Launching an online casino in Ghana

A licence from the Gaming Commission of Ghana under the Gaming Act, 2006 (Act 721). The operator must be a company incorporated in Ghana with at least 10% Ghanaian shareholding, and the licence runs for twelve months, renewable each year.

The Gaming Commission licenses casinos, sports betting and online gaming. The Act does not mention online gaming as such, but has been applied to license it, with separate licence categories for sports betting and online casino. According to a guide by Ghanaian counsel, applicants need minimum stated capital and cash reserves set by the Commission, criminal and tax clearance for directors, data-protection registration and an identifiable office in Ghana.

Unlicensed foreign operators are not tolerated: the Commission can issue cease-and-desist notices and ask the National Communications Authority to block sites. All advertising needs the Commission's prior approval.

Operators pay 20% on gross gaming revenue — what players stake minus what they win. Players pay nothing on winnings: the 10% withholding tax introduced in 2023 was repealed with effect from 2 April 2025.

Both points are set out in the practice guide. Removing the winnings tax made licensed operators more competitive against offshore sites, which never collected it.

Mobile money. MTN MoMo is the dominant way Ghanaians pay online, followed by Telecel Cash and AirtelTigo Money; cards play a smaller part.

These are the methods the market expects, not a list of what any platform has live. On WW Games, crypto is connected with every launch; local methods like mobile money can be integrated for the market when a payment provider agrees to work with the brand, which depends mostly on its licence. How payments are set up is on payments.

English, prices and wallets in cedis and a mobile-first interface. English is already on the WW Games storefront.

Football carries the sportsbook, with the English Premier League and the Ghana Premier League, and virtual sports and crash games carry much of the casino side. The sportsbook on WW Games runs through a third-party integration on the same wallet and bonuses as the casino, and the full catalogue is on game providers.

The Gaming Commission licence and the Ghanaian company are yours; WW Games supplies the platform. Licensing is the operator's responsibility and depends on the markets served. WW Games does not hold or sublicense a gambling licence, and can put you in touch with licensing providers.

The platform side, in English from day one, is part of the standard setup; what it costs is on pricing.