Betway South Africa Review

Betway is an internationally recognized bookmaker that offers a unique online sportsbook. It has over the years gained popularity in South Africa and is slowly becoming a fan favorite. Their active involvement in sports through sponsorship has helped in branding the Betway icon that is now available in many African countries such as Kenya and Nigeria and S Africa.  

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In-depth Review

The bookmaker is actively involved in the sponsorship of football teams like West Ham United in the premier league, Deportivo Alaves, Levante Futbol club, Club Deportivo (CD) Leganes, Ashanti Gold Sporting Club a Ghanaian football team, Medeam SC, Liberty Professional FC, Aduana Stars FC, Express FC all based in Ghana.

Other teams on the sponsorship list include Power Basketball Club, Green buffaloes Fc and KOBS Rugby Club that are all based in Kampala, Uganda. There active involvement in sports through sponsorship has helped in branding the Betway icon that is now available in many African countries apart from S Africa.

The parent company Betway Group Limited is based in the UK on the British Virgin Islands. The company was first established in 2006 and grew over the years to become a well-established brand in the world. Betway has a history of giving out the largest payed amount that was confirmed by Guinness world Record to a UK punter in 2015.

The brand is globally renowned bookmaker offering sportsbook only. More South Africa’s are joining the world’s best online betting company. Betway is fully licensed by the Western Cape gambling board and is legal to provide betting service to person of 18 years. It hold the license number 10181496-005 which proves they have met the standards to provide bookmaking services.

User Experience

The homepage is accessed through www.betway.co.za were we can choose to continue with the website or download the Betway App. The dashboard contains sports, Live, esports, Promos and money back boost. The menu on the top left part takes us to various quick links that we may find useful. The website page is easy to use with navigable features that make it easy for new users. The app is recommended and contains all the features in the parent website.

There is a lot of activities in terms of adverts with more popping up at the center page. At the bottom there is a lot of information with the live chat feature customer can be better served. The sign up form contains two simple steps were the account details are required and the register account after these you get verified in minutes.  

Features

Betting markets

Betway is more focused on sportsbooks and has a wide variety of markets to choose from these markets include:

• Soccer
• Basketball
• Tennis
• Ice hockey
• MMA
• Cricket
• Handball
• Golf
• Boxing
• Aussie rules
• Cycling
• Volleyball
• Darts
• Water polo
• Futsal
• Badminton
• Beach soccer
• Baseball
• Motorsport
• Rugby
• American football
• Snooker
• Biathlon
• Table tennis
• Squash

Great odds

The odds at Betway is the best compared to some other betting companies. The odds can be in fraction or decimal points. South African punters enjoy odd boost on specific events and is common to find them in the football section.

Welcome bonus

Betway offers 125% as welcome bonus up to R 1,000 worth of free bets. All we need to do is register and get verified then depositing into your account to qualify. We can also unlock extra bets by betting with 4 times the value of first deposit.

Promotions

Betway allows to pick the first goal scorer in 4 matches to win up to R 1000000. Entry into these promo is free and the prize money and the money is rolled over for the upcoming week. We also get the 50% deposit offer on first deposit awarded as free bets. Get back up to 20x from your bet if you’re unlucky with the Betway money back boost. The amount is refunded as cash if one you’re selection lets you down. Betway boost on multiple bets up to 100% for each leg with 1.2 or more odds. The principal used here is simple the more you add the bigger the final boost. The rebound boost helps as get back to our winning ways with the Betway rebound boost. When on a losing streak it’s important to keep checking the account balance to see if you have been awarded the rebound amount. Each time you refer a friend you get free bets so the more you friends join and deposit on Betway the more the free bets.

Cash out

Betway offers cash out for sport events before they end we have full control over the cash out choosing either partial cash out and leaving the rest to continue until the end.

Jackpots

There are currently no jackpots in the Betway markets. Punters can still go old school making multiple selections on different event and with the bonus boost win big.

Livestreaming

The in-play feature of Betway is excellent with world class match tracking software for different events. We get the livestreaming option on football, tennis, basketball, ice hockey, cricket, handball, darts, futsal and Rugby. The match animation is good with ball movement represented in real time. We also get stats on the game like ball possession, goal attempts, shots on target, corner kicks, free kicks, offside, goal kicks, throw ins, substitution, yellow/ red card, save, fouls and even injuries. Betway has really delivered on the live streaming feature which is popular in South Africa.

Bet types

• (1×2)
• Double chance
• Overs/under
• Draw no bet
• Next goal
• Handicap
• Handicap 1×2
• Both teams to score
• 1×2 and over/under
• 1×2 and both teams to score

Payment options

• Visa
• MasterCard
• Bank transfers
• USSD

Pros

• Wide markets on sports events
• Welcome bonus
• Good and functional app
• Good customer service with live chat
• Excellent livestreaming feature
• Faster payouts
• Availability of cash out

Cons

• Few markets on casino
• No jackpots

Verdict

Betway has proven to us that it can offer world class betting options. The popularity in SA has grown with the best reputation more and more punters are trusting Betway to deliver. Not to forget, Betway has developed ways to prevent irresponsible gambling protecting its punters by educating them. The bookmaker is recommended for all punters in South Africa if you love gambling this is the place to be with partnership with different organization.

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