Circus and ZEbet compared for Dutch bettors: Ksa records, features, limits, payment methods, payouts, support and rules for young adults, as of October 2026.
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Circus or ZEbet?
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Circus is the better choice for most bettors: it adds partial cash out, a pre-match bet builder and streams of selected matches, takes PayPal and cards with no fees and pays most withdrawals within hours. ZEbet is the pick if you only want sport: it has no casino, publishes a €0.10 minimum stake and has the strictest rules for young adults in our ranking. The Ksa has fined neither.
Circus has full and partial cash out, a pre-match bet builder for six sports and streams of selected matches. ZEbet has live betting and cash out, but we found no bet builder or streaming.
Payment methods
Circus
Circus takes iDEAL, PayPal, Visa, Mastercard and Maestro; ZEbet iDEAL, Visa and Mastercard. Neither charges fees.
Withdrawals
Circus
Circus approves and processes most withdrawals within a few hours, from €0.01; ZEbet aims to approve them within one working day.
Published limits
ZEbet
ZEbet publishes a €0.10 minimum stake in most cases. We couldn't read Circus's terms, so its payout cap and minimum stake are unknown to us; neither publishes a payout cap we could find.
Young adults
ZEbet
Under 24, ZEbet allows no promotions and no deposit limit above €400 a month; both cap net deposits at €300 a month, as the rules require.
Ksa record
Either
The Ksa has fined neither. Both were warned in July 2025 for bets on winning or losing a tennis set, and each had one other warning that year.
App
ZEbet
ZEbet's app is rated 4.46 from 137 ratings on iOS and 4.6 on Google Play; Circus's 4.25 from just 8 ratings on iOS and 4.2 on Google Play.
Scores side by side
Our 0–10 ratings from the full reviews, on the criteria and weights of our
ranking method. The higher score in each row is highlighted.
Criterion (weight)
Circus
ZEbet
Licensing & safety (25%)
9.0
9.0
Markets & features (20%)
8.5
7.0
Odds & limits (15%)
6.0
7.5
Payments & payouts (15%)
9.0
8.0
App & experience (15%)
6.5
7.5
Support & responsible gambling (10%)
6.5
6.0
Overall
7.8/10
7.7/10
Circus and ZEbet at a glance
Rank #3C
Circus
PayPal and no fees
7.8 /10
Never fined by the Ksa, iDEAL, PayPal and cards with no fees, withdrawals within hours from €0.01, partial cash out, a pre-match bet builder and streams of selected matches.
Features
Partial cash out, pre-match bet builder, streams of selected matches
Max. payout
Not checked (terms blocked our check)
Payout speed
Within hours; up to 24 hours at busy times
Never fined by the Ksa
The widest choice of payment methods in our ranking, PayPal included, with no fees
Withdrawals within hours and no minimum withdrawal
A Dutch-licensed sports and horse-racing bookmaker with no casino, no fines, no fees, a €0.10 minimum stake, Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie markets and the strictest rules for young adults we found.
Features
Live betting, cash out; no bet builder or streams found
Max. payout
No cap published; €0.10 minimum stake
Payout speed
Approved within 1 working day
Never fined by the Ksa
No fees on deposits or withdrawals, and a €0.10 minimum stake
Eredivisie and Eerste Divisie markets, with live betting and cash out
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Circus and ZEbet are third and fourth in our Dutch betting ranking, separated by a tenth of a point, and the Kansspelautoriteit has fined neither. Circus offers more features and ways to pay; ZEbet sticks to sport and protects young adults more strictly.
Circus
ZEbet
Ksa licence
1830, valid to March 9, 2027
1600, valid to February 16, 2027
Casino
Yes
No: sports and horse racing only
Features
Partial cash out, pre-match bet builder, selected streams
Live betting, cash out
Minimum stake
Not checked
€0.10 in most cases
Payments
iDEAL, PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, Maestro; no fees
iDEAL, Visa, Mastercard; no fees
Withdrawals
Within a few hours, from €0.01
Approved within one working day
Support
Chat 8:00–midnight, email
Phone, contact form; hours not published
Under-24 rules
€300 net deposit cap
€300 net deposit cap, no promotions, deposit limit at most €400 a month
iOS app
4.25 (8 ratings)
4.46 (137 ratings)
Which should you choose?
Most bettors:Circus, for its features, PayPal and fast payouts.
Bettors who only want sport, or young adults who want firm limits:ZEbet.
Both: both licences must be renewed in early 2027, and our licence check will show whether they have been.
Pros and cons
Circus
Never fined by the Ksa
The widest choice of payment methods in our ranking, PayPal included, with no fees
Withdrawals within hours and no minimum withdrawal
Partial cash out, a bet builder and streams of selected matches
We couldn't check its maximum payout or minimum stake: its terms page blocked our check
Live chat closes at midnight, and we couldn't find a phone number
Its licence must be renewed by March 2027, and its app has very few ratings
Circus ranks third in our Dutch betting ranking (7.8) and ZEbet fourth (7.7). Circus wins on features, payment methods and payout speed; ZEbet on published limits, rules for young adults and its app.
Do Circus and ZEbet have a casino?
Circus does: its licence covers online casino games too. ZEbet doesn't: its licence covers sports and horse-race betting only, and the same company runs ZEturf for horse racing.
Which is better for young adults?
ZEbet. Under 24, it allows no promotions, a balance limit of at most €10,000 and a deposit limit of at most €12 a day, €100 a week or €400 a month, even after a conversation with ZEbet.
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