Tax status
The 10% tax on betting winnings in Ghana was repealed in 2025
Ghana taxed gross betting winnings at 10% from 2023. That withholding tax no longer exists. It was repealed by the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
What happened, and when
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Parliament approved the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025, abolishing the 10% withholding tax on bet winnings, and on gaming and games of chance. Ghana News Agency
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The Ministry of Finance confirmed the passage, describing the bill as abolishing "the 10% withholding tax on bet winnings and gaming". Ministry of Finance
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President John Dramani Mahama signed the amended bills into law, the betting tax among them. Pulse Ghana
What we are not telling you
This page covers the withholding tax on winnings, because that is what we could source to a named publication with a date. It does not tell you what an individual operator deducts at payout, what tax applies to betting as a trade or profession, or what the operator-side gaming levies are. We have not verified those, so we do not state them.
Nothing here is tax advice. For your own position, the Ghana Revenue Authority is the authority, not us.
Frequently asked
- Is there still a 10% tax on betting winnings in Ghana?
- No. The 10% withholding tax on bet winnings was repealed by the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which Parliament approved on 26 March 2025 and President John Dramani Mahama signed into law on 2 April 2025.
- Will a licensed bookmaker deduct tax from my payout in Ghana?
- Not under the withholding tax that was repealed on 2 April 2025. We do not publish what any individual operator deducts in practice unless we have timed a withdrawal ourselves and recorded the date — see our methodology.
- What else did the same law change?
- According to the Ministry of Finance, the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025 also abolished the 1.5% withholding tax on unprocessed gold from small-scale miners.