Or you’re settling into a corner table at your local in Soho ahead of a 17:30 Premier League kick-off. Or you’re on the train home from a weekend up north and want to punt a fiver on the Saturday football accumulator while you’ve still got phone signal.
These are the moments a good UK mobile betting app earns its place on your home screen. Big bet365-style desktop platforms with sixteen menus and a thousand markets aren’t built for one-handed phone betting at the rail or in the pub. You want clean odds, a quick bet builder, and an app that opens in under a second.
Some Locals Insider writers have been using SBK — the mobile-only UK sportsbook from Smarkets — for exactly these moments, and we’ve now got an exclusive Locals Insider code to share. New readers can sign up with code LOCALS to claim the current welcome offer: bet £10 at minimum odds of 3.0 and get £40 in free bets, paid as six £5 tokens spread over the next 48 hours, plus 1 x £5 Bet Builder.
Here’s the full breakdown on the app, the code, what you’re actually claiming, and whether it earns a spot on your phone alongside the betting apps you already use.
What is SBK? Your Pocket Bookie
SBK is a mobile app that offers sports odds you can use to place bets online. The brand is operated by Smarkets (Malta) Limited (Registration Number C 44795), based at Level 7, Ir-Rampa ta’ San Giljan Street, St. Julians STJ 1062, Malta. The platform is licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission for UK customers.
For context: Smarkets is one of the largest betting exchanges in the world, originally launched in 2010 with a financial-trading-inspired interface. SBK was launched in 2019 as a fixed-odds sportsbook spin-off — the goal being to take Smarkets’ sharp pricing and repackage it in an app-led interface for punters who don’t want to learn exchange trading mechanics.
Practically, this matters because the operator has been around for over a decade, holds proper UKGC compliance (affordability checks, GAMSTOP integration, identity verification), and has built a credible reputation in the UK betting market. SBK isn’t a fly-by-night startup — it’s a mature operator with serious sports-trading roots.
What You Get With SBK Code: £40 Free Bet for Race Days, Match Nights and Train-Home Punts
The Locals Insider promo code for SBK is LOCALS, and it unlocks the standard SBK welcome offer for new UK customers. Enter it in the promo code field when you register, or click through via our link below and it auto-applies.
The current offer for new SBK UK sports betting customers: sign up i, deposit at least £10, place one £20 bet at odds of 3.0 (2/1) or bigger, and once that bet settles you’ll get eight £5 free bet tokens released to your account across 48 hours. Total free bet value: £40.
Worth knowing upfront — and we’ll come back to this — every free bet token has to be used on a Bet Builder or Multiple with several legs. You can’t just use a £5 free bet on a single match-winner bet. More on that further down.
Here are the details on the brand-new SBK sportsbook promotion: Use the LOCALS code to get £640.
Locals Insider · SBK Sportsbook · 2026
How to claim the SBK welcome offer with code LOCALS
Sign up using promo code LOCALS (auto-applied at SBK), deposit at least £20, place one £10 bet at odds of 3.0 (2/1) or bigger. Once that bet settles you’ll get eight £5 free bet tokens released to your account across 48 hours. Total free bet value: £60.
Your exclusive Locals Insider code
Enter at sign-up — or click through and we apply it automatically
The bonus terms & facts
Verified against SBK’s official Help Centre, 2026
Welcome Bonus
£60 in free bets
Promo Code
LOCALS
Min Deposit
£10
Qualifying Bet
£10 at 3.0+
Free Bet Structure
8 × £5 + 2 x £10 over 48h
Free Bet Expiry
5 days
Platform
iOS & Android only
Payment
Debit card / bank
Operator
Smarkets · UKGC
Eligible
UK, IE, MT · 18+
Use code LOCALS at sign-up
18+ UK only. New customers only. Min £10 first deposit by debit card or instant bank transfer (excludes PayPal, Skrill, Revolut, virtual/prepaid cards). £10 qualifying bet at 3.0+ odds required. Free bets credited in stages over 48 hours; 5-day expiry per token; stake not returned. Full T&Cs apply. SBK is operated by Smarkets (Malta) Limited and licensed by the UK Gambling Commission. BeGambleAware.org · 0808 8020 133.
How the £40 in Free Bets Arrives
Most UK bookmakers credit your free bet in one lump as soon as your qualifying bet settles. SBK do it differently — they stagger the £40 across three release windows over 48 hours:
On settlement (right when your £10 bet finishes):
- £5 Bet Builder free bet and £5 Horse Racing Multiple free bet
24 hours after settlement:
- £5 Bet Builder, £5 Free Bet and £5 Multiple.
48 hours after settlement:
- 2 x £5 Multiples and £5 Football Bet Builder token
Eight tokens total, all £5 each, totaling £40. Each token has its own 5-day expiry clock starting from when it lands — so the tokens that drop on Day 0 expire on Day 5, but the tokens that drop on Day 2 don’t expire until Day 7. Practically, you need to remember to check the app three times across the week or you’ll lose value.
Set a phone reminder for +24h and +48h after your qualifying bet settles. Without one, the staged release works against you.
Step-by-Step · Activate Code LOCALS
How to claim £60 in free bets
Four steps. Five minutes start to finish. Read the third one carefully — that’s where most punters slip up.
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Download the SBK mobile app
SBK is mobile-only — grab it from the Apple App Store (iOS 10+, 88MB) or Google Play (Android 5+, 50MB). Android users can also install the APK direct from getsbk.com. There’s no desktop or browser version.
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Register and enter code
LOCALSStandard UK sign-up — name, date of birth (18+ only), UK address, mobile number. Pop
LOCALSin the promo code field, or arrive via our link and it applies automatically. -
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Deposit £10+ by debit card or bank transfer
Use a debit card or instant bank transfer only — minimum £10. Do NOT use PayPal, Skrill, Revolut, prepaid cards, or any virtual cards (including virtual Monzo) — these are excluded and will lock your account out of the welcome offer permanently.
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Stake £20 at 3.0+ odds — single bet only
Place a single £20 bet at minimum odds of 3.0 (2/1). Singles only — no each-way. Do not cash out before settlement, even partially. Six free bet tokens release across the next 48 hours.