{"id":25489,"date":"2026-05-25T07:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T10:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=25489"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:06:17","slug":"women-driving-african-igaming-growth-to-lead-pan-african-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/women-driving-african-igaming-growth-to-lead-pan-african-webinar","title":{"rendered":"Women driving African igaming growth to lead Pan-African webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Female leaders from Africa\u2019s gaming, fintech, and regulatory sectors will join a webinar focused on innovation, responsible gaming, and market expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria.- An upcoming <strong>African igaming webinar<\/strong> hosted by iBetAfrica will bring together female leaders to discuss regulation, fintech, responsible gaming, and market expansion across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The virtual event, titled \u201cWomen Driving Growth in Africa\u2019s iGaming Industry,\u201d is scheduled for June 5, 2026, and will be hosted via Zoom, according to a LinkedIn announcement from the company. \u201cThis is more than just a webinar. It is a conversation about the <strong>future of leadership, innovation, inclusion<\/strong>, and opportunity within Africa\u2019s rapidly growing igaming ecosystem,\u201d said iBetAfrica.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/WOMEN-IBET-JC-1-1-480x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/WOMEN-IBET-JC-1-1-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/WOMEN-IBET-JC-1-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The webinar panel includes <strong>executives and industry figures<\/strong> from African gaming, betting, and fintech firms, including South Africa\u2019s Sasha Boerma, commercial director, Africa at Split The Pot, and Borah Omary, Pan-African Marketer and CSR Executive at betPawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other speakers include Kenya\u2019s Aileen Yonah, Advocate and General Counsel at Moyo Casino and Moyobet, and Nigeria\u2019s Tola Oloke, Co-Founder and CEO of 54Pay. The session will be moderated by Queen Esther Adeleke of iBetAfrica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussion topics will include <strong>digital innovation, responsible gaming, payment infrastructure<\/strong>, fintech expansion, and sustainable development across African igaming markets. Stakeholders from markets including Nigeria, Kenya, Angola, and Ghana are among those participating in the broader ecosystem discussions promoted through the webinar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The platform has expanded its visibility through webinars and pan-African gaming discussions focused on payments, regulation, localisation, and industry expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/photo-1552749412-091909ed9f82-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/nigerias-gaming-symposium-2026-to-feature-kenya-gambling-industry-body-in-african-policy-talks'>Nigeria\u2019s Responsible Gaming Symposium to feature AGOK CEO in Lagos<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Female leaders from Africa\u2019s gaming, fintech, and regulatory sectors will join a webinar focused on innovation, responsible gaming, and market expansion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":25497,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"An upcoming iBetAfrica webinar, \"Women Driving Growth in Africa's iGaming Industry,\" will convene female leaders from the continent's gaming, fintech, and regulatory sectors. Scheduled for June 5, 2026, the event will address critical themes including digital innovation, responsible gaming, payment infrastructure, and market expansion across African iGaming ecosystems. This initiative underscores a focus on leadership, inclusion, and sustainable development within the region's rapidly evolving industry.","focusai_entities":"iBetAfrica, Split The Pot, betPawa, Moyo Casino, Moyobet, 54Pay, Sasha Boerma, Borah Omary, Aileen Yonah, Tola Oloke, Queen Esther Adeleke","focusai_location":"Africa, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Angola, Ghana","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (0.8), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.75), marketing_crm (0.75), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Africa iGaming Growth Drivers","query":"What specific regulatory harmonisation efforts or payment infrastructure innovations are critical to unlocking the projected growth in African iGaming markets discussed by the panel?"},{"label":"Women Leadership Impact","query":"How do the unique perspectives of female leaders, particularly in fintech and regulatory roles, influence the strategic direction and responsible growth frameworks within Africa's iGaming ecosystem?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60021],"tags":[60293,61038,60198],"class_list":["post-25489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-igaming-news","tag-digital-innovation","tag-fintech-expansion","tag-responsible-gaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25489","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\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25489"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25539,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25489\/revisions\/25539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}