Parliamentary Committee Commends Tanzania Gaming Board Following Oversight Visit
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Investments (PIC) commended the Gaming Board of Tanzania (GBT) for its year-on-year growth in government revenue and effective regulatory oversight, while recommending stronger regulation of the gaming sector.
On 7 November 2026, the Committee, led by Chairperson Hon. Ojambi Masaburi, conducted a supervisory visit to evaluate how the GBT executes its mandate, regulates the rapidly growing gaming sector, and manages its operations.
During the visit, the Committee praised the Board’s enforcement of laws, regulations, and procedures, its administrative leadership, and its promotion of responsible gaming practices. It also expressed satisfaction with the Board’s work. The Committee toured selected gaming operators to observe their operations and how the sector is managed and supervised.
The lawmakers particularly commended the remarkable year-on-year growth in government revenue collected from the gaming sector. Tanzania’s gaming tax collections reached a record TZS 307.8 billion (approximately US$116.2 million) in the 2025/26 financial year, which ended in June 2026.
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This was up from TZS 260.21 billion in 2024/25. Collections in 2024/25 were 97 percent higher than the TZS 131.99 billion recorded in 2020/21. From 2016/17 to 2022/23, annual gaming tax revenue rose from TZS 33.6 billion to TZS 170.4 billion, an increase of more than 400 percent. The growth has been attributed to the shift toward online betting, enabled by smartphones and mobile money.
The Committee also emphasized the need for continued regulatory vigilance to ensure that industry growth protects the public, benefits local communities, and prevents underage gambling.
In response, GBT Board Chairperson Ambassador Modest Mero affirmed that the regulator would continue to enforce statutory requirements while safeguarding the interests of the state, investors, and the public.
