Author: Nonso Ngwu

Popular betting company, BetPawa, has taken an important step in its campaign for responsible gaming by providing IT equipment to the Gaming Commission of Ghana. This is to establish a “responsible gaming” call center in the commission. The campaign for responsible gaming is simply to educate people about betting. It is to make them understand that sports betting is just a form of entertainment and leisure and should not be seen as an avenue to earn a living. Thus, punters should bet what they can afford to lose. According to Mr.Eazy, a music star and a stakeholder in BetPawa, BetPawa…

The Nigerian House of Representatives has obligated all gaming platforms operating in Nigeria to collect NIN of all their customers. The House urged the National Lottery Regulatory Commission to ensure that all gaming operators in Nigeria integrate NIN in their data collection. This new procedure was championed by Isiaka Ibrahim (APC,Ogun) during the plenary session. Mr. Isiaka stressed that the gaming market is worth $400 billion and is projected to be worth over $565 billion by the end of 2022. He further argued that the collection of NIN ensures that underaged citizens are prevented from placing wagers. The NIN has…

SPS Sportsoft Limited, is a company that offers technology support services to Kenya’s popular gambling brand, SportPesa. The company is also the parent entity for SportPesa. Last year, the company overturned its 2020 loss and recorded a profit of £170,433 (Sh24.6 million) indicating acquisition of new business. The company recorded a huge loss of £4.1 million (Sh595 million) in 2020. This is because Kenya-based Pevans East Africa, the company’s single largest client, ceased operations. Pevans was accused of not paying taxes to the government which led to the confiscation of their license. Upon its launch in 2014, Pevans recorded a…

The future of the African gaming industry is very bright and auspicious. It is no surprise that foreign investors are massively tossing their hats in the ring to get a piece of the action. Betfred is one of the major foreign investors that taps into the young but fertile African gaming industry. The British bookmarker has invested massively in the South African betting scene as it acquires a major stake in LottoStars. However, the company isn’t new to South Africa’s gaming industry as it has previously bought Betting World and Sepels Sportsbet. It currently operates 53 shops and an online…

The Sports Betting East Africa+ (SBEA+) Summit is East Africa’s conference for iGaming professionals, investors, enthusiasts and players in the region. Hosted by Eventus International, the annual summit is scheduled to take place at the Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel in Tanzania, between 4 and 5 July, 2022. A highly anticipated event, the summit has been held for seven years now, and torchlights the key prominent gaming issues and prospects in the region. Over 300 C-level attendees are expected to present with over 20 industry speakers. The speakers will share their experiences, insights,knowledge and also interact with the audience. Eventus…

Sports betting has positive and negative sides and if proper measures are not taken the latter can be overwhelming. Ethiopia is one of the many countries that have been plagued by the negativity attracted by sports betting. This has resulted in the movement to completely obliterate sports betting in the country. Abebe Haymanot has announced “that work was underway to get sports betting banned”. He further added that the ministry isn’t alone as “various movement and discussion platforms” are showing support against sports betting. He termed it as “degradation of sports”.Abebe Haymanot, a representative of the Ministry focused on youth…

The Kenyan government has signed a new finance bill, which affirms that Kenyan operators will evade tax hike for at least a year. President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the bill into law that the excise tax on betting should remain 7.5%. However, operators will face a new tax on their marketing spend. Previous attempt had been made by the government to increase the excise tax to 20%. Moreso, there was an introduction of a 15% excise tax on advertising spend. The excise tax however was restored to 7.5% after a critical review of the bill by the Finance and National Planning…

BetKing is one of the most prominent operators in Africa. Since its establishment in 2018, it has offered retail and online betting services all over Africa. It has operator license in Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Ghana. BetKing has become the latest operator to join the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). As a licensed member of IBIA, BetKing is charged with the responsibility of motoring betting activities and exposing illicit acts. We are delighted to have joined the fight against corruption in sport and look forward to working with IBIA and our colleagues across the industry to combat match fraud and…

The gaming landscape witnessed a phenomenal return of Ice London, one of the most prominent gatherings of industry mavins, after a hiatus orchestrated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Held at ExCel London from 12-14 April, 2022, the ambiance was soothing, and brimmed fully with corporate glitz and glamour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFEuhj0W7ig IGA at ICE London 2022 The 3-day event presented an opportunity for gaming brands, enthusiasts, professionals, thought leaders and regulators to leverage great partnerships and lucrative networking. Lots of leading brands took part in the event, particularly GlobalBet, Soft2Bet, TVbet, Digitain, Honore Gaming, Pinnacle Solutions, BetConstruct, among others. But much more exciting…

888 Holdings’ aspirations to create 888AFRICA as a joint venture operation, expanding the FTSE250 company’s foothold in “certain regulated African countries,” have been implemented. Holdings have formed a joint venture called 888Africa with five other industry experts. This new company will run 888 brands in regulated online betting and gaming markets across Africa. 888 announced that it would run online sports betting and iGaming brands in select regulated African countries. It has agreed to take a minority position in 888Africa, a joint venture that will run its brands throughout the area. 888 has the potential to grow its shareholding to…