title: Ghana — Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ghana/licensing/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [Ghana](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ghana/) Licensing and regulation Ghana · Question 02 of 11 # Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence? Mixed · Probable · AI-generated · [Back to full Ghana report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ghana/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | Ghana (GH) | |---|---| | Regulator | Recorded in register | | Favourability | Mixed | | Confidence | Probable | | Review status | AI-generated | | Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 | Summary answer Licensing sits with the Gaming Commission of Ghana under the Gaming Act, 2006 (Act 721), durable primary legislation providing the statutory basis for casino, sports betting, and route-operation licences. Licences run for a 12-month term, renewable annually subject to continued compliance, reporting… ## Full section analysis Licensing sits with the Gaming Commission of Ghana under the Gaming Act, 2006 (Act 721), durable primary legislation providing the statutory basis for casino, sports betting, and route-operation licences. Licences run for a 12-month term, renewable annually subject to continued compliance, reporting and fee payment — a mixed-durability mechanic in which the underlying Act is durable but renewal administration sits closer to a condition the regulator can adjust. Section 19 of Act 721 prohibits licence transfer, a durable statutory constraint with significant downstream effect: no standalone B2B or supplier licence exists, so software studios and aggregators cannot register directly with the Commission and must instead access the market by contracting through an already-licensed local operator. Breach of section 19 carries a fine of not less than 500 penalty units, or imprisonment of not less than two years, or both, together with licence revocation — a probable-confidence enforcement power sourced from a secondary legal practice guide rather than a primary Commission publication, reflecting the jurisdiction's generally thin published regulatory record.