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Only Mali and Libya posted a lower Blask Index than in August. The African iGaming market is traditionally strongest at the end of the year, with September to December the four highest months in each of the four full years Blask has tracked. Last month, demand measured by Blask Index in 42 countries rose 19%, […]
December’s licence revocation left the revenue baseline intact. The Ethiopian Lottery Service (ELS) is preparing to relaunch sports betting and digital lotteries under stricter oversight. Chief executive Beza Girma confirmed a Fana Media Corporation account of the draft audit behind that plan. The review covers July 2023, when operators first received licences, through December 2025. […]
The pace in South Africa is being set away from the brands that already sit on top. Through September 2026, 1win posted the steepest trailing-twelve-month rise in Blask Index of any brand with at least 0.01% of South Africa iGaming search. Betway and Hollywoodbets, both onshore, together held 76% of it in a market where, […]
Liberia’s regulator put 1xBet back nine months after the December 2025 suspension. On 22 September 2026 the National Lottery Authority issued LIPAY Inc. a 2026/27 licence for sports betting, online casino and online lottery. NLA suspended LIPAY in December 2025 over the 1XBET brand, and revoked the sports-betting licence on 22 June 2026. A settlement […]
Search share nearly doubled in Kenya and tripled in South Africa, but only one market changed SportyBet’s rank. SportyBet resumed Kenyan operations in August 2025 after a tax and licensing dispute. In South Africa it was already active, and on 27 November it appointed Cheslin Kolbe and Benni McCarthy as ambassadors. Blask Index for SportyBet […]
Kenya’s football season was called off hours before kick-off, and the country’s demand curve spiked anyway. On Sept 16 the Football Kenya Federation told clubs the SportPesa League would start on Sept 19. Late on Friday Sept 18 the federation called off the opening round, hours before kick-off and with clubs already travelling, citing conflicting […]
Launching or promoting online betting platforms is now a criminal offense in Egypt, with organizers facing up to life imprisonment. Parliament approved harsh amendments to the cybercrime law after two years of failed enforcement against illegal bookmakers. Cairo had already blocked roughly 80% of betting apps in the country — including 1xBet and Melbet in […]
Tanzania’s new 5% excise duty on gambling stakes takes effect on July 1. Blask data shows the licensed market still dominates, led by BetPawa, but offshore demand is growing faster and could gain more ground as player-facing costs rise.
