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Solomon, Booming Games has been supplying the South African market for several years, long before it became one of the industry's fastest-growing territories. What has changed most during that time, both in terms of the market itself and player expectations?To begin with, it's important that I emphasise that South Africa is one of the most mature regulated jurisdictions on the African continent. That's really the starting point.Booming Games has been doing business across Africa for a number of years, but prior to 2024 we weren't supplying games to South African operators because our content had not yet been tested and
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