Legal wagering is limited to two state controlled bodies, there is no licence for other online gambling, and a new tax targets foreign betting winnings.
Last reviewed 24 June 2026 · Status as of June 2026 · Information, not legal advice
As of June 2026, prediction markets are not legal in Morocco. Legal wagering is limited to two state controlled monopolies, La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports for sports betting and the Loterie Nationale for lotteries, and there is no licensing framework for other online gambling. Prediction markets fall outside the permitted activities, and a 2025 finance measure adds a withholding tax on winnings from foreign online gambling sites.
Morocco channels legal wagering through two state controlled bodies. La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports, usually shortened to MDJS, runs sports betting, and the Loterie Nationale runs lotteries, both under the oversight of the Ministry of Finance. The underlying legal framework dates to the 1960s and treats gambling as a state activity rather than an open licensed market. There is no general licensing regime for online gambling, so forms outside the two monopolies, including online casino and poker, are treated as unlawful.
Prediction markets, which let people stake money on event outcomes, are not among the products the two state bodies offer, and there is no licence they could hold. That places them outside the permitted system. The search of Moroccan rules does not turn up a specific ruling naming Polymarket or Kalshi, so the position rests on the general framework rather than a platform specific decision. On that basis, offering or accessing a prediction market does not fit within Moroccan law.
A further signal came with the 2025 finance measure, which introduces a withholding tax on winnings from foreign online gambling sites, collected through payment providers. The measure does not legalise those sites. Instead it treats their winnings as taxable while the activity itself remains outside the licensed system. For a Morocco resident the cautious reading is that prediction markets are not legally available, and that reaching one carries both legal and financial risk. Confirm the current position with the authorities before acting.
No prediction market is among the products the two state monopolies offer, and there is no licence for one. The platforms below are listed so you can see where each one stands, not as places a Morocco resident can legally sign up.
Kalshi is a United States designated contract market overseen by the CFTC and is built around United States access. It holds no Moroccan licence and offers no licensed route to residents of Morocco. See the Kalshi profile.
Polymarket is a crypto settled prediction market that operates without a Moroccan licence. Reachability through a browser or app is not the same as legal availability. See the Polymarket profile.
The Crypto.com event contract product is a United States CFTC listed offering and is not licensed for residents of Morocco. Read the Crypto.com Sports and Events profile.
Platform positions are as of June 2026 and can change. We link to a platform only where it is genuinely available to a reader, and Morocco is not such a place for these products. Reachability is not the same as legality.
Legal wagering in Morocco runs through two state monopolies under the Ministry of Finance, and there is no licence for other online gambling. Prediction markets fall outside that system. Confirm the current position with the authorities before relying on anything here.
Status as of June 2026. We never invent a citation, and where a position is contested we mark it as contested.
Using a blocked or unlicensed service does not make it safe, and it can expose you to loss with little recourse. Prediction markets can lose you money. Stake only what you can afford to lose, never to chase a loss, and never on borrowed money. If gambling stops feeling like a free choice, step back and seek support from a problem gambling service in your country.
No. As of June 2026 legal wagering is limited to two state monopolies and there is no licence for other online gambling, so prediction markets fall outside the permitted system. This is general information, not legal advice.
Only two state controlled bodies. La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports runs sports betting and the Loterie Nationale runs lotteries, both under the Ministry of Finance.
No. There is no general licensing framework for online gambling beyond the two state bodies, so online casino, poker, and prediction markets are treated as unlawful.
A 2025 finance measure introduces a withholding tax on winnings from foreign online gambling sites, collected through payment providers. The tax does not make those sites legal.
Because no prediction market is licensed and available to a Morocco resident. We only show an open account or compare path where a platform is licensed and available to you.