Pragmatic Play has continued to expand in the East African region as they have partnered with Kenyan brand Odibets. The deal will see Odibets players have access to Pragmatic Play’s Slot and Live Dealer portfolio. This will include iconic Pragmatic Play slots such as Wolf Gold, Sweet Bonanza, and Gates of Olympus, along with recent releases like Day of Dead, […]

The SBC Digital Summit Africa virtual conference and exhibition will feature the strongest speaker line-up ever assembled for an African betting and gaming industry event, with 60 senior executives set to share their experiences of working in markets across the continent. The speaker roster for the event on 6 – 7 October is packed with people who have hands-on experience […]

ICE Africa will soon make its digital debut, so organiser Clarion Gaming has set out a packed content roadmap leading up to the event. This will be delivered across multiple formats, helping raise interest and awareness of Africa’s leading gaming industry trade show – and the opportunities for gaming businesses across the continent. As the event industry switches to digital […]

A Chilean investment company, Nueva Inversiones Pacifico Sur (IPS) wants to acquire a 50.1% controlling stake in Sun International With an offer of R22 per share, it believes that it has put a compelling price on the table It is also willing to offer the owner of Sun City a bridge loan to help it deal with short-term liquidity problems and […]

While the increase in demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) continues to rise, premier casino equipment supplier TCSJOHNHUXLEY AFRICA has transformed its gaming layout production facility to manufacture and supply high-quality face masks.   Christiaan Els, Managing Director of TCSJOHNHUXLEY Africa, comments, “Although casinos remain closed during the lockdown period, restricting us from carrying out most of our services, we […]

Rising costs, a decline in revenue – and now COVID-19 has claimed two casinos in South Africa: Sun International has announced that Carousel Casino and Naledi Casino will now be permanently closed and will not reopen after the country comes out of lockdown. Naledi Casino, in Thaba Nchu in Free State, and Carousel Casino in the North West, have both […]

In a much-needed boost for the Border-Kei region and the Eastern Cape, South Africa’s newest world-class casino – Mayfair Casino – has opened its doors in Mthatha. Having broken ground late last year, Mayfair Casino has opened its doors to the public, creating hundreds of jobs and bolstering the economy of the Eastern Cape’s third-largest city while also bolstering its appeal to […]

“Lotteries will be one of the core building blocks of the African gaming industry” according to Andrea Bargholz COO of EMIRAT AG as major investment in both state and secondary lotteries continues to grow across the continent. With governments and regulators in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, and other territories keen to create robust and entertaining lotteries, EMIRAT AG […]

At the conclusion of the recent ICE Africa Merkur Gaming declared that, across both the casino and LPM (AWP) gaming entertainment sectors, the event had been a definite success and had exceeded by some distance their own pre-show expectations. Gaming in Africa (almost the whole continent) is big business, and set to be even bigger in the future, hence the […]

The first edition of ICE Africa has been declared a milestone event by delegates, sponsors and organisers alike. 1,597 visitors from 79 countries, including 23 African nations, attended the historic two-day learning and senior level networking event, which was the first occasion the world renowned ICE brand has been exported outside of its UK home. With the outline figures exceeding first year […]