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Alice S

1 reviews | Active since Jul 2021

04 Feb 2026, 03:51

A problem with money withdrawal

I'm extremely unhappy with what I'm currently experiencing with betway. I have deposited money from my bank account into my betway account, and i played with some of the money with no wins. Then I needed to use the rest of the money that was left in my betway account. I withdrew the money via the EFT method, it was left on pending and after 3 days it bounced back into my betway account. I don't know what is wrong with betway these days because I have been withdrawing without hassles but now because it's more money than the usual previous completed withdrawals its an issue. If you ask me I would say that is totally giving suspicious vibes. Betway, I need back my money please... I don't want to gamble it anymore, release it please. I even did documents verification and 2 were already approved, now the problem is uploading my ID since the system doesn't allow me to upload it but I did sent everything into their Fica email. I tried to communicate with the online agents and still no way forward. And its been 2 weeks now with no luck of withdrawal. I think you need to be more considerate. Please look into to the matter as im desperate and in need to use my money ASAP. Thank you

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Replies (8)
Betway - South Africa
Betway - South Africa's reply04 Feb 2026, 07:28
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 Hi Alice, Thank you for your review and for your patience in awaiting a follow-up from us.   We are investigating this matter for you and once a resolution has been obtained, we will follow up with this information to resolve this matter with you.  Thank you for sharing the thrill and the love of the game with us as part of the Betway family.  

And as always, please do not hesitate to contact us directly if you need any assistance: https://www.betway.co.za/contactpage 

Regards, Betway Team 
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Alice S's update05 Feb 2026, 01:22
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I got a call Wednesday morning from one of your customer care agent by the name Neo. He said that he would contact the other team that is supposed to handle the matter and he will call if there's anything that is required from my side. To my surprise I noticed now that my betway account is terminated without notifying me... I can't get access to it. The money isn' paid into my bank account. Is it how the matter is being resolved/ investigate like this?
Betway - South Africa
Betway - South Africa's reply05 Feb 2026, 07:39
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Hi Alice, 
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We appreciate the opportunity to resolve this matter promptly.   One of our consultants will contact you today between 09h00 and 17h00 to assist you further.   If you require immediate assistance, you can reach us directly via our contact page: https://www.betway.co.za/contactpage.   Regards, Betway Team 
 
Betway - South Africa
Betway - South Africa's reply05 Feb 2026, 17:14
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Hi Alice,    Thank you for your review and for your patience in awaiting a follow-up from us.    We have communicated with you privately on this platform, providing feedback regarding your query.    Regards,  Betway Team  
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Alice S's update09 Feb 2026, 15:21
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Good day Betway, I'm writing to let you know that I feel that the matter was resolved unfairly. Your terms and condition 11.2 of the terms states: Should it be determined that any prohibited activity has taken place, Betway reserves the right to withhold any withdrawals and / confiscate/recover all the winnings which is reasonably believes are related to the prohibited activity." - My money was not a payout/winnings, that was the deposited money from my bank account to betway account. I even have proof of the deposits and the failed attempted withdrawals from the 18January 2026. Also proof that the money was not related to the " prohibited activity"

In SA our intuition is backed by law: If a gambling operator makes a decision like freezing/ terminating an account based on an automated system / profiling, and they dont explain the logic to you, they are likely in breach of the PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT ( POPIA )

The fact that you also rep**** with an email about your system detecting a breach of your terms and conditions, you are also failing the POPIA requirement for meaningful human. I need a fair resolvement in this matter or I have no choice to escalate it.

Section 71 of POPIA ( THE RIGHT TO KNOW "WHY" )
1. "You cannot be subjected to a decision that has substantial consequences for you ( like losing a large payout) if that decision is based solely on the automated processing of your data."

Betway is legally required to provide me with sufficient information about underlying logic of that processing. The transparency is required, who made that decision? if it's the automated system that made the decision, I have the right to a human being at the company to actually listen to my side of the story and review the automated decision.

If it's a human that made the decision to terminate and take my money , I still deserve to know how he/she made that decision.

Please, Betway do the right thing and follow the POPIA law, that way everyone will be happy.

PLEASE PAY ME BACK MY MONEY. I NEED IT!!

Thank you!

Betway - South Africa
Betway - South Africa's reply10 Feb 2026, 16:50
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 Hi Alice, The team has communicated with you over email, call as well as via this platform providing feedback regarding your query. We appreciate the time in allowing us to clarify the matter.    

You can view the full Terms and Conditions here to understand the outcome of the review: Betway South Africa Terms And Conditions 

This notice hereby serves to confirm that this case been attended to and that no further action is required regarding this matter. 

Regards,   Betway Team 
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Alice S's update10 Feb 2026, 17:42
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I'm saying the matter is resolved unfairly. You are not communicating, all I got is an email stating clause of the terms and conditions. No call I received. I want answers, explanations and I cant get them from you or anyone of your team members. All you know is taking people's money and your terms and conditions, nothing else...

I really tried and I think now it's time for the Provincial Gambling Board, Ombudsman and the National Consumer Commission to deal with this matter and deal with Betway decisively.

Thank you for wasting my time. And its not the last time you hear from me.
Betway - South Africa
Betway - South Africa's reply12 Feb 2026, 11:52
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Hi Alice, The team has communicated with you over email, call as well as via this platform providing feedback regarding your query. We appreciate the time in allowing us to clarify the matter.    

You can view the full Terms and Conditions here to understand the outcome of the review: Betway South Africa Terms And Conditions 

This notice hereby serves to confirm that this case been attended to and that no further action is required regarding this matter.

Regards,   Betway Team