DR Congo to introduce national platform for monitoring gambling operations

(AsiaGameHub) –   The Democratic Republic of the Congo is preparing to expand its gambling sector by implementing a national monitoring platform designed to track iGaming operations across the country.

The Congo is set to strengthen its oversight of the rapidly growing gaming industry through a centralized monitoring system intended to track gaming activities nationwide.

This initiative was unveiled on May 30 in Kinshasa by Didier Bobwa, Head of Information Systems and Gaming Activity Monitoring at the Ministry of Finance. He stated that the new system will provide regulators with improved market visibility, thereby tightening supervision of the gaming sector.

Although the nation’s gambling industry generates roughly $1.7 billion each year, industry observers note that only a small fraction of this amount is currently captured by the government through tax revenue.

By centralizing data and oversight, the government aims to establish a framework that ensures better tax compliance, increases transparency, and enables the industry to contribute more significantly to the national treasury.

Furthermore, as part of a broader regulatory reform program, the project aims to align with international transparency standards, including recommendations set forth by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

According to Bobwa, the system will equip the Gambling Monitoring Unit with advanced tools for real-time oversight of operator activities and overall gaming sector operations across the country.

Dieudonné Ntumba, Coordinator of the GMU, noted that fostering close collaboration between operators and regulators will promote fair competition and help mitigate financial crime.