Singapore's Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) said its 2025/2026 annual report describes wider use of Microsoft Copilot and other digital tools across the organisation. The authority also uses AI bots to help staff consult internal resources and tools that flag anomalies in audit-record reviews, while its AI Masterplan includes staff training.
AI tools and staff training could change how the GRA reviews audits and consults internal resources.
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Kenya’s Gambling Regulatory Authority plans a distinct licence category for prediction markets, according to director general Peter Karimi as reported. The authority has not disclosed an implementation date or application requirements; Karimi said it views prediction markets as gambling because they concern future outcomes. The GRA has opened its 2026–2027 licensing period, and companies have contacted it about the proposed category.
Kenya's Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) plans to create a separate licence category for prediction markets, according to director general Peter Karimi in an interview published by Business Daily on 18 October. The GRA has opened its 2026–2027 licensing period, and companies have contacted the authority about the proposed category, Karimi said. The regulator has not disclosed an implementation date or application requirements.
Ghana’s real-time VAT system for eligible digital services began on 15 October, and the Ghana Revenue Authority said it is intended to collect existing taxes rather than introduce new ones. MP Gideon Boako questioned whether online betting users could face higher costs, while the system’s guidance does not specify how every deposit, stake or wager will be treated.
Questions have been raised about how online betting transactions might be treated under Ghana's new real-time VAT collection system. The RTVAT system launched on 15 October and is meant to collect and monitor taxes automatically on eligible digital services supplied by foreign companies. The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says the system aims to improve collection of existing taxes rather than introduce new ones.
Kenya Gambling Regulatory Authority director general Peter Karimi called for closer engagement with industry participants at iGamingFuture East Africa 2026 in Nairobi on 15 October. He said technological advances in the sector outpace regulators’ capabilities and called for shared responsibility to keep gambling safe and give customers control over their participation.
Singapore’s Gambling Regulatory Authority reported that about 91,000 adult citizens and permanent residents gambled at local casinos in 2025, down from 94,000 in 2024. The 2025 figure represented 2.7% of the adult population, compared with 2.8% a year earlier; the authority also said the number of entry-levy permits held steady at 6,700.
Reportedly, Singapore’s GRA has outlined its growing use of artificial intelligence to support regulation. The authority described the technology’s role in improving regulatory effectiveness.