MOBILE GAMBLING AMONG YOUTHS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Peter Situma Mobile gambling has become a popular activity among youths in Sub-Saharan Africa. In a Geopoll survey that was conducted in 2017 and featured Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda, youths aged 17-35 spend not less than…
BETTING FIRM SPORTPESA MULLING KENYA COMEBACK?
Iwo Bulski The online betting house closed shop in Kenya, one of its biggest, if not the biggest, markets, in the fall of 2019 after a prolonged legal battle stemming from a new gambling taxation regime introduced by the Kenyan…
ZIMBABWE – SPORTS BETTING’S GRIM FUTURE
By Iwo Bulski Depending on the day, or time of day, this commodious two-storey building, among many others dotted around the Central Business District (CBD), usually houses punters in their hundreds, all eager to increase their winnings on one of the…
DO SOUTH AFRICANS LOVE SPORT? YOU BET!
By Iwo Bulski The country has hosted world cups for all three of the above mentioned sports, rugby in 1995, cricket in 2003 and football in 2010. Despite a number of years in isolation due to Apartheid sanctions, the nation…
SPORTS EVENTS ARE MISSING FOR SPORTS BETTING
(International) .- The terrifying advance of the coronavirus in recent weeks continues to impact a large part of the planet’s population, so much so that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic state last Wednesday (11). As one of the…
COVID-19: HOW THE VIRUS IS IMPACTING SPORTS EVENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE
As the world comes to terms with the continually evolving threat of COVID-19, SBC focuses on how the outbreak is having a significant impact on sporting events across the globe. Football Following the UK Government’s decision not to ban…
KENYAN MATCH FIXING PROBLEMS WENT DEEP
By Iwo Bulski To accomplish that goal, the group proposed sponsoring Kenyan Premier League (KPL) clubs Sofapaka and Sony Sugar, who agreed to a deal. Two companies run by the investors, Quantdragon Limited and Living 3D Holdings, made contracts with the…
KENYA FOLLOWING UGANDA IN BANNING FOOTBALL BETTING
By Iwo Bulski Kenya’s Interior Minister Dr. Fred Matiang’i, said that the government will be turning the betting industry inside out. He called for changes in the Betting and Licensing regulations. According to the reports by the local media house NTV….
SPORTS BETTING MARKET UNBELIEVABLE GROWTH
By Iwo Bulski The research report has abilities to raise as the most significant market worldwide as it has remained playing a remarkable role in establishing progressive impacts on the universal economy. The Research report presents a complete assessment of the…
NIGERIA – SPORTS BETTING IS ILLEGAL IN THE SIGHT OF GOD
By Iwo Bulski Ezera, in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, described betting as an act of gambling carried out by idle minded people, adding that God is against the act of gambling for Christians. “The people…