{"id":31773,"date":"2026-08-24T18:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T21:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=31773"},"modified":"2026-08-25T11:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:42:47","slug":"alga-names-sun-international-as-partner-for-2026-ceos-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/alga-names-sun-international-as-partner-for-2026-ceos-forum","title":{"rendered":"ALGA names Sun International as partner for 2026 CEOs Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Representatives from more than 23 countries are expected to attend the forum alongside regulators, operators and government officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

South Africa.- The African Lotteries & Gaming Association (ALGA)<\/strong> has announced Sun International<\/strong>l as a partner for its 2026 CEOs Forum<\/strong>, which will bring together regulators, government officials, operators and industry executives from across Africa in KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The forum, themed The Black Table \u2013 Leading Africa with Intention<\/strong>, will take place from September 1 to 4 at the Zimbali Coastal Resort and Conference Centre<\/strong>. ALGA said representatives from more than 23 countries and 24 regulators are expected to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n

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According to the association, the partnership with Sun International is centred on responsible industry growth, African leadership and creating a platform for discussions on the future of the gaming and lotteries sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration also gives Sun International an opportunity to engage directly with regulators, policymakers and other industry decision-makers from across the continent. The South African group operates across gaming, hospitality and entertainment, with businesses spanning land-based casinos, online gaming and resorts. The company has been developing an omnichannel gaming business alongside its land-based gaming and hospitality operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The forum is expected to address issues affecting the development and regulation of gambling markets across Africa, including responsible gambling, regulatory cooperation and market development<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> ALGA opens speaker applications for CEOS Forum 2026 in South Africa<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Representatives from more than 23 countries are expected to attend the forum alongside regulators, operators and government officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":29730,"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 African Lotteries & Gaming Association (ALGA) has partnered with Sun International for its 2026 CEOs Forum in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, focusing on responsible industry growth and regulatory cooperation. This event will convene regulators, government officials, and operators from over 23 African countries to discuss market development and the future of the continent's gaming and lotteries sector. Sun International, a diversified operator with land-based and online gaming interests, gains a direct engagement platform with key policymakers.","focusai_entities":"African Lotteries & Gaming Association (ALGA), Sun International","focusai_location":"South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"African Regulatory Harmonization Impact?","query":"How will the forum's discussions on regulatory cooperation specifically impact multi-jurisdictional licensing frameworks and compliance requirements across Africa?"},{"label":"Responsible Gambling Policy Outcomes?","query":"What specific policy recommendations are expected to emerge from 'The Black Table' regarding responsible gambling implementation and enforcement across diverse African markets?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60011],"tags":[67],"class_list":["post-31773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-africa","tag-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31773","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=31773"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31871,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31773\/revisions\/31871"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}