US tribal lands
within United States
Class II and Class III gaming on 500+ reservations and trust lands under IGRA and Tribal-State compacts. This is the boundary set the TerritoryBet console runs on.
Minimum age 21+
Reference · Where wagering is lawful
Gambling jurisdictions, country by country and state by state
Legality is never national by default. It changes at a state line, a reservation boundary, a parish vote or a casino property line. This is the map TerritoryBet exists to enforce: the postures below decide whether a person may bet at all, and the console decides whether they may bet from exactly where they are standing.
- Countries listed
- 49
- US states with online betting
- 32 of 51
- US states with online casino
- 7
- US states with tribal gaming
- 32
Global countries
Grouped by region. The posture describes the route to market, not the terms of any one licence.
Europe
| Country | Posture | Regulator | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Regulated, online included | Gambling Commission | 18+ | Full remote licensing across betting, casino, bingo and lottery. |
| Malta | Regulated, online included | Malta Gaming Authority | 18+ | Long-standing hub licence used to serve other markets. |
| Isle of Man | Regulated, online included | Gambling Supervision Commission | 18+ | B2B and B2C remote licences; heavy software-supplier base. |
| Gibraltar | Regulated, online included | Gibraltar Licensing Authority | 18+ | Small number of licences held by large international operators. |
| Ireland | Regulated, online included | Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland | 18+ | Regulator established under the 2024 Act; licensing phased in. |
| Denmark | Regulated, online included | Spillemyndigheden | 18+ | Betting and online casino licensed; lottery remains with Danske Spil. |
| Sweden | Regulated, online included | Spelinspektionen | 18+ | Licensed since 2019 with national self-exclusion via Spelpaus. |
| Spain | Regulated, online included | DGOJ | 18+ | National online licences plus regional land-based rules. |
| Italy | Regulated, online included | ADM | 18+ | Concession model; advertising heavily restricted. |
| Germany | Regulated, online included | GGL | 18+ | Interstate Treaty allows slots and betting with deposit and stake caps. |
| Netherlands | Regulated, online included | Kansspelautoriteit | 18+ | Remote market opened in 2021; strict duty-of-care rules. |
| France | Land-based regulated, online limited | ANJ | 18+ | Online sports, horse racing and poker licensed; online casino is not. |
| Portugal | Regulated, online included | SRIJ | 18+ | Licensed online betting and casino with turnover-based tax. |
| Belgium | Regulated, online included | Gaming Commission | 21+ | Online licences tied to a land-based venue; age raised to 21. |
| Switzerland | State monopoly or narrow licence | Gespa / ESBK | 18+ | Only Swiss land-based casinos may run online; foreign sites are blocked. |
| Norway | State monopoly or narrow licence | Lotteritilsynet | 18+ | Norsk Tipping and Rikstoto hold exclusive rights. |
| Finland | State monopoly or narrow licence | Poliisihallitus | 18+ | Veikkaus monopoly; licensing reform underway. |
| Greece | Regulated, online included | Hellenic Gaming Commission | 21+ | Type 1 and Type 2 online licences. |
| Poland | State monopoly or narrow licence | Ministry of Finance | 18+ | Online casino reserved to Totalizator Sportowy; betting licensed. |
| Czechia | Regulated, online included | Ministry of Finance | 18+ | Licensed remote betting and casino with a national register. |
| Romania | Regulated, online included | ONJN | 18+ | Established remote market; land-based venues restricted in small towns. |
| Ukraine | Regulated, online included | PlayCity | 21+ | Legalised in 2020; wartime restrictions on advertising and access. |
| Russia | Prohibited or effectively closed | Federal authorities | 18+ | Casino gaming confined to four remote gambling zones; online banned. |
| Turkey | Prohibited or effectively closed | State authorities | 18+ | Only state betting and lottery; private and online operators blocked. |
Americas
| Country | Posture | Regulator | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Land-based regulated, online limited | State and tribal regulators | 21+ | No federal licence; every state, and every tribe, decides separately. |
| Canada | Land-based regulated, online limited | Provincial regulators | 19+ | Provinces run or licence gambling; only Ontario has an open online market. |
| Mexico | Land-based regulated, online limited | SEGOB | 18+ | Permits issued under a 1947 law; online offered under land-based permits. |
| Brazil | Regulated, online included | SPA / Ministry of Finance | 18+ | Fixed-odds betting and online games licensed nationally from 2025. |
| Argentina | Land-based regulated, online limited | Provincial regulators | 18+ | Buenos Aires City and Province licence online separately. |
| Colombia | Regulated, online included | Coljuegos | 18+ | First Latin American country to licence online gambling. |
| Peru | Regulated, online included | MINCETUR | 18+ | Online gaming and betting licensed since 2024. |
| Chile | Land-based regulated, online limited | Superintendencia de Casinos | 18+ | Land-based casinos licensed; online bill still in progress. |
Asia-Pacific
| Country | Posture | Regulator | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Land-based regulated, online limited | ACMA and state regulators | 18+ | Online sports betting lawful; online casino prohibited by the IGA. |
| New Zealand | State monopoly or narrow licence | Department of Internal Affairs | 20+ | TAB and Lotto hold the domestic rights; online casino licensing planned. |
| Philippines | Regulated, online included | PAGCOR | 21+ | Domestic online licensing retained after offshore POGO licences were ended. |
| Singapore | Land-based regulated, online limited | Gambling Regulatory Authority | 21+ | Two integrated resorts; citizens pay an entry levy. Online tightly limited. |
| Japan | State monopoly or narrow licence | Casino Regulatory Commission | 20+ | Public sports and lottery only; the first integrated resort is in build. |
| South Korea | Prohibited or effectively closed | NGCC | 19+ | Residents may only gamble at Kangwon Land; online is banned. |
| India | Prohibited or effectively closed | State authorities | 21+ | State-by-state; real-money online games restricted under the 2025 Act. |
| Thailand | Prohibited or effectively closed | State authorities | 20+ | Only state lottery and horse racing; casino legislation debated. |
| China | Prohibited or effectively closed | State authorities | 18+ | Banned on the mainland; lawful only in Macau under separate law. |
Africa & Middle East
| Country | Posture | Regulator | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | Land-based regulated, online limited | National Gambling Board | 18+ | Provincial licences for betting; online casino not licensed. |
| Nigeria | Regulated, online included | State lottery and gaming boards | 18+ | Regulation moved to the states after the 2024 Supreme Court ruling. |
| Kenya | Regulated, online included | BCLB | 18+ | Large licensed mobile betting market. |
| Ghana | Regulated, online included | Gaming Commission | 18+ | Licensed sports betting and casino. |
| Morocco | Land-based regulated, online limited | MDJS / SOREC | 18+ | State betting operators; casinos serve visitors. |
| United Arab Emirates | State monopoly or narrow licence | GCGRA | 21+ | Federal regulator created in 2023; first integrated resort licensed in Ras Al Khaimah. |
| Saudi Arabia | Prohibited or effectively closed | None | — | All gambling is unlawful. |
| Israel | Prohibited or effectively closed | State authorities | 18+ | Only the state lottery and sports betting council. |
United States, state by state
All fifty states plus the District of Columbia. “Statewide mobile” means a bet can be placed anywhere inside the state line; “on premises” means the wager must be made inside a casino or licensed venue, which is exactly the case that needs a location check.
| State | Sports betting | Online casino | Tribal gaming | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlabamaAL | Not offered | No | Yes | 21+ | Tribal electronic bingo only; no state sportsbook. |
| AlaskaAK | Not offered | No | Yes | 21+ | Charitable gaming and limited tribal operations. |
| ArizonaAZ | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | Event wagering licences split between tribes and sports franchises. |
| ArkansasAR | Statewide mobile | No | No | 21+ | Online betting tied to the state's three casinos. |
| CaliforniaCA | Not offered | No | Yes | 21+ | Largest tribal gaming market; sports betting rejected at the ballot in 2022. |
| ColoradoCO | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | Open online market plus two tribal casinos in the south-west. |
| ConnecticutCT | Statewide mobile | Licensed | Yes | 21+ | Online casino and betting run with the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes. |
| DelawareDE | Statewide mobile | Licensed | No | 21+ | State-run online casino and sportsbook. |
| FloridaFL | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | Statewide mobile betting runs through the Seminole Tribe's compact. |
| GeorgiaGA | Not offered | No | No | 21+ | Lottery only; repeated betting bills have failed. |
| HawaiiHI | Not offered | No | No | — | No legal gambling of any kind. |
| IdahoID | Not offered | No | Yes | 18+ | Tribal gaming and lottery; no commercial casinos. |
| IllinoisIL | Statewide mobile | No | No | 21+ | Large online betting market; iGaming still under debate. |
| IndianaIN | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | Online betting since 2019; one tribal casino. |
| IowaIA | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | Online betting with no in-person registration. |
| KansasKS | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | State-owned casinos plus tribal properties. |
| KentuckyKY | Statewide mobile | No | No | 18+ | Online betting launched in 2023 alongside historical horse racing. |
| LouisianaLA | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | Online betting available in the parishes that approved it. |
| MaineME | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | Mobile betting licences reserved to the state's four tribes. |
| MarylandMD | Statewide mobile | No | No | 21+ | Online betting since 2022; iGaming bills pending. |
| MassachusettsMA | Statewide mobile | No | No | 21+ | Online betting excludes in-state college teams unless in a tournament. |
| MichiganMI | Statewide mobile | Licensed | Yes | 21+ | Full online casino, poker and betting, commercial and tribal. |
| MinnesotaMN | Not offered | No | Yes | 18+ | Extensive tribal casinos; sports betting not authorised. |
| MississippiMS | On premises only | No | Yes | 21+ | Betting only on casino premises; mobile confined to the property. |
| MissouriMO | Statewide mobile | No | No | 21+ | Approved by ballot in 2024 and launched in 2025. |
| MontanaMT | On premises only | No | Yes | 18+ | Lottery-run betting at licensed venues only. |
| NebraskaNE | On premises only | No | Yes | 21+ | In-person betting at racinos; mobile rejected so far. |
| NevadaNV | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | The original sportsbook market; online poker but no online casino. |
| New HampshireNH | Statewide mobile | No | No | 18+ | Single online sportsbook under a lottery contract. |
| New JerseyNJ | Statewide mobile | Licensed | No | 21+ | The benchmark US online casino and betting market. |
| New MexicoNM | On premises only | No | Yes | 21+ | Betting offered under tribal compacts without a state law. |
| New YorkNY | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | Highest-handle mobile market; iGaming repeatedly proposed. |
| North CarolinaNC | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | Mobile betting launched 2024; Cherokee casinos in the west. |
| North DakotaND | On premises only | No | Yes | 21+ | Betting inside tribal casinos only. |
| OhioOH | Statewide mobile | No | No | 21+ | Online betting since 2023; strict advertising rules. |
| OklahomaOK | Not offered | No | Yes | 18+ | More tribal gaming facilities than any other state; betting unresolved. |
| OregonOR | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | Lottery-run mobile betting plus tribal casinos. |
| PennsylvaniaPA | Statewide mobile | Licensed | No | 21+ | Online casino, poker and betting all licensed. |
| Rhode IslandRI | Statewide mobile | Licensed | No | 21+ | Online casino operated through Bally's under state contract. |
| South CarolinaSC | Not offered | No | Yes | 21+ | Effectively no commercial gambling. |
| South DakotaSD | On premises only | No | Yes | 21+ | Betting confined to Deadwood and tribal casinos. |
| TennesseeTN | Statewide mobile | No | No | 21+ | Online-only market with no casinos at all. |
| TexasTX | Not offered | No | Yes | 21+ | Three tribal facilities; betting requires a constitutional amendment. |
| UtahUT | Not offered | No | No | — | All gambling is unlawful. |
| VermontVT | Statewide mobile | No | No | 21+ | Online-only betting launched in 2024. |
| VirginiaVA | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 21+ | Mobile betting plus new casinos including a Pamunkey property. |
| WashingtonWA | On premises only | No | Yes | 18+ | Betting is exclusive to tribal casinos and must be placed on site. |
| West VirginiaWV | Statewide mobile | Licensed | No | 21+ | Online casino and betting both licensed. |
| WisconsinWI | On premises only | No | Yes | 21+ | Betting on tribal land under amended compacts. |
| WyomingWY | Statewide mobile | No | Yes | 18+ | Online-only betting with a low licence count. |
| District of ColumbiaDC | Statewide mobile | No | No | 18+ | Citywide mobile betting plus in-venue sportsbooks. |
Territories where gambling is lawful only inside an area
These are the hardest cases for any operator: the country says no, a defined territory inside it says yes, and the difference is a boundary on the ground.
Land-based regulated, online limited
Macau SAR
within China
The only place in China where casino gaming is lawful; six concessionaires.
Minimum age 21+
Hong Kong SAR
within China
Only the Hong Kong Jockey Club may take bets.
Minimum age 18+
Kahnawà:ke
within Canada
Mohawk territory that has licensed remote gaming since 1999.
Minimum age 18+
Ontario
within Canada
Canada's only competitive private online market, under iGaming Ontario.
Minimum age 19+
Puerto Rico
within United States
Licensed online sports betting and hotel casinos.
Minimum age 18+
US Virgin Islands
within United States
Casino gaming on St. Croix and licensed betting.
Minimum age 18+
Guam and Northern Mariana Islands
within United States
Limited casino licences in the Pacific territories.
Minimum age 21+
Alderney
within Guernsey
Remote licences held by international operators.
Minimum age 18+
Curaçao
within Kingdom of the Netherlands
Reformed licensing under the LOK regime; offshore focused.
Minimum age 18+
Northern Territory
within Australia
Licences most of Australia's online bookmakers.
Minimum age 18+
Monaco
within Monaco
Casinos open to visitors; residents may not gamble in them.
Minimum age 18+
Gambling zones
within Russia
Casinos only in Krasnaya Polyana, Primorye, Kaliningrad and Altai.
Minimum age 18+
Ras Al Khaimah
within United Arab Emirates
First federally licensed integrated resort in the Gulf.
Minimum age 21+
How to read the postures
- Regulated, online included
- Licensed operators may offer remote wagering to residents under a domestic licence.
- Land-based regulated, online limited
- Casinos, betting shops or venues are lawful; remote play is restricted, unlicensed or grey.
- State monopoly or narrow licence
- Play runs through a state operator or a very small number of concessions.
- Prohibited or effectively closed
- Commercial gambling is banned outright or has no lawful route to market.
Compiled from public regulator information and reviewed in September 2026. Gambling law moves quickly; treat this as orientation, not legal advice. The only boundaries wired into the live decision engine today are US tribal lands, drawn from the Census tribal land records and the NIGC gaming tribe report.
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