#31: African Sports betting & gambling tech - The rise & expansion of betting services across Africa

Afrobility: Africa Tech and Business

Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Sports betting & gambling tech in Africa. We share some context about betting in developed and emerging markets, analyze betting tech companies across Africa & end with our overall outlook. This episode was recorded on Jun 13, 2021.

Companies discussed: BetKing, Betway, Bet9ja, BetBonanza, SportPesa, BetFair, Bet365, Flutter entertainment, Paddy Power, Walletec, 22Bet, William Hill & Multichoice

Business concepts discussed: Gambling, Betting, Tech policy, Taxation strategy & Government Tech

Conversation highlights:

• (01:00) - Why we’re talking about sports betting / gambling + how it works
• (11:10) - Betting & Sports gambling in the UK
• (18:20) - Betting & Sports gambling in India
• (21:20) - Context of sports betting in Africa
• (31:57) - Gambling regulation across African countries
• (37:39) - Western Africa betting startups
• (43:32) - Southern Africa betting startups
• (49:40) - Eastern Africa betting startups
• (57:30) - Northern African betting startups
• (1:00:17) - Bankole’s overall thoughts
• (1:10:09) - Olumide’s overall thoughts
• (1:16:05) - Recommendations and small wins
  

Olumide’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

• Recommendation: The Ride of a lifetime (by Bob Iger). Loved it. Email [e-mail] with autobiography recommendations
• Small win: Las Vegas last weekend (fun getaway) with friends :)
  

Bankole’s recommendations, small wins & open questions:

• Recommendation: Caught In The Study Web & Feeling by Ladipoe
• Small win: UFC 263. Ask about Izzy. Aya bi Ekun.
• Other content: Nigeria needs to raise tobacco taxes, Collar option strategy & Brandon Moreno UFC 263 Octagon interview
  

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