Licensing authority sits with the Rwanda Development Board, exercised through the National Lottery and Gaming Commission. In July 2026 the Board issued Online Sports Betting licences to Betway, ElephantBet and ForteBet, with Betway and ForteBet additionally licensed for Online Casino; the Board described the process as rigorous and competitive. The framework operates as a category system, distinguishing sports-betting-only authorisation from a combined sports-betting-and-casino authorisation, and this distinction is substantive rather than nominal, evidenced by the subsequent suspension of an operator found offering casino content under a sports-betting-only licence. No change to the licensing framework itself was evidenced; the new licences were granted under the existing structure rather than under any amended instrument.
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Rwanda · Question 02 of 11
Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence?
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Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Rwanda (RW) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
Licensing authority sits with the Rwanda Development Board, exercised through the National Lottery and Gaming Commission. In July 2026 the Board issued Online Sports Betting licences to Betway, ElephantBet and ForteBet, with Betway and ForteBet additionally licensed for Online Casino; the Board desc…