Benin

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Law 2002-28 of 29 March 2004 regulates games of chance, lotteries and betting, and the Loterie Nationale du Bénin, a public company whose statutes were approved by Decree 2011-268, holds the monopoly. It sells lottery, sports betting and casino-style games, including online, where it now earns most of its revenue. Unlicensed slot machines and offshore betting sites compete with it, and no private online licensing regime was found.

Online casino
Not yet establishedLegal online products come only from state operators.
Regulator
Not yet establishedStart of regime not yet established
Legal basis
Law 2002-28 of 29 March 2004 on games of chance and bettingDesk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
25% 3 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Sports betting State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Online poker Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Land-based casino Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Regulation
Governing law
Law 2002-28 of 29 March 2004 on games of chance and bettingDesk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Benin

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Benin yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Benin, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Benin, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Benin51029.6%
  • Exclude Benin in their terms43525.3%
  • No declaration77645.1%
Hold a licence covering Benin0brands
List Benin as a focus market3brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Brands serving Benin Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

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Market data

Enterprise
Market share by brand Part of the Benin dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Benin dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Benin dataset
What would change this page

In progressThe Loterie Nationale du Bénin plans a single online platform for sports betting, casino games and virtual products in 2026.

  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
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Other state monopoly markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Benin Africa 510 29.6% 435 3 1
Burkina Faso Africa 507 29.5% 456 5 1
Côte d’Ivoire Africa 444 25.8% 530 5 1
Gabon Africa 544 31.6% 401 2 0
Mali Africa 488 28.4% 477 3 1
Morocco Africa 536 31.1% 417 13 6
Niger Africa 537 31.2% 406 2 0
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. SGG Bénin: Loi n° 2002-28 portant réglementation des jeux de hasardsgg.gouv.bj
  2. SGG Bénin: Décret n° 2011-268, statuts de la Loterie Nationale du Béninsgg.gouv.bj
  3. AllAfrica: Illegal gamblers are beating Benin's state lotteryallafrica.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-BJ
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
3 cited, medium confidence

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