{"id":36189,"date":"2026-10-27T03:29:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=36189"},"modified":"2026-10-27T09:46:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T12:46:37","slug":"african-gambling-regulatory-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/african-gambling-regulatory-cooperation","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania looks to GRAF 2027 to advance African regulatory dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gaming Board CEO James Mbalwe welcomed continued engagement among African regulators as Tanzania prepares to host the 2027 conference.<\/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>Tanzania\u2019s hosting of GRAF 2027 provides a platform for African regulators to continue discussions on shared industry priorities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James Mbalwe welcomed colleagues to continue discussions at the conference following an African iGaming Alliance (AiA) reception in Lima.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AiA highlighted consumer protection, safeguarding integrity and addressing illegal gambling as priorities for constructive dialogue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tanzania.- Tanzania\u2019s Gaming Board CEO James Mbalwe has welcomed further discussions on African gambling regulation ahead of the country hosting the <strong>2027 Gaming Regulators Africa Forum (GRAF) Conference<\/strong>. Mbalwe addressed a networking reception organised by the <strong>African iGaming Alliance (AiA)<\/strong> on the sidelines of the recent International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) Conference in Lima, Peru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to AiA, the gathering provided an opportunity for African regulators to strengthen relationships, exchange perspectives and discuss <strong>shared priorities<\/strong> for the continent\u2019s gambling sector. Mbalwe looked ahead to Tanzania hosting GRAF 2027 and welcomed colleagues to continue the conversations at the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tanzania was announced as the <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/tanzania-announced-as-host-of-2027-graf-conference\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"33590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">host of GRAF 2027<\/a> in September. The conference aims to strengthen cooperation between gambling regulators, promote responsible gambling and build stronger connections across Africa\u2019s regulatory community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the IAGR-related reception, AiA CEO Peter Emolemo Kesitilwe highlighted the value of constructive dialogue between <strong>regulators and the regulated industry<\/strong> in advancing consumer protection, safeguarding integrity and addressing illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lungile Dukwana, CEO of South Africa\u2019s National Gambling Board, thanked AiA for bringing colleagues together and called for action to take regulatory cooperation forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AiA said it looked forward to building on the relationships established in Lima through continued engagement and <strong>practical collaboration<\/strong>.<\/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\/09\/687150e0-2684-4bb1-a853-9872cdaca45b-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\/tanzania-announced-as-host-of-2027-graf-conference\">Tanzania announced as host of 2027 GRAF conference<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaming Board CEO James Mbalwe welcomed continued engagement among African regulators as Tanzania prepares to host the 2027 conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2809,"featured_media":3932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Tanzania is set to host the 2027 Gaming Regulators Africa Forum (GRAF) Conference, providing a critical platform for African regulators to advance discussions on shared industry priorities. Key areas of focus include consumer protection, safeguarding market integrity, and developing strategies to combat illegal gambling across the continent. This initiative underscores a strategic commitment to regulatory cooperation and harmonisation within the African iGaming sector.","focusai_entities":"James Mbalwe, Gaming Board (Tanzania), African iGaming Alliance (AiA), International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR), Gaming Regulators Africa Forum (GRAF), Peter Emolemo Kesitilwe, Lungile Dukwana, National Gambling Board (South Africa)","focusai_location":"Tanzania, Lima, Peru, South Africa","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GRAF 2027 Impact?","query":"What specific policy harmonisation initiatives are anticipated from GRAF 2027, and how will these impact multi-jurisdictional B2C and B2B licensing frameworks across Africa?"},{"label":"Illegal Gambling Strategy?","query":"Beyond dialogue, what concrete, actionable strategies are African regulators developing to effectively combat illegal gambling operations and enhance market integrity?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60013,60019],"tags":[2689,73,1593],"class_list":["post-36189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-africa","category-regulation-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-illegal-gambling","tag-responsible-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36189","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=36189"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36268,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36189\/revisions\/36268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}