Online Gaming Jurisdictions
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Malta Number of Sites: 381
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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Netherlands Antilles Number of Sites: 304
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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Gibraltar Number of Sites: 257
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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Costa Rica Number of Sites: 224
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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Kahnawake Number of Sites: 208
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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United Kingdom Number of Sites: 97
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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Alderney Number of Sites: 94
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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Antigua and Barbuda Number of Sites: 78
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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Italy Number of Sites: 59
In 2006 Italy introduced a new set of regulations for land-based and online gambling allowing companies to operate sports betting at retail locations as well as over the Internet. Regulations for ...
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Cyprus Number of Sites: 47
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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Panama Number of Sites: 47
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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United States Number of Sites: 32
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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Belize Number of Sites: 29
Online gaming licenses may be issued to businesses incorporated in Belize by the Online Gaming Licensing Committee, operating under the authority of the "Gaming Control (Online Gaming) Regulations of ...
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Isle of Man Number of Sites: 25
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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Philippines Number of Sites: 13
The state-owned and controlled Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation [PAGCOR] is the sole authorized gambling operator in the Philippines. The company operates casinos, bingo, sports betting ...
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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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Austria Number of Sites: 8
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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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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France Number of Sites: 7
France permits Pari-Mutuel-Urbain (PMU), its monopoly horse race and sports betting network, to offer its services over the Internet. Previously, no other forms of online gambling were permitted in ...
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Russian Federation Number of Sites: 7
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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Ireland Number of Sites: 6
Ireland began hosting online casinos and lotteries in 2003. The first online bookmaking sites were launched in 2004. As in the United Kingdom, Ireland's bookmakers operate Internet-based services ...
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Seychelles Number of Sites: 5
Under the Interactive Gaming Act of 2003, Seychelles grants licenses to conduct online gaming operations. Companies need not be based in Seychelles to apply for liscensure, but they must have an ...
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Victoria Number of Sites: 5
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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Liechtenstein Number of Sites: 4
Only the government-controlled International Lottery Liechtenstein Foundation is permitted to offer gambling services over the Internet. The foundation operates a number of lottery games including ...
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Oregon Number of Sites: 4
The Oregon State Racing Commission currently regulates Players Network Racing and ProPick Racing, two online sites that allow players to bet on horse races.
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