{"id":7690,"date":"2025-09-03T06:25:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=7690"},"modified":"2026-04-19T14:16:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T17:16:51","slug":"22bet-qtech-games-among-big-winners-at-sbwa-summit-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/22bet-qtech-games-among-big-winners-at-sbwa-summit-awards","title":{"rendered":"22BET, QTech Games among big winners at SBWA+ Summit awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the past decade, the SBWA+ Summit has been instrumental in projecting West Africa as a key hub for igaming and sports betting development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Ghana.- The <strong>Sports Betting West Africa+ (SBWA+) Summit<\/strong> has concluded its <strong>10th annual edition<\/strong> in <strong>Accra, Ghana,<\/strong> gathering key industry stakeholders and thought leaders from across the West African region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Held from <strong>August 27 to 29<\/strong> at the <strong>Labadi Beach Hotel<\/strong>, the summit featured in-depth discussions and expert panels on regulatory frameworks, tech innovation and responsible gaming practices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sessions such as <strong>\u201cNavigating the Regulatory Maze,\u201d<\/strong> <strong>\u201cTech Revolution,\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>\u201cResponsible Gambling\u201d<\/strong> provided insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. Experts also explored the role of emerging tools like artificial intelligence, blockchain and advanced cybersecurity in reshaping gaming operations while ensuring player protection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On <strong>August 28<\/strong>, day two of the summit, <strong>Eventus Awards<\/strong> organised an award ceremony to recognise excellence and advancements in the West African iGaming and sports betting sector. Notable winners include <strong>QTech Games<\/strong>, which won the &#8220;best innovation&#8221; award for its <strong>QTech<\/strong> <strong>Hybrid solution<\/strong>, <strong>Skilrock Technologies<\/strong> as the supplier of the year, and <strong>22BET<\/strong> as the operator of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kiron Interactive<\/strong> was recognised as the leader in virtual sports, while <strong>BetConstruct<\/strong> earned the title of the leader in sports betting. In online casino category, <strong>DSTGaming<\/strong> won the first position, while <strong>ComplyGuard<\/strong> took the lead in responsible gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individual award winners include <strong>Kelvin Wilson<\/strong>, who received accolades as the industry influencer of the year. <strong>Edward O<\/strong> attained the outstanding consultant award, while <strong>Gifty-Rita Amoah<\/strong> and <strong>Nengi Akinola<\/strong> were named the innovation queen of West Africa and the most outstanding speaker, respectively. Lastly, <strong>Irina Naumova<\/strong> received recognition as West Africa\u2019s rising star in leadership.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past decade, the SBWA+ Summit has been instrumental in projecting West Africa as a key hub for igaming and sports betting development, providing a platform for industry stakeholders to converge, share expertise and explore the latest trends and technologies in the market.<\/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\/2025\/09\/online-gambling-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\/premier-bet-launches-virtual-sport-product-with-logifuture'>Premier Bet launches virtual sport product with Logifuture<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past decade, the SBWA+ Summit has been instrumental in projecting West Africa as a key hub for igaming and sports betting development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":7692,"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 10th SBWA+ Summit in Accra, Ghana, convened key industry stakeholders to discuss critical topics including regulatory frameworks, technological innovation, and responsible gaming practices in West Africa. The event underscored the region's growing prominence as an iGaming and sports betting hub, culminating in the Eventus Awards which recognized leading companies and individuals for their contributions to the sector.","focusai_entities":"SBWA+ Summit, Eventus Awards, QTech Games, QTech Hybrid, Skilrock Technologies, 22BET, Kiron Interactive, BetConstruct, DSTGaming, ComplyGuard, Kelvin Wilson, Edward O, Gifty-Rita Amoah, Nengi Akinola, Irina Naumova","focusai_location":"West Africa, Ghana, Accra","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (1.0), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.8), product_ux (0.9), tech_data (1.0), marketing_crm (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (1.0), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"West Africa Regulatory Outlook","query":"What specific regulatory changes or harmonisation efforts were discussed at the SBWA+ Summit that could impact B2B\/B2C licensing and operational compliance across West African jurisdictions in the next 12-24 months?"},{"label":"Tech Adoption & Impact","query":"Beyond general discussions, what concrete examples or case studies were presented regarding the successful implementation of AI, blockchain, or advanced cybersecurity solutions by operators or suppliers in West Africa, and what were their measurable impacts on GGR, NGR, or player protection?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60021,60012],"tags":[60033,78,60090],"class_list":["post-7690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-igaming-news","category-west-africa","tag-regulation","tag-sports-betting","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7690","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=7690"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8214,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7690\/revisions\/8214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}