Burundi’s LONA identifies four payment providers supporting gambling transaction monitoring
Lumicash, Bancobu eNoti, Cashtel and iHela will help the regulator track financial flows across licensed gambling operators and support tax collection.
Burundi.- The National Lottery of Burundi (LONA) has detailed the digital payment network used in its gambling transaction monitoring system, identifying Lumicash, Bancobu Enoti, Cashtel and Ihela as payment providers involved in monitoring financial flows across the country’s licensed gambling sector.
Announced during a LONA press conference, the monitoring system was introduced in collaboration with the four payment providers to improve transparency, strengthen regulatory oversight and help ensure gambling taxes and levies are accurately collected.
The move provides further insight into the payment infrastructure underpinning LONA’s transaction monitoring system, highlighting how the regulator intends to strengthen oversight of financial flows processed through licensed gambling operators.
Félicien Ndoricimpa, LONA’s commercial director, said the authority would continue reinforcing supervision of licensed gambling operators while encouraging players to use only legal betting and gaming services, according to Burundian news outlet Intumwa.
He added that Burundi has several authorised operators offering online sports betting, lottery products, casinos and raffles, while warning that some companies continue to operate without the required licences.
The regulator also reaffirmed the list of operators authorised to offer online betting services in Burundi, including Bubet, Méga Loto, 1TBet, Rahisibet, King’s, and 888Stars. For land-based gaming, Lydia Ludic remains the country’s only licensed operator authorised to conduct casino activities and ticket-based gaming.
The latest initiative complements LONA’s broader regulatory reforms, including its planned transition into a dedicated Gambling Regulatory Authority and the rollout of an NSoft-powered Gambling Management System (GMS) designed to strengthen licensing, compliance and digital governance across Burundi’s gambling sector.
LONA said the enhanced transaction monitoring is intended to support its broader efforts to modernise gambling governance, improve transparency and promote the sustainable development of Burundi’s regulated gaming market.
The regulator urged consumers to use only licensed operators, noting that investigations had identified companies offering gambling services without authorisation. It warned that operators found to be in breach of Burundi’s gambling laws would face legal sanctions.
LONA also reminded organisations wishing to organise raffles or lottery promotions that they must first obtain approval from the regulator and comply with the applicable 10 per cent tax on raffle tickets. Players are also required to pay the applicable tax on both their initial stake and any winnings, in accordance with Burundi’s gambling regulations.
In addition, LONA encouraged Burundians to gamble responsibly, urging players to prioritise their family welfare and productive economic activities while treating games of chance as a form of entertainment rather than a source of income.
