Africa

Betwinner and Bet24Hrs Secure Nigerian Sports Betting Licences

The HALLO ECHO

  Betwinner and Bet24Hrs have secured sports betting licences form the National Lottery Regulatory Commission of Nigeria (NLRC). Upon receiving the licence, Bet24Hrs managing director Roy Jiang thanked the Commission for its help throughout the process and pledged to contribute to the process and growth of Nigeria’s regulated gambling industry. Olatunji Idowu, managing director of…

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Mlungisi Mvoko Sees Gaming as Revenue Source for Eastern Cape Province

The HALLO ECHO

Mlungisi Mvoko, member of the executive council for Economic Development, has told that new technologies and gaming could lead to an increase in the revenue base for the Eastern Cape Province. “It is still our fervent belief that through the infusion of new technologies in the 4th Industrial Revolution and optimal regulation, gaming could lead…

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SportPesa Sues Government

The HALLO ECHO

  SportPesa, the sports betting platform based in Kenya, has sued the Kenyan Government for betting losses after the state switched-off their pay bills and shortcodes. Pevans East African Limited, which owns SportPesa, says they are seeking compensation for money lost since the shutdown began. The suspension of the Pay Bill, SMS and Short Codes…

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Kenya Orders Safaricom to Shut Down Betting Payments

The HALLO ECHO

  Kenya has ordered Safaricom, the leading telecommunications company in Kenya, to stop processing payments for sports betting companies. Liti Wambua, Acting Director of the Betting Control and Licensing Board, told Safaricom that the licences for all 27 betting firms had not been renewed. Wambua said that such payments should stop pending the outcome of…

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Namibia to Permit Legal Gambling Operations

The HALLO ECHO

  Namibian Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta, has told that the rules and regulations in Namibia are ready to permit legal operation of slots once more. The remark from the minister came during a meeting in Oshakati with local slot operators prior to the drafting of the new Gambling and Entertainment Control Act…

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Kenya High Court Annuls Ban on Gambling Ads

The HALLO ECHO

  The High Court of Kenya has annulled the recently introduced ban on gambling ads. “The ban was null and void and was tainted with illegality, unreasonableness, and procedural impropriety,” Justice John Mativo said. Fred Matiang’i, the Interior Minister of Kenya, announced late last month that number of new rules in connection with how betting…

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