Ghana

Licensed

The Gaming Act 2006 (Act 721) covers casinos and sports betting, licensed by the Gaming Commission. Lotteries are run by the National Lottery Authority.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
Gaming Commission of GhanaCurrent regime since 2006
Legal basis
Gaming Act 2006 (Act 721)Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
58% 7 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
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
Gaming Act 2006 (Act 721)Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2006Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Ghana

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Ghana 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 Ghana, 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 Ghana, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Ghana49828.9%
  • Exclude Ghana in their terms46026.7%
  • No declaration76344.3%
Hold a licence covering Ghana0brands
List Ghana as a focus market14brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Brands serving Ghana 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 Ghana

No news about Ghana yet.

All news

Other licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Ghana Africa 498 28.9% 460 14 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
Cape Verde Africa 526 30.6% 421 2 1
Ceuta & Melilla Africa 0 0.0% 151 0 0
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

  1. Chambers Gaming Law 2025: Ghanapracticeguides.chambers.com
  2. Graphic Online: Parliament approves repeal of betting taxgraphic.com.gh
Identifier
CR-JUR-GH
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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