Licences held by casinos in Nigeria
Which regulator licenses which brand, with the licence number where a brand publishes one.
Licensed online casinos in Nigeria fall into three groups: brands licensed by the National Lottery Regulatory Commission, brands licensed by a state authority and brands licensed abroad. Each group has its own licence numbers, listed here for the top brands.
NLRC licensed casinos#
The NLRC licenses operators for the whole country. These brands publish an NLRC licence or permit number.
| Casino | NLRC licence |
|---|---|
| SportyBet | 0001014 |
| Bet9ja | 0001074/00000014 |
| MozzartBet | 0001091 |
| Football.com | 1972929 |
| Winners Golden Bet | 0001047 |
| Betgr8 | National sports betting permit 00000025 |
| PariPulse | Permit No. 1068 |
| 22bet | Sports betting permit 0001039 |
BetKing and iLOT Bet are also NLRC licensed, and BetKing holds state licences from Lagos, Anambra and Osun.
State licensed casinos#
State regulators license operators for online betting and casino in their state. The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority lists these numbers.
| Casino | State licence |
|---|---|
| MSport | LSLGA/OP/OSB/MS181223 |
| betPawa | LSLGA/OP/OSB/CL071124 |
| Fortebet | LSLGA/OP/OSB/FB150323 |
| SureBet247 | LSLGA/OP/OSB/SB010822 |
| LiveScore Bet | LSLGA/OP/OG/LSB041224 |
| BetOnly | LSLGA/OP/OSB/BO 010505 |
| Betgr8 | LSLGA/OP/OSB/BG180424 |
| 22bet | LSLGA/OP/OSB/22B230524 and Oyo OYSGB/CASB/250114 |
| PariPulse | Oyo OYSGB/CASB/231112 |
Foreign licences#
International brands hold licences from regulators abroad and serve Nigerian players with NGN options.
| Casino | Licence |
|---|---|
| Betway | Malta Gaming Authority MGA/CRP/130/2006 |
| bet365 | Malta Gaming Authority MGA/CRP/531/2018-05 |
| Stake | Curaçao Gaming Authority, operated by Medium Rare N.V. |
| Melbet | Curaçao OGL/2024/561/0554 |
| Cloudbet | Curaçao OGL/2024/328/0599 |
| AfroPari | Curaçao OGL/2024/427/1022 |
The international casinos and offshore casinos hubs explain these brands in more detail.
Reading the licence on a brand page#
Every review on this site opens with the licence line. Where a brand holds two licences, both are shown, as with 22bet, which lists NLRC, Lagos State and Oyo State numbers. Where a brand renews a licence on a cycle, such as the Lagos register entries for iLOT Bet and Football.com, the review names the regulator and the operator. Where a brand names the regulator that licenses it, as BetKing and iLOT Bet do for their NLRC licences, the review states that regulator. Use the reviews index to open any brand and compare its licence with the tables above. The same page shows the operator, the apps and the payment methods, so the licence sits next to the facts that matter for daily play. If you already hold an account, open its terms page and match the licence line to the tables here.
How to use a licence number#
Search the number on the regulator’s published list of licensed operators and match it to the company name. The trusted casinos hub adds operator names and years in the market, and the best online casinos list ranks the top brands by popularity.
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