Not measured
Betway
We can send you to Betway, and we have measured nothing about them. No ranking, no value claim, and no opinion on their prices until we have read them.
Stated plainly
Where this stands
The most visible sportsbook in the country and the title sponsor of the South African top flight. Visibility is not the same as price, and until we have measured it we will not tell you whether it is cheap or dear.
Why they are not in the table
Betway builds its price board in the browser rather than serving it in the page, and our generic reader pulled promotional widgets instead of match prices, and it returned a negative margin, which is arithmetically impossible and told us the reading was wrong. Rather than publish a number we could not stand behind, we left Betway out. A dedicated adapter is the next one on the list.
Licence
Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board
Betway pays us a commission. We have measured nothing about them, so this is a link, not a recommendation.
Sponsored · 18+ · Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board · gamble responsibly, 0800 006 008. How we make money.
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