Casino and betting guides for every African country

How to use the country guides

Pick your country from the lists above. Each guide opens with a facts box that sums up the legal status for online casinos and for sports betting, the regulator where one exists, the currency, the main mobile money wallets and the minimum age where it’s established. Below that is the ranked list of sites that accept players from that country, always with 1Win first, and any licensed local operators we know of.

The article underneath fills in the detail: what the law actually says, how deposits and withdrawals work in practice, the leagues locals bet on and where to get help if gambling stops being fun. A few things are worth knowing as you read:

• Legal status is about online play. Many countries license land-based casinos or betting shops but say nothing about websites. Where the position isn’t clear, the guide says so rather than guessing.
• Bonuses are shown as percentages. The bonus amounts on the rest of this site are South African offers in rands. Outside South Africa the same brand may offer a different cap, currency or set of terms, so the guides talk about match percentages and free spins only. The cashier shows you the real terms for your country.
• Nothing here is legal advice. Laws change, and enforcement varies. If you’re unsure whether you can play, check with your country’s regulator or a local lawyer.

Africa region by region

North Africa

North Africa is the strictest region. Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Sudan prohibit gambling and have no licensing route for online casinos or betting sites, and Egypt has blocked offshore sites, including 1xBet in February 2026. Morocco and Tunisia allow sports betting only through state monopolies (La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports and Promosport), while online casinos aren’t authorised. Read the North African guides closely before you deposit anywhere.

West Africa

West Africa has two of the continent’s biggest regulated markets. Ghana’s Gaming Commission licenses online gaming under the Gaming Act 2006, and Nigeria regulates gambling state by state since the Supreme Court ruling of November 2024, with Lagos the largest licensing state. Most French-speaking countries run sports betting through a national lottery monopoly, such as LONACI in Côte d’Ivoire, LONASE in Senegal or LONAB in Burkina Faso, and online casinos are unregulated. Mauritania prohibits gambling, and several smaller markets, including Gambia, Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau, have no clear online framework.

East Africa

East Africa is mobile-first and heavily regulated in its biggest markets. Kenya replaced the BCLB with the new Gambling Regulatory Authority under the Gambling Control Act 2025, Tanzania’s Gaming Board licenses online gaming, and Uganda’s regulator sets a minimum gambling age of 25. Ethiopia licenses sports betting through its state lottery service, Somalia prohibits gambling, and the Indian Ocean islands (Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros) range from licensed land-based gambling to no online rules at all.

Central Africa

Central Africa is the region with the least regulation on paper. Cameroon, the DRC and Gabon all have licensed or state-backed sports betting, but none of them has a clear framework for online casinos. Chad, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, the Republic of the Congo and São Tomé and Príncipe have no specific online gambling law that our research could identify.

Southern Africa

Southern Africa mixes one fully licensed online market with many grey ones. Angola licenses online casino games and sports betting through its Instituto de Supervisão de Jogos. Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia license sports betting in some form, but online casinos sit in a gap the law doesn’t clearly cover. Lesotho and Eswatini license land-based gambling and have no confirmed online framework or regulator.

The legal picture across Africa

Across the 53 countries covered here (South Africa has its own sections), the picture falls into three rough groups:

1. Licensed online markets. Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda have a regulator that licenses online casinos and sports betting. Here the safest choice is a locally licensed operator, because the regulator can hear your complaint.
2. Licensed betting, unclear casinos. In most countries, including Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Senegal and Zimbabwe, sports betting is licensed (often as a state monopoly), but online casinos have no licence category. International casino sites accept players there, but they aren’t approved locally.
3. Prohibited or unregulated. Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Somalia and Sudan prohibit both. Morocco and Tunisia prohibit online casinos and allow only the state betting monopolies. In places like Chad, Djibouti or South Sudan, no online gambling law could be identified at all.

Where a guide says “unclear”, it means exactly that: we couldn’t confirm a law that either permits or bans online play. It doesn’t mean online gambling is allowed.

Mobile money: how most Africans deposit

Outside South Africa and North Africa, mobile money is the main way to fund a betting or casino account. Cards are less common in many countries, and a wallet on your phone is faster than a bank transfer. The wallets that appear most often in our country data are:

• Orange Money, across French-speaking West and Central Africa, and in Botswana, Liberia and Sierra Leone
• MTN MoMo, in Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, Eswatini, Cameroon and others (MTN MoMo has its own page for South Africa)
• Airtel Money, in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and others
• M-Pesa, in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho and others
• Wave, in Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Gambia
• EcoCash, in Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Burundi

International sites usually add a crypto option such as Tether (USDT), and many accept Visa or Mastercard. Before you register, open the cashier and check that your wallet is listed for withdrawals as well as deposits. A site that takes your deposit by mobile money may send your winnings another way, and some sites only pay out to the method you deposited with.

What to watch for with offshore brands

Most of the sites ranked in these guides are offshore brands licensed in Curaçao, or in BC.Game’s case Anjouan. They’re legitimate international businesses, but an offshore licence isn’t a licence from your country. Keep these points in mind:

• No local complaints route. If a withdrawal is refused or a bonus is cancelled, you deal with the site’s support and its licensing body abroad. Our guide to offshore and locally licensed casinos explains what that means in practice.
• Currency conversion. Many sites show balances in US dollars, euros or crypto. If you deposit in your local currency, you may pay a conversion margin both ways.
• Verification before withdrawal. Expect to upload an ID document and sometimes proof of address before your first withdrawal. Doing it early avoids delays.
• Bonus terms. Read the wagering requirement before you accept a bonus. Our guide to wagering requirements shows how to work out what a bonus really costs.
• Local brands are separate companies. Betway Botswana, Betway Zambia or Premier Bet Angola aren’t the same businesses as the South African brands with similar names, and they have their own licences and terms.

Gambling responsibly anywhere in Africa

South Africa is the only country in our data with a confirmed national gambling helpline (the National Responsible Gambling Programme). Elsewhere, use the tools sites give you: deposit limits, session reminders, time-outs and self-exclusion. Our responsible gambling tools guide shows how they work. Treat every stake as the cost of entertainment, never as a way to earn money.