- Online casino
- ProhibitedOnline betting or poker is licensed; online casino is not.
- Regulator
- Gaming Board (Ministry of Tourism and Environmental Affairs)Start of regime not yet established
- Legal basis
- Gaming Control Act 2022Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 42% 5 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored
Legal status by product
Baseline research contract v1.1| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online casino | Prohibited | 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 | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Land-based casino | Licensed | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
- Governing law
- Gaming Control Act 2022Desk research, Oct 2026
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Eswatini 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 Eswatini, 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.
- Accept players from Eswatini57333.3%
- Exclude Eswatini in their terms36020.9%
- No declaration78845.8%
The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.
Market data
EnterpriseIn progressDraft regulations, including a central self-exclusion register, are due to be tabled in Parliament.
- 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 partly licensed markets
| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eswatini | Africa | 573 33.3% | 360 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.
No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.
Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.
Sources
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-SZ
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 2 cited, medium confidence