National Lotteries in Africa
National lottery launches, governance and player protections across Africa, including Kenya, Rwanda and Senegal, from our regulation and industry desks.
Several African governments are launching or restructuring national lotteries. This page collects our reporting on lottery launches, governance and player protections, and the rules that sit around them.
Kenya National Lottery to Bar Under-18s and Screen for Problem Gambling
Board chair Dr Farida Karoney has set out the player protections planned for Kenya's first national lottery, and named the five areas its proceeds will fund.
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Senegal's LONASE Tightens Governance and Courts Niger
Senegal's national lottery spent October doing two things: tightening its own governance, and teaching Niger how it runs digital sales and betting oversight.
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Rwanda Launches InteGo, a State Lottery Built for Mobile Money
Rwanda's new national lottery runs on USSD and mobile money, with tickets from RWF 100. It targets RWF 55 billion for sport, health and culture over five years.
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Kenya Targets a Working National Lottery by the End of 2027
Kenya's National Lottery Board wants tickets on sale by the end of 2027, with an international tender expected first. The timeline, the advisers and what an operator will have to build.
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Nigeria's State Regulators Push Back Against New Federal Rules on Lotteries
Nigeria's state gaming regulators say new federal rules on sales promotions would give Abuja control over lotteries again, two years after the Supreme Court took it away.
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How Lagos Went From a Lotteries Board to the LSLGA
The LSLGA replaced the Lagos State Lotteries Board in 2021. Here are the licence rules, 5% payout tax, NIN checks and advertising rules for remote operators.
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