betPawa technology owner pawaTech reports $245.7 million revenue for 2025
Accounts filed at UK Companies House show pawaTech Group, the company behind the betPawa technology, lifted 2025 revenue to $245.7 million from $180.9 million and paid $120.1 million in dividends. African media picked up the figures on 17 October 2026.
betPawa is not one of the big names in South Africa, so this is not about a brand you will see advertised here. It matters because it shows how much money is moving through mobile-first betting and casino products across Africa, and how fast operators are adding casino games to sports betting. South Africa's regulators are still arguing over where sports betting ends and casino play begins, so growth elsewhere on the continent raises the stakes for the rules that get written here.
What the accounts show
pawaTech Group Limited, a UK-registered company, filed group accounts for the year to 31 December 2025 at Companies House on 19 August 2026. We read the filed accounts. They record revenue of $245.7 million for 2025, up from $180.9 million in 2024, which is growth of about 36%.
- Operating profit: $158.2 million, against $135.6 million a year earlier.
- Adjusted EBITDA: $196.0 million, against $146.7 million.
- Profit after tax: $115.3 million, against $111.1 million. The tax charge rose to $43.9 million from $24.2 million.
- Dividends paid: $120.1 million, against $19.0 million in 2024.
What the company does
pawaTech owns the technology behind the betPawa betting brand and licenses it to operators in several African countries. According to an October 2026 report by Billionaires Africa, which drew on the same accounts, pawaTech earns royalties and platform fees from those operators. The accounts mention casino as part of the product mix and name African currencies including the Kenyan shilling, naira, cedi and Zambian kwacha, and mention Rwanda. We have not independently confirmed which countries each licensee operates in, so treat the country list in press reports as reported.
What it means for South African players
The figures say nothing about any casino you might use here. They do show that African gambling is a large and growing business, with mobile phones as the main way in. Players in South Africa face the same pull: easy deposits, constant promotions and casino games sitting a tap away from a sports bet. That is a good reason to set a deposit limit before you play and to treat every session as paid entertainment, not income. Our FICA verification guide explains what a legitimate operator should ask of you.
What to watch next
Watch for interim results for 2026, which the report says included a further $62 million dividend after year end, and for any change in African gambling tax rates, such as Rwanda, where the report says the tax on gross gambling revenue is now 40%, up from 13%.