The best betting sites cater for those looking to place bets on any key sporting event such as the African Cup of Nations. Everything from Premier League football to global basketball leagues are available for wagering. Here, we outline the best and safest online betting sites. We will also explain how Ghana betting sites operate when it comes to markets, bonuses and payments.
But why have certain sites made our list of online betting sites in Ghana while others have been missed off? And why have we decided that some sites should sit upon such lofty perches, while others (still recommended) feature a little lower down on our list?
Hopefully, to answer both of those questions, we’re going to take a closer look at what we feel to be the best five sports books in Ghana, and why we think they’re a little bit special.
1. SportsBet.io – Win $50 Free Bet
Founded in 2016, SportsBet.io has been expanding and expanding its reach ever since, and has finally managed to expand into the Ghanaian market. There are plenty of amazing features but the one thing that stands about it may not excite Ghanaian sports bettors too much – it accepts cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin as readily as it accepts normal (so-called fiat) currencies.
You do not of course need to use cryptocurrencies if you want to use Sportsbet.io, as this magnificent sports betting site is fine with a number of standard currencies too – sadly not cedi. Any cedi you credit to the site will be converted to your accepted currency of choice. Sportsbet.io has an amazing selection of markets and thanks to its incredible, state-of-the-art interface is a very easy site to use.
What we like:
- Accepts cryptocurrencies
- Privacy is not a problem here
- Outstanding interface
- In-play betting and cashout always available
- Speedy withdrawals
What we don’t:
- Doesn’t accept cedi
2. Bet365 – 100% up to $30
Bet365 is a true global gambling success, having launched in Stoke-on-Trent in the United Kingdom in 2000. This supreme betting site has been around in Ghana for a few years now, and it makes it to second spot on our list of online betting sites in Ghana due to the sheer wealth of markets that this betting behemoth makes available. If it’s happening, and it’s happening on planet Earth, then you can bet your bottom cedi that you can bet on it at bet365.
There is plenty to get excited about when you sign up with bet365. True, the green and grey interface won’t appeal to everyone’s tastes, but it’s a design that bet365 haven’t changed for two decades, so it’s something that must work for them. The site often live streams a huge number of in-play sports events, and even if you can’t watch a specific event they’ll be a stat-tracker available so you can see just how your bets are currently performing.
What we like:
- Many live-streamed sports events
- Competitive odds promised
- Android and iOS apps available
- Unparallel coverage of all sporting markets
What we don’t:
- Bets placed have to be in US dollars
3. 1xBet – 200% Bonus up to GH₵550
Two many leading sports books have simply made their services available to people in Ghana without doing much else. 1xBet has taken a different approach, though. The sportsbook created by them for sports bettors in Ghana is actually tailored to sports bettors in Ghana. It even offers a nice welcome bonus that is available in Ghanaian cedi.
Just like bet365, 1xBet has a massive range of markets and each specific event always has a multiple of betting options beyond simply picking the winner. It also accepts all the deposit methods that sports bettors in Ghana have grown accustomed to, including AirtelTigo, Vodafine and MTN. Visit 1xBet and it will soon be clear to you why we rate so few sites higher than this one.
What we like:
- The best site expressly designed for Ghanaian sports bettors
- Incredible coverage of global sporting events
- Nice-sized welcome bonus
- Apps for Android and iOS
- AirtelTigo, Vodafone and MTN all accepted
What we don’t:
- Site design is a little cluttered
4. 888sport – Bet £10 Get $30 in Free Bets
888sport is – like bet365 – a global betting concern that has been around for two decades or so and has in more recent years expanded into international markets, including Ghana. While that is good news for sports bettors in Ghana who now get access to all the goodness that 888sport provides, 888 have not really tailored their sports betting options to the Ghanaian market.
That is only a very slight complaint, though. There is certainly enough about 888sport to make it easy to forgive some aspects of the site, including the fact that cedi is not an accepted currency (people in Ghana have to use US dollars instead). The range of events is always outstanding with excellent coverage of soccer, basketball and all the major US sports.
What we like:
- World class sports book
- Best odds guaranteed
- Outstanding coverage of soccer
- Customer support is good
What we don’t:
- Would be better if ‘tweaked’ for Ghanaians
5. MelBet – Get up to GH₵600
MelBet is one of the newer sites on this list of online betting sites in Ghana, having entered the Ghanaian market in 2020. While not having as many markets available as some of the other sites in our top five (or ten) list, there are still enough events covered to make betting here extremely worthwhile. MelBet gives special coverage to soccer, basketball and tennis, and there’s very good coverage of eSports too.
If you want to go beyond SMS betting with your mobile phone, then, if you have a smartphone, you can download MelBet’s truly exceptional sports betting app which is available for both iOS and Android. This safe and secure site is fully and properly licensed and has a growing number of site users, which is the main reason why it has become so successful. MelBet is available globally but specialises in Africa, with MelBet sites available in Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and of course, Ghana.
What we like:
- Fantastic mobile apps
- No problem gambling here with Ghanaian cedi
- Decent bonuses
- Excellent coverage of football/soccer
- AirtelTigo, Vodafone and MTN all accepted
What we don’t:
- Site can be slow at times