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 Morocco · Question 01 of 11

# Overview: What kind of market is this?

Unfavourable · Confirmed · AI-generated · [Back to full Morocco report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/morocco/)

Key section parameters

| Jurisdiction | Morocco (MA) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Unfavourable |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |

Summary answer

Morocco's gambling framework remains anchored in the 1966 Dahir No. 1-65-206, a durable statute with no dedicated online-gambling regime layered on top of it. There is no private licensing pathway for online betting or casino products; sports betting and lottery run through MDJS's state monopoly, re…

### Key headwinds & conditions

- No private licensing route — state monopoly closed to entrants
- Active enforcement (ISP blocking) and 32% offshore-winnings tax-at-source
- Islamic-law context and political constraints limit liberalisation

## Full section analysis

Morocco's gambling framework remains anchored in the 1966 Dahir No. 1-65-206, a durable statute with no dedicated online-gambling regime layered on top of it. There is no private licensing pathway for online betting or casino products; sports betting and lottery run through MDJS's state monopoly, reportedly extending to 2036 under an unpublished 2016 convention, and horse-race betting sits with SOREC. This cycle's most significant development is judicial rather than legislative in origin: the Casablanca Court of Appeal suspended a Commercial Court order that would have compelled ISPs to block offshore betting sites, leaving offshore access open pending a final ruling, even as a new private member's bill seeks to criminalise online gambling outright. Land-based casino ownership continues to consolidate, with Lottomatica's announced absorption of Cirsa bringing four Moroccan casinos into a listed European group.