All News Articles about Africa

Cricket South Africa (CSA) will live to see another match thanks to Betway signing-on as lead sponsor of its Test and One Day International (ODI) series.

Specialist virtual games provider Kiron became South Africa’s first major supplier of virtual content after launching its Jika Sports portfolio countrywide on Tuesday.

Operators in the Kenyan gambling market will no longer be subject to a 20% excise tax on sportsbook stakes after Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta signed the country's new Finance Bill…

Tyrone Dobbin, managing director for Sportingbet South Africa, believes esports can be a vital tool for acquisition during the current pandemic for operators.

The National Lottery Regulatory Commission in Nigeria has granted 1xBet a national license that runs until 2024. 

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is to take action against betting operators who took bets on its major competitions despite being unauthorised to do so.

SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri has said the operator will reconsider operations in Kenya following the overruling of a 20% tax on winnings.

Sportpesa recently halted its operations in Kenya after the Government imposed a new 20% excise tax on all betting stakes. The operator, which launched in Kenya in 2014, says this new tax…

SportPesa has halted operations in Kenya after the government imposed a new 20% excise tax on all betting stakes.

A spokesperson for SportPesa told Gambling Insider the Kenyan government’s new 20% excise tax will drive businesses in Kenya underground, as licensed betting companies are left unable to maintain operations…