{"id":35864,"date":"2026-10-22T02:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T05:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=35864"},"modified":"2026-10-23T02:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:52:54","slug":"african-igaming-sports-betting-integrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/african-igaming-sports-betting-integrity","title":{"rendered":"AiA highlights African betting integrity at IAGR conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The panel examined suspicious betting, offshore-market blind spots and safeguards as sports wagering and event-market products overlap.<\/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>AiA CEO Peter Emolemo Kesitilwe moderated a sports wagering integrity panel at IAGR 2026 in Lima, Peru.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The session examined suspicious betting, offshore-market blind spots and the convergence of sports betting and event-market products.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AiA called for clear reporting obligations, actionable intelligence and timely cooperation among regulators, operators, sports organisations and integrity bodies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Botswana.- <strong>African iGaming Alliance<\/strong> (AiA) CEO Peter Emolemo Kesitilwe moderated a panel on sports wagering integrity at the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) 2026 Annual Conference in Lima, Peru. The discussion addressed challenges in detecting <strong>suspicious betting<\/strong> and maintaining safeguards as traditional sports wagering and event-market products overlap. The session placed cooperation between regulators, operators and sports integrity bodies at the centre of efforts to support a responsible betting industry in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The panel, moderated by Kesitilwe, was titled <strong>Sports Wagering Integrity, Suspicious Betting, and Event-Market Convergence<\/strong> and featured Khalid Ali, CEO of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA); Adam Bjorn, CEO of US-based Plannatech; and Professor Georgios Yannopoulos, a member of the Hellenic Gaming Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AiA said: \u201c<strong>Effective protection<\/strong> requires clear reporting obligations, actionable intelligence and timely cooperation between regulators, operators, sports organisations and integrity bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/PETER2-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/PETER2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/PETER2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/PETER2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/PETER2-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/PETER2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kesitilwa joins fellow panellists at IAGR 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IAGR Annual Conference ran from October 19-22 under the theme \u201cSteady Hands, Shifting Ground: Advancing Regulation in a Connected World.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event brought together <strong>gambling regulators, policymakers and industry stakeholders<\/strong> to discuss emerging technologies, illegal gambling, market integrity, enforcement and cross-border regulatory cooperation.<\/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\/2025\/04\/UK-success-in-reducing-underage-exposure-to-gambling-ad-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\/ebet-rejects-prize-claims-linked-to-minor-accounts\">eBet reveals it has rejected prize claims tied to underage accounts<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The panel examined suspicious betting, offshore-market blind spots and safeguards as sports wagering and event-market products overlap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":35867,"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 iGaming Alliance (AiA) CEO moderated a panel at IAGR 2026, addressing sports wagering integrity, suspicious betting, and the convergence of traditional sports betting with event-market products. 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