Sports and betting

Solomon Islands live in mass football and futsal: school tournaments, district clubs and national teams, plus athletics, basketball, volleyball and traditional canoe races.

Sports infrastructure was updated for major regional starts, which increased interest in classes for young people.

The betting market is effectively non-existent: there are no licensed bookmakers or casinos; only one-time charity draws are allowed.

Some of the players go to foreign online sites where there is no local protection for payments and disputes.

Basic rules: 18 +, deposit and time limits, refusal to play in debt, checking the conditions of operators and commissions.

For brands, the focus is on sponsorship of mass sports and responsible informing, without aggressive betting advertising.