follows one stake all the way through. Opening the account behind a given book is a separate, step-by-step job: the Pinnacle access guide and the Sbobet route take it one book at a time.
Pick by the book you cannot do without
Books first, then the broker, then the tool name. Write down the books you cannot do without, keep the accounts that open every one of them, and only then compare tools and entry prices.
The matrix narrows fast. Choosing Sbobet leaves three accounts and drops AsianConnect; BetISN leaves three and drops Sportmarket; Penta88 or Turf7 leaves two, BetInAsia and MadMarket. Singbet is open to all four, with a condition at Sportmarket: it is on request, with a €1,000 minimum deposit. If Pinnacle is the only book you need, all four accounts stand, as they do for 3et and SharpBet, and then the choice is about the tool and the first deposit, not about the list.
Say you want Sbobet open beside Pinnacle for a second look at a weekend football line, with Penta88 as a third. Penta88 narrows the field at once: only BetInAsia and MadMarket open it. Fine. Now the boring part. The rest of the evening is about the €50 deposit and about what the identity check asks for later on, not about the list. None of this promises a win; it gets you an account that opens the books.
One thing the account does not change: the bookmaker behind the tool sets the limit on a bet, within the broker’s terms, whichever account you used. Where the caps sit is on the limits page.
Who this suits
Best for: a bettor who already knows which of the eight books they want and needs the account that opens them.
Not ideal if: you want a ranking of the eight, or a book outside the matrix.
Reality check
Eight books are eight places to lose as well as win, and most bettors lose over time at any of them. Decide what you can afford to lose before you fund the first account, and write it down.
Handicap lines and odds formats
A handicap line gives one team a head start in goals, in halves or quarters of a goal, which is why most lines have no draw. Edge lists Asian Handicap and Asian Total among its markets, Probet42 lists Asian Handicap, and AsianConnect lists Asian handicaps among its bet types. How a line settles is for the Asian handicap guide. Prices also come in Hong Kong, Malay and Indonesian formats, and a six-format converter turns any of them into decimals.
Tick your books
Name the books you cannot do without and the finder keeps the accounts that open every one. It works on the eight above. The full-size finder adds the eight exchanges and markets.
Asian bookmaker finder
Tick the books you want on one account and see which brokers open all of them.
Tick one or more places to see which brokers open all of them.
The same four accounts open exchanges too, and Orbit Exchange and Betfair are open to all four. The routes into the exchange cover the first, the Betfair door the second; to compare the four accounts for Orbit alone, see the four brokers side by side.
Questions people ask
What are Asian bookmakers?
The eight books in this site’s matrix, listed above. Elsewhere the phrase is used more loosely, for any sportsbook aimed at an Asian audience; those are not covered here.
What are some of the top Asian bookmakers?
The same eight, grouped by how many accounts open each: four, three or two. Pinnacle, 3et, Singbet and SharpBet are the four-account books, Sbobet and BetISN the three-account ones, Penta88 and Turf7 the two-account ones. The grouping shows access, not merit.
Why would you choose an Asian bookmaker?
The brokers give their own reasons. AsianConnect gives PS3838 and Asianodds88 a “Very High” maximum-bet label on its home page. BetInAsia describes PS3838 as offering “great odds and high limits”. MadMarket calls Probet42 “essentially a branded version of Pinnacle” and offers Edge as its multi-bookmaker platform. Which reason counts depends on the book you want, which is why the choice starts there.
Do Asian bookmakers offer Asian handicap?
Edge, Probet42 and AsianConnect each list it. How a line is read and settled is set out in the handicap guide.
How many of them can one account open?
AsianConnect opens five (3et, BetISN, Pinnacle, Singbet and SharpBet), BetInAsia and MadMarket all eight, and Sportmarket five (3et, Pinnacle, Sbobet, Singbet on request, and SharpBet). The finder above runs any combination you tick, and the full grid of both groups sits on the broker overview.
What does it cost to open the first one?
It depends on the account. AsianConnect asks €10 for PS3838 and €50 for Asianodds88, BetInAsia and MadMarket €50 each, and Sportmarket’s account opens at €10, with €1,000 for Singbet. The payments page sets out what the first deposit costs by method, and the sign-up steps take it from there.