Africa’s sports betting technology is being built around a digital reality that looks very different from the one found in mature markets. For sports betting technology, this creates a market where efficient software, low data consumption and reliable payment functionality can matter as much as visual sophistication. Low-bandwidth design is a competitive requirementA mobile-first market also changes how betting platforms are engineered. Betting technology ultimately needs to support concise journeys, intuitive navigation and fast transitions between information and action. Mobile-first betting technology is thus becoming more adaptable and more tightly connected to local infrastructure.