Index last measured 24 July 2026. Cheapest book this week: Playabets at 6.00 percent. Edges takes no bets and never holds your money. Over 18s only.

EDGES

Not in the index

Betfred SA

Betfred SA is not measured yet, our side. Nothing here is refused; we simply have not built it yet.

Stated plainly

Where this stands

Their published sitemap carries horse racing meetings and results but no soccer match pages. Nothing is refused: robots.txt carries an empty Disallow. Verified 2026-07-25 that Betfred SA shares the Aardvark backend with TopBet, Easybet and Supabets prematch, so it arrives with that adapter.

Licence

Licensed South African bookmaker.

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No link here

No commercial relationship with this bookmaker. Measured and published anyway.

Compare them against the field

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In context

Where they sit this week

SA Bookmaker Margin Index

Measured 24 JUL 2026 · 204 MATCH MARKETS · 4 BOOKS
South African bookmaker margins, cheapest first
Pos Bookmaker Their cut Payout Markets Open an account
1 Playabets Cheapest 6.00% 94.34% 48 Best value
2 Hollywoodbets 8.92% 91.81% 107 Link pending
3 ApexBets 9.08% 91.68% 37 Link being fixed
4 Supabets in-play slate No partnership 10.41% 90.57% 12 No partnership

Each figure is that book's own average across its own three-way board, measured 24 July 2026. Cheapest comparable book: Playabets at 6.00%. Dearest: ApexBets at 9.08%.

Straight answers

Betfred SA questions

Why is Betfred SA not in the Edges index?
Their published sitemap carries horse racing meetings and results but no soccer match pages. Nothing is refused: robots.txt carries an empty Disallow. Verified 2026-07-25 that Betfred SA shares the Aardvark backend with TopBet, Easybet and Supabets prematch, so it arrives with that adapter.
Does that mean Betfred SA 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.