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.
Lottery · Land-based casino · Land-based betting
Last reviewed: 2 November 2026
Regulator
Ministry of Territorial Administration (MINAT)Company & local presence
Article 7 requires RCCM registration, taxpayer documentation, a tax-office location certificate and the proposed establishment's location. Confirm the appropriate local corporate structure with MINAT before incorporating; these requirements should not be treated as permission to operate offshore.
Ownership requirements
The decree contemplates individual and corporate applicants, including foreign individuals with a valid residence permit and approval to conduct commercial activity. Promoters must meet the majority and good-character requirements in Article 2; no gambling-specific foreign shareholding percentage was verified.
Required documents
Submit five copies of the Article 7 dossier: stamped application, draft concession and specifications, RCCM registration, certified taxpayer card, tax-clearance and location certificates, game descriptions, bank-guarantee certificate and premises plan. Corporate articles, identity or residence documents and management dossiers are also required; the listed casino principals' criminal-record extracts must be less than three months old.
Financial requirements
Fees
A current concession fee schedule was not verified. Confirm the current amount with the regulator, including application charges, concession payments and any separate operating levies.
Capital
Article 8 permits refusal for insufficient technical or financial capacity to sustain the activity. A fixed gambling-specific paid-up capital minimum was not verified. Confirm the current amount with the regulator.
Guarantees / bonds
Article 7 expressly requires an attestation de cautionnement bancaire, or bank-guarantee certificate. Confirm the current amount with the regulator, together with the beneficiary, form and duration.
Application process
Articles 5–7 provide for a concession contract signed by the minister responsible for gambling after the opinion of the Agence de Régulation des Jeux. The decree directs filing with that agency; ask MINAT to confirm the currently operational receiving office and any implementing orders before submitting.
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Timelines
The decree allows 30 days for the agency to transmit the dossier and its opinion, followed by 90 days from ministerial receipt for a decision. Requests for additional information or a character investigation suspend the latter period; obtain written confirmation rather than launching on assumed approval.
Article 5 sets a renewable ten-year concession term; Article 7 requires renewal filing no later than six months before expiry.
Official sources
This guide is general information, not legal advice. Requirements change; always confirm with the regulator or speak to our team.