Simon’s Guide to Gambling in Niger
Guide to gambling in Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of Niger is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. Niger shares borders with Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest. Niger is the largest country in West Africa, covering a land area of almost 1,270,000 km2. Almost 80% of Niger’s land is covered by the Sahara Desert, so the predominantly Islamic population of 17 million is clustered in the far south and west of the country. Most of the population lives in rural areas. Niger’s capital is Niamey which is located in the southwest corner of the country.*
Niger is a developing country and is constantly one of the lowest-ranked in the United Nations’ Human Development Index. In 2013, the country ranked last in the index.* Most of the country’s non-desert areas are threatened by periodic droughts and desertification. Furthermore, the country faces the issue of overpopulation due to the lack of birth control. Other problems are the poor education and health care and the ever growing poverty of the nation’s population.
Before colonisation, Niger was mostly a trade route as part of many empires like The Songhai Empire, The Hausa Kingdoms, The Mali Empire, and The Kanem-Bornu Empire. Niger became a French colony in 1900 and remained a colony till 1958 when the Overseas Reform Act (1956) and the establishment of the Fifth French Republic gave an autonomous state status to Niger inside the French Community. The full independence came in 1960 when Niger decided to leave the French Community. The country’s official language remained French.
Since independence, Nigeriens have lived under 5 constitutions and 3 military dictatorships. After a 2010 military coup, Niger became a democratic, multi-party state.
Gambling is legal in Niger, gambling consists mostly of a single casino and the national lottery. There is only one official casino in Niger, operating inside Hotel Gaweye at the capital city. There is no other evidence of any organized gambling in the country, though. However, the nation’s population is mostly Islamic, so they are forbidden to gamble by The Quran but there isn’t any official government issued law concerning (or banning) gambling in Niger.
Online gambling is not regulated in Niger.
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*Niger: Regions, Major Cities & Urban Centers
*2014 Human Development Report Summary
Summary:
- Casino gambling in Niger
- Bingo in Niger
- Poker in Niger
- Sports betting in Niger
- Lottery in Niger
- Bitcoin gambling in Niger
Casino gambling in Niger
Online casino gambling in Niger: not regulated
As far as land-based casinos go, gambling is legal in Niger. There is only one official casino operating in the country, located in Niger’s capital city, Niamey. 80% of the population is Islamic, which means they are forbidden to participate in any gambling related activities. There isn’t any information about online gambling regulations in Niger and the existing laws (which legalize and regulate gambling) do not mention online gambling at all. Online gambling seems to be not regulated, that is most probably why so many offshore online casinos accept players from Niger.
The following online casinos accept players from Niger:
BGO casino – accepting players from Niger
32 Red casino – accepting players from Niger
Betsson online casino – accepting players from Niger
Betsafe online casino – accepting players from Niger
Casino Euro – accepting players from Niger
Black lotus casino – accepting players from Niger
Lotus Asia casino – accepting players from Niger
GT Bets accepts players from Niger – accepting Bitcoins as well
Bingo in Niger
Online bingo in Niger: not regulated
Bingo is a well-known and very popular form of gambling, especially in the US. In Niger, the country’s only casino does not seem to organize any bingo events. Also, bingo in general is not very popular in Africa.
Online bingo, along with all other forms of online gambling is not regulated in Niger.
The following online bingo sites accept players from Niger:
BGO bingo – accepting players from Niger
Betsson Bingo – accepting registrations from Niger
32 Red Bingo – accepting registrations from Niger
Poker in Niger
Online poker in Niger: legal
Poker is the most popular card game in the world. Many consider poker as a game of skill rather than luck. In Niger poker is legal but online poker is not regulated. However, the Quran forbids it because it is a form of gambling and 80% of Niger’s population is Islamic.
The following online poker sites accept players from Niger:
Betsson online Poker – accepting players from Niger
Betsafe online Poker – accepting players from Niger
32 Red online Poker – accepting players from Niger
Sports betting in Niger
Online sports betting in Niger: not regulated
Sports are very popular in the world and so is sports betting. Sports betting is mostly illegal in Islamic countries, but the Constitution of Niger guarantees freedom of religion, therefore the government’s stance on gambling is not as strict. Gambling is legal in Niger. Sports betting is not separately regulated, it falls under the scope of current gambling legislation. Online sports betting is not regulated.
The following online sportsbooks accept bettors from Niger:
Betsson online sportsbook – accepting registrations from Niger
Betsafe online bookmaker – accepting registrations from Niger
32 Red sport online sportsbook – accepting players from Niger
GT Bets online bookmaker – accepts registrations from the Niger, also accepts Bitcoin
Lottery in Niger
Online lottery in Niger: not regulated
The lottery is the most common form of gambling, found in almost every country in the world (where it’s legal of course). The lottery in Niger is controlled by the government, the Loterie Nationale du Niger more specifically. The first lottery ticket in Niger was printed in 1966. In 1993, the national lottery was introduced and it has been drawn annually since then. There are lottery shops all around the country’s cities like in Niamey, Maradi, Tahoua, and Dosso, to name a few.* 80% of population is an adherent of Islam, and Quran forbids any form of gambling, so it is not surprising that the Nigerien lottery is not as popular as other national lotteries.
Online lotteries are not regulated.
Bitcoin gambling in Niger
Bitcoin gambling in Niger: legal
Bitcoin is a digital currency often referred to as a “cryptocurrency” invented by Satoshi Nakamoto back in 2008. It gained a lot of popularity through the years, and it is a great online, alternative form of paying. The Bitcoin gambling started to become popular too because of the anonymity of Bitcoin transactions.
Bitcoin and Bitcoin gambling are not regulated in Niger.
The following Bitcoin casinos accept players from Niger:
GT Bets accepts players from Niger, and also accepts Bitcoin
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This page is part of Simon’s List – Legal Status of Online Gambling – a definitive guide to the legal status of all forms of online gambling activities in every country around the world.
Last updated: 2016-02-16
