Kenya's Gambling Regulatory Authority reopened licence applications on 18 August 2026 under Legal Notice 111 of 2026, setting 24 September 2026 as the deadline by which licences issued under the repealed Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act lapse. Regulation 15 of that same instrument newly requires gambling software and platform providers to hold their own GRA licence, a delegated-instrument extension of the licensing perimeter beyond operators alone, following the partial lifting of a High Court stay on the Gambling Control (Licensing) Regulations 2026. South Africa's National Gambling Amendment Bill, first introduced in 2018, remains stalled, having lapsed twice amid renewed provincial resistance over constitutional competence, with a new committee bill reportedly being explored. No national online-casino licensing framework exists in South Africa while the Bill remains unenacted.
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AFR Africa · Question 02 of 11
Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence?
Mixed · Probable · AI-generated · Back to full Africa report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Africa (AFR) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | No regional regulator (gambling is licensed nationally) |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
Kenya's Gambling Regulatory Authority reopened licence applications on 18 August 2026 under Legal Notice 111 of 2026, setting 24 September 2026 as the deadline by which licences issued under the repealed Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act lapse. Regulation 15 of that same instrument newly requires ga…