The Gaming Board of Tanzania said it collected more than TZS260.21bn over four years, compared with TZS131.99bn previously. Acting Director General Olesumayan Daniel also said the sector paid TZS922.25bn in taxes and generated more than 30,000 direct and indirect jobs.
The reported collections, taxes and jobs indicate the gambling sector’s stated fiscal and employment contribution in Tanzania.
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The Esports Integrity Commission (ESIC) has banned Counter-Strike 2 player Dmytro “nifee” Tediashvili from ESIC-sanctioned events from 21 October 2025 to 20 October 2029. ESIC said its investigation found he deliberately altered in-game events for betting purposes and breached its Anti-Corruption Code; the player later admitted misconduct and assisted the investigation.
BetMGM said it intends to enter Alberta’s planned regulated iGaming and sports betting market in the coming months. The company described Alberta as its first multi-product jurisdiction launch in more than four years; the market’s pre-registration was reportedly expected to open soon.
An independent Table Tennis England appeal panel partly upheld appeals by four members in a betting-related corruption case but confirmed suspensions totalling 13 years. Luke Savill received five years, Darius Knight four, and Joseph Langham-Ferreira and Kazeem Adeleke two years each; the panel said betting on a fixed result alone did not automatically make a person part of match-fixing, but breached anti-corruption rules.
A Santa Cruz de la Sierra criminal court sentenced two owners of an illegal gambling venue to five and four years in prison. The venue operated 60 unauthorised slot machines, which authorities seized and later destroyed; Bolivia’s Gaming Control Authority said the operation followed an enforcement action.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper confirmed Roger Devlin as chair of the Horserace Betting Levy Board, with his term beginning on 1 July and running until 30 June 2029, subject to possible renewal. Devlin is expected to lead discussions with betting operators and government on a new UK betting levy agreement.