Dataset
Whether online casino gambling is licensed, run by the state, in transition or prohibited in each market we cover, with the law behind it, the regulator and the date the market opened. Each row restates a sourced Casino Capybara market guide.
| Market | Status | Legal basis | Online market since |
|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil | Licensed market open | Lei 14.790/2023 | 1 January 2025 |
 Canada: Ontario | Licensed market open | Provincial conduct-and-manage model | April 2022 |
| Canada: Alberta | Licensed market open | iGaming Alberta Act | 13 July 2026 |
 Colombia | Licensed market open | Acuerdo 04 de 2016 (Coljuegos) | June 2017 |
 Peru | Licensed market open | Ley N.º 31557 (2022) | February 2024 |
 Argentina | Licensed by province | Constitución Nacional, Art. 121 (provincial power) | – |
 Mexico | Federal permit system | Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (1947); Reglamento (2004) | – |
| Canada: other provinces | Government platform only | Provincial government monopolies | – |
 Finland | Licensing in transition | Gambling Act, confirmed 16 January 2026 | Licensed competition from 1 July 2027 |
 Chile | No online licensing law | Código Penal, Arts. 277–279 (default prohibition) | – |
 Japan | Prohibited | Penal Code, Arts. 185–187 | – |
BrazilBrazil banned almost all gambling in 1946. Lei 14.790/2023 created a federal licensing regime under the Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas (SPA), and the regulated market went live on 1 January 2025. Licensed sites must use a .bet.br domain. Physical casinos and bingo halls remain illegal as of mid-2026.
Canada: OntarioOntario opened Canada’s first competitive, privately operated online casino market in April 2022. The AGCO regulates it and iGaming Ontario conducts and manages it. The minimum age is 19.
Canada: AlbertaAlberta became Canada’s second open market on 13 July 2026, under the iGaming Alberta Act. AGLC regulates it and the Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC) conducts and manages it; 22 operator sites were live at launch. The minimum age is 18.
Canada: other provincesEvery other province runs a single government-owned online platform (for example BCLC’s PlayNow and Loto-Québec’s EspaceJeux), and the territories have no dedicated regulated platform. Quebec tolerates a large grey market of offshore operators.
ColombiaColombia was the first Latin American country with a complete legal framework for online gambling and licensed its first online operator in June 2017. Gambling is a state fiscal monopoly, and Coljuegos lists 15 authorised online operators in 2026.
PeruPeru left online gambling unregulated until Ley N.º 31557 of August 2022. MINCETUR, the trade and tourism ministry, authorises platforms; formal operations began in February 2024, and around ninety platforms were authorised by mid-2026.
ArgentinaArgentina has no national gambling law. Each of its 24 jurisdictions licenses its own operators, and a licence from one (for example the City of Buenos Aires) authorises nothing in another.
MexicoMexico’s 1947 federal law bans games of chance except a named list. Casino operations run under SEGOB permits issued since the 2004 regulation. A November 2023 decree curbing new slot-machine permits awaits a Supreme Court ruling.
FinlandFinland is ending the Veikkaus monopoly for betting and online casino games. Private operators can apply for licences from 1 March 2026 and licensed competition begins on 1 July 2027, supervised first by the National Police Board and then by the new Lupa- ja valvontavirasto.
ChileGames of chance are illegal in Chile unless a statute allows them, and none covers online casinos. A licensing bill has been before Congress since 2022 without being enacted. The Supreme Court has twice ordered internet providers to block offshore betting sites.
JapanJapan’s Penal Code prohibits gambling outside licensed exceptions such as public-sports betting and the state lottery. Betting at an offshore online casino has been treated as a criminal offence since a 2016 court ruling, and a 2025 amendment criminalised advertising such sites to a Japanese audience.
Casino Capybara Research (2026). Online gambling regulation by market [Data set]. Version 2026-09-24. https://casinocapybara.com/data/gambling-markets/. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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