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The popularity of gambling in Africa has risen over the past few years with the advent of mobile applications to make betting easier and a proliferation of betting joints. Ghanaian Efutu Member of Parliament Afenyo Markin is a vehement opponent of gambling centers in Ghana. Earlier this year, he spoke to DW, accusing the […]
Betland.com, one of the leading sports betting platforms, has revealed that it has rolled out a restructured platform in the Nigerian market that will make the platform simple to access, navigate and play on. Babajimi Ogunlana, the Managing Director at Betland.com, commented on the relaunch by saying that the platform would provide both online […]
South African mobile operator Cell C has announced a partnership with sports betting website Clickabet, to offer mobile sports gambling. The Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) Gambling Outlook Report (2014-2018) indicates that the total market revenue for sports betting in South Africa is ZAR 36 billion in 2017, of which approximately ZAR 2 billion is […]
A Kenyan lottery operator has sued the government over its plans to hike gambling taxes by 35% starting next year. On Thursday, Business Daily Africa reported that the Pambazuka National Lottery(PNL) had filed a High Court lawsuit against Kenya’s Betting Control and Licensing Board, the National Assembly, the Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner-General and the Attorney General over […]
Slovakian-based sportsbook DOXXbet has expanded its operations in the African region by launching its SportsBox Betting Terminal in Nigeria. The Nation reported that DOXXbet’s offering is expected to intensify the local sports betting market after its offering has been made available in the Nigerian market. For DOXXbet, the launch of its sports betting platform in Nigeria […]
UK-based gaming provider Ofertas365 has dangled a historic NGN1 billion (US$2.8 million) jackpot to lottery players in Nigeria to mark the company’s expansion in the African continent. The British company announced on Monday that it will formally launch AfroMillionsLotto this month, in support of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Football is said to […]