Zambia's gambling market entered a structural transition this cycle. The Zambia Gaming and Lotteries Board (ZGLB) is now the current licensing authority for gambling in Zambia, operating under the Gaming and Lotteries Act No. 4 of 2024, which came into force on 1 January 2025 and replaced the previous Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) regime. The new Act repeals and replaces the Betting Control Act (Cap. 167), the Casino Act, and the Lotteries Act, consolidating three previously separate sectoral statutes into a single primary instrument administered by one regulator. This is a change in institutional architecture rather than in market openness: no activity class has been newly permitted, restricted, or prohibited, and no enforcement, cost, or player-protection development was identified alongside it. The finding rests on a single Tier-1 primary-legislation source, with no corroborating trade-press or regulatory-gazette coverage identified this cycle, which keeps confidence at Probable rather than Confirmed for the transition's operational detail.
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Zambia · Question 01 of 11
Overview: What kind of market is this?
Mixed · Probable · AI-generated · Back to full Zambia report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Zambia (ZM) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
Zambia's gambling market entered a structural transition this cycle. The Zambia Gaming and Lotteries Board (ZGLB) is now the current licensing authority for gambling in Zambia, operating under the Gaming and Lotteries Act No. 4 of 2024, which came into force on 1 January 2025 and replaced the previo…
Key headwinds & conditions
- New 10% stake-based excise duty compressing margins
- Small population limiting addressable market
- Fragmented, dated legislative framework
- Online licensing structurally undefined