Measured 24 July 2026
What ApexBets charges
ApexBets took 9.08% across the 37 markets we read on 24 July 2026, a payout of 91.68%. That ranks 3 of 4 in the index.
The numbers
ApexBets in figures
A 9.08% margin removes about 8.32% of everything you stake, not 9.08%, because the margin is quoted against a base that already includes it. On R20 000 of turnover across a season that is roughly R1 665 to the bookmaker. Moving to Playabets at 6.00% would keep about R533 of that.
What they are good at
- Publishes its entire fixture list openly, which is rare and makes them the easiest book to verify
- Very wide coverage: lower English leagues, table tennis, international minor leagues
- Consistent margin across the leagues we sampled
What to watch for
- Margin ran materially above the cheapest book on shared fixtures
- Homepage leads with casino rather than sport, so the sportsbook takes finding
Stated plainly
The verdict, and how we are paid
Broad coverage and admirable transparency about its own fixtures, but you pay for it in the price.
Licence
Licensed South African bookmaker; operational rules published under Western Cape gambling regulation
How we read them
Prices render in match pages; they publish a full fixture sitemap of over two thousand URLs
We hold an account here, but the tracking link we were given lands on an affiliate signup page rather than the sportsbook. Disabled until it is corrected.
Compare them against the field
One book's number means little on its own. The weekly index puts every book we read side by side. This week's index →
In context
Where they sit this week
SA Bookmaker Margin Index
Measured| Pos | Bookmaker | Their cut | Payout | Markets | Open an account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playabets Cheapest | 6.00% | 94.34% | 48 | Best value |
| 2 | Hollywoodbets | 8.92% | 91.81% | 107 | Link pending |
| 3 | ApexBets | 9.08% | 91.68% | 37 | Link being fixed |
| 4 | Supabets in-play slate No partnership | 10.41% | 90.57% | 12 | No partnership |
Each figure is that book's own average across its own three-way board, measured 24 July 2026. Cheapest comparable book: Playabets at 6.00%. Dearest: ApexBets at 9.08%.
Straight answers