New Sports Betting Companies You Should Know

If you’re new to the African sports betting scene, then it would interest you you to Know that Nigeria is arguably the biggest sports betting market in the continent. The Nigerian sports betting industry began with local bookmakers that decided to create both offline and online platforms for many Nigerians to place bets on the most passionate sports in the country—football.  Over the years, new companies have joined the industry because of the growth rate of sports betting in the country.

Our list will explore a few of the new sports betting companies that many people may not have heard of or didn’t think have started operating in Nigeria.

1. Betfarm

This is a new sports betting company that is relatively still unknown to most people in Nigeria and in Africa as a whole. Betfarm was founded and began operation in Nigeria in 2018. Betfarm offers amazing welcome bonuses to new players and also has a modern look to its online platform compared to old competitors.

2. 1xbet Nigeria

1xbet is a bookmaker that has been around for many decades but the version of the online platform specifically dedicated to Nigeria began operation in 2017. Prior to then, Nigerians had to use the International version of the platform and make deposits in foreign currencies to be able to make stakes on sporting events. As of now, the Nigerian version allows the use of the local currency and also offers many other services that is specific to Nigerians.

3. Blackbet

Blackbet is another new sports betting platform that can into the Nigerian betting scene in 2018. This young company gives the vibe of one that is most likely to come up with innovative ideas to disrupt the Industry. Major Investors in this company include Akin Alabi and Jason Njoku. Akin Alabi is the founder of one of the early betting platforms in Nigeria called Nairabet. Jason Njoku is also an entrepreneur in Nigeria in the video on demand space. These two coming together really speaks volume for Blackbet as a new sports betting company.

4. Betway Nigeria

Betway is a well known betting company in Europe but the company in recent years has starting expanding to Africa, especially Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and a few other countries where more people are beginning to bet on sporting events. Betway Nigeria is a decent bookmaker you should check out if you are a Nigerian or find yourself in Nigeria anytime soon.

5. Sportybet

Sportybet is a bookmaker that is on the rise in Nigeria. The company has been actively marketing its services on all frontiers within the country. Sportybet even enrolled former footballer Kanu Nwankwo as a brand ambassador so as to help more fans gravitate towards the platform.

6. Betking

Betking offers competitive betting services for those that are willing to try new options compared to already existing and well known platforms. Betking is currently trying to follow the model of Bet9ja which is the biggest betting company in Nigeria. Betking is rapidly expanding with new offline agents helping in recruiting punters and the website being very active for those that prefer to play online. The company also offers welcome bonuses to new players and a few other promotions to existing customers.

This list doesn’t cover every new bookmaker in the country but does a good job of briefing you about the few prominent ones. As the Industry in Nigeria grows, we hope to keep you updated of worthy companies you should know of.

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