title: Algeria — Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/algeria/licensing/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [Algeria](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/algeria/) Licensing and regulation Algeria · Question 02 of 11 # Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence? Unfavourable · Confirmed · AI-generated · [Back to full Algeria report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/algeria/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | Algeria (DZ) | |---|---| | Regulator | Recorded in register | | Favourability | Unfavourable | | Confidence | Confirmed | | Review status | AI-generated | | Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 | Summary answer No private gambling licensing framework exists in Algeria. The PSA operates the state lottery and sports pools under Ministry oversight, and PMU Algérie runs the horse-racing tote — both are state-monopoly exceptions to the general prohibition rather than open markets. Law 18-05 forecloses any onlin… ## Full section analysis No private gambling licensing framework exists in Algeria. The PSA operates the state lottery and sports pools under Ministry oversight, and PMU Algérie runs the horse-racing tote — both are state-monopoly exceptions to the general prohibition rather than open markets. Law 18-05 forecloses any online operator from a legal basis. There is no gambling commission and no process for private operators to obtain a licence.