Benin’s Finance Ministry identifies the Cellule de Supervision du Secteur des Jeux (CSJ) as the body responsible for prevention, supervision and protection in the gambling sector. Its 2023 reform also provides central monitoring of licensed online operators’ flows.
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The Ministry’s account cites Decree 2023-358 of 12 July 2023 and an increase in approval duration to five years. That does not establish an individual operator’s current validity or the games permitted on its website.
Two lists from the CSJ
On 6 November 2026, the CSJ displayed four entries under online gambling operators: Loterie Nationale du Bénin (www.lnbloto.bj), betPawa (www.betpawa.bj), Betmomo (betmomo.com) and 1xBet Benin (1xbet.bj). The list identifies the websites cited by the CSJ. It gives neither the permitted games for each site nor the validity date of each approval.
The CSJ lists Lydia Ludic and Partouche Casino Benin separately under casino operators. Article 1 of Decree 2024-1411 covers a casino in Cotonou. A website shown in that category does not establish an online casino approval.
What the Choplife decree says
Decree 2024-1412 of 11 December 2024 renews Choplife Gaming Limited’s approval to operate online gambling and games of chance in Benin for five years from signature. It does not name a website or specific casino game.
The casino section of www.betpawa.bj displays slots and live dealer games. The site names Choplife Gaming Limited and cites the same decree. This records the displayed product and the operator’s own statement. The official sources consulted do not confirm which of those games the approval covers.
Sources
- Ministère de l’Économie et des Finances — CSJ
Source read: · Source date: Not stated
- CSJ — Liste des opérateurs agréés
Source read: · Source date: Not stated
- Secrétariat général du Gouvernement — Décret n° 2024-1412, Choplife Gaming Limited
Source read: · Source date: 2024-12-11
- Secrétariat général du Gouvernement — Décret n° 2024-1411, article 1, Partouche Casino Cotonou
Source read: · Source date: 2024-12-11
- betPawa Bénin — déclaration de l’exploitant sur son site
Source read: · Source date: Not stated