South Africa

Evolution Services SA and WSB announces new Golden Balls lottery game launch

June 22, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, Lottery, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News

Evolution Services SA has just announced a new deal with World Sports Betting (WSB) a local retail betting company in South Africa. The two will work together to provide a new Ezugi lottery game titled Golden B...

Betfred gains a foothold in South Africa with BettingWorld.co.za purchase

Adam Morgan

June 2, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

British bookmaking giant Betfred has reportedly secured a foothold in the potentially-lucrative South African market following its purchase for approximately £6.1 million ($8.7 million) of the online sportsbett...

Sun International Limited annual financials hit by coronavirus consequences

Adam Morgan

March 23, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Labor Relations

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. Ac...

Pragmatic Play B2B partnership with CDP Gaming Technologies’ YesPlay brand sees multi-vertical debut into South Africa

K Morrison

February 19, 2021

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

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...

Evolution Services South Africa bringing fixed-odds games to PalaceBet.co.za

Adam Morgan

November 3, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, New online casinos, Newest casino games, Gaming Industry News, Game manufacturers, Mobile gaming, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

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...

DraftKings partners Peermont group for new PalaceBet sportsbook in SA

K Morrison

October 22, 2020

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, African Casino News, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fantasy Sports

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...

Evolution Services South Africa extends partnership with Hollywoodbets to include Ezugi Live Dealer games

Sadonna Price

September 18, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

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...

Betfred loses out on Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Limited purchase

Adam Morgan

September 4, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, Horse Racing, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, United Kingdom

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...

African sportsbetting market being hurt by coronavirus shutdown

Adam Morgan

March 27, 2020

Kenya, Tanzania, Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, Horse Racing, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, African Casino News, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports

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...

Evolution Gaming to go live in regulated South Africa market via WCGRB license approval

K Morrison

February 3, 2020

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, Gaming Industry News, African Casino News, Online Gambling News, Licensing

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...

Kiron Interactive to launch Lucky Loot lottery-themed numbers product at ICE Africa

K Morrison

October 1, 2019

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, Newest casino games, Gaming Industry News, Lottery, Conferences / Trade Shows, The Players Lounge, African Casino News, Online Gambling News

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 ...

Digitain to debut latest “bespoke solutions” at ICE Africa October 2-3

K Morrison

September 30, 2019

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Conferences / Trade Shows, Online Gambling News, Sports betting

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...

Gambling and racing regulator grants Lottoland two licenses in South Africa

K Morrison

April 3, 2019

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, Lottery, Online Gambling News, Licensing

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...

Casino executive and consultant passes at 61

Lars Jones

February 1, 2019

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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...

Slotegrator Limited heading to ICE Africa

Adam Morgan

October 6, 2018

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, South Africa, Technology, Conferences / Trade Shows, Online Gambling News

The first ever edition of ICE Africa is set to take place inside Johannesburg’s Sandton Convention Center later this month and Cypriot online casino software developer Slotegrator Limited has announced that it ...