HISTORY MALAWI History of gambling in Malawi 3 years ago Adeleye Awakan Post Views: 1,258 Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi (formerly known as Nyasaland) is a landlocked country located in southeast Africa. It shares borders with Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique to the south, east and west. Bantu groups first settled the area around the 10th century. The British conquered and colonized the territory in the late 19th century. It was during this time the British introduced the informal form of gambling to the Maravi Empire the region remained a colony until 1964 when it gained independence from the United Kingdom. Although gambling became official in the Gaming Act of 1996, the Gaming Act of 1996 gave birth to the establishment of the Malawi Gaming Board is mandated with the responsibilities of issuing the license and oversee any form of gambling operations. The National Lotteries Board then controlled the country national lottery. In the year 2001, the government realized the similarities between (MGB) and (NLB) and a merger were necessitated, which now form the Malawi Gaming Board and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA). The functions are issuing gaming and lottery license, carrying out inspections of gaming machines and games to ensure fairness in gambling activities from payment of winnings as specified and without delay. Malawi Gaming Board and Lotteries Authority However, there are over five license casinos in Malawi in which players can take advantage, the City of Lilongwe play host to the most exciting casinos in the country. Though, while late last year the state plans to expand its sports betting license which is now in its pilot stage of lunching new betting companies. It is expected that by 2020 the sports betting business in the country will boom. Indeed, some of the shortcomings of Malawi gambling sector is the online gambling, still it is not regulated and in they’re no laws that prohibit online gambling in Malawi, so players are free to wager on offshore online platforms and the economy performance of the country will experience growth as part of country National plan to improve the country economy sector also it is expected that all African member state benefit from the AFCTA deal by the end of 2020. About Post Author Adeleye Awakan Author E-play Africa, sports betting reviews, thoughtful leardership articles in Africa gambling industry, marketing gaming platforms in Africa with strong networking relationship with gaming operators in Africa, Expertise in PR, marketing communication, and consultant on gaming in Africa. See author's posts Adeleye AwakanAuthor E-play Africa, sports betting reviews, thoughtful leardership articles in Africa gambling industry, marketing gaming platforms in Africa with strong networking relationship with gaming operators in Africa, Expertise in PR, marketing communication, and consultant on gaming in Africa. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Tags: history of gambling, Malawi Continue Reading Previous History of gambling in TanzaniaNext Gambling history – how it all started in Ethiopia More Stories BETTING MALAWI Malawi Approve New Sports Betting License 7 months ago Adeleye Awakan HISTORY HOT NEWS SOUTH AFRICA Archbishop Desmond Tutu is dead 8 months ago Samuel HISTORY KENYA MERKUR sun shines over the roof of Africa 8 months ago Szarlot HISTORY WORLD NEWS Top three James Bond movies 9 months ago Samuel MALAWI ONLINE A Look at Gaming and the World of Slots in Malawi 9 months ago Samuel EXPERTS HISTORY History gambling in Asia 10 months ago Samuel EXPERTS MALAWI Gambling laws in Malawi 12 months ago Iwo Bulski CASINO HISTORY Influence of Movie Industry on Gambling 12 months ago Szarlot EXPERTS MALAWI SOUTH AFRICA What are the differences in gabling law between Malawi versus South Africa 12 months ago Szarlot CASINO HISTORY 10 of the biggest winners in the history of casinos 1 year ago Szarlot CASINO HISTORY When did problem gambling start? 1 year ago Iwo Bulski HISTORY KENYA Kenya – Gamblers among losers in treasury’s Kshs. 3.03T budget 1 year ago Szarlot Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.