- Online casino
- LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
- Regulator
- Inspeção Geral de Jogos (IGJ)Current regime since 2016
- Legal basis
- Decree-Law 73/2015 of 31 December 2015Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 58% 7 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored
Legal status by product
Baseline research contract v1.1| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online casino | Licensed | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
| 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) |
Regulation
- Governing law
- Decree-Law 73/2015 of 31 December 2015Desk research, Oct 2026
- Current regime since
- 2016Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Cape Verde
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Cape Verde yet.
Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.
Licensed and offshore brands
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15How many brands hold a licence that covers Cape Verde, 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 Cape Verde, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Cape Verde52630.6%
- Exclude Cape Verde in their terms42124.5%
- No declaration77445.0%
Hold a licence covering Cape Verde0brands
List Cape Verde as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Brands serving Cape Verde 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
Other licensed markets
| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde | Africa | 526 30.6% | 421 | 2 | 1 |
| Angola | Africa | 460 26.7% | 514 | 3 | 0 |
| Botswana | Africa | 499 29.0% | 459 | 2 | 0 |
| Canary Islands | Africa | 0 0.0% | 152 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceuta & Melilla | Africa | 0 0.0% | 151 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghana | Africa | 498 28.9% | 460 | 14 | 1 |
| Kenya | Africa | 508 29.5% | 442 | 17 | 6 |
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
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-CV
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 2 cited, low confidence