Terms of Use
The rules for using this site: it gives information only, is meant for adults, and covers provincially licensed South African bookmakers only.
These terms apply to everyone who reads or uses SafeBets. By using the site you accept them. If you do not agree, please do not use the site. They were last updated on 1 November 2026.
Information only
SafeBets is an independent guide to legal gambling in South Africa: provincially licensed bookmakers, the games they list, and lottery results. Everything on the site is general information. It is not legal, financial or tax advice, and it is not an offer or invitation to gamble. Scores and reviews are built from operators' published documents, as explained on how we rate betting sites, and they reflect those documents on the date shown on each page.
Bonuses, odds, payment methods and terms change often. Always check the current terms on the operator's own site before you register, deposit or bet. Lottery results on the site are taken from public results pages and may be delayed or incomplete; the official result is the one published by the lottery operator.
Who may use the site
- The site is intended for adults. No persons under the age of 18 years are permitted to gamble in South Africa, and content on the site is not aimed at minors.
- The site covers only operators licensed by a South African provincial gambling board. It does not review, rank or link offshore or unlicensed gambling sites, and online casinos are not licensed in South Africa.
- You are responsible for making sure that any gambling you take part in is lawful for you.
Links to operators
Some links on the site lead to licensed bookmakers, and SafeBets may receive a commission when a reader opens an account through them. This never changes the score or verdict an operator receives. Details are in our advertising disclosure. Once you leave the site, the operator's own terms, privacy policy and rules apply, and SafeBets has no control over the operator's services, decisions or payments.
Accuracy and liability
We take care to quote facts accurately and to correct errors when we find them, but we cannot guarantee that every detail is complete or current. To the extent the law allows, SafeBets is not liable for any loss arising from use of the site, including losses from bets placed with any operator. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under the Consumer Protection Act or other South African law that cannot be excluded.
Content and permitted use
The texts, tables and design of the site are protected by copyright. You may read, print and share links to pages for personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy substantial parts of the site, scrape it automatically, or present its content as your own. Game names, logos and trademarks belong to their owners and are used only to identify their products.
Privacy
How we handle personal information, including data sent through the contact form, is set out in our privacy policy, written in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act.
Tools and calculators
Checkers and calculators on the site, such as the licence checker, the compare picker and the score calculator, work from the data on our file at the time you use them. Their results are information, not a promise that a site is genuine or that its terms are current: the operator's own pages and the provincial board decide that.
Gambling help
Gambling should stay a form of entertainment with a fixed budget. If it stops being that, help is free and confidential: the National Responsible Gambling Programme counselling line is 0800 006 008. More is on our responsible gambling page. Winners know when to stop.
Changes and contact
We may update these terms from time to time; the date at the top shows the current version. These terms are governed by the law of the Republic of South Africa. Questions about them can be sent through the contact page.