EXPERTS Social media betting could be a game changer 4 years ago Samuel Post Views: 1,183 Over 3.5billion are online across the globe, Facebook, the largest social media platform in the world, has 2.4 billion users, other social media platforms including Youtube and Whatsapp also have more than one billion users each. These numbers are huge- there are over 7.7 billion people in the world, with 3.5 billion of us online, Africa with the fare share of over 1.2 billion people about 525 million of the African population has internet. This means social media platforms are used by one-in-five people in Africa while one-in-three people in the world, and more than two-thirds of all internet users. Social media has changed the world. The rapid and vast adoption of these technologies is changing how we find partners, how we find interested partners, how we access latest information from media and how we organize to demand for change in our respective society. Although, with the massive audience on social media among young adults, on the average these set of young adults spends 6-7 hours per day, and while on the average the figure show those who are on social media for longer hours have been involved in one form of gambling in the past or an active punters while because the chances are high. For example, it is evident that majority of the top bookmakers has targeted the massive population of people on social media through online pop-up advertisement, i.e. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook etc. It is now obvious that with these initiatives of BTOBET plan to lunch its social media betting platform in the gaming space could be a game changer to the gaming community. Article by Adeleye Awakan Associate/Editor www.gbc.ng Africa’s digital gaming news portal. For consultant, Bookmaker’s review, Content, thoughtful leadership article Africa gambling industry: feel free to reach me [email protected], Linkedin Adeleye Awakan. About Post Author Samuel I am a journalist specializing in gambling in Africa and around the world. I am particularly interested in stories about games and casinos. See author's posts SamuelI am a journalist specializing in gambling in Africa and around the world. I am particularly interested in stories about games and casinos. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Tags: Facebook, social media Continue Reading Previous Improved technology will increase the growth of igaming marketsNext What influenced African millennials into gambling? More Stories EXPERTS UGANDA Uganda’s government cashes out from gambling boom 2 hours ago Iwo Bulski EXPERTS WORLD NEWS The evolution of online gaming in the USA 2 hours ago Szarlot EXPERTS UGANDA 1000 Ugandan students drop out annually-reason is gambling 1 day ago Szarlot EXPERTS NIGERIA Africa Surges to Become Third Largest E-gaming Market With 186M Players 4 days ago Samuel EXPERTS NIGERIA Binance executives detained in Nigeria 5 days ago Samuel EGYPT EXPERTS The huge opportunities of fintech in middle east and Africa 6 days ago Samuel EXPERTS NIGERIA Binance Exits Nigeria, Government Launches Crypto Inquiry 6 days ago Samuel EXPERTS WORLD NEWS Entain to review brands and units after reporting £879m loss 1 week ago Szarlot EXPERTS NIGERIA The Future of Gaming Unveiled at AGE LAGOS 2024! 1 week ago Samuel EXPERTS SOUTH AFRICA SiGMA Africa 2024: Reshaping South Africa’s igaming landscape 1 week ago Samuel EXPERTS SOUTH AFRICA SiGMA Africa 2024: Explore SiGMA’s Cape Town summit 1 week ago Iwo Bulski EXPERTS SOUTH AFRICA EGT Digital to showcase slots, instant games and betting platform in SIGMA Africa 1 week ago Iwo Bulski 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.