Octoplay Enters South Africa With Exclusive Hollywoodbets Launch
Nov 10, 2026
Octoplay is now live in South Africa with Hollywoodbets, marking the company's first market in Africa and its first partnership with one of the country's leading online operators. The launch comes with a one-month exclusivity period, during which Octoplay's content will be available to South African players only through Hollywoodbets.
South Africa adds to a steady run of market openings over the past year, including Michigan with four tier-one operators, Spain with PokerStars, and Alberta with seven tier-one operators live from day one of the regulated market. Hollywoodbets, one of the country's most established online brands, is Octoplay's launch partner.
"Entering South Africa with a month of exclusivity through Hollywoodbets gives our games a proper introduction to players in a market we are new to," says Ralitsa Georgieva, CEO at Octoplay. "South Africa is the latest in a long run of market openings for us this year, and the next ones are already underway."
Head of Product at Hollywoodbets, Wayde Dorkin, said, “Hollywoodbets continues to bring new and fresh games to its players as its online offering grows. Octoplay’s regular release schedule adds exciting new content so we’re thrilled to give our players the first opportunity to experience Octoplay’s games, which will be available exclusively on the Hollywoodbets platform.”
Octoplay is approved to operate in 21 regulated markets including the UK, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Finland, Croatia, Georgia, Malta, Brazil, New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ontario, Alberta and South Africa, taking the company onto a fourth continent in under four years since its first game went live.
