iGaming Payment Solutions
Africa · Verified 2026-07-31
iGaming payments inTanzania
Deposits run on mobile money, led by Vodacom M-Pesa, and settle in TZS.
7
Providers with a rail here
3
Reach it directly
3
Rails tracked
TZS
Settles in
Quick info
- Currency
- TZS
- Region
- Africa
- Betting
- regulated
- Casino
- regulated
- Dominant rail
- Mobile money
- Providers
- 7 (3 direct)
- Regulator
- GBT
What the rule actually is in Tanzania
Our own reading, not a summary of someone else's
Licensed by the Gaming Board of Tanzania, and mobile money is not one option among several here, it is the market. Online betting and casino are taxed at 25% of GGR after sports betting moved off a 6% levy on stakes, with land-based casinos at 18%. A 5% excise on betting stakes went into the 2026/27 budget for 1 July 2026 and needs parliament to confirm it. A stake-based levy stacked on a GGR tax is exactly what pushes operators to squeeze deposit costs, which is where a direct mobile-money integration pays for itself.
How money actually moves
The rails players reach for, in the order that matters locally
- Vodacom M-Pesadominant
mobile money
The default wallet and the single largest deposit rail. A direct integration on a dedicated shortcode beats aggregator routing on both fee and payout reliability.
- Airtel Moneymajor
mobile money
The number two network wallet, carried for redundancy and price pressure more than for extra reach.
- Mixx by Yas (Tigo Pesa)major
mobile money
The rebranded Tigo Pesa. It is the third wallet a cashier needs before it genuinely covers the market.
Which providers reach these rails
7 of the providers we track carry a recorded entry for this market
Direct acquiring
3A direct relationship with the local rail rather than a hop through someone else's.
| Provider | Rails named | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cellulant | Vodacom M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Mixx by Yas (Tigo Pesa) | industry knowledge |
| DPO Group | Vodacom M-Pesa, Mixx by Yas (Tigo Pesa), Airtel Money | industry knowledge |
| Flutterwave | Vodacom M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Mixx by Yas (Tigo Pesa) | industry knowledge |
Aggregated or indirect
4The rail is reachable, but through an aggregator, a local PSP or a wallet rather than directly.
| Provider | Access | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| EBANX | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| Nuvei | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| PayRetailers | Aggregated | provider's own claim |
| Praxis Tech | Via PSP | provider's own claim |
Evidence grades run from named clients through platform catalogs and industry knowledge down to a provider's own claim. A claim we could not corroborate is still shown, labelled as what it is. See our methodology.
What it costs to operate, and who enforces
A missing field means we have not verified one, not that none exists
Operator tax
25% of GGR on online betting and casino, 18% land-based; a 5% stake excise is budgeted for 1 Jul 2026, pending parliament
Regulator
GBTGaming Board of Tanzania