Zambia as a nation is experiencing a period of financial stability if we are to compare it with its financial state in previous years, despite the financial stability being experienced in the country, there still is a high unemployement rate in the country and that is the main reason why the betting industry is thriving in the land because people are looking for alternative ways to earn a living and betting is the quickest and easiest option for most of the people especially the youths.
The Zambian betting industry is growing at a rapid pace in the country and you will notice that there are a lot of both online and land-based bookmakers operating in Zambia. Some of the bookmakers operating in the country include Bongobongo, Gal Sports Betting and Castlebet LITE, what really proves how far the Zambian betting industry has gone is the availability of world renown international bookmakers such as 1xBet and Betway and these do not launch their service in a country unless they have seen potential, so having such bookmakers operating in Zambia is a huge complement to the Zambian betting industry.
Like in many other African countries, bookmakers are allowed to offer their services to locals in a legal and fully regulated manner and this is done by the Lottery and Betting Control Board of the ministry of finance in Zambia. Bookmakers in Zambia offer several forms of betting at the moment such as Lottery, Poker, Casino and Sports betting eSports, Virtual Sports and several other betting products. Below are summaries of some of the online bookmakers which are operating legally in Zambia.
1. Gal Sports Betting
Gal Sports Betting is a very popular African bookmaker which operates legally in Zambia and is also available in other African countries like Tanzania. The good thing about GSB, which is short for Gal Sports Betting is that it offers its punters with several betting products like Sports, Live Casino, VIP Slots, Lottery, Virtual Sports, Spin&Win, Jackpot and Keno. When it comes to betting markets, Gal Sports Betting is one of the best in Zambia because the bookmaker offers several betting markets on all the betting products they offer so there are several opportunities of winning on whatever betting product you choose to bet on.
2. Betway
It is very difficult to talk about betting and not mention the name Betway, the reason being that Betway is one of the leading bookmakers not only in Zambia, but in the world. Betway is an international bookmaker which was founded about 16 years ago in the year 2006 and is available in several countries worldwide including Zambia, where it is very popular amongst punters in this Southern African nation. The bookmaker offers several betting products like Sports, Casino, Live Casino, Lucky Numbers, Betgames, Virtuals and Betway Jackpots, this is a one stop betting company because you will find everything on this platform.
3. 10bet
10bet is a popular international bookmaker which has its operations in a number of countries in the world including Zambia where it was launched in 2021, despite being only a few months old in Zambia, the bookmaker is growing at a rapid pace and they have quite a huge customer base. 10bet offers quite a number of betting products such as sports, esports, virtual sports and a jackpot. 10bets covers more than 60 sports on its platform and there are several betting markets on all the sports they offer, the bookmaker also gives you access to some of the most popular and followed leagues and tournaments such as the Champions League, La Liga, FA Cup, Champions League, Europa League and several others.
4. Bolabet
Bolabet is one of the most popular bookmaker in Zambia which operates legally in the land as it is licensed by the Lottery and Betting Control Board of the ministry of finance in Zambia. The bookmaker has been in the industry for about 17 years now as they were launched in the year 2005, what this means is that Bolabet has a wealth of experience. Bolabet offers a number of betting products on its platform including sports, virtual sports and lucky numbers. Bolabet creates its own high-quality betting odds in various sports and other events, they offer around 10,000 odds for over 500 events on daily basis. At any moment, the bookmaker will have more than 250 standard football odds and over 400 odds for other sports games.
5. Sportybet
Sportybet is an African bookmaker which operates in several African countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia amongst others. One of the reasons why Sportybet is popular is because the bookmaker offers its punters with so much more in terms of betting products, you can expect to bet on Sports, Live Betting, Instant Virtuals, Scheduled Virtuals, Jackpot and so much more. Sportybet Zambia also has a livescore feature which allows punters to see the current scores in matches and this is particularly important when it comes to live betting, which is also something you have access to if you bet with Sportybet.
6. 1xBet
1xBet is a very popular bookmaker worldwide and in recent years, the bookmaker has been launching their services in a number of countries in Africa including Zambia. The bookmaker has over 400,000 users on its platform and this shows just how popular the bookmaker is. 1xBet Zambia offers several betting products on their platform and these include Sports, Live Sports, Casino, Live Casino, 1xGames, eSports, TV Games, Bingo, Toto amongst others. With 1xBet, you can bet on more than 1,000 sporting events every day because the bookmaker offers over 1,000 events daily.
7. Castlebet LITE
Castlebet LITE is a bookmaker which originated from United Kingdom but they have since expanded their services to Africa and they are now operating in Zambia. Castlebet LITE operates legally in Zambia as they are fully licensed bookmaker by the Betting Control & Licensing Board of Zambia. The bookmaker offers its customers with an unparalleled range of 30,000. live matches per month. The bookmaker does not offer many betting products, at the moment, its customers can bet on sports, virtual sports and a jackpot, clearly the bookmaker has to offer more to its clients because this is just not enough.
8. Betlion
Betlion is an emerging African bookmaker which is available in several African countries including Zambia. The bookmaker was launched in Zambia in 2020 so it is relatively new, the good thing however is that it has been well recieved and the company has a good number of customers. One of the main reasons why Betlion Zambia has been well received is because it offers several betting products including Sports Betting, Casino, Virtuals, Jackpot and several other betting products. Betlion have a wide range of markets on all of their betting products and very few compare to them in this regard.
9. Bongobongo
Bongobongo is a popular Zambian online bookmaker with its catchy name, the popular bookmaker is operated by Skival Limited. The bookmaker offers several betting products on its platform including Sports, Casino & Slots, Jackpot, Virtuals Games and so much more, you will never run out of betting opportunities on the Bongobongo platform. Bongobongo also offers live betting an this is one feature every serious bookmaker should be looking to provide for its punters because it makes betting more convenient.