100% Welcome Bonus up to R5,000
100% to R5,000 + 50 Free Spins
100% Welcome Bonus up to R5,000
100% to R5,000 + 50 Free Spins
ReadySetBet is a South African bookmaker operated by Kalmia Trading 1085 (Pty) Ltd and licensed by the Mpumalanga Economic Regulator, offering sports betting, horse racing, casino games, Lucky Numbers, Aviator and BetGames. New players can receive 50 free spins after FICA approval, followed by a three-part welcome bonus starting with a 100% deposit match up to R5,000, while regular users can benefit from weekly 10% cashback offers on sports/racing and casino/Lucky Numbers.
At a Glance / Quick Facts
Overall Rating : 4.0/5
Welcome Bonus : A 3-Part Welcome Bonus whose first stage matches your opening deposit (minimum R50) 100%, to a maximum bonus of R5,000, plus 50 no-deposit Free Spins once FICA is approved. No promo code is needed for either offer.
Licence : Kalmia Trading 1085 (Pty) Ltd, trading as ReadySetBet, holds Bookmaker Licence No. 9-2-1-09973 from the Mpumalanga Economic Regulator. Licensed premises: Shop 6, Willow Corner Shopping Centre, Delmas, Mpumalanga.
App Availability : No app at present, though one is on the way. The mobile website carries sports, racing, casino, Lucky Numbers, the cashier and live chat.
Payment Methods : 
Highlights :
- Published MER licence number
- A no-deposit FICA spin offer
- Two weekly 10% cashbacks capped at R10,000 each
- An extensive local and international racing card with tote pools
- 181 Lucky Numbers draws
- Fee-free banking with deposits from R5
EasyBet South Africa Review 2026 – Is It Worth Your Bet?
ReadySetBet is licensed as a bookmaker by the Mpumalanga Economic Regulator and is run by Kalmia Trading 1085 (Pty) Ltd. One rand-based account at readysetbet.co.za opens up the sportsbook, horse racing at fixed odds or on the tote, Tote Soccer, Aviator, BetGames, Lucky Numbers, and a casino called ReadySet Spins with its own live dealer lobby. The ReadySetBet name only arrived in 2026, but the company behind it is Soccershop, a bookmaker with a history stretching back to LM Bookmaker in 1995.
New sign-ups can collect 50 free spins simply for getting their FICA documents approved, with no deposit involved. After that comes a welcome package paid out in three stages, the first of which doubles your opening deposit up to a R5,000 bonus. Regular players are looked after by a pair of weekly 10% cashbacks, one for sport and racing and one for the casino and Lucky Numbers.
This review unpacks how those offers work once you read the small print, what depositing, verifying, and cashing out involve, how the sportsbook, racing section, and casino measure up, and how the site performs on a phone. By the end, you should know whether it suits the way you bet.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Licensed bookmaker under the Mpumalanga Economic Regulator, with its licence number displayed in the footer
- 50 Free Spins on Wanted Dead or a Wild for passing FICA, with no deposit required
- First-deposit match of 100% up to R5,000, the opening stage of a three-part welcome
- Separate 10% weekly cashbacks on sport/racing and on casino/Lucky Numbers, each worth up to R10,000
- A racing section covering South African, UK, Irish, French, US and Australian meetings, harness racing and tote pools
- Eleven instant deposit options starting at R5 and nine payout routes, none of them charging fees
- 181 Lucky Numbers draws and round-the-clock live chat support
Cons
- There is no mobile app yet, only the browser site
- Casino-side wagering on the welcome bonus is 40x, against 8x for sport and racing
- The welcome bonus lasts 10 days, and bonus multiples are capped at three legs
- Multi Bet Win Boost stops at 20%, even on accumulators of 16 legs or more
- No VIP or loyalty tier is shown anywhere on the platform
- FICA documents are sent through chat or email, with no in-account upload
- Details of the second and third welcome stages only appear after stage one is complete
Is ReadySetBet Safe & Legal in South Africa?
ReadySetBet is licensed to operate as a bookmaker by the Mpumalanga Economic Regulator. The licence holder is Kalmia Trading 1085 (Pty) Ltd, registration number 2017/167101/07, under Bookmaker Licence No. 9-2-1-09973. Its licensed premises are in Delmas, Mpumalanga, and its head office is at Wedgewood Office Park in Bryanston. It also operates 11 Soccershop shops spread across Mpumalanga, Gauteng and the Eastern Cape.
Accounts are open only to adults aged 18+ who are in South Africa and have a registered local bank account. No withdrawal is paid until FICA has been completed with an ID, proof of banking dated within three months and, where the banking document doesn’t show it, proof of residence. Customer data is protected under POPIA, and ReadySetBet is a supporter of the NRGP (National Responsible Gambling Programme).
In short, this is a locally licensed South African bookmaker rather than an offshore site.
Bonuses & Promotions
Here is everything ReadySetBet currently offers new and existing players. None of the offers below needs a promo code; you opt in on the Promotions page, and the FICA spins and Birthday Voucher are added automatically.
Welcome Bonus / Sign-up Offer
The welcome comes in two parts. First, getting your account FICA-approved triggers 50 Free Spins on Hacksaw’s Wanted Dead or a Wild. You don’t deposit anything to receive them, but they must be played within 24 hours, winnings from them are capped at R500, and you need to deposit at least R50 and bet it once before that money can be withdrawn.
Second is the 3-Part Welcome Bonus. Opt in and deposit R50 or more, and your first deposit earns a 100% match, capped at a R5,000 bonus, which lands in the Bonus Wallet straight away. The second and third deposit matches become available once you have met the requirements on the first, and you opt in again before each of those deposits. Their exact percentage and cap are revealed as each stage unlocks.
Wagering depends on where you use the bonus. Bets on sport and horse racing need to reach 8x the bonus amount at total odds of at least 2.00. Lucky Numbers, Live Dealer and ReadySet Spins need 40x. Slots, Lucky Numbers and scratchcards count in full, poker counts 50%, game shows and sic bo 20%, live dealer, table and crash games 10%, Plinko 5%, and Bet Builder bets not at all.
As an example, a R1,000 deposit brings a R1,000 bonus. Clearing it on sport means placing R8,000 in qualifying bets at 2.00 or longer inside the 10-day validity window, which is achievable for an active punter. Clearing the same bonus on slots would take R40,000 in spins, which is a much bigger commitment. Up to R10,000 can be withdrawn from the Bonus Wallet once the rollover is complete.
- No promo code is needed; opt in on the Promotions page before you deposit.
- The welcome bonus is for new customers only and is limited to one per person, household, email address, phone number, payment method and IP address.
- Bonus funds can only be used on singles and on multiples of up to three legs.
- If you lose the bonus, your own deposit still has to be bet once in full at odds of 2.0 or higher before you can withdraw.
- FICA verification must be complete before any withdrawal, including winnings from bonuses.
Free Bets & Ongoing Promotions
ReadySetBet doesn’t hand out free bets, but it does have a fairly extensive list of ongoing promotions, and the weekly cashbacks are the pick of them.
There are two, and they run side by side. The Sports & Horse Racing Cashback returns 10% of your weekly net losses on those markets, up to R10,000, every Friday. Its rollover is only 2x at odds of 2.0 or more, so a R200 cashback needs just R400 in bets before it becomes withdrawable cash. The Casino & Lucky Numbers Cashback pays the same 10% up to R10,000 on losses across the casino, live tables and Lucky Numbers, but its 20x rollover makes it far harder to turn into money you can take out.
Both run on a Friday-to-Thursday week. You need to opt in afresh every week and make at least one deposit in that week, your net loss has to exceed R100 after winnings and bonuses are subtracted, and each cashback is valid for five days with up to R15,000 withdrawable.
The smaller offers round things out:
- Lucky Numbers and Horse Racing Deposit Matches: One-off 15% matches up to R1,500 and R2,000 respectively, valid for 7 days.
- Multi Bet Win Boost: From 3% on three legs up to 20% on 16 or more, with every leg priced at 1.35 or higher.
- Objection Double Payout: Your stake back, up to R5,000, if your horse wins but is demoted on a stewards’ objection.
- Early Cash Out and Birthday Voucher: Cash out multiples once the first leg wins, and a birthday bonus if you made a deposit of R100 or more within the 60 days before your birthday.
VIP & Loyalty Programme
There is no VIP ladder or points scheme on ReadySetBet at the moment. Regular players are rewarded through the weekly cashbacks, one-off deposit matches and the Birthday Voucher instead.
Registration Process
Creating an account is quick. You need to be 18 or over, in South Africa and holding a local bank account. Here is the process:
- Open readysetbet.co.za and press the blue Join Now button at the top right
- Enter your personal details and choose a password
- Tick the box confirming you are 18+ and agree to both the Terms & Conditions and the Privacy Policy
- Press Join Now again to create the account
- Submit your ID, proof of banking dated within three months and (where required) proof of address through live chat or [email protected]; approval unlocks withdrawals and the 50 Free Spins
- Go to the Promotions page (gift icon) and choose Opt In on the 3-Part Welcome Bonus
- Deposit R50 or more to receive the first-deposit match
One account is allowed per person, and support staff upload your FICA documents for you once you send them through.
User Experience & Interface
ReadySetBet fits a lot of products into one menu without the site feeling cluttered, and each section has its own layout suited to how people bet on it.
Design & Navigation
The site uses a clean white background with the blue READY SET BET logo and blue promotional banners. A single menu bar runs across the top with ReadySet Spins, Lucky Numbers, Horse Racing, Tote Horse Racing, Live Dealer and Sports, and a More tab holds Tote Soccer, Live In Play, Aviator, Betgames and Promotions. The sportsbook keeps the betslip and My Bets panel fixed on the right, with sport and league shortcuts along the top.
The racing page is laid out as a grid of meetings against race numbers, with tabs for Resulted, Next Up, Today, the coming days and Ante-Post, plus a countdown strip of the next races. Lucky Numbers has search, country and ball-count filters with Popular and Favourites tabs, while the ReadySet Spins lobby sorts games into Hot Games, Bonus Buys, Crash Games, Hidden Gems, High Volatility, New Games, Gameshows, Megaways and Arcade Games, with a Recent Winners strip near the top.
Mobile App Review
ReadySetBet has no app in any app store yet; one is being developed and will be announced on the site and social channels when it launches. For now the mobile browser site covers the sportsbook, racing, casino, Lucky Numbers, promotions and banking. On a phone, the menu icon at the top left gives shortcuts to Deposit, Withdraw, Transactions, My Bets, My Bonuses and Contact Us, the last of which launches live chat.
Desktop vs Mobile
A bigger screen is better for the racing grid and for keeping an eye on several live matches or Lucky Numbers draws at once. The phone site works well for quick singles, checking open bets and a few spins on the move. Without an app, live betting and live dealer tables on mobile rely on a steady browser connection.
Sports Betting Offering
Football leads the ReadySetBet sportsbook, reflecting its Soccershop background, with shortcuts to the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Europa League alongside plenty of lower-league and international fixtures. Rugby and cricket cover the local favourites, and basketball, tennis, golf, boxing and eSoccer head a longer list of other sports.
Odds Quality
Odds are displayed in decimal format. The featured boosted multiples show the original price struck through next to the improved one, for example a Nations League combo raised from 28.38 to 31.30, so you can see exactly what the boost is worth. On top of that, the Multi Bet Win Boost adds up to 20% to returns on pre-match multiples of three legs or more.
Bet Types & Features
- Singles and accumulators, with pre-match multiples of three legs or more boosted by up to 20%
- Bet Builder and featured boosted multiples on the sportsbook front page
- Cash out multiples early once the opening leg wins
- Fixed-odds racing and ante-post prices, plus Jackpot, Pick 6, Pick 3, Double, BiPot and Place Accumulator bet types
- Tote Horse Racing on world pools, plus Tote Soccer pool betting
Live Betting & Streaming
The Live In Play page lists matches in progress with the score, the minute and live 1X2 prices, and each game shows how many extra markets are open, usually somewhere between 20 and 70. During testing it carried soccer, cricket, basketball, tennis and table tennis. Prices grey out briefly when a market is suspended. Live video of sports matches isn’t advertised, so this is a place to bet in-play rather than watch.
Betting Limits
ReadySetBet doesn’t list maximum stakes or payouts per bet on its promotions or help pages. The limits it does publish are on the cashier side: EFT withdrawals are capped at R200,000 each, up to R1,000,000 across five withdrawals, while vouchers are limited to R1,000 a day and the cash-to-phone options to R1,000 per payout. The Terms also allow ReadySetBet to set daily, weekly or monthly withdrawal limits depending on account activity.
Casino Section
The casino runs under the ReadySet Spins banner, with its own Live Dealer lobby and Aviator and BetGames sitting in the main menu. The game count runs into the hundreds, covering slots, bonus buys, Megaways, crash games, arcade titles and live tables.
Providers & Special Games
Pragmatic Play, Evolution, Red Tiger and Yggdrasil supply the most games, with Hacksaw Gaming, NetEnt, Nolimit City and Spribe also well represented. A handful of Hacksaw titles, including Munchy Milo and Klowns, are marked as exclusives in the lobby.
Among the titles worth trying are Le Fisherman and Hot Ross from Hacksaw, Starburst, Aviator and the SkyPilot crash game, while the live lobby is led by Evolution’s Lightning Roulette and Crazy Time, with BetGames and Funky Games tables alongside.
RTP & High Return Games
The RTP figure tells you what share of stakes a game pays back over a very large number of rounds. Aviator runs at 97%, Gates of Olympus at 96.50% and Sweet Bonanza at 96.48%. Some games are released in more than one RTP version, so check the information panel inside each game, and remember that RTP is a long-term average rather than a promise for any single session.
Deposits & Withdrawals
The cashier works only in rand and charges no fees on either side. Card, instant EFT and voucher deposits land immediately, and payouts are held until FICA has been approved.
Deposit Methods
| Method | Minimum / Cap | Processing |
|---|---|---|
|
Fast EFT (Ozow or Walletdoc)
|
R100 to R200,000 | Usually within 6 hours |
|
Fast EFT by OTT
|
R100 to R49,999 | Usually within 6 hours |
|
OTT RTC EFT
|
R50,000 to R200,000 | Real-time EFT for larger payouts |
 FNB eWallet / Nedbank iMali / Standard Bank Instant Money
|
R100 to R1,000 | Paid to your phone, usually within 6 hours |
 OTT VAS Payouts
|
R100 to R500 | Usually within 6 hours |
|
OTT Voucher
|
R100 to R1,000 | Issued as a redeemable voucher |
Withdrawal Methods
| Responsible Gambling Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Deposit Limits | Cap what you can deposit per day, week or month; once you reach it, deposits stay blocked until the period resets. |
| Take a Break | Switch your account off for a period ranging from one day up to several months. |
| Account Closure | Support can shut the account for good. |
| Age Verification | Nobody under 18 may bet. |
| NRGP Access | Call 0800 006 008 at any hour for free, confidential counselling, or send “HELP” on WhatsApp to 076 675 0710. |
Most payouts are processed within six hours, and requests made outside the midnight to 07:00 window are normally cleared within 12; anything that runs over is paid the same day. Pending withdrawals can be cancelled under Cancel W/D in the menu. Withdrawals and changes to payment details can be reviewed by the Risk Department for up to two business days, and it pays to wager at least 50% of every deposit before cashing out, or a 5% fee may be deducted.
Customer Support
Live Chat
24/7 on the site
Phone
086 110 6676 (head office: +27 10 592 0216)
Languages
English
Live chat is also where FICA documents go and where personal details are changed: type “Agent” and a consultant will call to run a few security questions before updating your account.
Responsible Gambling
ReadySetBet offers the protection tools you would expect from a licensed South African bookmaker:
- Deposit Limits: Cap what you can deposit per day, week or month; once you reach it, deposits stay blocked until the period resets
- Take a Break: Switch your account off for a period ranging from one day up to several months
- Account Closure: Support can shut the account for good
- Age Verification: Nobody under 18 may bet
- NRGP access: Call 0800 006 008 at any hour for free, confidential counselling, or send “HELP” on WhatsApp to 076 675 0710
Every one of these is arranged through live chat or by emailing [email protected].
ReadySetBet vs Competitors
Here is how ReadySetBet compares with other well-known South African bookmakers. Welcome offers change often, so treat this as a quick guide and confirm the details on each operator’s site.
Welcome Bonus
50 FICA Free Spins + 3-Part Welcome, 1st deposit 100% up to R5,000
Live Streaming
Not advertised
Cash-out
Yes (multiples)
Rating
4.0/5
Welcome Bonus
100% up to R3,000 + 50 free spins
Live Streaming
Not advertised
Cash-out
Yes
Rating
4.2/5
Welcome Bonus
R50 free bet + 25 spins, then a 150% deposit match (cap varies by current offer)
Live Streaming
No
Cash-out
Yes
Rating
4.3/5
Welcome Bonus
R50 no-deposit + 25 bonus spins
Live Streaming
No
Cash-out
Yes
Rating
4.2/5
Final Verdict: Is ReadySetBet Worth It?
ReadySetBet pairs a brand-new name with a bookmaking operation that has been going since 1995, and its racing section reflects that: South African and overseas meetings, exotic bets, tote pools and a stake refund when a winner is demoted on objection. The FICA spins and 100% first-deposit match give new players a reasonable start, and the two weekly cashbacks are unusually generous on paper, with separate sport/racing and casino/Lucky Numbers pools, each capped at R10,000. The cashier covers almost every way South Africans pay, with no fees.
On the other side, there is no app yet, casino wagering is heavy, the multi-bet boost is modest and there’s no loyalty scheme. For punters who mostly bet on football and horse racing and want regular cashback and fast withdrawals from an established local operator, ReadySetBet is well worth a look.
FAQs
Yes. Kalmia Trading 1085 (Pty) Ltd operates ReadySetBet under Bookmaker Licence No. 9-2-1-09973 from the Mpumalanga Economic Regulator.
A three-stage deposit match that starts with 100% up to R5,000 on your first deposit of R50 or more. Sport and racing wagering is 8x at total odds of 2.00+, casino, Live Dealer and Lucky Numbers wagering is 40x, and the bonus lasts 10 days. Stages two and three open once the first is complete.
Yes. Once FICA is approved you get 50 Free Spins on Wanted Dead or a Wild. Use them within 24 hours. The most you can win is R500, and a R50 deposit wagered once unlocks it for withdrawal.
No. Opt in on the Promotions page before depositing; the FICA spins are credited automatically.
Yes. The Live In Play section covers soccer, cricket, basketball, tennis, table tennis and more with live prices. Live video streaming isn’t advertised.
Deposits start at R5 using cards, Capitec Pay, Ozow, OneGate EFT Secure, Walletdoc, four voucher brands or manual EFT. Withdrawals start at R100 via instant EFT, OTT payouts or cash-to-phone services from FNB, Nedbank and Standard Bank.
Usually within six hours, and requests made outside the midnight to 07:00 window are normally cleared within 12. FICA must be approved first.
Not yet. It is in development, and the mobile browser site covers everything in the meantime.
Yes. Deposit limits, breaks from a day to a few months, account closure and age checks, all set up via live chat or email, plus NRGP helpline details.