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International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) Global

IBIA New Integrity Tackles Illegal Betting and Match Fixing

IBIA convened its first Integrity Working Group in South America in São Paulo, Brazil on 9 April 2026. The meeting brought together government authorities, sports bodies and leading licensed betting operators to strengthen coordinated action against match-fixing. Sponsored by Galerabet, the session focused on aligning stakeholders on measures to detect, prevent and sanction betting-related corruption […]

Carnival City Appoints Johan Oosthuizen as the New General Manager South Africa

Carnival City Appoints Johan Oosthuizen as the New General Manager

Johan Oosthuizen has been appointed General Manager of Carnival City, marking a significant leadership step following his recent role as Interim Regional General Manager overseeing Windmill, Wild Coast Sun, Boardwalk, and Maslow Sandton from August 2025 to January 2026. In his new position, Oosthuizen will assume full operational responsibility for the Carnival City casino and […]

SportPesa and Football Kenya Federation Kenya

SportPesa and FKF Push SportPesa League to Global Standard with 10-years deal

SportPesa has reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with key football stakeholders to elevate the SportPesa League to global standard, as part of its 10-years partnership with the Football Kenya Federation (FKF). The commitment was underscored during a recent stakeholder engagement forum that brought together participating clubs, FKF representatives, broadcast partners, media, match officials, and […]

LONACI Foundation Ivory Coast

LONACI Foundation Announces 2025 Social Challenge Winners

The LONACI Foundation has announced the winners of the 8th edition of its Social Challenge 2025, with journalist Fatou Sylla of Fraternité Matin winning the first prize and receiving 3 million FCFA. Sylla was recognised for her impactful report titled “Impact of the butane gas explosion in households: the difficult reconstruction of the rescued.” Her […]

betPawa Nigeria Western Africa

betPawa Makes Support to Nigerian National League

betPawa has reinforced its commitment to the development of sports across Africa with the donation of 1,920 jerseys and 960 warm-up bibs to teams in the Nigerian National League (NNL). This milestone forms part of the company’s ongoing Locker Room Bonus (LRB) initiative, which has now exceeded ₦200 million in total support for Nigerian football. […]

Hollyywoodbets partners with TaDa Gaming in SA Companies

Hollywoodbets Brings TaDa Portfolio to South Africa Players

TaDa Gaming, a fast-growing global game provider, has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding across the African continent with a landmark partnership with Hollywoodbets, one of South Africa’s most prominent and established iGaming operators. This collaboration marks a significant step in TaDa Gaming’s regional growth strategy, positioning the company to tap into South Africa’s highly developed […]

betPawa Kenya

Betpawa Kenya Betting Winner gets Free Financial Education

betPawa Kenya has reinforced its commitment to financial education by hosting Kenyan sports betting winner Sadiq Kamulali in Nairobi for an extensive financial planning session following his headline-making payout. Kamulali, a long‑haul truck driver from Mombasa, transformed a modest KSh100 (€0.70) stake placed on February 8 into KSh19,797,271.74 (€139,000) with a remarkable 39‑leg accumulator that […]

1xBet partners with GFF Companies

1xBet Partners with GFF to Boost Gambian Football

1xBet has signed a strategic partnership with the Gambia Football Federation (GFF) to support football development and broaden the sport’s impact across the country. The agreement was unveiled at a launch attended by 1xBet and GFF representatives, media and other stakeholders. Both parties stressed a shared commitment to growing Gambian football and creating social and […]

Major League Soccer News

MLS Bans Former Players Over Gambling Violations

Major League Soccer (MLS) has issued lifetime bans to former players Yaw Yeboah and Derrick Jones for violating the MLS Gambling Policy. Neither player is under contract with an MLS club. The bans follow an investigation launched after integrity partners alerted the league to suspicious betting activity. MLS hired Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP […]