INSIGHT
AFRICA MARKET SPORTS BETTING
Into the
Labyrinth Sports Betting
In Zambia, the gambling sector is
regulated by six fragmented pieces of legislation. In others, such as Niger, Zambia, Central African
Republic or The Republic of the Congo, there is no gambling
legislation at all. In Madagascar, no specific gambling laws are in place covering online gambling, but licenses are granted by the government. G3 speaks to GLI
Africa’s General Manager, Pierre Otto, about navigating this complex regulatory landscape.
Pierre, how does GLI navigate the African sports betting landscape and ultimately make sense of what is oftentimes chaotic gambling regulatory environment?
GLI is actively in dialogue with regulators across Africa and are attending industry conferences in Africa to have continued engagement with industry stakeholders. Our message is that there is a need for suitable, effective regulations and technical standards as it will ensure the integrity of products, the protection of players, and the accuracy of accounting for auditing and tax purposes. Most respected gambling companies prefer to do business in well- regulated jurisdictions. Well-regulated jurisdictions will also encourage investment.
It is a complex landscape, but many regulators that don’t have their own published technical standards are accepting certification letters for products from other jurisdictions where products are certified. Tere is, however, a problem with this approach. For example, with
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products that were tested for another jurisdiction, there will be specific requirements for that jurisdiction and will, therefore, not necessarily comply or be suitable to the local requirements. Examples are date/time stamps (local time formats), betting and win limits, currency symbols, and minimum RTP (return to player) percentages. As an industry stakeholder, GLI are navigating through this landscape with regulators in an independent advisory role.
Corruption scandals have recently made headlines in Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, and Angola, with 14 of the 20 most corrupt governments in the world in Africa. How, if at all, does this impact the collaboration GLI undertakes with local authorities?
Corruption is not exclusively an African problem. Having said that, this is not currently impacting collaboration with regulators within Africa nor any work that we do for regulators within Africa. GLI does have strict protocols in
Pierre Otto General Manager, GLI Africa
“We have worked with several African jurisdictions on
regulations and standards. The aim is to establish technical standards that are suitable for their market, taking into
consideration what products are already in the market to ensure compliance and to provide assurance to all
stakeholders that all products are tested and compliant.” Pierre Otto
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