Angola government approves allocation of 80% of lottery and social gaming revenue to health, youth and sports
New government-approved framework sets out how proceeds from lotteries, Totoloto, Totobola and other authorised social games will be allocated.
Angola.- Angola is set to channel the majority of revenue generated through licensed social games into health, youth and sports programmes after the Council of Ministers approved a draft presidential decree allocating 80 per cent of proceeds from social games and unclaimed prize money to those areas.
The measure was approved during the fifth ordinary session of the Council of Ministers on May 29, chaired by President João Lourenço. The legal measure establishes the distribution of revenue owed to the state by concessionaires operating social games, including lotteries, Totoloto, Totobola and other authorised games, as well as unclaimed prize money.
Finance Minister Vera Daves de Sousa said the decree implements provisions of Angola’s Gaming Activity Law, which authorises the President to determine how concession revenue earmarked for social purposes is distributed.
The draft presidential decree approved by the Council of Ministers aims to “fix this distribution of 80 per cent of this amount to expenses destined for the promotion of health, youth, and sports, with 40 per cent for initiatives related to health and 40 per cent for youth and sports,” said de Sousa, according to Lusa News.
The remaining 20 per cent of the revenue will be divided equally between the National Treasury and concession supervision activities, with oversight falling under the responsibility of the Angolan Insurance Regulation and Supervision Agency.
The framework also applies to unclaimed prize money generated through licensed social games, including lotteries, Totoloto, Totobola and other authorised products.
The move comes as Angola’s gaming sector continues to record strong growth. Angola’s Gaming Supervision Institute (ISJ) reported a 24 per cent month-on-month increase in gaming revenue in February 2026, with parafiscal revenue exceeding Kz2.8bn (US$3.1m). Also, total gaming revenue rose 75.1 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025.
