Lagos and 24 Nigerian states declare Stake.com unlicensed

Lagos and 24 Nigerian states declare Stake.com unlicensed

Around 10 September 2026, the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA) and the Federation of State Gaming Regulators of Nigeria (FSGRN) jointly declared Stake.com (Easygo) an unlicensed gaming operator in Lagos and across FSGRN’s 24 member states. On 11 September 2026, the Cross River State Lotteries and Gaming Agency published a matching public notice, signed by Director-General Michael Eja, with FSGRN.

What the regulators say

Authorities say Stake holds no licence from LSLGA, Cross River, or any FSGRN member state. They allege the brand failed to register, declare, or remit monthly gaming taxes and levies despite at least ten formal compliance notices over about two years. InterGame (11 Sep) reports that Stake declined to comment when approached.

Enforcement asks banks, payment firms, fintechs, media, and advertisers to stop facilitating the brand. The public advisory is to use only state-licensed operators — not a how-to for reaching an unlicensed lobby.

Legal backdrop (desk-reported)

Desks and the Cross River notice cite Supreme Court matter SC/1/2008 (22 November 2024) as the backdrop: a judgment treating lottery and gaming as state, not federal, competence. This desk has not independently re-read the full judgment; treat that citation as attributed context for why state regulators are pressing the case.

Why it matters for vault readers

Licensed versus unlicensed access is the player question here: ID checks, tax remittance, and consumer tools sit on the licensed side of that line in each state market. Bonusjungle’s earlier Juice×Stake note is about B2B studio distribution, not a Nigeria market endorsement and not a vault add for Stake.

This note does not map Stake’s licence status in other countries, invent tax totals, or expand the “24 states” figure beyond the FSGRN member set as reported.

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