Ethiopia revokes all sports betting licences and orders operators to stop
Ethiopia’s Ethiopian Lottery Service said all sports betting licences were cancelled on the federal government’s instructions, effective 15 December 2025. Operators must halt wagering, disable betting payment gateways and preserve records; banks and payment institutions must block transactions linked to betting organisations. The regulator has not set out a future licensing process.
The order removes licensed betting operations and requires operators and financial institutions to stop related activity immediately.