Who regulates gambling in Mali?

There is no dedicated regulator. The Ministry of Economy and Finance sets PMU-Mali's levies and chairs the Technical Commission on casino applications, and casinos are authorised by joint order of the ministers of tourism, security and finance.

Can a private operator get an online betting or casino licence in Mali?

No. Lotteries, sports lotto and off-course horse race betting are reserved to PMU-Mali by Law 03-025, and no law provides for an online casino, poker or betting licence. The 2024 Penal Code bans every game of chance not authorised by law.

Is it an offence to play with an unlicensed operator?

Yes. Penal Code article 242-95 punishes anyone who takes part in a game of chance not authorised by law with two years' imprisonment and a fine of XOF 200,000, up to five times more on reoffending.

What are the conditions for opening a casino?

A Malian company must apply to the minister responsible for tourism for a casino inside a hotel of at least 50 rooms, with investment of at least XOF 750 million and a separate entrance. The authorisation lasts 15 years, renewable, and only one is granted per region and one in Bamako District.

How are casinos taxed?

Casinos pay a 15% levy on gross gaming revenue, 10% to the Treasury and 5% to the Office Malien du Tourisme et de l'Hôtellerie, plus a control fee of XOF 50 per slot machine and XOF 200 per table per day, and the business licence tax.

Which anti-money laundering rules apply to gambling operators?

Casinos, including internet casinos, and gaming establishments, including national lotteries, are designated businesses under Ordinance 2024-011. They must identify players who buy or exchange chips above a threshold set by the competent authority and keep registers for ten years, and the Treasury (DNTCP) supervises them under Decree 2021-0681.

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Mali: gambling regulation and licensing

Online sports bettingMonopoly
Online casinoProhibited
Online pokerProhibited
iLotteryMonopoly
Horse race bettingMonopoly
Land-based (reference)Regulated

Regulator: Ministry of Economy and Finance
Headline tax: 15% GGR
Licence required: Yes
Last verified: 24 Sept 2026

Summary

Mali runs a state monopoly for lotteries and betting alongside a small licensed casino sector, with no dedicated regulator. Law 03-025 of 21 July 2003 reserves classic and instant lotteries, lotto, sports lotto, bingo, keno and off-course horse race betting to the Société du Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU-Mali), a mixed-economy company with a state shareholding under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which fixes its levies by order. PMU-Mali also sells a football betting product. Casinos are licensed under Law 96-021 of 1996 and Decree 97-182: only Malian companies, inside hotels of at least 50 rooms with XOF 750 million of investment, one per region and one in Bamako District, authorised for 15 years by the ministers of tourism, security and finance. Casinos pay a 15% levy on gross gaming revenue, 10% to the Treasury and 5% to tourism, plus daily control fees per machine and table. No law authorises online casino, poker or any private online operator, and the 2024 Penal Code bans every game of chance not authorised by law and makes taking part in one an offence for players, punishable by two years and XOF 200,000. Casinos, including internet casinos, and national lotteries are designated businesses under AML Ordinance 2024-011, supervised by the Treasury, and the FATF removed Mali from its grey list in June 2025. No government measure on gambling appeared in the Council of Ministers communiqués from January 2021 to 18 September 2026.

Common pitfalls

Treating PMU-Mali as a regulator: it is the statutory operator, and authorisations and levies come from the ministries. Assuming the casino law covers online play: Law 96-021 allows casino games only in hotel-based establishments. Assuming playing offshore carries no risk: Penal Code article 242-95 makes taking part in an unauthorised game of chance an offence. Relying on the 1997 levy order: PMU-Mali's stake allocation was reset by a 2016 order, amended in 2022.

Key facts

Regulator: Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)
Regulator type: Government ministry
Headline tax: 15% GGR
Licence required: Yes
Minimum age: Not yet verified
Tax base: The 15% rate applies to land-based casinos only: a levy on gross gaming revenue under Law 96-021 article 9, 10% to the Treasury and 5% to the Office Malien du Tourisme et de l'Hôtellerie. For counterpart games and slot machines the base is the difference between the cumulated initial and additional float and the cash counted at the end of the session; for circle games it is the whole cagnotte without deduction (Decree 97-182 article 14). PMU-Mali's games are charged on stakes, not GGR, under ministerial orders (Law 03-025 article 5); the current levy on stakes could not be confirmed because the 2016 order was not found. The tax authority's online consolidation of the tax code still reproduces Order 94-9450 of 3 October 1994, a fixed levy of 10% of gross stakes on each horse race for the Treasury, and the 1997 order also took 10% for the Treasury; whether the 2016 order kept that rate was not verified.

Legal framework

Primary statutes

Law No. 03-025 of 21 July 2003 authorising betting on horse races and certain games of chance
Loi n°03-025 du 21 juillet 2003 autorisant les paris sur les courses de chevaux et certains jeux de hasard
Year
2003
In force
Yes
Summary
Authorises betting on horse races and a closed list of games: classic lottery, scratch cards or instant lottery, millionnaire, lotto, sports lotto, bingo, tac O tac, keno and banco (article 1). Only PMU-Mali may organise these games and off-course horse race betting; regularly constituted racing companies organise betting on their own racecourses (article 3). Game rules are fixed by decree in the Council of Ministers (article 4); the levies on turnover for the Treasury and the company's tax regime are fixed by order of the minister of finance (articles 5 and 6). Breaches of articles 2 and 3 carry a fine of XOF 200,000 to 2,000,000 and three months to one year, or either penalty; on reoffending the fine doubles and imprisonment of six months to two years may be imposed (article 7). Repeals Law 94-020 on horse race betting and Law 95-014 on the millionnaire, lotto and sports lotto (article 8).
Law No. 96-021 of 21 February 1996 authorising certain games of chance in specialised establishments
Loi n°96-021 du 21 février 1996 portant autorisation de certains jeux de hasard dans des établissements spécialisés
Year
1996
In force
Yes
Summary
The casino law. Counterpart games (boule, roulette, blackjack), circle games (chemin de fer and American baccarat) and slot machines are allowed in specialised establishments open to the public and integrated into an international-class hotel (articles 1 to 3). An administrative authorisation is needed, granted after an inquiry into moral and financial guarantees (article 4), and only Malian nationals aged 21 or over and Malian companies may apply (article 5). Under-18s, uniformed military personnel off duty, armed civilians and drunk persons are refused entry (article 7). A 15% levy on gross gaming revenue goes to the state (article 9). Authorisations can be withdrawn without compensation (article 10). Breaches carry fines of XOF 200,000 to 2,000,000, and operating despite suspension or withdrawal six months to two years and XOF 4,000,000 to 8,000,000 (articles 12 and 13).
Penal Code (Law No. 2024-027 of 13 December 2024), articles 242-93 to 242-96
Loi n°2024-027 du 13 décembre 2024 portant Code pénal
Year
2024
In force
Yes
Summary
Lotteries and any other games of chance holding out the hope of a large gain for a relatively small stake are prohibited unless a law authorises them and sets the conditions (article 242-93). Illegally installing gaming devices on the public highway, or illicitly keeping a gaming house open to the public, carries two years and XOF 500,000, with confiscation of stakes and equipment and possible loss of civic rights for ten years (article 242-94). Taking part in any game of chance not authorised by law carries two years and XOF 200,000, up to five times more on reoffending (article 242-95). Living habitually from illicit games carries three years and a five-year residence ban (article 242-96).
Ordinance No. 2024-011/PT-RM of 30 August 2024 on combating money laundering and terrorist and proliferation financing, ratified by Law No. 2024-022
Ordonnance n°2024-011/PT-RM du 30 août 2024 portant lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux, le financement du terrorisme et de la prolifération des armes de destruction massive
Year
2024
In force
Yes
Summary
Designates casinos, including internet casinos, and gaming establishments, including national lotteries, and their owners, directors and managers as designated non-financial businesses and professions (article 2, definition 26). Casinos and gaming establishments must keep regular accounts for ten years, identify players who buy, bring or exchange chips above a threshold set by the competent authority, and keep chronological registers of those operations and of transfers between casinos for ten years (article 50). Ratified with amendments by Law No. 2024-022 of 11 December 2024.

Secondary instruments

Decree No. 97-182/P-RM of 2 June 1997 implementing Law No. 96-021
Décret n°97-182/P-RM du 2 juin 1997 fixant les modalités d'application de la loi n°96-021 du 21 février 1996
Year
1997
In force
Yes
Summary
Gaming rooms must be separate from the rest of the establishment, with investment of at least XOF 750 million, an entrance independent of the hotel's, a hotel of at least 50 rooms of which 10% are suites, and dedicated security and staff (article 2). Applications go to the minister responsible for tourism in the name of a Malian company (articles 3 and 4). Authorisation is by joint order of the ministers of tourism, security and finance, is personal and non-transferable, is limited to one per region and one in Bamako District, and lasts 15 years, renewable (articles 6 to 10). A non-refundable deposit is built up with the Paymaster General (article 11). Special gaming accounts are required, and the GGR levy base is defined (articles 13 and 14). Inspectors from finance, tourism and security have free access (article 17). Replaces Decree 96-127. Detailed rules were set by Interministerial Order No. 03-1731 of 15 August 2003, which later casino authorisations cite; its text was not found.
Order No. 2016-2613/MEF-SG of 13 July 2016 on the allocation of PMU-Mali stakes and its tax regime, as amended by Order No. 2022-3301/MEF-SG of 27 July 2022
Arrêté n°2022-3301/MEF-SG du 27 juillet 2022 portant modification de l'arrêté n°2016-2613/MEF-SG du 13 juillet 2016
Year
2022
In force
Yes
Summary
The 20% of stakes allocated to PMU-Mali is split 6% to resellers and 14% to PMU-Mali and its shareholders; ticket costs and a 1% provision for omitted winning tickets come out of the bettors' share. Operating costs are capped at 10.18% of stakes. PMU-Mali may take 3% of stakes on each race as a dividend advance to the state, earmarked for horse breeding, social works and public works, and 0.82% for other shareholders. The text of the 2016 order itself was not found.
Order No. 07-1773/MEF-SG of 12 July 2007 creating the Technical Commission on specialised gaming establishments
Arrêté n°07-1773/MEF-SG du 12 juillet 2007
Year
2007
In force
Yes
Summary
A commission at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, chaired by the finance ministry with members from tourism and internal security, examines casino applications and gives its opinion within 15 days of filing.
Order No. 07-0882/MEF-MSIPC-SG of 12 April 2007 on casino control fees
Arrêté n°07-0882/MEF-MSIPC-SG du 12 avril 2007
Year
2007
In force
Yes
Summary
Casinos pay a monthly flat-rate control fee of XOF 50 per slot machine per day and XOF 200 per gaming table per day.
Decree No. 2021-0681/PT-RM of 24 September 2021 designating AML supervisors for the non-financial sector
Décret n°2021-0681/PT-RM du 24 septembre 2021
Year
2021
In force
Yes
Summary
Names the Direction Nationale du Trésor et de la Comptabilité Publique as the AML/CFT supervisor of providers of games of money and chance and of casino and gaming establishment managers.
Law No. 2017-017 of 12 June 2017 on advertising
Loi n°2017-017 du 12 juin 2017 fixant le régime de la publicité
Year
2017
In force
Yes
Summary
Applies to advertising on every medium, including information and communication technologies (article 2). It has specific sections on tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceuticals and firearms but none on gambling.

Key amendments

27 Jul 2022Order 2022-3301 resets PMU-Mali's 20% share of stakes (6% resellers, 14% company and shareholders), caps operating costs at 10.18% and fixes the 3% state dividend advance.
13 Dec 2024New Penal Code restates the ban on unauthorised games of chance and the offences for operators and players (articles 242-93 to 242-96).

Licensing

Licence required: Yes
Application window: Not yet verified
Local establishment required: Yes
Local server required: Not yet verified
Typical time to licence: The Technical Commission gives its opinion within 15 days of the application being filed (Order 07-1773 article 1); no overall timeframe is set.
Bank guarantee or bond: Casino operators undertake to build up a non-refundable deposit with the Paymaster General, by instalments, up to the amount of the bank in normal operation; it is drawn only on the operator's bankruptcy, for players with recognised claims (Decree 97-182 article 11). The Casino de Ségou authorisation set the deposit at XOF 5 million with the Caisse de Dépôts et Consignations, XOF 2.5 million payable first.
Notable licensees: Société du Pari Mutuel Urbain du Mali (PMU-Mali), statutory monopoly, Société Malienne de Jeux et Loisirs (Casino de l'Amitié), authorised for the Casino de Kayes (2006), Casino de Kalabancoro (2006) and Casino de Ségou (2007), slot machines only, Casino de l'Amitié at the Hôtel de l'Amitié, Bamako, authorised by Interministerial Order No. 98-2093 of December 1998 (cited in Order 07-0882)
Certification requirements: Applications must include technical documentation on the machines and equipment and the rules of the games they run; machines must be maintained to the manufacturer's specifications (Decree 97-182 articles 4 and 16).
Barriers to entry: Private operators cannot enter lotteries, sports lotto or off-course horse race betting, which Law 03-025 reserves to PMU-Mali, and no law provides for any online gambling licence. Casinos are open only to Malian companies (or Malian nationals aged 21 or over under the law), inside a hotel of at least 50 rooms with investment of at least XOF 750 million, and Decree 97-182 article 9 allows only one casino authorisation per region and one in Bamako District. No public licence register was found; the casino orders located in the Journal Officiel date from 2006 and 2007 and ran for 15 years, and their renewal was not verified.

Licence types

Authorisation to operate a specialised establishment (casino)
Scope
Table games (boule, roulette, blackjack), circle games (baccarat) and slot machines in a casino integrated into an international-class hotel; each authorisation names the games and, for slot machines, the number of machines
Term
15 years, renewable
Fee basis
Stamped application; a non-refundable deposit paid in instalments to the Paymaster General, the first instalment set in the authorisation (Decree 97-182 article 11); monthly control fees of XOF 50 per slot machine and XOF 200 per table per day (Order 07-0882); 15% levy on gross gaming revenue (Law 96-021 article 9).
Renewal terms
Renewable (Decree 97-182 article 10). Authorisations found in the Journal Officiel also provide for an evaluation every five years and for amendment or cancellation for breach.
PMU-Mali statutory exclusivity
Scope
Lotteries, instant games, lotto, sports lotto, bingo, keno and similar games, and off-course horse race betting (Law 03-025 articles 1 and 3). Not open to other applicants.
Fee basis
Levies on stakes and the company's tax regime set by order of the minister of finance (Law 03-025 articles 5 and 6; Order 2022-3301).

Taxation

Headline GGR tax: 15% GGR
Effective date: Not yet verified
VAT treatment: Products and services supplied in the course of games that bear a specific tax are exempt from VAT (tax code article 195, III, 1°, in the tax authority's online consolidation).
Tax base: The 15% rate applies to land-based casinos only: a levy on gross gaming revenue under Law 96-021 article 9, 10% to the Treasury and 5% to the Office Malien du Tourisme et de l'Hôtellerie. For counterpart games and slot machines the base is the difference between the cumulated initial and additional float and the cash counted at the end of the session; for circle games it is the whole cagnotte without deduction (Decree 97-182 article 14). PMU-Mali's games are charged on stakes, not GGR, under ministerial orders (Law 03-025 article 5); the current levy on stakes could not be confirmed because the 2016 order was not found. The tax authority's online consolidation of the tax code still reproduces Order 94-9450 of 3 October 1994, a fixed levy of 10% of gross stakes on each horse race for the Treasury, and the 1997 order also took 10% for the Treasury; whether the 2016 order kept that rate was not verified.

Earmarked levies

Casino GGR levy, tourism share: 5% of gross gaming revenue (Office Malien du Tourisme et de l'Hôtellerie, for tourism development)
Casino control fee: XOF 50 per slot machine and XOF 200 per gaming table per day, paid monthly (State (control of casinos))
State dividend advance on PMU-Mali stakes: 3% of stakes on each race (State, for horse breeding, social works and public works)
Business licence tax (patente) for lotto, casino, lottery and other games of chance, and for horse race pari-mutuel companies: Fixed duty of XOF 1,000,000 (Bamako), 800,000 (regional capitals) or 600,000 (elsewhere), plus a proportional duty of 10% of the rental value of the premises (tax code articles 144 and 144-A) (State and local authorities)

Compliance

Minimum age: Not yet verified
National self-exclusion: Not yet verified
KYC timing: Threshold-based, at the chip purchase or exchange; systematically on suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing whatever the amount (Ordinance 2024-011 articles 49 and 50)
AML regime: Casinos, including internet casinos, and gaming establishments, including national lotteries, are designated non-financial businesses and professions under Ordinance 2024-011 and bear its customer due diligence duties. They keep regular accounts for ten years and chronological registers of chip operations above the threshold and of fund transfers between casinos for ten years; chips must identify the branch that issued them and cannot be redeemed at another branch (article 50). The FATF removed Mali from increased monitoring on 13 June 2025.
AML supervisor: Direction Nationale du Trésor et de la Comptabilité Publique (Decree 2021-0681 article 3)
KYC requirements: Casinos and gaming establishments must identify, with an original valid official document bearing a photograph (copied), players who buy, bring or exchange chips or plaques at or above a threshold set by the competent authority, and record them by name and document number (Ordinance 2024-011 article 50). Designated businesses must also identify occasional customers and beneficial owners above thresholds, and always on suspicion (article 49).
Stake limits: Minimum and maximum stakes are set in each casino authorisation (Decree 97-182 article 7); for example XOF 100 to 1,000 on slot machines at the Casino de Ségou.
Reporting obligations: Casinos keep special gaming accounts alongside their commercial accounts (Decree 97-182 article 13), and each year send the ministers of security and finance the list of gaming room staff, the collective agreement, the allocation of tips and investment spending (authorisation orders, for example Casino de Ségou article 9).
Game content restrictions: Casino games are limited to those in Law 96-021 article 3 and to those named in each authorisation; the casino authorisations found set a minimum slot machine payout of 85% of stakes. Under-18s may not enter gaming rooms (Law 96-021 article 7). PMU-Mali's game rules are fixed by decree in the Council of Ministers (Law 03-025 article 4).

Minimum age by vertical

Land-based (reference): 18+

Advertising

Advertising permitted: Not yet verified
Penalties for breach: General advertising sanctions apply: a fine of XOF 1,000,000 to 10,000,000 for any advertising operation contrary to Law 2017-017, doubled on reoffending (articles 80 and 81).

Restrictions

No gambling-specific advertising rules were found in Law 03-025, Law 96-021, Decree 97-182 or the Penal Code.
Law 2017-017 on advertising covers every medium, including online (article 2, and articles 70 and 71 on online advertising), and has specific sections for tobacco, alcohol, pharmaceuticals and firearms but none for gambling.
General rules apply: no advertising containing scenes that encourage abuse or recklessness or that harm the rights of minors, public order or morality (Law 2017-017 article 22).

Payments

Credit card ban: Not yet verified
Crypto stance: Not yet verified
Currency restrictions: A casino authorisation can be withdrawn for fraud against the exchange control rules (Decree 97-182 article 19). Where a gaming operator has several branches, chips must identify the issuing branch and cannot be redeemed at another branch, including abroad (Ordinance 2024-011 article 50). No rule on payment methods for gambling was found.

Enforcement

ISP blocking: Not yet verified
DNS blocking: Not yet verified
Payment blocking: Not yet verified
App store takedowns: Not yet verified
Administrative penalties: Casino authorisations can be suspended (security breaches, irregular machines, poor maintenance) or withdrawn without compensation (Law 96-021 article 10; Decree 97-182 articles 18 and 19).
Criminal penalties: Organising PMU-Mali's reserved games or off-course betting outside PMU-Mali: XOF 200,000 to 2,000,000 and three months to one year, doubled on reoffending (Law 03-025 article 7). Illicit gaming house or gaming devices: two years and XOF 500,000 with confiscation (Penal Code article 242-94). Operating a casino despite suspension or withdrawal: six months to two years and XOF 4,000,000 to 8,000,000 (Law 96-021 article 13).
Operator liability: Criminal liability under Law 03-025 article 7 and Penal Code articles 242-94 and 242-96, with confiscation of stakes, equipment and furnishings; the owners of the premises and the managers and staff of an illicit gaming house are prosecuted.
Player liability: Taking part in any game of chance not authorised by law is an offence carrying two years' imprisonment and a fine of XOF 200,000, up to five times more on reoffending (Penal Code article 242-95).

Market data

Online GGR: Not yet verified

Timeline

6 May 1994
Law 94-021 authorises the state to take part in creating PMU-Mali as a mixed-economy company.
21 Feb 1996
Law 96-021 authorises casino games in specialised establishments integrated into hotels.
2 Jun 1997
Decree 97-182 sets casino investment, hotel, term and one-per-region conditions.
21 Jul 2003
Law 03-025 reserves lotteries, lotto, sports lotto, keno and off-course horse race betting to PMU-Mali.
1 Mar 2006
Casino de Kayes authorised in premises adjoining the Hôtel du Rail, 100 slot machines for 15 years.
21 Dec 2006
Casino de Kalabancoro authorised at the Hôtel le Sofarois, 50 slot machines for 15 years.
12 Apr 2007
Order 07-0882 sets daily control fees per slot machine and gaming table.
12 Jul 2007
Order 07-1773 creates the Technical Commission on casino applications at the finance ministry.
20 Sept 2007
Casino de Ségou authorised at the Hôtel Esplanade, 50 slot machines for 15 years.
2 Jul 2021
Decree 2021-0416 appoints Fassery Doumbia Director General of PMU-Mali.
24 Sept 2021
Decree 2021-0681 names the Treasury as AML supervisor of gambling providers and casinos.
27 Jul 2022
Order 2022-3301 resets PMU-Mali's share of stakes and the 3% state dividend advance.
30 Aug 2024
AML Ordinance 2024-011 designates casinos, including internet casinos, and national lotteries as reporting businesses.
13 Dec 2024
New Penal Code bans unauthorised games of chance and penalises players (articles 242-93 to 242-96).
13 Jun 2025
FATF removes Mali from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring.

Outlook

No bill, decree or consultation on gambling was found: the 293 Council of Ministers communiqués from January 2021 to 18 September 2026 contain no gambling measure beyond appointments at PMU-Mali. The casino authorisations found in the Journal Officiel were granted for 15 years in 2006 and 2007, and no renewal was located. The framework remains the 1996 casino law and the 2003 PMU-Mali law, neither of which addresses online gambling.

Frequently asked questions

Who regulates gambling in Mali?: There is no dedicated regulator. The Ministry of Economy and Finance sets PMU-Mali's levies and chairs the Technical Commission on casino applications, and casinos are authorised by joint order of the ministers of tourism, security and finance.
Can a private operator get an online betting or casino licence in Mali?: No. Lotteries, sports lotto and off-course horse race betting are reserved to PMU-Mali by Law 03-025, and no law provides for an online casino, poker or betting licence. The 2024 Penal Code bans every game of chance not authorised by law.
Is it an offence to play with an unlicensed operator?: Yes. Penal Code article 242-95 punishes anyone who takes part in a game of chance not authorised by law with two years' imprisonment and a fine of XOF 200,000, up to five times more on reoffending.
What are the conditions for opening a casino?: A Malian company must apply to the minister responsible for tourism for a casino inside a hotel of at least 50 rooms, with investment of at least XOF 750 million and a separate entrance. The authorisation lasts 15 years, renewable, and only one is granted per region and one in Bamako District.
How are casinos taxed?: Casinos pay a 15% levy on gross gaming revenue, 10% to the Treasury and 5% to the Office Malien du Tourisme et de l'Hôtellerie, plus a control fee of XOF 50 per slot machine and XOF 200 per table per day, and the business licence tax.
Which anti-money laundering rules apply to gambling operators?: Casinos, including internet casinos, and gaming establishments, including national lotteries, are designated businesses under Ordinance 2024-011. They must identify players who buy or exchange chips above a threshold set by the competent authority and keep registers for ten years, and the Treasury (DNTCP) supervises them under Decree 2021-0681.

Sources

Law No. 03-025 of 21 July 2003 authorising betting on horse races and certain games of chance (Journal Officiel 2003 No. 21, p. 2615 to 2616)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 21 Jul 2003
Law No. 96-021 of 21 February 1996 authorising certain games of chance in specialised establishments (Journal Officiel of 29 February 1996, p. 131 to 132)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
The SGG index lists the law as No. 96-21 of 20 February 1996; the promulgated text is signed at Bamako on 21 February 1996, and the implementing decree cites it as Law No. 96-021 of 21 February 1996. The record uses 21 February 1996.
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 21 Feb 1996
Decree No. 97-182/P-RM of 2 June 1997 setting the implementing rules of Law No. 96-021 on certain games of chance in specialised establishments (Journal Officiel of 15 July 1997, p. 563 to 565)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 2 Jun 1997
Order No. 97-0500/MFC-SG of 7 April 1997 fixing the levies on horse race betting stakes, and Order No. 97-0501/MFC-SG exempting PMU-Mali from the minimum flat-rate tax (Journal Officiel 1997 No. 11)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
The 1997 levy split has probably been overtaken by Order No. 2016-2613/MEF-SG of 13 July 2016, whose text was not found; the 2022 amendment to that order allocates 20% of stakes to PMU-Mali and its resellers, against 15% under the 1997 order. The record cites the 1997 order as history only.
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 7 Apr 1997
Order No. 2022-3301/MEF-SG of 27 July 2022 amending Order No. 2016-2613/MEF-SG of 13 July 2016 fixing the allocation of stakes on bets organised by PMU-Mali and the company's tax regime (Journal Officiel 2022 No. 22)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 27 Jul 2022
Order No. 07-1773/MEF-SG of 12 July 2007 creating the Technical Commission to examine applications to operate a specialised gaming establishment (Journal Officiel 2009 No. 6)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 12 Jul 2007
Order No. 07-0882/MEF-MSIPC-SG of 12 April 2007 fixing the flat-rate monthly control fee per authorised device paid by casinos (Journal Officiel 2009 No. 3)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
The order cites the Casino de l'Amitié authorisation as Interministerial Order No. 98-2093/MATS-MEF of 21 December 1998; the SGG index dates the same order 30 December 1998. Its scanned text could not be read.
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 12 Apr 2007
Interministerial Order No. 07-2532/MAT-MSIPC-MEF of 20 September 2007 authorising the operation of the specialised establishment "Casino de Ségou" at the Hôtel Esplanade, Ségou (Journal Officiel 2009 No. 15)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 20 Sept 2007
Interministerial Order No. 06-0395/MAT-MSIPC-MEF of 1 March 2006 authorising the operation of the specialised establishment "Casino de Kayes" at the Hôtel du Rail, Kayes (Journal Officiel 2008 No. 31)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 1 Mar 2006
Interministerial Order No. 06-3158/MAT-MSIPC-MEF-SG of 21 December 2006 authorising the operation of the specialised establishment "Casino de Kalabancoro" at the Hôtel le Sofarois, Kalabancoro (Journal Officiel 2008 No. 38)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 21 Dec 2006
Law No. 2024-027 of 13 December 2024 establishing the Penal Code (Journal Officiel special issue No. 21 of 13 December 2024), articles 242-93 to 242-96
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 13 Dec 2024
Ordinance No. 2024-011/PT-RM of 30 August 2024 on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism and of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (Journal Officiel special issue No. 17 of 2 September 2024)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 30 Aug 2024
Law No. 2024-022 of 11 December 2024 amending and ratifying Ordinance No. 2024-011/PT-RM (Journal Officiel 2024 No. 29)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 11 Dec 2024
Decree No. 2021-0681/PT-RM of 24 September 2021 designating the AML/CFT supervisory and control authorities for the non-financial sector (Journal Officiel 2021 No. 32)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Adopted under the 2016 uniform AML law (Law No. 2016-008), which Ordinance No. 2024-011 replaced. No replacement designation decree was found, and new article 205 of the Ordinance, inserted by Law No. 2024-022, keeps implementing measures of earlier laws in force until expressly repealed where not contrary to it, so the record treats the 2021 designation as current.
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 24 Sept 2021
Code général des impôts (online consolidation, citing amendments up to the 2018 finance law), articles 144, 144-A and 195 and the annexed provisions on levies on games
Direction Générale des Impôts, Mali (translated)
The only consolidation of the tax code published by the tax authority carries no update date and cites amendments up to the 2018 finance law. Later finance laws were not checked, so rates taken from it may have changed.
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026
Law No. 2017-017 of 12 June 2017 on the regime of advertising (Journal Officiel 2017 No. 26)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 12 Jun 2017
Decree No. 2021-0416/PT-RM of 2 July 2021 appointing the Director General of the Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU-Mali), citing Law No. 94-021 of 6 May 1994 on the state's participation in the mixed-economy company PMU-Mali (Journal Officiel 2021 No. 19, p. 742)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Journal Officiel de la République du Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026Published 2 Jul 2021
Communiqués du Conseil des Ministres, January 2021 to 18 September 2026 (293 communiqués searched for gambling measures)
Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement, Mali (translated)
Tier 1Accessed 24 Sept 2026
PMU Mali, official website (home page, rendered), including its product list (ALR, PLR, Loto 5/90, Pari Foot) and monthly payout figures
Société du Pari Mutuel Urbain du Mali (PMU-Mali) (translated)
Tier 2Accessed 24 Sept 2026
FATF country page: Mali (increased monitoring statements and follow-up reports)
Financial Action Task Force
Tier 2Accessed 24 Sept 2026