Angola’s gaming take rises 24% in February, lifting ISJ collections above Kz2.8bn

Angola’s gaming sector posted another strong month in February 2026, with collections overseen by the Instituto de Supervisão de Jogos climbing to nearly Kz2.87bn as tax revenue continued to drive the market’s fiscal expansion.

Angola’s gaming regulator, the Instituto de Supervisão de Jogos (ISJ), collected Kz2,869,997,204 in February 2026, a 24% increase from January. According to ANGOP, the rise was led by fiscal receipts from gaming activity, which grew 25.30% month on month and remained the main engine behind the sector’s latest performance. The ISJ describes itself as the public body responsible for regulating, supervising and monitoring gaming activity in Angola while helping increase public revenue.

The February result also shows how heavily Angola’s gambling economy is being shaped by taxation rather than ancillary charges. Reporting based on the ISJ bulletin says tax revenue reached about Kz2.816bn in February, accounting for roughly 98% of the month’s total, while parafiscal revenue from services, supervision fees, fines and authorisations fell to around Kz53.9m. That means overall growth stayed strong even though non-tax collections softened.

The new monthly figure fits a broader expansion pattern already visible in Angola’s recent market data. According to official figures reported in February, the sector generated a record Kz28.2bn in tax revenue in 2025, up about 60% from 2024. In the fourth quarter alone, total sector revenue reached Kz7.9bn, with land-based social betting surging 393.8% year on year, while remote online gaming revenue fell sharply.

That contrast helps explain why Angola’s gambling market is currently expanding in a different way from many other jurisdictions. Instead of online channels leading growth, the strongest momentum is coming from segments that are easier to monitor physically and fiscally. For the state, that is translating into stronger revenue capture; for the market, it suggests Angola’s next phase will be defined less by digital scale and more by regulated, tax-efficient channel growth.