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Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Bingo online prohibited; Casino online prohibited; Lottery monopoly.
- 5 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 6 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- 5 entries in 1 official list, reloaded every week.
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 20 official sources read for this market every week.
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Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Bingo: Online prohibited
- Casino: Online prohibited
- Lottery: Monopoly
Verifiedchecked 9 Nov 2026Gambling Act, 2012 (Act No. 7 of 2012), Botswana Government Gazette supplement · tier 1
FATF lists
On neither list
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
03
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
4 rules · 2 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Act, 2012 (Act No. 7 of 2012), Botswana Government Gazette supplementtier 1 |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysLand-based | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Act, 2012 (Act No. 7 of 2012), Botswana Government Gazette supplementtier 1 |
| Instrument origin and currencyWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules · 3 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Closed loop and payout routingWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Payout time limitsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Withdrawal conditionsWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Financial Intelligence Regulations, 2022 (S.I. No. 14 of 2022)tier 1 |
Player funds protection
1 rule · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
Taxes at payment
1 rule| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
Reporting & data
4 rules · 2 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceOnline | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Data vault and integrityLand-based · Other | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Gambling Regulations, 2016tier 1 |
| Data locationWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| RetentionWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Financial Intelligence Act, 2022 (No. 2 of 2022)tier 1 |
Player protection at payment
2 rules| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
| Eligibility screening at paymentWhole market | CollectedResearched; word-for-word check scheduled | Value in the full report | Research notes |
04
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
2 statements- Apostille Convention
- Foreign documents
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
05
Licence registers and official lists
The official lists we load every week for this market.
Gambling Authority Botswana
Licence list
5 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.
06
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 20 official sources.
- Texts the values are checked against
- 6
- Regulator guidance
- 1
- Laws and regulations
- 12
- Licence registers and official lists
- 1
Publishers
- Gambling Authority (Botswana)
- Gambling Authority, Botswana
- Botswana Government Gazette (Bank of Botswana copy)
- Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS)
- Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), Botswana
- Gambling Authority Botswana
- Gambling Authority of Botswana
- Gambling Authority, Botswana (copy of the Government Gazette)
- gamblingauthority.co.bw
- hcch.net
07
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 15 acts and guidance documents.
- Counter-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (Bill No. 31 of 2026, Botswana Government Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXIV No. 96, 19 August 2026)
- FIA: goAML Registration Guideline
- Financial Intelligence (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act No. 1 of 2025, Botswana Government Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXIII No. 6, 24 January 2025)
- Financial Intelligence (Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions) Regulations, 2022 (S.I. No. 13 of 2022, published 25 February 2022)
- Gambling (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 (S.I. No. 75 of 2024, Botswana Government Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No. 89, 28 June 2024)
- Gambling Authority: Casinos Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risk Assessment (2020)
- Gambling Authority: How to Apply (licensing process, employee licences, registration certificates)
- HCCH | #12 - Status table
- Gambling Act, 2012 (Act No. 7 of 2012), Botswana Government Gazette supplement
- Financial Intelligence Regulations, 2022 (S.I. No. 14 of 2022)
- Gambling Regulations, 2016
- Financial Intelligence Act, 2022 (No. 2 of 2022)
and 3 more in the full report
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