Gambling Regulation by Country

How betting and online gambling are regulated in each market we cover, country by country. Each guide sets out who issues licences, which products are permitted, how players pay, and what the rules mean for operators, affiliates and the suppliers who serve them.

These pages are market intelligence for businesses, not recommendations to gamble. Every guide is built from regulator publications, legislation and licence registers, and shows the date it was last updated. Regulation changes often, so always check the regulator’s own site before you make a licensing or market-entry decision.

What each market guide covers

• Regulator and licensing: the authority, the licence types and who needs one.
• Permitted products: sports betting, casino, lottery and other verticals, online and retail.
• Payments: the rails players use and what payment providers need to support.
• Market structure: how the market works for operators and suppliers entering it.

For US states, see our state-by-state legal guides in Markets & regulation. Spotted something out of date? Send us the correction with a source.