Betpawa is an online gambling company that is operating in many African countries including Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It has its headquarters in Tallinn, Harjumaa. The betting company provides sports betting, virtual sports, and lottery services. Its services are tailored to suit the passion of each of the countries it is operating.
Established in 2014, BetPawa has over 300 staff and more than one million active players. The company optimized all its services to be available on mobile devices. The primary payment mode is basically on mobile and BetPawa is using the mobile providers in each of the countries it is operating to provide payment solutions. In all the countries the company is operating, it offers sports betting, lottery jackpot, and virtual sports.
6.1
Is the Betpawa Legal And Safe?
BetPawa is duly registered in all the countries it is operating. Hence the operation of the gambling company is perfectly legal. In each of the countries, the gambling authority in regulating its activities to ensure that it is complying with the standard in the industry. Its website security and privacy policy areas are required by the control board. Therefore, players can register with the gaming site, providing its information without any fear of data leakage or personal information getting to the third party.
Legal Status by Country
Betwapa is registered under the gambling authority of each of the countries it is operating.
In Nigeria, the gambling company is registered under the National Lottery Regulatory Commission. In Uganda, BetPawa is operating with a license issued by the Lotteries Board of Uganda. In Kenya, it is licensed and regulated by the Betting Control and Licensing Board of Kenya, and by the Gaming Board of Tanzania for its operations in Tanzania.
6.2
Betpawa Sportsbook Odds, Lines and Betting Market
There are many offers for players to place a bet on at Betpawa. The available options are classified into Sport, Virtual, and Jackpot.
The sports market covers only three sports, football, basketball and Tennis. However, the sports line includes all major football matches in popular countries like Germany, Spain, Italy, and France. It also includes the local league and cups in the respective country. The basketball market covers basketball matches in China, United States, Japan, and many European nations, while the Tennis market extends to Grand slams, ATP, Istanbul challenger, WTA Premier, and all popular tennis competitions. The site also offers games for betting on rugby, cricket, and futsal in some countries.
Betpawa also offers betting options on the following soccer tournaments:
- England Premier League
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- European Championships Qualifying
- UEFA Nations League
- Italy Serie A
- Germany Bundesliga
- Spain La Liga
- France Ligue 1
The pre-match Market includes the following:
- Full Time
- First Half
- Second Half
- Half Time/ Full Time
- Draw No Bet
- Correct Score
- Over/ Under
- Odd/Even
- 3 – Way Handicap
- 2 – Way Handicap
- Double Chance
- Both Team to Score
- Clean Sheet
- Goal Scorer
- Win to Nil
The virtual market covers only three leagues, the English Premier League, the Spanish La Liga, and the Italian Serie A.
6.3
Betpawa Live Betting & Live Streaming
If you wish to minimize chances and prefer to wait till the match starts before placing your bet, you can well do so as Betpawa has a live betting option. Their offer covers major competition across the world. The live betting feature still has most of the options available in the pre-match market. As the match progresses, you can place a bet on which team will score the next goal or which tennis player will win the next round.
Players will be able to see the live score at any time as well as major events happening in the match. The site is responsive and that makes it easy for players to instantly see the odds changing. This is an important feature for betting online.
Registration is very easy. To register an account with BetPawa, you must be of the minimum age required by the law of your country. In Nigeria, the minimum age to gamble is 18 years while it is 25 years in Uganda.
- Click on Join
- Provide all required information including names, mobile number, and password
- Click on “Join Now”
- Enter the OTP sent to your mobile phone to verify your mobile number
- Click “Verify Account”
Depending on the regulation of each country, you may also be required to provide more personal information like date of birth, sex, contact address, and email. You may also need to upload a government-issued ID card before your account is verified. After the registration, you can then access the Betpawa login with your mobile number and password.
Apart from sports betting and virtual sports available at Betpawa, the gambling site also offers jackpots which is pool betting. The jackpot is offered on weekends and midweeks. The Weekend Jackpot is called emPawa17 and the midweek jackpot is called emPawa13
To play the BetPawa jackpot, a player must select 17 games and place a bet of home win, away win or draw on all the 17. If you predict all the 17 correctly, you will win the jackpot of ₦20 million with an ₦10 bet. If there are multiple winners, the jackpot will be shared.
Players that got at least 13 correctly will also win cash depending on the number of matches predicted correctly, the number of winners, and the pool money.
For the midweek pool (emPawa13) there are 13 matches to be predicted and the jackpot prize is N1 million for getting all the 13 correctly. Players who got at least 10 predictions right will also win cash prizes.
If there are no winners, the jackpot may be rolled over to the following week.
Out of the three possible options (Home team to win, Away team to win, Draw), A player may choose more than one option for each match. The baseline for all the matches is N10 but a player choosing more than one option will pay more.
There are also jackpots for the correct Betpawa prediction of teams to score and other outcomes of a match.
The primary payment method is mobile payment. BetPawa mobile payment is tailored according to the mobile payment services available in the country. In Nigeria, you can make a payment through MTN airtime. However, the website also accepts payment through bank cards, OPay e-wallet service, and direct bank deposit.
To deposit through an MTN card, players are to follow the steps below:
- Click on the MTN payment link on the payment page of the website
- Enter the amount you want to deposit
- Click deposit
To deposit OPay
- Click on the Opay link on the payment page of the website
- Enter the amount you want to deposit and you will be directed to the OPay page
- Enter your OPay account number
- Enter the OTP sent to your mobile phone
- Enter your OPay password
To deposit in Kenya, a registered member is to use M – PESA, an instant money transfer service powered by Vodacom. M – PESA application is available for use on mobile phones and within a few minutes of the transaction, the fund will reflect in the player's BetPawa account and available to use for betting. In Uganda, players are to choose from MTN Mobile Money and Airtel Money
