TLDR Mauritius amended its Gambling Regulatory Authority Act under the Finance Act 2026, with presidential assent given on August 12, 2026. The law creates three licence types: B2C, B2B, and ancillary provider licences for online gambling companies. Operators must now incorporate in Mauritius before applying for a licence, and fees range from €5,000 to €30,000 per year. New rules require operators to link their servers directly to the regulator for real-time monitoring, starting March 1, 2027. Fines for violations rise to 400,000 rupees, and the regulator itself now faces new asset declaration and anti-corruption rules.
Mauritius has passed a major update to its gambling laws. The change came through an amendment to the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act under the Finance Act 2026. The president gave assent to the law on August 12, 2026.
The update brings online betting under the same legal structure that already covers physical casinos and betting shops. It also adds new licence types, stricter monitoring tools, and higher penalties for operators who break the rules.
New Licence Categories for Operators
The law sets up three types of licences for interactive gambling companies. A Business to Consumer licence covers platforms that deal directly with players. A Business to Business licence applies to companies that supply technology or services to those platforms.
A third licence type covers ancillary service providers. These are companies that support the gambling industry without running betting operations themselves.
Any company that wants an interactive gambling licence must now be incorporated in Mauritius first. This was not a clear requirement before the amendment.
The fees are steep. B2C operators pay €30,000 per year plus 3% of gross gambling yield every quarter. B2B operators pay €20,000 per year, and ancillary providers pay €5,000. Every applicant also pays a €5,000 fee that cannot