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While most of the licenses in the populous country of South Africa have been awarded, there may be a few surprises in store. World Casino News keeps you up to date and informed on all aspects of casinos and gambling in Africa.
South African casino operator Sun International Limited has reportedly released its audited financial results for the twelve months to the end of December showing an overall loss of almost $82.51 million.
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Pragmatic Play continues to expand into new markets having inked a B2B partnership with licensed online betting platform provider CDP Gaming Technologies for its South African brand, YesPlay.
The multi-v...
Emerging iGaming distributor Evolution Services South Africa has announced the signing of a deal that is to see it begin supplying a range of first-person fixed-odds online casino games to the recently-launched...
On the heels of inking a multi-year agreement with American media company Turner Sports, and DraftKings (Nasdaq: DKNG) has now announced the launch of a mobile and online sportsbook in South Africa, in partners...
Ezugi Live Dealer games are coming to Hollywoodbets, the leading bookmaker in South Africa. Evolution Services South Africa has extended its partnership with the brand, a joint project created by Evolution Gami...
South African horseracing and tote betting operator Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Limited has reportedly turned down a rescue deal that was to have seen giant British bookmaker Betfred purchase its entire busine...
In Kenya and federal legislators have reportedly passed a measure that would eliminate the controversial 20% turnover tax local online sportsbetting operators have been required to pay since 2018.
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GTG Network (GTG), a Melbourne-based technology and data provider with staff in London and elsewhere worldwide has agreed to provide Flutter Entertainment with a free to play (FTP) suite to be deployed across P...
The coronavirus pandemic that has led to the widespread shuttering of land-based gambling operations in Asia, Europe and North America is now reportedly ravaging across Africa and caused the continent’s sportsb...
Just a day away from unveiling its boldest and most innovative line-up yet at ICE, and Evolution Gaming has announced that it will launch in South Africa after having received a national manufacturer license fr...
Online sportsbook operator Beaufortbet Nigeria Limited has reportedly announced that its domain at 1xBet.com has received a license that will allow it to offer its services to punters in Nigeria until the end o...
British online sportsbook operator SportPesa has reportedly announced that it is to reconsider its options in Kenya after a local appeals court ruled against a government policy that had instituted a 20% tax on...
One of Africa's leading bookmakers, Parimatch Africa, has reportedly become the latest operator to make the move to the real-time customer engagement platform, FAST TRACK CRM (FT CRM).
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Delegates from specialist virtual games provider, Kiron Interactive, will be attending this week’s ICE Africa to offer a sneak peek of its latest game, Lucky Loot.
The second edition of the two-day event is ...
Leading sports betting and casino platform provider, Digitain, will debut its latest bespoke solutions for the African gaming market at the second edition of ICE Africa scheduled to take place October 2-3, 2019...