The Atlas of Where and How to Bet Online, Worldwide.
Where online betting is legal, who regulates it and which licensed sites serve each market — checked against the regulators themselves, with every fact cited.
Country guides fact-checked against official sources · October 2026
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Where Are You Betting From?
Every guide names the regulator, the legal status of each market and the sites licensed to serve it.
Albania
Algeria
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Guatemala
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
Morocco
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
ZambiaNo country matches that search.
Popular Markets
One Legend, Applied to Every Country
We classify online betting on a four-status scale — the same key, every page. When the law is unsettled or we can’t verify it, we say so rather than guess.
What's New This Week
Alberta’s Licensed Market Opens Properly
Alberta’s grace period for unlicensed betting sites ended on 13 October, with around 50 operators approved to take bets in the province. Approved names reported include 888, bet365, BetVictor, Betway, Sports Interaction, Stake and TonyBet. Sites still operating without approval now face enforcement.
covers.com →Lagos Tells Phone Networks to Cut off Unlicensed Betting
In a notice dated 12 October, the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority gave mobile networks and SMS providers 30 days to verify that each betting operator holds a Lagos licence and to disconnect those that do not. The deadline falls around 11 November. If you bet in Lagos, the state licence is the one that counts.
nairametrics.com →Taiwan Moves to Block Kalshi
On 15 October a New Taipei court authorised blocking Kalshi and Coinbase over suspected betting on the 28 November local elections. Prediction markets remain unavailable to bettors in Taiwan.
taipeitimes.com →Kenya Says Prediction Markets Are Gambling
The head of Kenya’s Gambling Regulatory Authority says the regulator treats prediction markets as gambling and expects to introduce a prediction-market licence class in 2026/27. No terms or start date have been published, and no platform is licensed in Kenya today.
businessdailyafrica.com →What Changed Recently
BrazilFixed-Odds Betting Banned Nationwide
Provisional Measure 1.394 bans fixed-odds betting and online gaming. Deposits stopped on publication and platforms went offline on 6 October; it lapses unless Congress converts it.
DenmarkCourt Orders 98 Gambling Sites Blocked
The court at Frederiksberg ruled for the Danish Gambling Authority to have 98 illegal gambling sites blocked. Polymarket is on the published list.
IrelandRemote Betting Licences Commence
GRAI remote betting licences began, and offering betting without one is a criminal offence. That prediction markets are in scope is press-reported, not published by GRAI.
ChileSupreme Court Orders Offshore Sites Blocked
The Supreme Court held that online games of chance are reserved to operators expressly authorised by law, and ordered telecoms to block offshore betting sites.
Three Ways to Bet
Sports Betting
Sportsbooks by market and league, with the operators licensed where you are — from the Premier League to the NFL.
Horse Racing
Thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing, plus the advance-deposit wagering sites and racebooks that cover them.
Prediction Markets
Event contracts and regulated prediction platforms — where they’re legal, where they’re contested, and who runs them.
Browse by Sport
How We Verify
Sourced From Regulators
Legal status, licences and tax come from regulators and official gazettes first, and operators’ own terms second — never from other review sites.
Every Change Cited
Each updated fact carries its source and the exact supporting quote. Claims we can’t verify are removed, not guessed.
Independently Reviewed
A separate reviewer re-checks each edit against its source before it goes live.
Bet Only What You Can Afford to Lose
If gambling stops being fun, free confidential help is available.
- USNational Problem Gambling Helpline1-800-MY-RESET
- US · NJCouncil on Compulsive Gambling of NJ1-800-GAMBLER
- UKNational Gambling Helpline0808 8020 133
- AUNational Gambling Helpline1800 858 858
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