Africa

GLI Africa Recognised for 20 Years of Accreditation

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  Gaming Laboratories International (GLI®) in Africa has been awarded a certificate of recognition from the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) for maintaining its continuous accreditation for more than 20 years. SANAS is recognised by the Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act, 2006 (Act No. 19 of 2006) as the…

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SA Court Ruling Prohibits Lottery Betting

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  The Mpumalanga High Court has ruled that betting on the outcome of lotteries is in contravention of South Africa’s Lotteries Act (1997) and should be prohibited. The ruling was made at the end of August 2021 in a long-running court case between the lottery operator Ithuba and various parties, including Lottostar Pty. The judges…

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Slotegrator Shares an Overview of Licensing in African Online Gambling Market

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  iGaming aggregator and software provider Slotegrator has published a new article which provides an overview of licensing in the African online gambling markets. In this new article, Slotegrator focuses on the online gambling licenses available in some of Africa’s most attractive markets – Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Economic growth and accelerating…

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GLI to Provide Expertise to Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board of Uganda

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  Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) has been appointed by the Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board of Uganda to support them in developing new technical standards for the gaming industry in the country. GLI will advise the Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board on the review of existing gaming technical standards and draft new technical standards where…

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Zambia to Establish a Regulator for Lottery

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  The government of Zambia has decided to set up a regulator for the gaming and lottery activities in the country. The move precedes widespread complaints about the lack of strong regulation to streamline lottery and gambling activities. North-western Province Permanent Secretary Willies Mangimela emphasised the need to have proper regulations: “As you may be…

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SoftSwiss expands to the African continent

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  SoftSwiss is excited to announce its official expansion into the African continent. As the company continues extending its global presence, this month SoftSwiss received a license for Nigeria. This is another great milestone for SoftSwiss in entering new regulated markets. Nigeria is the largest country in Africa, with 200 million inhabitants, whilst also being…

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