ScoreBet review: licence, bonus terms, payments and markets

This ScoreBet review starts with the answer most people want: ScoreBet is a licensed South African bookmaker. Its operator, Deeps Betting Grounds (Pty) Ltd t/a Scorebet, is licensed by the Northern Cape Gambling and Liquor Board, as its website footer and licence certificate show. A KwaZulu-Natal entry on the national register under the Scorebet name belongs to a different company, which we explain below. ScoreBet covers sport, horse racing, lucky numbers and a large games lobby, and it publishes clear help pages on deposits, withdrawals and FICA. Its welcome bonus is generous on paper but has to be cleared within 72 hours.

Licence

Northern Cape

Company

Deeps Betting Grounds PTY LTD t/a ScoreBet (2013/122709/07)

Welcome offer

First Deposit 100% Match (up to R5,000) plus up to 150 Free Spins on...

Minimum deposit

R50

Withdrawals

EFT: 2-3 business days; OZOW Instant EFT: instant

Payment methods

11 namedEFT, Card Payments, Voucher, Mobile Money

Apps

Android

Products

Sport, Horse racing, Games lobby, Lucky numbers

From the operator's own pages and the National Gambling Board register, checked 1 November 2026. Offers and limits change: the operator's current terms always win.

ScoreBet review: who holds the licence

ScoreBet's footer, on every page we read, says that Deeps Betting Grounds PTY LTD t/a ScoreBet (registration 2013/122709/07) "is licensed and regulated by the Northern Cape Gambling Board". The licence certificate linked from the site's Operator Licence page confirms it: the Northern Cape Gambling and Liquor Board renewed the company's bookmaker operator licence on 20 May 2026, and it runs until 31 March 2027. The listed address is 5-7 Phakamile Mabija Road, Kimberley, in the Northern Cape. The footer also states that all bets and markets are placed at fixed odds, and it carries a second line naming All Star 777 (Pty) Ltd, registration 2025/540453/07, with an Eastern Cape licence ECBM 042.

Some sites quote a different licence, and the national register explains why. The National Gambling Board's verified operators list has a KwaZulu-Natal bookmaker entry, BOM0120, under the Scorebet name, but it belongs to a separate company, Scorebet Durban (Pty) Ltd, and the register marks it dormant. It is not the licence behind scorebet.co.za. The Northern Cape certificate itself shows no licence number, so there is no number to match against a register.

Licence on file

Northern Cape licence

Licence number

Not stated in the pages we read

Notice as published

Northern Cape Gambling Board, bookmaker operator licence renewed 20 May 2026, valid to 31 March 2027 (licence certificate on the operator website)

Company

Deeps Betting Grounds PTY LTD t/a ScoreBet (2013/122709/07)

Official address

scorebet.co.za

Provincial licence

Check the site you are on

Web address in your browser barLicence number in the site footerCheck

Type what you see on the page. The check runs in your browser against the notice on our file; nothing is sent anywhere.

A licence settles the basic question of whether ScoreBet is legit: a real South African bookmaker, a provincial regulator with power over it, and a legal duty to check your age and identity. It is also the reason licence scores slightly below the market average in our scorecard rather than at the top: neither the footer nor the certificate gives a licence number, and the Scorebet name appears on the national register under a different, dormant company.

Sports betting at ScoreBet: what the sportsbook covers

The home page lists the sportsbook by sport. Rugby covers the Currie Cup, the United Rugby Championship, Super Rugby and Springbok tests. Cricket runs from CSA T20 competitions to the Ashes, the IPL and World Cups. Soccer includes the PSL, the CAF Champions League, the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga. Tennis, golf, motorsport and MMA complete the list. You can bet before the start or in play, and cash out is offered.

The help centre describes the usual bet types: singles, multiples and live bets on outcomes such as the winner, the score or total points. The betting terms add a rule worth knowing before you build a multiple. ScoreBet does not accept related contingencies: selections from the same event, or several bets on the same team or player in one multiple, are voided with the stake returned. If a multi disappears from your slip, that rule is the likely reason. Our guide to placing a bet explains singles, multiples and odds.

Horse racing, keno and ScoreBet lucky numbers

Racing has its own menu entry, and the bonus terms name horse racing as one of the products the deposit match can be used on. Keno and Winner's Wheel also sit in the top menu, alongside BetGames.

The lucky numbers lobby is long. The pages we read list 16 draws, among them UK 49's Lunchtime, Russia Gosloto 6/45, French Lotto, UK Thunderball, EuroMillions, US Powerball, Greek and Italian draws, and three South African draws: SA Powerball, SA Powerball Plus and SA Daily Lotto.

How to deposit at ScoreBet

The help centre gives the route in three steps and describes "over 6 different kinds of options" grouped as card payments, EFT, voucher and mobile money. A Direct EFT link sits in the top menu, and a separate address, [email protected], handles payment queries. The minimum first deposit in the bonus terms is R50.

One correction to a common reading of ScoreBet's pages: the named retail brands (Makro, Pick n Pay, MTN, Shoprite, Showmax and Vodacom) appear in the help centre under withdrawal vouchers, not deposits. The deposit section names voucher payments as a category without listing brands. Check the cashier for the exact deposit vouchers before you buy one, and compare methods across bookmakers on our payments guide.

ScoreBet withdrawals: four routes and the FICA step

Withdrawals start from the same profile menu. The help centre names four methods:

• EFT: choose your bank; the page says you "can wait up to 2-3 business days".
• Ozow Instant EFT: described as paying "instantly".
• ATM withdrawal: you receive a PIN by SMS and draw cash at any FNB or Standard Bank ATM.
• Voucher: a choice of retail and network vouchers, including Makro, Pick n Pay, MTN, Shoprite, Showmax and Vodacom.

Current stated timing: EFT: 2-3 business days; OZOW Instant EFT: instant. Withdrawals are tied to the bank account you registered and verified; if you change banks, the help page says to email support a new proof of account. You can follow a request under Transactions, where each withdrawal is marked approved or rejected.

No withdrawal is paid before FICA. The terms say you must disclose your full names, ID or passport number, address, email, phone number and source of funds, and the responsible gambling page mentions proof of income among its checks. The documents and timing are in the registration and FICA section below; upload them soon after registering, not when a payout is waiting.

The ScoreBet first deposit bonus, tier by tier

The current welcome offer is the First Deposit 100% Match (up to R5,000) plus up to 150 Free Spins on Gates of Olympus; separate R20 welcome bonus. The bonus terms say it is issued as soon as your first deposit of R50 or more clears. It is a "Choice Reward": you take it as sports or casino funds, and the rollover differs.

• Sports funds must be rolled over five times in full at odds of 1.75 or greater.
• Casino funds must be rolled over ten times in full.
• Match and spins must be used within 72 hours of issue, or they are forfeited.
• Cashed-out bets do not count towards the rollover.
• Bets on markets within the same event, such as Home/Draw/Away combinations or High/Low lucky number markets, are not allowed with bonus funds.

The spins and the withdrawal cap depend on how much you deposit. This is the table from the terms:

What this means in practice (made-up example): a R200 deposit taken as a sports reward gives R200 of bonus funds, which need R1,000 of bets at 1.75 or longer within three days. Taken as casino funds, the same R200 needs R2,000 of play. That pace suits someone who already bets daily, and it pushes everyone else to bet faster than planned. Declining the bonus is a sensible choice. Our ScoreBet promo code page tracks the current offer; the pages we read show no code.

How to register at ScoreBet and pass FICA

ScoreBet registration starts with your phone number, not your email. Click Join in the yellow navigation bar, enter the SMS code, add your personal details and your SA ID or passport number, and save. Withdrawals open only after FICA: an identity document, a proof of address no older than three months and, if asked, proof of your bank account, all uploaded in your profile.

The six sign-up steps

ScoreBet's "How to register" help page sets out the order:

1. Click Join. It sits in the top right of the yellow navigation bar.
2. Enter your phone number. Use a number in your own name that you will keep: it receives the code now and identifies you later.
3. Type in the verification code that ScoreBet sends by SMS.
4. Fill in your personal information. Names and date of birth exactly as on your identity document.
5. Enter your ID or passport number. Either is accepted at this step.
6. Click "Save my Settings". The account is created and the R20 Welcome Bonus is applied.

The R20 is applied the moment you save and, per the promotion terms, expires 72 hours later; on sport it asks for odds of 2.25 or more. If you register late on a Sunday it lapses midweek, so join when you actually plan to bet, or let it go. It is separate from the deposit match described above.

ScoreBet FICA: documents and timing

Sign in, open "account verification or FICA verification" in your profile, confirm that your name, date of birth, address and contact details match your registration, then upload the documents. The help page lists "a valid government-issued ID card, passport, or driver's license" and "a recent utility bill (e.g., electricity, water, or rates bill), bank statement, or official letter" with your current address, not older than three months. Bank details are needed in some cases, usually as a statement for the account you will withdraw to.

After you submit, ScoreBet says to "wait for ScoreBet to review and verify them. This process can take a few days." Confirmation arrives by email or on the platform, and only then are deposits, bets and withdrawals fully open. You can bet with the R20 before FICA, but not withdraw.

When sign-up or FICA stalls

• No SMS code: check the number you typed and wait a few minutes before asking for another.
• Details that do not match: the FICA page asks that profile details match the ones you registered with.
• Old or blurry documents: proof of address older than three months is refused, and every detail must be readable.
• A second account: one account per person; accounts that share an address, bank details or IP can be closed.

ScoreBet's footer also links a Source of Funds page. As an accountable institution under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, it can ask for a payslip or a bank statement later, for example after a large deposit or a change of bank. Never share an SMS code with anyone, even someone who says they work for ScoreBet, and tell support before you change the SIM linked to the account.

ScoreBet app: Android APK, iPhone and the mobile site

The ScoreBet app is an Android APK linked from ScoreBet's own page, scorebet.co.za/page/app, under the button "Download ScoreBet Android App". The file is hosted on assets.scorebet.net.za, ScoreBet's asset domain. There is no official iPhone app: an App Store listing called "ScoreBet" exists, but its seller is a private individual, not the operator. iPhone users bet on the mobile site.

Installing the APK

ScoreBet's app page lists eight steps written for older Android menus, where "Allow Unknown Sources" sat under Security. On current phones the order is shorter:

1. Type scorebet.co.za yourself and open /page/app.
2. Tap the yellow "Download ScoreBet Android App" button and check that the file comes from assets.scorebet.net.za.
3. Open the file; when Android asks, allow "install unknown apps" for that one browser only.
4. Tap Install, then Open, and sign in with your existing details.
5. Switch the unknown-apps permission off again. ScoreBet's steps leave this out, but it closes the door to other files.

Two different addresses can look suspicious, but here the link is published on ScoreBet's own app page, and that is what makes it official. A file is trustworthy because of the page that links it, not because its name looks right. If the install fails, uninstall any older ScoreBet APK, free some storage, and make sure the permission went to the browser that downloaded the file. ScoreBet publishes no minimum Android version.

Fake ScoreBet apps

An App Store lookalike and several Google Play apps from unrelated developers use the ScoreBet name, so the name proves nothing. Treat any "ScoreBet APK" sent in a chat group, posted on a mirror site or promising better odds or a special app bonus as fake: ScoreBet's own page promises nothing of the kind. Run the checks before you install.

Checklist

Before you install the Scorebet APK

• I typed scorebet.co.za into the browser myself (no link from an SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram or an ad).
• The download started from Scorebet's own page, not from an "APK mirror" or file-sharing site.
• The page footer shows Scorebet's provincial licence notice.
• I allowed "install unknown apps" for my browser only, and I will switch it off after installing.
• Android Play Protect did not flag the file, and I did not tap through a red warning.
• The app asks only for my Scorebet login, never for my card PIN, banking password or a one-time PIN outside a deposit screen.

Tick each check that is true. 0 of 6 done: do not install yet.

The app is a shortcut to the same account: odds, bonus terms, limits and FICA status are identical in the app, on the mobile site and on a computer, and a bet placed in one shows in My Bets on the others. Because the APK does not come from a store, it does not update itself: when ScoreBet releases a new version, download it again from the yellow button and install it over the old one.

Inside, the app carries the same top bar as the site: Sports, Racing, Lucky Numbers, Keno, Winner's Wheel, Betgames and the games lobby, plus the Direct EFT deposit link. If neither the app nor the website will let you in, ScoreBet's Contact page or one of its branches is a faster fix than reinstalling. Set a deposit limit before you start betting from your phone, where a bet is always one tap away.

Games at ScoreBet: slots, Aviator, SkyPilot and live tables

ScoreBet's games run from the same account and wallet as its sportsbook. The top menu lists SkyPilot, Slots, Aviator, Tables, Lucky Numbers, Betgames, Winner's Wheel, Roulette and Keno, and ScoreBet describes slots "from classic fruit machines to big-brand titles with progressive jackpots", "multiple blackjack and roulette variants", live dealer tables and game shows such as Crazy Time and Monopoly Live. What follows is information from ScoreBet's pages and the providers' game sheets, not an invitation to play.

The lobby by type and studio

ScoreBet says it does not "throw thousands of random games at you" and publishes neither a game count nor a full provider list. The filter below is built from what its pages name; for anything else, the in-game information screen is the source for the studio, RTP and rules.

Lobby filter

What Scorebet lists, by type and studio

Built from the titles and studios Scorebet names on its own pages. Lobbies change daily, so treat this as a map, not a full catalogue. Numbers come from provider game sheets.

All typesSlotsCrashLiveStudio draws

StudioAll studiosAardvarkBetGamesEvolutionPragmatic PlaySpribe

• CrashAviatorSpribe

  RTP

  97%

  Spec card
• CrashSkyPilotAardvark

  RTP

  see game rules

• SlotsGates of OlympusPragmatic Play

  RTP

  96.5% (other versions 95.51%, 94.5%)

  Volatility

  Very High

  Max win

  5,000x stake

  Spec card
• LiveCrazy TimeEvolution

  RTP

  94.33%-96.08% depending on bet spot

  Max win

  20,000x stake

  Spec card
• LiveMonopoly LiveEvolution

  RTP

  see game rules

• Slots studioPragmatic PlayNamed by Scorebet as a supplier
• Live studioEvolutionNamed by Scorebet as a supplier
• Crash studioSpribeNamed by Scorebet as a supplier
• Studio draws studioBetGamesNamed by Scorebet as a supplier

• Crash games: Aviator and SkyPilot have their own places in the top menu, ahead of Sports. The multiplier rises from 1x and stops at a random point; if you have not cashed out, the stake is lost. Spribe publishes Aviator's RTP as 97%. There is no timing skill against a random stop, only a decision about when to take the multiplier. Our Aviator guide explains the rules.
• Slots: the one slot the terms name is Pragmatic Play's Gates of Olympus, the game for the first-deposit spins. Pragmatic Play publishes it at 96.5%, with lower versions at 95.51% and 94.5%, and rates it very high volatility.
• Tables and live games: blackjack and roulette variants, digital and live. ScoreBet links Evolution among its providers, the studio behind Crazy Time, whose published RTP runs from 94.33% to 96.08% depending on the bet spot.
• Winner's Wheel, Keno and Betgames: quick draw-style games with fixed odds, a new round every few minutes. ScoreBet gives no RTPs for them, and previous draws never make a number "due".

The deposit match treats games more strictly than sport: casino rewards must be rolled over 10 times in full, against 5 times at odds of 1.75 for sports, within the same 72 hours.

Where ScoreBet's games stand legally

No online casino licence exists in South Africa, and ScoreBet offers its games under a bookmaker licence, with a footer stating that all bets and markets are "placed at fixed odds". In October 2025 the Supreme Court of Appeal held that Gauteng bookmakers may not take bets on casino games. The National Gambling Board reads that as national, the Western Cape board says it does not affect its licensees, and national government lists Northern Cape bookmakers among those it has flagged for casino-type offerings. We found no published position from the Northern Cape board, so the status of these games is disputed and may change with national policy.

Crash, wheel and keno rounds are fast and random. Read each game's rules screen for its RTP version and stake range, and set a limit before you open the lobby.

What drives the ScoreBet score

ScoreBet sits near the top of our list. The score comes from six criteria weighted by our rating method: it is well above the market average on protection, payments and offer, slightly above on bonus terms, around the average on transparency and just below it on licence. The notes say which document each mark rests on.

How the score is built

4.2/5Very goodEach sub-score out of 10 is multiplied by its weight and halved. The gold tick marks the average of the licensed bookmakers we list.

1. Licence and status 25%9/10

   Adds 1.13 of a possible 1.25 points; 0.5 below the average of 9.5.

   Northern Cape bookmaker operator licence for Deeps Betting Grounds (Pty) Ltd, renewed 20 May 2026 to 31 March 2027, per footer and certificate; no licence number shown.

2. Player protection 20%9/10

   Adds 0.90 of a possible 1.00 points; 2.2 above the average of 6.8.

   Deposit limits, wagering limits, cooling-off, permanent self-exclusion and a long list of help organisations on the responsible gambling page.

3. Bonus terms 15%6/10

   Adds 0.45 of a possible 0.75 points; 0.7 above the average of 5.3.

   Full terms with a tier table, but a 72-hour window, 5x or 10x rollover and winnings caps.

4. Payments 15%9/10

   Adds 0.68 of a possible 0.75 points; 3.2 above the average of 5.8.

   Card, EFT, voucher and mobile money deposits; four withdrawal routes with stated EFT and Ozow timing.

5. Betting and games offer 15%9/10

   Adds 0.68 of a possible 0.75 points; 1.8 above the average of 7.2.

   Wide sportsbook, racing, 16 lucky number draws and a large games lobby.

6. Transparency 10%7/10

   Adds 0.35 of a possible 0.50 points; 0.4 below the average of 7.4.

   Company name, registration number, address and licence certificate published, but no licence number and a second company in the footer without an explanation.

Most room to grow: Bonus terms. Each extra point there would add 0.08 to the score out of 5.

ScoreBet limits, cooling-off and self-exclusion

The responsible gambling page lists four controls: daily, weekly or monthly deposit limits; wagering limits; cooling-off or time-out periods; and permanent self-exclusion. They are not self-service switches on the pages we read: you activate them by contacting support or emailing [email protected]. The page also lists organisations that help, from the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation to Gamblers Anonymous South Africa and SADAG.

The terms say a person on the national register of excluded persons may not hold an account. The footer gives the National Responsible Gambling Programme line, 0800 006 008, with a WhatsApp number. A 72-hour bonus clock and in-play betting both reward fast decisions, so set a deposit limit before you take any offer. Our responsible gambling page has a self-check and more on where to get help.

Contacting ScoreBet support and branches

Support runs through [email protected], [email protected], +27 65 833 4939 and live chat, which the contact page calls the fastest route. Social media messages are monitored during support hours. The footer also links to Branches and Disputes pages, so check those if you prefer to bet in person or need to escalate a complaint.

ScoreBet against another licensed bookmaker

Choose any other bookmaker we score to compare the six criteria side by side. The default is the closest overall score.

Who ScoreBet suits

ScoreBet suits an adult who wants one account for sport, racing and games, values withdrawal choice (Ozow, ATM cash-out and vouchers as well as EFT), and reads terms before accepting an offer. It suits less well a casual bettor tempted by the deposit match: three days to meet the rollover is short. Anyone who wants a licence number to check may also prefer a bookmaker whose footer prints one.

18+ only. Decide your budget before you deposit and treat every bet as money spent. Visit ScoreBet