{"id":13696,"date":"2025-11-27T10:43:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=13696"},"modified":"2026-04-19T11:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:22:24","slug":"drc-moves-to-enforce-digital-betting-accounts-and-10-per-cent-tax-on-winnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/drc-moves-to-enforce-digital-betting-accounts-and-10-per-cent-tax-on-winnings","title":{"rendered":"DRC moves to enforce digital betting accounts and 10 per cent tax on winnings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Government plans new regulations requiring digital accounts for bettors and proper withholding of taxes, aiming to modernise the gambling sector and increase transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

DRC.- The Democratic Republic of Congo<\/strong> (DRC) is preparing to introduce new regulations<\/strong> requiring licensed sports bettors to maintain digital accounts<\/strong> with betting operators. Under the new regulations, operators will be required to withhold a 10 per cent tax<\/strong> from winnings before paying bettors, ensuring the government receives the revenue<\/strong> automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Numerico.cd report states: \u201cEvery bettor on Winner<\/strong> and Pari Foot<\/strong> must now have a digital account<\/strong>. This measure allows the State<\/strong> to monitor every bet in real time and ensure transparency<\/strong>.\u201d The report added that the rule also applies to other licensed betting platforms<\/strong> beyond Winner and Pari Foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finance Minister Doudou Fwamba<\/strong> said: \u201cThe State must be informed and monitor<\/strong> every bet. When a gain is won, a portion of this money goes back to the Public Treasury<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These measures are part of the Finance Law 2025<\/strong>, which governs licensed operators in the DRC. The reforms aim to simplify<\/strong> tax collection, prevent evasion and ensure that the rapidly growing betting sector contributes fairly to public revenue. While the government has announced these requirements<\/strong>, the formal date for full implementation<\/strong> is still being planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Betting goes digital<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In mid-2025, the government partnered with Burundi\u2019s East African General Trade Company (EAGT) to implement a centralised digital monitoring<\/strong> system linking operators to government servers<\/strong>. This system is being developed to support the digital account requirement and allow authorities to monitor bets in real time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative signals a shift toward digitalisation<\/strong> and accountability in the DRC\u2019s gambling market<\/strong>. Once operational, operators will be responsible for withholding the 10 per cent tax from winnings, helping ensure compliance<\/strong> and increase transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the 2024 tax measures<\/strong>, gambling operators – including sports betting, lotteries, and casinos – are required to pay taxes on their licences<\/strong> and remit a separate tax on players\u2019 winnings monthly. The new digital monitoring system and enforcement infrastructure<\/strong>, introduced in 2025, are currently in a pilot phase, with nationwide rollout expected in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Zambia government seeks dialogue with betting companies over 10% excise tax<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Government plans new regulations requiring digital accounts for bettors and proper withholding of taxes, aiming to modernise the gambling sector and increase transparency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":13699,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Democratic Republic of Congo is implementing new regulations requiring licensed sports bettors to maintain digital accounts with operators, who will withhold a 10% tax on winnings. These measures, part of the Finance Law 2025, aim to modernize the gambling sector, enhance transparency, and ensure efficient tax collection through a centralized digital monitoring system.","focusai_entities":"Doudou Fwamba, Numerico.cd, Winner, Pari Foot, East African General Trade Company (EAGT), Public Treasury","focusai_location":"Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.8), tech_data (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Operator Integration Timeline?","query":"What is the precise implementation timeline for operators to integrate with the DRC's centralized digital monitoring system and comply with the digital account mandate?"},{"label":"Impact on GGR\/NGR?","query":"How are the new 10% tax withholding on winnings and the associated compliance costs projected to impact operators' Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) in the DRC?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60014,60020],"tags":[78],"class_list":["post-13696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-central-africa","category-legislation-news","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2809"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13696"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13722,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13696\/revisions\/13722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}