Mozambique online casinos need 26% local owners from 20 November

Online casino operators in Mozambique will need a state concession, a locally incorporated company and Mozambican part-owners from 20 November 2026, iGaming AFRIKA reported. The rules sit in Decree No. 61/2026, which the report says the Ministry of Economy has set to take effect on that date.

The details

• Ownership and capital: concessionaires must be incorporated under Mozambican law, hold at least 100 million meticais (US$1.6 million, the report’s figure) in share capital and have at least 26% Mozambican ownership.
• Money: bets, deposits, rewards and withdrawals must be in meticais, handled by authorised Mozambican financial institutions and payment providers.
• Domains and data: licensed platforms must use .mz domains and keep gambling-related data for at least ten years.
• Blocking: internet and telecoms providers must carry out blocking orders against unlicensed platforms 48 hours after notification.
• Players: the rules provide for voluntary deposit limits, self-exclusion and temporary account suspensions. Minors are barred, and Article 90 lists ten groups who may not play, including certain public officials, gambling regulators, gambling-company staff and people who have self-excluded.

The decree covers roulette, blackjack, baccarat, poker, bingo, keno and virtual slot machines, according to the report.