Prop Bets Explained, How to Capitalise on Niche Betting Markets

In the ever-expanding world of sports betting, punters are no longer confined to betting simply on who wins or loses. Enter proposition bets, better known as prop bets, which let…

How EBTs Became the Casino Floor’s Hidden Stars

I still recall my first time stepping into a South African casino that had recently installed a line of gleaming EBTs (Electronic Bingo Terminals) between the familiar rows of slot…

Skins, Spins, and Sneakers,  How Betting Culture Leaked into Streetwear

You used to be able to spot a gambler by the dog-eared racing form, the cracked Samsung clutched like a rosary, or the way they stood just a little too…

How Weather Affects Sports Betting Odds

Weather plays a crucial role in outdoor sports, influencing everything from player performance to game strategy and final outcomes. In South Africa, where climates range from Cape Town’s windy and…

South Africa’s Forgotten Lottery Winners and the Lives They Left Behind

Somewhere in an old township newspaper clipping, yellowed by time and folded into the back of a dresser drawer, there’s a photograph,  a man holding an oversized cheque, eyes wide,…

The New Symbols of South African Success

You see it in a grin flashing across the backseat of a GLE Coupe. You see it in the digital storefronts selling skins and spins for games you’ve never heard…

Ghost Mode,  When You Gamble Without Telling Anyone You Still Do

He stopped, officially, a year ago. Told his friends in the group chat that he was done with it. Deleted the app, even screenshot the moment as proof. There were…

The Number Runners,  South Africa’s Underground Lottery Syndicates 

In the backstreets of Durban’s older neighborhoods, down alleys where the city’s formal economy gives way to something quieter and more personal, there are games happening that don’t make it…

The Rise of TikTok ‘Prophets’ Selling Sports Tips and Luck Spells

It starts with a whisper. A TikTok comment thread filled with emojis and usernames no one uses in real life. “Baba helped me win big.” “I only bet when the…

Your Auntie’s Got Better Odds Than You

She’s wearing reading glasses, sipping tea from a chipped mug, and scrolling through her phone with the focus of a sniper. The grandkids think she’s checking Facebook. Her children think…