Ghana iGaming Market Overview and Infographic
Ghana is an African country with many legal gambling outlets. There are a total of nine legal gambling outlets spread out in three cities in Ghana. Popular gambling channels include sports betting, bingo, lottery, and casinos. Ghanaian gambling legislation is not the best, as there has been disappointment expressed on its monitoring capabilities. Online gambling, on the other hand, has seen meteoric rises in the twenty-first century like other African countries because of Internet usage becoming more and more widely spread.
The Land of the Risktakers
Ghanaians love to gamble. But despite their thrill-seeking nature, Ghana remains a relatively peaceful country. Other than athletics, Football is possibly one of the only games played and gambled on in Ghana. Due to its lack of sporting varieties, punters of Ghana see lotteries, bingo and casino gaming as a primary method of making money through punting.
Stats, Facts and Figures
As of now, there are 283 Ghanaian websites that accept wagers in Ghana. This includes 185 online casinos, 18 online poker sites, 34 online sportsbooks, 19 online bingo, 25 online mobile casinos, 4 online lottos and 2 online DFS.
Official Licensing Body In Ghana And Licensees
The Gaming Commission of Ghana, established under The Gaming Act 2006, calls for the legality of all sorts of gambling except lottery.
Did You Know?
Victory Casino Accra, the largest casino in the country located in Accra has 1300 gaming and video poker machines!
Ghana iGaming Market Infographic
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All figures are given in EUR for ease of comparison. 1 EUR = 0.89 GBP / 1.20 USD as of 01/01/2018.
Sources:
http://www.gamingzion.com/ghana
