{"id":10945,"date":"2025-10-20T08:35:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=10945"},"modified":"2026-04-19T12:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:43:57","slug":"botswana-gambling-authority-publishes-list-of-approved-betting-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/botswana-gambling-authority-publishes-list-of-approved-betting-operators","title":{"rendered":"Botswana Gambling Authority publishes list of approved betting operators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This announcement comes after the authority issued ten national bookmaker licences in May 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Botswana.- The Gambling Authority of Botswana<\/strong> has released an updated list of licensed betting establishments allowed to operate in its jurisdiction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The list features six operators with physical locations and online platforms across the country, including Sunbet Botswana<\/strong>, Pstbet Botswana<\/strong>, Mecaville Enterprises Ltd, operating as Bet 267<\/a>, SNB Investments Botswana Ltd, trading as B-Bets<\/strong>, Delta Bay Ltd, operating as Betway Botswana<\/strong> and Direct Wholesale Ltd, known as BetXplosion<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These operators are approved and regulated under the Gambling Act of 2012<\/strong>, which established the authority to oversee all gambling activities in Botswana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This announcement comes after the authority issued ten national bookmaker licenses<\/strong> in May<\/strong> 2025<\/strong>, formalising segments of the industry and generating more than 400 jobs<\/strong> in casinos and betting shops. While six of these licensees remain operational, three are preparing to launch and one has withdrawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The authority published the list to remind individuals about approved betting options, amid growing demands from bettors for the regulator to issue new licences to international operators, citing issues with some current licensees<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite concerns, the regulator has repeatedly emphasised its commitment to building a regulated betting sector that prioritises protection for both consumers and operators.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Botswana Gambling Authority trains GoldRush staff on player protection and financial safeguards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This announcement comes after the authority issued ten national bookmaker licences in May 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":10950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Gambling Authority of Botswana has released an updated list of six licensed betting establishments, including Sunbet Botswana and Betway Botswana, operating under the Gambling Act of 2012. This follows the issuance of ten national bookmaker licenses in May 2025, which formalized segments of the industry and created over 400 jobs. The announcement addresses public demand for new international operator licenses amidst concerns regarding some current licensees, with the regulator reiterating its commitment to consumer and operator protection.","focusai_entities":"Gambling Authority of Botswana, Sunbet Botswana, Pstbet Botswana, Mecaville Enterprises Ltd, Bet 267, SNB Investments Botswana Ltd, B-Bets, Delta Bay Ltd, Betway Botswana, Direct Wholesale Ltd, BetXplosion","focusai_location":"Botswana","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.95), affiliate_publisher (0.8), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), gambler_consumer (0.7), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"New Licensee Impact","query":"What specific governance frameworks or enhanced compliance requirements will the Gambling Authority of Botswana implement to address the 'issues with current licensees' and manage the integration of potential new international operators?"},{"label":"Market Entry Strategy","query":"Given the public demand for international operators, what is the Gambling Authority's projected timeline and criteria for issuing additional B2C licenses, and how might this impact the competitive landscape and GGR projections for existing licensees?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60025,60019,60011],"tags":[71],"class_list":["post-10945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-article","category-regulation-news","category-south-africa","tag-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10945"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10960,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10945\/revisions\/10960"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}