Melbet review: deep football, but complaints on the record for Somalia

Is Melbet good for football?

Yes — this is Melbet's real strength. The football book is deep, running from the English Premier League and the Somali Premier League through Europe's major leagues, with a full spread of pre-match and live markets and a large casino on the same account. If the betting menu alone decided our scores, Melbet would rank higher. It does not, because the audit weighs getting paid as heavily as placing the bet.

Does Melbet actually pay out?

This is where the file turns. In our checks Melbet withdrawals ran to roughly one to three days, and the brand carries documented non-payment complaints where players report much longer waits or refused cashouts. Its Trustpilot score sits near 1.3 out of 5, driven largely by withdrawal, verification and account-closure complaints. A single review platform is not a verdict on its own, but the volume and consistency of payout complaints is exactly what a watchdog register exists to flag. Against the within-the-hour payouts we recorded at lilbet, this is a real gap.

Is Melbet licensed and safe?

Melbet operates under a Curacao licence carrying the 5536/JAZ master-licence number — the old model that was wound down through late 2024. A Curacao licence is common across this market and is not disqualifying on its own, but paired with the payout complaints it does not carry the reassurance of a direct, post-reform licence. For players in Somalia the reliable deposit routes are cards and cryptocurrency, with crypto avoiding conversion; the usual reasons a withdrawal stalls — unfinished verification, an unplayed bonus, a mismatched withdrawal method — are covered in betting payments in Somalia.

Melbet or lilbet?

If you only wanted the deepest football menu, Melbet competes. But our register rates reliability first, and there Melbet is clearly behind: the non-payment complaints and low Trustpilot score sit against lilbet's clean record, direct 2024 Curacao GCB licence and fast tested payouts. The head-to-head is in Melbet vs lilbet.

Verdict

Melbet is a capable football book let down by the one thing that matters most — a reliable payout. At 68/100 it sits in the lower half of our register, and for real-money betting the documented complaints are hard to look past. If you want the same football coverage without the payout question mark, the lilbet file is the stronger entry.