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LONACI turnover reaches 657.6 billion CFA francs in 2025

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Turnover at the National Lottery of Côte d’Ivoire (LONACI) reached 657.6 billion CFA francs in 2025, up from 369.4 billion in 2021, an increase of nearly 78%. The figures cover all LONACI games, while AfriBallon’s barometer compares sports betting regulation in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Cameroon and highlights a lack of data on bettors.

Turnover at the National Lottery of Côte d’Ivoire (LONACI) reached 657.6 billion CFA francs in 2025, compared with 369.4 billion in 2021, an increase of nearly 78% in four years, according to figures compiled by AfriBallon. These amounts cover all LONACI games, not sports betting alone.

Côte d’Ivoire’s gambling sector generated 705.9 billion CFA francs in 2024, compared with 585.9 billion in 2023, according to the Gambling Regulatory Authority (ARJH). The number of licensed private operators rose from three in December 2023 to 17 in October 2026, according to the regulator’s register consulted by AfriBallon on 9 October. Brands present include 1xBet, Betclic, Betmomo, Melbet and betPawa.

In its barometer of sports betting in French-speaking Africa, published in October 2026, AfriBallon highlights differences between Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Cameroon in licensing, taxation and transparency. The report says available statistics on bettors remain insufficient. In Senegal, it lists 17 authorised platforms, according to a LONASE statement dated 30 June 2026. In Cameroon, AfriBallon found neither a publicly available official list of licensed operators nor consolidated data on the sector’s turnover.

Côte d’Ivoire’s gambling market is developing alongside other economic indicators monitored in the country. The country’s 2025 budget was the subject of an announcement on 19 October that it had recorded a surplus of 369.1 billion CFA francs, in a review of Côte d’Ivoire’s budget.

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