Gambling in Angola is legal and available in various forms

Angola a Central African country is one of the nations in the continent whose gambling sector is relatively underdeveloped. This, however, doesn’t mean that its residents can’t get entertained through gambling. Like most countries in the African continent, gambling in Angola is legal and available in various forms.

In this article, we will be discussing the various forms of gambling options available for the country’s gambling citizenry. Gambling has been present as a form of entertainment in Angola since the 1900s, this is especially true since the evidence shows that land-based gambling has been under the government’s regulation in the colonial era. Then Angola was still under Portuguese rule. The sector has, however, experienced no significant changes since 1975 when the local government took over from the Portuguese rulers. For this reason, the gambling sector has remained underdeveloped over the past few decades.

Forms of Gambling in Angola

As mentioned earlier, the gambling sector in Angola is quite diverse and gamblers can enjoy a variety of gaming activities while making some cash. Below is a list of various forms of gambling options that Angolan gamblers can choose from;

Brick and Mortar Casinos (Land-based casinos)

Currently, there are a total of seven land-based casinos in Angola. Theses casinos are distributed across 4 different cities in the country. Luanda, the capital city of the country which is also the largest gambling city with 4 of the largest casinos. The other three casinos are located in Belas, Lubango, and Ingombota cities. All the casinos in the country are owned by the Plurijogos group. These casinos offer a variety of casino games to all their customers to include table games and slots.

Online casinos

Angola has no local online casinos. The law doesn’t, however, prohibit its citizens from accessing gambling services from offshore online casinos. As a result, there lacks proper laws in place for the regulation of online gambling in the country. Online gambling is one of the most prominent forms of gambling in the country. For this reason, the country has recently shown more attention to online gambling and the development of laws to protect the customers.
The online gambling landscape has registered various trends such as Virtual reality, live dealer casino games, and the introduction of mobile payment services.

Sports Betting

Sports betting is one of the most popular forms of gambling amongst the Angolan youths. This is because just like the rest of the African countries, football is one of the popular sports played and followed widely by citizens. Some of the most popular international football leagues followed by punters from Angola are the La Liga and the English Premier League. Punters have a variety of football/ sports betting sites to choose from. Most of these sites are owned by offshore betting operators but tailored to specifically serve the Angolan citizenry.

Bitcoin Gambling

Bitcoin gambling involves the use of cryptocurrencies as a form of payment for gaming services. Angola is one of the countries that has embraced the use of bitcoins for payment of services. This is especially the case since 2018, when the country fully adopted the cryptocurrency technology across various business settings.

Gambling and Law in Angola

Gambling is legal in the country. The legal age for gambling is 18 years of age and above. All forms of gambling are regulated through a general law, without specific laws for each. In 2016, a law by the national parliament was adopted to regulate casinos, online gambling, and lotteries through taxation. Also, the law required that all casinos and gaming platforms in the country to have valid licenses before operating in the country. In addition to the aforementioned goals, the laws aimed at reducing the effects of the monopoly created by a group of casinos to allow new entities into the casino industry.

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