Paddy Power alternatives: casinos for when the shop is closed

Where Paddy Power is hard to beat

Founded in Dublin in 1988, Paddy Power has betting shops across the country and a name most people here have bet with at least once. Irish racing and GAA are covered in depth, the in-play product is mature, and the brand's sense of humour is part of why people stay. For sport first and casino second, that is a strong combination, and we would not argue otherwise.

Sister sites are not alternatives

Paddy Power and Betfair have been in the same group since 2016, now called Flutter Entertainment. If you open a Betfair account to get away from Paddy Power, you have changed the logo and stayed with the same company. An alternative, in the sense most people mean, is a site outside that family, with its own lobby, its own cashier and its own offers. Our Betfair alternatives page looks at the exchange side of that group.

What people usually want that a bookmaker-first site does not give them

• A casino that is the main product rather than a tab next to the odds.
• A large live dealer floor with plenty of low-stake seats in the evening.
• A first-deposit match with a code, where Irish-licensed brands are cutting back on offers under the 2024 Act.
• A separate balance for casino play, so the weekend accumulator money and the blackjack money do not mix.

Five casinos to consider instead

Cas2Bet 100% bonusCode CAS100 The closest like-for-like: a sports section and a casino on the same account, with 4,579 games and 516 live tables, more than twice the live floor of any other site we cover. Cas2Bet review.

YourWin24 250% bonusCode YOUR250 Also sport and casino behind one login, with a shorter sign-up form and a 250% first-deposit match. YourWin24 review.

CasinoWinner 300% bonusCode WIN300 For the most credit on the first night: a 300% match on 3,931 games. CasinoWinner review.

CasinoPurple 100% bonusCode PURPLE100 The quickest account to open, with the address left until the first deposit. CasinoPurple review.

ZeSlots 250% bonusCode ZESLOTS250 For slot players: CasinoPurple's lobby with a 250% match. ZeSlots review.

Keeping the bookie and adding a casino

Most people do not close anything. They keep Paddy Power for Saturday racing and a GAA accumulator and open a casino account elsewhere for weeknights. That works well if it is run on purpose:

1. Give each account its own deposit limit on the day you open it. A limit at one site does nothing at the other.
2. Verify the new account early, so its first withdrawal is not held up by documents.
3. Keep one running note of money in and money out across both. Two small balances hide a total much more easily than one large one.

Paying in from an Irish account

All five alternatives above run in euro and take Revolut, Visa and Mastercard, and crypto. The minimum is €25, or €30 on Revolut and card. Use a debit card rather than a credit card, the same habit Irish-licensed bookmakers are being moved towards by the 2024 Act.

What we have not checked

We have not deposited or withdrawn at Paddy Power, so this page gives no payout times or service verdicts for it. Its founding date, shop estate and ownership are public record; the figures for the five alternatives come from their own lobbies, forms and cashiers, checked in September 2026.