EP444: How are African regulators fighting illegal gambling?

At SiGMA Africa 2026 in Cape Town, Carl Lewis, Reporter for SiGMA News, speaks with Dennis Mudene Ngabirano, CEO of the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board, in the Media Lounge. The discussion explores how African regulators are managing the rapid expansion of the gaming sector while maintaining fairness, transparency and enforcement. Ngabirano explains the importance of risk-based regulation, cross-agency collaboration and real-time monitoring to combat illegal online platforms and slot machine operations. The interview also highlights the growing role of AI and data-driven systems in modern regulation, helping authorities move from reactive enforcement to proactive oversight across Africa’s evolving gaming industry.Connect with the iGaming community: https://linktr.ee/aibcworld