Tanzania is becoming a popular investment destination for bookmakers. Owing to the country’s conducive business environment, more bookies are joining the country’s sports betting space. One such bookie is TBet which is owned by a local company, Katavi Gaming Company, headquartered at the country’s capital, Dar es Salaam. The bookmaker operates under the license and regulation of the country’s Gaming Board of Tanzania. This is a fresh kid in the gaming block with a long way to go to reach the level of its peers.
Being a homegrown sportsbook it is quite popular with the loyal citizens of Tanzania. The betting site does not, however, have any other reason to attract punters as it will be evidenced later in this review. It is very sad to note that even for the loyal citizens who are committed to promoting their own, the site is still a disappointment. The fact that the site is only available in Swahili, Tanzanian’s national language, is a turn-off to non-Swahili speaking potential customers and visitors.
TBet’s Features
Though TBet is functional, it can be described in one word as a disaster. When we talk of the site being functional, we refer to the fact that generally, it can execute the functions that it is designed and created to execute.
The official website TBet does not offer the user any appetite for navigating it owing to its poor and careless arrangement of components. The fact that it lacks the provision to choose a language makes it even more unappealing for its even Swahili-speaking visitors. The bookie’s betting site is a turn off to its visitor’s right from the home page.
The home page is clumsy with haphazardly arranged components, crashing colors and lots of unnecessary empty white space. The site features 5 menu bars on the top whose different colors desperately try to create an impression of the country’s national flag without any success. The first top-most menu bar, white in color, houses a Menu Tab (Three short horizontal lines), SAJILI SASA (register) and INGIA (log in) tabs.
All the tabs are in text form which makes it hard to know if they are responsive. All the other four menu bars house 3 basic components namely:
- “Mkeka” – Translating to Bet slip
- “Bashiri za michezo” – Games Predictions
- “Angalia tiketi yako” – Check your bet slip
After the menu bars, the rest of the site is basically a games and odds table that sits at the center. A lot of white space is left on either side of the table. The table scrolls all the way down. Though the site is functional, it is not friendly to the user at all.
TBet Bonuses and Promotions
First Free Bet Bonus
New customers are offered a free bet to start them off. The free bet is valid for some time and it is therefore advisable that it is used immediately.
TBoost Promotion
TBoost is offered when punters place multi-bets with 5 or more markets. In this promotion, a %age of the profit is added to your win. The %age added depends on the number of items on the bet slip, for instance:
- For 5 items – a 5% bonus
- For 6 items – a 6% bonus
- For 7 items – a 7% bonus
- For 8 items – a 8% bonus
Money-Back Betting
For a multi-bet with more than 5 markets, the full bet amount is returned if you lose the bet because of one game.
How to Create an Account on TBet
Creating a new account is as easy as ABC if you understand Swahili.
- All you need to do is visit the bookie’s home page.
- At the top left-hand corner, click on “JISAJILI SASA”, which translates to register now.
- This will open a simple form where you are supposed to fill in details such as names, mobile number, email and password among others.
- After correctly filling the form, click on the “Accept terms and conditions and join” tab at the end of the form to become a TBet member.
- You can now load your account to start placing bets.
TBet: Account Deposit and Withdrawing
TBet has provided its customers with three mobile money platforms from where they can deposit and withdraw:
- Mpesa:Dial: Dial *150*00# and follow the instructions.
- Airtel Money:Dial *150*60# and follow the instructions.
- Tigo Pesa:Dial *150*01# and follow the instructions.
Football Bets
T Bet offers its bettors football matches only, no additional sports and no games. The site features games from less than 30 countries and less than 10 leagues, with very few markets compared to competitors. The markets are basic and lack any exciting variety especially for experienced punters. The odds are also far much lower compared to those other bookmakers in the region.
Mobile Version
TBet mobile betting site is basically the same as the PC site. It is, however, modified to adapt to different sizes and types of smartphones and tablets. Just like the PC site, the mobile site delivers on the functions for which it designed and created, but it’s not appealing or friendly to the user. This betting site does not provide an APK mobile app which most definitely does not go very well with bettors.
Live Betting
T Bet does not offer a live betting section to punters. This could be one of the many reasons why the bookie does not enjoy a fair share of the market.
Customer Care
The only communication channel the site has provided to the customers on their site is a “contact us” form to be filled on their site. Once you fill the form and send it, you wait for the company to respond to you through email or call. You can also call customer care.
Conclusion
TBet is a home-grown bookmaker owned by a Tanzanian gaming firm. The company is way behind its peers in terms of customer base and product diversification. The bookmaker operates a very basic betting website which is not user-friendly.
TBet only offers a handful of markets in only soccer sport. The markets are generated from less than 30 countries and less than 10 leagues. The bookie does not run a mobile APK app or live betting. TBet is a disappointment to its customers and Tanzanian citizens, as a homegrown company.
