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FIA, GA red-flag eight illegal gambling sites

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Tares from wheat: The FIA and Gambling Authority are hunting down illegal betting platforms PIC: UNM.EDU

The Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) and the Gambling Authority (GA) are currently investigating eight betting sites based outside the country, which are using local proxies to operate illegally in-country, BusinessWeek has learnt.

The two agencies have engaged the Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) and Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) to use their technical expertise and software to block the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the illegal online betting sites to restrict access.

The GA and FIA have also engaged local banks and mobile network operators to continue assisting by blocking accounts that have been identified as those used for unlawful transactions.

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