If gambling has stopped being a choice
Checked and updated 2026-08-03
Open your ZAR Bets account Deposit from R50 · Typically processed within 24 to 72 hours after KYCThe National Responsible Gambling Programme counselling line is free, confidential and staffed by professionals: 0800 006 008. You can also SMS 076 675 0710 and they will call you back.
Gambling is entertainment with a cost, not a way to make money or to recover money already lost. Chasing losses is the point at which it stops working for almost everyone.
Self-exclusion
Every licensed South African operator must let you exclude yourself, and must honour it. Ask their support for self-exclusion directly, and be aware it is deliberately hard to reverse, which is the point of it. The National Gambling Board also operates exclusion that applies across licensed operators rather than one at a time.
Limits that already exist on your account
Deposit limits, loss limits and time-outs are available on every licensed site, usually buried in account settings. Setting a deposit limit takes under a minute and takes effect immediately, while raising one later is deliberately slow.
Signs worth taking seriously
- Betting money meant for rent, food, transport or school fees.
- Borrowing, selling or lying to fund an account.
- Betting to win back what was lost, rather than because you wanted to.
- Hiding how much or how often from people close to you.
That line is 0800 006 008. It is free from any South African number and you do not have to give your name.
Claim your welcome offer now Takes under two minutes. Deposit from R50.18+ only. Gambling carries financial risk and is not a way to make money. If it has stopped being a choice, the National Responsible Gambling Programme counselling line is free and confidential on 0800 006 008, or SMS 076 675 0710. BetPay SA earns a commission when a reader opens an account through a link on this site, at no cost to the reader. Commission never changes what these pages report.