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E-play Africa is a portal describing how gambling looks on the African continent. We provide current news on our website from countries on this continent where gambling is legal. Our team of journalists introduces each country describing the history and current business situation. We also present on our portal texts that have appeared in other media, always citing the source of the reprint. These articles give us a "second life" so as to present the full and current situation in the gambling business in Africa. We invite you to read our and foreign texts in order to learn the specifics of this business on the African continent.

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