BiG West Africa Summit (formerly Sports Betting West Africa+) — conference dates, city and speakers

Name: BiG West Africa Summit (formerly Sports Betting West Africa+)
Start: 2027-10-06
End: 2027-10-08
Location: Dakar

The Eventus betting and gaming conference and expo for West Africa: 11 editions as the Sports Betting West Africa+ Summit, renamed BiG West Africa for the 12th in Dakar, Senegal. Operators, regulators, tech providers; free operator and affiliate passes.

Gambling
Betting
General affiliate
Awards ceremony

This edition

What happens: October 6, 17:30-21:00: welcoming evening and the Eventus Awards. October 7: conference & expo 10:00-17:00. October 8: conference & expo 10:00-16:30. Topics: West African market trends, regulation, technology for operators.
Speakers and topics: 2027 speakers not announced yet.
Sponsors and exhibitors: 2027 not announced yet. In 2026 (as SBWA+): the African Lotteries & Gaming Association (supporting partner), BetConstruct, DSTGAMING, QTech Games, CP Games, PlayLogiQ, SA Gaming, Bet9ja and others.
Parties and side events: October 6, 17:30-21:00: welcoming evening and the BiG West Africa Summit Eventus Awards.

Dates and prices on the official event page and in the Eventus calendar, 2026-11-05. Checked on bigafricasummit.com, eventus-international.com

All editions of BiG West Africa Summit (formerly Sports Betting West Africa+)

Edition	Dates	Place
BiG West Africa Summit 2027 (12th edition)	Oct 6–8, 2027	Dakar, Senegal · Offline

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Next edition

Oct 6–8, 2027

Dakar, Senegal

TicketsOn sale

from €645

What a ticket costs

Standard Delegate Pass EUR 645: October 7-8, conference & expo, lunch, coffee breaks, networking drinks. Premium EUR 945: adds the welcoming evening and premium seating at the awards on October 6 and an optional roll-up banner. VIP upgrade: EUR 1500 more (VIP seating, a product video on the screens, the VIP table at the awards). No early-bird prices; the pass descriptions on the page still carry the 2026 dates. Checked 2026-11-05.

Free pass

Yes, two free passes. Free Visitor Pass: the expo floor and coffee breaks on October 7-8. Free Operator/Affiliate Pass: the welcoming evening and the awards on October 6, the expo floor and coffee breaks; up to 2 per licensed operator in Africa, on approval. Request it from johane@eventus-international.com with the subject 'FREE BiG WEST OPERATOR/ AFFILIATE PASS'.

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Where

City: Dakar, Senegal
Format: Offline

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Organiser

Who runs it and how to reach them

Eventus International Ltd Founder & CEO Yudi Soetjiptadi (yudi@eventus-international.com); COO Lou-Mari Burnett, sponsorship and exhibition (loumari@eventus-international.com). General enquiries and bookings: info@eventus-international.com; speaker applications: enquiries@eventus-international.com. Tel. +44 74422 74356 (UK), +852 5511 8385 (HK), +27 74 299 8045 (SA); Telegram @eventus_int. Suite 1104, Crawford House, 70 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong. Sponsorship: https://www.eventus-international.com/sponsorship-exhibition