Morocco’s government has projected a total of MAD195m (£14.9m) from gambling- and lottery-related revenue in 2027.
The Finance Ministry’s draft bill for next year’s budget forecasts that the total sum will come from three main sources – deductions from mutual betting, lottery proceeds, and profits generated by the state-owned horseracing operator SOREC.
All rights to betting, gaming and lotteries in Morocco are held by the state-owned La Marocaine Des Jeux et des Sports (MDJS), though the firm does operate alongside some international third party partners.
Divided into values, mutual betting is projected to bring in around MAD90m (£6.9m), lottery proceeds are expected to come in at MAD80m (£6.1m), and around MAD25m (£1.9m) is expected from SOREC. The deductions will be allocated across separate Treasury accounts.
Two other revenue streams are also identified – levies on proceeds from games of chance, and levies on horse- and greyhound racing bets – but with no specific value estimates, meaning that the current total MAD195m is not exhaustive.
There are also proposed changes to strengthen gambling tax enforcement. Amendments to Article 228 of Morocco’s General Tax Code envisions the inclusion of gambling winning declarations into the automatic assessment procedures mandated by the tax administration.
If the proposed draft is adopted, the enforcement date will be 1 January 2027.
The government’s expectations may come as positive news to stakeholders of Flutter Entertainment – the owner of Sisal, the Italian gaming and lottery business which has run the Moroccan lottery since 2024 under an eight year contract.
The statistics show that Sisal continues to perform well in the country, one of the markets for Flutter in its Southern Europe and Africa (SEA) business segment alongside Sisal’s home market of Italy.
SEA was the third largest region for Flutter between January-June 2026 with revenue up 36% year-over-year to $896m.
Aside from Flutter, the government’s figures will also come as welcome news to international B2B firms like intralot, which is the lottery technology partner of the MDLS.
