One of the more prominent sports betting companies in South Africa, SportingBet has an outstanding record among both sports and racing bettors. We decided to look a little deeper under the hood and see what makes Sportingbet.co.za tick. If there are any aspects you feel we have missed in our Sportingbet South Africa review feel free to drop us a line in the comments box below.

Licensed by the Western Cape Government, Sportingbet.co.za provides wagering services to both South Africans and other neighbouring countries, with some of the features of the website including sports betting, live betting, horse racing wagering and even some unique betting games. This Sportingbet review will cover all of these aspects plus other parts of the website such as the bonus offers and promotions and customer service.

Sportingbet.co.za sign up bonus 2023

Sportingbet has some outstanding bonus offers for new customers, which is no surprise given the competitive nature of the South African sports betting industry.

SportingBet ZA sign up bonus offer: 100% bonus up to the value of R2000. (3x wagering requirement, Min odds 1.5)

After you have signed up at Sportingbet South Africa you will receive the option to take a 100% deposit bonus up to the value of R2000, but just be aware it does have wagering requirements attached to it.

Read our guide to the Sportingbet freebet for South Africans, for further information about their sign up bonus.

Betting markets at Sporting Bet South Africa

As you would expect with such a big company, Sportingbet betting has an outstanding array of odds, including some you would only find at a bookie licensed in South Africa. Football, rugby, cricket, horse racing and tennis are all adequately catered for.

The football section is extensive with 1000s of markets, including live betting, available at any one time. As a general rule you will navigate to the football section via the top or left menus. Once you have selected it the left panel will change leaving you with all of the various soccer leagues from around the world. Like all sports listed you can select the game and expand the betting options you have at your fingertips.

Another huge positive about the functionality of the betting at SportingBet is that once you have selected your bets they are automatically placed into a bet slip, where you can then place them as single wagers or multi bet them up.

Horse racing markets

Sportingbet betting has racing markets and odds available for South African racing, with these markets taking pride of place. The only other markets that were available in September of 2019 were United Kingdom and Ireland racing. The lack of Australian and Hong Kong markets is a blow for serious horse racing punters, with these races some of the most competitive in the world.

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SportingBet live casino review 2023

With South African gambling laws becoming more lenient and allowing live casino games, many of the top bookmakers have stocked these types of games, including Sportingbet.co.za. SportingBet’s live casino games are powered by Evolution gaming and include many of the most popular casino staples like blackjack. Unlike land-based casinos in South Africa, Sportingbet’s table limits suit all types of players. The most popular live casino games at SportingBet SA include:

• Live Blackjack
• Live Roulette
• Live Poker
• Live Baccarat

On top of these live casino staples, SportingBet has the unique Evolution casino games, with these including titles like Dreamcatcher, which is their very own version of the big wheel. This is the beauty of digital casino games at Sportingbet, the sheer depth of variations and these unique titles. You should definitely check the following Sportingbet live casino games out:

• Dreamcatcher
• Football Manager
• Monopoly
• Crazy Time

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Sportingbet Casino (Bet Games)

SportingBet has some casino-style “bet games” that players can play inside their account, with it as simple as visiting the tab at the top of the website. Inside you will find draw-based games where you can bet on the outcomes. To be honest the team at the WGL is not a big fan of these type of games; we feel like the odds are just not in the player’s favour, but we will run you through what is available.

Wheel live: You will see a live feed of an attractive woman spinning a wheel. Much like Big Wheel that you find in a casino, or even bearing a resemblance to roulette, largely through the fact you can place bets on numbers, colours and even/odd markets.

Lucky 7 Live: Another lotto-style draw game where you bet on things such as what numbers will be drawn, black and yellow balls totals, total sum of balls and many more things.

Sportingbet also has Lucky 6 and Lucky 5 which are very similar to Lucky 7 but are variations. These bet games are a hot space in South African gambling in 2019, with the country divided over whether they should be legal. We’ll let you be the judge on this one.

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Sportingbet Mobile review

SportingBet has an outstanding mobile site, which has the full functionality of the main desktop site, which includes access to live betting, the bet games and every betting market that you can think of.

We test the mobile website, while writing our Sportingbet mobile review, on an iPhone 11 and had no trouble using all features across the website. This means you can bet on sports, play live casino games and partake in bet games all from your smartphone or tablet.

In comparison to other online bookmakers in South Africa, Sportingbet

Like all betting products in 2023, SportingBet ZA’s mobile website is first-rate, but we have found that some deposit options are restricted on mobile but this is probably the only real downfall.

Sportingbet Android App

The SportingBet Android App is not in the Google Play store but is available to download directly from their website, but you must have registered a new account before you can download it. The product is much like the mobile website, but will chew through less data than loading the website.

Sportingbet iOS App

You can download the Sportingbet iOS app from the Apple App store directly, however, opening an account first can provide you with the first deposit bonus. The iOS app is much like the Sportingbet mobile website.

You can learn more about the Sportingbet app download, in our full review of the Android and iOS product.

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SportingBet rewards program

SportingBet Rewards Club gives you one point for each R10 that you spend at the website. You will also earn more points if you place multi bets, with the rewards points multiplied by the legs. When you have accumulated a minimum amount of weekly points they will be swapped for a free bet, worth anything from R10 to R16000.

The Sportingbet South Africa Rewards Club has come under fire in the past, but we think it is well worth your time.

NB: You do need to opt in for the SportingBet Rewards Program if you wish to take part.

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SportingBet payment types

Being a South African-licensed and -facing website means SportingBet caters extensively to this market when it comes to its banking options. Punters can deposit in many different ways including via credit and debit cards — which are the most popular — and other options like web wallets. As of January, 2023 SportingBet South Africa had the following deposit options available:

• ecoPayz
• MasterCard
• Visa
• Neteller
• Skrill
• Fast Bank Transfer

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SportingBet review conclusion

Sportingbet is one of the most popular betting brands in South Africa, with this website featuring all legal aspects of online gambling. This means at the same URL you can access Sportingbet betting, live casino, lotto and bet games. In conclusion to our Sportingbet.co.za review, we believe they are one of the best betting companies in South Africa and they have a really strong reputation. To top if off all new customers can claim the SportingBet sign up bonus (claim 100% up to R2000 sign up bonus).