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FirstBet is a South African sports betting and casino-games brand operated by Banzostar (Pty) Ltd, which began as a retail bookmaker with its first branch opening in Cape Town in 2016. It moved its business online in April 2020 after Covid-19 lockdowns closed its betting shops, and it now holds a bookmaker licence from the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board. The site runs on the adv.bet white-label betting platform shared with several other South African operators, including Spin-A-Bet, and offers sports betting, horse racing, lucky numbers, BetGames-style live games, and Pragmatic Play slots. Its Android app is offered as a direct download rather than through Google Play, and there is no dedicated iOS app.
Founded: FirstBet started as a retail bookmaker with its first branch in Cape Town in 2016, and moved online in April 2020 when Covid-19 lockdowns forced its betting shops to close, according to a contemporaneous 2020 news post on betandwin.co.za. Its operating company's registration number (2016/131538/07) is also dated 2016.
Operating company: Banzostar (Pty) Ltd, registration number 2016/131538/07, trading as FirstBet. One aggregator (ghanasoccernet.com) names Gavin Chamberlain as CEO; I could not independently corroborate that from a second source, so treat it as a single-source claim.
Not confirmed as a single figure. FirstBet's own indexed page ('How To Claim The Bonus?') states wagering must be completed 'as below based on your chosen option', implying it varies by deposit tier or spin option, but the exact multiplier could not be read since the page itself renders as an empty JavaScript shell to every fetch attempted, including via a real headless browser.
Status: Claimed (sourced, not independently confirmed). Bonus offers change often and must be confirmed on the operator's own terms page before claiming, last checked 2026-08-25.
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Deposit and withdrawal options for FirstBet are not yet verified. See our South African payment methods guide for how each rail generally works.
A mobile app is available. The site works on mobile browsers. Multiple third-party reviews describe an Android app offered as a direct download from FirstBet's own site rather than through Google Play, and say there is no iOS app, only a mobile-optimised website for iOS users. I could not confirm this directly on the operator's own site because firstbet.co.za renders via JavaScript and returned no content to WebFetch.
Live Chat, Email & WhatsApp: 8:00AM-11:00PM daily. Landline: 8:00AM-5:00PM, weekdays only.
Holds South African provincial bookmaker licences: Western Cape Gambling & Racing Board (licence 10185107, first issued 30 June 2017) and Eastern Cape Gambling Board (licence ECBM 058), operated by Banzostar (Pty) Ltd (reg. 2016/131538/07) t/a FirstBet. Quote confirmed directly on firstbet.co.za: "Banzostar (Pty) Ltd ( 2016/131538/07 ) trading as FirstBet is licensed and regulated by the The Western Cape Gambling & Racing Board with license number 10185107 first issued on 30 June 2017 and the The Eastern Cape Gambling Board with licence number ECBM 058." This covers sports betting; South Africa has no separate remote casino games licence category, so the casino-style games section sits in the same regulatory grey area as the rest of the industry (see /casino-methodology/). Operated by Banzostar (Pty) Ltd under a Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board bookmaker licence; WCGRB's own public licence-holder list confirms 'Banzostar (Pty) Ltd' as a licensed bookmaker, though it does not publish the licence number itself. Covers sports betting; South Africa has no separate remote casino games licence category.
Licence number: WCGRB 10185107 / ECGB ECBM 058. Offshore licensing authority: Not applicable / not yet verified.
