Africa

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…

  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…

  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…

  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…

  Nairobi high court judge James Makau has suspended the ban on gambling ads after the musician Muriji Kamau Wanjohi complained that the ban robbed him of his right to make celebrity endorsements. Wanjohi argued that the ban deprived him of income since he “earns a living thorough endorsement of products and services due to…