Hollywoodbets is the betting brand of the Hollywood Sportsbook group, which runs betting shops across seven provinces alongside its online betting site. It is licensed by the Gauteng Gambling Board, the Limpopo Gambling Board and the Mpumalanga Economic Regulator, with further product licences in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. It is built for cash. Vouchers start at R5, and you can draw winnings at an ATM without a bank card.
What stands out
- Deposits start at R1 by instant EFT. Cards start at R10, Holly Top Up vouchers at R5.
- Holly Top Up vouchers are sold at Shoprite, Checkers, SPAR, Boxer and major fuel stations, in values from R5 to R1,000.
- Cash withdrawals work at Standard Bank, FNB, ABSA and Nedbank ATMs without a bank card, up to R3,000 a day.
- Both the site and the Android app come in data-free versions.
- Branches pay out over the counter: up to R5,000 in cash, the balance by EFT.
Deposits and withdrawals
Card payments, instant EFT (Ozow, Capitec Pay and others) and Holly Top Up redemptions reflect immediately. Crypto deposits work too, from R100 up to R40,000.
Withdrawing needs FICA first: upload a South African ID or passport at fica.hollywoodbets.net, or hand it in at a branch. Once approved, EFT withdrawals start at R50 and pay only to a South African bank account in your name. Hollywoodbets processes them within 24 hours, banking hours permitting. ATM cash-send withdrawals start at R100 (R200 via Nedbank Send-iMali), take up to 72 hours, and are capped at R3,000 a day and R25,000 a month across all four banks. One cash-send withdrawal is free; after that the banks’ fees apply.
Odds and markets
Hollywoodbets prices horse racing, soccer, cricket, rugby, golf, tennis, basketball, darts and more. On the competitions OddsBash tracks, we scan its match result, totals and outright winner prices. The margin and coverage figures above come from odds Hollywoodbets actually published; they update every time we scan.
Good to know
- Hollywoodbets displays winnings-only prices (decimal odds minus your stake): a price shown as 0.45 pays R1.45 back for each R1 staked. OddsBash converts every price to standard decimal odds.
- FICA approval is required before your first withdrawal, not before you bet.
- The Android app installs as an APK from the Hollywoodbets site or from Huawei’s AppGallery, and there’s a separate iPhone app on the Apple App Store.
- Hollywoodbets also runs Lucky Numbers, casino and crash games. OddsBash measures the sportsbook only.