Lottomatica/Cirsa tie-up shines spotlight on North Africa’s online betting licensing gap

Lottomatica’s agreement to absorb Cirsa, announced on 2 September, brings four Moroccan casinos into one of Europe’s largest listed gambling groups. Morocco accounts for about 2% of Cirsa’s revenue and about 4% of its earnings. Neither company has announced plans to seek an online betting licence in North Africa. The …