Kiron and Vermantia team up to launch Africa virtual channel

The 24/7 channel, featuring live commentary, will be initially launched in betting shops in Uganda during the first quarter of 2015, with three of the country’s premier betting operators, including Gaming International. The country will be joined by Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya within the first year of operation.

Steven Spartinos, co-CEO of Kiron Interactive, said that they had recently expanded into 12 territories in Africa, with the continent now a core focus for the company, adding: “We’re very excited about partnering with Vermantia to make our content available to more and more customers across Africa. “We’re looking forward to speaking to operators in the coming weeks about how our new Channel can provide a competitive advantage to their retail betting estates.”

Operators taking bets on events broadcasted on the channel will be able to process them via their existing sports betting systems or via Kiron’s recently up-graded bet management system, BetMan. Both Kiron and Vermantia will be demonstrating their capabilities at stands S1 -132 and S3-110, respectively at the ICE Totally Gaming trade show.