Applicants must submit complete, accurate and current documentation in support of an Eritrea Gaming license application.
The documentation enables the Authority to verify the applicant’s corporate structure, beneficial ownership, financial standing, technical capability and regulatory suitability.
The specific documents required may differ according to the license category, ownership structure and nature of the proposed operation.
Forms must be signed by the appropriate authorised person.
Corporate documents may be required to be certified, notarised or apostilled.
The applicant must identify every natural person who directly or indirectly owns, controls or materially benefits from the applicant.
For each beneficial owner, the Authority may require:
The use of a holding company, trust, nominee or other intermediary does not remove the obligation to identify the ultimate beneficial owner.
For each director and designated key person:
Applicants must demonstrate sufficient financial standing to establish and operate the proposed licensed business.
Documentation may include:
Newly established companies may be required to provide financial information relating to their shareholders, parent company or funding parties.
The applicant must demonstrate the legitimate origin of funds used to establish and operate the licensed business.
Evidence may include:
The Authority may request source of wealth information for beneficial owners and funding parties.
The business plan should explain:
Policies must reflect the applicant’s actual systems and business model. Generic templates that do not explain how the business will operate may be rejected or returned for revision.
Depending on the license type, applicants may need to provide:
For every proposed operational domain:
Only approved domains will appear in the public register and be eligible to display the official interactive license seal.
Documents should be:
The Authority may request original documents, updated documents, independent verification or additional information at any time.
Incomplete, expired, inconsistent or misleading documents may delay the application or result in refusal.
Submission of all listed documents does not guarantee that the application will be approved.
