AiA highlights African betting integrity at IAGR conference
The panel examined suspicious betting, offshore-market blind spots and safeguards as sports wagering and event-market products overlap.
Key takeaways:
- AiA CEO Peter Emolemo Kesitilwe moderated a sports wagering integrity panel at IAGR 2026 in Lima, Peru.
- The session examined suspicious betting, offshore-market blind spots and the convergence of sports betting and event-market products.
- AiA called for clear reporting obligations, actionable intelligence and timely cooperation among regulators, operators, sports organisations and integrity bodies.
Botswana.- African iGaming Alliance (AiA) CEO Peter Emolemo Kesitilwe moderated a panel on sports wagering integrity at the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) 2026 Annual Conference in Lima, Peru. The discussion addressed challenges in detecting suspicious betting and maintaining safeguards as traditional sports wagering and event-market products overlap. The session placed cooperation between regulators, operators and sports integrity bodies at the centre of efforts to support a responsible betting industry in Africa.
The panel, moderated by Kesitilwe, was titled Sports Wagering Integrity, Suspicious Betting, and Event-Market Convergence and featured Khalid Ali, CEO of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA); Adam Bjorn, CEO of US-based Plannatech; and Professor Georgios Yannopoulos, a member of the Hellenic Gaming Commission.
AiA said: “Effective protection requires clear reporting obligations, actionable intelligence and timely cooperation between regulators, operators, sports organisations and integrity bodies.”
The IAGR Annual Conference ran from October 19-22 under the theme “Steady Hands, Shifting Ground: Advancing Regulation in a Connected World.”
The event brought together gambling regulators, policymakers and industry stakeholders to discuss emerging technologies, illegal gambling, market integrity, enforcement and cross-border regulatory cooperation.
