Hollywoodbets began in 1986 as a racecard printer in Durban and accepted its first bet in 2000. Today it runs over 80 branches across South Africa, has websites for the UK, Ireland and Mozambique, and sits in iGaming Business's global top ten. Racing remains the headline act: the brand's name is on Greyville and Scottsville racecourses and on the Durban July, and the card covers SA and international meetings in a depth few rivals attempt. Around it you'll find more than 30 sports, with serious PSL and Springboks coverage and cricket links to the Dolphins and Kingsmead.
The everyday extras are what keep regulars coming back. Lucky Numbers offers fixed-odds bets on upwards of 2,400 lottery draws every week, something no other South African bookmaker does, and Spina Zonke brings 1,000-plus slots, Evolution and Ezugi live dealers, and Aviator. On participating networks the Android app runs without using data, and money moves easily: deposit from R1 through Instant EFT, Ozow, Capitec Pay or OTT vouchers, and EFT payouts usually land within a day.
Its licensing beats the offshore crowd, with seven South African provincial boards plus the UK and Ireland, and the MyCommunity scheme supports a charity and a sports team at every branch. New South African customers get R25 free, while UK players get up to £30 in acca insurance. Very few bookmakers combine this much history, reach and trust.
