Africa's Gaming Revolution: Skilrock-sponsored Webinar Draws Critical Acclaim

Over 130 gaming professionals gathered online on September 11, 2024, for the insightful webinar "Navigating African Gaming Regulations: Industry Perspective." The event tackled pressing challenges facing the African gaming industry, including revenue underreporting and illegal gambling.

The expert panel, comprising renowned stakeholders, emphasized the crucial role of collaboration in enhancing regulatory frameworks, leveraging technology, and adopting best practices from mature markets.

Key discussion points included:

• Artificial intelligence in responsible gaming
• Regulatory practices, sanctions, and consumer protection
• Standardizing products across African jurisdictions

"The African gaming industry's growth hinges on effective regulation and collaboration," noted Sujit Lahiry, Executive Director & CEO, Skilrock Technologies, and webinar moderator.

The webinar featured esteemed speakers:

• Robin Bennett, Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board
• Gifty-Rita Amoah, Gaming Commission of Ghana
• Carla Bastos, Mpumalanga Economic Regulator
• Hosea Malope, Malope Monitoring Solutions
• Annalisa Emelia, Synot Games (Co-chair)

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About Skilrock Technologies

Skilrock is a technology platform & service provider to the Global Lottery & Gaming Industry with a strong presence across continents. As part of the $2.4 billion SUGAL & DAMANI GROUP, Skilrock leverages the group's extensive domain experience to offer the INFINITI gaming platform - a true Omni-Channel, Omni-Gaming Platform that can serve any lottery or gaming operator anywhere in the world. INFINITI serves Retail, iGaming & Self Service Channels with equal ease and at the same time supports a wide variety of games like Lotto, Keno, Bingo, Instant, Sports, Poker, Rummy, Casino and Slots.

Skilrock operates across regulated markets globally and offers its technology to regulators, national operators and private players from its headquarters in India and offices in Latin America and Europe. It is a member of the World Lottery Association, Gold supplier for CIBELAE, African Lottery Association (ALA), Asia Pacific Lottery Association (APLA), and holds several key certifications including GLI Certifications.

About TrulyExpo

TrulyExpo organizes webinars where experts inform and empower the participants. These exclusive thought leadership platforms are fun, informative, thoughtful and entertaining. Most importantly, they break barriers, level up skills, encourage innovation and help participants in learning, adapting and growing.

Navigating the complex landscape of gaming regulations in Africa presents numerous challenges, such as revenue underreporting and illegal gambling. The video delves into these issues, emphasizing the critical role of collaboration between regulators and operators to enhance the regulatory framework. Leveraging technology and drawing lessons from mature markets are highlighted as essential strategies for advancing the industry.

Experts from various sectors shared their extensive experiences and insights, focusing on the need to improve regulatory frameworks and tackle key challenges within the African gaming industry. One segment explored the incorporation of artificial intelligence in responsible gambling, with comparisons drawn between practices in Norway, the UK, and several African countries. The discussion addresses issues like problem gambling and self-exclusion processes, citing specific examples from the UK and Sweden.

Regulatory practices, sanctions, consumer protection, and the necessity for standardized products across African jurisdictions are discussed, promoting easier business operations. The importance of collaboration among regulators and operators is reiterated, aiming to enhance the industry's regulatory framework and combat illegal activities. The video concludes with participants sharing their experiences and ideas on fostering industry growth and cooperation, underscoring the significance of a unified approach to overcome regulatory hurdles and support the burgeoning gaming industry in Africa.

Africa's complex gaming regulations pose challenges, including revenue underreporting and illegal gambling. Experts stress collaboration between regulators and operators to enhance frameworks. Leveraging technology and mature market lessons are crucial. Discussions highlighted standardized products, effective sanctions, consumer protection, and problem gambling prevention. Industry leaders emphasize cooperation to combat illegal activities and drive growth through standardization and technology adoption.