Sportpesa registration
Newbie bettors are allowed to undergo sportpesa registration via SMS or website. This review considers both scenarios.
How to register on Sportpesa via SMS
Registering via SMS requires one to send the word "Game" to 79079. Then Sportpesa will send a confirmation message with a link directing the punter to read the Terms and Conditions of using SportPesa. Then upon receiving this text and reading through the terms and conditions one is expected to send the text “Accept” to 79079 to finish the registration process. After sending the “Accept” text, Sportpesa sends the individual a messaging providing their username, a four-digit pin, and a paybill number.
How to register on Sportpesa via Website
To enroll to sportpesa via their web one is required to visit their official site and click on the Register button else visit sportpesa’s registration page directly at https://www.sportpesa.co.ke/join.
On the first page that pops out, one is expected to fill in their mobile number and preferred passwords in order to be sent a registration code.
Otherwise, in case you already have the Registration code, you click on the “Skip this step” option. From the first page, the punter is redirected to the second sportpesa registration page at https://www.sportpesa.co.ke/join/2 where one should fill in the registration code and phone number and which is the final step in Sportpesa’s account creation process.
How to deposit to Sportpesa account
Depositing to sportpesa involves only SMS services as their website is not embedded in the mobile phone’s wallet. To deposit to Sportpesa use the following steps:
- Access your mobile wallet menu and transfer money using the pay bill number sent to you by Sportpesa during registration. Sportpesa’s pay bill numbers are M-Pesa: 955100 or 955700 and Airtel money: SPORTPESA.
- User’s account is automatically credited once step one is followed precisely and thus Sportpesa sends the punter a confirmation message that’s “KSH 100 received! Your S-PESA account balance is KSH 100”.
To get the transaction charges during the deposit to Sportpesa cash transfer, visit https://www.safaricom.co.ke/personal/m-pesa/getting-started/m-pesa-rates for M-Pesa or http://africa.airtel.com/wps/wcm/connect/AfricaRevamp/Kenya/Airtel_Money/Home/Personal/AirtelMoney_tariffs for Airtel money users.
How check balance on Sportpesa
The balance always displays on the top of the bookmaker’s online portals.
However one may access their balance details by sending SMS "BALANCE" to 79079.
In case one has a pending withdrawal request, SportPesa account balance will not include the amount the user wants to withdraw.
How to withdrawal from sportpesa
Click on the withdrawal link on the top right panel of the website then proceed to enter the amount you wish to be credited to your mobile wallet.
Otherwise, Sportpesa allows SMS withdrawal via a constant method for M-Pesa and Airtel money which requires one to send SMS W#1200#8888 to 79079; where W stands for Withdraw, 1200 is the amount of money you wish to withdraw and 8888 is the SportPesa pin you received upon registration.
How to bet on Sportpesa
How to bet on Sportpesa via SMS
SMS the game ID, your bet prediction and the amount you wish to bet with to the number 79079. Eg 8820#1#100 for a single bet where “8820" is the Game ID, “1” is the prediction for a home win and 100 is the bet amount. For a multiple bets send the text using format 8820#1#4689#2#7896#X#100 to 79079. After sending the SMS the punter will receive a confirmation message from Sportpesa via 79079 showing the single bet or Multi Bet ID, possible win and the SportPesa account balance. The possible win is calculated by multiplying total Odds by the bet amount. (e.g.2.36*1.22*3.12*100=KSH 8980). One receives an SMS of the format “You placed MultiBetID 6955. Amount KSH 100. Possible WIN: KSH 8980 Your S-PESA balance is: KSH 7958”
Canceling a Sportpesa bet
Sportpesa allows users to cancel bets in case they have a change of mind on the selections or they made an error in keying in the predictions. To cancel a bet on Sportpesa, one should send the word "Cancel" followed by "#" and the Bet ID which is the 4 digit number received in the confirmation message, to 79079. A bet can only be canceled within 10 minutes of placing it and before any game from your bet kicks off. The cancel message should be of the format “Cancel#2345 (where 2345 is the Bet ID)”.
Sportpesa SMS Betting in the mega jackpot
Sportpesa allows users to cancel bets in case they have a change of mind on the selections or they made an error in keying in the predictions. To cancel a bet on Sportpesa, one should send the word "Cancel" followed by "#" and the Bet ID which is the 4 digit number received in the confirmation message, to 79079. A bet can only be canceled within 10 minutes of placing it and before any game from your bet kicks off. The cancel message should be of the format “Cancel#2345 (where 2345 is the Bet ID)”.
Sportpesa SMS Betting in the mega jackpot
To place a bet on the Sportpesa mega jackpot SMS “MJP” followed by “#” then the 17 predictions. One does not need to enter the bet amount since mega jackpot amount is Ksh.100 by default.
One will receive a confirmation message from 79079 showing your Mega Jackpot Bet ID, all the 17 predictions made, the bet amount and SportPesa account balance.
One may also place double combinations on mega jackpot which allows you to place a bet with two predictions on a single game, on up to 7 games from the listed 17 MJP games in one bet. Thus for instance, if you wish to make 2 predictions on 3 MJP games, you will have placed 8 MJP bets in total that’s 2^3 (2*2*2=8 JP bets). For example in MJP#1X#X#2#...1#1#1#X#1 the 2 predictions are on the first, fourth and twelfth game.
Sportpesa SMS betting on the jackpot
The Sportpesa jackpot has 13 selections which are played within the week and the cash price starts at Ksh.10000000 and continues to increase as long as there is no winner yet. To place a bet on Sportpesa Jackpot;
- SMS "JP" followed by "#" then the 13 predictions of the pre-selected Jackpot games to 79079. That’s in the format JP#12121XX1212X1.
- Then you will receive a confirmation message from 79079 of your Jackpot Bet ID, the 13 predictions you have made, the bet amount and your SportPesa account balance.
Sportpesa Jackpot also allows double combinations which enable users to place a bet with two predictions on a single game, on up to 7 games from the listed 13 jackpot games in one bet. For example JP#1X#X...#1#1#2X#1.
How to bet using sportpesa site
Once you log in to your sportpesa account via the website or the mobile Application, a user is expected to select the option they want by just clicking on it. To access all markets, click the more markets option. After making the selections a bet slip will appear containing all the selected predictions thus the user only needs to click on the confirm bet option.
A text requesting one to "CONFIRM YOUR BET" will pop at this point. You can "CANCEL" and go back to your bet slip, or click "OK". Sportpesa also sends an SMS to users via 79079 to confirm the placed bet.
Conclusion
So far Sportpesa may be considered to be the Kenyan bookmaker with the best-outlined guidelines on how to navigate through the different markets as well as place bets. Users using Sportpesa are advised to instantly contact Sportpesa customer support in case they face any challenges while interacting with the system.