{"id":17812,"date":"2026-02-09T12:21:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T15:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=17812"},"modified":"2026-04-19T09:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:10:52","slug":"lonase-signs-landmark-partnerships-to-modernize-senegal-online-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/lonase-signs-landmark-partnerships-to-modernize-senegal-online-gaming","title":{"rendered":"LONASE signs landmark partnerships to modernise Senegal online gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The move comes as LONASE adapts to growing demand for digital options, allowing people to place bets from their phones using mobile money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Senegal.- Senegal\u2019s national gambling regulator, the Loterie Nationale S\u00e9n\u00e9galaise (LONASE)<\/strong>, has signed technical partnership agreements with the three operators, including Jaap S\u00e9n\u00e9gal <\/strong>(LONASE Way), Betting Partner<\/strong> (LONASE Partner) and 22 Bet<\/strong> (LONASE 22 Bet) as part of efforts to expand and modernise its service offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agreements replace older licences with technical partnerships, giving LONASE full operational control while preserving its legal monopoly over games of chance and prediction under Senegalese law. The signing ceremony in Dakar was led by LONASE Director General Dr. Toussaint Manga<\/strong>, with representatives from each company in attendance. Manga said the change aims to create fair arrangements that benefit all parties. He added that betting on these platforms supports legitimate gaming and channels profits back to the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ousmane Ndiaye<\/strong>, hHead of LONASE Way, described the signing as the start of a shared effort. He said: \u201cA partnership in its truest sense goes beyond a signature on paper. It builds through daily work, grows stronger with challenges and shows results over time.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fallou Tamba <\/strong>of LONASE 22 Bet and Ferdinand Sarr,<\/strong> Director of LONASE Partner, also issued statements highlighting how the partnership will deliver modern gaming tools and improve the player experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move comes as LONASE adapts to growing demand for digital options, allowing people to place bets from their phones using mobile money. Manga said the company views online gaming as central to its future, particularly in countering unauthorised activities that undermine the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through these partnerships, LONASE seeks to leverage the operators\u2019 technical and operational expertise while maintaining government oversight. LONASE\u2019s experience with physical games such as PMU and lotto, via partners like GIA and Honor\u00e9 Gaming<\/strong>, provides the foundation for this digital expansion. The agreements will be regularly reviewed to ensure compliance with international security and responsible gaming standards.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Senegal\u2019s online betting booms as market outpaces regulation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The move comes as LONASE adapts to growing demand for digital options, allowing people to place bets from their phones using mobile money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":17284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Senegal's national gambling regulator, LONASE, has transitioned from traditional licensing to technical partnership agreements with three operators (Jaap S\u00e9n\u00e9gal, Betting Partner, 22 Bet) to modernize and expand its digital service offerings, including mobile money betting. This strategic shift aims to leverage B2B operational expertise while maintaining LONASE's legal monopoly and combating unauthorized activities, with a focus on regulatory compliance and responsible gaming standards.","focusai_entities":"LONASE, Jaap S\u00e9n\u00e9gal, LONASE Way, Betting Partner, LONASE Partner, 22 Bet, LONASE 22 Bet, Dr. Toussaint Manga, Ousmane Ndiaye, Fallou Tamba, Ferdinand Sarr, GIA, Honor\u00e9 Gaming","focusai_location":"Senegal, Dakar","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.95), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Partnership Model Impact?","query":"What are the specific financial and operational implications of LONASE's 'technical partnership' model compared to traditional B2C or B2B licensing structures for both the regulator and its partners, particularly regarding GGR allocation and operational control?"},{"label":"Illicit Market Countermeasures?","query":"Beyond digital expansion, what specific regulatory and enforcement mechanisms will LONASE implement to effectively counter the previously noted 'online betting booms as market outpaces regulation' and channel profits from the grey market into the legitimate economy?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60021,60012],"tags":[78],"class_list":["post-17812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-igaming-news","category-west-africa","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17812"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17843,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17812\/revisions\/17843"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}