Africa

MTN Group Limited has chosen Delasport as the sports betting platform provider for its flagship AfricaWinner brand. AfricaWinner will, therefore, take advantage of Delasport’s proprietary sportsbook and iGaming solutions as it targets a leading position in the African market.  “Delasport are renowned for their cutting-edge software solutions and choosing their sportsbook platform we’ll be able to skyrocket our platform and …

SBC has announced the launch of SBC Digital, a series of online conferences and product showcases dedicated to several of the betting and gaming industry’s most attractive regional markets.  The series is the crucial third pillar of SBC’s services, sitting alongside the physical conferences and trade shows organised by SBC Events and the online news and print offerings of SBC …

Adam Conway, Head of Trading at SIS, examines the popularity of derivatives in horse and greyhound racing and why they are so appealing to bettors across international markets. Traditionally in regions where there is little or no horse and greyhound racing heritage, betting on these sports will have taken a back seat to more popular forms of betting content such …

It wasn’t long before the gap left by SportPesa in Kenya was filled by a number of international sites that look set to dominate the country’s betting landscape, writes Adam Grimshaw, who manages Leadstar Media affiliate brand BetBlazers.com. With the Kenyan-born betting site SportPesa barred from trading in the country since a dispute with the government and the Betting Control …

The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has handed a lifetime ban and $100,000 fine to Algerian tennis player Aymen Ikhlef after he was found to have breached the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme (TACP) on multiple occasions. Following a TIU investigation, it was revealed that Ikhlef was in breach of sections ‘D.1.d’, ‘D.1.e’ and ‘D.2.a.i’ of the 2016 TACP, as well as section …

South African horse racing operator Phumelela Gaming and Leisure Group will delist from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in early 2021 as the company is broken up to repay creditors.  The heritage racing operator has faced financial difficulties for a number of months, following the forced closure of its racetrack venues due to South African coronavirus restrictions in May.  Johannesburg’s …

BtoBet has continued its growth strategy within the Nigerian sports betting market after signing a new agreement with Oat Gaming Network to supply its Neuron 3 platform. Through the partnership agreed in collaboration with STM Gaming, BtoBet’s certified partner in Africa, Oatbet will see its online sportsbook powered by Neuron 3. Sabrina Soldà, BtoBet’s Chief Marketing Officer, commented: “We are …