{ "title": "Is online gambling legal? World map by country", "publisher": "Casino Capybara Research", "url": "https://casinocapybara.com/data/gambling-legality-map/", "version": "2026-10-24", "licence": { "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International", "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" }, "citation": "Casino Capybara Research (2026). Is online gambling legal? World map by country [Data set]. Version 2026-10-24. https://casinocapybara.com/data/gambling-legality-map/. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.", "methodology": "https://casinocapybara.com/research/methodology/", "columns": [ { "key": "jurisdiction_id", "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for a country, ISO 3166-2 code for a state or province." }, { "key": "parent_id", "description": "For a state or province, the ISO code of its country; empty for a country." }, { "key": "jurisdiction", "description": "Jurisdiction name." }, { "key": "online_casino_status", "description": "Status of online casino: LEGAL_REGULATED, LEGAL_MONOPOLY, RESTRICTED, PROHIBITED, LEGAL_UNREGULATED, UNCLEAR, UNVERIFIED." }, { "key": "online_casino_note", "description": "Plain-language note on online casino in this jurisdiction." }, { "key": "online_casino_source_ids", "description": "Ids of the entries in \"sources\" that support the online casino status, separated by semicolons." }, { "key": "online_poker_status", "description": "Status of online poker: LEGAL_REGULATED, LEGAL_MONOPOLY, RESTRICTED, PROHIBITED, LEGAL_UNREGULATED, UNCLEAR, UNVERIFIED." }, { "key": "online_poker_note", "description": "Plain-language note on online poker in this jurisdiction." }, { "key": "online_poker_source_ids", "description": "Ids of the entries in \"sources\" that support the online poker status, separated by semicolons." }, { "key": "online_lottery_status", "description": "Status of online lottery: LEGAL_REGULATED, LEGAL_MONOPOLY, RESTRICTED, PROHIBITED, LEGAL_UNREGULATED, UNCLEAR, UNVERIFIED." }, { "key": "online_lottery_note", "description": "Plain-language note on online lottery in this jurisdiction." }, { "key": "online_lottery_source_ids", "description": "Ids of the entries in \"sources\" that support the online lottery status, separated by semicolons." }, { "key": "regulator", "description": "The licensing or supervising body, where there is one." }, { "key": "licensing_model", "description": "How the activity is licensed or reserved to the state." }, { "key": "legal_basis", "description": "The statute or rule the status rests on." }, { "key": "next_known_change", "description": "A scheduled or announced change, if any." }, { "key": "confidence", "description": "High, Medium or Low confidence in the row." }, { "key": "verified_on", "description": "Date the sources were last checked (YYYY-MM-DD)." }, { "key": "sources", "description": "Sources as \"id | publisher | title | url\" entries separated by semicolons." } ], "records": [ { "jurisdiction_id": "AE", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "United Arab Emirates", "regulator": "General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA)", "licensing_model": "Federal licensing by GCGRA; categories: gaming facility, lottery, internet gaming, sports wagering (one licensee in each online category on the register); unlicensed play is an offence for operators and players", "legal_basis": "Federal Law by Decree No. (30) of 2022, on Regulating Commercial Gaming (as named on the GCGRA legislation page)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | GCGRA | Our licensees (register) | https://www.gcgra.gov.ae/en/licensing/our-licensees/; S2 | GCGRA | Activities we regulate | https://www.gcgra.gov.ae/en/commercial-gaming/activities-we-regulate/; S4 | GCGRA | December 2024 press release: warning against unlicensed lottery and gaming operators | https://www.gcgra.gov.ae/en/news/press-releases/december-2024-press-release-gcgra-issues-warning-against-unlicensed-lottery-and-gaming-operators; S5 | The Game LLC | UAE Lottery | https://www.theuaelottery.ae/; S6 | Coin Technology Projects LLC (Play971) | Play971 landing page | https://www.play971.ae/", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "GCGRA licensee register lists one INTERNET GAMING licensee (Coin Technology Projects LLC); the internet gaming category expressly includes casino games. Licensing exists and a licence is issued, so a lawful route exists, but only one private-law licensee is on the register (effectively a single-operator market). The operator's site (Play971) answers 'not accessible from outside the UAE', so a site exists but its offer could not be viewed; reports that it launched in June 2026 are secondary only.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S6", "online_poker_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_poker_note": "Poker is named in the GCGRA definition of internet gaming ('casino games (slots, roulette, blackjack, baccarat, craps, and poker)'), so it is licensable under the single internet gaming licence; No primary evidence of an online poker product being offered was found.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2; S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "GCGRA register lists one LOTTERY LICENSEE, The Game LLC (operator of the UAE Lottery); the GCGRA December 2024 notice says other pre-existing lotteries were ordered to stop and Big Ticket and Dubai Duty Free were grandfathered. theuaelottery.ae is an online platform (18+ registration) marked 'Licensed by the GCGRA'. The online lottery is operating.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S4; S5" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "AR", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Argentina", "regulator": "Provincial lottery/gaming authorities (IPLyC Buenos Aires; Lotería de la Ciudad)", "licensing_model": "23 provinces and CABA license independently", "legal_basis": "Codigo Penal art.301 bis (Ley 27.346); PBA Ley 15.079 Title VIII; Decreto 181/2019", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Infoleg (Ministerio de Justicia) | Codigo Penal | https://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/265000-269999/269773/texact.htm; S2 | Provincia de Buenos Aires | Decreto 181/2019 | https://normas.gba.gob.ar/documentos/BLmG59fQ.html; S3 | Lotería de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires | Juego seguro y legal | https://www.loteriadelaciudad.gob.ar/site/?page=juego-seguro-legal", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "No national regime. Each province/CABA licenses independently: Buenos Aires Province Ley 15.079 Title VIII regulates online casino games (Decreto 181/2019); operating without competent provincial authorisation is a crime under Penal Code art.301 bis. Other provinces not opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Poker not named in the PBA decree or CABA page.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Provincial state lotteries only (PBA 'Loterias' online; Lotería de la Ciudad online lottery games). No national monopoly.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S2; S3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "AT", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Austria", "regulator": "Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) for the federal monopoly; the nine Laender for betting", "licensing_model": "Federal concession monopoly for lotteries, electronic lotteries, casinos and poker; sports betting under separate Land laws", "legal_basis": "Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG) BGBl. 620/1989 as in force 24.10.2026; Land betting laws (e.g. Steiermärkisches Wettengesetz)", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | RIS (Bundeskanzleramt) | GSpG, Fassung vom 24.10.2026, s.3 | https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10004611; S2 | Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) | FAQ Glücksspielmonopol | https://www.bmf.gv.at/themen/gluecksspiel-spielerschutz/gesetzliche-grundlagen-gluecksspiel/faq-gluecksspielmonopol.html", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "GSpG s.3 reserves gambling to the federal state (concession-based monopoly). BMF: an EU/EEA licence does not authorise supply in Austria. No operator site was opened, so whether online casino games are offered was not independently confirmed.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_poker_note": "Poker is named in s.1(2) GSpG as a gambling form, so the s.3 federal monopoly applies. Whether online poker is offered was not independently confirmed.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Lotteries and electronic lotteries (s.12a) sit inside the s.3 federal monopoly. Whether online lottery sales operate was not independently confirmed.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "AU", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Australia", "regulator": "Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) enforces the IGA; state/territory racing and gaming regulators license operators", "licensing_model": "Commonwealth prohibits online casino/poker; sports and lottery are excluded from the ban and licensed at state/territory level", "legal_basis": "Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth), Compilation 24", "next_known_change": "Interactive Gambling Amendment (Gambling Reform) Act 2026 (No. 72, assent 26 Aug 2026): all Schedules except Sch 5 commence 1 Jan 2027, adding wagering advertising restrictions, a Wagering Advertising Opt-out Register, a s62ZT ban on commissions for referrals by licensed interactive wagering providers, and measures against illegal gambling advertising and payments (read from the Act text).", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Federal Register of Legislation (Cth) | Interactive Gambling Act 2001, Compilation No. 24 (14/10/2024), s5 and s15 | https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00851/2024-10-14/2024-10-14/text/original/pdf; S3 | Federal Register of Legislation (Cth) | Interactive Gambling Act 2001, s8D | https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00851/2024-10-14/2024-10-14/text/original/pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Online casino games are a prohibited interactive gambling service under IGA s5; s15 makes providing one to customers with an Australian-customer link an offence. The only gaming exclusion (s8B) covers electronic equipment used by customers at a particular place, not remote play. No licence route exists, so no licensed operators are live. The law targets providers, not players.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same as casino: online poker is a gambling service under s5 with no applicable exclusion (s8B is place-based only). No licensed operators.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Federal law excludes lottery services from the prohibition (s8D(1)) except electronic scratch/instant lotteries (s8D(2)). Supply is then limited by each state to an exclusive licensee (verified for NSW, QLD, VIC, WA; see state rows). Online sale is primary-verified for WA only (Lotterywest Play Online/App, operating); online sale in the other states was not confirmed from primary sources.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "AU-ACT", "parent_id": "AU", "jurisdiction": "Australian Capital Territory", "regulator": "ACT Gambling and Racing Commission", "licensing_model": "Sports bookmaking licences (corporations only) under the Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001", "legal_basis": "Race and Sports Bookmaking Act 2001 (ACT) (named on ABLIS; not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Federal Register of Legislation (Cth) | Interactive Gambling Act 2001, Compilation No. 24 (14/10/2024), s5 and s15 | https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00851/2024-10-14/2024-10-14/text/original/pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "No state/territory online casino licence route appears in the sources opened; federal IGA s5/s15 prohibits providing online casino games to customers in Australia. No licensed operators.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "As for casino: federal IGA s5/s15 prohibition applies; no state authorisation route found. No licensed operators.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No ACT lottery source was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "AU-NSW", "parent_id": "AU", "jurisdiction": "New South Wales", "regulator": "Liquor & Gaming NSW", "licensing_model": "Licensed bookmakers/TAB authorised for telephone and electronic betting; lotteries via exclusive licensees", "legal_basis": "Betting and Racing Act 1998 (NSW); Totalizator Act 1997 (NSW)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Federal Register of Legislation (Cth) | Interactive Gambling Act 2001, Compilation No. 24 (14/10/2024), s5 and s15 | https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00851/2024-10-14/2024-10-14/text/original/pdf; S4 | NSW Government | Public lotteries | https://www.nsw.gov.au/business-and-economy/liquor-and-gaming/gaming/responsible-gaming/public-lotteries", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "No state/territory online casino licence route appears in the sources opened; federal IGA s5/s15 prohibits providing online casino games to customers in Australia. No licensed operators.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "As for casino: federal IGA s5/s15 prohibition applies; no state authorisation route found. No licensed operators.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "NSW page names exclusive licensees (NSW Lotteries Corporation; Keno (NSW)/Club Keno) but does not address online sale; no other primary page was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S4" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "AU-NT", "parent_id": "AU", "jurisdiction": "Northern Territory", "regulator": "Racing and Wagering Commission (NT)", "licensing_model": "Licensed sports bookmakers and betting exchange operators", "legal_basis": "Racing and Wagering Act 2024 (NT) and Racing and Wagering Regulations 2024 (named on ABLIS; not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Federal Register of Legislation (Cth) | Interactive Gambling Act 2001, Compilation No. 24 (14/10/2024), s5 and s15 | https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00851/2024-10-14/2024-10-14/text/original/pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "No state/territory online casino licence route appears in the sources opened; federal IGA s5/s15 prohibits providing online casino games to customers in Australia. No licensed operators.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "As for casino: federal IGA s5/s15 prohibition applies; no state authorisation route found. No licensed operators.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No NT lottery source was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "AU-QLD", "parent_id": "AU", "jurisdiction": "Queensland", "regulator": "Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR), Queensland", "licensing_model": "Race and sports wagering licensees under the Wagering Act; sole lotteries licensee", "legal_basis": "Wagering Act 1998 (Qld); Lotteries Act 1997 (Qld)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Federal Register of Legislation (Cth) | Interactive Gambling Act 2001, Compilation No. 24 (14/10/2024), s5 and s15 | https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00851/2024-10-14/2024-10-14/text/original/pdf; S4 | Queensland Government | Lotteries licensing | https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/hospitality-tourism-sport/liquor-gaming/gaming/lotteries-licensing", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "No state/territory online casino licence route appears in the sources opened; federal IGA s5/s15 prohibits providing online casino games to customers in Australia. No licensed operators.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "As for casino: federal IGA s5/s15 prohibition applies; no state authorisation route found. No licensed operators.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Business Queensland names Golden Casket Lottery Corporation ('the Lott') as the sole lotteries licensee but the page does not mention online sale.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S4" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "AU-SA", "parent_id": "AU", "jurisdiction": "South Australia", "regulator": "Consumer and Business Services (CBS), South Australia", "licensing_model": "Authorised interstate betting operators (s40A) plus SA-licensed bookmakers", "legal_basis": "Authorised Betting Operations Act 2000 (SA) (named in the CBS document; Act text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Federal Register of Legislation (Cth) | Interactive Gambling Act 2001, Compilation No. 24 (14/10/2024), s5 and s15 | https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00851/2024-10-14/2024-10-14/text/original/pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "No state/territory online casino licence route appears in the sources opened; federal IGA s5/s15 prohibits providing online casino games to customers in Australia. No licensed operators.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "As for casino: federal IGA s5/s15 prohibition applies; no state authorisation route found. No licensed operators.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No SA lottery source could be opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "AU-TAS", "parent_id": "AU", "jurisdiction": "Tasmania", "regulator": "Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission / Department of Treasury and Finance", "licensing_model": "Corporate bookmakers under the Gaming Control Act 1993; Commission approves sports events", "legal_basis": "Gaming Control Act 1993 (Tas) (named on the page; not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Federal Register of Legislation (Cth) | Interactive Gambling Act 2001, Compilation No. 24 (14/10/2024), s5 and s15 | https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00851/2024-10-14/2024-10-14/text/original/pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "No state/territory online casino licence route appears in the sources opened; federal IGA s5/s15 prohibits providing online casino games to customers in Australia. No licensed operators.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "As for casino: federal IGA s5/s15 prohibition applies; no state authorisation route found. No licensed operators.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No Tasmanian lottery source was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "AU-VIC", "parent_id": "AU", "jurisdiction": "Victoria", "regulator": "Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC)", "licensing_model": "Out-of-state approved WSPs allowed; Tabcorp holds the Victorian wagering and betting licence; bookmakers with Racing Victoria approval", "legal_basis": "Gambling Regulation Act 2003 (Vic) (not opened); VGCCC wagering and betting page", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Federal Register of Legislation (Cth) | Interactive Gambling Act 2001, Compilation No. 24 (14/10/2024), s5 and s15 | https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00851/2024-10-14/2024-10-14/text/original/pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "No state/territory online casino licence route appears in the sources opened; federal IGA s5/s15 prohibits providing online casino games to customers in Australia. No licensed operators.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "As for casino: federal IGA s5/s15 prohibition applies; no state authorisation route found. No licensed operators.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "The amended Public Lottery Licence (4 May 2026) PDF could not be read as text; no page opened addresses online sale.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "AU-WA", "parent_id": "AU", "jurisdiction": "Western Australia", "regulator": "Gaming and Wagering Commission of Western Australia", "licensing_model": "Licensed bookmakers with internet/telephone endorsement; TABtouch (RWWA); Lotterywest state lottery", "legal_basis": "Betting Control Act 1954 (WA); Lotteries Commission Act 1990 (WA)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Federal Register of Legislation (Cth) | Interactive Gambling Act 2001, Compilation No. 24 (14/10/2024), s5 and s15 | https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00851/2024-10-14/2024-10-14/text/original/pdf; S5 | Lotterywest | Legal information | https://www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au/legal/legal-information", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "No state/territory online casino licence route appears in the sources opened; federal IGA s5/s15 prohibits providing online casino games to customers in Australia. No licensed operators.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "As for casino: federal IGA s5/s15 prohibition applies; no state authorisation route found. No licensed operators.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Lotterywest, a statutory authority under the Lotteries Commission Act 1990, sells lottery games; its Membership Terms cover 'Lotterywest Play Online and App players'. Online is live. Exclusivity of the online channel inferred from its statutory-authority status (Act not opened).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S5" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "BE", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Belgium", "regulator": "Gaming Commission / Kansspelcommissie / Commission des jeux de hasard (Belgium)", "licensing_model": "Capped base licences (A casino, B arcades, F1 betting) plus supplementary '+' licences for online", "legal_basis": "Gambling Act of 7 May 1999 (as named by the Commission; act text not opened) and royal decrees", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Gaming Commission (Belgium) | Casinos (licence A - A+) | https://www.gamingcommission.be/en/operators/licences/casinos-licence-a-a; S2 | Gaming Commission (Belgium) | Casinos (licence A - A+) | https://www.gamingcommission.be/en/operators/licences/casinos-licence-a-a; G1 | Belgian Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie), open data | Licence class A+ (online casino), list generated 23.10.2026 | https://data.gamingcommission.be/licenses/APLUS/2026-10-23/rows.json; G2 | Belgian Gaming Commission | Poker | https://www.gamingcommission.be/en/gaming-commission/legal-games-of-chance/poker; G3 | Belgian Chamber of Representatives | DOC 55 2380/001 (9 December 2021), Wetsontwerp, memorie van toelichting | https://www.dekamer.be/FLWB/pdf/55/2380/55K2380001.pdf", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "Online casino requires an A+ supplementary licence, available only to the 9 holders of the capped land-based A licence (all 9 granted, no new A licence possible). Operators with A+ licences are live (the Commission publishes an active A+ list; list not opened).", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_poker_note": "Online poker runs only under the capped casino-linked online licence (A+): the Gaming Commission open-data list of A+ licences (generated 23.10.2026) shows pokerstars.be and circus-casino.be held by SA/NV Gambling Management under the Casino de Namur licence. The Commission states poker is generally prohibited without its licence. Licensed per the register; live play was not tested.", "online_poker_source_ids": "G1; G2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "The Chamber bill DOC 55 2380/001 (9 December 2021) states that a lottery in Belgium either belongs to the Nationale Loterij monopoly or is a private tombola authorised under art. 7 of the law of 31 December 1851, and it names e-lotto.be as the Nationale Loterij platform for remote play. Whether e-lotto.be is live today was not checked on the operator site (nationale-loterij.be pages returned 404).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "BG", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Bulgaria", "regulator": "National Revenue Agency (НАП, NRA)", "licensing_model": "Licence per game type (Art. 3(3)) to EU/EEA/CH companies or the state; delivery channel does not change the game type (Art. 41(1))", "legal_basis": "Закон за хазарта (Gambling Act), as summarised on nra.bg", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | National Revenue Agency (НАП) | Онлайн хазарт (Gambling Act summary), Art. 4, 41, 3 | https://nra.bg/wps/portal/nra/gambling/Online-hazat", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Gambling Act: online casino games may be organised online (Art. 41(2)); licence from the National Revenue Agency to a company in BG, another EU/EEA state or Switzerland (Art. 4(1)(1)). Whether licensed operators are offering online casino games was not verified: the whitelist PDF could not be read.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "Poker is not named in the page read; whether it falls under casino or a separate licence is not settled by the sources opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_lottery_note": "Lottery games may be organised online except tombola and instant lottery (Art. 41(2)); whether a state-lottery exclusivity applies and whether any online lottery is live was not verified.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "BR", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Brazil", "regulator": "Secretaria de Premios e Apostas, Ministerio da Fazenda (SPA/MF); Caixa Economica Federal (federal lotteries)", "licensing_model": "Fixed-odds betting banned nationwide by emergency measure; statutory lotteries unaffected", "legal_basis": "Medida Provisoria 1.394/2026; Lei 13.756/2018 art.29; Lei 14.790/2023", "next_known_change": "MP must be converted by Congress or lapses (Const. art.62, 60 days + 60; text not opened). Primary conversion date not obtained; secondary results cite a 23 Nov 2026 end and PL 4.977/2026 - lead only.", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Ministerio da Fazenda / SPA | MP 1.394/2026 - novas regras para as apostas de quota fixa | https://www.gov.br/fazenda/pt-br/composicao/orgaos/secretaria-de-premios-e-apostas/medida-provisoria-ndeg-1-394-2026-entenda-as-novas-regras-para-as-apostas-de-quota-fixa; S2 | Senado Federal | Sumario MPV 1394 | https://www12.senado.leg.br/publicacoes/estudos-legislativos/tipos-de-estudos/sumarios-de-proposicoes/mpv1394; S3 | Caixa Economica Federal | Loterias Online | https://www.loteriasonline.caixa.gov.br/silce-web/; G13 | Camara dos Deputados (Legin) | Decreto-Lei 3.688/1941 (Lei das Contravencoes Penais), art. 50 | https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/declei/1940-1949/decreto-lei-3688-3-outubro-1941-413573-normaatualizada-pe.html", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "MP 1.394/2026 (DOU extra edition 2026-09-25) bans operation, offer, intermediation and advertising of fixed-odds betting lotteries incl. 'eventos virtuais de jogos on-line'; foreign operators included; new concessions barred, existing authorisations end 30 days after publication; Fazenda says sites off from 2026-10-06. Casino is not named as such; it falls under the virtual online-games limb.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "Poker is not named in the DL 3.688/1941 art. 50 text or in the Fazenda page on MP 1.394/2026. Art. 50 par.3(a) defines jogo de azar by luck as the main factor, and par.2 reaches participants over the internet; whether poker is within it is not settled by the text.", "online_poker_source_ids": "G13; S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Federal Caixa lotteries are sold online (Loterias Online); Fazenda: other lottery modalities authorised by law are not covered by the ban.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Canada", "regulator": "Provincial regulators and conduct-and-manage entities (iGO/AGCO, AGLC/AiGC, BCLC/IGCO, MBLL, SaskGaming/SIGA, Loto-Quebec, ALC)", "licensing_model": "Province-by-province: competitive in ON (and AB), provincial monopoly platforms elsewhere", "legal_basis": "Criminal Code (Canada) s.207 plus provincial gaming statutes", "next_known_change": "Alberta competitive market launched 2026-07-13 (alberta.ca). No other dated change opened.", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Justice Canada | Criminal Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46) s. 207 | https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/section-207.html", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "Federally lawful only through provincial government 'conduct and manage' schemes (s.207(1)(a)); no national licence. Competitive regulated market live in ON (AB launched 2026-07-13 but product scope not primary-confirmed); government platforms in BC, MB, SK, QC; Atlantic provinces via Atlantic Lottery. See province rows.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_poker_note": "Same provincial structure; poker confirmed live in ON (five poker operators on the iGO list), BC/MB/SK (PlayNow) and QC (Loto-Quebec). See province rows.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Provincial crown/lottery corporations only (s.207(1)(a)); online sale confirmed for BC, MB, AB (PlayAlberta), ON (OLG), QC, PE. SK online lottery is subscription-only per WCLC.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-AB", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "Alberta", "regulator": "Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) market regulator; Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) conducts and manages", "licensing_model": "Competitive: operators register with AGLC and sign an operating agreement with AiGC", "legal_basis": "Alberta iGaming regime (statute text not opened); Criminal Code s.207", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S4 | Western Canada Lottery Corporation | Legal | https://www.wclc.com/legal.htm?mobileredirect=false; G1 | Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) | Players FAQs: types of games on approved sites | https://www.abigaming.ca/players/players-faqs/", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "AiGC FAQ names interactive casino slots and live dealer table games among the products regulated operators offer on approved sites. Per-operator product lists were not itemised.", "online_casino_source_ids": "G1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "AiGC FAQ names peer-to-peer poker among approved digital products. Whether any registered operator runs a live poker room was not verified.", "online_poker_source_ids": "G1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery via PlayAlberta.ca per WCLC legal page.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S4" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-BC", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "British Columbia", "regulator": "Independent Gambling Control Office (IGCO); BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC)", "licensing_model": "Provincial monopoly platform (PlayNow)", "legal_basis": "Criminal Code s.207(1)(a); Gaming Control Act (BC) - statute text not opened", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Government of British Columbia | Gambling in B.C. | https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/sports-culture/gambling-fundraising/gambling-in-bc; S2 | BCLC (PlayNow) | PlayNow BC | https://auth.playnow.com/", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "PlayNow.com (BCLC) is the only legal online gambling site; its navigation lists casino and live casino, so the offer is operating.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_poker_note": "PlayNow lists poker in its navigation, so online poker is offered.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "PlayNow lottery listed in navigation.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-MB", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "Manitoba", "regulator": "Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries (MBLL, operator); independent regulator not opened", "licensing_model": "Provincial monopoly platform (PlayNow)", "legal_basis": "Criminal Code s.207(1)(a); Manitoba statutes not opened", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries (PlayNow) | PlayNow Manitoba | https://auth.playnow.com/mb/; S2 | Government of Manitoba | Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries | https://www.gov.mb.ca/cs/mll.html; S3 | Western Canada Lottery Corporation | Legal | https://www.wclc.com/legal.htm?mobileredirect=false", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "PlayNow is Manitoba's official online gaming site, operated by Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries; it is operating.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_poker_note": "PlayNow Manitoba nav lists Poker.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery via PlayNow.com Manitoba per WCLC and PlayNow nav.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-NB", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "New Brunswick", "regulator": "New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation (NBLGC) - not opened", "licensing_model": "Atlantic Lottery as provincial agent (unverified)", "legal_basis": "Criminal Code s.207(1)(a); NB statutes not opened", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "R-online_lottery-R1 | New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation (tabled in Legislative Assembly of NB) | NBLGC 2020-2021 Annual Report | https://legnb.ca/content/house_business/60/1/tabled_documents/9/NBLGC%202020-2021%20Annual%20Report%20EN.pdf", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No official page opened (gnb.ca 403; alc.ca bot-check). Operator-owned ALC blog says ALC is the region's only legal provider - a lead.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Not opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "The New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation's 2020-21 annual report (tabled in the legislature) states that Atlantic Lottery (ALC Inc.) operates the ticket lottery, iLottery and video lottery programs on behalf of the Province. Single provincially owned operator. The report is from 2020-21; no later primary text was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "R-online_lottery-R1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-NL", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador", "regulator": "Department of Finance (NL); Atlantic Lottery Corporation (operator)", "licensing_model": "Atlantic Lottery as provincial operator", "legal_basis": "Criminal Code s.207(1)(a); NL statutes not opened", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "G5 | Atlantic Lottery Corporation | Annual Report 2024 | https://annualreport.alc.ca/2024; G6 | Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. (consolidated financial statements, FY ended 2023-03-31; published by Govt of NL) | Consolidated Financial Statements, note 1 and revenue policy | https://www.gov.nl.ca/exec/tbs/files/Atlantic-Lottery-Corporation-Inc-1.pdf", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "ALC AR 2024 reports the launch of Newfoundland and Labrador online casino on alc.ca; ALC conducts and manages lotteries for NL as agent (FS note 1). NL statute text not opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "G5; G6", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Not named.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Not yet verified. The Atlantic Lottery statements opened concern its role in conducting lotteries for the province; none states that lottery tickets are sold online in Newfoundland and Labrador. The province's online gaming platform evidence (2023) covers casino games only.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-NS", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "Nova Scotia", "regulator": "Provincial gaming authority not opened; Atlantic Lottery Corporation presumed operator (unverified)", "licensing_model": "Provincial monopoly on online games per regulation", "legal_basis": "Gaming Control Act regulations (amended by N.S. Reg. 261/2025)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Government of Nova Scotia | Gaming Control Act - Atlantic regulations | https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/gcatlant.htm; G3 | Government of Nova Scotia | Atlantic Lottery Regulations (N.S. Reg. 36/1995, to N.S. Reg. 261/2025), ss.2, 2B, 8A | https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/gcatlant.htm; G6 | Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. (consolidated financial statements, FY ended 2023-03-31; published by Govt of NL) | Consolidated Financial Statements, note 1 and revenue policy | https://www.gov.nl.ca/exec/tbs/files/Atlantic-Lottery-Corporation-Inc-1.pdf", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "Gaming Control Act Atlantic regulation s.2B(1): only 'the Corporation' may conduct or manage an online game (includes casino-style and live-dealer games). The 'Corporation' definition was repealed (N.S. Reg. 261/2025, eff. 1 Dec 2025), so the current sole operator is not confirmed here. Live offer not verified.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Poker not named in the regulation.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Atlantic Lottery Regulations s.2B(1): only the Corporation (ALC) may conduct or manage an online game in Nova Scotia; s.8A lists draw-based lottery schemes among online games. ALC operates NS lotteries for the NSGC (FS note 1).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G3; G6" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-NT", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "Northwest Territories", "regulator": "Territorial lottery authority (not opened); WCLC", "licensing_model": "Unknown", "legal_basis": "Criminal Code s.207(1)(a)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "R-online_lottery-R1 | Lotto Spot (WCLC) | Lotto Spot FAQ | https://www.lottospot.ca", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No territorial official source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Not opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "The Western Canada Lottery Corporation's Lotto Spot site says residents of NWT communities with lottery approval can buy in the Lotto Spot app, while residents of communities without approval (it lists Colville Lake, Dettah, Délı̨nę and others) cannot. The same page elsewhere says NT players cannot buy in their region, so the operator's own wording is inconsistent; no territorial statute was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "R-online_lottery-R1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-NU", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "Nunavut", "regulator": "Territorial lottery authority (not opened); WCLC", "licensing_model": "Unknown", "legal_basis": "Criminal Code s.207(1)(a)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "R-online_lottery-R1 | Lotto Spot (WCLC) | Lotto Spot FAQ | https://www.lottospot.ca", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No territorial official source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Not opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_lottery_note": "The Western Canada Lottery Corporation's Lotto Spot site says Nunavut residents can open an account but cannot buy online within Nunavut, and that access depends on whether future territorial legislation allows digital lottery purchases; no timeline is given. Tickets remain on sale in shops. No territorial statute was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "R-online_lottery-R1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-ON", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "Ontario", "regulator": "Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO); iGaming Ontario (iGO); Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG)", "licensing_model": "Competitive: private operators registered by AGCO under operating agreement with iGO; OLG runs the government platform and lottery", "legal_basis": "Criminal Code s.207(1)(a); AGCO Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming (in effect 2022-04-04)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | AGCO | Overview of Internet Gaming in Ontario | https://www.agco.ca/en/lottery-and-gaming/overview-internet-gaming-ontario; S2 | iGaming Ontario | Operators | https://www.igamingontario.ca/en/operator/operators; S3 | Government of Ontario (e-Laws) | Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Act, 1999, s. 3 | https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/99o12; S4 | Justice Laws Website (Government of Canada) | Criminal Code, s. 207 | https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/section-207.html", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Private operators register with AGCO and contract with iGaming Ontario (iGO), which conducts and manages internet gaming; iGO list shows 49 operators / 84 sites as of 2026-09-01; the market is operating.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "iGO operator list includes five poker operators (BetMGM Poker, PartyPoker, FanDuel Poker, GGPoker, 888 Poker); online poker is offered.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "OLG, a provincial Crown agency, conducts and manages lottery schemes on behalf of the Crown in right of Ontario (OLG Act, 1999, s. 3); the Criminal Code reserves conducting and managing a lottery scheme to the province (s. 207(1)(a)).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S3; S4" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-PE", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "Prince Edward Island", "regulator": "PEI Lotteries Commission (PEILC); Atlantic Lottery Corporation (agent)", "licensing_model": "Provincial commission with ALC as delegated agent", "legal_basis": "Lotteries Commission Act (PEI); Criminal Code s.207(1)(a)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | PEI Lotteries Commission | Annual Report 2024-25 | https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/sites/default/files/ecad/PEILC%20Annual%20Report%202024-25.pdf", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "ALC digital gaming for PEI is named as 'bingo and digital instants'; casino games are named only for the land-based Red Shores facilities.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Not named.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "PEILC conducts and manages lottery schemes; its agent ALC sells iLottery to PEI residents.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-QC", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "Quebec", "regulator": "Loto-Quebec (operator); regulator (Regie des alcools, des courses et des jeux) not opened", "licensing_model": "Provincial monopoly (Loto-Quebec)", "legal_basis": "Criminal Code s.207(1)(a); Loto-Quebec Act - not opened", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Loto-Quebec | Online gaming | https://societe.lotoquebec.com/en/offering/online-gaming", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "Loto-Quebec offers online casino games through Espacejeux.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_poker_note": "Loto-Quebec online poker listed.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Online lotteries on loteries.lotoquebec.com.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-SK", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "Saskatchewan", "regulator": "Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (regulator per 2022 release); SaskGaming; Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA, operator)", "licensing_model": "Provincial monopoly platform (PlayNow SK)", "legal_basis": "Criminal Code s.207(1)(a); Saskatchewan gaming statutes - not opened", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | SaskGaming (PlayNow) | About PlayNow Saskatchewan | https://auth.playnow.com/sk/about-playnow/; S2 | Government of Saskatchewan | SaskGaming launches PlayNow.com | https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2022/november/03/saskgaming-celebrates-the-launch-of-the-playnowcom-online-gaming-platform; S3 | Government of Saskatchewan | Don't fall for fake casino ads online | https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/news-and-media/2026/june/03/dont-fall-for-fake-casino-ads-online; R-online_lottery-R1 | Sask Lotteries | Lotto Spot App | https://www.sasklotteries.ca/ways-to-play/lotto-spot-app/; R-online_lottery-R2 | Western Canada Lottery Corporation | Legal | https://www.wclc.com/legal.htm?mobileredirect=false", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "PlayNow.com Saskatchewan (managed by SaskGaming, operated by SIGA): slots, table games, jackpots; a 2026 government release calls it the only legal online gaming platform.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S3", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_poker_note": "PlayNow SK about page: poker available anytime.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "WCLC's legal page says it sells certain lottery games online through SubscriptionSpot.ca and the Lotto Spot! app in its authorised jurisdictions, and Sask Lotteries says single-draw mobile tickets are bought in the app. Online sale is through the provincial lottery corporation only.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "R-online_lottery-R1; R-online_lottery-R2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CA-YT", "parent_id": "CA", "jurisdiction": "Yukon", "regulator": "Territorial lottery authority (not opened); WCLC", "licensing_model": "Unknown", "legal_basis": "Criminal Code s.207(1)(a)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No territorial official source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Not opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Not yet verified. The Western Canada Lottery Corporation's legal page lists Yukon as an authorised jurisdiction but does not state which games, if any, are sold online there; no territorial text was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CH", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Switzerland", "regulator": "Federal Gaming Board (ESBK) for casinos; Gespa (inter-cantonal gambling supervisory authority) for lotteries and sports betting", "licensing_model": "Casino concessions with an optional online extension; lotteries and sports betting by cantonally authorised organisers", "legal_basis": "Bundesgesetz über Geldspiele (Geldspielgesetz, BGS), SR 935.51", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Lexfind (copy of SR 935.51, Stand 1.1.2021) | Geldspielgesetz, Art. 5 | https://www.lexfind.ch/tolv/200015/de; S2 | Federal Gaming Board (ESBK) | Fragen und Antworten | https://www.esbk.admin.ch/de/fragen-antworten; S3 | Gespa | Lotteries | https://www.gespa.ch/en/types-of-gambling/lotteries; S4 | Federal Gaming Board (ESBK) | Liste der live durchgeführten Online-Geldspiele | https://www.esbk.admin.ch/dam/de/sd-web/Nfn7f7yBO4Ex/liste-der-live-durchgefuehrten-online-geldspiele.pdf", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "Only holders of a land-casino concession whose concession is extended to online may offer online casino games (BGS Art. 5(2)); ESBK: casino games only by concessioned casinos. ESBK publishes a list of online games in operation, so concessioned online casinos are operating. No open private licence route.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S4", "online_poker_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_poker_note": "ESBK treats large poker tournaments as casino games; BGS Art. 3 excludes anything online from small games (Kleinspiele). Online poker is therefore possible only inside the online casino concession regime. No named online poker offer was identified.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Gespa: large-scale lotteries run exclusively by Swisslos (German/Italian-speaking cantons) and Loterie Romande, sold via online platforms. Online sales are operating.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CL", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Chile", "regulator": "Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ) - no powers over online platforms yet; Polla Chilena de Beneficencia; Loteria de Concepcion", "licensing_model": "No private online licence; statutory entities only", "legal_basis": "General prohibition plus special enabling laws", "next_known_change": "SCJ FAQ: a bill is pending in the Senate to regulate online platforms; number and stage not verified (camara.cl and senado.cl 403).", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego | Preguntas frecuentes | https://www.scj.gob.cl/preguntas-frecuentes-p/; S2 | Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego | ¿Cuál es el juego ilegal? | https://www.scj.gob.cl/juego-ilegal/cual-es-el-juego-ilegal/; S3 | Subsecretaria de Telecomunicaciones | Subtel ordena bloqueo de 42 sitios de apuestas online | https://www.subtel.gob.cl/subtel-ordena-bloqueo-de-42-sitios-de-apuestas-online/", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "SCJ: commercial exploitation of online betting platforms is illegal; only entities authorised by a specific law may operate (Polla, Loteria de Concepcion, hipodromos, casinos). DNS blocks ordered for 42 sites (2026-09-01).", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S3", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same: online betting platforms illegal; poker not separately carved out.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Polla and Loteria de Concepcion are statutory operators but online ticket sale was not confirmed on opened pages.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CN", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "China", "regulator": "Ministry of Finance (lottery administration); Ministry of Public Security; General Administration of Sport", "licensing_model": "Criminal prohibition; state-run welfare and sports lotteries only (retail)", "legal_basis": "Criminal Law (gambling offences); SPC/SPP/MPS Opinion on online gambling cases (2010); lottery regulation (not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Supreme People's Court of the PRC | Opinion on handling online gambling criminal cases (2010) | https://www.court.gov.cn/shenpan/xiangqing/1877.html; S2 | Ministry of Culture and Tourism (copy of multi-agency announcement, Aug 2018) | Strictly prohibit unauthorised internet lottery sales | https://www.mct.gov.cn/whzx/whyw/201808/t20180822_834340.htm", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "The SPC/SPP/MPS Opinion of 3 Sep 2010 (court.gov.cn) treats building a gambling website or acting as its agent while accepting bets as 'opening a casino' under the Criminal Law. No licensed online casino exists. Medium: the Criminal Law text was not opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same criminal-law position as casino; no licensed online poker.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_lottery_note": "2018 multi-agency announcement (MCT copy): the Ministry of Finance 'has not approved any lottery institution' for internet lottery sales, and unauthorised internet lottery sales are strictly prohibited. Currency to 2026 not confirmed by a later primary source - possibly stale.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CO", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Colombia", "regulator": "Coljuegos (Empresa Industrial y Comercial del Estado Administradora del Monopolio Rentistico de los Juegos de Suerte y Azar)", "licensing_model": "Private operators authorised by Coljuegos for internet-operated games", "legal_basis": "Ley 643/2001 art.38; Acuerdo 4/2016 and 5/2018 (Coljuegos)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Coljuegos | 15 operadores autorizados por Coljuegos | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/306824/es-usuario-de-apuestas-en-linea-conozca-los-15-operadores-autorizados-por-coljuegos/; S2 | Coljuegos | Juegos operados por internet | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/juegos_operados_por_internet_pub; G8 | Coljuegos | Datos abiertos: juegos operados por Internet | https://www.coljuegos.gov.co/publicaciones/306420/datos-abiertos/", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Coljuegos authorises 15 online platforms ('apuestas en línea' / 'juegos operados por Internet'); the pages do not itemise products per operator. Authorised operators are offering online games.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Coljuegos open-data page lists poker among the online games (juegos operados por Internet) with a list of authorised concession contracts.", "online_poker_source_ids": "G8", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Lottery is run by territorial lotteries; online sale not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CR", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Costa Rica", "regulator": "Junta de Proteccion Social (JPS); ICODER", "licensing_model": "No dedicated remote regime verified", "legal_basis": "Ley de Loterias 7395; Ley 9050; Proyecto 25.057 pending (lead)", "next_known_change": "Proyecto 25.057 is pending (Focus GN, lead only).", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Procuraduria General de la Republica (SINALEVI) | Dictamen C-033-1999 | https://sinalevi.go.cr/ResultadosPronunciamiento/Informacion?param1=8235¶m2=0", "online_casino_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_casino_note": "1999 PGR opinion: gambling is prohibited except lotteries run by the JPS; the internet is not addressed and no modern remote framework was opened. No primary text was found to support classing online casino as legal but unregulated.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "Same position as casino; poker not separately opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "JPS lotteries are lawful; online sale not confirmed.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CW", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Curaçao", "regulator": "Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA)", "licensing_model": "LOK online (remote) licence issued to an NV or BV seated in Curaçao with a resident director (Art. 2.1) - this is the export licence; it is not legality in other countries", "legal_basis": "Landsverordening op de kansspelen (LOK), Publicatieblad A.B. 2024 no. 157", "next_known_change": "None found. CGA notices: new interim portal launched 19 Oct 2026 after unauthorised access; platform transition from 7 Oct 2026.", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Curaçao Gaming Authority | Online gaming | https://www.cga.cw/regulation/online-gaming; S2 | Curaçao Gaming Authority (LOK PDF) | Landsverordening op de kansspelen, Art. 1.2(1) | https://gamingcontrol.spin-cdn.com/media/online_gaming/20241230_landsverordening_op_de_kansspelen.pdf", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "LOK (in force since 24.12.2024): gambling in or from Curaçao is prohibited without a CGA licence (Art. 1.2(1)); remote gambling is a defined category. Licensed operators serve players abroad as an export business. Own-resident position not settled by the opened sources. Export: LOK online (remote) licence.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "The LOK definition of kansspel includes poker. Same licence regime.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Non-profit games (goods lotteries, bingo, bon ku ne) are described as offered only on Curaçao; whether any lottery is sold online was not verified.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CY", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Cyprus", "regulator": "National Betting Authority (NBA)", "licensing_model": "Class A (premises) and Class B (online) betting licences; online casino banned", "legal_basis": "Law 37(I)/2019 (Betting Law)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | CyLaw (Cyprus legislation) | Law 37(I)/2019 - Art. 84 | https://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/2019_1_37/full.html; S2 | CyLaw | Law 37(I)/2019 - definitions | https://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/2019_1_37/full.html; S3 | CyLaw | Law 37(I)/2019 - Class B licence | https://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/2019_1_37/full.html; G1 | National Betting Authority (NBA), Cyprus | Warning - Illegal and misleading websites (25/04/2024) | https://nba.gov.cy/en/warning-illegal-and-misleading-websites/", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Art. 84 makes providing online casino games in Cyprus a felony; Class B online betting licences expressly exclude online casino games.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S3", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "The statutory definition of online casino games includes online poker, so Art. 84 covers it.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2; S1", "online_lottery_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_lottery_note": "The National Betting Authority notice of 25/04/2024 lists \"Online bingo and online lotteries\" under Illegal. Its Legal list shows only licensed land-based items and Class B online betting companies, and it refers to the NBA blocking list for unlicensed sites. This rests on the regulator notice; the Betting Law of 2019 text was not re-read for lottery.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "CZ", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Czechia", "regulator": "Ministry of Finance (Ministerstvo financí)", "licensing_model": "Licence per game type plus internet-game permission; public whitelist of legal operators; servers in the EU/EEA", "legal_basis": "Zákon č. 186/2016 Sb., o hazardních hrách", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Zákony pro lidi (consolidated text of Act 186/2016 Sb., current 01.10.2025) | Zákon o hazardních hrách, § 73 | https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2016-186; S2 | Ministry of Finance | Přehled provozovatelů ZHH, valid from 1.10.2026 | https://mf.gov.cz/assets/attachments/2026-10-01_Prehled-provozovatelu-ZHH.xlsx", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Act 186/2016 s.73(1): games under s.3(2)(a)-(f) may also run as internet games; s.74(2) servers in the EU/EEA. The Ministry of Finance whitelist valid 1.10.2026 lists Allwyn, Fortuna, Tipsport, Chance, Maxa, Synot Tip, Betano, Kings Bet, Euro Queen. These operators are offering internet games (the whitelist names operators, not products per site).", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Live games (s.57(2): roulette, card games and similar) fall inside the internet-game permission. The law permits it; a specific live-poker licensee was not confirmed in the whitelist.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_lottery_note": "Internet games under a licence for the s.3(2) categories; the whitelist includes Allwyn. No statutory state monopoly found in the sections read.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Germany", "regulator": "Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for sports betting, virtual slots, poker, nationwide lotteries; Land authorities for online casino and state lotteries", "licensing_model": "Federal-state treaty: GGL licences (poker, virtual slots, sports betting, Soziallotterien); Länder decide online casino by monopoly or concession (s.22c); Länder run state lotteries", "legal_basis": "Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021), in force 1 Jul 2021", "next_known_change": "2. GlüÄndStV 2021 signed 26 Mar 2026 (Berlin ratification law 11 Jun 2026, GVBl. 24 Jun 2026): enforcement/admin amendments to the GlüStV; enters into force the day after the last ratification instrument is deposited. Other Länder's ratification status not verified. NRW's Online-Casinospiel-Gesetz is in force from 4 Aug 2026 with up to five concessions, none verified as awarded.", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N2 | GGL | FAQ Glücksspielarten | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/informationen-fuer-spielende-faqs/faq-gluecksspielarten; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; N5 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N6 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026): Schleswig-Holstein online casino | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; N7 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026): Bayern state online casino | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; N8 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026): state lottery | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "No national online casino licence. Under GlüStV 2021 s.22c each Land runs online casino games itself or by concession; the GGL does not license them. Bayern runs a state online casino (permit 15.01.2024). Schleswig-Holstein has granted four private permits (from 18.09.2024), but the GGL's 2025 activity report says those holders had not yet started selling; whether they are live in 2026 was not verified. Other Länder have no operator on the GGL whitelist of 02.10.2026. See the Länder rows.", "online_casino_source_ids": "N1; N2; N6; N7", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Online poker is licensed nationally by the GGL; operators are live (whitelist lists bwin, Ladbrokes, NSUS Malta/GGPoker, Reel Germany/PokerStars as holders).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N3; N5", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "No private-licence regime for the core lottery: the Länder run the state lotteries (DLTB members, e.g. LOTTO Hessen on the whitelist) and the GGL does not permit 'das staatliche Lotterieangebot'. Nationally licensed Soziallotterien, the GKL class lottery and licensed intermediaries are also on the whitelist, so it is not a pure monopoly. Online sale by state lotteries is live.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1; N8" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-BB", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Brandenburg", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Spielbankgesetz Brandenburg (SpielbG) s.1(2), s.3(1), s.4; GlüStV 2021 s.22c", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; R1 | Land Brandenburg (BRAVORS) | Spielbankgesetz (SpielbG), last amended 03.06.2025 | https://bravors.brandenburg.de/gesetze/spielbg; R2 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "Spielbankgesetz (SpielbG): the Land may assign the public task of running online casino games to a public-law body or a majority state-owned company; permit from the Interior Ministry. State-run model, no private licences. Not operating as far as verified: no Brandenburg operator on the GGL whitelist of 02.10.2026.", "online_casino_source_ids": "R1; R2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-BE", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Berlin", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021) s.22c and Land implementing law", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; Z1 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; G1 | Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin | Drucksache 18/3921 (07.07.2021), Gesetz zur Änderung des Ausführungsgesetzes zum Glücksspielstaatsvertrag und zur Änderung weiterer spielrechtlicher Rechtsvorschriften | https://www.parlament-berlin.de/ados/18/IIIPlen/vorgang/d18-3921.pdf", "online_casino_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_casino_note": "Primary source opened but it does not settle the current position. On 07.07.2021 the Berlin Senate told the Abgeordnetenhaus (Drs. 18/3921) that the online-casino question (s.22c GlüStV 2021) was assigned to a second revision step of the Berlin implementing law. No later Berlin law on online casino was opened. No Berlin operator is on the GGL whitelist (first pass, Stand 02.10.2026), so nothing is live per the register.", "online_casino_source_ids": "G1; Z1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-BW", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Baden-Württemberg", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Landesglücksspielgesetz Baden-Württemberg (LGlüG) s.9, GBl. 2025 Nr. 15; GlüStV 2021 s.22c", "next_known_change": "BW monopoly operator launch date not found; state lottery company (STLG) was commissioned per the Land's Beteiligungsportal reply.", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; L1 | Land Baden-Württemberg (Gesetzblatt) | GBl. 2025 Nr. 15 vom 03.03.2025 (Landesglücksspielgesetz) | https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=r&r=407229&dl=1&fn=GBl._2025_Nr._15_vom_03.03.2025_signed.pdf&token=6452c7b7b9859d584a6e6066c1b902ac00f72312; L2 | Landtag von Baden-Württemberg | Drucksache 17/9741 (Dec 2025) | https://www.landtag-bw.de/resource/blob/606926/c9dc6706b37490306e6b0dd57baee882/17_9741_D.pdf; L3 | Land Baden-Württemberg (Beteiligungsportal) | Antwort des Ministeriums zum Landesglücksspielgesetz | https://beteiligungsportal.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/mitmachen/lp-17/landesgluecksspielgesetz/antwort-des-ministeriums", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "Landesglücksspielgesetz s.9: the Land itself runs online casino games (s.22c GlüStV 2021) - state monopoly, no private licences. Not yet operating: no BW operator on the GGL whitelist of 02.10.2026, and a Landtag reply (Drs. 17/9741, 15 Dec 2025) says no permitted offer exists yet.", "online_casino_source_ids": "L1; L2; L3", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-BY", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Bavaria", "regulator": "Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes Bayern (online casino); Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "State monopoly for online casino (Staatliche Lotterie- und Spielbankverwaltung); private GGL licences for poker, virtual slots, sports betting apply nationwide", "legal_basis": "Bayerisches Ausführungsgesetz zum Glücksspielstaatsvertrag (BayAGGlüStV) Art. 1 and GlüStV 2021 s.22c", "next_known_change": "BayAGGlüStV Art. 1(3) in the version in force from 01.07.2024.", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; B1 | Freistaat Bayern (gesetze-bayern.de) | Art. 1 BayAGGlüStV (gilt ab 01.07.2024) | https://www.gesetze-bayern.de/Content/Document/BayAGGlueStV-1; B2 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026): Bayern state online casino | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "Online casino is a state monopoly: the Freistaat runs online casino games via the Staatliche Lotterie- und Spielbankverwaltung. Operating: the GGL whitelist (02.10.2026) lists this state operator for Bayern (spielbanken-bayern-online.de, permit 15.01.2024). No private online casino operators.", "online_casino_source_ids": "B1; B2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-HB", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Bremen", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021) s.22c and Land implementing law", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; Z1 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened that settles online casino in this Land. GGL whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026, opened) lists online-casino operators only for Schleswig-Holstein and Bayern; none for this Land (so not live per the register).", "online_casino_source_ids": "Z1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-HE", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Hesse", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021) s.22c and Land implementing law", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; Z1 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; G1 | Land Hessen, Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt | GVBl. Hessen 2022 Nr. 37 (29.11.2022): Gesetz zur Änderung glücksspielrechtlicher und anderer Vorschriften in Hessen vom 17. November 2022 (amends HSpielbOCG) | https://starweb.hessen.de/cache/GVBL/2022/00037.pdf; G2 | Hessischer Landtag | Drucksache 20/9736 (04.05.2023), Kleine Anfrage Legalisierung von Online-Casinospielen in Hessen - Teil I und Antwort (Minister des Innern und für Sport) | https://starweb.hessen.de/cache/DRS/20/6/09736.pdf", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "Hesse has used the s.22c GlüStV 2021 option in its own law (Hessisches Gesetz über Spielbanken und Online-Casinospiele, HSpielbOCG, as amended by the Gesetz vom 17.11.2022, GVBl. 29.11.2022). Online casino games may be run only with an Online-Casinoerlaubnis of the competent ministry, and a permit may go only to a private company in which at least two Spielbankgemeinden hold a significant stake. On 04.05.2023 the Land government said no permit had been granted and no application was pending (Drs. 20/9736). No Hessian operator is on the GGL whitelist (first pass, Stand 02.10.2026), so nothing is live per the register. Permit status after May 2023 was not checked beyond that whitelist.", "online_casino_source_ids": "G1; G2; Z1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-HH", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Hamburg", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021) s.22c and Land implementing law", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; Z1 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened that settles online casino in this Land. GGL whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026, opened) lists online-casino operators only for Schleswig-Holstein and Bayern; none for this Land (so not live per the register).", "online_casino_source_ids": "Z1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-MV", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021) s.22c and Land implementing law", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; Z1 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; G1 | Landtag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Drucksache 8/1543 (13.12.2022), Kleine Anfrage Online-Casinospiele in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Antwort der Landesregierung | https://www.dokumentation.landtag-mv.de/parldok/dokument/55260/online_casinospiele_in_mecklenburg_vorpommern.pdf; G2 | Landtag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Drucksache 8/1235 (06.09.2022), Kleine Anfrage Online-Casinospiele in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern und Antwort der Landesregierung | https://www.dokumentation.landtag-mv.de/parldok/dokument/54179/online_casinospiele_in_mecklenburg_vorpommern.pdf; G3 | Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin (reproduces GlüStV 2021 s.4) | Drucksache 18/3243 (11.12.2020), GlüStV 2021 text, s.4(4) | https://www.parlament-berlin.de/ados/18/IIIPlen/vorgang/d18-3243.pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "GlüStV 2021 s.4(4) bans internet gambling except the permitted forms; online casino exists only where a Land offers it itself or grants concessions (s.22c). Mecklenburg-Vorpommern said on 13.12.2022 (Drs. 8/1543) that it currently sees no need to introduce online casino games, while it keeps watching whether the offer becomes necessary. No MV operator is on the GGL whitelist (first pass, Stand 02.10.2026). The statement dates from December 2022; no later MV law was found but the Land statute portal was not readable.", "online_casino_source_ids": "G1; G2; G3; Z1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-NI", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Lower Saxony", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021) s.22c and Land implementing law", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; Z1 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; G1 | Niedersächsischer Landtag | Drucksache 18/10442 (14.12.2021), Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Änderung des Niedersächsischen Glücksspielgesetzes, Begründung | https://www.landtag-niedersachsen.de/drucksachen/drucksachen_18_12500/10001-10500/18-10442.pdf; G2 | Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin (reproduces GlüStV 2021 s.4) | Drucksache 18/3243 (11.12.2020), GlüStV 2021 text, s.4(4) | https://www.parlament-berlin.de/ados/18/IIIPlen/vorgang/d18-3243.pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "GlüStV 2021 s.4(4) bans internet gambling except the permitted forms, and online casino exists only where a Land runs it itself or grants concessions under s.22c. Lower Saxony said in its Gesetzentwurf Drs. 18/10442 (14.12.2021) that it will not use that option for now. No Lower Saxony operator is on the GGL whitelist (first pass, Stand 02.10.2026). The Land statement is dated December 2021 and no later Lower Saxony law was found, but the Land statute portal was not readable, so a later enactment is not excluded.", "online_casino_source_ids": "G1; G2; Z1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-NW", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "North Rhine-Westphalia", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Online-Casinospiel-Gesetz NRW (OCG NRW) of 23.02.2022 (GV. NRW. S. 258), consolidated version after the amending law of 21.07.2026, and GlüStV 2021 s.22c", "next_known_change": "OCG NRW: up to five concessions; award process and first launches not verified.", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; W1 | Land NRW (recht.nrw.de) | Online-Casinospiel-Gesetz NRW (OCG NRW) vom 04.08.2026 | https://recht.nrw.de/lrgv/gesetz/04082026-online-casinospiel-gesetz-nrw-ocg-nrw/; W2 | Land NRW (recht.nrw.de) | OCG NRW § 1(3) | https://recht.nrw.de/lrgv/gesetz/04082026-online-casinospiel-gesetz-nrw-ocg-nrw/; W3 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "The Online-Casinospiel-Gesetz NRW (OCG NRW, 23.02.2022, last amended 21.07.2026) requires a concession for online casino games and caps concessions at five. Not yet operating as far as verified: no NRW online casino operator is on the GGL whitelist of 02.10.2026 and no concession award was found.", "online_casino_source_ids": "W1; W2; W3", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-RP", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Rhineland-Palatinate", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021) s.22c and Land implementing law", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; Z1 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; G1 | Landtag Rheinland-Pfalz | Drucksache 18/12085 (08.05.2025), Antwort des Ministeriums des Innern und für Sport auf die Kleine Anfrage 18/11922 Online-Glücksspiel und Spielerschutz | https://dokumente.landtag.rlp.de/landtag/drucksachen/12085-18.pdf; G2 | Landtag Rheinland-Pfalz | Drucksache 17/13498 (03.11.2020), Gesetzentwurf der Landesregierung, Landesgesetz zu dem Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (reproduces treaty text) | https://dokumente.landtag.rlp.de/landtag/drucksachen/13498-17.pdf", "online_casino_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_casino_note": "Primary sources opened but they do not settle the Rhineland-Palatinate position. The Landtag paper on the Land treaty-ratification bill reproduces the GlüStV 2021 rule banning internet gambling except permitted forms (online casino only via a Land offer or concession, s.22c). The Interior Ministry answer of 08.05.2025 (Drs. 18/12085) lists 5 online-casino providers among the 119 providers on the GGL list in Germany; it does not attribute them to RP. No RP statute under s.22c was opened. No RP operator is on the GGL whitelist (first pass, Stand 02.10.2026).", "online_casino_source_ids": "G1; G2; Z1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-SH", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Schleswig-Holstein", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c and Schleswig-Holstein implementing law (statute text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; H1 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026): Schleswig-Holstein online casino | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Private operators can hold Schleswig-Holstein online casino permits from the Land authority. The GGL whitelist (02.10.2026) lists four permit holders for Schleswig-Holstein: Merkur Bets Malta Limited, NOVOLINE.DE GmbH, Skill On Net Limited and Tipico Karlsruhe Limited (first permits 18.09.2024). The GGL's 2025 activity report says they had not yet started selling; whether any is live in 2026 was not verified.", "online_casino_source_ids": "H1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-SL", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Saarland", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021) s.22c and Land implementing law", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; Z1 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened that settles online casino in this Land. GGL whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026, opened) lists online-casino operators only for Schleswig-Holstein and Bayern; none for this Land (so not live per the register).", "online_casino_source_ids": "Z1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-SN", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Saxony", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Sächsisches Spielbankengesetz (SächsSpielbG) s.1, s.19; GlüStV 2021 s.22c", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; X1 | Freistaat Sachsen (REVOSax) | Sächsisches Spielbankengesetz (Stand 01.01.2025) | https://revosax.sachsen.de/vorschrift/10823; X2 | Freistaat Sachsen (REVOSax) | SächsSpielbG s.19 | https://revosax.sachsen.de/vorschrift/10823", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "Sächsisches Spielbankengesetz covers 'Spielbanken und Online-Casinospiele'; the permit may go only to the Free State or a public-law body (or a company held only by Saxony), decided by the Interior Ministry. State-run model, no private licences. Not operating as far as verified: no Saxony operator on the GGL whitelist of 02.10.2026.", "online_casino_source_ids": "X1; X2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-ST", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Saxony-Anhalt", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021) s.22c and Land implementing law", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; Z1 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; G1 | Landtag von Sachsen-Anhalt | Drucksache 8/1210 (24.05.2022), Antwort der Landesregierung auf die Große Anfrage (AfD) Lotto-Toto GmbH Sachsen-Anhalt, Frage 37 | https://padoka.landtag.sachsen-anhalt.de/files/drs/wp8/drs/d1210aag.pdf", "online_casino_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_casino_note": "Primary source opened but it does not settle the legal position. In Drs. 8/1210 (24.05.2022) the Land government answered that the state lottery company Lotto-Toto GmbH Sachsen-Anhalt was observing the virtual-slot and online-casino markets and had no short-term entry planned. No Saxony-Anhalt statute on s.22c was opened. No Saxony-Anhalt operator is on the GGL whitelist (first pass, Stand 02.10.2026), so nothing is live per the register.", "online_casino_source_ids": "G1; Z1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DE-TH", "parent_id": "DE", "jurisdiction": "Thuringia", "regulator": "Land gambling authority (Glücksspielaufsichtsbehörde des Landes) for online casino; Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) for poker, virtual slots, sports betting", "licensing_model": "GlüStV 2021 s.22c: each Land decides online casino (state monopoly or concessions); GGL licenses poker, virtual slots and sports betting nationally", "legal_basis": "Thüringer Gesetz über Spielbank und Online-Casino (2022 gazette) and GlüStV 2021 s.22c", "next_known_change": "A later amending act (6th amendment, GVBl. Nr. 12/2025) appeared in search results but was not opened.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "N1 | GGL | Erlaubnisfähiges Glücksspiel (updated 23.06.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/erlaubnisfaehiges-gluecksspiel; N3 | GGL | Whitelist: Übersicht der erlaubten Glücksspielanbieter (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist; T1 | Freistaat Thüringen (GVBl. Nr. 9/2022) | Thüringer Gesetz über Spielbank und Online-Casino, s.2(2) | https://parldok.thueringer-landtag.de/ParlDok/dokument/86054/gesetz_und_verordnungsblatt_nr_9_2022.pdf; T2 | GGL | Whitelist (Stand 02.10.2026) | https://www.gluecksspiel-behoerde.de/de/fuer-spielende/uebersicht-erlaubter-anbieter-whitelist", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "Thüringer Gesetz über Spielbank und Online-Casino (as amended 2022): the permit may be granted only to the Land itself on written application of the finance ministry (state-run, no private licences). Not operating as far as verified: no Thuringia operator on the GGL whitelist of 02.10.2026.", "online_casino_source_ids": "T1; T2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "national GlüStV licence: GGL whitelist lists private operators licensed for all Länder (live).", "online_poker_source_ids": "N1; N3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Online lottery: the Land's state lottery (DLTB member) plus nationally licensed Soziallotterien, GKL and licensed intermediaries; not a pure monopoly. Per-Land retail/online split not verified. See national DE row.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "N1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "DK", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Denmark", "regulator": "Spillemyndigheden (Danish Gambling Authority)", "licensing_model": "Licences for online casino and betting; state-designated monopolies for lotteries", "legal_basis": "Danish Gambling Act (per the Authority's pages; act text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Spillemyndigheden (Danish Gambling Authority) | Online casino | https://spillemyndigheden.dk/en-us/businesses-and-associations/games-which-require-a-licence/online-casino; S3 | Spillemyndigheden | Lotteries - monopolies | https://spillemyndigheden.dk/en-us/businesses-and-associations/games-which-require-a-licence/lotteries-monopolies", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Online casino licence from the Danish Gambling Authority; the page links to the register of licensed operators (register not opened).", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Poker is listed in the online casino definition and so needs the online casino licence.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Lotteries other than those covered by betting/casino licences are organised by monopolies (Danske Lotteri Spil A/S route). Online sale not separately verified.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "EE", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Estonia", "regulator": "Estonian Tax and Customs Board (EMTA)", "licensing_model": "Activity licence (games of chance, toto) plus permits; above-threshold lotteries only for a state-owned company", "legal_basis": "Gambling Act (Hasartmänguseadus), consolidated text in force from 01.01.2026", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened.", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Estonian Tax and Customs Board | List of legal gambling operators (updated 22.10.2026) | https://www.emta.ee/en/business-client/registration-business/gambling-operators/list-legal-gambling-operators; S2 | Estonian Tax and Customs Board | Applying for permits | https://www.emta.ee/en/business-client/registration-business/gambling-operators/applying-permits; S3 | Riigi Teataja | Gambling Act (consolidated, from 01.01.2026) | https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/ee/525112020004/consolide/current", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Activity licence for games of chance. EMTA list (updated 22.10.2026) shows online games-of-chance licensees including Paf, Bet365/Hillside, Unibet/Lexbyte, Olybet, Optibet, Tonybet, Coolbet, Betsafe. The market is operating. An EEA licence does not authorise Estonia.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S3", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "EMTA: the games-of-chance activity licence also includes poker tournaments; REEL Estonia (pokerstars.ee) is on the online licensee list. Online poker is offered.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Lottery permit above a 1,000 EUR prize pool only for a state-owned public limited company with at least 1,000,000 EUR share capital; EMTA lists AS Eesti Loto as the only lottery organiser. Online sale by Eesti Loto not independently confirmed.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "EG", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Egypt", "regulator": "", "licensing_model": "", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source could be opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source could be opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source could be opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ES", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Spain", "regulator": "Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ)", "licensing_model": "General and singular licences (Law 13/2011); state-wide lotteries reserved to SELAE/ONCE", "legal_basis": "Ley 13/2011 de regulación del juego", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) | Licences | https://www.ordenacionjuego.es/en/node/35; S2 | DGOJ | Licensed operators | https://www.ordenacionjuego.es/en/operadores-juego/operadores-licencia/operadores", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "General licences for 'other games' (roulette, blackjack, slots) held by licensed operators; register of 77 licensed operators is live.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "The register's 'Otros juegos' filter lists poker among licensed game types.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "State-wide lotteries are reserved to designated operators (SELAE, ONCE). Online sale by SELAE not separately opened (loteriasyapuestas.es TLS error).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "FI", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Finland", "regulator": "Police (current supervision); Lupa- ja valvontavirasto (Licensing and Supervisory Agency) from 1 Jul 2027", "licensing_model": "State-owned exclusive right (Veikkaus); licensing system starts 1 Jul 2027", "legal_basis": "Lotteries Act (arpajaislaki 1047/2001); new Gambling Act (rahapelilaki 10/2026)", "next_known_change": "Gambling Act 10/2026 mostly in force 1 Jul 2027 (Veikkaus exclusivity ends 30 Jun 2027); private licensing starts then.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Finnish Government (hankeikkuna consultation request) | Lausuntopyynto (18 Jun 2026) | https://api.hankeikkuna.fi/asiakirjat/ad15f980-00c6-4149-a123-b15ce8a26d9d/976a3c21-5187-415b-b2ea-93736d574d78/LAUSUNTOPYYNTO_20260618074459.PDF", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "Veikkaus holds the exclusive right to all money games until 30 Jun 2027 (the document does not separate online from retail); no private licensing yet.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_poker_note": "Veikkaus holds the exclusive right to all money games until 30 Jun 2027 (the document does not separate online from retail); no private licensing yet.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Veikkaus holds the exclusive right to all money games until 30 Jun 2027 (the document does not separate online from retail); no private licensing yet.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "FR", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "France", "regulator": "Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ)", "licensing_model": "ANJ approvals (agrément) for betting and poker; FDJ lottery monopoly; online casino not authorised", "legal_basis": "French gambling law (2010 online gambling law, as administered by the ANJ; statute text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ) | Catégories de jeux et canaux de distribution | https://anj.fr/offre-de-jeu-et-marche/categories-de-jeux-et-canaux-de-distribution; S2 | ANJ | Catégories de jeux et canaux de distribution | https://anj.fr/offre-de-jeu-et-marche/categories-de-jeux-et-canaux-de-distribution; S4 | ANJ | Catégories de jeux et canaux de distribution | https://anj.fr/offre-de-jeu-et-marche/categories-de-jeux-et-canaux-de-distribution; S5 | ANJ | Opérateurs agréés | https://anj.fr/offre-de-jeu-et-marche/operateurs-agrees", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "ANJ: online casino games and slots are not authorised in France.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S5", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Poker offered by ANJ-approved operators (e.g. pokerstars.fr, winamax.fr); live.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2; S5", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Lottery games sold in shops and online under FDJ's monopoly.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S4" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "GB", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Great Britain (not Northern Ireland)", "regulator": "Gambling Commission (GC); local licensing authorities for premises", "licensing_model": "Operating licences issued by the GC to anyone providing remote gambling to consumers in Great Britain", "legal_basis": "Gambling Act 2005 (as named by the Commission's remote guidance)", "next_known_change": "Northern Ireland: still the 1985 Order, as amended by the 2022 Amendment Act; replacement legislation not verified.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Gambling Commission | Remote casino operating licence | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/licences-and-fees/remote-casino-operating-licence; S2 | Gambling Commission | Licence activities | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/licence-activities; S3 | Gambling Commission | The current National Lottery licence | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-and-players/guide/licence-to-run-the-national-lottery; S4 | Gambling Commission | Remote sector guidance | https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/sectors/sector/remote", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Remote casino operating licence from the Gambling Commission covers online casino games and slots; required for any operator serving consumers in Great Britain wherever based. Licensed operators are live (the Commission issues remote licences) but the licensee register was not opened. Northern Ireland is a separate regime (1985 Order) and is not covered by this row.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S4", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "The remote casino operating licence expressly includes poker.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_lottery_note": "The National Lottery (incl. Interactive Instant Win Games) is run by a single licensee, Allwyn, under a 10-year licence to Jan 2034; the Commission also lists remote society lottery operating licences, so lotteries are licensed, not state-run. Classed as licensed, with a single National Lottery licensee.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S2; S3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "GH", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Ghana", "regulator": "Gaming Commission of Ghana; National Lottery Authority (NLA) for lotteries", "licensing_model": "Private licensing by the Gaming Commission for casinos, sports betting, remote interactive games and bingo; lotteries reserved to the NLA", "legal_basis": "Gaming Act, 2006 (Act 721); National Lotto Act, 2006 (Act 722)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Gaming Commission of Ghana | Our Licensed Operators (2026) | https://www.gamingcommission.gov.gh/licensed-operators/; S2 | Gaming Commission of Ghana | About us | https://www.gamingcommission.gov.gh/about-us/; S3 | National Lottery Authority | NLA products | https://nla.com.gh/products/; S4 | National Lottery Authority | NLA homepage | https://nla.com.gh/; G1 | Gaming Commission of Ghana | Requirements for a Gaming Licence (fee schedule under the Fees and Charges Regulations 2023) | https://www.gamingcommission.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Requirements-for-Licence.pdf; G2 | Gaming Commission of Ghana | Gaming Act, 2006 (Act 721) | https://www.gamingcommission.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Gaming-Act-2006.pdf", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Gaming Commission 2026 register (licences issued 1/1/2026, expiring 31/12/2026) lists 20 'Online Casino' licensees (e.g. Betway, SportyBet, 1XBET, Betano) and 13 'Remote Interactive Games' licensees. The market is operating.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "Primary sources opened but they do not settle online poker. The Gaming Commission fee schedule (Fees and Charges Regulations 2023) lists licences for Online Casino and Remote Interactive Games, and a poker/baccarat renewal fee only among land-based casino items. Act 721 does not name poker or online. The regulator register (first pass) lists 20 online casino licensees, so a poker table might fall under an Online Casino licence, but no source says so.", "online_poker_source_ids": "G1; G2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "National Lottery Authority (NLA) operates the National Lotto under Act 722; NLA site lists mobile/USSD games (e.g. 'simply dial *987#') but no web/app channel. Private online lotto marketing (KGL) exists under NLA licence per press only. The monopoly rests on Act 722 s.4(1) as quoted in press; the statute itself was not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S3; S4" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "GI", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Gibraltar", "regulator": "Gambling Commissioner (Gambling Division); the Minister is the Licensing Authority", "licensing_model": "Remote (B2C and B2B) and non-remote licences; B2C remote gambling licence is the export licence; substantive presence in Gibraltar required (ss.39-40)", "legal_basis": "Gambling Act 2025 (version of 23 Mar 2026), commenced by LN 2026/064; amended by the Gambling (Amendment) Act 2026", "next_known_change": "Part 5 (ss.55-77, regulated individuals) not yet commenced; 6-month transition for new licence categories from 1 April 2026 (to about October 2026). A Prediction Market Regulations 2026 also appears on the Gibraltar Laws list.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Gibraltar Laws | Gambling Act 2025, s.17 | https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/legislations/gambling-act-2025-8374; R-online_lottery-R1 | Government of Gibraltar (Gibraltar Laws) | Gambling Act 2025 (2026-04), s.2 and s.21 | https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/legislations/gambling-act-2025-8374", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Gambling Act 2025 (commenced 1.4.2026 except ss.55-77): licences for B2C remote gambling. The Act does not restrict residents; which licensees serve Gibraltar residents was not shown. Export: B2C remote licensees serve customers anywhere (s.17(1)(a)), which is not legality elsewhere.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "'Game of chance' includes a game of chance and skill, so poker is covered by the same licence regime. Which licensees offer poker to residents not shown.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_lottery_note": "Gambling Act 2025 (in operation 1 Apr 2026 except ss.55-77, LN 2026/064): s.21 makes a Government Lottery lawful but not exclusive; s.2 defines lottery promotion (any lottery except a Government lottery) as licensable gambling, and a non-remote lottery-promotion licence can be extended to remote ticket sales. Which licensees sell lottery online to residents was not shown.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "R-online_lottery-R1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "GR", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Greece", "regulator": "Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC)", "licensing_model": "Type 1 (betting) and Type 2 (other games) online licences; exclusive rights for land-based games", "legal_basis": "Greek gambling law as administered by the HGC (act text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) | Frequently asked questions | https://hgc.gov.gr/en/frequently-asked-questions/; S2 | HGC | The gaming market | https://hgc.gov.gr/en/public-players/gambling-gaming-market/; G1 | Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) | Licences | https://hgc.gov.gr/en/supervision-and-control/licences/", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Type 2 B2C Online licence covers online casino games and live casino; 18 licensed online operators (live).", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Poker is part of the Type 2 licence.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_lottery_note": "Primary source opened but it does not settle online lottery. The Hellenic Gaming Commission describes OPAP exclusive rights over a number of land-based games (KINO, JOKER, Eurojackpot and others) and says the State Lotteries are operated by Hellenic Lotteries S.A., a company of the OPAP Group. Its online licences are described as covering online betting and other online games. The page does not say whether number lotteries may be sold online or by whom. opaponline.opap.gr returned an access-denied page.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "HK", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Hong Kong SAR", "regulator": "Not verified (government pages unreachable); Hong Kong Jockey Club is the visible operator (lead only)", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "Gambling Ordinance (Cap 148) (not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "G15 | Home and Youth Affairs Bureau, HKSAR | Gambling | https://www.hyab.gov.hk/en/policy_responsibilities/District_Community_and_Public_Relations/gambling.htm; G16 | Legislative Council Panel on Home Affairs (Govt paper) | Regulatory Regime on Basketball Betting consultation (14 Apr 2025) | https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2025/english/panels/ha/papers/ha20250414cb3-465-4-e.pdf; G17 | HKSAR Information Services Department | LCQ4: Combating illegal online gambling activities (14 Oct 2026) | https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202610/14/P2026101400376.htm; G18 | Hong Kong Jockey Club | Mark Six: betting services and channels | https://special.hkjc.com/e-win/en-US/betting-info/marksix/lottery/; G19 | Hong Kong Jockey Club | Responsible Sports Wagering and Mark Six Lottery | https://corporate.hkjc.com/corporate/english/who-we-are/responsible-sports-wagering-and-mark-six-lottery.aspx", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Government: all gambling is illegal unless expressly authorised; the only authorised outlets are HKJC racing, football betting and Mark Six, plus licensed premises and exempt social gambling. No online casino is among them; police action against online casino games is reported.", "online_casino_source_ids": "G15; G16; G17", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same basis: poker is not among the authorised outlets, so unauthorised online poker is illegal gambling under Cap. 148 (Govt statement: applies online or offline).", "online_poker_source_ids": "G15; G17", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Mark Six is operated by HKJC under government authorisation (Cap. 108); HKJC lists Online Betting Service (eWin) among the Mark Six channels.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G15; G18; G19" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "HR", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Croatia", "regulator": "Ministry of Finance; Porezna uprava (Tax Administration) supervises", "licensing_model": "Fixed number of casino and betting right holders; online only by approval for existing right holders; Hrvatska Lutrija exclusive for lotteries", "legal_basis": "Zakon o igrama na sreću (NN 87/09 and amendments to NN 72/25); Pravilnik online casino NN 78/10, 129/25; remote betting NN 8/10, 63/10, 22/15, 129/25", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Porezna uprava (Ministry of Finance) | Zakon o igrama na sreću, consolidated text, Art. 9, 35, 46 | https://porezna-uprava.gov.hr/HR_porezni_sustav/_layouts/in2.vuk.sp.propisi.intranet/propisi.aspx#id=pro111; S2 | Porezna uprava | Igre na sreću - nagradne igre (pages 7744 and 4381) | https://porezna-uprava.gov.hr/hr/igre-na-srecu-nagradne-igre", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "Art. 35(2): existing casino operators may be approved to offer casino games through interactive online channels. Online route is tied to casino right holders, not an open licence. Whether any approved operator is offering online casino games was not verified.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_poker_note": "Poker is a casino game (including player-versus-player, with a stated 15% fee on the retained share); the same Art. 35(2) route applies. Whether live was not verified.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Not yet verified: the sources opened did not establish a status. Opened pages do not state who may run lottery online or that it is a monopoly; statute text not opened (porezna propisi page is a JS shell). No replacement primary source found.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "HU", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Hungary", "regulator": "Szerencsejáték Felügyeleti Hatóság (SZTFH, Gambling Supervision Authority)", "licensing_model": "State organiser (Szerencsejáték Zrt.) for number games and most betting; online casino only via the land-casino concession holder; permits recorded in a public register", "legal_basis": "1991. évi XXXIV. törvény a szerencsejáték szervezéséről", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened. A secondary lead (europeangaming.eu, Sept 2026) mentions a government review of SZTFH; it returned 403 and is not used.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Nemzeti Jogszabálytár | 1991. évi XXXIV. törvény, version 2026.10.01, 3. § | https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/1991-34-00-00; S2 | SZTFH | Közhiteles engedélyek nyilvántartása (last modified 2026.10.14) | https://sztfh.hu/nyilvantartasok/engedelyek-kozhiteles/; R-online_poker-R1 | Nemzeti Jogszabálytár (official legislation database) | 1991. évi XXXIV. törvény a szerencsejáték szervezéséről | https://njt.jog.gov.hu/jogszabaly/1991-34-00-00; R-online_poker-R2 | Szerencsejáték Felügyeleti Hatóság (SZTFH) | Public register of permits (2026.10.14) | https://sztfh.hu/nyilvantartasok/engedelyek-kozhiteles/", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "Act XXXIV of 1991 s.3(1b): online casino games only by the concession company of the land-casino concession holder. SZTFH register (14.10.2026): kaszino.hu, vegas.hu and xcasino.hu, LVC Diamond, permits to 2056. These sites are operating; there is no open private licence route.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_poker_note": "Act XXXIV of 1991 s.29/O(1)(c) brings online card games against other players inside the remote casino regime, and s.37(22) limits them to registered players. Online poker is lawful only through concession-holders with a remote permit; the SZTFH register lists live remote casino sites.", "online_poker_source_ids": "R-online_poker-R1; R-online_poker-R2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "s.3(3): number games and betting are reserved to the state organiser, except horse betting, remote gambling and bookmaker-system betting. Online ticket sale by the state organiser not independently confirmed.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ID", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Indonesia", "regulator": "Not verified", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "Not verified", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "IE", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Ireland", "regulator": "Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI)", "licensing_model": "Phased GRAI licensing; remote betting first (1 Jul 2026), gaming/lotteries 2027-2028", "legal_basis": "Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (named by GRAI; act text not opened)", "next_known_change": "GRAI applications for gaming, lotteries and other licence types to open throughout 2027 and 2028 (GRAI, 1 Jul 2026); in-person betting licences later in 2026.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S2 | GRAI | Commencement of GRAI Remote Betting Licences (1 Jul 2026) | https://www.grai.ie/news/commencement-of-gambling-regulatory-authority-of-ireland-remote-betting-licences; S3 | GRAI | Licence Application Guidance | https://www.grai.ie/licensing-regulation/business-to-consumer-licenses/licensing-phasing; G1 | Irish Statute Book (Office of the Attorney General) | National Lottery Act 2013, s.26(4) and s.2 | https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2013/act/13/enacted/en/print.html", "online_casino_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_casino_note": "GRAI has opened only remote betting licences so far; GRAI gaming (casino) licence applications open in 2027-2028 and gaming licensing is still dealt with via the Revenue Commissioners. The opened pages do not state whether an online casino can lawfully operate in Ireland today; no GRAI-licensed online casino verified.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S2; S3", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "As for online casino: poker is not named on the GRAI pages opened; no GRAI route until the 2027-2028 gaming phase.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2; S3", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "The National Lottery Act 2013 allows not more than one licence to run the National Lottery at any time (s.26(4)), and defines a National Lottery ticket to include one sold by interactive channels on the internet (s.2). That is a single-licensee structure that includes online sale. Society and charity lotteries (Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956) were not assessed, and live operation on lottery.ie was not checked.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "IL", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Israel", "regulator": "Sports Betting Council (Mifal HaToto / Winner) for sports betting; Finance Minister permits for Mifal HaPayis lotteries", "licensing_model": "Statutory state-controlled: sports betting by the exclusive Sports Betting Council; lotteries by Finance Minister permit (Mifal HaPayis); all other gambling is criminal", "legal_basis": "Penal Law 5737-1977, Chapter H sub-chapter 12 (ss.225-233); Sports Betting Law 1967 (as described by the State Comptroller)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Nevo (consolidated Penal Law 5737-1977) | Penal Law, Chapter H, sub-chapter 12 (as updated 02-07-2026) | https://www.nevo.co.il/law_html/law00/70301.htm; S2 | State Comptroller of Israel | Annual Report 61B (c. 2010-11): gambling/sports betting | https://library.mevaker.gov.il/sites/DigitalLibrary/Pages/Reports/623-11.aspx; S4 | State Comptroller of Israel | 2021 report on Mifal HaPayis (English summary) | https://library.mevaker.gov.il/sites/DigitalLibrary/Documents/2021/72A-2/EN/2021-72A-Part2-103-Pais-Taktzir-EN.pdf; R-online_poker-R1 | Nevo (consolidated Penal Law 5737-1977) | Penal Law s.224 | https://www.nevo.co.il/law_html/law00/70301.htm; R-online_poker-R2 | Nevo (consolidated Penal Law 5737-1977) | Penal Law s.233(2) | https://www.nevo.co.il/law_html/law00/70301.htm", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Penal Law 5737-1977 ss.225-227 criminalise organising, playing and selling tickets for forbidden games, lotteries and bets (organiser 3 years, player 1 year); s.233(2) presumes cards, dice and machine games are games of chance for money. Only lotteries (Finance Minister permit, s.231(a)(1)) and Mifal HaPayis bets (permit, not on sports, s.231(a)(2)) are exempted; the Sports Betting Law covers sports only. State Comptroller report 61B says police/State Attorney treat foreign servers as no exemption for gambling directed at Israelis.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Israel's Penal Law 5737-1977 s.224 defines a forbidden game as one where money can be won and the result depends more on chance than on skill, and s.233(2) treats card games as such games unless the contrary is proved. Organising and playing forbidden games are offences, and no permit route covers poker. The presumption can in principle be rebutted; no court ruling was opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; R-online_poker-R1; R-online_poker-R2", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Mifal HaPayis lotteries are lawful by Finance Minister permit (s.231(a)(1); Comptroller 2021: it 'holds lotteries according to a State license'). Whether and how tickets are sold online could not be confirmed: pais.co.il was unreachable.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S4" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "IM", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Isle of Man", "regulator": "Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC)", "licensing_model": "OGRA Full online licence (B2C and B2B) is the export licence; Manx company, two resident directors, servers in the Island, segregated funds in an IoM bank", "legal_basis": "Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001; Gambling Supervision Act 2010", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened.", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Isle of Man GSC | Primary gambling legislation | https://www.isleofmangsc.com/gambling/primary-gambling-legislation/; S2 | Isle of Man GSC | OGRA Full online licence (v1025) | https://www.isleofmangsc.com/media/ra1ktfkw/ogra-full-licence-v1025.pdf; S3 | Isle of Man GSC | Online gambling licensee register (last updated 23 October 2026) | https://www.isleofmangsc.com/gambling/supervision/online-gambling-licensee-register/", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001 (OGRA): the GSC is sole online regulator; the Full online licence covers casino (slots, table games). Register updated 23.10.2026 lists live licensees. Own-resident treatment is not stated in the sources opened. Export: OGRA Full B2C licence.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S3", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "The Full online licence covers poker; the register lists e.g. Aceking IOM (kkpoker.net).", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2; S3", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "National Lottery Act 1999 and society lotteries were not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "IN", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "India", "regulator": "Online Gaming Authority of India (OGAI)", "licensing_model": "Prohibition on online money games; promotion of e-sports and online social games", "legal_basis": "Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 and Rules (in force 1 May 2026)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Online Gaming Act and Rules explainer (Apr 2026) | https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2026/apr/doc2026430859401.pdf; G14 | Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) | Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025: s.2(1)(g), s.5 | https://www.meity.gov.in/static/uploads/2025/10/8a7f103cefc68ed8aaa2ebc9a2ed7c13.pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "PIB: the Act 'imposes a complete ban on all forms of online money games' (chance, skill or a mix), with up to three years' imprisonment or a fine up to one crore rupees for offering or facilitating; banks/payment systems barred from processing; platforms may be blocked. Rules in force 1 May 2026. No licensed operators. Gap-fill: statutory definition now read (Act s.2(1)(g), s.5).", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; G14", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Real-money poker is an online money game (chance, skill or a mix) and falls under the same ban. Medium: the Act's definition text was not opened. Gap-fill: statutory definition now read (Act s.2(1)(g), s.5).", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; G14", "online_lottery_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_lottery_note": "The Act (read from the MeitY PDF) never mentions lotteries and has no exemption for them; s.2(1)(g) covers any online game played by paying money in expectation of winnings, whether skill or chance. Whether state online lotteries are caught is not stated in the Act. Lotteries (Regulation) Act 1998 not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G14" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "IT", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Italy", "regulator": "Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM)", "licensing_model": "State monopoly granted in concession to private operators; technical extensions of concessions", "legal_basis": "ADM distance-gaming framework (concessions, protocols PGDA/PBAD/PSID/PACG); statute text not opened", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) | Gioco a distanza - descrizione | https://www.adm.gov.it/portale/monopoli/giochi/gioco_distanza/gioco_dist_descrizione; S2 | ADM | Gioco a distanza - normativa | https://www.adm.gov.it/portale/monopoli/giochi/gioco_distanza/gioco_dist_normativa; S3 | ADM | Gioco a distanza - comunicati | https://www.adm.gov.it/portale/monopoli/giochi/gioco_distanza/gioco_dist_comunicati; G1 | Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) | Lotto: come si gioca | https://www.adm.gov.it/portale/en/-/lotto_gioca-come-si-gioca; G2 | Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) | FAQ giochi | https://www.adm.gov.it/portale/en/faq-giochi", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Games of chance at fixed odds (online casino/slots) fall under the PGDA protocol. Distance gaming is run under ADM concessions; the concessionaire list page is dynamic and unreadable, so live concessionaires are inferred from the active protocols and technical extensions.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S3", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Card games other than tournaments (cash-game poker) are named in the PGDA protocol; tournaments are separately handled. Distance gaming is run under ADM concessions; the concessionaire list page is dynamic and unreadable, so live concessionaires are inferred from the active protocols and technical extensions.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S3", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Public lotteries are State games run through ADM concessions. The ADM pages show online play exists: Lotto can be played online through a game account with the concessionaire or an authorised distance outlet, and online instant lotteries are paid by the concessionaire Lotterie Nazionali S.r.l. The exclusivity of each concession was not read in the concession deeds (Normattiva not opened), hence Medium confidence.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G1; G2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "JP", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Japan", "regulator": "National Police Agency (enforcement); Japan Sport Council (sports toto); JRA; prefectures and designated cities (lotteries)", "licensing_model": "Criminal prohibition with statutory public-sector exceptions (racing, sports lottery, takarakuji)", "legal_basis": "Penal Code gambling offences (as cited by NPA); Act on the Implementation of Sports Promotion Lottery (1998); Horse Racing Act and takarakuji statute (not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | National Police Agency (Japan) | Online casino warning | https://www.npa.go.jp/bureau/safetylife/hoan/onlinecasino/onlinecasino.html; S4 | Takarakuji official site (prefectures and designated cities) | Takarakuji official site | https://www.takarakuji-official.jp/", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "NPA: 'Even if an overseas online casino is legally operated, placing bets from inside Japan is a crime' (ordinary gambling: fine up to JPY 500,000; habitual: up to three years). No licensed domestic online casino.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same NPA position: gambling online from within Japan is a crime; no licensed online poker.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Takarakuji tickets are issued by the prefectures and 20 designated cities and sold online via the official site's net-purchase menu (live).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S4" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "KE", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Kenya", "regulator": "Gambling Regulatory Authority of Kenya (GRA), replacing the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB)", "licensing_model": "Private licensing: separate licences for casinos, bookmakers, lotteries and online gambling (online bookmaker / online lottery / online casino); foreign operators must register in Kenya", "legal_basis": "Gambling Control Act, 2025 (Act No. 14 of 2025), commenced 26 August 2025; repeals the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Kenya Law | Gambling Control Act, 2025 (Act No. 14 of 2025) | https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/2025/14", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Gambling Control Act 2025 s.67: an 'online casino licence' may be applied for from the Gambling Regulatory Authority; 'casino' includes an approved virtual or online platform. Foreign operators need a Kenyan-registered entity (s.79). Whether licensed operators are offering online casino games is unconfirmed: the GRA register was not opened (gra.go.ke unreachable); operators publicly claim GRA licences, which is not verified here.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "The Act licenses 'public gambling for conducting a table game' and an online casino licence covers 'a game approved by the Authority', but poker is not named; neither the licensing regulations nor the GRA's approved-games list could be opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_lottery_note": "s.67(1)(b) provides an 'online lottery licence'; s.28(2)(b) separately licenses 'the national lottery' and Part V public lotteries. Whether licensed online lotteries are operating was not verified.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "KH", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Cambodia", "regulator": "Cambodian Commercial Gambling Management Commission (CGMC) (title only on its site)", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "Not verified", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "KR", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "South Korea", "regulator": "Korea Sports Promotion Foundation (KSPO) with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism", "licensing_model": "State monopoly sports toto (KSPO plus contracted operator)", "legal_basis": "National Sports Promotion Act (cited on the KSPO page; text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary criminal-law text could be opened (law.go.kr returned title only; elaw.klri.re.kr 404).", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "As for casino: no primary text opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Lead only: dhlottery.co.kr (operator site) shows internet Lotto sales with a weekend mobile restriction and cites the Lottery and Lottery Fund Act; no regulator or statute page opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "LT", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Lithuania", "regulator": "not confirmed from an opened page", "licensing_model": "not verified", "legal_basis": "not verified", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source could be opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source could be opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source could be opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "LV", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Latvia", "regulator": "not confirmed from an opened page", "licensing_model": "not verified", "legal_basis": "not verified", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source could be opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source could be opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source could be opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "MA", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Morocco", "regulator": "La Marocaine des Jeux et des Sports (MDJS) - state operator; supervising authority not identified", "licensing_model": "State monopoly operator (societe anonyme, capital 5,000,000 MAD)", "legal_basis": "Not stated on the MDJS pages opened; no statute opened", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | MDJS | Notre mission | https://mdjs.ma/notre-mission/; S2 | MDJS | Jeux | https://mdjs.ma/jeux/", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened that settles online casino. MDJS site covers only sports betting and lottery games.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "MDJS is a state lottery with a stated monopoly, but its games page gives no playing channel for lottery/draw games (Tifo, Chrono, scratch cards); only Cote & Sport has an online channel.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "MO", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Macao SAR", "regulator": "Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ)", "licensing_model": "Casino concessions only; sports and other lotteries by separate concessions", "legal_basis": "Law 16/2001 (games of fortune); Law 16/2022; DICJ sports lottery regulations (Admin. Regulation 67/2018)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Macao | Law 16/2001 (games of fortune) | https://www.dicj.gov.mo/web/cn/legislation/FortunaAzar/lei_01_016.html; S2 | Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), Macao | Law 16/2022 (casino games of fortune operating system) | https://www.dicj.gov.mo/web/cn/legislation/FortunaAzar/lei_22_016.html", "online_casino_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_casino_note": "Law 16/2001 art 3(2): games of fortune 'may only be operated inside casinos'; art 4(1) bars casino concessionaires from interactive gaming, but art 4(2) says interactive games of fortune are operated under a separate, independent concession. No source opened shows such a concession exists or is live; Law 16/2022 says only concessionaires may operate casino games and has no online provision.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "Same legal question as casino (poker is a game of fortune); no interactive concession verified.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "DICJ lists Macau's instant and Chinese (Pacapio) lotteries but no page opened addresses online sale.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "MT", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Malta", "regulator": "Malta Gaming Authority (MGA)", "licensing_model": "MGA B2C licences by type (1, 2, 3) under the Gaming Act; separate exclusive National Lottery licence", "legal_basis": "Gaming Act (Cap. 583) and Remote Gaming Regulations (S.L. 583.05)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Government of Malta - Laws of Malta | S.L. 583.05 Remote Gaming Regulations | https://legislation.mt/eli/sl/583.5/eng/pdf; S2 | Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) | B2C licences | https://www.mga.org.mt/licensee-hub/applications/b2c-licences/; S3 | MGA | Directive 1 of 2022 - National Lottery ruling | https://www.mga.org.mt/app/uploads/Directive-1-of-2022-National-Lottery-Ruling.pdf", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Type 1 licence covers online casino-type games; the MGA issues B2C Remote Gaming licences. Licensed operators are live in practice but the licensee register was not opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Type 3 covers player-versus-player poker; Type 1 covers poker against the house.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_lottery_note": "Type 1 includes lotteries/secondary lotteries. The National Lottery licence is exclusive only for the national lottery games; Directive 1/2022 lists online lotteries among excluded games. No private online lottery licensee verified.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "MX", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Mexico", "regulator": "Secretaria de Gobernacion (SEGOB), Direccion General de Juegos y Sorteos (not opened)", "licensing_model": "SEGOB permits under the Federal Gaming and Raffles Law (unverified here)", "legal_basis": "Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos 1947 and Reglamento 2004 (not opened)", "next_known_change": "El Imparcial (2026-10-13, lead only) reports a new gaming law reviewed by SEGOB and sent to the Security Cabinet.", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No official source opened (diputados.gob.mx, juegosysorteos.gob.mx, dof.gob.mx all failed).", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Not opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "MY", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Malaysia", "regulator": "Not verified", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "Not verified", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "NG", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Nigeria", "regulator": "Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA) for Lagos; other states' own regulators; National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) for the FCT", "licensing_model": "State-level licensing after the 2024 Supreme Court ruling; no federal online licence; reciprocity between states reported (FSGRN) but not verified", "legal_basis": "Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority Law, 2021 (per LSLGA); Supreme Court of Nigeria 22 Nov 2024 (A-G Lagos v A-G Federation, SC/1/2008) holding the National Lottery Act 2005 inapplicable outside the FCT (secondary reports only; judgment text not obtained)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority | Licensed operators register | https://lslga.org/list-of-licenced-operators-by-lagos-state-lotteries-and-gaming-authority/; S2 | Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority | Licensing categories and compliance | https://lslga.org/?p=12533", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "No national licence: licensing is state by state (Supreme Court, 22 Nov 2024, per secondary reports). Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA) issues an Online Casino licence and its register lists 9 'ONLINE CASINO' licensees plus 79 rows under 'ONLINE SPORTS BETTING/ONLINE CASINO' - licensed operators are operating in Lagos. Other states not checked; the FCT is covered by the federal National Lottery Regulatory Commission (not verified).", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_poker_note": "LSLGA register has one licensee under 'POKER GAMES/ONLINE ADD-ON GAMES'; casino licence page mentions poker. Same state-by-state limits.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "LSLGA register lists 12 'PUBLIC ONLINE LOTTERY' licensees (operating in Lagos); licensing is state-level only.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "NL", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Netherlands", "regulator": "Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa, Netherlands Gambling Authority)", "licensing_model": "Ksa licences under the Remote Gambling Act; Holland Casino and lottery licences separate", "legal_basis": "Wet Kansspelen op afstand (Remote Gambling Act, Koa) 2021, amending the Wet op de kansspelen", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "G1 | Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) | Monitoringsrapportage online kansspelen, Najaar 2025, par. 1 and 2.1 | https://kansspelautoriteit.nl/sites/default/files/monitoringsrapportage_najaar_2025_1.pdf; G2 | Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) | Meerjarige loterij aanbieden | https://kansspelautoriteit.nl/meerjarige-loterij-aanbieden; G3 | Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) | Aanpak illegale online loterijen | https://kansspelautoriteit.nl/aanpak-misstanden/aanpak-illegale-online-loterijen/; R-online_casino-R1 | Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) | Holland Casino N.V. (licence decision) | https://kansspelautoriteit.nl/holland-casino-n-v; R-online_casino-R2 | Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) | Eerste vervolgvergunningen voor online kansspelen verleend | https://kansspelautoriteit.nl/eerste-vervolgvergunningen-voor-online-kansspelen-verleend", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Cited Ksa and Rijksoverheid pages say online gambling is legal with a Ksa licence but neither names casino games. Replacement primary source: Ksa licence decision for Holland Casino N.V. (30.07.2026) covers casinospelen (against operator and player vs player) as remote gambling 01.10.2026-30.09.2031; Ksa 17.09.2026 notice lists the first 8 follow-on Koa licences.", "online_casino_source_ids": "R-online_casino-R1; R-online_casino-R2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Poker is part of the licensed Dutch online market. The Kansspelautoriteit counts casino games played against other players (named as poker and bingo) as a licence segment with its own licence holders at 31 July 2025, and reports that poker and bingo together held a stable 2.1 percent share of gross gaming result over the half year to mid-2025. Licensed and live per the regulator report.", "online_poker_source_ids": "G1", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Lotteries need a Ksa licence. The Ksa states that lotteries may not be offered online: only participation tickets (loten) may be sold over the internet, and an online game linked to a lottery is forbidden. So this is a licensed-lottery structure, not an open online market. The page opened covers the multi-year charity lottery licence; the Nederlandse Loterij licence itself was not separately opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G2; G3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "NO", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Norway", "regulator": "Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet (Lottstift / Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority)", "licensing_model": "State exclusive rights (Norsk Tipping; Rikstoto for horse betting); no private licensing", "legal_basis": "Norwegian gambling legislation (lottery act and gaming act; statute text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Lotteritilsynet / Lottstift (Norwegian Gaming Authority) | Gambling in Norway | https://lottstift.no/en/gambling-in-norway/; S2 | Lottstift | Gambling in Norway | https://lottstift.no/en/gambling-in-norway/; G1 | Lovdata (Pengespillforskriften) | Forskrift om pengespill, s.20 Norsk Tippings pengespilltilbud | https://lovdata.no/dokument/SF/forskrift/2022-11-17-1978; G2 | Lovdata (Pengespilloven) | Lov om pengespill, s.10 Enerett til å tilby pengespill | https://lovdata.no/dokument/NL/lov/2022-03-18-12", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "Only Norsk Tipping AS may lawfully offer online casino games (state-owned exclusive rights model); foreign operators are blocked (payment and DNS blocking).", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_poker_note": "Poker is generally not permitted, apart from an annual national poker championship; the page does not say whether Norsk Tipping offers online poker.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Under Pengespillforskriften s.20 Norsk Tipping has the exclusive right to offer online games where the player chooses when the draw takes place, and games with prizes over NOK 2 million; the regulation also lists the games Norsk Tipping is permitted to offer (Lotto, Vikinglotto, Eurojackpot, Keno and others). Pengespilloven s.10 gives Norsk Tipping exclusivity for games with high prizes, turnover or risk. Not checked: small society lotteries, and the Norsk Tipping live offer on its own site.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G1; G2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "NZ", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "New Zealand", "regulator": "Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Online Gambling Implementation", "licensing_model": "Competitive licensing of up to 15 online casino licences (EOI, auction, full application); TAB NZ and Lotto NZ monopolies for betting and lottery", "legal_basis": "Online Casino Gambling Act 2026; Gambling Act 2003 (TAB/Lotto framework, as referenced by DIA)", "next_known_change": "1 Dec 2026: providers that have not applied for a licence must cease operating in NZ; applicants under consideration may keep operating without advertising. First licences expected early 2027; exemption from the advertising prohibition ends 1 Jun 2027 (DIA providers page).", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Department of Internal Affairs (NZ) | Online gambling: for players | https://www.dia.govt.nz/Online-Gambling-for-players; S2 | Department of Internal Affairs (NZ) | Online gambling: for providers | https://www.dia.govt.nz/Online-Gambling-for-Providers; S3 | Department of Internal Affairs (NZ) | Online gambling regulatory implementation | https://www.dia.govt.nz/Online-Gambling-Regulatory-Implementation; S4 | Department of Internal Affairs (NZ) | Online casino gambling Q&A v.1 June 2026 | https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/Files/Online-gambling-implementation/$file/Online-casino-gambling-Q&A-v.1-June-2026.pdf", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "Online Casino Gambling Act 2026 is in force (1 May 2026) but the licensed regime is not live: DIA says 'There are currently no changes for online casino customers'; overseas casinos serving NZ before 1 May 2026 may continue until 1 Dec 2026; auction (29 Sep - 12 Oct 2026) gave 11 entities the right to apply (up to 15 licences), full applications open from Oct 2026, no licence reported issued, first licences expected early 2027. Not yet classed as licensed because no licensed operator is operating.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S3", "online_poker_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_poker_note": "DIA Q&A: 'Poker is therefore covered by the Online Casino Gambling Act 2026' - same transitional position as casino; no licensed operator live.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S4", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "DIA Q&A: 'The twice-weekly national lottery draws ... will remain exclusively with Lotto NZ.' The online-sale channel of Lotto NZ was not itself confirmed on the pages opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S4" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "PA", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Panama", "regulator": "Junta de Control de Juegos (JCJ), Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas", "licensing_model": "State-owned gaming exploited via JCJ contracts with private operators", "legal_basis": "Decreto Ley 2 of 1998; Resolucion 65 of 2002; Resolucion 11 of 2020", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Gaceta Oficial (via MEF) | Decreto Ley 2 de 1998 | https://www.mef.gob.pa/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/JCJ_Ley-2-de-10-feb-1998-Gaceta-23484.pdf; S2 | Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas | Junta de Control de Juegos | https://www.mef.gob.pa/secretaria-ejecutiva-junta-de-control-de-juegos/", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Decreto Ley 2/1998 vests gaming in the State via the JCJ, which contracts operators; Res. 65/2002 (amended by Res. 11/2020) regulates games through electronic communication systems; MEF lists a 'Juegos en Línea' contract application. No operator register was opened, so whether contracted operators are offering online games is unverified.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Not named.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Lottery (LNB) electronic sale not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "PE", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Peru", "regulator": "MINCETUR (Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo), DGJCMT", "licensing_model": "Private authorisation, 6-year terms, .bet.pe domain", "legal_basis": "Ley 31557 (2022); Decreto Supremo 005-2023-MINCETUR (not opened)", "next_known_change": "P cites a draft decree published 2026-10-21 for consultation - not opened (gob.pe returned HTTP 418).", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Congreso de la Republica / El Peruano | Ley 31557 | https://www3.congreso.gob.pe/Docs/DGP/DIDP/files/ley_31557.pdf; S2 | MINCETUR | Proveedores online | https://apuestasdeportivas.mincetur.gob.pe/proveedores_online.html", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Ley 31557 (El Peruano 2022-08-13) requires MINCETUR authorisation for platforms offering 'juegos a distancia'; foreign entities may apply (art.7.2); .bet.pe domain (art.7.6). Authorised operators not verified: the MINCETUR provider page opened listed none.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Poker is a game of chance within the 'juegos a distancia' definition but not named; Reglamento not opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "State lottery online not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "PH", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Philippines", "regulator": "Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)", "licensing_model": "Single regulator-operator licensing land-based licensees to run online/remote products as adjunct services; offshore (POGO) licences cancelled", "legal_basis": "PAGCOR charter and remote-play / e-games regulations (texts not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | PAGCOR | Electronic Gaming Licensing Department | https://www.pagcor.ph/regulatory/cegs.php; S2 | PAGCOR | Remote operations and ancillary services | https://www.pagcor.ph/regulatory/remote-operations-and-ancillary-services.php; S3 | PAGCOR | List of PAGCOR-Approved Registered Brand and Domain Names/URLs of Licensed Casinos | https://www.pagcor.ph/regulatory/pdf/App%20Kits/List-of-Registered-Brands-and-Domain-Names-URLs-of-Licensed-Casinos.pdf", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "PAGCOR's EGLD licenses 'Electronic (eCasino) Games' and a licensee's online operation 'shall be an adjunct service for its registered players'. PAGCOR's list of approved brands and domains of licensed casinos (as of 8 Oct 2026) names integrated-resort operators with online brands (e.g. Solaire Online, Midori Online): live, but only as an adjunct to licensed land-based operators. Offshore (POGO) licences appear on PAGCOR cancelled lists.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S3", "online_poker_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_poker_note": "PAGCOR's licensing page lists 'Online Poker Games' among licensed offerings and PAGCOR has a remote-play poker framework with a list of cancelled remote-play poker licensees. Live resident-facing online poker operators not verified.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "PCSO site returned 403; no PAGCOR page covers state lotteries.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "PL", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Poland", "regulator": "Ministry of Finance (gov.pl 'Legalny hazard' register); enforcement body not verified", "licensing_model": "State monopoly on online casino, poker and lotteries (Totalizator Sportowy); permit-based licensing for online betting", "legal_basis": "Ustawa z dnia 19 listopada 2009 r. o grach hazardowych (tekst jedn. Dz.U. 2025 poz. 595)", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened.", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Sejm (ELI) | Ustawa o grach hazardowych, tekst jednolity Dz.U. 2025 poz. 595 | https://api.sejm.gov.pl/eli/acts/DU/2025/595/text/T/D20250595L.pdf; S2 | Ministry of Finance (gov.pl) | Legalny hazard (version 105.0, 19.10.2026) | https://www.gov.pl/web/finanse/legalny-hazard; S3 | Sejm (answer to interpellation 13454, 27 Nov 2025) | Odpowiedź na interpelację nr 13454 | https://api.sejm.gov.pl/sejm/term10/interpellations/attachment/ATTDNUK8G/i13454-o1.pdf", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "Art. 5(1b) puts internet gambling, other than betting and promotional lotteries, under the state monopoly. The gov.pl register lists Totalizator Sportowy as the legal online casino (totalcasino.pl). Operating since December 2018.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S3", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_poker_note": "Online poker is internet gambling outside the betting exception, so the Art. 5(1b) monopoly applies. Not confirmed that totalcasino.pl currently runs poker tables; the register lists only 'kasyno online' for it.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Lotteries are inside the Art. 5(1b) monopoly (promotional lotteries excepted). The gov.pl register lists Totalizator Sportowy sites including lotto.pl. Operating, per the register.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "PT", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Portugal", "regulator": "Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ, Turismo de Portugal)", "licensing_model": "Licences (3 years) under the online gambling regime", "legal_basis": "Regime Jurídico dos Jogos e Apostas Online (RJO), Decreto-Lei 66/2015", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) | Jogos e apostas regulamentados | https://www.srij.turismodeportugal.pt/pt/jogos-e-apostas-online/jogos-e-apostas-regulamentados; S2 | SRIJ | Entidades licenciadas | https://www.srij.turismodeportugal.pt/pt/jogos-e-apostas-online/entidades-licenciadas; S3 | SRIJ | Enquadramento legal do jogo online | https://www.srij.turismodeportugal.pt/pt/jogos-e-apostas-online/enquadramento-legal-do-jogo-online; G1 | Turismo de Portugal / SRIJ (consolidated Decreto-Lei 66/2015) | Decreto-Lei n.º 66/2015, art. 2 (consolidated text) | https://www.srij.turismodeportugal.pt/sites/default/files/2022-05/Consolidacao_Decreto_Lei_n_66_2015_Di%C3%A1rio%20da%20Rep%C3%BAblica_n_83_2015.pdf; G2 | Diário da República | Portaria n.º 833/2009, 31 July 2009 (preamble) | https://files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2009/07/14700/0496804968.pdf", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "SRIJ-licensed online casino-type games (slots, roulette, blackjack, baccarat); 19 licensed entities listed (live).", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S3", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Poker variants are among the regulated 'jogos de fortuna ou azar'.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "The Lotaria Nacional, Joker, Lotaria Instantânea, Euromilhões and the \"jogos sociais do Estado\" are expressly excluded from the online-gaming regime (RJO, DL 66/2015, art. 2(2)); the RJO covers only fortune games, fixed-odds sports bets and horse bets online (art. 2(3)). The Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa runs the State social games in exclusivity nationwide (Portaria 833/2009). Whether SCML sells online today was not confirmed: jogossantacasa.pt returned an error page.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G1; G2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "PY", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Paraguay", "regulator": "Comision Nacional de Juegos de Azar (CONAJZAR), now under the DNIT", "licensing_model": "Post-2025 reform removes the monopoly; online scope unverified", "legal_basis": "Ley 1016/1997; Ley 7438/2025 (promulgated 2025-01-03)", "next_known_change": "Congress bill texts (lead only) list 'casino online'; not opened.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "G10 | Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas (CONAJZAR) | Resoluciones CONAJZAR (list of titles) | https://www.mef.gov.py/es/dependencias/gerencia-general/comision-nacional-juegos-azar/resoluciones", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "CONAJZAR resolutions (titles only) create licences/authorisations for the Casino on Line modality (Res. 1/2019, 15/2019, 48/2020); Res. 5/2023 voids two of them and sets handling of new applications. Full texts and the current licensee list not opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "G10", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Not opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "RO", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Romania", "regulator": "National Gambling Office (Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc, ONJN)", "licensing_model": "Class I licences for online gambling held by private operators; Loteria Romana sells its own lottery online", "legal_basis": "OUG nr. 77/2009 (not opened; basis inferred from the regulator's naming of Class I licences)", "next_known_change": "Some Class I licence end dates on the ONJN list fall in 2026; renewals not checked.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | ONJN | Licențiați Clasa I | https://onjn.gov.ro/licentiati-clasa-i/; S2 | Loteria Română | loto.ro | https://loto.ro", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "ONJN Class I licensee list (28 operators incl. NetBet, Betfair, Unibet, Superbet, Betano, Mozzart): private operators hold online licences. The market is operating. The statute (OUG 77/2009) was not opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "The ONJN Class I list includes pokerstars.ro and 888poker.ro. Online poker is offered. Statute not opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Loteria Romana sells online at loto.ro, but the statute that would make it exclusive was not opened (legislatie.just.ro unreachable).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "RS", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Serbia", "regulator": "Uprava za igre na sreću (UIS, Games of Chance Administration)", "licensing_model": "State right (Art. 7) with approvals for private organisers incl. online; classic games only by the National Lottery", "legal_basis": "Zakon o igrama na sreću (Službeni glasnik RS 18/2020, 94/2024)", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Uprava za igre na sreću (UIS), English translation | Law on Games of Chance, Art. 10(31) | https://www.uis.gov.rs/static/uploads/2753_Law_on_games_of_chance.pdf; S2 | Uprava za igre na sreću (UIS) | List of organisers (online) | https://www.uis.gov.rs/rsc/spisakpnaziv", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Private organisers hold online approvals (Art. 92-97: share capital at least EUR 250,000, deposit or guarantee at least EUR 500,000, servers or mirror in Serbia, ten-year approval). The UIS list shows 25 online organisers (e.g. Mozzart, Meridianbet, Maxbet, Admiralbet, Rizk). The market is operating. The list does not split casino from betting by site.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Art. 10(31) prohibits organising special games through electronic communications in which players play against each other (Texas Hold'em poker, etc.).", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Art. 17 and 20: the National Lottery (Državna Lutrija Srbije) is the only organiser of classic games and the only one that may run them online without special approval. It sells online (lutrija.rs is on the UIS list).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "SA", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Saudi Arabia", "regulator": "", "licensing_model": "", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "G1 | UNODC SHERLOC (copy of the Saudi Anti-Cyber Crime Law, art. 6, as amended by Royal Decree M/54) | Saudi Arabia, Anti-Cyber Crime Law, Article 6(3) | https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/en/legislation/sau/anti_cyber_crime_law/article_6/article_6.html; G2 | UNODC SHERLOC (copy of the Saudi Anti-Cyber Crime Law, art. 6, as amended by Royal Decree M/54) | Saudi Arabia, Anti-Cyber Crime Law, Article 6(3) | https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/en/legislation/sau/anti_cyber_crime_law/article_6/article_6.html; G3 | UNODC SHERLOC (copy of the Saudi Anti-Cyber Crime Law, art. 6, as amended by Royal Decree M/54) | Saudi Arabia, Anti-Cyber Crime Law, Article 6(3) | https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/en/legislation/sau/anti_cyber_crime_law/article_6/article_6.html; R-online_casino-R1 | Saudi Ministry of Communications and IT | Anti-Cyber Crime Law (official English) | https://www.mcit.gov.sa/sites/default/files/anti_cyber_crime_law_en_0.pdf", "online_casino_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_casino_note": "Primary-derived text opened but it does not settle this product. Art. 6(3) of the Anti-Cyber Crime Law criminalises preparing, publishing or promoting material for gambling activities that violates public morals; it does not state whether any form of gambling is lawful. No Saudi licensing regime was found. The text is a UNODC SHERLOC copy, not the official gazette.", "online_casino_source_ids": "G1; R-online_casino-R1", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "Primary-derived text opened but it does not settle this product. Art. 6(3) of the Anti-Cyber Crime Law criminalises preparing, publishing or promoting material for gambling activities that violates public morals; it does not state whether any form of gambling is lawful. No Saudi licensing regime was found. The text is a UNODC SHERLOC copy, not the official gazette.", "online_poker_source_ids": "G2", "online_lottery_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_lottery_note": "Primary-derived text opened but it does not settle this product. Art. 6(3) of the Anti-Cyber Crime Law criminalises preparing, publishing or promoting material for gambling activities that violates public morals; it does not state whether any form of gambling is lawful. No Saudi licensing regime was found. The text is a UNODC SHERLOC copy, not the official gazette.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "SE", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Sweden", "regulator": "Spelinspektionen (Swedish Gambling Authority)", "licensing_model": "Licensing for commercial online gambling and betting; State-owned monopoly for lotteries", "legal_basis": "Spellagen (2018:1138) Gambling Act, updated through SFS 2026:1077", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Spelinspektionen (Swedish Gambling Authority) | Gambling Act (2018:1138) as updated by SFS 2026:1077 - Ch. 7 s.1 | https://www.spelinspektionen.se/globalassets/dokument/engelska/gambling-act-sfs-2018_1138-uppdat-sfs-2026_1077.pdf; S4 | Spelinspektionen | Kortspel (card games) | https://www.spelinspektionen.se/spelare/spelform/Kortspel/", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Commercial online gambling licence (Ch. 7) for casino games; private licences are issued (the authority's application page lists changes to existing 'Commercial online gambling and betting' licences). Licensee register not opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Online poker follows the online casino rules.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S4; S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Not yet verified: the source opened does not show that online lottery sale is reserved to a state monopoly, and non-profit lotteries under Chapter 6 also exist.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "SG", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Singapore", "regulator": "Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA); Singapore Police Force (website blocking since 1 Jan 2025)", "licensing_model": "Single remote-gambling licensee (Singapore Pools); two integrated-resort casinos (land-based)", "legal_basis": "Gambling Control Act 2022", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Gambling Regulatory Authority (Singapore) | Unlawful remote gambling activities | https://www.gra.gov.sg/harm-minimisation/unlawful-remote-gambling-activities; S2 | Gambling Regulatory Authority (Singapore) | Licences for other gambling operators | https://www.gra.gov.sg/licenses-approvals/licences-for-other-gambling-operators", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "GRA: it is unlawful to provide unlicensed remote gambling services in or from Singapore (incl. from abroad to people in Singapore); Singapore Pools is the only GRA-licensed remote gambling operator. Pools' product list is not itemised on the pages opened, so no online casino licence is evidenced. Taking part in unlicensed remote gambling is an offence.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same as casino: no licensed remote poker operator; only Singapore Pools holds a remote licence.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Singapore Pools holds the renewed licence 'to conduct betting operations, gaming and lotteries' (five years from 25 Oct 2025) and is the only remote gambling licensee; live.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "SI", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Slovenia", "regulator": "Ministry of Finance (Ministrstvo za finance); Financial Administration (FURS)", "licensing_model": "Concession-based; online only for holders of a classic-games or casino concession", "legal_basis": "Zakon o igrah na srečo (ZIS)", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | PISRS (unofficial consolidated text) | Zakon o igrah na srečo, Art. 3.a | https://pisrs.si/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO409; S2 | Ministry of Finance (gov.si) | Izvleček iz registra koncesionarjev za prirejanje spletnih iger na srečo v igralnici 2026 | https://www.gov.si/assets/ministrstva/MF/Javno-premozenje/DOKUMENTI/SUJP/Igre-na-sreco/Izvlecek-iz-registra-koncesionarjev-za-prirejanje-spletnih-iger-na-sreco-v-igralnici-2026.pdf; S3 | Ministry of Finance (gov.si) | Izvleček iz registra prirediteljev klasičnih iger na srečo 2026 | https://www.gov.si/assets/ministrstva/MF/Financni-sistem/DOKUMENTI/Igre-na-sreco/Izvlecek-iz-registra-prirediteljev-klasicnih-iger-na-sreco-2026.pdf", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "ZIS Art. 3.a: online games only by companies holding a classic-games concession or a special-games casino concession. The ministry's online-casino register lists one concessionaire: Casino Portorož (SuperCasino.si, 777Casino.si, Casino.si). These sites are operating.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "Poker is not named in the sources read; the online-games rules (Pravilnik) were not opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Classic games are held by concession holders: Loterija Slovenije (Loto, 3x3 plus 6, Eurojackpot, Vikinglotto and others) and Športna loterija. Online sale of tickets not independently confirmed.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "SK", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Slovakia", "regulator": "Úrad pre reguláciu hazardných hier (URHH)", "licensing_model": "Licence per game type; internet games only on .sk sites listed on the public whitelist", "legal_basis": "Zákon č. 30/2019 Z. z. o hazardných hrách (effective version 01.03.2026)", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Slov-Lex (official e-collection) | Zákon č. 30/2019 Z. z., § 4 a § 30 | https://www.slov-lex.sk/ezbierky/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2019/30/; S2 | Úrad pre reguláciu hazardných hier | Zoznam legálnych webových sídiel - internet (as of 1.1.2026) | https://www.urhh.sk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Zoznam_legalnych_webovych_sidiel_Internet_202600108_160.xlsx", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Act 30/2019 s.4(3): gambling only under a licence; s.30(7): internet games only at a '.sk' web address. The URHH whitelist (as of 1.1.2026) lists licensed sites such as casinoadmiral.sk, doxxbet.sk, ifortuna.sk, nike.sk, olybet.sk, synottip.sk, tipsport.sk. The market is operating.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "Card games and table games are covered by the Act but poker is not named in it; no named live online poker site was identified.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Internet games forming part of the state lottery are reserved to the national lottery company (summarising s.30); the whitelist shows Tipos (etipos.sk) holding internet games and betting licences to 2030-12-31. Other licensed online lottery games not determined.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "TH", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Thailand", "regulator": "Government Lottery Office (GLO) is the lottery body; gambling regulator not verified", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "Not verified", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "TR", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Turkey", "regulator": "Spor Toto Teşkilat Başkanlığı (sports betting); Milli Piyango İdaresi Genel Müdürlüğü (lottery)", "licensing_model": "State monopoly; Spor Toto may contract a master dealer and licensed virtual-channel dealers; MPI lottery operated through a concession (Sisal-Şans)", "legal_basis": "Law 7258 (RG 9/5/1959 no. 10201, art. 5 as amended by 6495/2013); Law 5738 (RG 27/2/2008 no. 26800); Spor Toto implementing regulation (RG 26/11/2024 no. 32734 amendment); Turkish Penal Code 5237 art. 228", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Resmi Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi | Law 7258 on Organising Betting and Games of Chance in Football and Other Sports Competitions, art. 5 | https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/anasayfa/MevzuatFihristDetayIframe?MevzuatTur=1&MevzuatNo=7258&MevzuatTertip=3; S4 | Resmi Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi | Turkish Penal Code 5237, art. 228 | https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/anasayfa/MevzuatFihristDetayIframe?MevzuatTur=1&MevzuatNo=5237&MevzuatTertip=5; S6 | Milli Piyango Online (Sisal Sans) | Milli Piyango Online | https://www.millipiyangoonline.com/; S7 | Milli Piyango İdaresi | 2024 annual report (Faaliyet Raporu) | https://www.mpi.gov.tr/files/faaliyet_2024.pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Online casino games are unlicensed gambling: Law 7258 art. 5 punishes organising betting/games of chance without legal authority and enabling play from Turkey of offshore betting, and TCK art. 228 punishes providing a place and means for gambling (3-5 years if through information systems). No licence category exists for casino games. Access blocking applies.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S4", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Poker is a game played for gain where outcome depends on chance (TCK art. 228 gambling); no licence route exists.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S4", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Milli Piyango İdaresi (MPI) lottery is sold online via millipiyangoonline.com (membership, 18+, apps); MPI's 2024 annual report says the games have been run by the Sisal-Şans joint venture since 01.08.2020 under TVF/MPI supervision. Online sales are operating. The governing lottery statute (Law 3670 / Decree-Law 320) was not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S6; S7" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "TW", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Taiwan", "regulator": "Ministry of Education / Sports Administration (sports lottery); Ministry of Finance (public welfare lottery)", "licensing_model": "Single issuer of the sports lottery; criminal prohibition on other gambling", "legal_basis": "Sports Lottery Issuance Act (last amended 2025-07-02); Criminal Code arts 266-268", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S2 | Ministry of Justice (Taiwan), Laws & Regulations Database | Criminal Code, arts 266 and 268 | https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=C0000001", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Criminal Code art 266 penalises gambling in public places and (para 2) gambling 'via telecommunication equipment, electronic communication' (internet); art 268 punishes profit-seeking facilitation (up to three years). No licensed online casino in the sources opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S2", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same Criminal Code arts 266/268; no poker exception seen.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Not yet verified: the lottery issuance act opened (lotteries issued by a bank under the Ministry of Finance, with retailer licences) does not mention internet sale, and its silence does not settle the question.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "TZ", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Tanzania", "regulator": "Gaming Board of Tanzania (GBT)", "licensing_model": "Private licensing by GBT with separate internet casino and internet sports betting licences; lottery licences incl. SMS lottery", "legal_basis": "Gaming Act Cap. 41 (GBT effective 1 July 2003, as stated on the GBT site)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Gaming Board of Tanzania | Licence types | https://www.gamingboard.go.tz/license-types; S3 | Gaming Board of Tanzania | Licensed operators - Casino | https://www.gamingboard.go.tz/license-operators/casino; S4 | Gaming Board of Tanzania | Licensed operators - Lotteries | https://www.gamingboard.go.tz/license-operators/lotteries; G1 | Gaming Board of Tanzania | Gaming Act Cap. 41 R.E. 2019, interpretation section | https://www.gamingboard.go.tz/uploads/documents/en-1654082087-Gaming%20Act%20Cap%2041%20RE2019.pdf; G2 | Gaming Board of Tanzania | The Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations, 2022 (GN 478T) | https://www.gamingboard.go.tz/uploads/documents/en-1715420504-GN%20NO.%20478T%20THE%20GAMING%20(INTERNET%20GAMING)%20REGULATIONS,%202022.pdf", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Gaming Board licence types include 'Internet Casino'; the casino register has an 'Online' section of 29 operators (e.g. Betway, SportyBet, BetPawa, Meridian Bet). Operating, per the regulator's register.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S3", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "Primary sources opened but they do not settle online poker. The Gaming Act Cap. 41 (R.E. 2019) defines \"internet casino\" as a game of chance or skill played for money using a remote device with internet connection, and the Gaming (Internet Gaming) Regulations 2022 regulate internet gaming. Poker is not named in either text.", "online_poker_source_ids": "G1; G2", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Licence types include 'National Lottery', 'Private Lottery' and 'SMS Lottery'; the Lotteries register lists only 2 SMS Lottery operators (Green Telecom, Vodacom Tanzania). No web/app lottery operator seen; SMS play is remote but limited.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S4" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "UA", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Ukraine", "regulator": "State Agency PlayCity (successor to KRAIL; Cabinet Resolution 505 of 02.05.2025; its site is in testing mode)", "licensing_model": "Licences to resident Ukrainian legal entities; .UA domain required for online operators; all other gambling activity prohibited", "legal_basis": "Law of Ukraine No. 768-IX on state regulation of gambling (redaction 12.09.2025); Law 5204-17 on state lotteries (redaction 28.08.2025)", "next_known_change": "None found in the sources opened.", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine | Закон України № 768-IX, редакція від 12.09.2025 | https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/768-20/print; S2 | Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine | Закон України № 5204-17 про державні лотереї, редакція від 28.08.2025 | https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/5204-17/print; S3 | State Agency PlayCity | Реєстри (open data) | https://playcity.gov.ua/publichna-informatsiia/vidkryti-dani-playcity", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Law 768-IX: internet casino organisers must be resident Ukrainian legal entities holding a licence; online operators need a .UA domain. The regulator's register lists about 25 online casino licences (e.g. Cosmolot, Slots City, First.ua, Betking, GG.bet, VBet). The market is operating.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S3", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Law 768-IX names online poker as a licensed activity; the regulator's register 'Реєстр організаторів гри в покер в мережі Інтернет' shows 3 active licences (VBet, PartyPoker, GGPoker/NSUS UA). Online poker is offered.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; S3", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "State lotteries run through licensed operators under the state-lotteries law (art. 4(4) refers to the websites of state-lottery operators). Online sale not independently confirmed as live.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S2; S3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "UG", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Uganda", "regulator": "National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB)", "licensing_model": "Private licensing by category (casino, general betting, bingo, pool betting, software); National Lottery exclusive licence", "legal_basis": "Lotteries and Gaming Act No. 7 of 2016 (as named on the NLGRB site), amended 2018", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board | Categories of licenses | https://lgrb.go.ug/categories-of-licenses/; S2 | National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board | Licensed companies (yearly lists) | https://lgrb.go.ug/licensed-companies/; S3 | National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board | National Lottery | https://lgrb.go.ug/national-lottery/; G1 | ULII (Uganda Legal Information Institute), Lotteries and Gaming Act 2016 | Lotteries and Gaming Act, 2016, interpretation section (ULII copy marked \"not the latest available version\") | https://media.ulii.org/media/legislation/18380/source_file/1b8bf9d9d75abbd1/2016-7.pdf; G2 | ULII (Uganda Legal Information Institute), Lotteries and Gaming Act 2016 | Lotteries and Gaming Act, 2016, interpretation section | https://media.ulii.org/media/legislation/18380/source_file/1b8bf9d9d75abbd1/2016-7.pdf", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "NLGRB licence category 'Casino Operating License' states it 'includes virtual or online platforms where a person may participate in a game approved by the Board'. The Board publishes yearly licensed-company lists (2026 list exists) but the file contents could not be opened, so licensed operators are not individually verified.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "Primary sources opened but they do not settle online poker. The Lotteries and Gaming Act 2016 defines a casino as a premises where people gamble by playing card games, roulette or slot machines; the Board (NLGRB, first-pass S1) says its Casino Operating Licence includes online platforms for games the Board approves. Poker is not named in the Act or on the licence page.", "online_poker_source_ids": "G1; S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_lottery_note": "Primary sources opened but they do not settle online lottery. The Act defines the National lottery as a lottery conducted by or on behalf of the Minister responsible for finance; the Board pages (first pass S1, S3) describe the National Lottery as an exclusive licence granted for 10 years and do not describe online channels. The Act copy opened is marked not the latest version; a later amendment was not checked.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G2; S1; S3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-AK", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Alaska", "regulator": "No dedicated gambling regulator found; Alaska Department of Revenue, Tax Division administers charitable gaming only", "licensing_model": "General prohibition with charitable-gaming exceptions (per DOR overview)", "legal_basis": "AS 11.66 (as cited by the DOR overview; statute text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Alaska Department of Revenue, Tax Division | Overview of Charitable Gaming (version as of May 5, 2021) | https://dor.alaska.gov/docs/taxdivisionlibraries/tax-type-docs/charitable-gaming/gaming-publications/2021_05-overview-of-charitable-gaming.pdf?sfvrsn=735004d7_3; R-online_casino-R1 | Alaska Legislature | AS 11.66.280 Definitions | https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=11.66.280&secEnd=11.66.280; R-online_poker-R1 | Alaska Legislature | AS 11.66.280 Definitions | https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp?media=print&secStart=11.66.280&secEnd=11.66.280", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "AS 11.66.280 defines gambling as staking something of value on a contest of chance, with only charitable gaming (AS 05.15) and the PFD raffle excluded; the Department of Revenue's 2021 overview states most gambling is illegal under AS 11.66. The law is channel-neutral (it does not mention online play) and no online casino is licensed. No operator found.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; R-online_casino-R1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same statute: AS 11.66.280 defines gambling as a stake on a contest of chance, with only charitable gaming and the PFD raffle excluded; no online poker authorisation exists. Channel-neutral, not online-specific. No operator found.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; R-online_poker-R1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session. No Alaska lottery page was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-AL", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Alabama", "regulator": "Alabama Attorney General (enforcement); no state gaming regulator found", "licensing_model": "General prohibition (per AG statements)", "legal_basis": "Ala. Code Title 13A ch. 12 (statute text not obtained)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Alabama Attorney General | Attorney General determines paid daily fantasy sports contests are illegal gambling (April 5, 2016) | https://www.alabamaag.gov/attorney-general-determines-paid-daily-fantasy-sports-contests-are-illegal-gambling/; S2 | Alabama Attorney General | AG Marshall announces multiple lawsuits to enforce Alabama law banning illegal gambling (October 4, 2017) | https://www.alabamaag.gov/ag-marshall-announces-multiple-lawsuits-to-enforce-alabama-law-banning-illegal-gambling/; R-online_casino-R1 | Alabama Attorney General (Criminal Laws of Alabama, 2024 ed.) | Ala. Code 13A-12-20(4),(12) | https://www.alabamaag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AL_CRIM_-LAWS_2024_Edition.pdf; R-online_poker-R1 | Alabama Attorney General (Criminal Laws of Alabama, 2024 ed.) | Ala. Code 13A-12-20(4),(12) | https://www.alabamaag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/AL_CRIM_-LAWS_2024_Edition.pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Code of Ala. 13A-12-20 (published in the Attorney General's Criminal Laws of Alabama, 2024) defines gambling as staking something of value on a contest of chance, unlawful unless specifically authorised; no online casino is authorised. The Attorney General has stated slot machines and electronic bingo are illegal in all counties (2017). Channel-neutral. No operator is licensed.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; R-online_casino-R1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Code of Ala. 13A-12-20 defines gambling as a stake on a contest of chance, unlawful unless specifically authorised; the Attorney General applied it to paid daily fantasy contests even where skill is involved (2016). Poker is not named and no online poker is authorised. Channel-neutral. No operator is licensed.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; R-online_poker-R1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-AR", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Arkansas", "regulator": "Arkansas Racing Commission (Department of Finance and Administration)", "licensing_model": "Casino licensees (and intermediaries) hold online sports pool permission; casino gaming on premises only (per 2022 rules)", "legal_basis": "Arkansas Casino Gaming Rules (Rev. 03/05/2022), Rules 4.220 and 20", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S2 | Arkansas Scholarship Lottery | FAQ | https://www.myarkansaslottery.com/about/faq", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "Not yet verified. The Racing Commission rule on mobile gaming systems (Rule 4.220) covers sports wagering only, and the rules define a casino as a physical facility. Nothing opened authorises or expressly prohibits online casino games.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "Rule 4.220 was read for casino games only; poker was not checked separately. No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_lottery_note": "Arkansas Scholarship Lottery FAQ: tickets can only be bought from licensed retailers; 'online games' means terminal-generated games sold in shops. No iLottery found. Based on the lottery's own FAQ, not a statute.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-AZ", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "regulator": "Arizona Department of Gaming", "licensing_model": "Event wagering licences restricted to sports owners/operators and tribes; private operators via those licensees", "legal_basis": "A.R.S. Title 5, Chapter 13 (Event wagering), sections 5-1301 and 5-1304", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session. gaming.az.gov returned 403; Arizona Lottery site returned 403.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session. arizonalottery.com returned 403. Search-snippet leads (not opened) are not used.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-CA", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "California", "regulator": "", "licensing_model": "", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session. leginfo.legislature.ca.gov unreachable.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session. calottery.com failed with a TLS certificate hostname mismatch.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-CO", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Colorado", "regulator": "Colorado Division of Gaming (name from search results; pages unreachable)", "licensing_model": "", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session. coloradolottery.com failed with a TLS certificate hostname mismatch; a search snippet saying tickets can only be bought in person is a lead and was not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-CT", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Connecticut", "regulator": "Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Gaming Division (DCP)", "licensing_model": "Closed master wagering licences to two tribes (one casino skin + one sports skin each) plus the Connecticut Lottery Corporation (one sports skin, keno and iLottery draw games); not an open market", "legal_basis": "Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 229b (2025 edition)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Connecticut General Assembly | Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 229b (2025 edition), sec. 12-852(a) | https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/pub/chap_229b.htm; S2 | Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Gaming Division | Legal gaming in CT | https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/gaming/legal-gaming-in-ct; S3 | Connecticut General Assembly | Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 229b (2025 edition), sec. 12-850(26) | https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/pub/chap_229b.htm; S4 | Connecticut General Assembly | Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 229b (2025 edition), sec. 12-853(a)(5) | https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/pub/chap_229b.htm; S5 | Connecticut Lottery Corporation | FAQs | https://ctlottery.com/faqs", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "Closed licence class: the statute allows each master wagering licence one online casino skin, and the only licensees are the two tribes (Mashantucket Pequot, Mohegan). The DCP page says residents may play online casino through DraftKings or FanDuel. Operating, per the DCP page.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_poker_note": "Statute defines online casino gaming to include poker and video poker and peer-to-peer games, so poker sits inside the same one-skin-per-tribe licence. DCP's page does not say whether a poker product is offered; permitted, but not confirmed as offered.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S3", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Connecticut Lottery Corporation may sell draw games through its website/app (statute) and its FAQ says iLottery draw games and KENO are available online and in iOS/Android apps. Operating (state corporation only).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S4; S5" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-DC", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "District of Columbia", "regulator": "Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG)", "licensing_model": "OLG-run sports wagering with licensed Class A/C operators; mobile live via OLG vendor subcontract (Intralot/FanDuel)", "legal_basis": "D.C. Code sec. 36-621.01 et seq. (sports wagering)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | DC Office of Lottery and Gaming | DC Lottery home page | https://dclottery.com/", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "Searched DC Code 22-1701 (lottery offences): it contains no licensing exception and no text on online casino. No source settles casino. No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "DC Lottery home page offers online play through the DC iLottery site (Play Now links) 'wherever you are in the District'. Run by the Office of Lottery and Gaming. Operating, per the OLG site, but no statute on iLottery was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-DE", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Delaware", "regulator": "Delaware State Lottery Office (Delaware Lottery)", "licensing_model": "State lottery monopoly; video lottery agents (Delaware Park, Bally's Dover, Harrington) operate the products as agents of the Lottery", "legal_basis": "29 Del. C. chapter 48 (State Lottery), including 4803, 4805 and 4815; Delaware Internet Lottery Regulations", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Delaware Code Online | 29 Del. C. ch. 48, subch. I (State Lottery Office), sec. 4803(gg) | https://www.delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c048/sc01/index.html; S2 | Delaware Lottery | iGaming | https://www.delottery.com/More/iGaming; S3 | Delaware Lottery | Timeline | https://www.delottery.com/About-Us/Timeline/List; S4 | Delaware Code Online | 29 Del. C. ch. 48, subch. I, sec. 4803(l) | https://www.delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c048/sc01/index.html; S5 | Delaware Lottery | Press release, 7 May 2021 (multistate poker) | https://www.delottery.com/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2021/05/07; S6 | Delaware Lottery | Fact Sheet | https://www.delottery.com/Fact-Sheet", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "Internet video lottery and Internet table games are lottery products offered only through the three video lottery agents (Delaware Park, Bally's Dover, Harrington), authorised by the State Lottery Office; the Lottery's iGaming page runs these sites on a BetRivers platform. This is a state-lottery monopoly with agent operators, not open licensing. Operating (iGaming since Nov 2013; single app since Dec 2023).", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S3", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_poker_note": "Same lottery framework (Internet table games via video lottery agents). Lottery released shared multistate poker with Nevada and New Jersey in May 2021 (WSOP.com network). The Lottery's current iGaming page does not mention poker, so whether poker is still offered today is not confirmed; the poker evidence is from 2021.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S4; S5; S3", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "State Lottery Office offers Internet lottery games on its own sites (29 Del. C. 4803/4805); the Fact Sheet says iLottery launched October 28, 2025. Operating.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S6; S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-FL", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Florida", "regulator": "Florida Gaming Control Commission (compact administered with the Seminole Tribe of Florida)", "licensing_model": "Tribal compact monopoly for online sports betting; everything else prohibited", "legal_basis": "Fla. Stat. 285.710 (2021 Seminole compact)", "next_known_change": "SB 1580 (2026 session) would define 'internet gambling' and 'internet sports wagering' offences; the analysis is dated Feb 9 2026 and the bill's final outcome was not verified.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Florida Senate (staff analysis of SB 1580, 2026) | Bill analysis, SB 1580 | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1580/Analyses/2026s01580.pre.ri.PDF; S2 | Florida Lottery | Games FAQ | https://floridalottery.com/help/faqs/games-faq", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Florida Senate staff analysis (Feb 2026, SB 1580) states the only legal form of internet gambling in Florida is the Seminole Tribe's Hard Rock Bet sports app. Based on a legislative analysis, not the penal statute. No online casino operates lawfully.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same Senate staff statement (only legal internet gambling is the Seminole sportsbook app). No online poker operates lawfully.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_lottery_note": "Florida Lottery FAQ: it does not sell tickets by mail, fax or via the Internet. Based on the lottery's own FAQ. No online lottery sales.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-GA", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Georgia", "regulator": "", "licensing_model": "", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session. galottery.com failed with a TLS certificate hostname mismatch; search snippets were not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-HI", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Hawaii", "regulator": "", "licensing_model": "", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-IA", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Iowa", "regulator": "Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC)", "licensing_model": "Open licensing for online sports wagering, tied to existing casino licences; no online casino or poker", "legal_basis": "Iowa sports wagering licensing (statute text not opened; regulator statements only)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission | News release, 3 Sept 2025: online gambling scams and illegal operators | https://irgc.iowa.gov/news-release/2025-09-03/online-gambling-scams-and-illegal-operators", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission news release (3 Sept 2025): Iowa law 'does not allow for online casinos, slots or poker'; casino-style gaming is allowed only in person at licensed casinos and racetracks. No operator is licensed.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same IRGC release names poker among the online products Iowa law does not allow. No operator is licensed.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-ID", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Idaho", "regulator": "", "licensing_model": "", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "idaholottery.com home page was opened but does not say whether tickets are sold online or via app (only a Mobile Apps link and an 18+ notice).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-IL", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Illinois", "regulator": "Illinois Gaming Board (IGB)", "licensing_model": "Open licensing for online sports wagering; casino and poker not verified", "legal_basis": "Illinois sports wagering licensing (statute text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session. illinoislottery.com failed with a TLS certificate hostname mismatch.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-IN", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Indiana", "regulator": "Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC)", "licensing_model": "Casino/racetrack-tethered licensing for online sports wagering via licensed brands", "legal_basis": "Indiana sports wagering licensing (statute text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session. Indiana Gaming Commission FAQ PDF returned 404.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-KS", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Kansas", "regulator": "Kansas Lottery (with the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission)", "licensing_model": "State-owned casinos' facility managers contract up to four sports wagering apps each under the Lottery", "legal_basis": "Kansas Lottery Act (sports wagering via SB 84, 2022, per Lottery testimony); K.S.A. 74-8734 cited by the testimony", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Kansas Lottery (budget testimony to Senate committee, 21 Jan 2026) | Kansas Lottery budget summary testimony | https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/committees/testimony/pdf/?apn=b2025_26%2Fyear2%2Fsenate%2Fcommittees%2Fctte_s_fed_st_1%2Ftestimony%2Fpublished%2Fctte_s_fed_st_1_20260121_02_testimony.html", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Kansas Lottery testimony (21 Jan 2026) says the Lottery Commission approved online sale of e-instant traditional games (iLottery) through its PlayOn platform, offered since February 2025. Only e-instant games are described; the state lottery is the only seller.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-KY", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Kentucky", "regulator": "Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation (KHRC)", "licensing_model": "Licensed sports wagering with racetrack-tethered mobile apps (operator list not opened)", "legal_basis": "Kentucky sports wagering law (statute text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-LA", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Louisiana", "regulator": "Louisiana Gaming Control Board (name from URL/search results; pages unreachable)", "licensing_model": "", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-MA", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts", "regulator": "Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC)", "licensing_model": "Open licensing for online sports wagering (tethered to casinos or untethered); casino/poker/lottery not verified", "legal_basis": "Massachusetts sports wagering law (statute text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-MD", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Maryland", "regulator": "Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency", "licensing_model": "Licensed online sports wagering; no other real-money online gaming", "legal_basis": "Maryland sports wagering law (statute text not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency | Legal vs. illegal online gaming | https://www.mdgaming.com/legal-vs-illegal-online-gaming/; R-online_lottery-R1 | Maryland General Assembly | Md. Code, State Government 9-111(e) | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gsg§ion=9-111&enactments=false; R-online_lottery-R2 | Maryland General Assembly | HB 371 (2026) status page | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0371?ys=2026RS", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Maryland Lottery and Gaming states sports wagering and registered online fantasy are the only legal online gaming options and that no other real-money online/mobile gaming or wagering operates legally. The page does not name casino or poker; cease-and-desist list targets online casinos. No operator is licensed.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same statement as casino: no other real-money online gaming operates legally in Maryland. Poker not named explicitly. No operator is licensed.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "Md. Code, State Government 9-111(e) bars buying lottery tickets online in general, but (e)(2) lets the Lottery offer subscriptions bought through an internet-connected device and (e)(3) vouchers to fund them. A limited online route exists in law; whether online subscriptions are currently on sale was not checked. A 2026 courier-licensing bill (HB 371) had no passage recorded.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "R-online_lottery-R1; R-online_lottery-R2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-ME", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Maine", "regulator": "Maine Gambling Control Unit, Department of Public Safety", "licensing_model": "Tribal-only licensing for Internet gaming (one licence per federally recognised tribe in Maine)", "legal_basis": "PL 2025 c. 538 (LD 1164, HP 769), enacting 8 MRSA chapter 39", "next_known_change": "Director must adopt rules and tribes must be licensed before any launch; no launch date found (maine.gov pages unreachable).", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Maine Legislature | PL 2025 c. 538 (LD 1164, HP 769), 8 MRSA sec. 1401 (law without governor's signature, Jan 11, 2026) | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0769&item=3&snum=132; S2 | Maine Legislature | PL 2025 c. 538, 8 MRSA sec. 1406(2) | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0769&item=3&snum=132; S3 | Maine Legislature | PL 2025 c. 538, 8 MRSA sec. 1402(5) | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0769&item=3&snum=132", "online_casino_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_casino_note": "PL 2025 c. 538 (law without the governor's signature, 11 Jan 2026) makes Internet gaming lawful under new 8 MRSA chapter 39 and limits the licence to federally recognised tribes in Maine (one licence each); definition covers blackjack, poker, roulette etc. Whether licensed operators are offering it is not confirmed (maine.gov pages 403); director rules are still required.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S3", "online_poker_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_poker_note": "Poker is named in the Internet gaming definition (8 MRSA 1402(5)); tribal licensee only. Whether licensed operators are offering it is not confirmed.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S3; S2", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-MI", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Michigan", "regulator": "Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB); Michigan Lottery (lottery)", "licensing_model": "Licensed casino operators only (per MGCB bulletin); state lottery monopoly for lottery", "legal_basis": "Lawful Internet Gaming Act and Lawful Sports Betting Act (MCL; statute text not opened this session)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Michigan Lottery | FAQ: how to purchase a draw game online | https://faq.michiganlottery.com/general-online-faq-3ae10e2a/how-to-purchase-a-draw-game-online-daf5c5aa; G1 | Michigan Gaming Control Board (bulletin via GovDelivery) | MGCB bulletin on legal online gambling | https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIGCB/bulletins/3d57266; G2 | Michigan Gaming Control Board (bulletin via GovDelivery) | MGCB bulletin, 17 March 2026 (February 2026 data) | https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIGCB/bulletins/40eafc0; G3 | Michigan Gaming Control Board (bulletin via GovDelivery) | MGCB bulletin, 28 May 2024: multi-state online poker | https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIGCB/bulletins/39f27df", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Online casino (iGaming) is lawful for licensed casino operators only (MGCB). Operating; the MGCB March 2026 bulletin says all 15 authorised operators offer iGaming and reports $273.1M iGaming gross receipts for February 2026. Statute (Lawful Internet Gaming Act) not opened; legislature.mi.gov refused connections.", "online_casino_source_ids": "G1; G2", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "MGCB approved multi-state online poker (Texas Hold'em, Omaha) for Caesars' World Series of Poker in May 2024; Michigan joined the multi-state agreement in May 2022. Approval confirmed in 2024; whether play continues today was not separately confirmed.", "online_poker_source_ids": "G3; G1", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Michigan Lottery's own FAQ lists draw games currently sold online (Mega Millions, Powerball, Lotto 47, Fantasy 5, Millionaire for Life). Operating (state lottery only).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-MN", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Minnesota", "regulator": "Minnesota Gambling Control Board / Department of Public Safety (pages unreachable)", "licensing_model": "General prohibition with charitable, tribal and lottery exceptions", "legal_basis": "Minn. Stat. chapter 609 (609.75, 609.755, 609.76)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes | Minn. Stat. 609.755 (2025) | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.755; S2 | Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes | Minn. Stat. 609.75 (2025) | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.75", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Minn. Stat. 609.755 makes making a bet a misdemeanour and 609.76 criminalises gambling places and devices; no authorising text for online casino was found in the sections opened. The sections are not online-specific. No operator found.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same general betting offence (609.755); no online authorisation found. Not online-specific. No operator found.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Minn. Stat. 349A.01 was opened and is silent on online sales; mnlottery.com failed with a certificate mismatch.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-MO", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Missouri", "regulator": "Missouri Gaming Commission (name from URL/search results; pages unreachable)", "licensing_model": "", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary page that settles this product was opened this session. molottery.com returned 403.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-MS", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Mississippi", "regulator": "Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC)", "licensing_model": "On-premises only at licensed casinos and tribal compact establishments; no remote licences", "legal_basis": "Mississippi Gaming Control Act (Miss. Code Ann. 75-76-1 et seq.), as cited in the MGC notice", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Mississippi Gaming Commission | Notice, 17 June 2025: cease and desist letters to illegal online gaming operators | https://www.msgamingcommission.com/images/uploads/Public_Notice_(June_2025).pdf; S2 | Mississippi Gaming Commission | Notice, 17 June 2025: cease and desist letters to illegal online gaming operators | https://www.msgamingcommission.com/images/uploads/Public_Notice_(June_2025).pdf; S3 | Mississippi Lottery Corporation | Players FAQs | https://www.mslottery.com/players/faqs/", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Mississippi Gaming Commission notice (17 June 2025): casino-style gaming is not allowed online outside a licensed casino; wagers may only be offered and accepted on the premises of an authorised establishment. No online operator.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same MGC notice: wagers may only be offered and accepted on premises; poker is not named but the premises rule is general. No online operator.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_lottery_note": "Mississippi Lottery FAQ answers that tickets cannot be bought online ('only at approved lottery locations'); the app page describes ticket checking, not sales. Based on the lottery's own FAQ.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S3" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-MT", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Montana", "regulator": "Montana Lottery (sports wagering); other gambling regulator not verified", "licensing_model": "State-lottery exclusive sports wagering; all other gambling prohibited unless statute authorises", "legal_basis": "MCA 23-5-151 (general prohibition); MCA 23-7-103 and 23-7-104 (sports wagering via state lottery)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S4 | Montana Legislature (MCA) | 23-5-151 | https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0230/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0510/0230-0050-0010-0510.html", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "MCA 23-5-151 prohibits all public gambling and lotteries except as specifically authorised by statute. No statute authorising online casino play was found in the sources opened; no licensed operators are live.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S4", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same general prohibition (MCA 23-5-151); no statute authorising online poker was found in the sources opened. No licensed operators live.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S4", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "The Montana Lottery home page (montanalottery.com) does not say whether tickets can be bought online; silence on a page is not proof. No statute or regulator page settling iLottery was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-NC", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "regulator": "North Carolina State Lottery Commission (ncgaming.gov, interactive sports betting licensing)", "licensing_model": "Licensed interactive sports betting operators; state lottery sells online", "legal_basis": "Not verified from a primary source (regulator licensee register opened; statute not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S2 | North Carolina Education Lottery | Home page | https://nclottery.com/", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened. ncleg.gov (General Statutes ch. 14) returned 403; ncgaming.gov pages opened do not address online casino.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened (ncleg.gov 403).", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "The North Carolina Education Lottery site sells online: draw games carry 'Buy Online' buttons, there is a 'Play Online' section with Digital Instants, and a deposit option. Online sales are operating. Only the state lottery sells; the statute was not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-ND", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "North Dakota", "regulator": "Not verified (no online gambling regulator found; charitable gaming page 404)", "licensing_model": "No online gambling licensing framework found", "legal_basis": "N.D.C.C. ch. 12.1-28 (Gambling and Related Offenses)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | North Dakota Legislative Branch | N.D.C.C. chapter 12.1-28 Gambling and Related Offenses | https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c28.pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "N.D.C.C. ch. 12.1-28 makes engaging in the business of gambling a class C felony 'except as permitted by law'. The chapter does not mention online play; the permitting chapter (53-06.1, charitable gaming) was not opened, so exceptions are not enumerated here. No licensed online operators exist as far as the sources opened show.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same chapter 12.1-28 prohibition (business of gambling, receiving wagers); no online poker authorisation found in sources opened. Land-based charitable poker is outside this product.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Neither the statute opened (ch. 12.1-28) nor any regulator page addresses online lottery sales; chapter 12.1-28-02 makes selling lottery chances a class A misdemeanour 'except as permitted by law'. The North Dakota Lottery site was not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-NE", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "regulator": "Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission (NRGC)", "licensing_model": "Retail sports wagering at licensed racetracks only", "legal_basis": "Nebraska sports wagering at licensed racetracks (regulator page; statute not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened. The Nebraska Legislature statute site refused the connection and the NRGC sports page does not address casino.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened (statute site unreachable).", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened; nelottery.com refused the connection.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-NH", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "New Hampshire", "regulator": "New Hampshire Lottery Commission", "licensing_model": "State lottery runs iLottery and sports betting (DraftKings exclusive partner)", "legal_basis": "Not verified from a primary source (RSA 284 attempted, 403)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | New Hampshire Lottery | How to Play iLottery | https://www.nhlottery.com/ilottery-info; S2 | New Hampshire Lottery | Home | https://www.nhlottery.com/", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened that addresses online casino.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened that addresses online poker.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "The New Hampshire Lottery sells Powerball, Mega Millions, Tri-State Megabucks and others online through its iLottery accounts. Operating; ages 18+.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1; S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-NJ", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "New Jersey", "regulator": "New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE), Office of the Attorney General; Casino Control Commission", "licensing_model": "DGE-approved internet gaming sites and licensed online sports wagering pools", "legal_basis": "Not verified from a primary source (DGE register pages opened; statutes not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | NJ Office of the Attorney General, Division of Gaming Enforcement | Internet gaming sites | https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-gaming-enforcement-home/internet-gaming-sites/", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "Division of Gaming Enforcement lists approved internet gaming sites for Atlantic City casino licensees (Borgata, BetMGM, Party, Golden Nugget, FanDuel, DraftKings, Caesars, Hard Rock, Resorts and others). Licensed operators are offering it.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Poker sites on the same register: Borgata, partypoker NJ, BetMGM Poker, FanDuel Poker, WSOP. Online poker is offered.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "njlottery.com failed with a certificate mismatch; no regulator or statute page settling iLottery was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-NM", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "New Mexico", "regulator": "New Mexico Gaming Control Board (gcb.nm.gov)", "licensing_model": "No online gambling framework per Board FAQ", "legal_basis": "Board FAQ (statute not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | New Mexico Gaming Control Board | FAQs and Info | https://www.gcb.nm.gov/new-mexico-gaming-control-board-faqs-and-info/", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "The Gaming Control Board states internet gambling is prohibited and that it does not license or sanction any online gambling. No online operators.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Same regulator FAQ: online gambling of any kind is not authorised.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "nmlottery.com home page does not say whether tickets can be bought online; no statute or regulator page settling it was opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-NV", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Nevada", "regulator": "Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and Nevada Gaming Commission", "licensing_model": "Interactive gaming licences (poker only per Reg. 5A); account wagering per Reg. 22", "legal_basis": "NGC Regulations 5A and 22 (NRS 463 attempted, 403)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Nevada Gaming Control Board | Regulation 5A (as of Feb 2026) | https://www.gaming.nv.gov/contentassets/d6342a488e944e6aa02337fa9d3c94e5/regulation-5a-as-of-02-26.pdf; S2 | Nevada Gaming Control Board | Board informational report (June 2026) | https://www.gaming.nv.gov/siteassets/content/about/board-informational-report-june-2026.pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "NGCB Regulation 5A (interactive gaming) bars interactive-gaming operators from accepting wagers on any game other than poker, so online casino games are not available. Land-based casinos are outside this product.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "Interactive gaming licences exist for online poker; the NGCB June 2026 informational report lists interactive poker activity ('Interactive Poker 2'). Live but a small, poker-only market.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened. Nevada has no state lottery (constitutional bar, art. 4 s.24, not opened; leg.state.nv.us returned 403).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-NY", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "New York", "regulator": "New York State Gaming Commission", "licensing_model": "Licensed mobile sports wagering operators; online casino unlawful per Commission", "legal_basis": "Not stated on the Commission pages opened; Penal Law art. 225 definitions opened", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S2 | New York State Gaming Commission | Avoid risky bets: unlawful online gambling | https://gaming.ny.gov/avoid-risky-bets-unlawful-online-gambling", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "The Gaming Commission states online casinos (including sweepstakes casinos) are unlawful in New York. No licensed online casino.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S2", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "The Gaming Commission page opened does not mention poker; Penal Law 225.00 definitions do not name poker. No primary source settles online poker.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "RESTRICTED", "online_lottery_note": "The Commission lists purchase of lottery tickets through the New York Lottery's subscription program as a lawful option. Whether full online sales exist was not settled (nylottery.ny.gov connection reset).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-OH", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Ohio", "regulator": "Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC); Ohio Lottery Commission", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "ORC ch. 3775 (attempted; not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened. codes.ohio.gov and the Ohio Lottery host refused connection; casinocontrol.ohio.gov returned 404 on the pages tried.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened (same blocks).", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "ohiolottery.com failed with a certificate mismatch; not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-OK", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Oklahoma", "regulator": "Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services Gaming Compliance Unit (tribal compacts); Oklahoma Lottery Commission", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "lottery.ok.gov failed with a certificate mismatch; not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-OR", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Oregon", "regulator": "Oregon Lottery Commission", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "ORS ch. 464 (attempted; not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "oregonlottery.org and oregonlegislature.gov could not be resolved from this machine (DNS errors); not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-PA", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania", "regulator": "Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB); Pennsylvania Lottery (Dept. of Revenue)", "licensing_model": "Interactive gaming, online poker and sports wagering certificates for licensed casinos; iLottery state-operated", "legal_basis": "Act 42 of 2017 (Chapters 13B interactive gaming, 13C sports wagering, iLottery)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "High", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board | Interactive gaming operators | https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/interactive-gaming-operators; S2 | Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board | Online poker operators | https://gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov/online-poker-operators; S4 | Pennsylvania General Assembly | Act 42 of 2017 | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/PDF/2017/0/0042..PDF; S5 | Pennsylvania General Assembly | Act 42 of 2017 law information | https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information?sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&actNum=42", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "The Gaming Control Board lists 24 licensed interactive gaming (iGaming) operators, including BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesars and Borgata. Licensed operators are offering it.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_poker_note": "The Board lists 7 online poker operators (BetMGM, BetRivers, Borgata, DraftKings, FanDuel, PlaySugarHouse, WSOP). Online poker is offered.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "Act 42 of 2017 authorises the Department of Revenue (the Lottery) to operate iLottery games. Lottery-run only. pailottery.com returned 403, so live status was not confirmed from a regulator page.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S4; S5" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-PR", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Puerto Rico", "regulator": "Departamento de Hacienda; Puerto Rico Gaming Commission", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened; the Hacienda home page only links to a Lotteria regulation title.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-RI", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island", "regulator": "Rhode Island Lottery", "licensing_model": "State monopoly: Lottery conducts and controls via contracted operators", "legal_basis": "RI Gen. Laws ch. 42-61.2 (not opened); RI Lottery Rules and Regulations (Sept 8, 2026), Part IV (opened)", "next_known_change": "2026 bills on online gaming (H8186, S3118) status unknown; not opened.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Rhode Island Lottery | Home | https://www.rilot.com/; G1 | Rhode Island Lottery | Player Zone FAQs | https://www.rilot.com/en-us/player-zone/faqs.html; G2 | Rhode Island Lottery | Rules and Regulations (September 8, 2026), Part IV | https://www.rilot.com/content/dam/interactive/ilottery/pdfs/about-us/RILotteryRules.pdf", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_casino_note": "iGaming is conducted by the RI Lottery through licensed hosting facilities (the two Bally's casinos) under the Lottery Rules; the Lottery FAQ lists iGaming among casino games offered on their apps/websites, players 21+. Operating (single operator, Bally's). RI General Laws not opened (webserver.rilegislature.gov refused).", "online_casino_source_ids": "G1; G2", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "The Lottery Rules define iGaming as Casino Gaming, including online slot games and online table games, and the Casino Gaming definition names poker. No online poker product is defined or listed in the Lottery FAQ, so whether online poker is offered or approved is not settled.", "online_poker_source_ids": "G2", "online_lottery_status": "LEGAL_MONOPOLY", "online_lottery_note": "The Rhode Island Lottery itself sells online: digital tickets and instant games in an account wallet, eInstants, geo-location validation. State-operated only, and operating.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "S1" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-SC", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "regulator": "SC Education Lottery Commission (Title 59 ch. 150); gaming regulator not verified", "licensing_model": "No online gambling framework found in the sources opened", "legal_basis": "S.C. Code Title 16 ch. 19; Title 59 ch. 150 (education lottery)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | South Carolina Legislature | Title 16 Chapter 19 Lotteries, Gaming | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c019.php", "online_casino_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_casino_note": "S.C. Code 16-19-40 prohibits card, dice and table games, but only at listed venues (taverns, gaming houses, streets, open places and similar); none of ch. 16-19 mentions the internet and no online casino licensing exists. Unlike states whose offence covers any stake, whether this venue-based ban reaches online play is not settled by the text.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "S.C. Code 16-19-40 prohibits 'any game with cards or dice' only at listed venues; ch. 16-19 does not mention the internet. Whether this reaches online poker is not settled by the text, and no online poker is licensed.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Selling lottery tickets is unlawful under 16-19-30 outside the education lottery (Title 59 ch. 150), which allows sales through licensed retailers; the sections opened do not mention online sales. The Lottery site could not be opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-SD", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "South Dakota", "regulator": "South Dakota Commission on Gaming (Dept. of Revenue)", "licensing_model": "Sports wagering services provider licence for Deadwood casinos", "legal_basis": "Not verified from a primary source (Dept. of Revenue gaming page opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened (Deadwood FAQ lists poker as a land-based game only).", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "sdlottery.org returned a default web-server page; no statement about online sales.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-TN", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Tennessee", "regulator": "Tennessee Sports Wagering Council", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-TX", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Texas", "regulator": "Texas Lottery Commission (lottery); no gaming regulator for online play found", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "Texas Penal Code ch. 47 (not read)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "G1 | Texas Legislature | SB 3070 (89R) enrolled, sec. 37 adding Gov't Code 466.318 | https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB03070F.htm; G2 | Texas Legislature | SB 3070 bill history | https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB3070", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened: the Texas statutes site returned only navigation text; the Texas Lottery host failed with a certificate mismatch.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_lottery_note": "Gov't Code 466.318 (added by SB 3070, signed 20 June 2025, effective immediately) forbids purchasing or ordering a lottery ticket through an internet or mobile application, a Class A misdemeanor. No lawful online sales. Read from the enrolled bill and the legislature's history page; the codified text on statutes.capitol.texas.gov was not readable.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "G1; G2" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-UT", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Utah", "regulator": "None identified", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "Utah Code Title 76 ch. 10 pt. 11 (attempted; not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened (le.utah.gov refused the connection).", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-VA", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Virginia", "regulator": "Virginia Lottery Board / Virginia Lottery", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "Va. Code 58.1 (attempted; not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "valottery.com certificate mismatch; not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-VT", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Vermont", "regulator": "Vermont Lottery Commission (Dept. of Liquor and Lottery)", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened (vtlottery.com 403).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-WA", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Washington", "regulator": "Washington State Gambling Commission (WSGC)", "licensing_model": "Tribal casino sports wagering under tribal-state compacts; no online framework", "legal_basis": "RCW 9.46.240 attempted (timeout); WSGC sports wagering rules page opened", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened that addresses online casino (RCW 9.46.240 timed out).", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened that addresses online poker.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-WI", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin", "regulator": "Wisconsin Department of Administration (tribal gaming); Wisconsin Lottery", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "Wis. Stat. chs. 565, 945 (attempted; not opened)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened (docs.legis.wisconsin.gov refused the connection).", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "The Wisconsin Lottery home page did not mention online sales; no statute opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-WV", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "West Virginia", "regulator": "West Virginia Lottery Commission", "licensing_model": "Up to five interactive wagering licences held by racetrack/historic resort casino facilities", "legal_basis": "W. Va. Code 29-22E (Lottery Interactive Wagering Act, 2019); 29-22D (Sports Wagering Act)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | West Virginia Legislature | HB 2934 (2019) West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act | https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2019_sessions/RS/bills/hb2934%20ENG.htm; G1 | West Virginia Lottery (report filed with the Legislature) | Lottery monthly report, month ending June 30, 2026 (dated July 20, 2026) | https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/reports/agency/L04_FY_2026_27075.pdf", "online_casino_status": "LEGAL_REGULATED", "online_casino_note": "The West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act (W. Va. Code 29-22E, HB 2934 of 2019) makes interactive wagering lawful only under the article, covering \"casino themed slot simulations, table games, and other games approved by the commission\"; up to five licences held by racetrack video lottery or historic resort casino facilities; 15% tax; players 21+. Operating. The Lottery June 2026 monthly report shows $38.7M interactive adjusted gross revenue for the month and $439.2M year to date.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; G1", "online_poker_status": "UNCLEAR", "online_poker_note": "The Act does not name poker; whether poker is an approved 'other game' under the commission's rules was not settled by the primary text opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened (wvlottery.com 403).", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "US-WY", "parent_id": "US", "jurisdiction": "Wyoming", "regulator": "Wyoming Gaming Commission", "licensing_model": "Online sports wagering permits", "legal_basis": "HB 0133 (2021), signed April 5, 2021 (as named by the Commission)", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "wyolotto.com does not say whether tickets can be bought online; no statute opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "UY", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Uruguay", "regulator": "Direccion Nacional de Loterias y Quinielas (DNLQ)", "licensing_model": "State monopoly platform for sports; online casino/poker banned", "legal_basis": "Ley 19.535 arts. 244-245 (2017); Decreto 366/017; Ley 1.595 art.1", "next_known_change": "Lead only: a bill to regulate online casino, status unknown.", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | IMPO | Ley 19.535 art.244 | https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/19535-2017/244; S2 | IMPO | Decreto 366/017 | https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/decretos/366-2017; S3 | Direccion Nacional de Loterias y Quinielas | Juego ilegal | https://www.loteria.gub.uy/juego_ilegal.php", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "Ley 19.535 art.244: casinos and salas 'absolutamente prohibidos' remotely; Decreto 366/017 prohibits all online gambling services; DNLQ reports 1730 sites blocked as of 2026-07-29.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2; S3", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Art.244: poker, roulette and slots absolutely prohibited at a distance.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S1", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Online sale of state lottery not confirmed.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "VN", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "Vietnam", "regulator": "Not verified", "licensing_model": "Not verified", "legal_basis": "Not verified (Decree 391/2026/ND-CP on betting penalties and Decree 389/2026/ND-CP on lottery penalties seen as titles only)", "next_known_change": "Decree 391/2026/ND-CP 'on administrative penalties in the field of betting and prize-winning games' issued 20 Oct 2026, effective 5 Dec 2026 (title and metadata only on chinhphu.vn; content unread). Decree 389/2026/ND-CP (14 Oct 2026) sets lottery-business penalties.", "confidence": "Low", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "", "online_casino_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_casino_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_casino_source_ids": "", "online_poker_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_poker_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_poker_source_ids": "", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "No primary source opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" }, { "jurisdiction_id": "ZA", "parent_id": null, "jurisdiction": "South Africa", "regulator": "National Gambling Board (NGB) - norms and standards; nine Provincial Licensing Authorities issue licences; National Lotteries Commission (not opened)", "licensing_model": "National Act sets norms; provinces license bookmakers and casinos; interactive (remote) games unlawful except online betting/wagering by licensed bookmakers; one national lottery operator", "legal_basis": "National Gambling Act 7 of 2004 (s.11 unauthorised interactive gaming unlawful) and the nine Provincial Gambling Acts", "next_known_change": "", "confidence": "Medium", "verified_on": "2026-10-24", "sources": "S1 | Parliamentary Monitoring Group (ministerial reply NW2408) | Reply to written question NW2408 (question dated 6 Jan 2025) | https://pmg.org.za/committee-question/27638/; S2 | National Gambling Board | Media release: NGB clarifies regulatory position on Remote Gambling Servers (27 Feb 2026) | https://www.ngb.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Media-Release_RGS.pdf", "online_casino_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_casino_note": "National Gambling Act 2004 s.11: interactive gambling is unlawful except as authorised by national law; none exists. NGB statement of 27 Feb 2026 reiterates this. Provinces license land-based casinos only; offshore operators are unlawful (government acknowledges illegal offerings exist). A framework/Remote Gambling Bill is not in force.", "online_casino_source_ids": "S1; S2", "online_poker_status": "PROHIBITED", "online_poker_note": "Poker online is an 'interactive game' under s.11 NGA; same prohibition.", "online_poker_source_ids": "S2", "online_lottery_status": "UNVERIFIED", "online_lottery_note": "Not yet verified: the only source cited is the operator's own site, which is not a primary source and showed no readable text; the Lotteries Act 57 of 1997 was not opened.", "online_lottery_source_ids": "" } ] }