Online Gaming Jurisdictions

1

Curaçao

Total Sites: 1,182

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 ...

2

Mexico

Total Sites: 19

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 ...

3

Ghana

Total Sites: 8

Ghana's Gambling Act of 2006 does not specifically prohibit or mention online gaming.

4

Cameroon

Total Sites: 7

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 ...

5

Mozambique

Total Sites: 3

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 ...

6

India

Total Sites: 32

Sikkim is India's only state offering online gambling licenses and its first state to pass online gaming legislation, which it did in 2008. The state legalized betting on sports in early 2010 and ...

7

Uganda

Total Sites: 9

Uganda permits sports betting that takes place via the internet or mobile phones (SMS).

8

Malta

Total Sites: 803

Malta is an independent republic and a member of the British Commonwealth. It became a member state of the European Union on 1 May 2004. Malta is one of the world's largest and most respected online ...

9

United Kingdom

Total Sites: 972

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. ...

10

Cyprus

Total Sites: 58

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 ...

11

Gibraltar

Total Sites: 351

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 ...

12

Australia

Total Sites: 18

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 ...

13

Sweden

Total Sites: 162

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 ...

14

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 ...

15

Ireland

Total Sites: 36

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 ...

16

Denmark

Total Sites: 60

Online gambling has been legalized in Denmark since 2012, but only sites that have received a licence from within the country borders are considered legal to play at. Like many European countries, ...

17

Tanzania

Total Sites: 11

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. ...

18

Costa Rica

Total Sites: 110

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 ...

19

Marshall Islands

Total Sites: 3

The Marshall Islands does not permit online gambling. It does, however, permit companies to offer options and forex trading online.

20

Isle of Man

Total Sites: 47

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 ...

21

Northern Territory

Total Sites: 20

The Northern Territory is a fully regulated online gaming licensing jurisdiction. Northern Territory online gaming licenses have no prescribed annual or other fees beyond a 4% negotiated tax rate. ...

22

Belize

Total Sites: 11

Like other Central American countries, Belize was an early player in the online gaming space. Belize's Computer Wagering Licensing Act, 1995, which came into force in May 1996, was the country's ...

23

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 ...

24

Kahnawake

Total Sites: 50

The Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) was established on 10 June 1996 and has been licensing and regulating online gaming since 8 July 1999. The Commission comprises three members appointed for ...

25

Germany

Total Sites: 39

Online gaming has been a divisive political topic for Germany. While some European countries have chosen to legalize, regulate and tax online gaming to help prevent underage and problem gambling, ...