SportsBoom announced a partnership with the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority to promote the Africa Gaming Expo 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria. SportsBoom said it will provide media coverage and has received VIP media access to the event.
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Bashir Are, chief executive of the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority, said Lagos State plans to introduce B2B gambling licences. Are said the proposal responds to supplier-accountability concerns; the source did not give a timetable or further licensing details.
The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority said Nigeria has no available remote gaming licences and that online gaming licensing falls under state regulators. It said the former National Lottery Regulatory Commission cannot issue such licences and urged operators to regularise their operations with the appropriate state authorities, warning of possible enforcement action against non-compliant businesses.
The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority launched Responsible Gaming Week to raise awareness of gambling risks, particularly for minors. The authority said more than 60 buses across Lagos carry campaign messages and that licensed operators must enforce a zero-tolerance policy on underage gambling.
Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority chief executive Bashir Are said Lagos and the UK signed a memorandum of understanding at a conference in Rome. The agreement provides for sharing knowledge, expertise and resources to strengthen gaming regulation and enforcement against illegal lottery operations.
PAGCOR-licensed platform Buenas PH has partnered with Filipino gaming creators and streamers to steer audiences away from unlicensed and scam iGaming sites. YGS Live founder Julius Mariano said the collaboration aims to bring creator promotions into the regulated market; HHR Philippines president Anthony Manguiat cited customer checks and safeguards as part of regulation.