Is online gambling legal in Cameroon?

As of 28 October 2026 no public list of licensed sites is published. Winnings aren’t taxed, but each withdrawal from a gambling site carries a 1% money-transfer tax plus 4 FCFA. You must be 21 to play.

1. 1Decree No. 2019/2300/PM of 18 July 2019 applying Law No. 2015/012 (Prime Minister's Services, certified copy)
2. 2Code Général des Impôts, édition 2026, mis à jour au 1er janvier 2026 (DGI)

Gambling with crypto: Not mentioned in the law: licensed sites may take deposits only through a licensed payment provider, which leaves crypto no route.

You must be 21 to gamble online in Cameroon, for sports betting and lottery alike. You must be 21, the age of civil majority (Civil Code art 488), to play casino games, bet or buy lottery tickets, and lottery tickets can’t be sold to minors, even emancipated ones. Online betting sites must show a ban on minors on their home and registration pages and ask you to confirm your age and identity.

No income-tax category in the tax code covers gambling winnings, so a win is not taxed. Each withdrawal from a gambling site carries the money-transfer tax at 1% instead of the usual 0.2%, plus FCFA 4 per transaction, collected by the payment or mobile-money provider. As of 21 October 2026.

Always verify a casino holds a valid Ministry of Territorial Administration (MINAT), Service des Jeux licence before depositing.

Ministry of Territorial Administration (MINAT), Service des Jeux's website

If a site isn't on the regulator's licensee register, ask the regulator before you play: an unlisted site is usually not licensed here (a register can lag behind a new licence). An unlicensed site is outside the regulator's supervision, so you cannot complain to the regulator about it.

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  No .cm address

  A site licensed in Cameroon must run only on a .cm address. A site aimed at Cameroon on any other address isn’t licensed here; a .cm address alone doesn’t prove a licence.

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  No minors warning or age check

  Licensed betting sites must show a ban on minors on the home and registration pages and ask you to confirm your age and identity before you play.

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  No visible balance or warning message

  A licensed site must show your account balance at all times, warn you about the risks of excessive gambling and explain how to get on the barred-persons list.

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  Credit offered

  Gambling on credit is banned, and a licensed site may not lend you money or advertise or link to anyone who does.

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   1. Complain to the operator

   Use the site’s complaints procedure first. A licensed online operator must offer a free one; the law sets no deadline for its answer.

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   2. Take it to the arrondissement appeal committee

   The gaming rules give players no complaint route to the Minister or the Agence. Consumer law gives each arrondissement a public appeal committee for consumer disputes, and a site can’t force you into its own arbitrator through its terms.

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   3. Go to court

   You, or a consumer association, can take the operator to court; the supplier carries the burden of proof, and the court can order repair and damages.

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  All online betting sites are illegal in Cameroon.
  Reality

  No. Online sports betting and online poker can be licensed (the Ministry of Territorial Administration handles the licences), and a licensed site must run on a .cm address. Online casino games have no licence of their own, and no public list of licensed sites is published as of 21 October 2026.

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  Taking my winnings out costs nothing.
  Reality

  Winnings themselves aren’t taxed, but each withdrawal from a gambling site carries a 1% money-transfer tax plus 4 FCFA, which the payment or mobile-money provider collects.

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  A .cm address proves a site is licensed.
  Reality

  Licensed sites must use a .cm address, but the address alone proves nothing: the Minister’s file of licensed sites isn’t published, so ask the Ministry of Territorial Administration’s Service des Jeux before you rely on a site.