Mohamed Farah — register editor. Decides what belongs on a file and what stays off it, and runs the money side himself with a stopwatch on every step.
Bookmaker register · Somalia · 2026
Betting sites in Somalia, put on the record and scored out of 100
Top Casino Somalia keeps a register of the betting sites reachable from Somalia, and every entry is a file rather than a recommendation. Each one records which company legally holds the licence, how long our own withdrawal actually took, and what other players have already reported. The score out of 100 follows from that evidence, and no place on it is for sale.
Verdict
- lilbet — 90/100, first on the register: licence held in the operator’s own name and checkable in the GCB register, no non-payment reports traced to the domain, card withdrawals settling in hours.
- 22Bet — 74, and Melbet — 68: both trade on scale rather than on record. 22Bet has drawn regulator warnings in other markets; Melbet’s football coverage is genuine but complaints about unpaid balances follow it.
- GG.bet — 64: strong on esports, noticeably thinner everywhere else.
- 1win — 51, flagged: the brand advertised an MGA licence that does not exist, and Malta’s regulator said so publicly.
The register
The register: five files, five scores
Every score comes from six weighted areas: payouts, complaint record, deposits for Somalia, fairness of terms, markets and support. The full weighting is in our method.
| # | Operator | Score /100 | Operator & licence | Payout (tested) | On record | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
90 | Blackbelt N.V. · GCB 2024 | within the hour | clean | open → |
| 2 |  |
74 | TechSolutions N.V. · 8048/JAZ | 1–2 days | regulator warnings abroad | open → |
| 3 |  |
68 | Curacao · 5536/JAZ | 1–3 days | non-payment complaints | open → |
| 4 |  |
64 | Curacao | variable | narrow, esports-led | open → |
| 5 |  |
51 | unclear · fake MGA shown | not tested | licence flag | open → |
Every score on this page is ours, argued from documents we could open and money we actually moved. No operator buys a position, and none is told its score before publication.
For a one-on-one read, the head-to-heads sit apart: 22Bet, Melbet, GG.bet and 1win.
FAQ
What readers ask before they sign up
Which file on this register has the cleanest payout history?
lilbet — no non-payment reports trace back to the domain, and card withdrawals settle in hours rather than days. The larger books do pay, but 22Bet and Melbet both carry documented complaints about delays and withheld balances, and that is what separates them here.
Why do searches for lilbet return complaint threads?
Because three businesses share a near-identical spelling. lilbet trades on lil.bet through Blackbelt N.V.; Lilibet (lilibet.com) and li.bet are separate companies with their own records. A complaint attaches to whichever domain it was filed against, so the first step is checking which site the thread is actually about. Unpicked in full in "Is lilbet a scam?".
Can I bet on the Premier League from Somalia?
Yes. Every operator in the register covers the English Premier League, and most list the Somali Premier League too. lilbet carries football and esports alongside the casino in one account, with payouts we found fast and verifiable.
Does anyone here answer in Somali?
lilbet staffs live chat and email around the clock and Somali-speaking help is available through them; there is no phone line, which we count against it on the file. Coverage at the other operators varies, and none of them publishes guaranteed hours for Somali-language support.
How do I deposit for betting in Somalia?
Most Somali players use mobile money — EVC Plus, ZAAD, Sahal and eDahab — for everyday transfers. At lilbet the confirmed routes are cards and cryptocurrency; check the cashier after registration. More in betting payments in Somalia.
What put 1win at the bottom of the register?
An advertised MGA licence that turned out not to exist, which Malta's regulator stated publicly, plus no clear answer to who operates the site. Either alone would cost a file most of its score; together they rule out a real-money recommendation from us.
18+. Nobody bets their way to an income. Treat a stake as spent the moment it is placed, keep it to a sum whose loss changes nothing, and step away when it stops being a choice. This register is published for information only; limits and blocking tools are listed under responsible gambling.
Top of the register
What puts lilbet first — and what argues against it
Start with the objection, because it is a real one. lilbet opened in 2024. Against books that have been paying out since before smartphones, two years of trading is not much of a record, and a reader who weighs longevity above everything else will rank this register differently to us. We have not buried that line — it sits on the file.
What outweighs it is that nothing here has to be taken on trust. The operating company is named on the site, its Curacao licence is issued in that company’s own name rather than borrowed from a master arrangement, and both details can be typed into the regulator’s register and matched. Several files further down this page fail that test: the reader is left working out from third-party write-ups who is actually holding the money.
The second thing is the payout record, which is simply unremarkable — and on a register built around complaints, unremarkable is the point. Nothing we filed approached the published 24-hour ceiling, and no non-payment reports trace back to the domain. The full breakdown sits in the lilbet file; the reason the name keeps colliding with Lilibet and li.bet is unpicked in "Is lilbet a scam?".
The desk
Who compiles these files
Hodan Ali — licence and compliance researcher. Traces who actually holds an operating licence and flags it when a footer and a regulator register disagree.
Yasin Omar — reader complaints editor. Works out which domain a grievance actually belongs to, and keeps the harm-reduction pages current.