2017 marks the third Annual Sports Betting East Africa 2017 conference in Kampala which will bring together participants from across the continent alongside European industry experts.
The two-day symposium, running on April 10-11, will seek to explore strategies needed to improve the sports betting sector for stakeholders as the local industry continues to expand.
Manzi Tumubweine, chairman of the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board, claims the Ugandan gaming and betting industry will become stronger and better as the country continues to host international conferences regularly.
"These conferences are good for Uganda because they introduce international best practices to not only Ugandan firms but also to us, the regulators,” said Tumubweine.
Yudi Soetjiptadi, the project director of Hong Kong-based Eventus International who organise the event, claims that the African continent is projected to become the largest market opportunity for the global gaming industry over the next five years, hence the need to align it to the rest of the world.
Soetjiptadi said: "This is the only dedicated sports betting conference in Africa where we focus on the latest opportunities, trends and strategies in this niche area.”
Organisers of the Annual Sports Betting East Africa 2017 conference believe the symposium is being held at an opportune time for Uganda to examine the impact of the recently enacted Lotteries and Gaming Act 2016. The act aims to reform and consolidate legislation on lotteries, gaming, betting and casino activities, and has accordingly repealed the National Lotteries Act and the Gaming and Pool Betting (Control and Taxation) Act.
Registering for the conference can be done online at the Sports Betting East Africa website www.sportsbettingevents.com where an evolving agenda has been uploaded.
