Sipho Khumalo gets off work at five, struggles to find a taxi through peak traffic, and then boots up his laptop. He gets paid in about a week, but his YesPlay balance shows R275, which is enough for a quick bet before supper is ready. He doesn’t bet much money, but he enjoys adding a bit of spice to his Wednesday night.
Tonight the Sundowns are playing an away game, the Bulls are facing off in a derby match in the URC and Sipho is itching to make some late-night bets. He smells the city diesel and cumin wafting through the window. He glances at the lines and says to himself: small bets, stay focused and know when it’s time to walk away.
Quick Picks
· Stake R50 on Sundowns to win by one goal.
· Odds at 2.90 on YesPlay.
· Use Instant EFT to take out anything you win over R100, and use the rest of your deposit to bet on corner kicks for the second half.
Midweek Magic
The ref whistles and the boys from Pretoria kick-off, applying heavy pressure on the opposition, but Sipho is too distracted and all his focus is on Madame Destiny’s crystal reels on his second screen. The wild owl appears on reel four and doubles Sipho’s cluster into R86. Happy with his earnings, Sipho closes the slot game and goes back to rugby odds. When you visit YesPlay, it has all the markets in rands, so you don’t need to waste time doing mental conversions in your head. Sipho confidently clicks “Over 2.5 tries” at 1.75, staking R40. To Sipho, who used to make bets on newspaper coupons, this new feels like the future.
Late Win
Seventy minutes into the game, Sundowns scores the only goal, Bulls makes a third try, and Sipho’s balance goes up to R412. He is tempted to keep betting, but he remembers that he needs to set aside some money for transport and data bundles. He searches for https://yesplay.bet/blog/posts/which-sport-bet-the-best and quickly glances over some tips about hedging odds. He finishes the rooibos tea, clicks on ‘Withdraw’ and logs out.
