- Broad multi-vertical ecosystem: sportsbook, live betting, casino, live casino, esports, TV games, and virtual sports.
- More than 50 sports and a very deep line according to official and review-style public pages.
- Live streaming and live stats are promoted on the official live pages.
- Multiple registration methods: phone, email, and social networks or messengers.
- Strong African football visibility through AFCON sponsorship messaging and major club partnerships.
- Limited esports coverage
- Complex bonus wagering requirements
- Slow withdrawals
How make bets
1xBet is a global betting and gaming brand founded in 2007. The official bookmaker payment page names Caecus N.V. as the principal on whose behalf payment agents act. The bookmaker combines sportsbook, live betting, esports, casino, live casino, TV games, virtual sports, and an extensive promotional offering. For the African market, the key point is scale: 1xBet is a high-volume international operator with localised country sites, African football marketing, and broad regional reach rather than a South Africa-focused bookmaker.
Licensing. 1xBet is operated by Caecus N.V., a company incorporated under the laws of Curaçao with company number 163779. According to the current official rules, the operator is licensed by the Curaçao Gaming Authority under licence number OGL/2024/1262/0493. The licence was granted on 07/11/2024 and its current status is active. The company operates in South Africa as an international bookmaker rather than as a locally licensed operator.
In addition to its Curaçao licence, 1xBet operates across a number of African markets under local or market-specific licences, including the following:
- Kenya − Betting licence No. 0001232 and Casino licence No. 0001233, both issued by the Betting Control and Licensing Board
- Mozambique − licence No. 10/IGJ/JSD/2020, issued by the Inspeção Geral de Jogos de Moçambique
- Ghana − Betting licence No. GCSB2405808Y and Casino licence No. GCCA24Z3654P, both issued by the Gaming Commission of Ghana.
- Cameroon − licence No. 000020/A/MINAT/SG/DAP/SDLP/SJ, issued by the Ministère de l’Administration Territoriale du Cameroun.
- Côte d’Ivoire − a licence issued by the Loterie Nationale de la République de Côte d’Ivoire.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo − licence No. СD/KIN/RCCM/14-B-2745, issued by SONAL de la République démocratique du Congo.
- Ethiopia − licence No. ስ/ው/ብሎ/004/2014, issued by the National Lottery Administration of Ethiopia.
- Nigeria − licence No. 0001018, issued by the National Lottery Regulatory Commission.
- The Republic of the Congo − licence No. 0092/MTE/CAB, issued by the Ministère du Budget, des Comptes publics et du Portefeuille public de la République du Congo.
- Senegal − licence No. 202107, issued by L’Autorité de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne.
- Sierra Leone − a licence issued by the National Tourist Board of Sierra Leone.
- Zambia − licence No. 1005, issued by the Lottery and Betting Control Board of Zambia.
- Uganda − Betting licence No. NLGRB-BM-05-814, issued by the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board.
Bookmaker is built as a full-stack gambling platform, not just a classic bookmaker. The official navigation includes Sports, Live, Toto “15”, Casino, 1xGames, Live Casino, Bingo, TV Games, Virtual Sports, Statistics, Lotto, and more. This broad product mix supports both sportsbook activity and casino cross-sell across African markets.
Africa is one of 1xBet’s key growth regions. The brand has built strong visibility across the continent through CAF sponsorships linked to AFCON, CHAN, the CAF Champions League, the CAF Confederation Cup, and the CAF Super Cup. CAF reported that AFCON 2025 generated 6 billion digital views, giving company access to large football audiences across the continent.
Bookmaker has strong brand visibility across multiple markets and has operated since 2007 through Caecus N.V. Licence information linked to the 1xBet ecosystem shows a broad footprint, including Curacao and several African jurisdictions such as:
- Kenya.
- Ghana.
- Nigeria.
- Tanzania.
- Zambia.
- Mozambique.
- Senegal.
- Uganda.
- Cameroon.
- DR Congo.
In South Africa, company operates as an international brand serving the market.
Taxation. Tax treatment depends on local law and may vary by jurisdiction. 1xBet’s official rules focus mainly on account usage, verification, and operator terms rather than a single tax model for all markets.
Registration and Verification
Registration is broadly standard across markets, although local pages emphasise different sign-up methods.
- Open the official 1xBet website or local country site.
- Click the registration button.
- Choose a registration type: phone, email, social network or messenger, or one-click registration where available.
- Enter the required details, including country and preferred currency where applicable.
- Confirm registration through the code or link sent to your phone or email.
- Log in and open the cashier before making the first deposit.
Verification is part of the standard account process. 1xBet’s registration and bonus materials state that users may be asked to confirm contact details and provide ID documents for KYC checks, especially when verification is requested by the operator.
If a payout is flagged, verification can become a practical bottleneck even when the initial sign-up is fast.
How to Place a Bet
Once the account is funded, the flow is standard and works the same way across sportsbook sections.
- Open Sports or Live.
- Choose a sport and then select the event.
- Tap the odds for the preferred outcome.
- Check the betslip.
- Enter the stake.
- Confirm the wager.
For accumulators, add several selections before confirming. For live betting, the official live pages emphasise constantly updating odds, streaming access, and live stats, which means timing matters more than on prematch coupons.
Refill methods
| Method | Min. amount | Time | Comission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank transfer / Instant EFT (FNB, Capitec, Standard Bank, Absa, Nedbank) | KES 396 | Instant | 0% |
| Bank cards (Visa / Mastercard) | KES 396 | Instant | 0% |
| E-wallets (Skrill / OZOW / Neteller / AstroPay) | KES 396 | Instant | 0% |
| Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin / Tether / Ethereum) | KES 396 equivalent | Instant | 0% |
Crypto deposits are available on 1xBet globally, but availability may vary by country and cashier settings. For South Africa, local reviews and payment guides list cryptocurrency among supported methods.
Withdraw methods
| Method | Min. amount | Time | Comission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank transfer / Instant EFT (FNB, Capitec, Standard Bank, Absa, Nedbank) | KES 396 | 1−7 business days | 0% |
| Bank cards (Visa / Mastercard) | KES 7,720 | 3−5 business days | 0% |
| E-wallets (Skrill / Neteller / AstroPay / Perfect Money) | KES 198 | up to 24 hours | 0% |
| Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin / Tether / Ethereum) | varies by coin | minutes to a few hours | 0% |
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1xBet bookmaker review
1xBet’s sportsbook is deep enough to sit in the top tier of global mass-market books by range, even if it is not among the sharpest by margin. Official and review-style pages tied to the brand describe coverage of more than 50 sports, while country pages in Ghana and Kenya openly market football, basketball, tennis, ice hockey, volleyball, esports, and virtual sports. The line is built around prematch depth, live turnover, and a wide rоспись rather than around minimal, low-margin core markets only.
The weak point is transparency on pricing. Bookmaker does not publish a clear official margin table by sport or competition tier on the reviewed public pages. Because of that, the ranges below should be treated as approximate editorial estimates consistent with a broad, mass-market bookmaker rather than bookmaker-declared numbers.
Football
Football is the flagship discipline. The African-facing country pages highlight local leagues, European leagues, AFCON, and World Cup coverage, while the main line page says company offers a wide selection of markets on football and other sports with stats and accumulator support. In Ghana, football is explicitly described as the biggest attraction, with local Ghana Premier League betting plus European and international tournaments.
■ Top leagues and major international competitions: ~4−5%
■ Other major leagues: ~5−6%
■ Secondary leagues and side markets: ~6−8%
■ In-play football: ~5−7%
Basketball
Basketball is one of the strongest secondary sports on the localised African pages. Ghana explicitly references NBA and EuroLeague coverage, and the live pages also highlight basketball as one of the main in-play categories. That places basketball comfortably in the core sportsbook mix rather than in filler content.
■ NBA and top-tier basketball: ~4−6%
■ Other major competitions: ~5−7%
■ Lower-profile leagues: ~6−8%
■ In-play basketball: ~5−7%
Ice Hockey
Ice hockey is visible in the line navigation on official country pages, which matters because many operators in Africa hide hockey deeper in the menu or omit it from country-level marketing altogether. At 1xBet it is part of the standard sportsbook structure, even if it is obviously not the traffic driver that football is.
■ Main hockey markets in top competitions: ~5−6%
■ Secondary leagues: ~6−7%
■ In-play hockey: ~6−8%
Tennis
Tennis is one of the cleanest non-football verticals on the official African pages. Ghana’s live and prematch materials explicitly highlight major tennis events and live tennis as a core section. That fits the usual bookmaker logic: tennis generates high in-play engagement because odds change quickly around sets, breaks, and point runs.
■ ATP/WTA top-tier events: ~4−6%
■ Challenger and lower-tier events: ~6−8%
■ In-play tennis: ~5−7%
Esports
Esports is not buried. The official navigation openly includes Esports, and Ghana’s country pages name Dota 2 and League of Legends inside the sports mix. That matters for the African market because younger mobile-first traffic often overlaps between esports, virtual sports, and casino-style instant games.
■ Top tournaments and headline titles: ~5−7%
■ Mid-tier events: ~6−8%
■ Regional and lower-tier matches: ~7−9%
■ In-play esports: ~6−8%
Bookmaker does not publish an official public sport-by-sport margin table on the reviewed pages. The percentage ranges above are approximate editorial values for a mass-market bookmaker, not declared overround figures.
How to contact 1xBet support service
- Phone: +44 127 325-69-87 (Worldwide) / 0307007809 or 0596992992 (Ghana) / 0800 600 070 or +44 127 325-69-87 (Kenya)
- Email: info-en@1xbet-team.com (Worldwide) / info-gh@1xbet-team.com (Ghana) / info-ke@1xbet-team.com (Kenya) / security-en@1xbet-team.com (Security) / accounting@1xbet-team.com (Finance) / b2b@1xbet-team.com (Partnerships)
- Telegram: @xBetConsultbot_bot
- WhatsApp: +254 702 400 200
- Live chat: on the website and in the apps
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