Casino licensing by market
Who regulates online casinos in each market, what a casino needs to accept its players, and what that means for the visitors you can't accept.
Market guides
Each guide uses facts from the regulator's own website, with the date it was checked.
- United KingdomTo serve consumers in Great Britain a casino needs a UK Gambling Commission licence, wherever it is based. What that means for visitors you can't accept.
- GermanyThe GGL supervises cross-state online gambling in Germany and licenses online poker, virtual slots and sports betting. What it means for visitors.
- NetherlandsThe Dutch online market opened on 1 October 2021 and online casino games need a Kansspelautoriteit licence. What it means for visitors you can't accept.
- SwedenSweden has licensed online gambling since 1 January 2019 under the Gambling Act. What a casino needs, and what happens to visitors it can't accept.
- DenmarkOnline casinos need a Danish Gambling Authority licence if they target Denmark. Licence terms, ROFUS and what happens to unlicensed offers.
- SpainIn Spain an online casino needs a general licence and a singular licence for each game type, issued by the DGOJ under Law 13/2011.
- ItalyItalian online gaming runs on ADM concessions. The 2025 tender awarded nine-year remote gaming concessions. What it means for restricted visitors.
- Ontario, CanadaOntario's regulated online gaming market opened on 4 April 2022. Operators register with the AGCO and sign an agreement with iGaming Ontario.
Markets on the Adboundary network
Partner casinos operate in online casino markets around the world.