{"id":32207,"date":"2026-08-27T21:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=32207"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:47:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:47:52","slug":"zambia-gaming-association-pushes-stronger-compliance-after-president-hichilemas-re-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/zambia-gaming-association-pushes-stronger-compliance-after-president-hichilemas-re-election","title":{"rendered":"Zambia Gaming Association pushes stronger compliance after President Hichilema\u2019s re-election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ZGA chair Noah Malungila says regulatory compliance has improved since 2021 as the association urges operators to meet gambling rules and tax obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Zambia.- Zambia Gaming Association (ZGA) has welcomed the re-election of the country\u2019s President Hakainde Hichilema for a second term, calling on gaming operators to strengthen regulatory compliance<\/strong> and meet their tax obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZGA chairperson Noah Malungila said Hichilema\u2019s continued leadership could strengthen and grow the country\u2019s gaming industry<\/strong>. He made the comments in an interview with ZNBC News, according to Open Zambia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hichilema was declared president-elect by the Electoral Commission of Zambia on August 18 after winning the August 13 presidential election. He is scheduled to be sworn in for his second five-year term on September 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malungila said the sector had recorded notable improvements<\/strong> in regulatory compliance since Hichilema took office in 2021. He said the renewed mandate reflected public confidence in his leadership and represented a continued commitment to peace, development and economic progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also called on gaming industry participants to uphold the law by complying with regulations and meeting their tax obligations <\/strong>to the relevant authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The comments come against the backdrop of previous ZGA enforcement efforts. In February, the association announced nationwide inspections<\/a> of betting and gaming operators to check licensing compliance and identify illegal gambling activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ZGA also warned that non-compliant operators could face shutdown or deregistration over breaches of gambling regulations and tax obligations. At the time, Malungila said both local and foreign operators would be inspected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Angola regulator educates Mabunda Market merchants on illegal gambling laws<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ZGA chair Noah Malungila says regulatory compliance has improved since 2021 as the association urges operators to meet gambling rules and tax obligations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":5296,"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 Zambia Gaming Association (ZGA) has endorsed President Hakainde Hichilema's re-election, urging iGaming operators to enhance regulatory compliance and fulfill tax obligations. ZGA Chairperson Noah Malungila noted improved compliance since 2021 and reiterated warnings of potential shutdowns or deregistration for non-compliant local and foreign operators.","focusai_entities":"Zambia Gaming Association (ZGA), Noah Malungila, Hakainde Hichilema, ZNBC News, Electoral Commission of Zambia, Open Zambia","focusai_location":"Zambia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"ZGA Enforcement Impact?","query":"What specific enforcement actions or penalties has the ZGA implemented against non-compliant operators since 2021, and what has been their measurable impact on overall industry compliance rates?"},{"label":"Tax Revenue Growth?","query":"How has the re-elected administration's focus on tax obligations translated into increased gaming tax revenue for Zambia, and what are the projections for the next five-year term?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60014,60019],"tags":[2689,61189,61190],"class_list":["post-32207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-central-africa","category-regulation-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-tax-obligations","tag-zambia-gaming-association"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32207","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=32207"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32227,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32207\/revisions\/32227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}