Mobibets Review

Mobibets was launched in 2016, so it’s still a new name to many. Although the platform design is geared towards mobile punters, desktop players can still access it as well.

In addition to horse racing and sports betting from South Africa and overseas, Mobibets also provides Lucky Numbers games for players that enjoy a little lotto action. 

It is licenced and regulated by the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board, so you’re guaranteed that betting here is both safe and fair.

Having expanded its platform, Mobibets has quite a bit more than just horse racing and soccer to entertain customers. Cricket betting comes from the Big Bash as well as international tests and ODI matches. Rugby union is stacked with several leagues including the Guinness Pro 14, French Top 14, National Rugby Championships, the NPC playoffs and a host of outrights for several other high profile events. 

US sports fanatics can bet on NBA, MLB, NFL and NHL matches. Tennis bettors have ATP, WTA, ITF (Men & Women), Davis Cup and Challenger tournaments available to them. However, Mobibets doesn’t perform that well in terms on betting markets for several sports. For instance, most tennis matches only had 2 way odds and correct 3 set score markets. American football games had 2 way odds, HT/FT and a couple of exotics. Overall, although the range of sports and events is better than several other operators in the South African market, the lack of market depth weakens the product down. Yet, we must cut Mobibets some slack. This is still a new face and it is clearly growing, so we’d hope for more betting options to be added in the months and years to come.

As for its prices, they are acceptable without being top of the pile. Our random sample found www.wsb.co.za to be slightly stronger in most markets when we checked.

This Mobibets SA review covers both mobile and desktop usability. The platform software is powered by Turfsport. This is a local company which several operators use, so it’s a respectable product. MobiBets is first and foremost designed for mobile users. 

Therefore, the desktop view is simple and basic. While, it doesn’t set the pulse racing to look at, it does the job required. The homepage provides a main menu with the most essential links to thing such as lotto & powerball, horse racing and browsing the various other sports. There’s also a side menu which offers many of the same tabs - this comes in useful when you go deeper into the site. 

Finding what you want to bet on couldn’t be easier, and most markets are only 3 or 4 clicks away. The lightweight page design with no graphics makes the platform fast and responsive which is something we find very appealing. Placing your bets is merely a matter of clicking on the selection(s) you want. The bet ticket is compressed at the bottom of the screen, just click to open it when you’ve finished making your choices, then add your stake and confirm the bet.

Mobibets states that it reserves the right to charge a 5% administration fee for credit card deposits. No withdrawals will be processed until the customer’s account has been FICA verified. Payout times are not stated in the terms and conditions.