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betPawa

betPawa

LSLGA licence GCG licence GRA Kenya licence +15 licences Not licensed in United States

Not licensed in United States.

Mobile-first African sportsbook on pawaTech's own platform, with separately licensed country sites in 18 African markets run by local licensees. Football, basketball and tennis, paid in and out by mobile money.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Own local site in 18 African countries; each footer names the local licensee, regulator and licence no.
  • Pays in and out with each market's mobile money (M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Airtel, Telecel, OPay, PalmPay)
  • Runs on pawaTech's own in-house platform with cash outCash outSettling your bet before the event is over, for an amount the bookmaker offers at that moment. Useful to lock in some profit or cut a loss. In the glossary →; iOS and Android apps
  • No minimum stake and a low-data mobile site
  • AccumulatorParlayOne bet that links several picks. Their odds multiply, so the price climbs fast, but every pick has to win or the whole bet loses. In the glossary → Win Bonus on multiples; no deposit-match bonus to wager

Cons

  • Kenya: BCLB refused to renew its licence in 2019; licence under the new 2026 GRA rules not confirmed
  • Safer gambling is thin: self-exclusionSelf-exclusionClosing your account for a set period so you can’t bet. It can’t be undone early. In the glossary → only, no deposit limitsDeposit limitA cap you set on how much you can deposit per day, week or month. Lowering it takes effect at once; raising it usually means a waiting period. In the glossary →
  • Narrow sportsbook: only football, basketball and tennis (plus eFootball and virtuals)
  • Kenya takes 5% tax on deposits and withdrawals; payout caps over rolling 3 days
  • Several markets licensed by ministries or lotteries; DRC footer gives no entity or licence no.

Trust Score 4.9

Worked out the same way for every bookmaker, from the facts on this page. Some checks are still pending; until they are done they count low, so missing facts never lift a score.

  • Licence7.0 LSLGA, GCG and 16 more
  • Payout speed–

    Not checked yet: counts as 2.0 until it is.

  • Payment choice7.0 3 of 5 kinds: bank, local methods, crypto
  • Bonus terms–

    Not checked yet.

  • Betting features7.1 5 of 7 key features
  • Safer gambling2.0 Self-exclusion

Paid placement never changes a score. How we score

Features

Products

  • Casino: yes
  • Virtual sports: yes

Betting

  • Live betting: yes
  • Cash out: yes
  • iOS app: yes
  • Android app: yes
  • Crypto payments: yes

Safer gambling

  • Deposit limits: no
  • Self-exclusion: yes

Not checked yet: Live casino, Poker, Esports, Live streaming, Bet builder, Time-out

Countries

betPawa operates in 18 countries.

Available in these countries18

  • Benin
  • Cameroon
  • Congo
  • DR Congo
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia

Company and licences

Licences
Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (Nigeria), Gaming Commission of Ghana, Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (formerly BCLB), Gaming Board of Tanzania, National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (Uganda), Betting Control and Licensing Board (Zambia), Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority, Inspecção Geral de Jogos (Mozambique), Ministry of Territorial Administration (Cameroon), Société Nationale de Loterie (DR Congo), Ministry of Trade and Industry (Rwanda), Loterie Nationale du Bénin, Ministry of Budget, Public Accounts and Portfolio (Republic of the Congo), Pari Mutuel Urbain du Mali (Ministry of Economy and Finance), National Tourist Board (Sierra Leone), National Lottery Authority (Liberia), Ministry of Trade and Industry (Lesotho), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Betting, Gaming and Lotteries (South Sudan)
Group
pawaTech
Founded
2014