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Curaçao Total Sites: 1,451
The online gaming industry of Curaçao has been legalized since 1993 when the National Ordinance on Offshore Games of Hazard entered into force. Online gaming licenses are issued by the Minister of ...
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Malta Total Sites: 745
Online gambling is legal and highly regulated in Malta. The country is known for being one of the leading jurisdictions for online gambling regulation. Operators must obtain a license from the MGA to ...
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Cyprus Total Sites: 55
In January 2018, Cyprus resubmitted its proposed new regulatory framework for gambling after the European Commission and Malta opposed its original draft. The EU member state’s Betting Law of 2017 ...
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United Kingdom Total Sites: 862
For years, the U.K. maintained one of the most progressive regulatory frameworks for online gaming in the world. But that changed in 2014.
The Gambling Act 2005 modernized regulations for the U.K. ...
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Mexico Total Sites: 22
Mexico has no specific law regarding online or mobile gambling. Licensed Mexican land-based casino operators have been permitted to offer online gambling since 2004. Over the years, they have signed ...
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Ghana Total Sites: 10
Ghana's Gambling Act of 2006 does not specifically prohibit or mention online gaming.
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India Total Sites: 40
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is working on establishing a regulatory framework for online gaming. This framework will likely address issues like responsible gaming, ...
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Cameroon Total Sites: 9
Online gambling remains a grey area when it comes to regulation. The lack of proper legislation has led to Cameroonian players using international/offshore gambling sites that accept play from ...
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Uganda Total Sites: 9
Uganda permits sports betting that takes place via the internet or mobile phones (SMS).
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Mozambique Total Sites: 4
Mozambique legalized online gaming in 2010.
The online gaming industry hasn't taken off, in part because many operators seem to be waiting for its more populous neighbor, South Africa, to settle ...
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Colombia Total Sites: 14
Colombia has a fully regulated online gaming market. The first Colombian online gambling license was issued by the Colombian gaming regulator Coljuegos in June 2017 and citizens are able to gamble on ...
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Gibraltar Total Sites: 274
Gibraltar is a self-governing British Crown Dependency. It is a full member of the European Union and retains complete independence from the U.K. in matters of taxation. Gibraltar has become known as ...
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Saint Kitts and Nevis Total Sites: 5
The Betting and Gaming Control law of 1999 allows for the Federation (the joint government between St. Kitts and Nevis) to issue online gaming licenses. Residents of the islands are not permitted to ...
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Sweden Total Sites: 130
After opening applications for online gambling licenses in early August 2018, Lotteriinspektionen, Sweden's gaming regulator, received more than 60 applications from online casino and sports betting ...
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Australia Total Sites: 17
Australia's online gambling policies are dictated by the Interactive Gambling Act (IGA) of 2001. The Act prohibits operators from offering online casino gaming and poker to people located in ...
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Philippines Total Sites: 83
In July 2024, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced an immediate ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), citing their involvement in various criminal activities.
In ...
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Ireland Total Sites: 31
Ireland began hosting online gaming sites in 2003. The first online bookmaking sites were launched in 2004. Ireland's bookmakers operate internet-based services under the terms of their bookmaking ...
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Spain Total Sites: 69
Spain's online gaming market officially opened on 5 June 2012, with the launch of .es dedicated websites. In the first three quarters of 2013 alone, the Spanish market generated EUR 168 million in ...
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Kenya Total Sites: 20
Kenya has one of the most liberalized gambling industries in Africa, with most forms of gambling permitted, including casinos, betting, online betting, online casinos and mobile casinos.
The ...
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Singapore Total Sites: 3
In 2014, Singapore passed the Remote Gambling Act, which explicitly outlaws online gaming provided by foreign operators and permits limited online gaming to be offered by licensed entities.
The ...
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Alderney Total Sites: 220
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) was founded in May 2000 under the Gambling (Alderney) Law, 1999.
Alderney is one of the U.K.'s whitelisted remote gambling ...
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Isle of Man Total Sites: 45
The Isle of Man is one of the oldest and most respected licensing jurisdictions for online gaming in Europe.
The legislative framework for regulations was set by the Electronic Transactions Act of ...
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Tanzania Total Sites: 13
The Gaming Control Act was amended in December 1999, legalizing online gambling in Tanzania and providing a licensing system for fixed-odds wagering, sports betting, simulated games and lotteries. ...
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Russia Total Sites: 13
Online gambling, except for sports betting, is largely prohibited in Russia.An anti-gambling law was passed in Russia in 2006 that restricts gambling over the internet. It prohibits domestic ...
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Costa Rica Total Sites: 108
While the Central American country Costa Rica is home to approximately 300 online gambling companies, it still does not have legislation designed to deal with gambling over the internet. However, it ...
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