South African gaming company Goldrush Gaming Group has selected technology solutions provider BetTech Gaming to launch its new online sportsbook. Find reviews of all the best betting sites at www.spinathon.co.uk The new GBets.co.za website will mark the firm’s first venture into online sports betting, after having already established itself as a land-based operator of bingo and casino venues in the country. GBets.co.za will offer a range of pre-match and in-play wagering opportunities for domestic and international sports events to online and mobile players. The new betting brand will be supported by an extensive media campaign in South Africa, with G-Bets…

iGaming Business – South African officials have published a draft version of an online gambling bill ahead of the country’s expected legalisation of internet gaming. The Mondaq.com website reports that although there is unlikely to be swift legalisation of online gambling in South Africa, the introduction of the draft Remote Gambling Bill of 2014 is a step forward. The draft legislation is available to the public for review and comment for 30 days from its publication date of April 25. The bill includes a number of key points such as the requirement for South African internet gaming providers to hold…

Gaming Intelligence – South African online gaming operator BetFlash has bolstered its offering with the launch of Betradar-powered in-play betting, which is now live online and for mobile and tablet devices. BetFlash is initially offering in-play betting on rugby, football and tennis, with more sports to follow, using Betradar’s live odds solution. The company’s general manager Samantha McMurtrie said she was very proud to have launched the live betting offering, which she said was “superior to any other in-play product currently in the South African market.” “We have focused on a clean, easy to use screen layout, as well as…

Gaming Intelligence – South African betting operator Van der Vyver Racing has partnered with gaming software provider BetTech Gaming to launch a new online sportsbook. Van der Vyver will launch an online and mobile offering under the Playabets.com brand, aiming to expand into the emerging South African iGaming market. Playabets will offer pre-match and in-play wagering on more than 30 sports, alongside pools and fixed-odds betting on all South African and European horse racing, as well as markets on national lotteries from around the world. The deal is BetTech’s third partnership with a sub-Saharan gaming company after deals with Uganda’s…