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Is Gambling banned in your country?

The 2026 map of where Gambling is banned or restricted, aired Oct 10, 2026.

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Banned (10)Restricted (4)Allowed

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Banned in 10 countries

• Saudi ArabiaBanned

  No casino, no lottery, no betting. Even Polymarket got sanctioned.

• KuwaitBanned

  Promoting bets on Snapchat got a man arrested here in 2025.

• BahrainBanned

  Gamblers here have been jailed for up to 6 months.

• OmanBanned

  No legal bets at all. Police raided a gambling den in Jan 2026.

• IranBanned

  Gambling can mean lashes. Police shut 1,500+ betting sites.

• AfghanistanBanned

  The Taliban banned chess in 2025, calling it a form of gambling.

• BruneiBanned

  One police raid in July 2026 netted 30 gambling suspects.

• IndonesiaBanned

  One raid in May 2026 arrested over 300 people for online gambling.

• CubaBanned

  Castro shut Havana's casinos in 1959. Every bet is still illegal.

• MongoliaBanned

  Banned every bet in 2025, even the lottery. Organisers face jail.

Everywhere not listed here, Gambling is allowed.

Restricted in 4 countries

• ChinaRestricted

  Casinos and betting are banned. Only two state lotteries are legal.

• CambodiaRestricted

  Casinos are everywhere, but locals are banned from playing in them.

• United Arab EmiratesRestricted

  Only a licensed lottery for now. Its first casino opens in 2027.

• NepalRestricted

  Casinos are for foreigners only. Nepalis caught inside get arrested.

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