What the sources establish
The original 2022 launch announcement states that the four initial countries launched with local licences. GiG’s October 2026 acquisition announcement describes licensed operations in Angola and Tanzania and a leading position in Mozambique. These sources describe particular dates and entities.
What a licence check needs
Match the exact local operator name, brand, domain, licence type and validity against a current regulator publication. A historic corporate announcement cannot confirm today’s licence number or every product category. We do not invent regulator numbers for missing records.
Related brands and migrations
BetLion, Bacela Bet and Bandabets are separate brand labels. A destination linked by a former 888bets domain needs its own operator and licence check. The rights and support process for a migrated account should be read from the published migration terms.