Online casinos in South Africa have been widely debated, but even if you’re pro or against online gambling the question can be asked; what’s the biggest and best online casino in South Africa, if you compare the data available?
In this article, we will list the top 5 South African casino sites with the highest number of brand searches per month, which should indicate which websites are the biggest, and the most popular among South African players. We’ll also do a brief breakdown of what each casino site offers.
The best online casinos in South Africa
To get the Google monthly brand search data for the best online casino in South Africa we used the Ahrefs keywords explorer tool. Let’s dive in!
1. Springbok Casino
So if we’re looking at search volume as an indicator of the quality of an online casino as well as how big it is in comparison to its competitors, then Springbok Casino is the top South African online casino with over 31,000 monthly searches for its brand name.
More information about Springbok Casino:
- Website: www.spingbokcasino.co.za
- Established: 2012
- Game providers: RTG
- License: Curacao eGaming
2. Europa Casino
Second on our list of the best and biggest South African casinos we find Europa Casino with 19,000 monthly searches. The site is well-known for its large game selection and has a great reputation on an international level.
When looking at local casino guides one thing becomes clear: most consider Europa and Springbok to be the best casino sites in South Africa.
More information about Europa Casino:
- Website: www.europacasino.com
- Established: 2004
- Game providers: Quickspin, Eyecon, Microgaming, Betsoft, PariPlay, Playtech, NetEnt, Pragmatic Play, Skywind, Wazdan, Red Tiger Gaming
- License: Malta Gaming Authority
3. Silver Sands Casino
With 19,000 searches Silver Sands Casino ended up on the third place on the list over the greatest SA casinos. As the search volume was equal to Europa Casino, we compared the global search volume where Europa had 33,000 compared to Silver Sands 22,000.
More information about Silver Sands Casino:
- Website: www.zar.silversandscasino.com
- Established: 1999
- Game providers: RTG
- License: Kahnawake Gaming Commission
4. Yebo Casino
Yebo Casino comes in at fourth place with 14,000 searches per month on Google in South Africa. The global volume is equal to the local South African numbers, so this indicates the Yebo don’t do much marketing outside of SA.
More information about Yebo Casino:
- Website: www.yebocasino.co.za
- Established: 2014
- Game providers: RTG
- License: Curacao eGaming
5. Thunderbolt Casino
The sister site of Springbok Casino is called Thunderbolt Casino. The operator gets 8,000 brand searches per month which is enough to be crowned the fifth largest casino in South Africa.
More information about Thunderbolt Casino:
- Website: www.thunderboltcasino.com
- Established: 2014
- Game providers: RTG
- License: Curacao eGaming
Summing up
If playing at an online casino is good or bad is for each person to decide for themselves, but what we can see from the research above is that the demand for South African online casinos is huge when looking at the numbers.
Of course there are many factors to consider when deciding which site is the best casino overall, but at least we hope this article will show what sites the players prefer.
