Item: Hollywoodbets
Rating: 4.2
Author: Darren Lane

Hollywoodbets Review

Darren Lane
Last update: 20th May 2025

Rating: 4.2/5

Hollywoodbets is a sportsbook and casino, originally from South Africa, which arrived in the UK in 2019 and now has a great new design and free spins welcome offer.

About Hollywoodbets

Well we never thought we would ever start a review with what do Brentford FC, South Africa and the Walk of Fame all have in common? Ok you guessed it Hollywoodbets. Why? Well Hollywoodbets are the official team sponsor of Premier League club Brentford in the 23/24 and 24/25 football seasons, they originate from South Africa and the Walk of Fame is on Hollywood Boulevard which shares their namesake.

Hollywoodbets is a big deal in South Africa. Originally a publishing company, in 2000 they opened their first betting shop in South Africa, currently they operate 90+ outlets. They named their business after Hollywood Park in Los Angeles when the owners visited to attend the Breeders Cup which is a world famous horse racing festival. They launched online platforms in 2006 again in South Africa and decided to penetrate the Irish and UK market in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Back in South Africa, they also run the Hollywood Foundation which donates to charitable organisations, supports educational growth, helps and assists small businesses and develops grassroots sports. An operator with impressive credentials, then. So does this Sportsbook and Casino get nominated for an Oscar? Let’s take a closer look.

At first glance you might be a little misled into thinking that this platform is mainly just a sportsbook with a few added extras, but on closer inspection this place has an awful lot on offer. Firstly their casino has a massive 3000+ games by all the leading games providers. It also supplies dedicated esports, virtual sports, live betting and racing areas. Alongside this is also a mission based loyalty programme, ongoing promotions and even tools to personalise the platform towards your preferences a little. Hollywoodbets is white in appearance with hints of purple to break it up a little. The layout of their site is very simplistic with tabs running across the top linking you to the various categories on offer on desktop with quick links at the top and bottom on mobile. All things account related are accessed via the person icon on the right.

Getting Started

Hollywoodbets has an excellent welcome offer that is available by clicking or tapping on the link above. All you need to do is deposit and wager £10 on any slot game and you will be rewarded with 150 free spins. The free spins are issued in batches of 50 and are available on a good variety of games. The best part is that the free spins come with absolutely no wagering requirements. Just be mindful that the welcome offer is only accessible if you deposit via a debit card and other payment methods will not count.

Signing up and registering is a quick, easy process which takes a couple of minutes at most. There are also options to set deposit limits which suit your level of play, marketing preferences and reality checks. Hollywoodbet will take a few minutes to verify your account before you can deposit. However, you could be asked to provide ID and proof of address before you play or in the future which is totally par for the course at UK sites.

Sports Betting at Hollywoodbets

Although Hollywoodbets is prominently a sportsbook it doesn’t overwhelm and dominate the whole platform. The layout is very neat, tidy and well spaced with a relaxed feel to it. With all sports on the left side on desktop or within the 3 white lines on mobile, links to racing, live betting and esports at the top having their own devoted areas. Offering most sports and events you can think of, there are some good added features here.

Firstly there is a “my combo” area where you can get help selecting bets to different criteria set by you. You can find bets on selective sports, by how much you would like the returns to be, by odds per selection and by bet type. This is very easy and quite fun to use. You can also customise the sportsbook a little, within your account area under my sportsbook you can highlight what football leagues you like, your favourite football team, American football team and even best-loved formula 1 driver to name a few. There are loads of choices you can make with said choices going into my sports area for easy access to the next events involving them.

With Best Odds Guaranteed on all UK and Irish Horse racing, a very good acca insurance promotion on Football, profit boosts on accumulators and early payout on some sports if your selection goes clear, there is a lot on offer here. Tip:- you can change the odds format from decimal to fraction towards the top right on desktop and in preferences within your account area on mobile.

Slot Games at Hollywoodbets

The casino is most definitely not an afterthought with this platform extremely well stocked with copious amounts of slots games at hand. The casino lobby has a handful of slots categories to get you started, these include Top Slots (home to Starburst and Gonzo’s Quest), New and Pragmatic Play Drops and Wins to name a few.

But where this casino truly stands out is just how easy it is to navigate your way around. Essentially just like the sportsbook you can tailor-make your casino experience a little via your my casino section, within your account area you can select game preferences and genre. Also within the 3 lines towards the left of the casino categories you have the ability to filter games by provider and by games volatility. This tool is awesome for example, you want to play a low/med volatility slot from Pragmatic Play and with a couple of taps or clicks you have these games available. You can also highlight the heart icon and they are then added to your “my casino” area.

Running alongside this is a powerful search function with the ability to search for games by provider, name, feature and theme, the need for categories is somewhat made redundant as you can pretty much have this casino set up with games you choose.

Progressive Jackpot titles are also at hand. 45+ Dream Drop games are placed within their own category, with Mega Moolah and a single Wowpot game available in the Jackpot section.

Other Games at Hollywoodbets

The red carpet has come out and the glitz and glamour of the live casino is delivered by Evolution, Pragmatic Play and Ezugi. Under its own tab there are sections of Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat and Poker variants. Video table game versions of said games are also at hand with Craps and Sic Bo also at your disposal. If Hollywoodbets does have a weakness as such is their lack of game shows. At the time of writing there are 5+ available which include Monopoly Live and Mega Ball. I can see this platform having more in the near future as all other areas are amply supplied.

Furthermore, there are some Crash, Scratch and Skill games all accessible again in their own sections. Big Bass Crash, Aviator and Plinko Go are a few of the titles there. Lastly there is a very good virtual sports area delivered by Leap Gaming. This contains some fun games with horses, greyhounds, trotting, cycling and speedway.

Other Things to Consider

Alongside the generous Hollywoodbets welcome offer are a couple of ongoing promotions. This platform at the time of writing delivers a 10% refund as cash on all slot play that finishes at a loss in a weekly period. There is also a loyalty scheme in the guise of missions. These missions are a mix of casino and sportsbook assignments where you receive points for completing. You can redeem your points in the store or play mini games for free bets and spins, this offers a little bit of extra value.

Although a debit card is the only payment method that can be used to claim the welcome offer, Hollywoodbets accept a number of other deposit methods including Neteller, Skrill and Paypal.

Hollywoodbets certainly does deliver on all user devices and is very much accessible through means of a mobile browser. So if you like your play on the go, chilling in the garden or even with your feet up in front of the TV this platform has you covered. There is an app available but to be honest it runs just fine without one.

Hollywoodbets has some great customer support options. Firstly their customer care team is available 24/7 by means of live chat. You can find the link at the bottom left within the chat bubble on desktop or under more within the 3 lines on mobile. Alternatively you can contact them via email.

Final Thoughts

We would like to present the Oscar to……… ok maybe that’s up to their customers to decide. However, there is a lot to like about Hollywoodbets. They are well respected in South Africa and give back to their community via various means. The sportsbook is very good and has some great features and their casino is top drawer, especially alongside the navigation tools available to their customers. With a huge library of games and an excellent welcome offer with wager free spins this platform could well give you a Hollywood smile.

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