BETTING NIGERIA Nigeria -African Sportsbooks Discovering A Huge Untapped Market 4 years ago Iwo Bulski Post Views: 667 Technology has allowed Africa sports betting enthusiasts to join in on the action and sportsbooks are finally coming around to this realization. There was a time when internet and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets might have been unthinkable in areas of the Sahara. But now there are many locations within Africa that have these luxuries at their fingertips and the African people are taking advantage of all that the online world has to offer them which includes wagering on sports. There are several countries with sports betting in particular that have been able to generate a large handle in the continent. The African Sports Betting Market Over 12% of the continent has cellular phones which may not seem like a lot of people but it comes out to a total of 6% of all mobile phone users worldwide. Estimates show that this year, 80% of Africa will be able to have smartphones where they live. That’s over 730 million users that will now have access to internet sportsbooks. A Nigerian sports betting site that was founded in 2011, NairaBET has users in the thousands that wager on sporting events in Nigeria and around the globe on a daily basis. Following the success of NairaBET, other operators in Africa followed suit. Nigeria’s Bet9ja Sportsbook opened in 2013. The area is loaded with sports betting fans so these sports gambling applications decided to capitalize on the market. Kenya and South Africa also have a big population of sports fans wanting to gamble on the games. These two Nigerian sports betting sites are not the only ones to profit from the wagering on sporting events in Africa. More sportsbooks worldwide have discovered that Africa as a whole has basically been an untapped market. If more global sports betting operators offer their services in the country, they might just bankroll like never before. With the success of NairaBET and Bet9ja, sports betting in the continent has only just begun. With the now almost billion people that have access to mobile phones and the love of sports that they have, members of sportsbooks in Africa could reach the millions range rather than thousands soon enough. The Nigerian mobile sports betting applications alone are edging toward the million-member mark as it is. In the future, Australia may no longer be the continent with the most sports bets placed once Africa has been given full access. Source: legalsportsbetting.com About Post Author Iwo Bulski Issues related to the gambling business is engaged in more than 30 years. My empirical experience gives me the opportunity to present events and companies from this business with full knowledge and industry knowledge. See author's posts Iwo BulskiIssues related to the gambling business is engaged in more than 30 years. My empirical experience gives me the opportunity to present events and companies from this business with full knowledge and industry knowledge. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Tags: Nigeria, sports betting Continue Reading Previous Betting on Sports in Africa – Why Mobile Entrepreneurs Will Make a KillingNext High Hopes for The Global Betting Industry More Stories BETTING SOUTH AFRICA Nolimit City Celebrates South Africa Debut 10 hours ago Samuel BETTING GR8 Tech enters long-term partnership with Mojabet 10 hours ago Szarlot EXPERTS NIGERIA Bandits funding terrorism through crowdfunding, betting platforms 1 day ago Samuel BETTING KENYA Odibets unveils Sh5m sponsorship for Kenya Women 3X3 basketball team 2 days ago Szarlot NIGERIA ONLINE Nigerian crypto fee hike invitation for crypto “big boys” 2 days ago Szarlot BETTING NIGERIA Seun Kuti criticizes Nigerian elites over youths sleeping in betting shops 3 days ago Samuel BETTING KENYA Kayole Matatu Driver Newest Millionaire in Town After Winning KSh 3.4m 6 days ago Samuel EXPERTS NIGERIA How NLRC Plans to Regulate Gaming 6 days ago Szarlot BETTING NIGERIA Reps to organise public hearing on age limit for betting 1 week ago Samuel BETTING NIGERIA BetKing Renews Commitment To Ikorodu City FC 1 week ago Szarlot LOTTERIES NIGERIA Nationwide league signs N964m sponsorship deal, unveils technical partners 1 week ago Szarlot NIGERIA ONLINE Can Lagos become Africa’s gaming hub? 1 week 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.