BetGames Africa

Betgames Africa Guide

While sports betting is often seen as the most popular type of online gambling across Africa, there are plenty of other options to pick from too, with one of them being Betgames.

Offered at a lot of the top online betting sites in Africa, Betgames are growing fast in popularity.

These live-draw games offer the chance for bets to be placed on a number of different outcomes with a wide range of odds available on these sports betting sites too.

Among the benefits of Betgames is that they run 24/7 around the clock, with users able to place wagers at any time of the day or the night as a result.

While sport is global and there is usually something to bet on happening somewhere in the world, Betgames is an alternative for anyone who cannot find a market that catches their eye.

Our complete guide to Betgames Africa has all the details about this option, so read on.

About Betgames

With Betgames being a relatively new concept, it is little wonder that many people all over Africa may have never even heard of them, let alone tried them out for themselves.

But Betgames are now offered on a lot of the top online betting sites in nations such as South Africa, with the likes of Betway having embraced them in a big way over recent years.

One of the key benefits of Betgames is that they are not deemed to be in the same category as online casino games such as slots, roulette and blackjack.

What this means is that when there are laws against online casino games - such as in South Africa - Betgames is a strong option for those who want to make sure they stay within the law.

Betgames offer the excitement of betting on live draws that are scheduled to take place at regular intervals throughout the day and the night - they usually run on a 24/7 basis.

All of the draws take place live and they are hosted by human presenters, which should help to assure players that they are 100% safe, secure and fair on online betting sites. Draws will usually go live every three to five minutes, but this depends on which site is being used to play Betgames in Africa.

Different Types of BetGames

Each Betgame that is offered works in a slightly different way but the idea is always the same, with players having to guess what is going to happen when the draw is made.

Clearly, this is not like sports betting where knowledge and expertise plays a big role in whether or not winning wagers can be achieved, as Betgames Africa are almost entirely about luck. But what are the top Betgames options to play in countries like South Africa? Let's have a look.

Lucky 5

The first of the Betgames we are going to look at is Lucky 5. This is a wheel-of-fortune style draw. In the game, balls are filtered into a tube in a similar way to a lottery draw. Players have the option to pick from a range of different bets on Lucky 5 games, like the colours of the balls that will come out, whether the numbers will be odd or even, or even the exact numbers.

There are 36 balls in the draw, split into four different colours, and five of them are drawn out. With green, red, blue and white balls, there are nine of each in a Lucky 5 draw.

Lucky 6

This game works in much the same way as Lucky 5, but instead this time there are 60 balls in the draw and six of them will come out over the course of the game. Betting odds are fixed with Lucky 6, with users able to gamble on which type of ball will be drawn into each section.

Lucky 7

Another similar wheel-of-fortune style draw is Lucky 7, which has seven balls come out during the game, as its name suggests. In the Lucky 7 game, there are 42 different balls involved and draws are scheduled to take place every five minutes at betting sites all over Africa.

Speedy 7

Moving on now to Speedy 7, a live dealer game where players have to predict the correct colour of the card that is going to be dealt. There are seven rounds in each game of Speedy 7 and the gap between them is just about 13 seconds, so this is definitely one of the faster Betgames.

All players have to do is guess whether the next card drawn from the pack will be red or black. At the end of each round, users playing Speedy 7 Betgames can choose if they want to cash out, while those players who have correctly predicted four cards in a row in the same draw will be in line to be paid out a bonus on top of the other winnings that they have been able to amass.

Bet on Poker

Played to the same set of rules as Texas Hold'em, Bet on Poker is likely to be a very popular pick among fans of the card game. The first of the four betting rounds that are spaced evenly throughout the Bet on Poker game takes place before any cards are dealt.

The aim of the game for those who pick Bet on Poker at their preferred Betgames provider is to end up with the top five possible card combinations in the game at the end of the hand. With more than a dozen different markets to pick from and odds that change in each round depending on the cards that have been dealt, this has plenty of interest for those playing Betgames Africa.

Wheel of Fortune

Wheel of Fortune is without a doubt one of the most fun Betgames that are available. This game takes place on a giant prize wheel, with players betting on the outcome of each spin.

The wheel in the Wheel of Fortune game has sections that are numbered from one to 18, while there is a special section that represents the Betgames jackpot. Users can bet on the specific number that will win, as well as the colour of the space that wins, or if it is it odds or evens. Due to the fact, the odds/even bets are almost a 50/50 chance of winning, the Wheel of Fortune game has been compared to a casino classic such as roulette, which works in the same way.

6+ Poker

Back to poker now with 6+ Poker, which as the name suggests is a poker-style game offered by Betgames. Having only been released in January 2020, it has not taken long at all for 6+ Poker to become one of the most popular Betgames out there on the market.

Gameplay on 6+ Poker has a lot of similarities to Bet on Poker, which is another of the top Betgames that can be played in South Africa and elsewhere. Standard poker rules apply and the aim of the game is to get the best five-card combination that is possible. The difference with 6+ Poker, as the name hints, is that the lowest card in the deck is a 6, with other cards excluded.

Baccarat

One of the oldest casino games around, Baccarat is also one of the leading Betgames nowadays. In the game Baccarat, users can bet on either the dealer or the player to win. The aim of the game is to collect a sum of points that gets as close as possible or equal to nine.

Dice Duel

As the name suggests, the Dice Duel option is a dice-based game that can be played on betting sites around Africa, including in South Africa. The game could hardly be more straightforward, with the human presenter loading a pair of dice - one of them red, the other blue - into a box. Players bet on the outcome of the dice rolls, gambling on whether it will be the red or the blue dice that comes up with a higher number, or if it will be a draw, for example by a pair of threes.

War of Bets

This fast-paced game is one of the most fun Betgames to play, with War of Bets running very quickly. This is a game between the dealer and the player and the winner is easy to decide, with the highest card that is drawn coming out on top. The simplicity of War of Bets makes it popular. Due to the fact that there are some 25 different outcomes every 60 seconds, it runs very quickly.

Andar Bahar

A game that is particularly popular in parts of Asia, Andar Bahar is swiftly becoming among the top Betgames on offer in South Africa. As with other popular Betgames, the simplicity of Andar Bahar is one of the main reasons why so many people now choose to play it on betting sites.

All that users selecting Andar Bahar from the Betgames options have to do is guess whether the card dealt by the dealer will be matched first on the left side (Andar) or the right side (Bahar). New games of Andar Bahar start every 90 seconds, so this is among the fastest Betgames.

Rock Paper Scissors

A familiar name around the world, Rock Paper Scissors has now got the Betgames treatment too. Users will be able to guess quite easily what they have to do in a game of Rock Paper Scissors: just bet on which of the three actions will win each hand. However, there is a twist that helps to make Rock Paper Scissors one of the more interesting Betgames that are on offer.

A special deck of 24 cards is used in Rock Paper Scissors and each of them is marked with either the rock, paper or scissors symbols. There are also two different betting zones to pick from. Silver is less risky, with better results if it is a draw, while gold offers higher rewards.