{"id":34761,"date":"2026-10-08T03:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=34761"},"modified":"2026-10-09T04:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T07:31:03","slug":"cabo-verde-gaming-regulator-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/cabo-verde-gaming-regulator-chief","title":{"rendered":"Cabo Verde appoints Ant\u00f3nia Gomes Lopes as gaming regulator chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gomes Lopes takes over the General Inspection of Gaming under a management contract after Jos\u00e9 Monteiro\u2019s term ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ant\u00f3nia Gomes Lopes has been appointed Cabo Verde\u2019s new Inspector-General of Gaming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Her appointment was made under Order No. 30\/2026, published in Official Gazette No. 192 on October 7.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gomes Lopes\u2019 management contract took effect on October 1, 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She replaces Jos\u00e9 Monteiro, whose management contract was terminated under Order No. 29\/2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The General Inspection of Gaming oversees casinos, gaming rooms, lotteries, instant scratch cards, sports betting and number betting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cabo Verde.- Cabo Verde has appointed <strong>Ant\u00f3nia Gomes Lopes<\/strong> as its new Inspector-General of Gaming, replacing Jos\u00e9 Monteiro at the helm of the country\u2019s General Inspection of Gaming (Inspe\u00e7\u00e3o Geral de Jogos, IGJ). Gomes Lopes was appointed by the Office of the Prime Minister to lead the <strong>government gaming regulator<\/strong> and supervisory authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The appointment was made through <strong>Order No. 30\/2026<\/strong>. The order was published in Official Gazette No. 192, Series II, on October 7. Gomes Lopes was appointed under a contract that became effective on October 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The order states, in translation: \u201cAnt\u00f3nia Gomes Lopes, with a degree in Law, is appointed to exercise the functions of <strong>Inspector-General<\/strong> of Gaming, through a Management Contract.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IGJ oversees a range of regulated gaming activities in Cabo Verde, including casinos and gaming rooms, lotteries, instant scratch cards as well as sports betting and number betting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gomes Lopes replaces Monteiro, whose management contract as Inspector-General of Gaming was terminated under Order No. 29\/2026, published in the same edition of the Official Gazette. <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/GHANAPIC-JC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/ghana-gaming-commission-earns-excellent-ratings-in-siga-evaluation\">Ghana Gaming Commission earns excellent ratings in SIGA evaluation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gomes Lopes takes over the General Inspection of Gaming under a management contract after Jos\u00e9 Monteiro\u2019s term ends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":34769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Ant\u00f3nia Gomes Lopes has been appointed as Cabo Verde's new Inspector-General of Gaming, replacing Jos\u00e9 Monteiro. 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