Africa: Land-based Market Update
continued to have considerable independence and say in matters related to gambling. In 2008, Lagos State and others challenged the
constitutionality of the NLA, arguing it conflicted with federalism principles outlined in the Constitution. In a landmark ruling in November 2024, the Supreme Court invalidated the NLA. Te Court affirmed that the regulation of lotteries and games of chance falls exclusively under the jurisdiction of state governments. Tis will lead to a major shift in the way land-based gambling is regulated. We are already seeing some changes. According to reports in Nigerian press since the Supreme Court decision the NLRC is no longer operational with staff waiting to be redeployed to other government agencies.
The Land-based Outlook 7 Africa
African jurisdictions are advancing land-based gambling reform, with local inclusion a priority and online growth fuelling on-the-ground expansion.
In Africa, unlike other regions, it has been the online sector boosted by the massive popularity of sports which has led to the expansion of land-based operations and not the other way around. Tis means that there are still huge opportunities in the African land-based gaming space going forwards.
Crucially lawmakers are putting in provisions so that local entrepreneurs and citizens have an opportunity to be part of the market in jurisdictions such as Botswana which continues to be a bright spot for the land-based sector going forwards. At the same time real progress is being made in the Republic of the Congo - no mean feat considering that civil wars and militia conflicts have plagued it for years. Indeed, all of the above changes need to be understood
in the context of challenging economic conditions. Yet despite these challenges progress is being made in a number of jurisdictions while governments are busy tightening gambling laws and increasing oversight over the industry. In fact, in many ways, we are continuing to witness a
somewhat strange phenomenon. In Africa, unlike other regions, it has been the online sector boosted by the massive popularity of sports which has led to the expansion of land-based operations and not the other way around. Tis means that there are still huge opportunities in the African land-based gaming space going forwards.
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