SportyBet
MER licence
LSLGA licence
GCG licence
+5 licences
Not licensed in United States
Payouts: instant with M-Pesa. Not licensed in United States.
Sporty Group's mobile-first African sportsbook, licensed in Nigeria (NLRC, Lagos LSLGA), Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. Mobile-money payments, live streaming, 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 →, casino and virtuals.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Licensed in Nigeria (NLRC federal + Lagos LSLGA) and by the Gaming Commission of Ghana
- Mobile-money first: M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Telecel Cash, bank transfer and USSD
- Low minimum deposits (from ₦100 / GHS 1 / KES 100)
- Live streaming, in-playLive bettingBetting while the event is already under way. Odds move with every goal, card or point. In the glossary → betting and cash out in the app
- Live in six African markets
Cons
- 2026: Nigerian court dismissed its suit against bettors; ₦900m in disputed winnings still unresolved
- Left Kenya in 2022, relaunched only in Aug 2025
- Regulator lists in Nigeria and Ghana publish no licence numbers
Trust Score 7.7
Worked out the same way for every bookmaker, from the facts on this page.
- Licence7.0 GCG, GRA Kenya and 3 more
- Payout speed10.0 Instant with M-Pesa
- Payment choice7.0 3 of 5 kinds: cards, bank, local methods
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Bonus terms–
Not checked yet.
- Betting features7.1 5 of 7 key features
- Safer gambling6.0 Deposit limits, Time-out, Self-exclusion
Paid placement never changes a score. How we score
Features
Products
- Casino: yes
- Esports: yes
- Virtual sports: yes
Betting
- Live betting: yes
- Live streaming: yes
- Cash out: yes
- iOS app: yes
- Android app: yes
- Crypto payments: no
Safer gambling
- Deposit limits: yes
- Time-out: yes
- Self-exclusion: yes
Not checked yet: Live casino, Poker, Bet builder
Countries
SportyBet operates in 7 countries.
Available in these countries7
- Ghana
Kenya- Nigeria
- South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Company and licences
- Licences
- Mpumalanga Economic Regulator (South Africa), Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (Nigeria), Gaming Commission of Ghana, Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (formerly BCLB), National Lottery Regulatory Commission (Nigeria), Gaming Board of Tanzania, National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (Uganda), Betting Control and Licensing Board (Zambia)
- Group
- Sporty Group