Tanzania plans gaming-machine revenue sharing with local councils
Regulation1 min read
In brief
- Tanzania's deputy finance minister outlined a suspension of new licences for foreign gaming-machine operators.
- A draft revenue-sharing agreement with local councils will be signed after stakeholders submit views.
Tanzania's deputy finance minister, Mshamu Munde, outlined government measures that include a proposed revenue-sharing agreement with local councils and a suspension of new licences for foreign gaming-machine operators. The suspension on new gambling machine licences for foreign operators applies while the central government and local councils finalise the planned arrangement.
MP Husna Juma put a question to the Finance Minister on 29 October about the National Lottery Board's approach to controlling gambling machines. Munde said the draft agreement would lay out how gaming-machine revenue is divided between local councils and the federal government. Signing is due once stakeholders have submitted their views.
An earlier GBT suspension in April 2026 preceded the announcement, when the regulator briefly stopped issuing licences to new applicants for slot machines and route operators. That pause applied while the regulator finished building an Electronic Monitoring System for the sector.
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