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Senegal organises gambling around a single public operator. The Loterie Nationale Sénégalaise (LONASE), a wholly state-owned company, holds a legal monopoly over games of chance, lotteries and betting under Law No. 87-43 of December 1987. It runs horse-race betting, lottery draws and sports betting, and controls online betting through platforms operated with private technical partners. Land-based casinos follow a separate regime dating from 1966, under which individual establishments are authorised by decree. There is no independent gambling regulator. Since November 2025 a 20% levy has been withheld from players’ winnings, and in July 2026 LONASE published a list of 17 authorised online platforms, declaring every other site clandestine. This guide sets out what the published legal texts, official records and specialist press show, and flags where the primary texts could not be read.

Key points

LONASE holds the monopoly on games of chance, lotteries and betting under Law No. 87-43 of December 1987; its specifications (cahier des charges) were approved by Decree No. 2018-489 of 26 February 2018.
Casinos are governed by Law No. 66-58 of 30 June 1966 on gaming establishments, as amended in 1975; each casino is authorised by a separate decree.
Online gambling is lawful only through LONASE and its partner platforms. A Dakar court ordered internet providers to block foreign betting and casino sites in April 2021, and in July 2026 LONASE published a list of 17 authorised platforms.
Law No. 17/2025, adopted by the National Assembly on 18 September 2025, introduced a 20% levy on players’ winnings and a 20% levy on operators’ gaming revenue; withholding on winnings began on 1 November 2025.
No published source makes it an offence for individuals to play on unauthorised sites; enforcement targets operators and payment intermediaries. The minimum age is 18 for LONASE products, and LONASE publishes a helpline (800 00 50 50).

Last reviewed: 7 October 2026.

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Historical development

LONASE’s institutional presentation gives its date of creation as 29 July 1966 and describes it as a public enterprise whose capital is 100% public. Its stated mission is to organise lottery games and games of chance responsibly “afin de générer des ressources au profit de l’État” (so as to generate resources for the state). Its motto, “La fortune aux souscripteurs, les bénéfices à la Nation” (“fortune to the subscribers, profits to the Nation”), sums up the model.

The company did not begin in state hands. According to a historical account published in Le Soleil (2026), the lottery was founded in 1966 as a private company by a French entrepreneur with capital of 25 million CFA francs. The state took an 80% stake in 1974 and bought the remaining 20% in 1977. Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) horse-race betting was introduced in 1986. On 6 October 1987 the government, by Decree No. 87-1257, laid before the National Assembly a bill to authorise the creation of a national company called LONASE. The resulting statute, Law No. 87-43, is listed in the Journal officiel No. 5220 of 27 February 1988.

Casinos developed on a separate track. Law No. 66-58 of 30 June 1966 on the organisation and regulation of gaming establishments, listed in the Journal officiel No. 3835 of 16 July 1966, set the framework. In 2012 LONASE relaunched football betting through internet platforms with a private partner, according to Le Soleil, and the market has since attracted technology suppliers: in June 2023 the gaming technology company Honoré Gaming opened an office in Dakar, as reported by SBC News.

Legal framework

Senegal has no single consolidated gambling act. The framework consists of the LONASE monopoly law and its implementing decree; the casino law of 1966; provisions of the General Tax Code; and the general criminal and anti-money-laundering law.

The LONASE monopoly

A monopoly, in gambling regulation, is a system in which the state reserves the right to offer gambling to one operator, usually publicly owned, rather than licensing competing firms. Law No. 87-43 authorised the creation of LONASE as a national company. LONASE itself cites the law as the basis of its exclusive right: its July 2026 communiqué, published by the national news agency APS, refers to “la loi n° 1987-43 du 23 décembre 1987” as conferring the monopoly on games and betting. The Journal officiel index dates the law 28 December 1987; we could not read the law’s text to resolve the discrepancy. LONASE’s obligations are set out in specifications approved by Decree No. 2018-489 of 26 February 2018, published in the Journal officiel No. 7128 of 6 October 2018.

The General Tax Code also recognises the monopoly. Article 31 sexies, inserted by Law No. 2023-18 of 15 December 2023, obliges the state company holding the gaming monopoly to report annually to the tax authority on the companies operating games under agreements with it, including each company’s name, tax number and the share or commission paid to it. This shows how the monopoly works in practice: LONASE contracts with private firms that operate products under its umbrella and receive a share of revenue, rather than holding licences of their own.

Casinos

Law No. 66-58 was amended by Law No. 1975-59 of 2 June 1975. According to the official summary of that law, it authorised slot machines in approved establishments, which a 1937 decree-law had banned, maintained a ban on Senegalese nationals entering gaming rooms and slot-machine halls, and subjected slot-machine revenue to turnover tax at 8.5%. Whether the ban on nationals still applies in that form could not be verified; a 2013 report in Dakaractu described it as later relaxed to allow nationals to play low-stake slot machines.

Individual casinos are authorised by decree published in the Journal officiel. The Journal officiel No. 7078 of 3 March 2018 lists Decree No. 2012-859 of 14 August 2012 authorising a gaming establishment at Saly Portudal (under the Ministry of the Interior), and Journal officiel No. 7128 lists Decree No. 2018-488 of 26 February 2018 authorising one in Dakar (under the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Planning). Article 31 septies of the General Tax Code, also added in 2023, requires casinos and other organisers of games and bets to pass to the tax authority the information they record under anti-money-laundering law.

The Penal Code

The Penal Code (Law No. 65-60 of 21 July 1965) is reported to penalise unauthorised games. In 2007 LONASE’s lawyer cited its Article 388, stating that “tous les jeux non autorisés sont interdits” and that offenders face prosecution, according to a Le Soleil report of 1 August 2007 republished by Osiris. We could not read the consolidated code to confirm the article’s wording, penalties or whether it reaches players.

Regulator and licensing model

Senegal’s model is a state monopoly with private partners: one public operator holds the exclusive right and contracts with private firms, instead of an independent regulator licensing competitors. LONASE is both operator and, in practice, the body that decides which platforms may operate. When it received a “Regulatory & Institutional Leadership Recognition” award at the Gaming Tech Summit Africa in Nairobi in June 2026, its own report presented this as recognition of “le modèle régulatoire et opérationnel sénégalais”. Its governance page describes a board, chaired in 2026 by Moustapha Camara, that supervises management and regulatory compliance.

In February 2026 LONASE reorganised its online partnerships. According to Senego (February 2026), Toussaint Manga, then Director General, moved away from arrangements that gave operators autonomy similar to a licence and towards “technical partnership” conventions for LONASE-branded platforms, with private partners running the technology under LONASE control and revenue returning to the state. By July 2026 LONASE’s website named Abdourahmane Baldé as Director General. There is no public application procedure, no fee schedule and no register of licensees; the July 2026 list of platforms is the nearest equivalent.

We found no bill, decree or official statement proposing an independent gambling regulatory authority. Commentators have called for one: a tax specialist writing in Osiris (September 2025) proposed licences awarded by competitive tender. Combining operator and regulator in one body leaves private firms no transparent route into the market other than negotiation with the monopoly holder.

Online gambling

Online gambling is lawful only within the monopoly. LONASE runs LONASE.BET, “la plateforme de paris en ligne de la Loterie Nationale Sénégalaise”, and its FAQ explains that online play requires an account. In its July 2026 communiqué LONASE listed 17 platforms authorised to operate in Senegal, including its own and partner-branded sites, and stated that “toute autre plateforme qui opère au Sénégal et qui ne figure pas sur cette liste est considérée comme clandestine”. In line with our editorial policy we do not name the private brands on the list. Online casino games in the strict sense (slots, roulette and similar games) are not presented as a separate authorised category in any source we read.

Offshore operators, meaning companies licensed abroad that accept Senegalese customers over the internet, are therefore unauthorised unless they appear on LONASE’s list. Enforcement has taken three forms:

ISP blocking. On 12 April 2021 the Tribunal de grande instance hors classe of Dakar, on an urgent application by LONASE, ordered Orange, Free and Expresso to make inaccessible from Senegal foreign sites and applications offering online gaming and betting, naming about 16 betting and casino sites, as reported by Pressafrik and republished by Osiris (April 2021). How fully the order was implemented could not be established.
Criminal investigation and payment channels. In July 2026, following a complaint by LONASE, the police cybersecurity division (Division spéciale de cybersécurité) opened an investigation into unauthorised platforms and payment aggregators for alleged criminal conspiracy, illicit operation of games of chance, money laundering and aggravated tax fraud, according to Dakaractu. The communiqué warns that operators and complicit payment intermediaries face prosecution. No outcome had been reported by October 2026.
Data protection. According to Osiris, the personal data protection commission (CDP) has held discussions with LONASE on age verification and data collection by online betting platforms.

Mobile money is central to the market. In an interview republished by LONASE on 7 August 2026 (originally given to SiGMA News), its board chair described a “Mobile First” strategy built on local payment solutions and gave gaming sector revenue of 20.7 billion CFA francs for the first half of 2025, without specifying whether this means stakes, gross gaming revenue or LONASE turnover.

Position of players

Lawful gambling is open only to adults. LONASE’s responsible gaming page states that “les jeux d’argent sont strictement réservés aux personnes majeures”, and its FAQ sets the minimum age at 18, with possible identity checks at points of sale. Winnings are paid on presentation of the original ticket and valid identification.

We found no source stating that it is an offence for an individual to play with an unauthorised online operator, and no reported prosecution or fine of a player. LONASE’s 2026 communiqué addresses players only with warnings about fraud and unpaid winnings; its threats of prosecution are aimed at operators and payment intermediaries. Because the Penal Code text could not be checked, the position should not be treated as settled. Players on unauthorised sites have no local body to turn to in a dispute.

Taxation

Operators

LONASE’s homepage states that it contributes 25 billion CFA francs a year to public programmes and has supported more than 350 social, cultural and sporting projects (undated figures). Law No. 17/2025 added a 20% levy on operators’ gaming revenue, according to the official summary of the bill, on top of ordinary corporate income tax. The precise base of this levy could not be confirmed, because the published bill is a scanned document that could not be read.

Players’ winnings: the 20% levy

Bill No. 17/2025 amending the General Tax Code (Law No. 2012-31 of 31 December 2012) was adopted by the National Assembly on 18 September 2025 by 123 votes to 8, with 2 abstentions. Presenting it, Finance Minister Cheikh Diba named games of chance among the targeted activities and described tax as an instrument for regulating risky behaviour, as reported by AllAfrica. A withholding tax is one deducted at source by the payer. LONASE announced, in a statement reported by Le Soleil (31 October 2025), that 20% would be withheld from winnings in its retail network from 1 November 2025 and on digital channels from mid-November.

No threshold was mentioned in any source we read. A worked example by the tax specialist cited above applies the 20% to gross winnings, so that a 100,000 CFA franc payout yields 80,000 francs. iGaming Business (December 2025) reported a 72-hour bettors’ strike from 3 to 6 November 2025. In March 2026 the Dakar daily Sud Quotidien, reported by AllAfrica, noted that the government’s fiscal strategy identifies gaming, especially online, as a sector that could be taxed further.

Consumer protection and responsible gambling

Senegal has no statutory self-exclusion register and no independent body for gambling harm that we could identify. Protection measures are set mainly by LONASE:

Helpline and treatment. LONASE’s prevention page gives a helpline, 800 00 50 50, without naming its operator, and lists three treatment centres: CEPIAD (the integrated addiction care centre in Dakar), the Hôpital Principal de Dakar and the Dalal Xel psychiatric centre in Thiès.
Self-assessment. The responsible gaming page offers a five-question self-test, lists warning signs such as chasing losses, and advises setting a spending budget before playing, but describes no self-exclusion procedure.
Advertising. LONASE’s marketing charter, which cites the advertising law (Law No. 83-20 of 28 January 1983), forbids targeting minors, presenting gambling as a solution to financial problems, encouraging players to chase losses and advertising near schools, health facilities or places of worship. Le Soleil reported in 2026 that betting kiosks still operate near schools.
Certification. LONASE reported that it obtained Level 2 of the World Lottery Association’s voluntary responsible gaming certification in July 2026.

These measures do not extend to unauthorised sites. General guidance is available in our responsible gambling guide.

Recent and upcoming developments

Tax reporting (December 2023). Law No. 2023-18 added reporting duties for the monopoly holder, casinos and gaming organisers to the General Tax Code.
20% levies (September to November 2025). Law No. 17/2025 adopted on 18 September 2025; withholding on winnings from 1 November 2025, followed by a bettors’ strike.
Online partnerships (February 2026). LONASE moved its online partners to technical partnership conventions under its control.
Enforcement (July 2026). LONASE published its list of 17 authorised platforms and a criminal investigation into unauthorised platforms and payment channels began. Its outcome was unknown at the time of review.
Responsible gaming (July 2026). LONASE obtained WLA Level 2 certification.
Regulatory authority. No bill to create an independent regulator had been published as of October 2026.

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The listings below are generated automatically from our casino database and do not show that an operator is authorised in Senegal. Lawful online gambling is limited to LONASE and the platforms on its published list, and there is no licensing route for private online casinos, so the listings must not be read as an indication that playing at a listed site is lawful in Senegal. Readers can check LONASE’s own products and announcements on the LONASE website.

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Key points

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Historical development

Legal framework

The LONASE monopoly

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The Penal Code

Regulator and licensing model

Online gambling

Position of players

Taxation

Operators

Players’ winnings: the 20% levy

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