Gambling regulation database
Three verticals — land-based casino, sports betting, online casino — for 237 jurisdictions, each with its change history. Statuses move when two independent models agree on a published headline, or when the editors set them; each page says which.
Legal & regulated
Partially legal / restricted
Legislation in progress
Illegal / prohibited
Unregulated / grey
Japan 1
| Jurisdiction | Land-based casino | Sports betting | Online casino |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Japan | Pending | Partial | Illegal |
United States (by state) 51
| Jurisdiction | Land-based casino | Sports betting | Online casino |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Alabama | Partial | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Alaska | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Arizona | Partial | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Arkansas | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 California | Partial | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Colorado | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Connecticut | Partial | Legal | Legal |
| 🇺🇸 Delaware | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇺🇸 Washington, D.C. | Illegal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Florida | Partial | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Georgia | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Hawaii | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Idaho | Partial | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Illinois | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Indiana | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Iowa | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Kansas | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Kentucky | Partial | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Louisiana | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Maine | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Maryland | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Massachusetts | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Michigan | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇺🇸 Minnesota | Partial | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Mississippi | Legal | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Missouri | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Montana | Partial | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Nebraska | Legal | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Nevada | Legal | Legal | Partial |
| 🇺🇸 New Hampshire | Partial | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 New Jersey | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇺🇸 New Mexico | Partial | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 New York | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 North Carolina | Partial | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 North Dakota | Partial | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Ohio | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Oklahoma | Partial | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Oregon | Partial | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Pennsylvania | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇺🇸 Rhode Island | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇺🇸 South Carolina | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 South Dakota | Legal | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Tennessee | Illegal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Texas | Partial | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Utah | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Vermont | Illegal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Virginia | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Washington | Partial | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 West Virginia | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇺🇸 Wisconsin | Partial | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇺🇸 Wyoming | Partial | Legal | Illegal |
Asia-Pacific 40
| Jurisdiction | Land-based casino | Sports betting | Online casino |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇴 Macau | Legal | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Legal | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | Partial | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇨🇳 China | Illegal | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | Pending | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇮🇳 India | Partial | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Legal | Legal | Pending |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | Illegal | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | Partial | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | Partial | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | Partial | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | Partial | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | Legal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | Legal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | Legal | Grey | Illegal |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Legal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | Partial | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | Partial | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇬🇺 Guam | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | Partial | Grey | Grey |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇹🇱 East Timor | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | Legal | Partial | Legal |
Europe 49
| Jurisdiction | Land-based casino | Sports betting | Online casino |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Legal | Legal | Partial |
| 🇫🇷 France | Legal | Legal | Partial |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | Partial | Legal | Legal |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | Partial | Partial | Pending |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | Illegal | Partial | Partial |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | Partial | Legal | Pending |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | Legal | Legal | Partial |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | Partial | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | Partial | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | Legal | Legal | Pending |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | Illegal | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | Legal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | Legal | Legal | Pending |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | Legal | Legal | Partial |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | Legal | Legal | Partial |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | Legal | Grey | Grey |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | Illegal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | Legal | Grey | Grey |
Americas (ex-US) 32
| Jurisdiction | Land-based casino | Sports betting | Online casino |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | Legal | Legal | Partial |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | Pending | Legal | Legal |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | Legal | Legal | Partial |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | Partial | Legal | Partial |
| 🇨🇦 Alberta | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | Legal | Pending | Pending |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇧🇸 The Bahamas | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | Legal | Grey | Grey |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇨🇼 Curaçao | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | Illegal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | Legal | Grey | Grey |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | Legal | Legal | Pending |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇦🇼 Aruba | Legal | Legal | Partial |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | Grey | Grey | Grey |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | Partial | Legal | Grey |
Middle East & Africa 64
| Jurisdiction | Land-based casino | Sports betting | Online casino |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | Pending | Partial | Grey |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | Partial | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇬🇲 The Gambia | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | Legal | Legal | Partial |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | Legal | Legal | Partial |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | Illegal | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | Partial | Legal | Grey |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | Illegal | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | Grey | Grey | Grey |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | Legal | Grey | Grey |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | Partial | Legal | Grey |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | Grey | Grey | Grey |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | Legal | Legal | Illegal |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | Illegal | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | Illegal | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | Legal | Legal | Legal |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | Grey | Grey | Grey |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
| 🇹🇬 Togo | Legal | Legal | Grey |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | Partial | Partial | Illegal |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | Illegal | Illegal | Illegal |
Reference information compiled from public sources and the reports this site translates; not legal advice. Check the regulator's own publications for the current position.