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. Regulation changes often, so always check the regulator's own site before you make a licensing or market-entry decision.
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Bangladesh
Gambling Prevention Act 2026 (prohibition)Brazil
MP 1.394/2026 (ban); formerly Law 14.790/2023 and Law 13.756/2018India
Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025Kenya
Gambling Control Act, 2025 (No. 14 of 2025) and Gambling Control Regulations, 2026Nigeria
State lottery and gaming laws (e.g. Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority Law 2021); National Lottery Act 2005 in the FCT onlyUnited Kingdom
Gambling Act 2005 (Great Britain); Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (NI) Order 1985What 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 Spotted something out of date?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.