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 Senegal · Question 02 of 11

# Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence?

Mixed · Confirmed · AI-generated · [Back to full Senegal report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/senegal/)

Key section parameters

| Jurisdiction | Senegal (SN) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |

Summary answer

LONASE retains its statutory monopoly over lottery and sports-betting licensing, with land-based casinos separately authorised by the Ministry of Interior; no dedicated business-to-business or online-gambling licensing regime exists. This cycle's notable development is LONASE's pursuit of LPbet as a…

## Full section analysis

LONASE retains its statutory monopoly over lottery and sports-betting licensing, with land-based casinos separately authorised by the Ministry of Interior; no dedicated business-to-business or online-gambling licensing regime exists. This cycle's notable development is LONASE's pursuit of LPbet as a standardisation vehicle for Senegal's iGaming sector, which the available evidence characterises as a state-monopoly-led approach to formalising online gambling rather than the creation of an independent licensing track for private operators. This finding rests on uncertain confidence: it derives from a single trade-press source, with no LONASE or Ministry of Economy and Finance primary instrument retrieved this cycle to substantiate it. The structural absence of a consolidated gambling act remains the durable backdrop against which any LPbet development should be read, since it means gambling regulation in Senegal continues to operate as a patchwork of monopoly-specific and sector-general rules rather than a unified statutory framework.