Africa is an emerging market, especially in the sports betting sector. World Casino News has you covered from Morocco to Johannesburg with breaking news and reporting as the stories develop. Bookmark or return to this space to follow mergers and acquisitions, casinos opening and closing and regulatory changes as people on the continent empower themselves with mobile devices and international investors open more doors.
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.
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).
Operating in partnersh...
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...
In a move that will see it further grow its presence in Africa, multi-channel sports betting and casino platform provider, Digitain, has partnered with Nigerian operator, Westernbet.
The Armenian company's l...
Global mobile online gaming solutions and services provider, Nektan, has announced the signing of agreements that have seen the Africa-facing iGaming sites at Betika.com and BetLion.ke integrate its E-Lite cont...
Online casino and sportsbook platform developer, BtoBet, has announced the signing of a deal that is to see it strengthen its presence in Africa even more by supplying its innovations to Ugandan iGaming operato...
Global online lotto operator, Lottoland Limited, has revealed that the South African Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board has granted it a pair of licenses, including a manufacturing license for the developme...
Stephen Hand, a pioneer in the casino industry has died at the age of 61. Hand introduced the World Casino Directory to G2E in Las Vegas in 2002, after teaching himself the ropes and building the site for about...
Blockchain innovator, Quanta, has announced the signing of agreements that are to see it purchase a stake in Nigerian firm, International Lottery and Gaming Limited (ILGL), in hopes of establishing the world’s ...