The December 2023 implementing decrees under Law 2020-480 expressly prohibit operating an online betting site that has not been approved by LONACI or ARJH. This is a direct statutory prohibition rather than an implicit gap in the framework, and it applies to the online-distribution channel specifically: an operator cannot legally run an online betting product in Côte d'Ivoire without first obtaining approval through one of the two established routes. Because the prohibition sits within the same decrees that establish the licensing structure itself, it carries the same durable statutory basis as the underlying licensing regime. For an operator, the practical effect is that there is no informal, unregulated, or offshore-adjacent online channel available even in principle; online distribution is locked to state-approved platforms only, a materially tighter position than existed before the decrees formalised the licensing structure.
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Côte d'Ivoire · Question 09 of 11
Distribution and platforms: Can we ship through apps and platforms?
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Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Côte d'Ivoire (CI) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Uncertain |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
The December 2023 implementing decrees under Law 2020-480 expressly prohibit operating an online betting site that has not been approved by LONACI or ARJH. This is a direct statutory prohibition rather than an implicit gap in the framework, and it applies to the online-distribution channel specifica…