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Gibraltar Number of Sites: 202
Located at the southernmost tip of Europe, Gibraltar currently licenses twenty operators under the Gambling Ordinance 2005.
Gibraltar began offering licenses to online gaming sites in 1998. ...
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United States Number of Sites: 33
Traditionally, gambling regulation in the U.S. has been reserved for the state governments. As is the case with the Wire Act, however, sometimes federal law supercedes state law. The Department of ...
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United Kingdom Number of Sites: 99
Online gaming is permitted in the United Kingdom. Operators may locate their facilities in the country and offer all types of online gaming including poker, sports and race betting, as well as ...
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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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Isle of Man Number of Sites: 14
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 On-Line Gambling Regulation Act of 2001, which ...
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Malta Number of Sites: 310
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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Tasmania Number of Sites: 2
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 December 22, 1999. ...
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Kahnawake Number of Sites: 246
The Kahnawake Gaming Commission, which licenses and regulates interactive gambling in the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake, was created in June 1996 pursuant to provisions in the Kahnawake Gaming Law. ...
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Netherlands Antilles Number of Sites: 266
Internet gaming became a central industry for the island of Curacao in 2002 when the regulation of online gambling was decentralized from the Curacao Gaming Control Board. Cyberluck Casino holds the ...
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Alderney Number of Sites: 64
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission was founded in May of 2000 under The Gambling (Alderney) 1999.
The Alderney Gambling Commission voted on February 28, 2005 to allow a "free market ...
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Virginia Number of Sites: 1
The Virginia Lottery offers Mega Millions and Win For Life subscriptions via the internet. A Virginia mailing address and valid checking account are required for online purchase.
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Costa Rica Number of Sites: 213
While the Central American country Costa Rica is home to more than 200 online gambling companies, it does not actually have legislation specifically designed to deal with gambling over the Internet. ...
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New South Wales Number of Sites: 3
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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Austria Number of Sites: 9
Austria licenses Austria-based companies to offer lottery services and casino gaming via remote channels (Internet, mobile phones, and interactive television). Only Austrian residents are allowed to ...
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Antigua and Barbuda Number of Sites: 73
The licensing and regulation of online gambling services on the islands of Antigua and Barbuda is handled by the Financial Services Regulatory Commission’s Division of Gaming.
The FSRC Gaming ...
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Northern Territory Number of Sites: 9
The Northern Territory licenses online casinos, sportsbooks and racebooks. Licenses are issued for five-year periods. Initial and ongoing audits are required. Racing bets are taxed at 1.55% when ...
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Cyprus Number of Sites: 33
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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Australia Number of Sites: 7
Australia's online gambling policies are dictated by the Interactive Gambling Act (IGA) of 2001. The act prohibits an operator from offering online casino gaming and poker to people located in ...
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India Number of Sites: 1
India runs an online lottery called Playwin. It is operated by Pan India Network Infravest Pvt. Ltd. The tickets are purchased at computerized Playwin terminals that offer the player the ability to ...
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Switzerland Number of Sites: 1
Switzerland allows its residents to play lottery online.
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New Zealand Number of Sites: 2
New Zealanders are not prohibited from wagering with offshore providers.
In June 2008, the New Zealand Racing Board reported that it is looking into opening virtual horse racing TABs throughout ...
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Panama Number of Sites: 38
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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Kalmykia Number of Sites: 2
The Republic of Kalmykia is a territory in Southwest Russia that has been offering online gambling licenses since 1999. A gambling license costs roughly $10,000 USD and is subject to a 3.3% tax on ...
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British Columbia Number of Sites: 1
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation offers online lottery games, interactive games, and Sports Action to residents of British Columbia.
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Hungary Number of Sites: 1
Szerencsejatek offers its lottery and pool betting products online.
In December 2004, Hungary’s Gambling Board initiated legal proceedings against the UK’s Sportingbet Plc, which launched its ...
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