GAMING FOR AFRICA
African iGaming Alliance Calls for Balanced Regulation to Combat Africa’s Illegal Gambling Market
The African iGaming Alliance (AiA) has published its policy response to the recently
released Gaming Compliance International (GCI) report, Online Gaming 2024–2025: Africa, welcoming the report’s comprehensive assessment of illegal gambling across the continent while urging policymakers to complement enforcement with policies that strengthen regulated markets.
According to the GCI report, Africa’s online gambling market generated an estimated USD23 billion in Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) during 2025, with approximately 77% of that activity occurring through unregulated operators. The report also estimates that more than 4,100 unregulated operators are targeting African consumers and that governments may be losing an estimated USD4.45 billion annually in forgone tax revenue.
Commenting on the report, Peter Emolemo Kesitilwe, Chief Executive Offi cer of the African iGaming Alliance, said:
“The GCI/YieldSec report provides compelling evidence of the scale of Africa’s illegal gambling market and should serve as a catalyst for policymakers across the continent. The Alliance
fully supports robust enforcement against illegal operators. However, enforcement alone will not solve this challenge.”
Kesitilwe said governments should focus not only on disrupting illegal operators but also on ensuring that licensed markets are competitive, attractive and capable of channeling consumers towards regulated operators.
“The most sustainable response to illegal gambling is to create regulated markets that consumers willingly choose because they are safe, competitive and well-regulated. Success should ultimately be measured by outcomes, higher channelisation, stronger consumer protection, sustainable tax revenues and a shrinking illegal market.”
The Alliance noted that the GCI report
identifi es several policy factors that infl uence the competitiveness of regulated markets, including taxation, payment systems and product
Mozambique Calls on Operators to Promote Responsible Gambling as Online Rules Take Effect
Mozambique’s Minister of Economy, Basílio Muhate, has urged gambling operators to play a greater role in promoting responsible gambling as the government introduces a new regulatory framework for online games of chance.
Muhate said the expansion of betting platforms was having an impact on society, particularly among young people, and argued that the new rules should help create a safer and more structured online gambling environment.
“We urge the private sector to play its part in promoting responsible gambling. We have also observed that our society, particularly young people, has been feeling the effects,” Muhate said.
The minister said the effects of gambling activity were increasingly visible across social media, traditional media and other public spaces, with some behavioural patterns among young people linked to betting.
He said the regulations approved by the government on July 14 are intended to
address these concerns while supporting the development of the gambling sector. New framework separates online and land-based gambling
The new legislation establishes a specific legal framework for online games of chance conducted through electronic platforms, computer systems and other forms of remote access.
It also creates a licensing framework for online gambling, treating it as a distinct form of gambling with requirements separate from those applicable to land- based casinos.
Muhate said modernising the regulatory
framework is only the first step, with effective implementation now required to ensure the new standards are applied. Danilo Mussá, president of the Mozambican Gambling and Betting Association, described the regulations as an important development for the sector as online gambling activity expands. “The approval of these regulations is part of the dynamic development of online gambling and will help to consolidate the growth of this activity,” Mussá said. The government’s move comes against a backdrop of declining casino tax revenues. According to 2025 budget implementation data from Mozambique’s Ministry of Finance, the state collected 359.5 million meticais (€4.8 million) in casino taxes, equivalent to 54% of the 666.1 million meticais (€8.8 million) originally forecast. The new framework is therefore intended to bring online gambling into a more clearly regulated environment while strengthening oversight and promoting responsible participation.
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availability. AiA believes these factors should form part of a balanced regulatory framework alongside effective monitoring, intelligence-led enforcement and cross-border cooperation. The African iGaming Alliance reaffi rmed its commitment to working with governments, regulators, revenue authorities and other stakeholders to develop evidence-based regulatory frameworks that protect consumers while supporting sustainable investment, innovation and economic growth across Africa.
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