{"id":12778,"date":"2025-11-14T07:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=12778"},"modified":"2026-04-19T11:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:51:06","slug":"africa-strengthens-its-igaming-footprint-as-blask-expands-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/africa-strengthens-its-igaming-footprint-as-blask-expands-globally","title":{"rendered":"Africa strengthens its igaming footprint as Blask expands globally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blask expands rapidly and strategically across 107 global igaming markets, including Africa, giving operators real-time insights<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Tunisia.- Data intelligence <\/strong>platform Blask is expanding its igaming<\/strong> presence in Africa, providing operators, affiliates and regulators with real-time insights into brand activity and market trends, while now covering 107 markets<\/strong> worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the newly added<\/strong> African countries are Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Chad, Somalia, Niger, South Sudan and Madagascar, reflecting Blask\u2019s push into emerging African territories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blask CEO and Co\u2011founder Max Tesla<\/strong> said: \u201cWhen we launched Blask last year, we made a commitment to bring in-depth, real-time igaming market intelligence<\/strong> to the whole world.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this expansion, Blask further establishes itself as a key resource for data-driven <\/strong>decision-making in both established and emerging<\/strong> gaming markets. Tesla added: “We\u2019re now more than half-way towards completing this mission. Every new market we add brings more clarity<\/strong> to an industry that has operated in the dark for far too long.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global trends highlighted<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Blask\u2019s expansion extends beyond Africa. In the United Arab Emirates<\/strong>, where policymakers are preparing new regulatory frameworks for online gaming, the platform tracks more than 155 active brands<\/strong> with the Blask Index, which measures overall engagement<\/strong> and operator interest, up 36.14 per cent year on year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By contrast, the Ukrainian online market has seen a sharp contraction<\/strong>, with active operators falling to 86, a 49.11 per cent decline over the past 12 months due to ongoing instability<\/strong> and market disruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blask has also recently expanded into additional markets<\/strong>, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Moldova and Jordan, giving a fuller picture of its growing global footprint. Blask is driving transparency and insight across Africa and the globe, shaping the future of igaming.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Egypt to lead Africa\u2019s gaming market in 2025 with $368m revenue, report shows<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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