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.
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Last reviewed: 2 November 2026
Regulator
Inspecção Geral de Jogos (IGJ)Company & local presence
IGJ's published casino guidance calls for a company under Mozambican law in the form of a sociedade anónima. Its separate social-games guidance requests evidence of the applicant's legal existence; do not assume the casino corporate structure applies unchanged to a new remote-gaming concession.
Ownership requirements
The casino checklist asks for identification of foreign and national investors and the distribution of capital between them. Current ownership conditions for the new online framework were not verified; obtain IGJ's written confirmation before fixing the shareholding structure.
Required documents
The social-games checklist requests legal-existence documents, the signatory's authority and identification, game rules, system operating materials, business-continuity and data-hosting arrangements, independent system certification, and evidence of financial and technical suitability. The casino route separately requests an investment project and technical/economic feasibility study.
Financial requirements
Fees
A current fee schedule under the new online framework was not verified. Confirm the current amount with the regulator and request separate identification of application, concession, renewal and supervision charges.
Capital
IGJ's published social-games and casino guidance contains financial-resource requirements, but their continued application to the new remote framework has not been established. Confirm the current amount with the regulator; do not transfer legacy casino or social-games thresholds to an online concession.
Guarantees / bonds
The published social-games checklist requests proof of financial resources, bank statements, bank references and a bank guarantee in favour of IGJ. The current amount and applicability to the new framework are unverified. Confirm the current amount with the regulator.
Application process
- Ask IGJ to classify the proposed product as casino, social game/betting or a separately regulated remote game.
- Obtain the gazetted new instrument, its commencement provision and any transitional rules before relying on an online licensing route.
- Use IGJ's applicable checklist only after it confirms the current authorisation or concession procedure.
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Timelines
The new framework's effective date could not be verified from an admissible official source. No current official application-processing deadline was verified either; obtain both commencement and processing guidance directly from IGJ before scheduling launch.
Official sources
This guide is general information, not legal advice. Requirements change; always confirm with the regulator or speak to our team.