Where is online casino legal — and where is it sports betting only?
Gamblerfy data study · 2026-07-14 · from 17 official government registers
8of 17 regulated markets license online casino — the other 9 are sports-betting onlyIn the US, just 2 of 10 markets offer legal online casino. Register-verified — free to cite.
People often assume that if a market allows online betting, it allows online casino too. It usually doesn't. Across the 17 regulated markets we track, only 8 license full online casino alongside sportsbook — the other 9 permit sports betting only. The gap is sharpest in the United States: of the 10 US markets we track, just 2 (Pennsylvania, New Jersey) offer legal online casino; the remaining 8 are sports-only.
Markets that license online casino (8)
| Market | Regulator | |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | SPA / Ministério da Fazenda | List → |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | Coljuegos | List → |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) | List → |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | SRIJ (Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos) | List → |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | GGL (Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder) | List → |
| 🇨🇦 Canada (Ontario) | AGCO / iGaming Ontario | List → |
| 🇺🇸 Pennsylvania (USA) | PA Gaming Control Board (PGCB) | List → |
| 🇺🇸 New Jersey (USA) | NJ Division of Gaming Enforcement | List → |
Sports-betting-only markets (9)
| Market | Regulator | |
|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 France | ANJ (Autorité Nationale des Jeux) | List → |
| 🇺🇸 Tennessee (USA) | Tennessee Sports Wagering Council | List → |
| 🇺🇸 Iowa (USA) | Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission | List → |
| 🇺🇸 Colorado (USA) | Colorado Division of Gaming | List → |
| 🇺🇸 Arizona (USA) | Arizona Department of Gaming | List → |
| 🇺🇸 Massachusetts (USA) | Massachusetts Gaming Commission | List → |
| 🇺🇸 Illinois (USA) | Illinois Gaming Board | List → |
| 🇺🇸 Washington, D.C. (USA) | DC Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG) | List → |
| 🇺🇸 Wyoming (USA) | Wyoming Gaming Commission (WYGC) | List → |
Why it matters (and the method)
The practical takeaway: a brand can be a perfectly legal sportsbook in your state while offering no legal online casino there at all — so "is this casino legal here?" is a separate question from "is this sportsbook legal here?". Each market above is classified by whether its official register licenses online casino, verified on 2026-07-14; every row links to the underlying list. No figure is invented. See our methodology and editorial policy.
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