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Odibets is one of the most famous online betting houses in Kenya nowadays, although it was established quite lately, in the end of 2018 year.
The gambling company, though, has succeeded in finding its place in the market as it offers a whole series of interesting services and opportunities such as a chance to place a bet at an amount of only 1 Ksh on different sport events, while other bookies require from you to invest at least 10 Ksh per bet. The other interesting alternative you can find in the betting house is the so called OdiLeague you will find out more about below.
Currently, the bookmaker is the only one that offers different forms of free bets with no requirement for the punter to invest anything.
People also like that Odibets is actually a 100% Kenyan bookie. It’s managed by Kenyan professionals and only Kenyan punters can gamble here.
It’s a curious fact that the gambling company is an official sponsor to the leading Kenyan team of Mathare United. Odibets has invested 60 000 000 Ksh in this team. This is a strong point for the punters; too as by choosing the local bookie they actually help the local football. The betting company has made a promise to make a gift of 35 000 outfits to several youth teams around the country.
Odibets was also one of the few internet bookies that made it to get away with no side effects from the recent saga of the massive block ban over dozens of online betting platforms in the country (in the middle of 2019 year), so there are definitely no problems for you to gamble here.
What platforms can I use Odibets Kenya?
First of all, when you don’t have any access to internet connection, Odibets is at your disposal through a special company’s SMS code – 29680.
When you, though, have internet connection, you can use the platform, which, according to some customers, is quite primitive. Regardless of this opinion, the platform is quite faster than the platforms we are used to see in some of the biggest betting houses in Kenya. A study has even shown that Odibets website loads 8 times faster than the top bookmaker in our country (based on the number of customers it has registered).
We should note that the comparison has been made via a desktop device and probably, Odibets Kenya achieves these amazing results due to the fact that practically the company has no desktop version and in an attempt to open the website via a computer, the mobile website version opens, while the mobile versions are usually lighter than any desktop website.
If, though, making analysis in a mobile customer’s shoes, Odibets platform is not worse than any other betting operator’s mobile platform in our country. It offers nice and bright shades, a search that’s located at a convenient place, possibility to arrange the events by starting time and a couple of practical menus for quick navigation among the different pages.
We would be more satisfied, though, if at least one Android app was developed.
How to register in Odibets Kenya?
Registering in Odibets is possible at any convenient for you time and through the big yellow rectangular with a notice Register Free. Then, you will have to type your mobile phone number and to select a password. No other personal details are required by the company to open you an account.
The mobile phone number you provide should be valid and you also should have a quick access to the device as once you register you will be sent 4-digit code to verify your account. Without this verification you cannot continue, so make sure not to mistaken your mobile phone number or the code when you type it in the specially tailored field for the purpose.
How to make a deposit or a withdrawal in Odibets Kenya?
You can fund your account in this bookie, as well as to claim for a withdrawal only through the mobile payment system Sadaricom M-Pesa.
It’s a quite unpleasant fact that Orange Money or at least Airtel has not been added as options for payments in Odibets, because lots of Kenyans use some of these systems. Although, it’s a fact that many Kenyans use Safaricom, too.
On the other side, what we like here is that there’s no need to remember the bookie’s Paybill number, if you want to deposit money. All you have to do is to use the betting house’s Deposit page.
Sport betting in Odibets
The bookmaker has nothing more to offer besides its sport bets and it’s quite obliged to offer high quality bets in order to become competitive at the background of the rest betting houses in our country.
And the truth is that Odibets does not disappoint us at all, as in this a bit plain menu there are numerous possibilities for a bet and almost all of them come with the best odds ever.
Football, tennis, ice hockey, rugby, cricket, American football, boxing, snooker, baseball – these are all sport types you can bet on in Odibets.
It’s a weak point that the betting company has limited the maximum profit up to 1 million of Ksh, but reaching such an income isn’t bad at all, either. In July 2018 year, this betting website actually entered the news, when a young punter had almost reached this limit by winning more than 830 thousand of Ksh with a bet of only 15 thousand of Ksh, taking the advantage of this company’s high sport odds.
What also makes us good impression is that for almost all football matches we’ve got more than 100 markets in the live betting section, which is a good sign that Odibets knows how to reach first-class service level. The poor in extras website, though, does not offer any live stats. There are not pre-match betting stats, either.
Virtual bets in Odibets Kenya
Odibets has its own form of virtual bets and it’s called OdiLeague. It simulates the young Kenyan audience’s favorite championship – the English football premium league.
It happens with no video animation of the matches, but the interesting thing here is that the whole league with its entire programs and phases is included. Moreover – there’s a new phase within each 5-6 minutes. Although there’s no animation of the game, you can follow the progress and the live scores in real time, while in the end of the matches you can place bets for the next phase.
And here’s the best news – your free bet in this virtual league is free of charge and it’s at an amount of 20 Ksh the company will pay for you to test the game.
Odibets Kenya bonuses and promotions
This Kenyan betting company offers one free deposit to all of its new customers, as well as one free bet with fixed amount of 30 Ksh.
Then, if you lose your free bet that you placed with your own money, you get 30% of your money back. There’s no doubt that Odibets Kenya is a quite generous bookie, when it comes to promotions.
Last, but not least, you also get unlimited access to the bonus of the multiple bets – up to 150% – and as Safaricom’s customer you become eligible to receive free internet traffic 7 MB and 7 free SMS messages. Plus – every day there’s lottery with one prize of 2 GB internet traffic.
Pros and cons
- Fully Kenyan company
- Minimum bet amount – only 1 Ksh
- A couple of free bets with no deposits
- The fastest registration ever – you type only your mobile phone number and select a password
- The bookie is available only for Safaricom customers
- There’s no desktop website version
- Does not offer any casino games or virtual sports with animation