Sportingbet South Africa

Shezi,

Seeing as you are promoting your business i take it you a realist and hopefully have the balls to tell the truth. Can you with a clear conscience advise someone to bet with you @ an overound of > than 110% rather thatn with BETFAIR?

Does it make business/mathematical sense for a client to take 2/1 when he can get 9/4 or maybe even 24/10 about the same selection?

I think that's a bit unfair - apart from the fact that it is illegal to bet on Betfair - if Sportingbet is offering good service and willing to lay decent bets, then they deserve support. It sounds like they are not taking their customers for granted, which is a rarity in South Africa. Having said that, the proof is in the pudding - will start betting with them tomorrow.

IF they bet 'in running' on sport...........it could be interesting

IF they bet on rugby in running...........I would be interested.

IF I arrive at halftime with 50k and don't get put on hold for the next 40 minutes whilst they 'look for a trader' who has miraculously gone on holiday/gone to the loo/gone home sick/is recharging his cell/is out of stock.............it could work.

IF they tell me 'You've got a grand of x'' when I asked for '50 grand of x'' then I guess they are the same old empty barrels and I'll stick with my normal service provider - who lays me whatever I want usually in the knowledge that he'll be lucky to get back a fraction of what he has laid from all the other noisy heroes with shallow pockets out there.

@Garrick
All you have to do is go to www.sportingbet.co.za and sign up, no phone calls no 7 second delay, as long as you want to have a bet and we are offering the price on our website you have the choice to watch how we operate first, we will lay you that bet R100, R1000, R50k R100k I will lay that bet.
I’m telling you all, as a sports and horse racing person myself, I’m here to offer you as punter the best prices and best service possible as well as a world class product , we have over 80 different product under the sportingbet brand throughout the world and it works we have over 1 million clients for a reason and I’m here to provide it to South Africa and give South Africans the product they have been waiting too long to see , give some fun and excitement back to the industry as well as good value for money when it come to pricing up.
We need new blood taking over the industry , I have work and learn from the best in SA as well as the biggest exchanges in the world and I’m bringing it to you, Yes we all look for value and Promo’s @keniza999 but most people look past the R500 promo that there to lure you in, go to a shopping mall and spend R2k at Woolworths and they stamp you R6.50 parking ticket, it’s the same thing, people look past that if they get good service, gift, sporting trips with their mates, golf rounds at St Andrew’s, trips to the Epson derby and Dubai world Cup , drinking with Mike De Kock and KB Shea and mixing with people like Michael Owen and world class punters like Harry Findly and Charl Pretorius , not looking for you freebee’s . That s the problem SA punter have been roped in to believing that everything is the SA way, that’s why I left to find product that most suits our needs as hard core punters that are looking for good value and service.

@easy, yes it makes sense to get the best price hence the reason I’m saying we will offer what South Africa has been looking for, a good honest % not betting to 135% a book but at 1% a runner, that’s decent percentages , better than betfair, betfair is an exchange that takes 5% com, anyway , with international and SA shrudies are betting at 2-3% per runner before race time , that’s not value !!!, try us , you can make the Judgement!!

I’m not here promoting , we have put alot of money in promting , you will see that in a few weeks , hence my comment earlier we not here for charity , yes we have cost’s and we are a business , if you don’t like what we offer fine it’s something for me to sort out not you , as Punters we have options that the beauty of this game and we can go where every we want but try us ......... www.sportingbet.co.za
Watch this space I’m here to show the SA bookmaker what international trader’s can bring to the table and they going to have to pick up their game because we have a product and service that will make them look tame.......

Inshala,
Mike Shea

i recall victory gaming and blackpearl bookmakers coming with the same bravery on here...unfortunately both went goodnight nurse...mike are you going to reduce limits if you have punters who are successful with you as marshalls have with a few individuals and even with mbet who have closed accounts?

mbet = marshals..............

And VC are using local traders and local products, no international experience!

Pearl, not in our divisions, can’t you see that by the product, opened your eyes@ pirate?, any way whats that all about , jack sparrow fan??

"the R500 promo that there to lure you in," but not lock you in mate....so far i have been comparing prices you offer with other bookies and haven't seen anything better....but anyway good luck with your product i already know i won't join you.....

i got you to look....inshala. well played and good luck with you punting.

Many thanks
Mike Shea

999 the guy has balls coming on here bigging them up,give them a go!

He might even give us a winner from pop now and then

"Tomorrow two meeting will be priced up before 8am" Bad start mate. Everything still s.p.

Mike just compared your Champions league prices with Hollywood and in every instance Hollywoods prices were better. I also notice that you have not priced up for todays local racing.

...and still we await the betting.Usual hogwash!!!