Rwanda

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The Rwanda Development Board licenses online casino, sports betting and land-based casinos under Law No. 58/2011 and ministerial orders of 2013 and 2023. Licensing was suspended from June 2024 to August 2025 while a new national policy was adopted, then reopened with Betway and ForteBet licensed for online casino and betting. GGR tax rose from 13% to 40%.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
Rwanda Development BoardCurrent regime since 2011
Legal basis
Law No. 58/2011 on gamblingDesk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
50% 6 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 (3 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 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 (3 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Law No. 58/2011 on gamblingDesk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2011Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Rwanda

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Rwanda 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 Rwanda, 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 Rwanda, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Rwanda50329.2%
  • Exclude Rwanda in their terms45526.4%
  • No declaration76344.3%
Hold a licence covering Rwanda0brands
List Rwanda as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available0welcome offers
Brands serving Rwanda 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.

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Market data

Enterprise
Market share by brand Part of the Rwanda dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Rwanda dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Rwanda dataset
What would change this page

In progressThe board is redesigning the regulatory framework and plans to replace the 2011 law.

  • 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 Rwanda

No news about Rwanda yet.

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Other licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Rwanda Africa 503 29.2% 455 2 0
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

  1. Rwanda resumes issuing gaming licences (KT Press)ktpress.rw
  2. Rwanda new gambling market (SBC News)sbcnews.co.uk
  3. Rwanda licensing decision (iGaming Expert)igamingexpert.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-RW
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
3 cited, medium confidence

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