Sportingbet.co.za Review

Sportingbet was founded in the UK in 1997 by Mark Blandford. Its specialty is to focus on local markets and provide punters with better value. It entered the South African market in 2009 and hasn’t looked back since.

It’s known for having a cutting-edge betting platform that works seamlessly across all devices. Sportingbet South Africa is also famous for its outstanding market depth on both pre-match and live betting markets. Plus it delivers plenty of live streaming events to add to the entertainment value, too. With a generous welcome bonus and several other ongoing promos, Sportingbet South Africa simply demands your attention. 

Sign up using our exclusive sportingbet.co.za promo code and you can get a Risk Free First Bet up to R2,000. 

Ready to find out what this betting site has to offer? Let’s dive in. We’ll begin by assessing some of the stand out features and promotions.

Horse racing is the most popular betting sport with Sportingbet South Africa. Racing comes from South Africa, the UK and Ireland. There is also a healthy choice of ante post markets including Cheltenham, the Derby, Dubai World Cup, Melbourne Cup and the Breeders’ Cup among others. 

Each race card is laid out in a clear, easy-to-understand manner. You have a runner comment and form guide for each horse plus a Time Form Tip for the race. Sportingbet South Africa doesn’t offer tote betting, so you only have win, each way, forecast and tricast betting markets available.

Sportingbet is the home of football betting in South Africa. The menu starts off with a host of specially-curated coupons, price boosts, special bets and enhanced accas. From there you have more than 140 different competitions from 43 countries plus numerous international markets such as the African Cup of Nations qualifiers, UEFA Nations League and World Cup 2022 betting. 

This sportsbook prides itself on understanding the local market which is why in addition to football and horse racing, it gives special attention to several other sports that customers enjoy. The most notable of these are rugby union and cricket. For rugby, you have action from England, France and New Zealand plus the Guinness Pro 14, Six Nations and the next World Cup. 

All formats of cricket are covered from test matches down to Twenty20 and there are some interesting markets like method of dismissal, O/U score for fall of first wicket, top scoring batsman and team to score most runs in first 5 overs to name a few.

Tennis is popular the world over and you have WTA, ITF, ATP, all of the grand slams, Fed Cup, Davis Cup and more to excite your passion. Golf comes from the PGA and European tour events, as well as several other big tournaments. 

Basketball is headed by the NBA but there are leagues from another 20 countries. Many matches offer 35+ betting markets, so you have plenty of options in front of you. Baseball, volleyball, handball and ice hockey are further sports that have a global appeal and betting options to match. You also have a grand list of alpine events, Formula 1, darts, cycling and more. 

There are plenty of live betting options on offer ranging from football, tennis, basketball and ice hockey to volleyball, handball, table tennis and badminton. Market depth is variable depending on the size of the event, with certain football games having 80+ markets, tennis 35+ and volleyball over 50. 

The live betting interface is one of the best around. You have tabs for event view and multi view - which is great if you want to track several bets at the same time. 

There’s live streaming across a number of sports such as tennis, volleyball, handball and football, or you can follow the action on the match animation console. Ultimately, it’s more than simply a betting platform, this is a sporting entertainment centre where you can have a punt and watch the match at the same time.

You can tell that Sportingbet has plenty of industry experience by the sheer quality of its web-based platform. It is fully responsive, so it operates perfectly on any device and any screen size. 

The main header menu lists the various products. In addition to sports betting, you also have Betgames that are a type of lotto and just introduced is Dream Catcher. This is a money wheel game operated by Evolution Gaming. Sportingbet South Africa is the first online platform to host this game in the country.

The main body of the page has live action and a number of top bets from different sports. It’s so organised and user friendly, making it perfect for first time bettors or experienced professionals. There is a 3-in-1 bet slip covering singles, multiples and system bets. Placing a bet merely involves clicking on a selection and choosing your stake from the menu (alternatively, you can type in an amount if you wish).

There are plenty of special features that users will enjoy with this brand. Here are a few we really like...

If English Premier League football is your specialty, then Predictor is right for you. All you need to do is select the minute the first goal will be scored and which player will score it for a chance to win a share of R25,000 every week.

You get one free prediction each week but you can earn more by betting on the platform. If you bet R150.00 in a single day, you will earn another free prediction - in total you can have up to 7 predictions in a single week.

Build A Bet will create this accumulator and price it up for you. It’s only available on selected pre-match football markets at present. Certainly worth a punt if you want to try and win big from a single match.

Cash Out is one of the best betting tools around from a punter’s perspective. It means you can settle your bet (cash out) at any point during the match or before an accumulator is settled. This gives you a greater degree of control over your win/loss margins, so when used wisely - this feature is worth its weight in gold.

If you own an Apple or Android device, you have the option of downloading the Sportingbet mobile app, so you can bet on the go - anytime, anywhere.

The Sportingbet app offers the same premium features found on the full site such as Predictor, Build A Bet and Cash Out. You can also enjoy all of the live streaming direct to your device and revel in the bonuses and promos on offer. There are also exclusive mobile offers for the Sportingbet SA app users, so it pays to download it if you’re a mobile bettor.

The banking options are adequate but not expansive. Most customers should find a method they are happy to use. These are the options available:

E-wallets (Skrill, Neteller and ecoPayz) offer withdrawals within 24 hours. Cards and bank transfers take between 2 - 4 working days.

Sportingbet customer support could be improved with the addition of a live chat service. However, until then, these are the methods you can use to reach an operator:

Live chat: not available

Email: contact form in the ‘contact us’ section

Telephone: 0800-983-625 (09:00 - 21:00)