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GamblePause and NAMDEF Partner to Advance Responsible Gaming Across Africa Companies

GamblePause and NAMDEF Partner to Advance Responsible Gaming Across Africa

GamblePause Initiative Africa (Nigeria) and the Namibia Development Foundation Trust (NAMDEF) have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at advancing responsible gaming initiatives across Africa through advocacy, research, capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and evidence-based player protection programs. The partnership brings together two organizations committed to promoting safer gambling practices and addressing the social impacts associated […]

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RDB Suspends Forzza Gambling Operations Over License Violations Legislation Rwanda

RDB Suspends Forzza Gambling Operations Over License Violations

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has ordered the immediate suspension of the operations of Baron Sports Gaming Ltd, trading as Forzza, citing violations of the company’s approved gambling licence. According to a public notice issued on 30 July 2026, the suspension takes immediate effect and applies to all of the company’s outlets, agents, digital platforms, […]

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Betting Is Not the Way to Financial Fortune, Bishop David Oyedepo Tells Nigerian Youth Nigeria

Betting Is Not the Way to Financial Fortune, Bishop David Oyedepo Tells Nigerian Youth

Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church, has advised Nigerian youths against viewing sports betting and other quick-money ventures as a route to financial success, urging them to focus on patience, discipline and building sustainable opportunities. Speaking during a recent engagement with young people, Oyedepo cautioned against relying on betting platforms as a solution […]

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South Africa Included in Google’s New Programmatic Gambling Advertising Rules News South Africa

South Africa Included in Google New Programmatic Gambling Advertising Rules

Google will remove the requirement for programmatic buyers to individually certify gambling advertisers in 37 markets from August 10, with South Africa the only African country included in the policy change. South Africa has been included in Google’s expanded list of markets eligible for programmatic gambling advertising, making it the only African country covered by […]

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Online Betting Boom Fuels Surge in Gambling Harm Across South Africa South Africa

Online Betting Boom Fuels Surge in Gambling Harm Across South Africa

South Africa is experiencing an unprecedented rise in online betting, with wagering volumes surpassing R1.1 trillion in 2024/25, according to newly released industry data. The dramatic growth has been accompanied by a sharp increase in gambling-related harm, including a record number of calls to the national gambling helpline. Data from the National Gambling Board shows […]

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ISJ Conducts Awareness Campaign Against Illegal Gambling in Viana Angola

ISJ Conducts Awareness Campaign Against Illegal Gambling in Viana

The Gaming Supervision Institute (ISJ), in coordination with the Municipal Administration of Viana, carried out several awareness and prevention activities against illegal gambling on Friday, July 17, targeting traders and customers at the Regedoria and Luanda Sul markets. The awareness activities were led by Deputy Director General Cláudio Paulo, assisted by the Head of the […]

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Sports Betting License Applications Now Open for 2026 Malawi

MAGLA Issues Warning t Malawians as Betting Losses Expose Vulnerability

Malawi’s gaming regulator, MAGLA, has issued one of its strongest warnings yet, urging citizens to stop treating gambling as a source of income amid growing concern that financially stretched households are risking essential savings on betting platforms. Muchanakhwaye Mpuluka, head of the Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA), said the authority is increasingly alarmed by […]

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betPawa Launch New Gaming Operations in Liberia and Mali Gaming

betPawa Launch New Gaming Operations in Liberia and Mali

pawaTech Group, the licensor of the betPawa brand, has announced the launch of operations in Liberia and Mali through local licence holder Chop Life Gaming. The expansion adds two new licensed markets to betPawa’s growing presence across Africa. With the launch, customers in Liberia and Mali will have access to betPawa’s platform and services. According […]

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