Burundi

Partly licensed

All games of chance are illegal unless run or authorised by the Loterie Nationale du Burundi (LONA), which publishes a list of authorised online betting operators. Lydia Ludic is the only licensed casino operator. LONA monitors operator transactions through approved mobile payment providers.

Online casino
Not yet establishedOnline betting or poker is licensed; online casino is not.
Regulator
Loterie Nationale du Burundi (LONA)Start of regime not yet established
Legal basis
Not yet establishedResearch queued
Research coverage
33% 4 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 Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Burundi, 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 Burundi, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Burundi50529.3%
  • Exclude Burundi in their terms45626.5%
  • No declaration76044.2%
Hold a licence covering Burundi0brands
List Burundi as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Brands serving Burundi 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.

Market data

Enterprise
What would change this page

In progressUnder a 2023 to 2035 strategy, LONA is to stop its commercial activities and become a dedicated regulator.

  • 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
Latest on Burundi

No news about Burundi yet.

All news

Other partly licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Burundi Africa 505 29.3% 456 2 1
Cameroon Africa 532 30.9% 417 5 1
Congo - Kinshasa Africa 513 29.8% 453 4 1
Eswatini Africa 573 33.3% 360 2 1
Mayotte Africa 0 0.0% 454 2 0
Réunion Africa 0 0.0% 441 2 0
South Africa Africa 549 31.9% 420 15 28
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. Focus Gaming News: Burundi LONA warns against illegal bettingfocusgn.com
  2. SiGMA: Burundi sets late payment penaltysigma.world
Identifier
CR-JUR-BI
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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