Reference
Online gambling regulation by country
Of the 275 jurisdictions we profile, 86 regulate online casino, 132 regulate online sports betting and 66 prohibit both (data last verified 21 Oct 2026).
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 21 October 2026. Online / remote gambling only; land-based rules may differ.
276 of 276 jurisdictions
Small jurisdictions
- Åland, Monopoly
- Alderney, Regulated
- Andorra, Pre-regulation
- Anguilla, Unregulated
- Antigua and Barbuda, Regulated
- Aruba, Prohibited
- Bahrain, Prohibited
- Barbados, Unregulated
- Bermuda, Regulated
- British Virgin Islands, Pre-regulation
- Buenos Aires City (Argentina), Regulated
- Buenos Aires Province (Argentina), Regulated
- Cape Verde, Monopoly
- Cayman Islands, Prohibited
- Comoros, Prohibited
- Curacao, Regulated
- Cyprus, Regulated
- Dominica, Unregulated
- Gibraltar, Regulated
- Grenada, Monopoly
- Guernsey, Regulated
- Hong Kong, Monopoly
- Isle of Man, Regulated
- Jersey, Regulated
- Kahnawake (Canada), Regulated
- Kiribati, Prohibited
- Liechtenstein, Monopoly
- Luxembourg, Monopoly
- Macau, Monopoly
- Maldives, Prohibited
- Malta, Regulated
- Mauritius, Regulated
- Monaco, Monopoly
- Puerto Rico, Regulated
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, Monopoly
- Saint Lucia, Regulated
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Unregulated
- San Marino, Prohibited
- Seychelles, Regulated
- Singapore, Monopoly
- Sint Maarten, Regulated
- Turks and Caicos, Prohibited
- U.S. Virgin Islands, Pre-regulation
- Vanuatu, Regulated
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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 |
| Åland | Europe | Monopoly |
| Alaska (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Albania | Europe | Pre-regulation |
| Alberta (Canada) | North America | Regulated |
| Alderney | Europe | 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 |
| Bermuda | North America | Regulated |
| Bhutan | Asia | Prohibited |
| Bolivia | Latin America | Regulated |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe | Regulated |
| Botswana | Africa | Prohibited |
| Brazil | Latin America | Prohibited |
| British Columbia (Canada) | North America | Monopoly |
| British Virgin Islands | Latin America | Pre-regulation |
| Brunei | Asia | Prohibited |
| Buenos Aires City (Argentina) | Latin America | Regulated |
| Buenos Aires Province (Argentina) | Latin America | Regulated |
| 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 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Africa | Monopoly |
| Croatia | Europe | Regulated |
| Cuba | Latin America | Prohibited |
| Curacao | Latin America | Regulated |
| Cyprus | Europe | Regulated |
| Czechia | Europe | Regulated |
| Delaware (USA) | North America | Monopoly |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | 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 |
| Guernsey | Europe | Regulated |
| 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 |
| Jersey | Europe | Regulated |
| Jordan | Asia | Prohibited |
| Kahnawake (Canada) | North America | Regulated |
| Kazakhstan | Asia | Regulated |
| Kenya | Africa | Regulated |
| Kiribati | Oceania | Prohibited |
| Kosovo | Europe | 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 |
| Mauritius | Africa | Regulated |
| Mexico | Latin America | Regulated |
| Michigan (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| Minnesota (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Mississippi (USA) | North America | Prohibited |
| Missouri (USA) | North America | Regulated |
| Moldova | Europe | Monopoly |
| Monaco | Europe | Monopoly |
| Mongolia | Asia | Prohibited |
| Montenegro | Europe | Regulated |
| 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 Cyprus | Europe | Regulated |
| 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 |
| San Marino | Europe | Prohibited |
| 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 | Pre-regulation |
| 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 |
| Vanuatu | Oceania | 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.
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- Albania21 Oct 2026
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- Bermuda21 Oct 2026
- Botswana21 Oct 2026
- Brazil21 Oct 2026
- Cambodia21 Oct 2026
- Cameroon21 Oct 2026
- Canada21 Oct 2026