Notes from the floor
Honest, unfiltered thinking on iGaming - platform selection, CRM, compliance, African markets, offline-to-online, governance. From someone who's been in your chair.
93% of Uganda's Gambling Happens Online. The Licence Was Written for the Other 7%.
Uganda has 63 licensed companies across 2,078 premises. The premises are the supervisory model. The activity is somewhere else. The amendment splits the licence — and the monitoring-system procurement will set the real price.
The Cheapest Way to Build a Regulator Is to Buy One. Burundi Did.
On June 30, Burundi's lottery operator becomes the country's gambling regulator. The entire supervisory stack runs on a single vendor's platform. Outage in Sarajevo, regulatory pause in Bujumbura.
Every Gambling Licence Issued in Gabon Before 2026 Is Dead on July 8.
Gabon's GDJ ran a reform that looks like an opening. It was a filter. The decision was taken on March 2 when applications closed. The July 7 cliff edge is just the visible part.
Operators Evaluating Ghana Read the Licence Framework. The Regulator Was Reading the Building Plans.
Ghana's Gaming Commission opened four regional offices this year. The regulator's pitch is innovation in a digital world. Its calendar was construction. Operators who model an Accra-only compliance relationship are already behind.
Operators Chase the June 30 Deadline. The State Has Already Moved on to the Player.
South Africa's NGB has forfeited 2.3 million rand of player winnings from unlicensed sites in eight weeks — three times the full prior year. Section 16 channelization moves enforcement onto the player and changes which licence they choose next.
The Licensed Product Doesn't Win by Default
1xBet grew 87% year-on-year in Nigeria. Licensed operators are available. The players aren't confused. They're choosing.
The Africa Tax Ceiling
South Africa proposed a 20% national online gambling tax. 62% of the country's digital gambling market is already offshore. Before the proposal.
Ghana Removed the Betting Tax. The Compliance Framework Stayed.
Ghana removed the 10% betting tax. The press covered what was removed. Nobody wrote much about what stayed.
Nigeria Finally Has an Answer
The Central Gaming Bill is dead. Nigeria has clarity. The framework it left behind has 37 parts.
Kenya's 99
99 operators got licensed in Kenya. A license is the starting gun. Most are still tying their shoes.