- Online casino
- LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
- Regulator
- Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA)Current regime since 2022
- Legal basis
- Gaming and Lotteries Act 2022Desk 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 (3 sources) |
| 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
- Gaming and Lotteries Act 2022Desk research, Oct 2026
- Current regime since
- 2022Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Malawi
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Malawi 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 Malawi, 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 Malawi, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Malawi54731.8%
- Exclude Malawi in their terms40423.5%
- No declaration77044.7%
Hold a licence covering Malawi0brands
List Malawi as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Brands serving Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | Africa | 547 31.8% | 404 | 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 |
| Cape Verde | Africa | 526 30.6% | 421 | 2 | 1 |
| Ceuta & Melilla | Africa | 0 0.0% | 151 | 0 | 0 |
| Ghana | Africa | 498 28.9% | 460 | 14 | 1 |
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-MW
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 3 cited, medium confidence