Mozambique Regulation on Online Casino Set for November
Mozambique is getting ready to implement a specific regulatory framework for online casino operations, including additional requirements for businesses looking to conform to the nation’s gambling industry.
Decree No. 61/2026 lays out regulations pertaining to player protection and the enforcement of laws against unauthorized platforms, as well as licensing, ownership, financial, and technological criteria. According to Mozambique’s Ministry of Economy, the regulations will go into effect on November 20, 2026, providing operators with a clear set of prerequisites for entering the regulated market.
As per the government, the framework seeks to strengthen sector responsibility, legality, transparency, traceability, security and player protection. The ruling comes after Mozambique’s first online gaming framework was approved in July 2026.
The decree’s Article 90 lists ten groups of people who are not allowed to play online games of chance; minors, certain public officials, those who oversee and regulate gambling, employees of gambling companies, certain workers in the financial sector, persons who have self-excluded and those who are otherwise prohibited by administrative or court rulings.
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Online casino operators must apply for a state concession and operate as businesses incorporated under Mozambican law under the updated framework, which goes into effect on November 20. Concessionaires must have a minimum share capital of 100 million meticais (US$1.6 million) and at least 26 percent Mozambican ownership.
Bets, deposits, rewards, withdrawals and other gambling related transactions must only be made in meticais, and licensed platforms must utilize internet domains that finish in.mz. Payments must be handled by Mozambican authorized financial institutions and payment service providers.
Operators in Mozambique are required to keep gambling-related data for a minimum of ten years. Additionally, the regulation allows for website-blocking measures and other forms of action against unlicensed online gambling platforms. Blocking orders must be implemented by internet service providers and telecommunications companies after 48 hours of notification.
Player-protection measures include voluntary deposit limitations, self-exclusion choices, temporary account suspensions and prohibitions on involvement by those under the age of 18. Online games including roulette, blackjack, baccarat, poker, bingo, keno, and virtual gambling machines are all covered under the rules.
The new rules build on Mozambique’s broader efforts to reform online gambling regulation.
