Leading betting operator PMU-Mali marks 31 years with CFA100m prize pool
The state-backed operator celebrates three decades of growth with a special prize pool and renewed corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Mali.- Pari Mutuel Urbain Mali (PMU-Mali), the country’s state-backed betting operator, launched its 31st anniversary celebrations, announcing a special CFA100m (€152,000) prize pool for loyal customers, aimed at thanking them for their continued support.
The recent event, held at PMU-Mali’s headquarters, was attended by directors, company partners and staff. Managing Director Fassery Doumbia said the milestone reflected the operator’s strong financial position and stressed that staff should share in its future success, urging teams to keep driving growth. “Today, PMU-Mali is doing very well, and employees should benefit from the company’s performance,” he added, according to Malijet.
PMU-Mali announced a CFA100m prize pool for loyal customers, aimed at thanking them for their continued support. The ceremony also featured a symbolic cake-cutting and tributes highlighting the company’s growth over three decades, underscoring PMU-Mali’s place as a major player in Mali’s leisure and gambling industry.
As part of its anniversary program, PMU-Mali reaffirmed its corporate social responsibility commitments, donating to Mali’s national military police and to the Higher School of Journalism and Communication Sciences to support security and education initiatives.
Founded in 1994, PMU-Mali has grown into a central player in Mali’s gambling industry and a contributor to the national economy. It operates as a mixed-economy public limited company (SAEM), with the Malian state holding a 75 per cent stake and private shareholders the remaining 25 per cent.
PMU-Mali was created under a French Pari Mutuel Urbain initiative to establish horse racing betting networks across Africa, with technical support from its French counterpart. The operator expanded further in 2003 when it merged with Mali’s national lottery, Lonama-SA, consolidating the country’s major gambling activities under one entity.
