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Betting sites in Nigeria: licence dates, naira payments and markets

Betting sites in Nigeria should be checked against the authority relevant to the customer's location. Lagos publishes a register with company names, product categories and individual start and end dates. A name appearing there does not mean every row is current or covers every Nigerian state.

Bookmakers18
Bookmakers listed
18
Documented offers
7
Register entries
8
Locally licensed
8
With a bonus
6
Payment methods
27

Nigerian sportsbook company profiles

Showing 18 bookmakers

#ProductsPaymentsVisit site
BetWinnerbetwinner.com
Locally licensedRegister entryLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority100% deposit matchSports first-deposit bonus
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
1xBet1xbet.com
Locally licensedRegister entryLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
Melbetmelbet.com
Licence not confirmedRegister entryAdLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
Casongocasongo.ng
Locally licensedDocumented offerLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority100% up to NGN 40,000Sports first-deposit bonus
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
SportyBetsportybet.comNo. 1
Locally licensedDocumented offerLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
Gamdomgamdom.com
No local licence listedInternational siteAdGovernment of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan · ALSI-152406043-FI415% deposit matchPromotion
Stakestake.com
Regulator reports no licenceDocumented offerAdLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA)3.5% deposit matchPromotion
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
Cloudbetcloudbet.com
No local licence listedInternational siteAd10% up to 2,500Promotion
BitStarzbitstarz.com
No local licence listedInternational siteAdCuraçao Gaming Authority · OGL/2024/165/0185180 free spinsWelcome package
Bet9jabet9ja.comNo. 2
Locally licensedDocumented offerLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
BangBetbangbet.com
Locally licensedRegister entryLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
Surebet247surebet247.com
Licence not confirmedDocumented offerLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
Betgr8betgr8.com
Locally licensedDocumented offerLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
Meridianbetmeridianbet.co.tz
Locally licensedRegister entryLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
Sokabetsokabet.ng
No local licence listedDocumented offer
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
bet365bet365.com
Regulator reports no licenceRegister entryLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA)
Supabetssupabets.co.za
Licence not confirmedRegister entryLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
Mojabetmojabet.com
Licence not confirmedRegister entryLagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority
  • Sportsbook
  • Casino
Documented offer
The operator publishes a product or service for this country.
International site
An international site; this country is not on its list of closed countries.
Register entry
The brand appears in the regulator’s register.

Betting in Nigeria at a glance

Licence status

  • Locally licensed8
  • Licence not confirmed4
  • Regulator reports no licence2
  • No local licence listed4

Products

  • Sportsbook14
  • Casino14

Payment methods

27
  • Bitcoin3
  • Ethereum2
  • Litecoin2
  • OPay2
  • Solana2
  • Tether (USDT)2
  • USD Coin (USDC)2
  • BNB1
  • Bank account1
  • Bank transfer1

Published bonuses

6

BetWinner

100% deposit match

Sports first-deposit bonus

Casongo

100% up to NGN 40,000

Sports first-deposit bonus

Gamdom

15% deposit match

Promotion

Stake

3.5% deposit match

Promotion

Cloudbet

10% up to 2,500

Promotion

BitStarz

180 free spins

Welcome package

Lagos companies and dates in the LSLGA register

The LSLGA register lists Bet9ja as KC Gaming Networks Limited and BetKing as SV Gaming Limited. Their rows have different licensing dates. It also identifies SportyBet with Marawin Limited.

The table contains periods that have ended and periods beginning in the future. Read both dates and the company, not just the trading name. The authority's website also provides regulatory and complaint information.

OPay, PalmPay and bank transfer instructions

For OPay, PalmPay or bank transfers, the live cashier instructions should identify the account and intended recipient. A payment option in another country's version of the brand does not establish the same Nigerian service.

Keep the transfer reference and bookmaker payment record. Confirm withdrawal minimums, fees and account-name requirements separately from the deposit process.

Compare the same fixture and selection

Compare the same fixture, selection and period of play before comparing odds. A match-result market and a qualification market can settle differently. An accumulator adds more results that must succeed for its stated return.

A naira bonus is not automatically withdrawable cash. Qualifying odds, expiry and wagering conditions determine its use. Read how a void leg or postponed match affects the offer, and keep essential expenses outside the gambling budget.

Lagos licence dates and bookmaker companies

The regulators whose registers list the brands above. A licence covers the jurisdiction of the body that issued it.

Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority

Brands on its register
14
lslga.org

Curaçao Gaming Authority

Listed in a foreign register

Brands on its register
3
cert.cga.cw

Government of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan

Listed in a foreign register

Brands on its register
1
gamdom.com

Lagos licensing and naira account questions

Does every row on the Lagos register establish a current licence?

No. Rows carry individual start and end dates. The period, company and activity need to match the claim being made.

Does a Lagos licence prove permission throughout Nigeria?

A Lagos register entry establishes information about that authority's licence. It should not be presented as a blanket nationwide authorisation.

Can betting sites in Nigeria use a Lagos licence entry as proof for every state?

The cited register concerns Lagos and identifies dates for particular companies. Its scope should stay attached to those entries. It does not answer every licensing question elsewhere in Nigeria or establish that an older period remains current. When comparing an account, match the legal company, website and applicable period rather than using the brand name alone. Payment instructions deserve the same precision: a recipient copied from a different country or an old promotion can be unsuitable. Keep the transfer reference and accepted ticket separately. A bonus balance, deposited funds and the stated return on an unsettled accumulator are also different amounts, with different conditions for withdrawal.

Record details

Countries in the operator’s terms

BC.Game
Not on the list of closed countries
BitStarz
Not on the list of closed countries
Duelbits
Named among the countries the site accepts
Wild.io
Not on the list of closed countries: sportsbook
Cloudbet
Open under the site’s general conditions
Stake
Not on the list of closed countries
Gamdom
Not on the list of closed countries
BetFury
Not on the list of closed countries
Shuffle
Not on the list of closed countries

Bookmakers elsewhere in Africa

Bookmakers in Ghana

Gaming Commission of Ghana

Bookmakers listed
25
Locally licensed
17

Mostbet, Stake, SportyBet

Bookmakers in Kenya

Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya

Bookmakers listed
22
Locally licensed
0

Stake, 22Bet, SportyBet

All countries

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