What is the MelBet welcome bonus for bettors in Malaysia?

New MelBet customers in Malaysia can claim a first deposit bonus of 100% up to 500 MYR. Head to the top of this guide to learn how you can claim it.

How many sports are available at MelBet?

There are over 50 sports and events available for MelBet customers in Malaysia to bet on, ranging from the world’s most popular sports to local, Malaysian leagues and competitions.

How can I download the MelBet mobile app?

The easiest way to download the MelBet app is to follow the link on the bookmaker page. Click on the Android icon to download the APK file, or the iOS icon to download the betting app.

By | Updated on 12. March 2026 | Reading time: 12 minutes

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MelBet – Malaysia Bookmaker Review

Name: MelBet
Brand: Melbet

4.8/5

100% Welcome Bonus up to 500 MYR

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Pros

✓Extensive Responsible Gambling section
✓Wide range of sports and events
✓Attractive welcome bonus
✓Variety of existing user promos

Cons

✕High betting margins on many sports
✕Cluttered website design

Overall Rating

4.8/5

Bonus

5.0/5
Games

4.5/5
Trust

4.5/5
Customer

5.0/5

Offering a range of betting facilities to users in Malaysia, MelBet are fast becoming one of the most popular choices for bettors in Asia and beyond. In this review, we’re going to show you how you can create an account here, the quality of odds available and how you can claim a welcome bonus of 100% up to 500 MYR.

Credentials

There are a range of betting facilities available for MelBet users in Malaysia to enjoy. In addition to their Sportsbook, MelBet also provide Casino, Live Casino, Esports, Games and Bingo betting options. For this review, we’ll be focusing on their Sportsbook and all that it offers bettors in Malaysia. There are over 50 sports and events MelBet users can bet on, which is a fantastic amount and a greater number than many other sports betting sites in Malaysia. All facilities can be accessed using desktop and mobile browsers. A dedicated betting app is also available for download on Android and iOS operating systems.

MelBet Overview

🌐Website	melbet.com/en
💰Welcome Offer	100% up to 500 MYR
⚽ Sports	54
💳Payment Methods	Bank Transfer, DuitNow, Help2Pay, Cryptocurrency
📱Mobile Apps	Android, iOS
💬Customer Service	Live Chat, Email
ℹ️Owned and Operated by	Pelican Entertainment B.V
ℹ️Licencing Information	Curacao Gaming Control Board, licence number OGL/2024/561/0554

Is MelBet Legal?

MelBet operate under an offshore licence. Their owners, Pelican Entertainment B.V, have been awarded a licence by the Curacao Gaming Control Board with the licence number OGL/2024/561/0554. This licence means that the operator must adhere to all rules and regulations set out by the gambling authority.

The registered address of Pelican Entertainment B.V is Dr. H Fergusonweg 1, Curacao.

Is MelBet Safe?

The MelBet site is encrypted with the latest SSL Certification. This ensures your connection to the site is secure, as well as protecting your personal and financial information. There is a verification process in place. When you register your account, you will also need to complete your Personal Profile. MelBet is an incredibly popular betting site in Asia and beyond. The site receives an average of 5 million visits per month across the globe, according to data retrieved in March 2026. Almost 95% of these visits are made via mobile devices, with 5% made to the desktop version.

Bonuses and Promotions at MelBet

We’re very happy to find a huge range of sports promotions and bonuses that MelBet users in Malaysia can claim. Alongside the new customer offer, which is a 100% first deposit match up to 500 MYR, users can qualify for a variety of other promos once they’ve created their accounts.

We’ll show you the details of each promotion in a moment. Before that, take a look at the table below for a list of all current available bonuses at MelBet Malaysia.

Bonus Type	Description
👏Welcome Bonus	100% up to 500 MYR
🏀Basket Bonus Back	Get a free bet when you bet on the NBA
📱Weekly Cashback in the App	10% Cashback when you bet using the MelBet app
🏒Ice Cashback	Get a free bet when you bet on the NHL
🎂Birthday Bonus	Get a promo code on your birthday
⚽Safe Bet	Place a bet on a selected event + get a free bet
💰100% Refund	Get a refund if one leg of your accumulator lets you down
💯Bonus for 100 bets	Place 100 bets in 30 days to receive a bonus
🥊Winner Fight	Place a bet on a selected fight and receive a bonus if this bet loses
⚽Accumulator of the Day	Bet on the Accumulator of the Day and receive a 10% increase in odds
🔃Cashback Rewards	Place bets every day for 7 days and receive 3% of your total lost stake back

Welcome Offer

New Sportsbook customers at MelBet can claim a welcome bonus. This offer is based on your first deposit and provides a 100% deposit match up to 500 MYR. Let’s take a look at how this welcome bonus works. MelBet will match the amount of your first deposit, up to a maximum of 500 MYR. There is a minimum qualifying deposit of 5 MYR required in order to activate this offer. If you make the minimum qualifying deposit, you’ll receive a 5 MYR bonus.

Important: Make sure you select this bonus during the registration process or opt-in to receiving promotions in the My Account section.

There is a 5x wagering requirement attached to this offer. You must meet these requirements by placing accumulator bets, with each acca containing at least 3 selections, with at least 3 selections at odds of 1.4 or higher. You must use your bonus funds within 30 days of registering your account.

Existing User Offers and Promotions

As we touched upon earlier, there are a variety of existing customer offers MelBet bettors in Malaysia can claim once they’ve created their accounts. The terms and conditions of each offer vary, including factors such as minimum deposits, stakes and time limits. Take a look at the list below. In it, you’ll find details of all current MelBet bonuses and promotions.

Basket Bonus Back. Get a free bet when you bet on the NBA
App Cashback. Receive Cashback each week when you place bets using the MelBet app
Ice Cashback. Get a free bet when you place bets on the NHL
Birthday Bonus. Each birthday, receive a promo code for a free bet
Safe Bet. Place a bet on any eligible event to receive a free bet
100% Refund. Place an accumulator bet. If one of your selections fails to win, receive your stake back
100 Bets Bonus. Place 100 or more bets over the course of 30 days to receive a bonus
Winner Fight. Place a pre-fight or in-play bet on an eligible boxing match. If this bet loses, receive a bonus
Accumulator of the Day. Place a bet on MelBet’s Accumulator of the Day and receive a 10% increase in the total odds
Cashback Rewards. Place a bet every day for seven days to receive a cashback bonus of 3% of your total lost stakes

Loyalty Program

There is a loyalty program available at MelBet, though this is aimed at Casino players, rather than Sportsbook bettors. To progress through the ranks and earn Comp Points, you need to make deposits and play selected games.

Registration at MelBet

Creating an account with MelBet Malaysia is a simple process. There are a number of ways in which a user can register. When you visit the site, you’ll see a Registration block offering sign up By Phone or by One-Click. For further sign up options, click on Registration at the top of the page. Here, you’ll find options to sign up via Socials and By Email. In the steps below, we’ve detailed how to sign up via email.

Note that whichever registration method you use, you will still need to complete the verification process. To do this, you will need to enter all missing information in your Personal Profile. While it’s possible to access the site without completing this process, you won’t be able to make a withdrawal until this task is done. For ease, we recommend you fill out your Personal Profile as soon as you’ve created your account.

Head to the MelBet site here melbet.com/en.

Click on Registration and choose your sign up method.

Select your welcome bonus at the top of the page.

Enter your email address, along with the code sent to the address you’ve provided.

Choose your country of residence and enter your phone number.

Choose currency (Malaysia and Ringgit should automatically be entered) and create a password. Input a promo code if one is required (for the welcome bonus we’ve discussed in this review, a promo code is not required).

Read and agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy and click Register.

Deposits and Withdrawals

There are a variety of payment methods MelBet users in Malaysia can use to fund and withdraw from their betting accounts. Options include local payment methods, Cryptocurrency and online wallets. MelBet don’t charge a fee for using any payment option, though it’s important to check with your banking provider that no fees will be applied by them, either.

Note: for Cryptocurrency payments, a miner fee may apply.

Below we’ve listed all available Crypto-based methods bettors in Malaysia can use with their MelBet account.

Bitcoin

Ethereum

Tether

Litecoin

Dogecoin

Bitcoin Cash

Cardano

Polkadot

Monero

Dash

USD Coin

Zcash

Method	Minimum//Maximum deposit	Fee	Transaction Time	Minimum/Maximum withdrawal	Fees	Transaction Time
Maybank	10 MYR/ 500 MYR	Free	Instant	10 MYR/ 500 MYR	Free	Up to 24 hours
Touch n Go	10 MYR/ 500 MYR	Free	Instant	30 MYR/ 500 MYR	Free	Up to 24 hours
Help2Pay	10 MYR/ 50,000 MYR	Free	Instant	10 MYR/ 50,000 MYR	Free	Up to 24 hours
DuitNow	30 MYR/ 1,000 MYR	Free	Instant	Not available	Not available	Not available
Cryptocurrency	€5 (equivalent)/ No Max	Free	Instant	€10 (equivalent)/ No Max	Free	Within 15 minutes

Limits

If you become a VIP customer, although this is focused on Casino players rather than Sportsbook users, higher withdrawal limits become available the further through the ranks you progress.

Sportsbetting at MelBet

There are over 50 sports and events MelBet users in Malaysia can bet on. Odds and markets are available on the biggest global sporting events, as well as more niche, country specific events.

⚽Football

🏀Basketball

⚾Baseball

🏸Badminton

🏒Ice Hockey

⛷️Alpine Skiing

🏑Ball Hockey

🤜Bare Knuckle Boxing

🎱Billiards

🥊Boxing

🥏Disc Golf

⚽Floorball

⚽Futsal

🏌️Golf

🤾🏽‍♂️Handball

🏑Hurling

🥋Martial Arts

🏐Netball

🏒Rink Hockey

⛷️Skiing

🏍️Speedway

🤼‍♂️Sumo

🏓Table Tennis

📺TV Games

🤽Water Polo

🏏Cricket

🎮Esports

🎾Tennis

🏈American Football

🤛UFC 🇦🇺Australian Rules

🏒Bandy

⛷️Biathlon

🎳Bowling

🎯Darts

🤺Fencing

🏎️Formula 1

🏐Gaelic Football

🏁Greyhound Racing

🏇Horse Racing

🥍Lacrosse

🏍️Motorsport

🤼‍♂️Pro Wrestling

🏉Rugby

🎱Snooker

🎾Squash

🏄Surfing

🐴Trotting

🏐Volleyball

☀️Weather

Live Betting

MelBet offers their bettors in Malaysia an extensive in-play betting facility. Bettors can place wagers on a huge range of live events from football and basketball to table tennis and cricket. Live streaming is also available on many different events. Click the Live icon to open up the list of all current streams. In addition to live streams, most fixtures feature a text commentary service as well as graphics displays updated in real time. Odds Movement charts are also available for the majority of live events.

MelBet Casino Section

Casino, Live Casino and Games make up a huge part of MelBet’s betting facility. The casino features thousands of slots and games provided by some of the biggest names in the software industry. A VIP program is available, which focuses on and rewards Casino players. The most popular games at MelBet include the following:

Sweet Bonanza 1000

Hades Realm of Fortune

Sugar Rush 1000

Juicy Wins

Gates of Olympus

Imperial Hoard

Baba Yaga Tales

Fruit Garden

40 Super Hot

Wild Trails Casino

MelBet Mobile App

A MelBet mobile betting app is available for users in Malaysia to download. Available to install on iOS and Android devices, the app can be found in the App Store. For Android users, you will need to download the app directly from the betting site. The app is fully optimised for mobile use. Menus are set out nicely and the application provides an immersive betting experience. All functions found on the desktop site, including live betting and streaming, can be accessed using the app.

MelBet Odds and Margins

One of the most important aspects of successful betting is to find the best odds available. The best betting sites offer competitive odds across a range of sports and events. To assess the quality of MelBet odds, we calculated the betting margin on four different sports and events. You can view our findings in the table below.

Sport	Football	Ice Hockey	Badminton	Table Tennis
Specific Event	AFC Challenge League: Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng vs Phnom Penh Crown	Asia League: Nikko Ice Bucks vs Anyang Halla	China Masters: Cheng Han Tsai vs Muhamed Yusuf	Masters Super League: Regina Kim vs Maria Vinogradova
“To win” market	7.40%	9.79%	7.50%	5.78%

Customer Support and Available Languages

There are two main methods in which a MelBet user can contact the customer service team. There is a 24/7 Live Chat service, along with email contact. Customers can also contact the team using their social media channels. The Live Chat feature is powered by AI. It’s possible, though, to bypass the bot and contact the team via the Contact Operator button found at the bottom of the live chat box. When we tested the MelBet email customer service, we received a reply just short of three hours later.

We tested the general email address. There are other email addresses for specific issues, including partnerships, security and public relations.

Method	Details	Availability
📧 Email	info-en@melbet.com	Within 3 hours
🔊 Live Chat	Once logged in	24/7

Awards and Recognitions

MelBet have been nominated for, and won, numerous industry awards. In 2025 alone, MelBet picked up Casino Operator of the Year at the AffPapa iGaming Awards and Best Sports Operator at AIBC Eurasia Awards. The operator were also successful at the SiGMA Awards, winning Best Casino Operator at SiGMA Africa and Best Affiliate Program at the SiGMA Europe and South Asia Awards.

Usability, Design and User Experience

The MelBet desktop site works well, despite containing a huge amount of information. It does appear quite cluttered, but the yellow, black and white colour scheme helps to keep each section separated. We do prefer using the mobile site, which is fully optimised for mobile use. The app also works well. Making deposits and withdrawals, as well as placing bets, is a simple task via the mobile app.

Main Page

Bonuses and Promotions

Live Betting

Technical Support

Responsible Gambling

The most important aspect of any form of gambling is that you’re able to do so safely and responsibly. Your betting site of choice should always provide you with tools and advice designed to help you stay in control of your betting.

There is an in-depth responsible gambling section found on the MelBet site. In it, you’ll find how to access your bet history, transaction history and set up deposit limits. You’ll also find a list of tips to help you keep in control, as well as the contact details of support organisations.

Users can also set up Cooling-Off periods and Self-Exclusion via this page.

Option	Available
🚫 Self Exclusion	Yes
❗ Limits, including Spending, Deposit and Time	Yes
🕵🏻 Contact details of support organisations	Yes

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FAQ. Frequently Asked Questions

💡What is the MelBet welcome bonus for bettors in Malaysia?

New MelBet customers in Malaysia can claim a first deposit bonus of 100% up to 500 MYR. Head to the top of this guide to learn how you can claim it.
💡How many sports are available at MelBet?

There are over 50 sports and events available for MelBet customers in Malaysia to bet on, ranging from the world’s most popular sports to local, Malaysian leagues and competitions.
💡How can I download the MelBet mobile app?

The easiest way to download the MelBet app is to follow the link on the bookmaker page. Click on the Android icon to download the APK file, or the iOS icon to download the betting app.

Author

Sarah Jones

Sarah has been researching and writing for a long time now and take tremendous pride in her work. Facts are checked, bookies are tested, and the results are there for all to see. In her free time she has a passion for football, and is the goalkeeper for one of her local women's teams.