Gambling Laws Around the World

Today almost every country in the world has its own regulations for land-based and online casinos. In many countries gambling is controlled through licensing and supervision, but there are some places in the world where it is completely forbidden. Here we present the laws for land-based and online gambling in 531 countries and territories with the sources in 46 different languages and their translation into English. The results of our research are summarized in this report.

Population > 1,000

Updated 4204 day(s) ago or less

  • Land-based casino law:

    • Unknown
    • Banned
    • Legal for foreign visitors only
    • Legal in limited localities only
    • Legal
  • Online Casino law for operators:

    • Unknown
    • Completely banned
    • Completely banned in most localities
    • Local casinos banned, foreign – not banned
    • License required for all casinos
    • License required for local casinos
    • Not banned
  • Online casino law for players:

    • Unknown
    • Criminal penalty for players
    • Administrative penalty
    • No penalty
  • Access to casino websites:

    • Some casinos blocked
    • Unknown
    • Not blocked