On the register
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Gaming Commission
the register
Checking that a bookmaker is licensed, and what a licence number proves
A licence number on a comparison page proves that somebody typed a number. What follows is which of these books have one we would stand behind, which do not, and the one case where the record and the research disagree.
Numbers we would print
10
Records carrying no number
3
Numbers held and suppressed
1
our own research forbids printing them
The register is the check
Betting in Ghana is licensed by the Gaming Commission of Ghana, which publishes the list of licensed operators. Any bookmaker worth using appears on it, and if a book is not there, no number printed anywhere else is worth anything.
You must be 18 or over to bet in Ghana. Betting can be addictive. Never stake money you cannot afford to lose. Licensed operators are listed by the Gaming Commission of Ghana.
What each record carries
| Bookmaker | On the register | Numbers on record | Printed here |
|---|---|---|---|
| SportyBet line 5 | yes | 1 | 0000237 |
| Betway line 6 | yes | 0 | none to print |
| 1xBet off the slip | yes | 2 | GCSB25H4885G and GCCA25E0038Z |
| Premier Bet off the slip | yes | 1 | GCSB20W4367N |
| BetFox line 7 | yes | 1 | GCSB2401388B |
| MSport line 1 | yes | 2 | GCSB26R0957A and GCCA26S3348H |
| Bangbet off the slip | yes | 1 | GCSB23Q3049C |
| betPawa line 4 | yes | 2 | GCSB26T7712J and GCCA26P3312N |
| Melbet off the slip | yes | 1 | GCSB25J8590V |
| 22Bet off the slip | yes | 1 | GCSB23P0182X |
| Betwinner off the slip | yes | 0 | none to print |
| Soccabet line 3 | yes | 0 | none to print |
| Wiwi Casino line 2 | yes | 1 | GCCA26K5423L |
Betway. Betway names the Gaming Commission of Ghana as its regulator in its own terms and states no registration number anywhere on its Ghanaian surfaces. The numbers circulating on affiliate pages disagree with each other, so none is printed here.
The numbers are on the record and they are not on this page. That is not an inconsistency, it is the rule doing its job: our research on this brand lists them among the figures that could not be stood behind, and the list binds every page in this network whatever else the record happens to carry.
Registered, with no number on file
Betway, Betwinner and Soccabet appear on the register in our records without a registration number attached, usually because the operator's own footer link could not be opened and the numbers in circulation come from a single unverifiable source. An empty cell here is a book that is licensed and whose number we have not confirmed, and it is deliberately not the same as a book that is unlicensed.
About licensing
- How do I check a Ghanaian bookmaker is licensed?
- The Gaming Commission of Ghana publishes the register. That is the check, and it is the only one worth making: a licence number printed on an affiliate page proves that the affiliate typed a number.
- Why does one book on this site have its licence numbers hidden?
- Betway. Our research file explicitly forbids printing the numbers on its own record, because none of them could be verified and the versions circulating disagree with each other. The record holds them and this site does not print them, which is the rule working rather than failing.
- Does a licence mean I will be paid?
- It means there is a regulator to complain to and a body that can act on a licence. It is not a guarantee about any individual payout, and this site does not present it as one.
- What is the legal age?
- 18+ throughout Ghana. There is no version of this where a younger reader is fine, and no operator on this site may open an account for one.