Well done to our Regional Manager Africa, Business Development and Regulatory, Olabimpe Akingba for receiving the Gaming Leadership Award (Compliance) by Oyo State Gaming and Lottery Board last week.  
 
Bimpe, a seasoned hand in the gaming industry, represented Mchezo at the Oyo State Gaming & Lottery Board Stakeholders Interactive Forum 2024 held in Ibadan, Nigeria on Wednesday, 20th November. The award was in recognition of her contribution to Nigeria’s gaming space.  
 
The event brought together Nigeria’s industry leaders, game developers, consumer rights advocates and regulatory bodies and included panel discussions on several topics of interest. They were geared at striking a balance between industry development and customer safety.  
 
On behalf of Mchezo, Bimpe insightfully discussed innovations in gaming as one of the speakers during a debate on the topic: Innovations in Game Design in Gambling - Opportunities or Threats to the Industry’s Sustainability? Her contributions centred on the following:  •   Evolution of gaming from strictly being about chance, to the growing trend of incorporating skill-based elements into the traditional games like slots or poker, where player skill impacts the outcome
•   The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) which has helped in personalising gaming experiences for customers and;
•   Its space in responsible gaming where it is being used as a tool to monitor player behaviour to promptly detect gambling addiction patterns
•   The need for collaboration among stakeholders for promotion of responsible gaming initiativesBravo Bimpe! Your efforts have been acknowledged with this incredible award.