Industry
May 17, 2022
BtoBet Teams Up with Bet237 to Expand African Footprint
BtoBet, an iGaming and sports betting platform and services provider, has teamed up with Ngnatat Sarl Trading, a Cameroon-based omnichannel operator. Thanks to this agreement, BtoBet will be able to expand its footprint in the African country. BtoBet Expands Cameroon Footprint As per the deal, BtoBet will power Ngnatat Sarl Trading with its state-of-the-art sportsbook […]
Business
May 11, 2022
888AFRICA Brings Ryan Newton as Head of VIP
As Africa becomes an increasingly attractive place for gaming and betting companies, more of the big industry names are making serious efforts to consolidate their footprint in the region. 888AFRICA has done so by appointing Ryan Newton as its vice president of the VIP segment. Newton’s Extensive Range Well Placed in 888AFRICA Newton comes from […]
Business
May 10, 2022
The latest from Africa: Cross-vertical Look at One of Gambling’s Best Bets
As Africa is increasingly moving towards an online gambling ecosystem, we sat down with Kiron Interactive co-CEO and founder Steven Spartinos, BetGames sales director Africa James Everett and Altenar COO & director Dinos Stranomitis. In this piece, we discuss how Africa’s traditionally land-based dominated gaming and betting segment has made a noticeable shift towards the […]
Sports
May 9, 2022
GiG and Full Games SA Sign a 5-Year Deal and Enter the Angolan Market
Gaming Innovation Group Inc and Full Games SA have officially teamed up and thanks to this new partnership, betting fans in Angola will be provided with a new and rather unique betting experience. Angola’s market is newly regulated and the contract between the two parties is expected to be live in Q3 of 2022. The […]
Sports
April 22, 2022
Kenya to Ramp up Excise Tax on Gambling to 20%
Authorities in Kenya are proposing to bring back the controversial betting tax rate of 20% which forced Sportpesa out of the country in 2019. The change is introduced via the 2022 Financial Bill. Amendments to the Excise Duty Act 2015 The 2022 Financial Bill, which already passed its first reading at the National Assembly on […]
Industry
April 21, 2022
Lawmakers in Uganda Propose Daytime Sports Betting Ban
Lawmakers in Uganda are discussing a new proposal that calls to ban sports betting during the day. Proposal Seeks to Change Sports Betting Timing A new proposal by lawmakers from the Committee on Finance may restrict sports betting activities in Uganda between 5 PM and 2 AM. Kabula County’s MP, Enos Asiimwe, introduced the new […]
Casino
April 19, 2022
Pragmatic Play Expanded SA Footprint via Hollywoodbets
Online casino game content supplier Pragmatic Play announced today a new agreement with Hollywoodbets that will expand its presence in the South African online casino market. Premium Entertainment and Real Value Experiences The partnership with premier sports betting operator Hollywoodbets will see Pragmatic Play’s entire portfolio of slot games available through the online casino offering […]
Sports
March 30, 2022
PMU Enters Senegal Market through Partnership with Honoré Gaming
Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU), a French horse racing company, has entered the Senegal market for the first time. The company has collaborated with the Senegalese National Lottery (Lonase) to allow punters in Senegal to bet on the same horse races and with the same payouts as the PMU’s players in France. PMU has extended its […]
Industry
March 29, 2022
888 Agrees to Support an Africa-Facing Joint Venture
888’s leading betting and gaming brands will enter regulated African online betting and gaming markets via a newly formed joint venture called 888AFRICA. 888AFRICA Creates a Strong Leadership Team The global leading online betting and gaming company, 888, announced Tuesday that it inked an agreement with five leading industry veterans to establish 888AFRICA, a new […]
Casino
March 16, 2022
Expanded GiG-Betway Deal to Bring GiG Comply Tool to Africa
Leading online gaming technology company Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) has expanded its previous deal with global gambling company Betway. According to the new agreement, Betway will be allowed to use the GiG Comply compliance tool on the African market. GiG Comply Will Keep Betways on Its Toes GiG Comply is an automated marketing compliance […]
