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Market report · Africa · November 2026 edition

Tanzania: the gambling regulation report

Payment and AML rules, licence registers, enforcement, consultations and official figures, read from the official sources and checked every week. This free preview shows what each part of the report holds. The full report adds every value with its verbatim quote, its source and the date it was checked.

Checked 9 Nov 2026 · updated every week · every line traced to an official source

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Rules verified word for word
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Rules confirmed not set
2
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Key findings

The market at a glance, from this edition.

  • Market model: Betting regulated; Casino regulated.
  • 13 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 2 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
  • FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
  • 25 official sources read for this market every week.
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Market model

How each product is regulated, with its source.

  • Betting: Regulated
  • Casino: Regulated

Verifiedchecked 5 Nov 2026The Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T) · tier 1

FATF lists

On neither list

FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it

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Payment and AML rules

Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.

Payment methods

4 rules · 2 verified · 2 confirmed not set
Payment methods in Tanzania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1
Mandatory hubs and gatewaysWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 5 Nov 2026None setThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1
Instrument origin and currencyWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1
Payment-blocking listsWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 5 Nov 2026None setThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1

Ownership & payouts

4 rules · 4 verified
Ownership & payouts in Tanzania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Holder and ownership rulesOnlineVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1
Closed loop and payout routingOnlineVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1
Payout time limitsOnlineVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1
Withdrawal conditionsOnlineVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1

AML thresholds & reporting

2 rules · 1 verified
AML thresholds & reporting in Tanzania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (G.N. No. 853E)tier 1
Report triggers and deadlinesWhole marketCollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduledValue in the full reportResearch notes

Player funds protection

1 rule · 1 verified
Player funds protection in Tanzania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Player-funds protection and coverageWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1

Taxes at payment

1 rule
Taxes at payment in Tanzania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Taxes at the point of paymentWhole marketCollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduledValue in the full reportResearch notes

Reporting & data

4 rules · 3 verified
Reporting & data in Tanzania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Submission mode and cadenceWhole marketCollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduledValue in the full reportResearch notes
Data vault and integrityOnlineVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1
Data locationWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1
RetentionWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Anti-Money Laundering Act [Cap. 423 R.E. 2023]tier 1

Player protection at payment

2 rules · 2 verified
Player protection at payment in Tanzania: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Cross-operator limits and registersOnlineVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1
Eligibility screening at paymentWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 5 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)tier 1
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Regulatory guide

Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.

  • Licensing

    6 statements
    • Licence types
    • Application fee
    • Annual fee
    • B2B licence
    • Foreign documents

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

  • GGR tax

    3 statements
    • Online casino
    • Online betting
    • Player winnings

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

  • Advertising

    2 statements
    • General rules

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

  • Responsible gambling

    2 statements
    • Self-exclusion register
    • Cooling-off

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

  • Technical standards

    4 statements
    • Certification
    • Technical standards

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

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Licence registers and official lists

The official lists we load every week for this market.

  • Gaming Board of Tanzania (GBT)

    Licence list

    0 entries

    loaded 9 Nov 2026

Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.

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Enforcement

The regulator's decisions against companies, as published.

Decisions in 2026
0

Sanction ranges in the law

1 provision set the fines and other measures: The Gaming Act, Cap. 41 R.E. 2019.

References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.

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Sources behind this report

The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 25 official sources.

Texts the values are checked against
3
Regulator guidance
5
Laws and regulations
16
Licence registers and official lists
1

Publishers

  • Gaming Board of Tanzania
  • Financial Intelligence Unit, Tanzania
  • Tanzania Revenue Authority
  • Financial Intelligence Unit (Tanzania)
  • gamingboard.go.tz
  • Gaming Board of Tanzania (GBT)
  • Gaming Board of Tanzania (Government Notice No. 478T)
  • Gaming Board of Tanzania (Office of the Attorney General revised edition)
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Library of acts

The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 17 acts and guidance documents.

  • AML/CFT compliance guide on obligations of designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs) (Financial Intelligence Unit, January 2023)
  • GBT Fees
  • GBT License Types
  • Procedure for obtaining a gaming licence in Tanzania (sports betting, casino, slots and other commercial gaming)
  • Restriction on Advertisement of Gaming Activities in Tanzania
  • The Finance Act, 2024 (Act No. 6 of 2024, Act Supplement of 30 June 2024)
  • The Finance Act, 2025 (Act No. 11 of 2025, Act Supplement of 30 June 2025)
  • The Finance Act, 2026
  • The Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN No. 478T)
  • The Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 (G.N. No. 853E)
  • The Anti-Money Laundering Act [Cap. 423 R.E. 2023]

and 6 more in the full report

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