{"id":19453,"date":"2026-03-05T04:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T07:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=19453"},"modified":"2026-04-19T08:12:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:12:44","slug":"african-gaming-regulators-to-establish-joint-blacklist-for-non-compliant-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/african-gaming-regulators-to-establish-joint-blacklist-for-non-compliant-operators","title":{"rendered":"African gaming regulators to establish joint blacklist for non-compliant operators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The measure targets violations such as underage gambling and other regulatory breaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Nigeria.- Gaming operators and regulators from across Africa have agreed to establish a joint blacklist for companies that violate industry regulations. The announcement was made during a press conference in Lagos<\/strong> on February 28<\/strong>, where organisers also outlined plans for the 2026 Africa Gaming Expo, <\/strong>scheduled to take place from March 24 to 27 <\/strong>at the Eko Convention Centre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bashir Are<\/strong>, CEO of the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority<\/strong>, explained the blacklist proposal, saying: \u201cWe have concluded to implement what is called an African blacklist. We can blacklist operators together on the continent. So harm to one is harm to all. We have to protect the residents because it is a form of consumer protection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The measure targets violations such as underage gambling and other regulatory breaches. Are outlined the steps currently being taken to prevent underage gambling, including monitoring physical venues through mystery shoppers who attempt to place bets without proper ID and imposing heavy fines on operators that do not comply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For online platforms, enforcement is supported by banking rules, which require users to link their accounts to Nigeria\u2019s national identification number and bank verification number before funding wallets or placing bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are also noted that Nigerian regulators are strengthening cooperation with counterparts in South Africa, Ghana, Gambia, Malta, the United Kingdom, Jamaica and Brazil to exchange information on problematic operators. He said: \u201cOnline is borderless. So we have what is called reciprocity enforcement.\u201d Under this system, regulators send reports to each other whenever an operator violates rules in any jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The briefing was attended by Charles Ekundayo<\/strong>, CEO of the African Gaming Expo; Adenike Oyebamiji<\/strong>, COO of the expo; Samuel<\/strong> Roland<\/strong>, COO of the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority; Sheriff Olaniyan<\/strong>, Chairman of the Association of Nigeria Bookmakers and Tamunopreye Tuadibofa<\/strong>, Executive Secretary of the same association.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> NLA launches nationwide crackdown on underage gambling in Liberia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The measure targets violations such as underage gambling and other regulatory breaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":12841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"African gaming regulators and operators are establishing a continent-wide blacklist for entities violating industry regulations, particularly concerning underage gambling. This initiative, spearheaded by the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority, aims to enhance consumer protection and regulatory compliance through cross-border information exchange and enforcement mechanisms. The announcement coincided with plans for the 2026 Africa Gaming Expo in Lagos.","focusai_entities":"Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority, African Gaming Expo, Association of Nigeria Bookmakers, Bashir Are, Charles Ekundayo, Adenike Oyebamiji, Samuel Roland, Sheriff Olaniyan, Tamunopreye Tuadibofa","focusai_location":"Nigeria, Lagos, South Africa, Ghana, Gambia, Malta, United Kingdom, Jamaica, Brazil","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.98), operator_casino (0.95), affiliate_publisher (0.75), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Blacklist Enforcement Scope","query":"What specific criteria and due process mechanisms will govern the inclusion and removal of entities from the proposed African blacklist, and how will cross-jurisdictional enforcement be standardized?"},{"label":"Impact on Market Entry","query":"How will the enhanced regulatory cooperation and the implementation of a continent-wide blacklist influence market entry strategies and operational licensing for new and existing B2C and B2B iGaming entities in African jurisdictions?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60025,60019,60012],"tags":[60882,72,60033],"class_list":["post-19453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-article","category-regulation-news","category-west-africa","tag-africa-gaming-expo","tag-gaming","tag-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19453","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19453"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19496,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19453\/revisions\/19496"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}