- Online casino
- ProhibitedLegal online products come only from state operators.
- Regulator
- Not yet establishedStart of regime not yet established
- Legal basis
- Not yet establishedResearch queued
- Research coverage
- 33% 4 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 | State monopoly | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
| Online poker | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
| Lottery | State monopoly | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
| Land-based casino | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
Licensed and offshore brands
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15How many brands hold a licence that covers Western Sahara, 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 Western Sahara, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Western Sahara00.0%
- Exclude Western Sahara in their terms38722.5%
- No declaration1,33477.5%
Hold a licence covering Western Sahara0brands
List Western Sahara as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available0welcome offers
Brands serving Western Sahara 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 state monopoly markets
| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Sahara | Africa | 0 0.0% | 387 | 2 | 0 |
| Benin | Africa | 510 29.6% | 435 | 3 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | Africa | 507 29.5% | 456 | 5 | 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Africa | 444 25.8% | 530 | 5 | 1 |
| Gabon | Africa | 544 31.6% | 401 | 2 | 0 |
| Mali | Africa | 488 28.4% | 477 | 3 | 1 |
| Morocco | Africa | 536 31.1% | 417 | 13 | 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
- North Africa online betting licensing gap (iGaming Business)igamingbusiness.com
- Western Sahara regulation overview (GamblingMaps)gamblingmaps.org
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-EH
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 2 cited, low confidence