GAMING FOR AFRICA
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Table Tennis shows unexpected popularity during Covid
SunBet index indicates unexpected rise in popularity of the sport SunBet, a division of South Africa’s leading hospitality and leisure Group Sun International, has announced that the most popular sports during 2020 were Football, Tennis, Cricket, Basketball, Rugby, and, unexpectedly, Table Tennis. SunBet, South Africa’s premier online betting
platform, announced this finding at the conclusion of its first ever SunBet Gaming Index, which is set to be released on a regular basis.
Nitesh Matai, SunBet’s General Manager, said
“Table Tennis became the most popular sport during hard lockdowns last year, by a long way. We also saw people waging money on the outcome of games in unlikely sports such as Darts, Esports, Ice Hockey and Volleyball.” Football remains perennially popular during
the major European leagues which run from August to May. However, some sports may become more popular during a specific month due to a major tournament. Tennis picks up in terms of turnover and volume during the four majors (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open), the same way cricket betting picks up during the Indian Premier League or rugby during Super Rugby. “This rang true for 2020 as well, except during
the complete global shutdown of just about all sports as the world came to terms of the Covid virus,” said Matai. Another interesting statistic is that the average
player spent about 15 minutes a day betting. “2021 looks set to be a monumental year in
terms of sports betting, provided that the current pandemic is contained. Many major tournaments that were scheduled to take place in 2020 were postponed to this year,” said Matai. “We are looking forward to a fun-filled betting
year and welcoming more bettors to SunBet, which offers trustworthy and secure sports betting and gaming options easily, anywhere and at any time,” concluded Matai.
22 African Betting Integrity Alerts in 2020
Egypt, Burundi and Tunisia were the only countries that triggered betting alerts during 2020. The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) reported 270 cases of suspicious betting across the world to the relevant authorities during 2020, with 68 of those cases reported in the final quarter (Q4). The African total off 22 alerts is made up of 12 in Tunisia, 9 in Egypt and 1 in Burundi. All African alerts were for
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tennis, except for the one alert in Burundi for soccer. The Global 2020 total is a 48% increase in
alerts compared to the 183 cases reported in 2019, with table tennis and eSports accounting for much of that. Tennis (98) and football (61) saw the largest number of alerts with 59% of the total, albeit a fall from 82% in 2019. Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA, said: “2020 was a turbulent
Novomatic South Africa welcomes Ms Ravhanga
Novomatic South Africa has welcomed Mbofholowo Ravhanga to the position of Senior Finance Manager. Mbofho is a 30-year-old Chartered Accountant,
that obtained her BCom Degree in Accounting from the University of Johannesburg in 2011, She then obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting Sciences (CTA level 2) from the University of South Africa (Unisa) in 2014 before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2016. Originally from Thohoyandou in Limpopo, she brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience. She has over eight years cumulative experience in regulatory audit, accounting, and financial management obtained in Business Consulting, Public Sector, and the Automotive Sector. Ms
Ravhanga joined Novomatic on the 4th of January 2021 and before that she worked for Nissan South Africa for four years. “We are looking forward to the contribution that
Ms Ravhanga will make towards the growth and success of Novomatic South Africa,” said MD Gordon Cameron.
year for many sectors including the betting industry, which had to adjust its market offering due to the global sports lockdown. As a result, IBIA focused its integrity monitoring activity to take account of new sports tournaments and competitions that emerged.” He added: “The association is seeking to work with stakeholders to address any potential integrity issues that may be associated with these new events through a range of actions, including promoting a set of standards for the collation of sports data for betting.
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