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Gibraltar Number of Sites: 296
Located at the southernmost tip of Europe, Gibraltar has become known as an online gambling center. Gibraltar hosts as many as 20 online betting and gaming firms employing approximately 2,000 people. ...
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Malta Number of Sites: 569
Malta began licensing online gambling sites in 2000 under the Public Lotto Ordinance. Since then, the Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) has developed its policies and procedures of remote gambling ...
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United States Number of Sites: 33
Traditionally, gambling regulation in the US has been reserved for the state governments. As is the case with the Wire Act, however, sometimes federal law supersedes state law. The Department of ...
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United Kingdom Number of Sites: 113
The Gambling Act 2005 modernized regulations for the entire UK gaming industry. It created the UK Gambling Commission, a regulatory body with the authority to license and regulate all forms of ...
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Tasmania Number of Sites: 3
Online gaming is regulated in Tasmania by the Gaming Control Act of 1993. The act discussed gaming in general and was silent on the matter of online gaming until it was amended on 22 December 1999. ...
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Cyprus Number of Sites: 88
The Cypriot government licenses online lotteries, betting exchanges, casino gaming, and sports betting.
In 2007, the Cypriot government began preparing a bill that would impose a stricter set of ...
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Kahnawake Number of Sites: 156
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission was created in June 1996 pursuant to provisions in the Kahnawake Gaming Law. The Commission enacted its Regulations Concerning Interactive Gaming in July 1999. The ...
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Netherlands Antilles Number of Sites: 353
Internet gaming became a central industry for the island of Curaçao in 2002 when the regulation of online gambling was decentralized from the Curaçao Gaming Control Board. Cyberluck Casino holds the ...
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Isle of Man Number of Sites: 60
The Isle of Man has become a model for online gaming countries due to the legislative framework set by the Electronic Transactions Act of 2000 and the Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001, which ...
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Russian Federation Number of Sites: 1
Besides banning land-based casinos in all but four regions of Russia, the law passed in 2006 also restricts gambling over the Internet. It prohibits domestic operators from offering online gaming, ...
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Costa Rica Number of Sites: 203
While the Central American country Costa Rica is home to approximately 400 online gambling companies, it still does not have legislation designed to deal with gambling over the Internet. With the ...
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Illinois Number of Sites: 2
The Illinois Racing Board made the online and phone wagering options available in October 2009 and gave permission to four companies to host online horse betting. Previously wagers could only be ...
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Antigua and Barbuda Number of Sites: 54
The licensing and regulation of online gambling services on the islands of Antigua and Barbuda are handled by the Financial Services Regulatory Commission’s Division of Gaming (FSRC).
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Oregon Number of Sites: 3
The Oregon State Racing Commission currently regulates sites that allow players to bet on horse races.
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Victoria Number of Sites: 7
Victoria, along with the Australian Capital Territory, is an Australian jurisdiction whose Internet gambling legislation conforms to the country's National Model, which stipulates that licenses ...
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India Number of Sites: 3
India seems to be in the early stages of regulating online gaming. The state of Sikkim permits an online lottery, Playwin. It is operated by Pan India Network Infravest Pvt. Ltd. The tickets are ...
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Ireland Number of Sites: 7
Ireland began hosting online casinos and lotteries in 2003. The first online bookmaking sites were launched in 2004. Ireland's bookmakers operate Internet-based services under the terms of their ...
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New South Wales Number of Sites: 5
Internet sports bookmaking is allowed in New South Wales as long as certain guidelines are followed.
Applicants must first obtain a license/registration as a bookmaker from one of the three NSW ...
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Northern Territory Number of Sites: 14
The Northern Territory licenses lotteries, sportsbooks, and racebooks. At one time, Lasseters was permitted to offer casino games to non-Australian players, but in September 2008 Lasseters’ shares ...
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France Number of Sites: 4
Historically, the French government limited gambling to a lottery, run by state-owned operation Groupe Française des Jeux, and horse racing, run by state-owned operation Pari-Mutuel Urbain (PMU). All ...
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Panama Number of Sites: 22
Panama adopted regulations governing the licensing of electronic games of chance and wagering activities in late 2002. The regulations allow master licenses to be granted that are valid for up to ...
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Åland Islands Number of Sites: 4
Online gaming in the jurisdiction is licensed exclusively to the Ålands Penningautomatforening, the Åland Islands' Slot Machine Association, also known as PAF. PAF operates under the supervision of ...
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New York Number of Sites: 1
Residents of New York are allowed to purchase lottery subscriptions online. Purchases may be made online only by New York State residents, and the application must be completed with a computer IP ...
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Italy Number of Sites: 4
In 2006 Italy introduced regulations for land-based and online gambling allowing companies to operate sports betting at retail locations and over the Internet as well as regulations for remote and ...
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Sweden Number of Sites: 2
Online gaming is permitted in Sweden under the control of the Swedish state and its agencies. Svenska Spel and ATG (AB Trav och Galopp, the Swedish Racing Totalisator Board) currently hold a monopoly ...
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