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Jurisdictions

Countries and territories

Find national regulators, licensing laws and businesses listed in each jurisdiction.

Europe

Netherlands

Country code: NL

Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa) – Netherlands Gambling Authority

Wet op de kansspelen (Dutch Betting and Gaming Act), as amended by the Remote Gambling Act (Wet Koa)

Official regulator

34 records

Spain

Country code: ES

Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ)

Ley 13/2011, de 27 de mayo, de regulación del Juego

Official regulator

127 records

France

Country code: FR

Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ)

Loi n° 2010-476 du 12 mai 2010, relative à l'ouverture à la concurrence et à la régulation du secteur des jeux d'argent et de hasard en ligne

Official regulator

22 records

Germany

Country code: DE

Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder (GGL)

Glücksspielstaatsvertrag 2021 (GlüStV 2021)

Official regulator

132 records

Sweden

Country code: SE

Spelinspektionen (Swedish Gambling Authority)

Spellagen (2018:1138) – the Swedish Gambling Act

Official regulator

199 records

Portugal

Country code: PT

Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ)

Regime Jurídico dos Jogos e Apostas Online (RJO) – Decreto-Lei n.º 66/2015

Official regulator

18 records

Romania

Country code: RO

Oficiul Național pentru Jocuri de Noroc (ONJN)

OUG nr. 77/2009 privind organizarea și exploatarea jocurilor de noroc

Official regulator

59 records

Italy

Country code: IT

Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli (ADM)

Decreto Legislativo 25 marzo 2024, n. 41 – reform of remote public gaming

Official regulator

52 records

Slovenia

Country code: SI

Finančna uprava Republike Slovenije (FURS) – Financial Administration

Zakon o igrah na srečo (ZIS) – Gaming Act

Official regulator

3 records

Belgium

Country code: BE

Gaming Commission (Kansspelcommissie / Commission des jeux de hasard)

Gambling Act of 7 May 1999

Official regulator

77 records

Switzerland

Country code: CH

Federal Gaming Board (ESBK) and Intercantonal Gambling Supervisory Authority (Gespa)

Federal Act on Gambling (Geldspielgesetz, BGS) of 29 September 2017

Official regulator

12 records

Denmark

Country code: DK

Spillemyndigheden (Danish Gambling Authority)

Danish Gambling Act (Lov om spil)

Official regulator

147 records

Greece

Country code: GR

Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC / ΕΕΕΠ)

Law 4002/2011 and Ministerial Decision 79835 ΕΞ 2020

Official regulator

24 records

Ireland

Country code: IE

Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI); legacy licences listed by the Revenue Commissioners

Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (legacy licences under the Betting Acts 1931 to 2015)

Official regulator

93 records

Slovakia

Country code: SK

Gambling Regulatory Authority (Úrad pre reguláciu hazardných hier, ÚRHH)

Zákon č. 30/2019 Z. z. o hazardných hrách (Gambling Act)

Official regulator

20 records

Lithuania

Country code: LT

Gaming Control Authority under the Ministry of Finance (Lošimų priežiūros tarnyba, LPT)

Lošimų įstatymas (Law on Gaming) and Loterijų įstatymas (Law on Lotteries)

Official regulator

12 records

Latvia

Country code: LV

State Revenue Service (Valsts ieņēmumu dienests, VID)

Azartspēļu un izložu likums (Gambling and Lotteries Law)

Official regulator

25 records

Hungary

Country code: HU

Supervisory Authority for Regulated Activities (Szabályozott Tevékenységek Felügyeleti Hatósága, SZTFH)

1991. évi XXXIV. törvény a szerencsejáték szervezéséről (Gambling Act)

Official regulator

4 records

Czech Republic

Country code: CZ

Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic (Ministerstvo financí ČR)

Zákon č. 186/2016 Sb., o hazardních hrách (Gambling Act)

Official regulator

29 records

Croatia

Country code: HR

Ministry of Finance, Tax Administration (Ministarstvo financija, Porezna uprava)

Zakon o igrama na sreću (Games of Chance Act, NN 87/09 as amended to NN 72/25)

Official regulator

12 records

Bulgaria

Country code: BG

National Revenue Agency (Национална агенция за приходите, NRA)

Закон за хазарта (Gambling Act, as amended 2020)

Official regulator

30 records

Serbia

Country code: RS

Uprava za igre na sreću (Games of Chance Administration, Ministry of Finance)

Zakon o igrama na sreću (Law on Games of Chance, Službeni glasnik RS 18/2020)

Official regulator

25 records

Poland

Country code: PL

Ministerstwo Finansów (Ministry of Finance)

Ustawa z dnia 19 listopada 2009 r. o grach hazardowych (Gambling Act)

Official regulator

21 records

Africa

South Africa

Country code: ZA

Provincial gambling boards (listed here: Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board), overseen by the National Gambling Board

National Gambling Act, 2004 and provincial gambling laws

Official regulator

65 records

Kenya

Country code: KE

Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), formerly the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB)

Gambling Control Act, 2025 (replacing the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act, Cap. 131)

Official regulator

122 records

Zambia

Country code: ZM

Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB), Ministry of Finance and National Planning

Betting Control Act (Chapter 166) and Casino Act (Chapter 157)

Official regulator

5 records

Malawi

Country code: MW

Malawi Gaming and Lotteries Authority (MAGLA)

Gaming and Lotteries Act 2022

Official regulator

9 records

Lesotho

Country code: LS

Ministry of Trade and Industry / Lesotho Casino Board

Lotteries and Betting Act 1984 and Casino Order 1989

Official regulator

2 records

Namibia

Country code: NA

Gambling Board of Namibia

Gaming and Entertainment Control Act 13 of 2018 (in force 1 December 2021)

Official regulator

3 records

Mozambique

Country code: MZ

Inspecção Geral de Jogos (IGJ)

Law 1/2010 (games of chance) and Law 9/2012 (social and amusement games)

Official regulator

23 records

Cameroon

Country code: CM

Ministry of Territorial Administration (MINAT)

Law 2015/012 of 16 July 2015 and Decree 2019/2300/PM of 18 July 2019

Official regulator

5 records

Ethiopia

Country code: ET

Ethiopian Lottery Service (ELS)

Proclamation No. 535/1999 and Sports Betting Lottery Licensing Directive No. 856/2014 (E.C.)

Official regulator

0 records

Mauritius

Country code: MU

Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA)

Gambling Regulatory Authority Act 2007 (Act No. 9 of 2007, consolidated to May 2026)

Official regulator

3 records

Angola

Country code: AO

Instituto de Supervisão de Jogos (ISJ)

Gaming Activity Law (Lei n.º 5/16 of 17 May 2016) and its presidential decrees

Official regulator

4 records

Côte d'Ivoire

Country code: CI

Autorité de Régulation des Jeux de Hasard (ARJH)

Law 2020-480 of 27 May 2020 on the legal regime of games of chance

Official regulator

17 records

Senegal

Country code: SN

Loterie Nationale Sénégalaise (LONASE)

Law 87-43 of 23 December 1987 (LONASE monopoly)

Official regulator

6 records

Togo

Country code: TG

Loterie Nationale Togolaise (LONATO)

Decree 66-81 (LONATO) and Ordinance 89-29; no specific online gambling law

Official regulator

2 records

Rwanda

Country code: RW

Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM)

Law No 58/2011 governing gaming activities

Official regulator

3 records

Uganda

Country code: UG

National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (NLGRB)

Lotteries and Gaming Act 2016

Official regulator

6 records

Nigeria

Country code: NG

Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA)

Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority Law 2021

Official regulator

61 records

Asia

Kazakhstan

Country code: KZ

Committee for the Regulation of Gambling and Lottery Business (Ministry of Tourism and Sports)

Law No. 219-III of 12 January 2007 on Gambling Business

Official regulator

12 records

Kyrgyzstan

Country code: KG

Financial Market Regulation and Supervision Service (Finnadzor), Ministry of Economy and Commerce

Law No. 50 of 22 June 2022 on Gambling Activities

Official regulator

2 records

Uzbekistan

Country code: UZ

National Agency of Perspective Projects (NAPP)

Presidential Decree UP-68 of 19 April 2024 and the 2025 law legalising bookmaking

Official regulator

2 records

Georgia

Country code: GE

Revenue Service of Georgia (Ministry of Finance)

Law of Georgia “On Organising Lotteries, Games of Chance and Other Prize Games”

Official regulator

7 records

Armenia

Country code: AM

Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia (Licensing Agency)

RA Law “On Gambling Games, Internet Gambling Games and Casinos” and RA Law “On Lotteries”

Official regulator

6 records

Philippines

Country code: PH

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)

Presidential Decree 1869 (PAGCOR Charter), as amended by Republic Act 9487

Official regulator

422 records

North America

Mexico

Country code: MX

Secretaría de Gobernación (SEGOB) — Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos

Ley Federal de Juegos y Sorteos (1947) and its Reglamento (2004)

Official regulator

86 records

Canada — Ontario

Country code: CA

Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) / iGaming Ontario

Gaming Control Act, 1992 and AGCO Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming

Official regulator

85 records

Canada — Alberta

Country code: CA

Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) / Alberta iGaming Corporation

iGaming Alberta Act (Bill 48, 2025) and Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act

Official regulator

31 records

Canada — Manitoba

Country code: CA

Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries; regulated by the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority (LGCA)

Manitoba Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act

Official regulator

1 records

Canada — Quebec

Country code: CA

Loto-Québec; regulated by the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (RACJ)

Act respecting the Société des loteries du Québec

Official regulator

1 records

South America

Peru

Country code: PE

MINCETUR — Dirección General de Juegos de Casino y Máquinas Tragamonedas (DGJCMT)

Ley N° 31557 (amended by Ley N° 31806) and D.S. N° 005-2023-MINCETUR

Official regulator

45 records

Chile

Country code: CL

Superintendencia de Casinos de Juego (SCJ)

Ley N° 19.995 (land-based casinos); online gambling bill pending

Official regulator

2 records

Paraguay

Country code: PY

National Commission on Games of Chance (CONAJAZAR)

Law 1016/97 (casinos) and Law 1996/02 (games of chance), with online gambling rules added in 2021

Official regulator

4 records

Dominican Republic

Country code: DO

Ministry of Finance — Directorate of Casinos and Games of Chance

Law 35-2016 on Casinos and Games of Chance, with licensed sportsbooks and lotteries operating online

Official regulator

4 records

Brazil

Country code: BR

Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas (SPA), Ministério da Fazenda

Lei nº 14.790/2023 and Lei nº 13.756/2018 (fixed-odds betting)

Official regulator

184 records

Oceania

New Zealand

Country code: NZ

Department of Internal Affairs (Te Tari Taiwhenua)

Gambling Act 2003; Racing Industry Act 2020; Online Casino Gambling Bill

Official regulator

2 records

Australia

Country code: AU

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and state/territory licensing authorities

Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth)

Official regulator

168 records