Dota 2 Betting Sites

Esports have grown massively in popularity in recent years, and Dota 2 is right at the head of the pack. Unsurprisingly, that has translated to the betting world too, where it is the second biggest esports for Aussie punters. On this page, we’ll take a look at everything that you need to know about betting on Dota 2, starting with which betting sites offer Dota 2 markets.

While there are a lot of Australian betting sites that do not offer esports markets, there are still more than enough Dota 2 betting sites for you to sink your teeth into, and we’ve listed them below.

The first step that you need to take in order to bet on Dota 2 is to actually find a betting site that offers markets on it. Sounds obvious enough, but you will find that while there are still plenty of Dota 2 betting sites around, many of your favourites that you might be accustomed to using for more mainstream sports and racing will not offer esports markets.

Typically it is the bigger betting sites, those that offer the broadest selection of different markets, where you will find Dota 2 markets and esports markets in general. 

All of those listed in the section above are good places to find them, a list which includes major, international betting sites like Bet365 and Unibet, as well as a couple of more new betting sites such as BetRight and Dabble.

Take your pick among these – each have their pros and cons, some of which we will touch on more below, with some boasting a better range of Dota 2 markets, others excelling in their customer support or providing a great mobile betting experience. Whichever you choose, the process of placing a bet on Dota 2 is just the same as it would be for betting on everything else – though you do, of course, have to find the markets first.

You might be wondering where exactly you will find these Dota 2 markets, and the answer for virtually all Dota 2 betting sites is under the ‘Sports’ banner. But don’t search for ‘Dota 2’ in the list, because you won’t likely find it. Instead, locate the ‘esports’ option, which will take you through to that betting sites’ range of esports markets.

From there, simply find the Dota 2 market that you are looking for, and as you always would, add your selection to the betslip. As long as your account is verified and funded, all you need to do from there is add your stake, click confirm, and your bet will be placed. 

If you’re looking for a place to Dota 2 bet online, look no further, because in this section, we will take a look at three of the best Dota 2 betting sites available to you. A few things factor into these rankings, not least the range of Dota 2 markets that are available with these Dota 2 betting sites as well as the odds, and to a lesser extent, the quality of the user experience with the bookmaker in question overall and the customer support platform.

Betting on Dota 2 is not simply a matter of betting on the overall outcome of a particular game. Well, admittedly with a couple of the Dota 2 betting sites there are relatively limited options available to you, but the best among them have a wide range of different Dota 2 bet types on offer for esports punters. Below, we take a look at some of them.

Match betting

This is the simplest Dota 2 bet type and a market that you will find on every betting site that offers markets for this game. This is a pretty self-explanatory; as with any match bet for any sport, odds are set for each team in the game. With two maps played in Dota 2, a tie obviously occurs if each team wins one map, so you can bet on either team, or the tie. You can often also place ‘double chance’ bets, which essentially means that you are betting on either Team X or a tie to occur.

Match lines

A match line in Dota 2 is much the same as a line in any sporting event, with the betting site setting odds for each team under a particular handicap. For Dota 2, given there are only two maps the only option for a line bet is +/- 1.5 maps. The favourite will have odds set at -1.5, meaning they have to win by two maps, while the underdog has to either win, tie or lose by just one map (the latter of these isn’t possible in a two-map game, so this is essentially just a bet for this team to win or tie). 

Map winners

Dota 2 betting sites will also allow you to bet on the winner of individual maps. This is another straightforward market to understand and essentially functions like a match market, except you’re only betting for a team to win an individual map rather than the match overall.

First team to x

This market is one that you might not find with all Dota 2 betting sites, but which you will with the best among them. There are numerous ‘first team to’ markets, such as ‘First Team to First Blood’, ‘First Team to Destroy Tower’, and ‘First Team to Slay Roshan’. This requires some more in-depth Dota 2 knowledge than the above markets, honing in on the particular strengths and weaknesses of each team.

Either team to x

This is another market type only available with the best Dota 2 betting sites, and can be a good way to find a little bit of value if you know your stuff. Examples of ‘either team to’ markets are ‘Either Team to Score an Ultra Kill’ and ‘Either Team to Score a Rampage’, each of which can, with some bookies, have both a ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ option. Given these are quite difficult to do, the odds for the Yes markets can be pretty juicy.

Totals

There are a whole bunch of totals that you will find with good Dota 2 betting sites. You can generally find over/under markets for both Total Kills and Total Towers over the entire match as well as for individual maps, while you can also bet on ‘Total Roshans’ for individual maps. These are typically listed as over/unders with close to even value for both, though given this is a relatively niche betting event you will usually get inferior odds to what you would for major sports – for example, Bet365, which typically offers lines of around $1.91 for big sports games, will only give you around $1.83 for these Dota 2 markets.

To win at least one map

This is a relatively self-explanatory market offered by many Dota 2 betting sites. Betting on a team to win at least one map means that, in a two-map game, you are betting on them to win either one or two maps – which essentially means that you are betting on them to either win or tie the game.

Future bets

Future bets can be a fun way to keep invested in a tournament without having to place a whole lot of individual bets, and they are pretty commonly available with Dota 2 betting sites. These simply require you to bet on the outcome of a tournament overall rather than simply an individual match, and if done prior to an event – or soon after it has started – can generally offer some pretty decent value.

Not all of the above Dota 2 markets are available at every betting site for Dota 2, though plenty of them are pretty universal – most notably match betting and match lines. But among the most comprehensive Dota 2 betting sites, you will find each of the above markets, and likely a few more, too.

The Dota 2 calendar is a busy one, with different leagues and tournaments taking place all over the world throughout the course of the year. This means that there is plenty to bet on, and while not every single Dota 2 game will have markets on every Dota 2 betting site, there are more than enough of them to keep you going.

If you want to ensure that you get the broadest range of markets and decent odds, your best bet is to focus on the biggest Dota 2 events of the year. Like with any sports or racing, it’s these big events that get the most attention from the public, the most attention from the punters, and in turn, the most attention from the bookies.

The International is the annual esports world championship, and the most renowned Dota 2 tournament in the world. It first took place in 2011 in Cologne, Germany, and since then has been held annually at various locations. Boasting a prize pool which varies each year but has been as high as over $40 million in 2021, this is the tournament for which you’re most likely to get the best range of Dota 2 betting markets.

But while this is the event Dota 2 fans anticipate the most, there are numerous other ‘Tier 1’ tournaments taking place throughout the course of the year. In 2025, these include DreamLeague Seasons 25, 26 and 27, ESL One Raleigh 2025, Esports World Cup 2025, as well as four Blast Slams, each of which offers a prize pool of at least $1 million. 

As a rule, it’s these tournaments that will be the easiest to find markets for. And when you do, you’re most likely to find the biggest selection, and the best odds.

If you’re betting on sports, you probably already know that match betting is the first market that you will find for basically every event, no matter how big or small. Click into an EPL game, or an upcoming AFL blockbuster, and with many sites – particularly the big ones – you will find hundreds and hundreds of markets. But if you’re looking at odds for an insignificant European handball, or a minor table tennis game, you’ll be stuck with just a handful, if that. Match betting, however, will always be there.

The same applies to Dota 2. Dota 2 match betting is comfortably the most common type of Dota 2 market, and is what you will see at the top of the page on any betting site for Dota 2 when you click into an event. While there are plenty of Dota 2 betting sites which offer a lot more markets than just this, if you’re hellbent on using a particular, perhaps smaller esports betting site, you can be sure that they will have match betting available to you. 

Dota 2 betting apps provide a great way to punt on your favourite esport while you’re on the go. Virtually every business under the sun has a native app these days, and betting sites are no different, with standard betting platforms having transformed from your local TAB, to desktop betting sites, through to mobile apps, all within the space of 10 or 15 years.

Generally, these betting apps are excellent, too. With so much competition in the Australian betting industry, bookmakers can ill-afford to create a less user-friendly product than their competitors, so making a high-quality mobile app is essential if they want to stay in the game.

When it comes to Dota 2, you have plenty of good betting app options, though with less betting sites offering Dota 2 markets overall as compared to other major sports, there are not nearly as many Dota 2 bet apps as there are, for example, AFL betting apps, or NBA betting apps.

Still, among the aforementioned betting sites which offer Dota 2 markets, virtually all of them have great betting apps.  A few of them, however, stand out even above their quality competitors.

Dabble is one such example. Their range of Dota 2 markets might not be as good as a couple of other sites, but as an app-only bookmaker it’s little surprise that their mobile offering is one of the best in the business, and for Dota 2 bettors this can compensate to some extent for the inferior range of markets – particularly if you’re someone who only bets on standard markets like match betting or lines.

Bet365 is another with a really good betting app, and when it comes to Dota 2 this is complemented by an elite range of markets. The Bet365 app is relatively unique, a far cry from the swathes of nearly indifferentiable new betting apps floating around, and while that may mean it takes a little while to get your head around, the interface is relatively user-friendly.

Finally, to Betr. This is a bookmaker best known for the promotions they handed out when they first burst onto the scene, but they are not just a betting site with bonuses. Their selection of Dota 2 markets is solid enough, and you can access them all on a really easy-to-use mobile app. Downloadable from wherever you get your apps for iOS and Android, the Betr app is, as the name suggests, one of your better options for Dota 2 betting.

While those three stand out, however, all of the aforementioned betting sites with Dota 2 markets have good apps. The Unibet app is unique but functions really well, while each of Palmerbet, BoomBet, BetRight and PlayUp also have a high-quality mobile offering.  

Let’s now touch on the different ways that you are able to fund your account on Dota 2 betting sites – not exactly the most enthralling of topics, but one that you’ll want to familiarise yourself with if you’re planning to have any money to play with.

Debit card betting is far and away the most common payment method you’ll come across on Australian betting sites, whether you’re punting exclusively on Dota 2, or something else entirely. This is a quick and easy way to deposit money into your account, simply requiring you to verify a credit or debit card on one occasion and then allowing for instantaneous deposits into your account.

But this will not be your only option when it comes to betting on Dota 2; you’ll also find BPay betting sites, PayID betting sites, Apple Pay betting sites, Google Pay betting sites and more among the bookies listed above. But while those who wish to deposit using debit card can simply take their pick from the betting sites for Dota 2 that we’ve listed, as every single one of them will offer that payment method, if you’re looking for one of the less common deposit and withdrawal options, be aware that they will not be universally available.

When it comes to the broadest range of payment methods for Dota 2 betting sites, Bet365 is leading the charge. They have a massive array of choices for punters, with all of the mentioned payment methods available.

Unibet is another which offers a really good selection of payment methods; handy if you’re looking to bet on Dota 2 but want to use a less common withdrawal or deposit method, because they also lead the way when it comes to range of markets.

Finally, if you’re after a broad range of Dota 2 markets and plenty of deposit and withdrawal options to boot, then you can do a whole lot worse than Palmerbet. They have a really good selection of different payment options for their punters to choose from, including BPay, Osko, PayPal and POLi, as well as debit/credit card and bank transfer. This range of payment method complements what is already a great Dota 2 betting site courtesy of their range of Dota 2 markets.

It might not be the most interesting of topics, but it is always useful to familiarise yourself with the different payment methods accepted by different betting sites, particularly if you do not wish to use debit card.

Esports betting was really pushed into the mainstream over the last decade or so as it developed as a sport, and it’s no surprise to see that this has extended to the betting world as well. The establishment of esports markets by certain bookmakers has compelled other, more established competitors to jump into the world of gaming too.

So while Dota 2 is one of the most popular esports in the world and subsequently one of the more common games to bet on, there are plenty of other options for gamers wishing to place a bet on their favourite. For fans of Counter Strike, virtually all bookies that have Dota 2 markets will also be CS:GO betting sites, and the same goes for League of Legends, with a lot of good options for punters when it comes to LoL betting. 

The number of markets and the quality of odds for these popular esports depends on which betting site you choose to use, just as it does for Dota 2 betting in Australia. While some, like Bet365, offer a massive range of different markets outside of pure match betting – including map markets, totals and much more – others will tend to stick to just a small handful of options for punters, particularly for smaller events.

For betting sites, the markets on esports don’t garner as much attention as markets for things like AFL, NRL, NBA or EPL, so invariably they don’t devote as many resources to developing the odds. This is why you will generally find that the margins are a little higher for these games – lines of around $1.85 or less, as opposed to roughly $1.90 odds you’ll get for lines on bigger sports, gives the esports betting sites a little more margin for error. This also explains why some betting sites won’t provide a huge range of markets for these esports – given they don’t allocate as much time to refining the odds, they’re a little more cautious about what markets they do offer.

But overall, there are still plenty of options when it comes to esports betting in Australia. Outside of Dota 2, you’ll also be able to find markets on CS:GO, League of Legends, Call of Duty, Halo, plenty of esports games like esoccer and NBA2K, and much more. 

As we near the end of this detailed rundown of Dota 2 betting in Australia, let’s now take a look at some of the most frequently asked questions that we get about betting on this esport.