BetPawa

BetPawa Kenya Review (2023)

With a diverse range of sites available, the betting industry in Kenya is easily one of the most competitive in Africa. Despite all the competition, BetPawa still manages to stay relevant.

The bookie, owned by Nanovas International, has its faction spread across different African countries asides from Kenya.

BetPawa made their way into Kenya in 2013 and since then, they have made a name for themselves as one of the popular online betting websites in the country.

BetPawa have a couple selling points that has seen them gain a large audience over recent years. For starters, impresses with the simple user interface that features aesthetically pleasant colours. The navigation on the website is equally seamless. This is probably the best selling point of this bookie.

BetPawa further impresses with the impressive jackpot offers that are readily available on the platform. These jackpot offers are majorly set on selected football games where you are required to predict correctly for the selected games to have access to mouthwatering winnings. This jackpot gives users a chance to make some impressive winnings, with just a very little stake.

Having given you a sneak-peek of some of the selling points of BetPawa, we will cover all you need to know about the platform.

BetPawa Sportsbook

 In this section, we will give a detailed review of the BetPawa sportsbook and all the features that come with it.

Sports

Betpawa offer very little in terms of the number of sports available on their sportsbook. As at the time of writing this review, there are just three sports offered at BetPawa Kenya: Football, Basketball and Tennis. It is a bit of a letdown, compared to other top betting sites in Kenya. However, they at least offer markets on the most popular sports in Kenya and this is the reason why they have lots of users regardless.

Betting Markets

Away from the diversity of sport options, let’s take a look at the betting markets offered by BetPawa. On each sport, the betting markets available are limited, especially if you draw parallels with the standard, using other betting sites as a reference. Basketball and Tennis get the poorest coverage of betting markets among the sports offered on BetPawa.

You are only likely to find about seven betting markets on each Basketball or Tennis game offered on the website. On the other hand, the football section is slightly better, by upping the ante to about 50 betting markets per game. It is still a letdown though, considering that with other websites, you are likely to find way more betting markets on Football games alone.

What BetPawa Kenya lacks in diversity of sports options and betting markets, they make up for it by ensuring the coverage of sports tournaments is very impressive. In their Football section, you can find about 100 football leagues to bet on, both international and national.

This somewhat gives you the choice to sample options from the fleet of leagues offered on the site, despite the scarcity of betting markets.

Jackpot

BetPawa are not so big on promotions, as opposed to the mode of operation for most popular betting sites in Kenya.

However, with the numerous jackpots offered on the site, they seem to make up for the insufficient promotional offers on the platform.

The jackpot is a betting pool that is provided by BetPawa weekly or daily to offer users a chance to win.

 The most common jackpots offered on the BetPawa Kenya website are Pick 10, Pick 13, Pick and Pick 17. The Pick 17 Jackpot has the highest prize pool, given how difficult it is to pick the right selections for those numbers of games.

 We will briefly explain how the jackpots at BetPawa work.

To start with, the system randomly generates the selected games that will be entered for the pool. Each of the jackpot types will have betting options that are specific to the jackpot. For some jackpots on the site, you are tasked with the responsibility to accurately predict the teams that will score among the selected games in the jackpot. For some others, you are expected to rightly predict the correct scores of all the selected games in that pool.

You only get to win the entire prize money specific to the jackpot type you are playing for, when you accurately predict the outcomes for all selected games. However in some cases where you get 1-2 selections wrong, BetPawa Kenya will compensate you with consultation prizes.

The jackpot at BetPawa Kenya is one of the most exciting things about the platform. A bunch of Kenyan bettors on the site have won millions in KSH via this route. It is no easy feat though as it requires lots of trials and even luck alongside.

Virtual Section

It is important to note that BetPawa is solely a sportsbook and offer no casino section on their platform. Regardless, there are virtual games that users can take advantage of.

If you are getting fed up with betting on sports and looking for something a little different, the Virtual section of the site offers some diversity.

As at the time of writing, when most sporting tournaments are reaching their end, there is some scarcity of games to bet on sports. This would make bettors turn their focus somewhere else in search of winnings.

This is one of the perks of the virtual section at BetPawa, since the games available in this section run 24/7, 7 days a week.

For the Virtual section on the site, Virtual football is the only sports option you can find. However, you can still find different leagues like the English League, Spanish League, French League, Italian League, and German League under this section.

Another impressive thing about the virtual section of this site is that you are offered vastly the same betting options as you would on regular football games. You are going to find options like 1X2, Over/Under, Both Teams to Score, Double Chance, Halftime/Fulltime and many others.

With all these options available on the 10 games available in each league under the virtual section, it doesn't feel as though you are missing much.

It is also worthy to note that there isn't a restriction on the amount you can win on the site, as there is an allowance to win as much as possible.

So, if you have a thing for quick games that offer you impressive winning potential, you are highly likely to be impressed by the well-organized virtual games section of BetPawa.

How to Join BetPawa?

BetPawa offers one of the easiest registration methods you can find among betting sites in Kenya. All you simply have to do to register an account with BetPawa is follow the steps below:

• Go to the official BetPawa Kenya website
• Scroll up to the top of the screen and click on the "Join Now" tab
• Enter your Phone number and PIN
• Click on the "Join Now" tab to round up the registration process.

How to Verify an Account on BetPawa?

As it is the case with most betting sites, after registering your account, there is a verification hurdle that has to be crossed. Verifying your account with BetPawa helps to activate it, so you can freely perform betting operations on the site. 

To verify your account, follow the steps below

• After clicking on the "Join Now" tab which finalizes the registration, a verification code and link will be sent to your mobile number
• Visit the verification link attached to the message
• In the verification page, input the four-digit code that's included in the SMS
• After inputting the code, you can now access your account and perform all betting operations on the website.

In the event that you try accessing your account, but you seem to have forgotten your password, simply reach out to their customer care to have the issue rectified.

How to Deposit Money on BetPawa?

BetPawa features three main deposit options. Here, we will be looking at how to deposit via all three options.

Via Mpesa

 You can either add money into your BetPawa using Mpesa by doing so online or via a USSD code. Follow the steps below to deposit via USSD code:

• Dial *334# on your mobile device
• Select Lipa na Mpesa in the menu
• Select the Pay Bill option on the menu
• Enter 290020 as the Business Number
• Enter PAWA as the Account Number
• Enter the amount you would like to deposit
• Enter your M-Pesa PIN and Send
• Accept the payment and a confirmation will be sent to your mobile number to finalize the transaction.

Via M-Pesa Menu

 If you are depositing via the M-Pesa menu as opposed to the USSD code, follow the steps below:

• On your mobile phone, navigate to the M-Pesa Menu
• Click on the Lipa na M-Pesa
• Click on the Pay Bill option on the drop-down menu
• Enter 290020 as the Business Number
• Enter PAWA as the Account Number
• Input the amount you would like to deposit
• Enter your M-Pesa PIN and send
• A message will be sent to your mobile device to confirm your transaction upon completion.

Via Bonga Points

 Another deposit method that's offered on BetPawa Kenya is via Bonga Points. Follow the steps below to deposit Bonga Points:

• Dial *126#
• Click on Lipa na Bonga Points
• Click on Pay Bill in the options
• Enter 290020 as the Business Number
• Enter PAWA as the Account Number
• Input the amount you would like to deposit
• Accept the payment and send
• Your Bonga PIN will be requested. Enter the PIN and send
• A confirmation message will be sent to you to confirm the transaction.

 It is very important to note that the minimum deposit on BetPawa is 1 KSH and the maximum deposit is 70,000 KSH.

How to Withdraw Money on BetPawa?

 Just as depositing on the website is hassle-free, it is the same way withdrawals on the website take very little effort.

 To make a withdrawal on BetPawa Kenya, follow the steps below:

• Go to the official BetPawa Kenya website
• Navigate to the login tab and enter your login details
• Open the withdrawal page
• If it was demanded, enter your first and last names in the fields provided
• Enter the amount you would like to withdraw.
• Click on "Request Withdraw"

 It is very important to note that the minimum withdrawal allowed on the website is 100 KSH. Attempting to withdraw anything below that amount will not go through.