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Market report · Africa · November 2026 edition

Mauritius: the gambling regulation report

Payment and AML rules, licence registers, enforcement, consultations and official figures, read from the official sources and checked every week. This free preview shows what each part of the report holds. The full report adds every value with its verbatim quote, its source and the date it was checked.

Checked 9 Nov 2026 · updated every week · every line traced to an official source

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Rules verified word for word
10 of 18
Rules confirmed not set
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Key findings

The market at a glance, from this edition.

  • Market model: Betting regulated; Lottery monopoly.
  • 10 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 8 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
  • FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
  • 13 official sources read for this market every week.
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Market model

How each product is regulated, with its source.

  • Betting: Regulated
  • Lottery: Monopoly

Verifiedchecked 2 Nov 2026Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026 · 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

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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 · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set
Payment methods in Mauritius: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Permitted rails and instrument typesLand-basedVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026Value in the full reportGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1
Mandatory hubs and gatewaysWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026Value in the full reportGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1
Instrument origin and currencyWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 2 Nov 2026None setGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1
Payment-blocking listsWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026Value in the full reportGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1

Ownership & payouts

4 rules · 4 confirmed not set
Ownership & payouts in Mauritius: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Holder and ownership rulesWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 2 Nov 2026None setGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1
Closed loop and payout routingWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 2 Nov 2026None setGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1
Payout time limitsWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 2 Nov 2026None setGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1
Withdrawal conditionsWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 2 Nov 2026None setGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1

AML thresholds & reporting

2 rules · 2 verified
AML thresholds & reporting in Mauritius: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Check thresholds and aggregation windowsLand-basedVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026Value in the full reportGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1
Report triggers and deadlinesLand-basedVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026Value in the full reportThe Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2002 (Act 6/2002), consolidated, updated 2026tier 1

Player funds protection

1 rule · 1 confirmed not set
Player funds protection in Mauritius: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Player-funds protection and coverageWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 2 Nov 2026None setGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1

Taxes at payment

1 rule · 1 confirmed not set
Taxes at payment in Mauritius: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Taxes at the point of paymentWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 2 Nov 2026None setGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1

Reporting & data

4 rules · 4 verified
Reporting & data in Mauritius: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Submission mode and cadenceWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026Value in the full reportGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1
Data vault and integrityLand-basedVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026Value in the full reportGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1
Data locationLand-basedVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026Value in the full reportGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1
RetentionLand-basedVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026Value in the full reportGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1

Player protection at payment

2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set
Player protection at payment in Mauritius: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Cross-operator limits and registersWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 2 Nov 2026None setGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1
Eligibility screening at paymentLand-based · CasinoVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026Value in the full reportGambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026tier 1
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Regulatory guide

Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.

  • Licensing

    1 statement
    • Apostille Convention

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

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Enforcement

The regulator's decisions against companies, as published.

Decisions in 2026
0

Sanction ranges in the law

3 provisions set the fines and other measures: Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (consolidated).

References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.

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Sources behind this report

The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 13 official sources.

Texts the values are checked against
2
Laws and regulations
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Publishers

  • Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), Mauritius
  • National Assembly of Mauritius
  • Data Protection Office, Mauritius
  • Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Mauritius
  • Financial Intelligence Unit (Mauritius)
  • Gambling Regulatory Authority (Mauritius)
  • hcch.net
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Library of acts

The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 13 acts and guidance documents.

  • Conditions of Licence under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007: Casino Operator (section 97)
  • Conditions of Licence under the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007: Operator of a Totalisator (section 97)
  • Gambling Regulatory Authority (Technical Standards for Gaming Machine, Limited Payout Machine, Amusement Machine and Server) Regulations 2024 (Government Notice No. 119 of 2024, Legal Supplement to the Government Gazette No. 77 of 25 July 2024)
  • Guidelines for the issue and approval of Licences under the GRA Act 2007 (under section 7(1)(d) of the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act, February 2026)
  • Guidelines on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism for Casino and Gaming House A Operators (May 2020, updated July 2020)
  • HCCH | #12 - Status table
  • The Data Protection Act 2017 (Act 20/2017, Government Gazette No. 120 of 23 December 2017, in force 15 January 2018)
  • The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 (Act No. 11 of 2024, assented 26 July 2024)
  • Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007), as at 16 June 2026
  • The Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2002 (Act 6/2002), consolidated, updated 2026

and 3 more in the full report

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