Gambling Regulators by Country
Regulatory bodies referenced in our coverage. For a full jurisdictional profile see the country hubs.
Gambling regulators license operators and suppliers, set technical and responsible gambling standards, and enforce them with fines, licence conditions and revocations. This list covers the regulators referenced in our coverage, from national authorities to state and provincial commissions. Each country's full regime, including licence types, tax and the regulator that runs it, is on its profile in the regulatory map.
This page lists the 29 regulators in the directory, A to Z. Companies are added by our editors from iGaming Times coverage and from submissions, which editors review before they go live. Each profile is written from the company's own published information. Something missing? Submit a company.
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All 29 regulators
Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli
ItalyThe Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM) is the Italian customs and monopolies agency, which sits under the Ministry of Economy and Finance and is headquartered at Piazza Mastai in Rome. It is the regulatory, supervisory and control authority, with sanctioning powers, for customs, energy products, alcohol, tobacco and public gaming, the Italian term for the state regulated gambling market. Across these areas it assesses and collects taxes and carries out tax and judicial police functions, and it runs antifraud work and laboratories alongside a network of regional offices. The agency reports that gaming contributed around 12 billion euros to the Treasury in 2024, against 26 billion from customs and 15 billion from tobacco. It publishes circulars, directorial decisions, an annual Libro blu and a dedicated gaming section.
Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis
CanadaAlberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) regulates gaming, liquor and cannabis in the Canadian province of Alberta. In gaming, it maintains the integrity of gaming activities while seeking to maximise the financial return to programmes and services that support Albertans, and it operates Play Alberta, which it describes as the only regulated online gambling site in Alberta, with revenue going to the Government of Alberta's General Revenue Fund. Its site also carries information for the dozens of new iGaming operators and suppliers of goods and services now active in the province. AGLC oversees Alberta's liquor industry and its cannabis model, runs a self exclusion programme and responsible gambling information for players, and provides training for staff selling liquor and cannabis in licensed premises. It is governed by a Board and publishes an annual report.
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
Ontario (Canada)The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) regulates alcohol, lottery and gaming, cannabis retail and horse racing in Ontario, with a stated commitment to maintaining integrity in these sectors and protecting the safety of Ontarians. In gaming it regulates aspects of the lottery and gaming industry and takes a standards based approach, which it also applies to recreational cannabis and liquor. Its inspectors check that licensees follow the rules, and its regulatory tools include monetary penalties and a Mystery Shop Program that tests how closely licensed businesses comply. The AGCO runs hearings and appeals processes for each industry it regulates, publishes service standards, consults industry on policy and regulatory changes, and is governed by a board responsible for how it operates. It also issues charitable gaming eligibility numbers to charitable organisations.
Autorité Nationale des Jeux
FranceThe Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) is the French gambling regulator, which describes its purpose as ensuring safe, honest and controlled gambling. Its college takes decisions on authorisations for games offered under exclusive rights and grants licences to online operators, including for online poker, and the ANJ publishes the list of licensed operators and the list of gambling sites banned in France. It enforces anti money laundering obligations, referring licensed operators to the national sanctions commission, issues compliance guidance such as its guide on fraud, and orders internet service providers to block illegal offers, as it did with Polymarket in July 2026. The ANJ publishes half yearly market reports and analysis of online sports betting, regulates gambling advertising in partnership with the advertising standards body ARPP, oversees JONUM games, and supports research on minors' gambling. Its president is Pascal Chevremont.
Coljuegos
ColombiaColjuegos is the Colombian state industrial and commercial enterprise that administers the state's revenue monopoly over games of chance, with its offices in Bogotá. It oversees localised games such as slot machines, promotional games, novel games and raffles, and runs an operator portal through which operators meet obligations such as updating their slot machine inventories. Revenue from games of chance goes to Colombia's subsidised health system, and Coljuegos publishes monthly figures for these contributions. It also lists accredited testing laboratories, issues resolutions on technical requirements such as slot machine reliability, seizes illegal gaming equipment, runs a line for reporting illegal gambling and operates a responsible gaming programme. It publishes a profile of the Colombian bettor, and its management system holds ISO 9001 certification.
Curaçao Gaming Authority
CuracaoThe Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) is the regulator created under Curaçao's National Ordinance on Games of Chance (LOK), in force since 24 December 2024, which replaced the island's master and sub-licence system with direct B2C and B2B licensing. It assesses fit-and-proper status, requires local substance from licensees, supervises anti-money-laundering and responsible-gambling compliance, maintains a public register of licensees and can suspend and revoke licences, bringing supervision to a jurisdiction that previously had almost none.
Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego
SpainThe Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ) is Spain's national online gambling regulator, part of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, licensing online operators under the 2011 Gambling Act, enforcing the 2020 advertising decree and the 2023 safer-gambling environments decree, maintaining the national self-exclusion register, certifying technical systems and acting against unlicensed operators. Land-based gambling is regulated by the autonomous regions.
Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland
IrelandThe Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) is Ireland's gambling regulator, established in March 2025 under the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 to replace a licensing patchwork dating from 1931 and 1956, with a licensing regime for betting, gaming and lotteries, online and land-based, phased in from 2026. Its remit includes a national exclusion register, a ban on gambling with credit cards, an advertising watershed, powers over advertising volume and content, a social impact fund financed by a levy, and B2B supplier licensing.
Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder
GermanyThe Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL) is the Joint Gambling Authority of the German federal states, based in Halle, which took full responsibility in January 2023 for licensing and supervising online slots, poker and sports betting under the 2021 Interstate Treaty on Gambling. It operates the LUGAS central system enforcing the cross-operator deposit limit, maintains the whitelist of licensees, enforces against unlicensed operators through payment and domain blocking, adjusted the online slot stake limit in July 2026, and is preparing the treaty's 2026 evaluation.
Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner
GibraltarThe Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner regulates online and land-based gambling in Gibraltar under the Gambling Act 2005 and the reforms enacted in 2025, licensing remote betting and gaming operators and B2B suppliers, many of which serve Britain and international markets from the territory. Gibraltar has been the base of several of the largest British-facing online operators since the late 1990s, and its regulator emphasises the reputation of licensees, anti-money-laundering supervision and cooperation with the Gambling Commission.
Hellenic Gaming Commission
GreeceThe Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC) is Greece's independent gambling regulator, licensing online betting and casino operators under the 2020 online licensing regime, supervising OPAP's lottery and betting concessions and the country's land-based casinos, enforcing product rules including online slot stake and speed limits, running the national self-exclusion register and maintaining the blacklist of unlicensed sites. It levies a gaming tax of 35 per cent of gross gaming revenue on online licensees.
iGaming Ontario
Ontario (Canada)iGaming Ontario is the agency established in July 2021 to conduct and manage internet gaming in Ontario provided through private operators, in accordance with the Criminal Code of Canada, the Gaming Control Act, the iGaming Ontario Act and the Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming. Private operators must register with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, the provincial regulator, and sign an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario before offering games to players in the province. iGaming Ontario executes and oversees those agreements, reconciles igaming revenues on behalf of the province, provides market insights, implements responsible gambling requirements, runs an anti money laundering programme and operates a dispute resolution process for customers. Its board of directors reports to Ontario's Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming. It does not manage the igaming offering of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission
Isle of ManThe Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission is an independent statutory board of the Isle of Man Government, established under the Gambling Supervision Act 2010, which sets out its status, constitution and regulatory objectives. It licenses and regulates all land based gambling on the island, including casinos, amusement and slot machines, betting offices and lotteries, as well as all online gambling activities. Its regulatory objectives for gambling are to ensure that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way, to protect children and other vulnerable persons from being harmed or exploited by gambling, and to prevent gambling from being a source of crime or disorder. Since December 2020 it has also licensed and regulated the island's medicinal cannabis sector. The Commission is based at St George's Court, Myrtle Street, Douglas.
Kahnawake Gaming Commission
CanadaThe Kahnawake Gaming Commission is the gaming regulator for the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake, a sovereign jurisdiction just outside Montreal, Quebec, and was one of the first jurisdictions in the world to license interactive gaming. It derives its powers from the Kahnawake Gaming Law, under which it enacts regulations, and its Commissioners are appointed by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. For interactive gaming it issues five types of licence, appoints Approved Agents to carry out functions on its behalf, and runs a logo certification programme that lets players check whether a site bearing its logo is licensed. It describes player protection as its primary function and handles complaints and dispute resolution. It also licenses three types of land based gaming within the territory: poker rooms, raffles and electronic gaming devices, and publishes advisory notices on its permit holders.
Kansspelautoriteit
NetherlandsThe Kansspelautoriteit is the gambling authority of the Netherlands, an independent administrative body (zelfstandig bestuursorgaan) whose stated mission is safe play. It supervises gambling wherever it takes place, whether on websites, through apps, in casinos or in arcades, and sets out what businesses need to obtain and keep a licence to offer games of chance. Its strategy for 2024 to 2028 aims at reliable games and transparent providers, protected players, fair play with clear odds, and the absence of gambling addiction and illegal practices. The authority works with national and international partners, publishes news, policy, research, annual reports and speeches, and is developing into an organisation that operates increasingly digitally and online. Members of the public can contact it through a contact form or information line and report concerns about games of chance.
Kansspelcommissie
BelgiumThe Kansspelcommissie (Belgian Gaming Commission) regulates gambling in Belgium under the 1999 Gaming Act, licensing casinos, arcades, betting shops and the online operators that must hold a corresponding land-based licence, maintaining the EPIS exclusion register, enforcing the country's near-total advertising ban phased in from 2023, the minimum age of 21 from 2024 and default weekly deposit limits, and publishing a blacklist of unlicensed sites for blocking by internet providers.
Loterj
BrazilLoterj is the state lottery of Rio de Janeiro, which in 2023 began licensing online sports betting operators under state authority ahead of Brazil's federal regime and sought to permit its licensees to accept bets nationwide, a claim rejected by the Supreme Federal Court in 2025, which confined state lottery authorisations to bets placed within the state. It continues to run state lottery products and to license betting operators for Rio de Janeiro residents alongside the federal system.
Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet
NorwayLotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet (the Norwegian Gambling and Foundation Authority) is Norway's gambling regulator, based in Førde, supervising the state monopolies Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto under the 2023 Gambling Act and enforcing against unlicensed operators through payment blocking, DNS blocking introduced from 2024, orders and fines against foreign operators and action against affiliates and media carrying their advertising. It also regulates private lotteries and bingo and publishes market and channelisation data.
Malta Gaming Authority
MaltaThe Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) is the regulator of gaming in Malta, established in 2001 and operating under the Gaming Act of 2018, licensing B2C gaming service and B2B critical gaming supply licensees that serve markets across Europe and beyond from Malta. It assesses fit-and-proper status, approves key functions, audits systems, supervises anti-money-laundering compliance jointly with Malta's financial intelligence unit, runs the national self-exclusion register for its licensees and publishes enforcement actions. It is the largest EU gaming licensing authority by number of online licensees.
Michigan Gaming Control Board
Michigan (USA)The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) regulates Detroit's commercial casinos, tribal gaming compacts, online casino and sports betting launched in January 2021, and fantasy contests, licensing operators and suppliers, certifying platforms and games, and publishing monthly revenue reports. It has been among the more active state regulators in enforcement against unlicensed offshore operators, sweepstakes casinos and prediction markets, issuing cease-and-desist orders and pursuing payment intermediaries.
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Nevada (USA)The Nevada Gaming Control Board and the Nevada Gaming Commission regulate gaming in Nevada. Their joint website publishes meeting agendas and dispositions for both bodies, industry notices, statutes and regulations, pending regulation activity, tax forms, monthly gaming revenue and collections figures, and technical standards for gaming devices and associated equipment. The Board is organised into Administration, Audit, Enforcement, Investigations, Tax and License, and Technology divisions, the last of which runs a testing laboratory, with offices in Las Vegas, Carson City, Reno, Elko and Laughlin. It handles gaming applications, approval status reports, fingerprinting locations, public records requests and complaints about casinos and iGaming, and maintains the state's list of excluded persons. Recent notices cover revised minimum internal control standards and proposed technical standards for gaming devices.
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
New Jersey (USA)The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) is the investigative and regulatory arm of the state's gambling oversight, within the Attorney General's office, which with the Casino Control Commission licenses Atlantic City casinos and the online casino and sports betting operators tethered to them. Regulating online casino since 2013 and sports betting since 2018, it is the most experienced online gambling regulator in the United States; its technical standards, testing, geolocation, KYC and responsible-gambling rules became the template other states copied, and it publishes monthly revenue by operator.
Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc
RomaniaThe Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN) is Romania's national gambling office, licensing online and land-based operators under class I licences and suppliers, affiliates, payment processors and other service providers under class II licences, one of the few European regimes licensing the whole supply chain. It certifies technical systems, enforces advertising and responsible-gambling rules that were tightened in 2024, maintains the blacklist of unlicensed sites and collects licence fees and taxes.
PAGCOR
PhilippinesThe Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is the gambling regulator of the Philippines and a state-owned casino operator, wholly owned and controlled by the government under the Office of the President. Governed by Presidential Decree 1869, the PAGCOR Charter, it is mandated to regulate, operate, authorise and license games of chance, cards and numbers, particularly casino gaming, to raise revenue for national development and to promote tourism. Republic Act 9487 of 2007 extended its corporate life by 25 years. Its regulatory remit covers licensed casinos, electronic gaming, remote operations and ancillary services, poker, suppliers and gaming employment licences, with a player exclusion programme and quarterly industry data. PAGCOR also runs the Casino Filipino branches and satellite casinos.
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Pennsylvania (USA)The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) regulates casino gaming, online casino, sports betting, video gaming terminals and fantasy contests in Pennsylvania, licensing operators, suppliers and individuals, certifying platforms and games, enforcing responsible-gambling requirements and publishing monthly revenue reports. Online casino and sports betting launched under its rules in 2019, and Pennsylvania has become the largest online casino market in the United States by revenue under its supervision.
Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas
BrazilThe Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas (SPA) is the body within Brazil's Ministry of Finance responsible for fixed odds betting, commercial promotions, philanthropic prize draws, lotteries and the advance collection of popular savings. Under Decree 11.907 of 30 January 2024, its role is to authorise, grant, regulate, set standards for, monitor, supervise, inspect and sanction companies in these sectors. It is organised into undersecretariats for authorisation, for monitoring and inspection, and for sanctions, and it publishes the list of authorised companies, the applicable legislation and its administrative sanction proceedings. Its work includes a centralised self exclusion platform covering authorised betting sites and rules on betting advertising. The SPA states that Provisional Measure 1.394 of 25 September 2026 prohibited the operation, offer and advertising of fixed odds betting across Brazil.
Spelinspektionen
SwedenSpelinspektionen is the Swedish Gambling Authority, the state agency that licenses and supervises gambling in Sweden under the Gambling Act (2018:1138) and the act on measures against money laundering and terrorist financing (2017:630). It grants licences for all licensed gambling in the country, covering online gambling and betting, lotteries, bingo, land based casino and card games, gaming machines, gambling on ships and permits for gaming software. Its remit includes protecting consumers, reducing the social harm gambling can cause, working against illegal gambling and informing the government on market developments in Sweden and abroad. A board appointed by the government leads the agency. It traces its history to the Lotterinämnden, set up in 1974 and moved to Strängnäs in 1978, and took its current name on 1 January 2019 when the licensing system came into force.
Spillemyndigheden
DenmarkSpillemyndigheden, the Danish Gambling Authority, is an agency under Denmark's Ministry of Taxation and Growth that works for a fair gambling market with informed citizens and responsible operators. It issues licences for lotteries, betting and online casino, gaming machines, poker and land based casinos, and supervises and advises licence holders and the suppliers of games to Danish operators. Its work also covers anti money laundering regulation, consumer protection, match fixing and monitoring of the gambling market, and it promotes the player tools ROFUS, StopSpillet and StyrPåSpillet. The authority was set up in 2000 under the Ministry of Taxation and became an independent agency with its own director on 1 January 2013, after the 2012 Gambling Act partly liberalised the market. About 130 staff work at its head office in Odense.
UK Gambling Commission
United KingdomThe Gambling Commission regulates most types of gambling in Great Britain, together with The National Lottery in the UK. It licenses the individuals and businesses that provide gambling, makes sure licence applications meet the licensing objectives, and gives licensees advice and guidance, with the stated purpose of safeguarding players and the wider public by keeping gambling fair and safe. Its work includes making gambling safer, tackling illegal gambling and measuring the impact of its regulation. The Commission advises the Government on policy and legislation, including advice requested by the Secretary of State for the review of the Gambling Act 2005, and publishes a list of gambling related legislation. It regulates The National Lottery, which started in November 1994, to ensure it is run fairly and openly while maximising returns to good causes. Its current corporate strategy covers 2024 to 2027.