The South Africa sports betting market continues to grow in both retail and mobile categories. Learn the five most important trends in the market, and insights on how to build a marketing bridge between today's market and the inevitably more mobile future.
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5 Most Important Trends in South African Sports Betting - Chalkline Sports
1. Growing Rapidly into a Mobile Future
April 2017
The 5 Most Important Trends
in
South African Sports Betting
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Executive Summary
Five Most Important Trends in SA Sport Betting
Velocity: SA sports betting is a rapidly expanding market
Positioning: Sports betting is a core component of SA gaming growth
Retail: Number of betting shops supports growth
Mobile: Online sports betting is highly mobile
Future: Sports betting growth outlook is strong
Key Learnings and Recommendations
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South African Sports Betting Market Continues Strong Growth
The South African sports betting market continues to grow rapidly, and
PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) projects strong double-digit growth through 2020.
Strong Retail Infrastructure Continues to Expand
The number of South African retail outlets has increased 24% over the past three
years, and solid retail growth is predicted through the 2018 World Cup.
Highly Mobile Population has High Smartphone Usage
At 37% smartphone penetration, South Africa leads the continent.
Profitable Opportunity to Bridge Online-to-Offline (O2O) Shift
The opportunity for operators who develop marketing strategies that bridge the retail-
to-mobile shift can maintain retail margins while improving convenience and
increasing volume via mobile.
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South African Sports Betting Continues Strong Growth1
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847
1,004
1,582
2,403
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R500
R1,000
R1,500
R2,000
R2,500
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Millions
South Africa Sports Betting GGR (in Rand, Millions)
+48.2%
2011 – 2015 CAGR
Source: Gambling outlook: 2016 – 2020 • South Africa, PWC
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Sports Betting is Significant Share of Total South
African GGR with Room to Grow2
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
USA South Africa UK
Sports Betting as a Percentage of National GGR
SA Sports Betting Market Facts
Fastest-growing category in 2015
+28.5% increase in YoY GGR
Increased YoY share of total GGR to 17% from 14%
Source: Gambling outlook: 2016 – 2020 • South Africa, PWC
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Retail Outlets Grow to Support Market3
Source: National Gambling Board of South Africa
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2013 2014 2015
Operational Bookmaker Outlets
+24%
2013 - 2015
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South African Online Market is Highly Mobile4
Source: Sampling of Online Operators
Online Betting by Device Type
Smartphone Fact
37%
of South Africans
own a smartphone,
the highest rate in Africa
(Pew Research)
30%
Desktop
70%
Mobile
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Strong Growth Forecast Through 2020
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R1,000
R2,000
R3,000
R4,000
R5,000
R6,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016E 2017E 2018E 2019E 2020E
Millions
South Africa Sports Betting GGR Actuals and Projections (in Rand, Millions)
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Source: Gambling outlook: 2016 – 2020 • South Africa, PWC
+15.8%
Estimated CAGR: 2016 - 2020
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Developing an Online-to-Offline (O2O) strategy that
complements existing mobile efforts is imperative and
timely, given current market trends.
Operator product strategy (internal and software
providers) must reflect the Mobile-First nature of
customer consumption and transaction habits.
Operators must put metrics in place that measure their
ability to engage customers via retail and mobile.
Insights
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The Chalkline team has operated sports books in Africa and
North America and built marketing automation tools around the
event lifecycle for 15+ years.
Chalkline Sports partners with sports books to:
Acquire new customers throughout the event lifecycle.
Convert single bets into loyal customers.
Drive greater customers lifetime value.
The Chalkline marketing automation platform delivers engaging,
personalized, snack-sized mobile content to punters across
devices and channels.
Chalkline is built to bridge affiliate and loyalty programs,
amortizing customer acquisition costs across an ever-
increasing customer lifetime value.
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