Betfred: odds, licence and margin
Betfred odds, licence and margin as we measure them: Betfred - Emalahleni holds licence 9-2-1-00039 from the Mpumalanga Economic Regulator. On today's board it prices 1 377 events across 11 sports, with an average margin of 8.9% on football match odds.
| Licence holder | Betfred - Emalahleni |
| Regulator | Mpumalanga Economic Regulator (Mpumalanga) |
| Licence number | 9-2-1-00039 |
| Where we read it | National Gambling Board verified-operators register, plus the Western Cape, North West and Eastern Cape provincial registers, 2026-08-04 |
| Events priced now | 1 377: Football 591, Ice hockey 231, Basketball 210, Table tennis 157, Tennis 99, Darts 25, mma 24, Cricket 20, Baseball 12, boxing 6, Rugby league 2 |
| Average margin, football match odds | 8.9% over the last week (9 of 25, lower is better; 924 matches) |
| Outright best price | 473 of 3 578 outcomes it prices (13.2%) |
| Other markets we read | Result and total goals (3 264), Total goals (2 790), Away team total goals (2 473), Home team total goals (2 473), Second-half total goals (2 315), First-half total goals (2 292), Total points (1 002), Total goals odd or even (834), Correct score (828), Multigoals (total goals between) (828), Winning margin (828), Away team clean sheet (825), Home team clean sheet (825), Result and both teams to score (825), Home team to win to nil (824), Away team to win to nil (823), Second-half result (764), Half-time correct score (764), Half-time/full-time (764), Half-time result (764), First half: both teams to score (761), First team to score (537), Both teams to score (501), Total corners (260), Anytime goalscorer (127), First goalscorer (127), Total games (53) |
Counts are from the price board as it stands now and change through the day. Punts is not a bookmaker. 18+.
Betfred: questions
Is Betfred legal in South Africa?
Yes. Betfred - Emalahleni holds licence 9-2-1-00039 from the Mpumalanga Economic Regulator, as listed on National Gambling Board verified-operators register, plus the Western Cape, North West and Eastern Cape provincial registers (read 2026-08-04). A provincial licence lets it take bets from anyone in South Africa aged 18 or older.
Does Betfred have good odds?
On football match odds over the last week Betfred's average margin was 8.9%, 9 of 25 books we measure (lower is better). Right now it has the outright best price on 473 of the 3 578 outcomes it prices.
Which sports does Betfred price?
On today's board: football (591), ice hockey (231), basketball (210), table tennis (157), tennis (99), darts (25), mma (24), cricket (20), baseball (12), boxing (6), rugby league (2).