{"id":24140,"date":"2026-05-04T17:06:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=24140"},"modified":"2026-05-05T04:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:51:09","slug":"tanzania-gaming-board-holds-seminar-with-security-committee-highlighting-gaming-oversight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/tanzania-gaming-board-holds-seminar-with-security-committee-highlighting-gaming-oversight","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania Gaming Board holds seminar with Security Committee highlighting gambling oversight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dodoma seminar outlines regulatory mandate, revenue contribution and responsible gambling measures in Tanzania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Tanzania.- Tanzania has reaffirmed its focus on strengthening oversight <\/strong>of the gaming sector to ensure compliance with the law and protect public interests<\/strong>. The message was delivered during a seminar organised by the Gaming Board of Tanzania (GBT) and attended by the Dodoma Regional Security Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Held on April 23 at the Regional Commissioner\u2019s Office, the seminar included a presentation outlining the regulator\u2019s mandate. Director of Corporate Services Daniel Ole Sumayan said that GBT is responsible for “coordinating and regulating gaming activities, including licensing, operator inspections and ensuring compliance with integrity and legal requirements<\/strong>“, as well as advising the government on revenue collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director General James Mbalwe said the sector continues to contribute significantly to Tanzania\u2019s economy, noting that approximately TZS260bn (\u20ac90m) was collected in gaming taxes in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dodoma Regional Administrative Secretary Khatibu Kazungu stated that the gaming sector is a source of government revenue<\/strong>, underscoring the need for close supervision<\/strong> to ensure compliance with national laws, including the minimum participation age of 18 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The session also addressed responsible gambling, with Dodoma District Commissioner Jabir Shekimweri emphasising the importance of public education to tackle gambling addiction, stating that gaming should be regarded as entertainment<\/strong> rather than a source of employment or income.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Tanzania gaming board tightens rules on machine placement in public spaces<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dodoma seminar outlines regulatory mandate, revenue contribution and responsible gambling measures in Tanzania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":24142,"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 Gaming Board of Tanzania (GBT) recently held a seminar in Dodoma, reaffirming its commitment to robust regulatory oversight of the iGaming sector. The session outlined GBT's mandate, which includes licensing, compliance enforcement, and advising on revenue collection, while also emphasizing responsible gambling measures and the sector's significant economic contribution.","focusai_entities":"Gaming Board of Tanzania (GBT), Daniel Ole Sumayan, James Mbalwe, Khatibu Kazungu, Jabir Shekimweri, Dodoma Regional Security Committee, Regional Commissioner\u2019s Office","focusai_location":"Tanzania, Dodoma","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.95), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GBT Enforcement Priorities?","query":"What specific enforcement actions or new regulatory instruments is the Gaming Board of Tanzania planning to implement to strengthen compliance and responsible gambling oversight in the near term?"},{"label":"Revenue Contribution Breakdown?","query":"Can the Gaming Board of Tanzania provide a detailed breakdown of the TZS260bn gaming tax revenue, specifying contributions from different gaming verticals (e.g., sports betting, casino, lottery) and the methodology for the 2025 projection?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60013,60019],"tags":[61007,60625,1593],"class_list":["post-24140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-africa","category-regulation-news","tag-compliance-with-national-laws","tag-government-revenue","tag-responsible-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24140","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=24140"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24166,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24140\/revisions\/24166"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}