No resident sports-betting regulator
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Sports Betting in Morocco
Dahir No. 1-59-413, article 282, punishes anyone who, without authorisation from the public authority, keeps a house of games of chance and admits the public. Article 283 applies those penalties to the authors, organisers, administrators, employees, or agents of lotteries the public authority has not authorised. A private resident sportsbook licence is not confirmed — check the regulator.
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- 20 October 2026
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A private resident sportsbook licence is not confirmed — check the regulator.
Status not confirmed
Dahir No. 1-59-413, article 282, punishes anyone who, without authorisation from the public authority, keeps a house of games of chance and admits the public. Article 283 applies those penalties to the authors, organisers, administrators, employees, or agents of lotteries the public authority has not authorised. A private resident sportsbook licence is not confirmed — check the regulator.
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- Loi No. 23-71, article 8, says the authorisation in Penal Code article 283 is an order of the Secretary-General of the Government. It may be granted only to regularly declared works or associations, only for lotteries or tombolas of funds or movable objects, only when the proceeds are exclusively for charity, letters, sciences, the arts, or physical education and sport, and only for a single draw.
- La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports says on its site that it was created in 1962 and is a state lottery holding the monopoly of organising and operating, throughout the national territory, bets on all sports competitions, including virtual sports competitions, except horse and greyhound racing, and that it may also organise sports tombolas, lotteries, and instant lotteries.
- SOREC says on its site that, since the transfer of horse-racing activities in 2007, it is the exclusive operator of pari-mutuel bets on horse races.
- No operator shortlist. We will not invent a licence row or a deposit CTA.
Who regulates it
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How payments work
Not applicable — we do not list books or deposit rails here.
Responsible gambling
Use the house responsible-gambling page for generic help framing. We will not invent a Moroccan helpline.
Frequently asked questions
Is sports betting legal for residents?+
Dahir No. 1-59-413, article 282, punishes anyone who, without authorisation from the public authority, keeps a house of games of chance and admits the public. Article 283 applies those penalties to the authors, organisers, administrators, employees, or agents of lotteries the public authority has not authorised. A private resident sportsbook licence is not confirmed — check the regulator.
Sources & updates
Last reviewed 20 October 2026.
- Dahir No. 1-59-413 (Penal Code) — Ministry of Justice consolidated Penal Code, version dated 20 April 2023. Articles 282 and 283.
- Loi No. 23-71 — Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement PDF. Bulletin Officiel No. 3101 of 5 April 1972, page 568. Article 8.
- La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports — Notre mission — MDJS states the sports-betting monopoly, except horse and greyhound racing.
- SOREC — Jeux hippiques — SOREC states it is the exclusive pari-mutuel operator on horse races since the 2007 transfer.
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