Africa

Two Algerian tennis players have been banned from the sport as the result of investigations into match-fixing. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has put in place a lifetime ban for Mohamed Hassan, and a two-year ban for Houria Boukholda (with 18 months suspended). Additionally, Hassan was fined $12,100 and Boukholda fined $10,000 (with $9,000 suspended). There were reportedly several …

Everyone loves a good quote, whether it be from a statesman, philosopher, songwriter or playwright, sometimes just a few words can cut right down to the true meaning of an issue. At SBC News, we can’t get enough of quotes, so we sifted through our features from 2022 to pick out 12 of the best covering a range of topics …

As a vast continent with a large, young and sports enthused population, it is unsurprising that Africa poses great potential as an emerging betting market with a strong growth rate, albeit with some local hurdles in areas of regulation and payments in particular. Discussing his experience and providing insights on the African betting industry with SBC Leaders, Honoré Gaming’s CEO, …

Home to 1.4bn people, around one fifth of the earth’s population, and with a plethora of growing economies, Africa has become an emerging hub for both domestic and international operators. On a recent SBC Webinar, Adekunle Adenji, Managing Director at Nigerian firm betBonanza, and Retief Uys, Chief Yield Officer, Sportingbet South Africa outlined the dynamics operators must take into consideration …

Any doubts about sportsbooks’ performance during the World Cup were put to rest during the tournament thanks to a ‘high level of engagement’, according to OpenBet. The sportsbook technology and content supplier processed 200 million bets across its channels, totalling $2bn across the four-week tournament, representing a 13% uptick on the 2018 World Cup. The improvements were driven by a …

Following a series of horse racing deals signed this year, SIS (Sports Information Services) has partnered with South African rights holder 4Racing. From 1 January 2023 the Milton Keynes-based 24/7 live betting services provider will distribute South African racing content to UK and Irish audiences via the deal. 4Racing has enabled SIS to collect and deliver racing content from Durbanville, …

Concluding 12 months of international activity, marked by a series of key partnership integrations, Betby is well positioned to capitalise on opportunities in the new year. In this second part of his interview with SBC News, Chris Nikolopoulos, the company’s Chief Commercial Officer offered some insights into Betby’s strategic overview of four key established and emerging continental markets.  The betting …

BetGames’ newly launched sports betting platform Twain Sports has signed its second Africa-focused partnership in as many weeks.  Strengthening its foothold in South Africa, Twain Sports has put pen to paper on a deal with Hollywoodbets, a tier one operator in the country, building on a pre-existing relationship between the bookmaker and BetGames. The company will launch Twain Sports’ hybrid …

Betway has become the inaugural title sponsor of SA20 – South Africa’s new T20 cricket league, which is set to debut on 10 January 2023. The sponsorship sees Betway secure full brand coverage across all formats of pro-cricket in South Africa, in which the bookmaker serves as the principal partner of Cricket South Africa. South Africa’s new T20 tournament, ‘Betway …