Tanzania, March 7 -- Dar es Salaam. In recent years, the Gaming Board of Tanzania (GBT) has been witnessing a remarkable surge in revenue from the gaming sector.

According to the director-general of GBT, Mr James Mbalwe, the sector's contribution to government revenues has been on an upward trajectory, soaring from Sh33.6 billion in 2016/17 to Sh170.4 billion in 2022/23, marking an average increase of 407.1 percent per year during that period.

"From July to December 2023, for this financial year 2023/24, we had already collected Sh108.16 billion, and we believe that due to the pace of education and inspection we are conducting, by the end of this year, we will collect no less than Sh200 billion as tax revenue," Mr Mbalwe stated in a rec...