Aviator sits in a grey zone in Mozambique while the crash-game rules are still pending
The IGJ approved a dedicated online framework on 17 July 2026, but the technical standards covering crash games have not been published. Operators licensed under the general framework are lawful; the specific treatment of crash games is not yet settled.
Verified 2026-08-30
- Regulator
- Inspeccao Geral do Jogo (IGJ)
- Online framework
- Approved 17 July 2026
- Crash-game standards
- Not yet published
- Rails
- M-Pesa and e-Mola
- Minimum age
- 18
What it means in practice
- The framework exists but the crash-specific technical standards do not, so this position may change.
- Operators licensed under the general online framework are lawful today.
- The Portuguese language keeps most of the English-language scam trade out, which also means very little honest content exists in Portuguese.
Checking an operator yourself
- Confirm the operator holds an IGJ licence under the 2026 framework.
- Check the licence covers online rather than land-based only.
- Expect this position to be revisited once the crash-game standards publish.
Because the crash-game standards are pending, treat this page as current rather than settled. We will update it when IGJ publishes.
What legality does not change
A licence gives you a regulator to complain to and audited game fairness. It does not change the maths. Aviator returns 97% at a licensed operator and 97% at an unlicensed one, so licensing protects you from being cheated beyond the published edge, not from the edge itself.