Licensing Guides
Structured overviews of iGaming licensing in African jurisdictions. Each guide cites official sources and shows when it was last reviewed.
Angola
Angola gambling licensing: ISJ and the updated gaming law
The Instituto de Supervisão de Jogos supervises Angola’s gambling sector, including online gaming. Lei n.º 17/24 of 28 October replaced Lei n.º 5/16 of 17 May; ISJ also lists Decreto Presidencial n.º 131/20 as the regulation for online games and betting.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Botswana
Botswana gambling licensing: established categories and remote betting checks
The Gambling Authority administers licensing under the Gambling Act, 2012, Cap. 19:03, with applications initiated through published invitations. Official sources confirm established gambling licence categories, but a current general remote casino or online sports betting licensing route was not verified.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Burundi
Burundi Gambling Licensing: LONA and Market Restrictions
LONA’s official website describes a concession and licensing system for gambling operators in Burundi. It also reports suspended physical casinos and only potentially available online sports betting, so a general gambling licence must not be treated as blanket online permission.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Cameroon
Cameroon gambling concessions and licensing
Cameroon regulates casinos, betting and public lotteries through concessions under Decree No. 2019/2300/PM implementing Law No. 2015/012 of 16 July 2015. MINAT confirms its responsibility for gambling matters, but a standalone online casino or online sportsbook licensing route was not verified.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire gambling: LONACI concession and ARJH oversight
Côte d'Ivoire distinguishes concession-based gambling from games requiring authorisation, under ARJH oversight. Online sports betting belongs to the games conceded to LONACI and is not open to competition: market entry must be explored through the concession/partnership model, not an ordinary independent online betting licence.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
DR Congo
DR Congo gambling regulation: CSJA, operator registration and licensing
The DR Congo Ministry of Finance oversees gambling regulation through the Cellule de Surveillance des Jeux d’Argent et de Hasard (CSJA), established by ministerial order in January 2026. Official 2026 notices require operator identification, authorisation and regulatory oversight. The reform bill and the precise application route for a new remote licence require confirmation; identification alone is not an operating licence.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Ghana
Ghana Gaming Licence
Ghana’s Gaming Commission licenses sports betting, casinos and other regulated gaming activities. Applicants must meet ownership, financial and suitability requirements.
Last reviewed 23 October 2026
Kenya
Kenya betting and gaming licensing
The Gambling Control Act, 2025 establishes the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya as successor to the Betting Control and Licensing Board. The official site now publishes gazetted licensing and conduct regulations, so older BCLB checklists and the earlier transition suspension should not be treated as the complete current framework.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Malawi
Malawi gambling licensing: MAGLA applications and requirements
MAGLA licenses gambling under the Gaming and Lotteries Act, 2022. Its 2026 sports betting invitation closed on 10 July 2026 at 16:30 local time; as of 2 November 2026 that deadline has expired, and this guide does not establish a currently open application window.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Mauritius
Mauritius Gambling Licence
Mauritius regulates gambling through the Gambling Regulatory Authority. Licensing is activity-specific, with categories including casinos, gaming houses and different forms of bookmaking.
Last reviewed 23 October 2026
Mozambique
Mozambique gambling regulation: IGJ and online framework status
Mozambique’s Inspecção-Geral de Jogos (IGJ) publishes separate procedures for casino and other gaming activities and has announced reforms affecting remote gaming. The legal instrument, its current commencement status and whether a new remote licence or concession application is open must be confirmed with IGJ before committing to market entry.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Nigeria
Nigeria gambling licensing: state licences and the FCT
Following the Supreme Court’s November 2024 judgment, the National Lottery Act no longer supplies a nationwide licensing basis across the states. Operators need the applicable state licence in each state where they operate; Lagos is regulated by LSLGA, while the FCT is a separate federal jurisdiction with official guidance referring to NLRC.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Rwanda
Rwanda Gambling Licensing: RDB, MINICOM Laws and Entry Routes
Rwanda permits authorised gaming under Law No 58/2011, but newer official notices identify RDB rather than MINICOM as the gambling regulator. RDB’s 2025 notice retains the existing law and ministerial orders while a replacement framework is developed, and distinguishes casino applications from expressions of interest for betting and online casino.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Senegal
Senegal gambling access through LONASE
LONASE's official presentation states that it operates games of chance, lotteries and assimilated games as a national monopoly. This is not an openly licensable independent iGaming market: prospective entrants should pursue concession or partnership discussions with LONASE, without assuming that an agreement is available or sufficient for every product.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Seychelles
Seychelles Interactive Gambling Licence
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority regulates interactive gambling under the Seychelles Gambling Act and the Interactive Gambling Rules 2024. The framework distinguishes operators offering their own games and software from those using third-party products.
Last reviewed 23 October 2026
South Africa
South Africa gambling licensing: provincial betting, not online casino
Online sports betting is lawful when offered under an appropriate South African provincial licence; the National Gambling Board provides national oversight rather than issuing a general online operator licence. Online casino and unauthorised interactive gaming remain prohibited under the National Gambling Act 2004; the Remote Gambling Bill B11—2024 is a proposal, not an operative licensing route.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Tanzania
Tanzania Gaming Licence — Mainland
The Gaming Board of Tanzania regulates gaming in mainland Tanzania. Internet sports betting and internet casino operations have distinct licensing categories, with separate application and annual licence fees.
Last reviewed 23 October 2026
Uganda
Uganda Betting and Gaming Licence
Uganda’s National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board licenses betting and gaming businesses. Its General Betting licence covers online and land-based sports betting, while casino operations fall under a separate category.
Last reviewed 23 October 2026
Zambia
Zambia betting and casino licensing: regulator and requirements
The Betting Control Act establishes the Betting Control and Licensing Board for bookmakers and betting premises; casino licensing follows a separate tourism/ministry route. The Betting Levy Act, 2025 introduces a betting levy framework, not a replacement general gambling licensing authority; standalone online-casino licensing was not conclusively verified.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe gambling licensing and online-gaming checks
The Lotteries and Gaming Board administers the Lotteries and Gaming Act [Chapter 10:26] and advertises casino, lottery and bookmaker licensing. Its current website expressly addresses regulated gambling websites, but a dedicated online/remote-gaming statutory instrument and its application requirements were not verified.
Last reviewed 2 November 2026