Reference
Regulatory map
iGaming regulators worldwide - licensing requirements, tax rates, and the latest enforcement, grouped by region.
Reading the map
Countries are grouped by region, alphabetical within each region. Badges flag whether a licence is required to operate and the headline tax rate where it's been disclosed.
For an alphabetical list across every region, try countries.
Every figure is traced to a dated source. See the changelog for what has changed and when.
Dataset last updated 2026-09-24. Online / remote gambling only; land-based rules may differ.
259 of 259 jurisdictions
RegulatedPre-regulationGrey marketMonopolyProhibitedUnregulatedNot yet verifiedNot in current filter
World regulatory map coloured by Any online gambling status. A data table equivalent follows.
| Jurisdiction | Region | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Asia | Prohibited |
| Alabama (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Alaska (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Albania | Europe | Pre-regulation |
| Alberta (Canada) | North America | Regulated |
| Algeria | Africa | Prohibited |
| Andorra | Europe | Pre-regulation |
| Angola | Africa | Regulated |
| Anguilla | Latin America | Unregulated |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America | Regulated |
| Argentina | Latin America | Regulated |
| Arizona (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| Arkansas (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| Armenia | Asia | Regulated |
| Aruba | Latin America | Prohibited |
| Australia | Oceania | Regulated |
| Australian Capital Territory (Australia) | Oceania | Regulated |
| Austria | Europe | Regulated |
| Azerbaijan | Asia | Monopoly |
| Bahamas | Latin America | Regulated |
| Bahrain | Asia | Prohibited |
| Bangladesh | Asia | Prohibited |
| Barbados | Latin America | Unregulated |
| Belarus | Europe | Regulated |
| Belgium | Europe | Regulated |
| Belize | Latin America | Regulated |
| Benin | Africa | Regulated |
| Bhutan | Asia | Prohibited |
| Bolivia | Latin America | Regulated |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | Regulated |
| Botswana | Africa | Prohibited |
| Brazil | Latin America | Regulated |
| British Columbia (Canada) | North America | Monopoly |
| British Virgin Islands | Latin America | Pre-regulation |
| Brunei | Asia | Prohibited |
| Bulgaria | Europe | Regulated |
| Burkina Faso | Africa | Monopoly |
| Burundi | Africa | Regulated |
| California (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Cambodia | Asia | Prohibited |
| Cameroon | Africa | Regulated |
| Canada | North America | Regulated |
| Cape Verde | Africa | Monopoly |
| Cayman Islands | Latin America | Prohibited |
| Central African Republic | Africa | Unregulated |
| Chad | Africa | Not yet verified |
| Chile | Latin America | Monopoly |
| China | Asia | Prohibited |
| Colombia | Latin America | Regulated |
| Colorado (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| Comoros | Africa | Prohibited |
| Congo | Africa | Pre-regulation |
| Connecticut (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| Costa Rica | Latin America | Monopoly |
| Croatia | Europe | Regulated |
| Cuba | Latin America | Prohibited |
| Curacao | Latin America | Regulated |
| Cyprus | Europe | Regulated |
| Czechia | Europe | Regulated |
| Delaware (USA) | North America | Monopoly |
| Denmark | Europe | Regulated |
| Djibouti | Africa | Prohibited |
| Dominica | Latin America | Unregulated |
| Dominican Republic | Latin America | Regulated |
| Ecuador | Latin America | Regulated |
| Egypt | Africa | Prohibited |
| El Salvador | Latin America | Regulated |
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | Grey market |
| Eritrea | Africa | Not yet verified |
| Estonia | Europe | Regulated |
| Eswatini | Africa | Regulated |
| Ethiopia | Africa | Prohibited |
| Fiji | Oceania | Prohibited |
| Finland | Europe | Monopoly |
| Florida (USA) | North America | Monopoly |
| France | Europe | Regulated |
| Gabon | Africa | Monopoly |
| Gambia | Africa | Not yet verified |
| Georgia | Asia | Regulated |
| Georgia (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Germany | Europe | Regulated |
| Ghana | Africa | Regulated |
| Gibraltar | Europe | Regulated |
| Greece | Europe | Regulated |
| Greenland | North America | Regulated |
| Grenada | Latin America | Monopoly |
| Guatemala | Latin America | Prohibited |
| Guinea | Africa | Regulated |
| Guyana | Latin America | Unregulated |
| Haiti | Latin America | Not yet verified |
| Hawaii (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Honduras | Latin America | Monopoly |
| Hong Kong | Asia | Monopoly |
| Hungary | Europe | Regulated |
| Iceland | Europe | Monopoly |
| Idaho (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Illinois (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| India | Asia | Prohibited |
| Indonesia | Asia | Prohibited |
| Iran | Asia | Prohibited |
| Iraq | Asia | Unregulated |
| Ireland | Europe | Regulated |
| Isle of Man | Europe | Regulated |
| Israel | Asia | Monopoly |
| Italy | Europe | Regulated |
| Jamaica | Latin America | Regulated |
| Japan | Asia | Monopoly |
| Jordan | Asia | Prohibited |
| Kazakhstan | Asia | Regulated |
| Kenya | Africa | Regulated |
| Kiribati | Oceania | Prohibited |
| Kuwait | Asia | Prohibited |
| Kyrgyzstan | Asia | Regulated |
| Laos | Asia | Prohibited |
| Latvia | Europe | Regulated |
| Lebanon | Asia | Monopoly |
| Lesotho | Africa | Not yet verified |
| Liberia | Africa | Regulated |
| Libya | Africa | Prohibited |
| Liechtenstein | Europe | Monopoly |
| Lithuania | Europe | Regulated |
| Luxembourg | Europe | Monopoly |
| Macau | Asia | Monopoly |
| Madagascar | Africa | Regulated |
| Maine (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| Malawi | Africa | Regulated |
| Malaysia | Asia | Prohibited |
| Maldives | Asia | Prohibited |
| Mali | Africa | Monopoly |
| Malta | Europe | Regulated |
| Manitoba (Canada) | North America | Monopoly |
| Mexico | Latin America | Regulated |
| Michigan (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| Minnesota (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Mississippi (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Missouri (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| Monaco | Europe | Monopoly |
| Mongolia | Asia | Prohibited |
| Morocco | Africa | Monopoly |
| Mozambique | Africa | Regulated |
| Myanmar | Asia | Prohibited |
| Namibia | Africa | Pre-regulation |
| Nebraska (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Nepal | Asia | Prohibited |
| Netherlands | Europe | Regulated |
| New Brunswick (Canada) | North America | Monopoly |
| New Jersey (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| New Mexico (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| New South Wales (Australia) | Oceania | Regulated |
| New York (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| New Zealand | Oceania | Monopoly |
| Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada) | North America | Monopoly |
| Nicaragua | Latin America | Regulated |
| Niger | Africa | Monopoly |
| Nigeria | Africa | Regulated |
| North Dakota (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| North Korea | Asia | Prohibited |
| North Macedonia | Europe | Monopoly |
| Northern Territory (Australia) | Oceania | Regulated |
| Northwest Territories (Canada) | North America | Prohibited |
| Norway | Europe | Monopoly |
| Nova Scotia (Canada) | North America | Monopoly |
| Nunavut (Canada) | North America | Prohibited |
| Oklahoma (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Oman | Asia | Prohibited |
| Ontario (Canada) | North America | Regulated |
| Pakistan | Asia | Prohibited |
| Panama | Latin America | Regulated |
| Papua New Guinea | Oceania | Regulated |
| Paraguay | Latin America | Regulated |
| Pennsylvania (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| Peru | Latin America | Regulated |
| Philippines | Asia | Regulated |
| Poland | Europe | Regulated |
| Portugal | Europe | Regulated |
| Prince Edward Island (Canada) | North America | Monopoly |
| Puerto Rico | Latin America | Regulated |
| Qatar | Asia | Prohibited |
| Quebec (Canada) | North America | Monopoly |
| Queensland (Australia) | Oceania | Regulated |
| Rhode Island (USA) | North America | Monopoly |
| Romania | Europe | Regulated |
| Russia | Europe | Regulated |
| Rwanda | Africa | Regulated |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America | Monopoly |
| Saint Lucia | Latin America | Regulated |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America | Unregulated |
| Saskatchewan (Canada) | North America | Monopoly |
| Saudi Arabia | Asia | Prohibited |
| Senegal | Africa | Monopoly |
| Serbia | Europe | Regulated |
| Seychelles | Africa | Regulated |
| Singapore | Asia | Monopoly |
| Sint Maarten | Latin America | Regulated |
| Slovakia | Europe | Regulated |
| Slovenia | Europe | Regulated |
| Somalia | Africa | Prohibited |
| South Africa | Africa | Regulated |
| South Australia (Australia) | Oceania | Regulated |
| South Carolina (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| South Dakota (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| South Korea | Asia | Monopoly |
| Spain | Europe | Regulated |
| Sri Lanka | Asia | Pre-regulation |
| Sudan | Africa | Prohibited |
| Suriname | Latin America | Regulated |
| Sweden | Europe | Regulated |
| Switzerland | Europe | Regulated |
| Syria | Asia | Prohibited |
| Taiwan | Asia | Monopoly |
| Tajikistan | Asia | Regulated |
| Tanzania | Africa | Regulated |
| Tasmania (Australia) | Oceania | Regulated |
| Texas (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Thailand | Asia | Prohibited |
| Togo | Africa | Monopoly |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America | Unregulated |
| Tunisia | Africa | Monopoly |
| Turkey | Asia | Monopoly |
| Turks and Caicos | Latin America | Prohibited |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Latin America | Pre-regulation |
| Uganda | Africa | Regulated |
| Ukraine | Europe | Regulated |
| United Arab Emirates | Asia | Regulated |
| United Kingdom | Europe | Regulated |
| United States | North America | Regulated |
| United States - District of Columbia | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Indiana | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Iowa | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Kansas | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Kentucky | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Louisiana | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Maryland | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Massachusetts | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Montana | North America | Monopoly |
| United States - Nevada | North America | Regulated |
| United States - New Hampshire | North America | Monopoly |
| United States - North Carolina | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Ohio | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Oregon | North America | Monopoly |
| United States - Tennessee | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Vermont | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Virginia | North America | Regulated |
| United States - Wyoming | North America | Regulated |
| Uruguay | Latin America | Monopoly |
| Utah (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Uzbekistan | Asia | Regulated |
| Venezuela | Latin America | Regulated |
| Victoria (Australia) | Oceania | Regulated |
| Vietnam | Asia | Prohibited |
| Washington (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| West Virginia (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| Western Australia (Australia) | Oceania | Regulated |
| Western Sahara | Africa | Monopoly |
| Wisconsin (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| Yemen | Asia | Prohibited |
| Yukon (Canada) | North America | Prohibited |
| Zambia | Africa | Regulated |
| Zimbabwe | Africa | Regulated |
Status definitions
- Regulated
- A named regulator, a published licensing framework, and operators holding active licences.
- Pre-regulation
- Legislation is in progress and a regulator may be named, but the framework is not yet operational.
- Grey market
- Neither a clear licensing framework nor an active prohibition; operators serve the market in a legal vacuum.
- Monopoly
- Only a single state-owned or designated operator is permitted.
- Prohibited
- Offering the product to local residents is illegal under local law.
- Unregulated
- No gambling law addresses the activity, so it sits outside any licensing or prohibition regime.
- Not yet verified
- We have not yet verified this market for the selected vertical.