Not in the index
BetBus
BetBus is not read, by their choice. Their published rules ask us to stay off, and we listen.
Stated plainly
Where this stands
The site presents a bot challenge and publishes no robots.txt. We never work around a challenge, so BetBus stays out until they grant access directly.
Licence
Licensed South African bookmaker.
No link here
No commercial relationship with this bookmaker. Measured and published anyway.
Compare them against the field
One book's number means little on its own. The weekly index puts every book we read side by side. This week's index →
In context
Where they sit this week
SA Bookmaker Margin Index
Measured| Pos | Bookmaker | Their cut | Payout | Markets | Open an account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playabets Cheapest | 8.12% | 91.88% | 1623 | Best value |
| 2 | Betway | 8.37% | 91.63% | 1255 | Open |
| 3 | BetBus No partnership | 9.06% | 90.94% | 314 | Open |
| 4 | Hollywoodbets No partnership | 9.98% | 90.02% | 671 | Open |
| 5 | Lucky Fish No partnership | 9.98% | 90.02% | 694 | Open |
| 6 | ZARbet No partnership | 10.01% | 89.99% | 982 | No partnership |
| 7 | 10bet No partnership | 10.27% | 89.73% | 1643 | No partnership |
Each figure is that book's own average across its own three-way board, measured 21 August 2026. Cheapest comparable book: Playabets at 8.12%. Dearest: 10bet at 10.27%.
Straight answers
BetBus questions
Why is BetBus not in the Edges index?
The site presents a bot challenge and publishes no robots.txt. We never work around a challenge, so BetBus stays out until they grant access directly.
Does that mean BetBus is expensive?
No. It means we have no measurement, and we will not guess. A book is only ever called cheap or dear here after we have read its prices ourselves.