Cameroon

Partly licensed

Law 2015/012 and Decree 2019/2300/PM regulate casinos, lotteries, betting and online games, and online operators need an authorisation from the minister in charge of games. Online sports betting is licensed by MINAT. Whether online casino games can be licensed has not been established.

Low confidence. This record rests on thin sourcing and is queued for a primary-source check.

Online casino
Not yet establishedOnline betting or poker is licensed; online casino is not.
Regulator
Ministry of Territorial Administration (MINAT) and Agence de régulation des jeuxCurrent regime since 2019
Legal basis
Law 2015/012 of 16 July 2015; Decree 2019/2300/PM of 18 July 2019Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
50% 6 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 (3 sources)
Online poker Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Lottery Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Law 2015/012 of 16 July 2015; Decree 2019/2300/PM of 18 July 2019Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2019Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Cameroon

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Cameroon 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 Cameroon, 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 Cameroon, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Cameroon53230.9%
  • Exclude Cameroon in their terms41724.2%
  • No declaration77244.9%
Hold a licence covering Cameroon0brands
List Cameroon as a focus market5brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Brands serving Cameroon 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
  • 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 Cameroon

No news about Cameroon yet.

All news

Other partly licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Cameroon Africa 532 30.9% 417 5 1
Burundi Africa 505 29.3% 456 2 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. CMS Expert Guide to gambling laws in Africa: Camerooncms.law
  2. Jeux de hasard : Ngoh Ngoh et Atanga Nji à couteaux tirés pour 600 milliards FCFA (Camer.be)camer.be
  3. Cameroon decree on games of chance (2019)spm.gov.cm
Identifier
CR-JUR-CM
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
3 cited, low confidence

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