Public Notice On Gaming Licensing, Tax Compliance And Facilitation Of Gaming Services Through Telecommunications And Vas Platforms In Lagos State
TO: ALL TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATORS, MOBILE NETWORK OPERATORS (MNOs), LICENSED VALUE-ADDED SERVICE (VAS) AGGREGATORS AND VAS PROVIDERS FACILITATING LOTTERY, BETTING AND GAMING SERVICES IN LAGOS STATE The Lagos State…
The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA) is the state body charged with licensing and regulating lottery, betting and gaming operations within Lagos, including collecting applicable taxes and levies from operators doing business in the state. Nigeria's betting and gaming industry has grown rapidly on the back of mobile and USSD-based platforms, with telecom operators, mobile network operators (MNOs) and value-added service (VAS) aggregators increasingly serving as the technical conduits through which lottery, betting and gaming products reach consumers' phones.
This public notice is addressed directly to telcos, MNOs and VAS providers/aggregators facilitating such services in Lagos, signalling a regulatory push to bring these intermediaries into compliance with state licensing and tax rules rather than focusing solely on the gaming operators themselves. Coverage from Leadership and Punch both reproduce the notice's addressees and its focus on licensing and tax compliance, but neither report yet details specific penalties, deadlines for compliance, or how the Authority intends to enforce the directive against telecom players who fail to comply.