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Betting, gaming firms with unrenewed licenses risk closure

CA Director General Ezra Chiloba. [File, Standard]

Betting, lotteries, and gaming firms who have not renewed their licences for the Financial year 2022-2023 risk being shut down.

The Communications Authority (CA) on Friday, July 1, directed mobile network operators to stop the issuance of ICT platforms and services which include USSDs, shortcodes, and paybill numbers to betting entities who have not renewed their Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) licenses.

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