5+ hour, 43+ min ago   (360+ words) GiG Software has struck a deal to take an 80% stake in 888Africa, agreeing commercial terms with Evoke subsidiary VEEL for a transaction valued at around €16.4 million. The remaining shares will stay with the founders, who continue to run the business. 888Africa is…...

12+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1013+ words) Aaron Hogg first went to a bookmaker with teammates when he was still a teenager. What began with fruit machines, pool and casual bets eventually became a serious addiction that left him in debt, damaged his relationships and contributed to…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (440+ words) The Health Ministry in Argentina is playing a more active role in tackling problem gambling as the issue has been placed on its public health agenda. The decree provides that the Ministry of Health will have to develop policies on…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (531+ words) Kenya has begun the process of appointing the operator that will run its first National Lottery, with the government placing the scheme’s future revenues firmly around public and community funding. The National Lottery Board has selected a consortium led by…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (667+ words) Africa’s betting market has become a major source of tax revenue and commercial growth. But one basic question is still largely missing from regulation across the continent: how much should an individual player be allowed to deposit? That gap is…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (466+ words) South Africans are facing tougher economic conditions, and the National Gambling Board (NGB) has stepped in with a warning. Following the release of Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the second quarter of 2026, the regulator urged households to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (714+ words) A police campaign offering leniency to young gamblers in South Korea is drawing hundreds of teenagers into the authorities’ orbit, as officials confront an online gambling problem that can begin with a small promotional payment and quickly turn into serious…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (337+ words) Zimbabwe’s Lotteries and Gaming Board has reported revenue of ZiG47.97 million (US$1.89 million) for 2025, alongside an operational surplus of ZiG2.48 million (US$97,800). Chief executive Godfrey Mutobaya announced the figures at the regulator’s Fifth Annual General Meeting in Harare on August 4, where the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (531+ words) More than P850 million has been wagered through illegal online gambling platforms in Botswana in just six months, exposing the scale of a market operating beyond the reach of the country’s gambling regulator. The figure, reported by the Gambling Authority, puts…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (327+ words) 5 August 2026 – BetGames has appointed Inesa Glazaitė as its new Head of Commercial, reinforcing the company’s leadership team as it continues to expand its portfolio and presence across regulated markets worldwide. Glazaitė brings extensive commercial and leadership experience from across the…...