- Online casino
- UnregulatedNo law addresses online play directly.
- Regulator
- Ministry of the Interior and DecentralisationStart of regime not yet established
- Legal basis
- 1971 law on games of chance; decree of February 2026Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 100% 7 of 7 applicable fields. How it is scored
Legal status by product
Baseline research contract v1.1| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online casino | Unregulated | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Sports betting | Unregulated | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Online poker | Unregulated | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Lottery | State monopoly | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Land-based casino | Licensed | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
- Governing law
- 1971 law on games of chance; decree of February 2026Desk research, Oct 2026
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Madagascar 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 Madagascar, 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 Madagascar54131.4%
- Exclude Madagascar in their terms40523.5%
- No declaration77545.0%
The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.
In progressDraft Law No. 019/2026 was adopted by the National Assembly in its second extraordinary session of 2026 but is not yet in force. It creates a separate licence category for online games, requires operators to connect to a national monitoring platform run by the Ministry of the Interior, and sets the minimum age at 21.
- 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 unregulated markets
| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | Africa | 541 31.4% | 405 | 2 | 1 |
| Central African Republic | Africa | 443 25.7% | 538 | 2 | 1 |
| Chad | Africa | 535 31.1% | 415 | 2 | 0 |
| Comoros | Africa | 542 31.5% | 416 | 2 | 1 |
| Djibouti | Africa | 544 31.6% | 404 | 2 | 1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | 554 32.2% | 390 | 2 | 1 |
| Eritrea | Africa | 475 27.6% | 491 | 2 | 0 |
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-MG
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 3 cited, medium confidence