Mauritius Gambling Regulatory Authority Licensed Online Casinos and information on Mauritius Regulatory Body

Overview

Different forms of gambling activities have been legal in Mauritius since 1973. When it comes to online gambling activities, they were officially legalized in the small island country back in 2007 when a new gambling legislation was introduced, the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007. According to this piece of gambling legislation, online casinos that have been granted licenses to operate by the Mauritius Gambling Regulatory Body are legally allowed to offer their services and products to residents.

Gambling activities in the country used to be monitored by a number of different authorities, including the Mauritius Gaming Control Board, Revenue Authority, Horse Racing Board, Accountant General’s Office, and Value Added Tax Department. The Mauritius Gambling Regulatory Authority has been around since 2007 and it replaced these different entities after being appointed as the main regulatory body for the gambling industry.

The main gambling legislation the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act replaced several different gambling laws, including the National Lotteries Act, Horse Racing Board Act, Prize Competitions Act, and Gaming Act from 1973. The Mauritius Gambling Regulatory Authority was established by the country’s government with the intention of unifying all gaming and gambling operations in the country in order to better regulate and monitor the local gambling industry. 

The Mauritius gambling regulatory body is also tasked with monitoring all the global gaming industry's developments to eventually boost the growth of the local gambling community. When discussing the main responsibilities of the Mauritius Regulatory Body, we also have to mention the fact that it is responsible for ensuring fair and safe gaming, in addition to having the power to issue licenses to gambling operators and revoke them when operators are found of breaching any of the licensing agreements. 

Apart from being responsible for monitoring gambling venues that offer casino gaming products and services, the Mauritius Gambling Regulatory Authority is also responsible for monitoring gambling facilities that focus on sports betting. The authority issued the very first sports betting license back in 2008. Today, the number of licensed sports betting operators is greater with many licensed gambling venues of this kind operating in the country.