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I have a few questions regarding running a Bitcoin gambling website online.

I am located in Canada. So I'm not sure if it's legal for me run a site like this online from within Canada.

If it is legal for me to host the site else where, where is it possible for me to host it and do I need to get it licensed or it's okay to operate without a license since it's crypto.

I advise you to search a lawyer specialised in this matter instead of following any advice you get on an online forum.

I do know in a lot of jurisdictions it's NOT ok to run a crypto casino since it's *just* crypto

thanks

don't think it would be good or even allowed to start one based in Canada... but there are several ways to launch a crypto casino even when you are based in canada. I am always open for chat if you want to

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You can read more about how Gambling in canada here : https://www.gamblingsites.org/laws/canada/ , great explain there... If'd to open new gambling website you should have conencted with goverment to get a lisence.  Each province had different laws, so there may could be considering you to what your office will be.

It would be better if you will ask the business permit and licensing office in your country if it will be good to start a online gambling through the use of Cryptocurrency, because although it is an online gambling I can say that it is also a business so maybe the department of business and affairs are the one you need to contact first in order for you to know what would be the need to start a online gambling website, or even try to catch-up a question with a lawyer if it is possible to set up an online gambling with the influence of crypto in your country.

In Canada I don’t think is permitted for you to run a crypto gambling website.Trying to find a way around,even a legal one may give you other problems so the best thing to do is to consult a lawyer dealing mostly with online businesses,someone who have a lot of previos experience in this matter will surely tell you the best path to follow for your situation.

Try to consult some lawyer when it comes to legality and seek for some advice but based on what i read up: https://www.cryptowisser.com/crypto-gambling-in-canada/
Crypto gambling site or businesses in Canada isnt really restricted so high chances that you would able to make one but of course you do abide your governments terms.

restricted or not ?  im now confuse because others above said that it was restricted while you here said that it isnt . afaik i think ive heard before that gambling was restricted ln some country and canada was one of them but i still see some canadian players on some gambling sites that i use.  idk if they are only canadian but has moved around on different place or they only use a vpn to access the site .  a gambling site can run without certificate but its obviously better to have one

Seems like gambling activities were restricted on your country but I don't think you need to move to other countries to host a gambling sites related to crypto,you can do that online via countries which supports cryptos and gambling.

You need to register your business. You are making profits here so you need to be legalized even you are operating in crypto. But if you are brave enough to avoid the regulations, then risks it since you are just a small site for now. But when you noticed that there is an increase of players, you need to make things legally.

Second, it's not just about legality but you must also provide your bankroll details via showing your signed address with funds.

Many people can run an anonymous online casino but I will suggest you to register that with your state as I have heard that Canada allow the casinos and try to get any license for online casino and show your identity on you casino if people will know these securities on your casino then they will trust on your casino and will like to gamble on your casino> That way you will not need to spend much amount on advertisement but still a main focus on advertisement is very important.

There are projects in crypto like the EarnBet which they got a license to operate online from egaming curacao. I suppose its just what is needed to run a gambling website and maybe the hosting to be offshore location.  I'm not sure if it matters whether you are from Canada or anywhere as long as you got the license but I could be wrong I haven't run a gambling site myself.

A license is important for running a gambling site because in the past I heard that many people asking for it from the casinos with which people want to trust on them. You can also see that many casinos have licenses which are now the bigger online casinos and those which do not have any license from any authority are just the dead casinos.

It has been stated in the first reply that it is better if you hire a lawyer. Because they know much better about jurisdictions in every country and I think country of Canada allows us to register a gambling business. It is good if your gambling site was fully registered and you dont have encountered possible problems. The most place that good to have a license are Curacao and Costa Rica.
Nevertheless, I provide here a list of Jurisdictions with Gambling Licenses (https://www.softswiss.com/licensing/).

So long as you never interact with fiat currencies, it's legal to own and operate an online gambling website in almost all countries.

With that said, you'll probably want to set up outside Canada, somewhere like Malta, Bermuda or Antigua, since these tend to be common starting points for most casinos.

Alternatively, take a look at the platforms that are similar to what you want to build, then check where they were founded and where their servers are currently hosted.

You can use the following website for this purpose: https://who.is

Before you consult a lawyer you can also do some research online, It can save some fund if you already know. Except the rule had change gambling is only allowed locally in Canada but online gambling have stricter rule, meant to protect the citizens. There are some illegally gambling site but citizen are advised to stay-off such site and site recommendation are made online for interested gamblers

I'm not that familiar with e-gambling laws in Canada but generally if you want to run a casino online you must need a e-gaming license for it for which I don't know where you will begin with. Other option is of course moving up internationally and get your license there since majority of the countries (except USA) allows their citizens to online gambling sites that are still licensed. One of the preferred choices of online gambling sites is the country of Curacao as they have one of the most easiest yet most recognized licenses out there. So maybe if moving to another country isn't a problem you still have that option and you can still make Canadians as your main target.

There are so many resources online that could help you such as this; https://www.gamblinginsider.ca/legal-online-casinos/ but still, I agree with what the other user stated above. Get a lawyer in your state to help you handle this to avoid any future issues. The lawyer should also help you out on getting a licence. At least, if not for anything, having a licence guaranty trust from users.

As far as I know, anything you make as long as you can gain huge income depending on your country/government would still be requiring papers to be accepted as business as most of the government often depend on their people's taxes. Therefore, making such businesses that involves making money in any form would be counted as taxable business.

As part of the government's regulation on the requirements to run a business, that should be complied. Taxes is collected from the gambling business whether it's a fiat or bitcoin online gambling, which will be used for the country's development. Every institution must be registered as legit business, to avoid being subjected by the law.

Sorry, mate. As per updated law regarding the regulations of online gambling, it was already prohibited. Mind check this out:
 - https://iclg.com/practice-areas/gambling-laws-and-regulations/canada

It says it is considered as illegal. Your plan of developing and creating gambling website is indeed illegal in your prestigous country. Drop the plan, bro. Before getting into troubles. You can DYOR for confirmations about the existing gambling laws in your country.

I would get an advice from a lawyer and consult this matter. And explain to him what you want to build and start as a business through cryptocurrencies, he/she might not understand what bitcoin is so you have to give him a brief summary of what it is.
Given with the websites suggested to you, there is a possibility that it might missed a lot of updates.

As suggested it is good to DYOR and proceed further. Also there is chances to register on countries where gambling is supported and further move to Canada in the future if government shows green signal to gambling sites. Also when it is crypto based gambling site, cryptocurrency related laws also need to be considered.

In my opinion, it's necessary to follow the gambling law of the country you are operating from, especially if you are creating a serious gambling business. Unless you want to do this from a country with favorable gambling law?
I think you should read and understand what the Canadian laws say concerning gambling, try to list them down and apply them on your site. Or a lawyer can be used as someone suggested.
Alternatively (in my opinion) you could have multiple partners around the world(esp partners in countries with favorable laws) to co-own the gambling site. Or you could just build a decentralized gambling site with other people and make it non-profit or something.

I have seen anonymous people running gambling website without any license. There are few on steemit, magicdice was the first to start the trend and later lead person exit scammed, since he was anonymous, no one could do anything.

If you are lpcated to the country of Canada better to apply for licenss so once you want to operate gambling site online to your country you cannot having any problem.  Because a business need to have a license so it will become legal because if the government find that your online gambling sites does not have any license possible for you to pay penalty or your gambling site will close.

There are a number of methods that you must employ in Canada for gambling that you are currently developing.
That I know in Canada every online casino, which runs must have laws set by the Canadian state .

There are procedures, rules and methods of online casino that you must obey in that country, for the security of your gambling site.

Example: You might, can see below, gambling sites that are currently in Canada.

ONLINE CANADIAN CASINO GUIDE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW (https://baronmag.ca/2018/08/online-canadian-casino-guide-everything-you-need-to-know/)

CANADIAN GAMBLING REGULATIONS (https://www.casinos.co/gambling-regulations-in-canada/)

And this is Bitcoin Casinos, which is now.

Bitcoin Casinos in Canada 2020 (https://www.maplecasino.ca/safe-deposit-options/bitcoin/)

BITCOIN CASINOS – WHY ARE THEY SO POPULAR IN CANADA? (https://casinosapproved.info/bitcoin-casino-canada/)

I hope this can help you about doubts about gambling sites that you experience now.

There wasn't much destruction in terms of funds, since it was on chain betting all winning were transferred instantly. It's just that some mined tokens and all their 'minting' hard work went in vain.

There was no blatant signs of scam and thus even experienced users fall for it.

Agree. Not worth it. You could probably get away with it for a while, but as soon as someone reports you and I bet this forum itself there are such people, your government would hunt you down. Tax money and fines? They also will want to set an example. Don't let us read about you in the news section please;)

No website runs from the actual nation they are based in you know that right? Like %99 of the places here have a license from some weird place coracao or whatever that nobody really cares about, all it does is give information of the owners to that place and if they ever scam people you can try to get their personal information and make a difference, otherwise there is literally nothing you can do about it.

If you are in Canada and open a casino, all you have to do is open one in that nation or any other nation that allows online gambling, then go back to Canada and run the website of things there. Sure you may need to deal with some paperwork for a while and time to time they may need it again but that's about it, all of the rest of the times you can stay in Canada without a problem.

You should your local authorities if it is legal since it is based here in Canada it's important that you address this first and also ask if a license is also needed the most important thing here is, compliancy, so you will not run a problem, running your online casinos, it's better for a casinos to have a license since you are dealing with funds here.

For that, those who tested the site are the ones to blame. Why they risk their money for an unregulated gambling site.

This is the problem for some gamblers, adding risks to their gambling experience by testing random sites.

If you are going to operate without a license you better don't do it in your home country. Find some other country which allows you to do stuff like that or if it is hard to get a license in Canada, move your business to either Montenegro or Curaçao like everybody else. (these are handing out casino licenses like you get it from a candy shop)

As long it is legal to run a gambling site in your country which you are located in Canada, it is possible for you to run it. But you really need to have a licensed to host the gambling site, so that you could gained trust from people who are interested to play in the gambling site that you are in.

I do not know law of what is Canada have because Im from the others country but if the Canadian government needs License apply all the needs to become legit your online gambling I think it easy to get license as long as you pay that every month or you need to renew it so the government will not banned your site.

But if not necessarily to have licenses for your plan to have online gambling you can do that but better if you review if it's safe so you will not having trouble but if you build gambling traditionally ofcourse you need a license for that.

Don't do it we know that gambling websites only circulate funds in their websites in order to gain profit, Im not negative to what you want but in my opinion, a gambling website is not a great investment to earn a profit for long term we could see a lot of gambling websites that are already closing and bankrupt because of lack of users in the websites. Also, I heard that taxes in Canada are really expensive so I think it is going to be difficult for you to execute this or operate in Canada.

I think talking to a lawyer could really help you. Here in our country, Philippines, as far as I know, online gambking is restricted. Owning one here in our country is an illegal act so better put an exemption to our country. Other countries would be good though, as long as you talk to a lawyer.

Yes they need to consult to the lawyer to know the law to their country if they be able to create a gambling website but Im pretty much sure lawyer wants to have permit but lawyer know how his gambling site will become legit. Im from Philippines too and creating gambling here in my country needs permit or license feom the government before you operate because possible for the founders to banned if they notice that you operate without any permit I think licenses is not big so you can apply if you want.

A lot of gambling websites business encounter a lot of problems when it comes to money if you are already sure that this is the business you wanted you should make sure that it is legally operating in Canada.

I don't know a lot about Canada but I think it will be a great if you are going for a Casino. It would be difficult to start a business so create your business plan, choose your location register it in your city, etc.

Perhaps, you can check the hosting provider from the old gambling site so you know where you can host your website, and you can understand if that gambling site needed a license or not. Or you can ask or find out in your country if you make a gambling site gambling, is it illegal or not. I think if you can get the hosting provider that supports gambling, you can host your gambling site to them, and the other things that you need to do are searching the license.

I'm sure there is a specialist in your area about setting up a gambling casinos if you want to be fully compliant get a lawyer it is not going to be cheap but it's worth because you are going to be on the right track this early and any issues that you will encounter will be resolved at the earliest when it comes to money you need to follow the rules that govern your country.

Crypto is not a free pass. You cannot just say to the government where you are operating that because your gambling site is using crypto it is already exempted from licenses and other legal requirements.

I am not from Canada and I am not into law so I cannot give you definite specific legal advice. What I know is that there is no business that can run legally without passing through licensing processes.

Since you are from Canada this article can help you it includes Canada on the list of websites that operate gambling based on blockchain,
there a line there that says

But it's better that you be guided by a legal expert to avoid compliancy.

In every country, the laws and regulation are different to each other and I do not have enough idea about the laws in Canada. If you want to create a gambling sites, you should first consult for those professional persons in terms of laws. They can give you an idea about the requirements that you should comply. The gambling sites havw stiff competition, you should have huge capital in order to attract gamblers. There are many new gambling exchanges that been closed because they cannot survive in competition in the market.

In the majority of countries, at least in the first world, there are strict regulations when it comes to starting your own online casino. As others have stated, I'd highly suggest that you don't take specific advice from people here as most to all, including me, have no experience in the legal field and even if one did, it is very unlikely to apply to your scenario since the jurisdiction could be entirely different.

I expect that if you want to do this successfully you would have to definitely be moving your business offshore, if you aren't willing to obtain a license within your own jurisdiction.

That process can be complicated and very troublesome. You could avoid all of this trouble by just investing in a dice site's bankroll, though that comes with its own risks.

I would prefer this way if im to say to avoid the hassle and all things for you to comply when you tend to make one overseas but
well this will vary if you do pursue it and ready for the things needed.

I agree that it would better for op to seek for professional legal advice near his place rather than looking for comments on here and as you
say where majority arent expert when it comes to legal aspects which means it is unsure.

You could possibly have the option to build to types of gambling or online casino website, the first one is to build a centralized casino where everyone is will be free to play as long as they have the funds with them but needs a strong regulation where you need to contact government first for you to run it, or to try to build a casino where the system is completely decentralized, people isn't needed to KYC and you as well will be completely anonymous, though it is risky, because you will not be conformed to the regulation of your country if any, but the best way is to find a country there online casino is legal, then, there, you're free to create it knowing that there's no rules or law that you might break.

no doubt of the gambling site would be real and will be under legal authorities then you will feel much safer than other. People get attract towards transparent system than the complicated one so be real and get facilitation for gamblers. If you really want to get money and become rich with your casino you will have to spend money at beginning.

Getting a license for creating a online gambling site is the first thing that you need to guarantee if your gambling site is legal or legitimate. You also need to know if online gambling sites are allowed in Canada for you to avoid violating the law, but if it is illegal it will be difficult for you to run a bitcoin gambling site.

I have done research since I was curious about the answers to some questions about this situation and I could not fulfill this dream due to the obstacles required due to my location and software fees. First of all, I want you to know that before you start this project, you have to learn the legal procedure by a really knowledgeable person and then hire a lawyer for all sorts of problems. Of course, things do not stay with this much, because you are the person to be contacted in all legal problems that may occur about the site, a few more precautions should be taken. After completing all these legal steps, unfortunately, you have to open the pocket of the purse to the end, because this kind of service software is very expensive. In order to save on these software, you do not have the chance to choose the cheapest one because these software work flawlessly. Who would use a new gambling service that has a legal obligation, software problems and especially a new gambling service? You are talking about a project that is problematic with every step but can cause you to earn very serious income. I hope everything will be as you want and without any problems.

When it comes to trying to create a new casino you are basically facing 4 different problems, the first is the license, where are you going to get the license to run a casino, the second issue is the money, you need a lot of money to start a casino, you need to pay for the license, the website, the servers and the bankroll, the third issue is how to secure the funds of your players since hackers will try to steal the money from the casino and finally you are trying to enter in an established industry that is already saturated with casinos and many do not get enough clients to sustain their operations.

I agree. There are people who are running online gambling in restricted countries. They have found ways to pursue it but if you want legality, then try to get a license first and you'll only find out if gambling is restricted in your country or not.

yes that is all true but i think the op isnt concerned of other factors that you mentioned but he is only more concerned of the license and the legality of the gambling on thier country   . since you mentioned the money or the funds already  ,  funds is also the most important aspect before anything else because he cant obtained a license without a fund right  ?  it could take lots of time and money to go thru a process of getting a licensed  whether offline or online gambling site .

the biggest from that list of problems is the forth one. just watch the statistics of visitors for small casinos

the fact is to get a license requires funds to manage it, sometimes what makes a lot of expenses is paying lawyers who do legal work because without a strong lawyer gambling site will be difficult to get a license. the time to process to get a license will definitely be long, because in the legal entity structure of a company must be strong and this requires time to manage it.

If I amn't wrong, gambling laws are a little bit different in Canada Provinces. You can use some Canadian gambling review websites to have an imaginary about what's happening in your country. It's not that easy task. Firstly, casino requires a lot of money, professional IT team behind it, customer supports, partners and etc, this requires time, knowledge and a lot of money. Crypto gambling websites are mostly launched in Curacao, seems this is the best place for them to operate from and there is a reason why every popular casino operates from Curacao. Do you even know laws of crypto in Canada?
As mocacinno said, better to talk experienced persons in this subject, it's not an online solvable task.

If you do not want to run into a problem along the way, you should get a license, it's for your peace of mind whether there is a possibility that you can run one without it, it's still better to have one than none because it will favor you because you will have a peace of mind and your clients will have too, because you are doing things according to the law.

There are countries that will host a gambling site even if they do not have a license provided that you have an office over the server are on that region, I am not very familiar about setting up a gambling site but it only pays to get a lawyer, a lawyer can give you a sound advice and it will take care and explain all the problems that will come and how you can deal with it.

Yes, a legal advice is needed in this case, every country has their own law regarding gambling, even local lottery has their own rules and regulations needed to obey, if you want to have a gambling website online, better to prepare your files first, hire a programmer that will maintains the security of the website to avoid any problems , and to  prevent hackers , in that way you can run online gambling without any issues.

How if you can find the hosting provider that will allow gambling running in their server? If yes, maybe you can visit on https://uncensoredhosting.com/gambling-hosting/ to read and find out which hosting provider that would enable gambling in their server. But unfortunately, I don't know which website from that list that can be your choice, so you need to find by yourself. The list has 10 hosting providers, and you can visit one by one of the hosting providers to find what you need.

Established an online gambling platform has never been an easy task. For sure, you could purchase the gambling website script from various sources for few bucks and develop it into your own platform but it would not complete your work. You need to have proper security, fair games, decent number of gamblers on the platform and much more.

If you have any plans to launch the gambling platform than your mainstream income would be from the gamblers and imagine if there is no one ready to gamble on your platform than what would be the use of creating this gambling platform? So prior thing to do would be to attract few gamblers and convince them to use your platform by placing few attractive offers for them. Huge capital would be needed to make this into a profitable running gambling platform.

Seeking professional advice for this matter should really be your first priority so that you would be aware on what are the currents laws so that you will avoid or proceed on what it would be.

When everything is cleared out and confirmed that you can make and operate on your own.Then, development is in next line and of course you should really be concern or in your top priority
when it comes to security.

Lots of gambling sites nowadays doesnt have a license but do freely operating.

And that translates to the fact that he needs a good amount of bank roll because if the players become aware that there is small or no bank roll in place, they will get out as soon as they can. That is because, the chance of not paying the winnings is very high.


But yes, before anything else, if he is serious about putting up a legal operating casino, he should see a lawyer that knows about the laws in his country. It would really take so much effort and resources to build one. The substandard casinos without license will not gain players in the long run. So why not start it in legal and right way?

I know that he is worried about the license and that is correct but there are many other issues with running a casino, getting the license is just the first step and there are even more issues that I did not even thought at the time I gave my answer, one of the most important is the software you are going to run in your casino, the games need to be fair otherwise you could be accused of rigging the games, or even worse, a smart player could find a pattern and then bankrupt your casino if he is able to win more than what he should by chance.

Indeed. Sometimes there are smart players who studies first a real and great strategy to bankrupt a certain casino and that is the one of the biggest problem you will face if you run a casino so if they are smart, you should be smarter than them in order for you to be successful in your casino. You should think a lot of tricks that they can't easily think so that you could protect your casino from bankruptcy.

Tricks doesnt work if we do talk on a fully operational casino site and it is free from bugs or whatsoever. No one beats the house on any way
unless if theres exploit which can be abused on then thats an another story.Therefore, before launching you should really take into consideration
when it comes to security and backdoor thingy because this problem can really give out big problem to your business.
Back to topic about licensing then this would need some professional advice locally.

Even if there is a chance that you can run one without a license I still going to advise you to get one, so your online gambling casino will run without any issue in the future, it's better to have one than none at all you never know what's going to happen in the future, and the worst thing that can happen is to have a legal issue.

Don't be complacent. Don't run an online casino without permits, even you are running on cryptocurrencies. Seek advice from local personalities available that are knowledgeable of the risks and pre-requisites of running one in your local state. Also, don't rush things, and make testings to make sure your casino won't be abused and bankrupted by some strategies.

If you operate your casino without license as it might be in terms of cryptos where the government can't track the transactions to imply you to get licensed but you would not get much response for such a casino. People needs to be secured about the games they play and hence each gambler including me would choose a platform which is licensed and probably fair.

You can consult your CA to get some more legal information about launching a casino in your region. You would also need to set-up a office space where you could store the credentials and you could run the platform from that place. You would need to be centralized if you wish to get licensed and for it you would need to show each and every transaction/bet to the authorized parties in order to get you a license.

Yes ! in every country there will be a law that regulate the gambling in each country, in every business that you will make, you need to apply all the necessary documents so that it would not be a hassle soon,if the government notice your business, once you establish it. Also, players don't want to play in an illegal casino , they might go to jail or lose their fund once the government raids your office where you develop the website.


Yes! especially that the mode of payment is crypto in which not all the government are aware and not all of the local governments approves that and they know how does it works, papers must be submitted.

Wanna know if running a site that is an online gambling is legal in Canada? Simply, hire a lawyer and ask them if it is legal to set up an online gambling site in your country and if there is some requirements in order to set up this kind of business like for example business permits or other necessary papers that may need by your online gambling business.

Did you really think its a good idea to come up over the forum and ask for legal advice from random people on the internet? You would get better answers if you google your question instead of asking over here.
You are talking about legal stuffs. Hire a lawyer and take his advice. Different state have different laws. Only your lawyer can help you answer your questions. If you need license or not, it totally depends on the laws of the country you will be hosting your casino from.

I don't think so, there are no countries as such that will let anyone to run an online or actual casino without any license, if there is, I would be happy if you are going to provide some proof that they really exist. Having a license means that you are running a legal gambling business, meaning you agree to have a trustworthy behavior and have a fair gaming policy.  

Online Gambling License (https://www.softswiss.com/licensing/)


I'd rather get a license if ever I wanted to run a casino online to avoid consequences in the long run, than having an attorney in which you are going to pay every single time that you are going to consult him what to do or if you are already in the court and you need some savior thing to save your ass from getting in jail.

This forum is not capable of answering your legality question. I would recommend you to consult a lawyer. Do not waste your time here asking such questions, no one can answer that.

Starting a casino with legal help would never be a cheap task to be done. OP would need huge funds in order to state his presence in the gambling industry. OP would really need to gather a huge number of people who can support him in starting with the gambling platform.

Even online gambling platforms needs license and if anyone operates a casino or a gambling website without license than the government from the residing country of the one behind building the platform might even be sentenced and the gambling website or the casino might be shut down forever which would give a huge loss in this situation. That's why it is always necessary to consult legal advisers before taking any such huge step.

I think lets ruled out first about the lisence which you used for your gambling site and the most important to starting it you have to know and ensure crypto status in your country Canada whether it allowed to build casinos based on crypto or it's forbidden so consult first to the authorities would be good because if you already know about it then you can thinking next steps would you made

that is why he is asking here because OP knows that there are bunch of people here that has a lot of knowledge and experience about creating a gambling site,because there are many Gambling owner that is active right here.
and besides before seeking for license he must learn first the legality of gambling in His place because what is the sense of license if he cannot be allowed having company in His country.

I think he will need to search the permission from his local authorities about creating or running a casino online. Maybe the local authorities will not have a problem with the real casino, but the casino that he wants to build is on the internet, so I think it's beyond their jurisdiction. But I am sure that the local authorities will give an explanation about what he wants to he will get the answer before he creates his gambling site. It is better if he can get legality for his gambling site so he won't have a problem in the future.

This is the reason OP asked just to know and you as a forum member already offered him a bit of a solution and other replies after yours have given him answers.

There are lot of gambling sites owner on here though but it's better you do proper research online before consulting a lawyer.

You hit the point.
Most upcoming casino are always good in rushing things. Some don't even wait to test things within their website before giving it out to users. At the end, the site becomes easy to hackers. OP, try not to use already made script but one that has is built from a scratch.

For creating a website still, we need to have a lot of things like the paper for legalizing your site because there is money involved. There is a process they need to approve of making sure the security of the users and a lot of verifications that are not against to the user also you need to find a domain that you need to buy or to rent too because we cannot run your platform if you does not have a domain supports your website link. Also having a gambling website or making online gambling is a good idea too because today there are a lot of people does not have any time to went to their favorite gambling houses and also it is more efficient to us because while having some rest we can play now gambling games into our leisure time.


Consulting into a lawyer too is one of a good idea because we will identify if there is a rule applied for having an online gambling website and also to know what do we need for having a website.

because they know how much money they can gain having a casino but what they don't know is the obligation and the hardwork needs before a casino becomes popular and start to gain players.
they don't even give a damn on what are the policies and the legalities but what they want is instant money that is why there are many Gambling sites that fails,even close for a short time of operation.

And that was my point, if the casino is free from any bugs then you cannot beat the casino we all know that, but we also know there are hackers out there that specialize themselves in finding vulnerabilities and bugs on websites and one of their main targets are casinos since they know that if they find a vulnerability in them they could manipulate the results and make a lot of money in a  short amount of time and most likely a new casino owner does not have the experience, money and the time needed to prevent this.

It seems people who are not having any knowledge about gambling also want to start a gambling business like they must be at least know whether gambling business is legal or not within their country jurisdictions. I just wonder if these kinds of people somehow managed to start a gambling and how they will manage? This could be the reason why we are seeing many business are getting bankrupted over the time. Inexperienced people are getting greedy on non-familiar things: the core reason.

If I were the OP, I should not have started such this topic because finding some basics of starting a gambling business does not require a discussion here but referring some legal persons locally will get me all the answers.

And most of all, ensure that your business has its appropriate permits. That way, we can ensure that you are5 breaking any local or international laws if worse comes to worse. Get a lawyer, ask them if you can put up a website like that for gamblers. Surely the money you'd spend on a trustworthy lawyer puts up with the legalities that you'd be getting at least. If there are no benefits whatsoever. What I'm saying is, it's better to pay for taxes to be operating fine and dandy instead of getting your business shut down over an overlooked law. That's gonna save you all the time and the trouble in the long run.

That's all the tips I can share for now. Hope you got something from it.

Paying up taxes should really be your main priority even though gambling business doesnt still need any permits or laws that needs to be complied.
When the time comes that they would sue you out specially if your business runs for years, you do still have the things for you to show and as said
this will really avoid things or problems in future year to come yet we know that laws will be altered nor be changed in matter of time.For now
the best thing can be done is to ask for professional advice rather than seeking for some answers to this forum.Advices were good though as i have
back read.

The government may sue you in the future if you do not have licensed to operate in a specific country. Knowing the requirements are important because for you to have protection, you also required to pay taxes because of the law. Anyway, online gambling site is a good business but the capital required is too high and you need good management skill for you to able to grow thr gambling site that you will made. Learn more from the persons who have specialize skills about laws in order for you to have an idea about the requirements in order to start onlinr gambling site.

Does that mean I could create one as long as I have the permission of the government? I thought that the government already ban making one here in our country, that is good since I am so scared for months now and I am still using VPN to access some gambling sites.

Edit: I've seen this site when I searched about this, to my fellow Filipinos, you could look at this site about these sites. https://www.legalonlinecasinos.ph/reviews/

Maybe, it is allowable because if they so, you'll be an another source of taxes for them. If it is legal then you need to pay a certain percentage of the taxes on your country. That's the only way they will benefit to your business, and you really need to deal with it if you want to start online gambling with cryptocurrency. But in some country, the government doesn't allow people to enter the world of cryptocurrency. So it is very rare for a country to allow you start an online gambling business. Try to contact first the authority so that you'll not have any conflict or problems when you want to run an online gambling site. Nevertheless, you can also help the promotion of a cryptocurrency to your community.

Well it is because they wanted to make profits, they wanted to ride the hype, they wanted to be like the popular gambling sites, but they are making a mistake, they are rushing, just like what you've said. They wanted to take the shortcut because they are jealous of other big gambling sites when it comes to their daily bankroll. Just so you know people, running a gambling site, or making one is not that easy, if you want to build a strong foundation to run it for a long time, you also need your time to make it superb.

The bigger the fund, the better, because you could assure yourself that you have enough security and team that will helps you to run it properly in everyday basis.

According to Gambling Insider Canada, it is illegal for online Casinos to operate within Canada; however, it is perfectly legal for local players to enjoy gambling at any site that is located offshore. Despite of the gambling site to be affiliated with a decentralized currency, I am not sure whether it would be allowed by the local government in order to just be sure and be safe from jurisdiction or charges perhaps. Might want to consult agencies maybe, or people responsible with permits of businesses. Also, do not plan to start a business without license because that would be for the good of your business for a long run. There are existing gambling sites without license but still, it is not advisable.

Asking will never be wrong in any form. OP is referring to a crypto-based online gambling site, and this forum is still related to topics with regards to cryptocurrencies, so I don't think there is something wrong from asking such thing.
But it is really a must to be knowledgeable on the business one is planning to start or create. There are risks involved and initial knowledge would be a huge help. It won't be advisable to start something without having any information about it because it would only result to wasted money as well as time.

I think OP just wants to gain some insight opinion of the forum members since we have a lot of gambling owners here and some gambling developers.
OP might have consider about asking a lawyer before even posting in this forum so let's not be harsh besides,
We should also support the dream of other person not drag them down by insulting them.
OP might have enough knowledge on how to handle business that is why he/she is going to start one.

If crypto gambling is prohibited in your country then it is not okay to run one of it and you will never get permission to run one of them.I remember China influenced some countries to stop involving in gambling activities because people from their country move away here and run gambling business since its completely prohibited there.

With crypto, it's possible for you to run different kinds of ventures without it being immediately obvious to the authorities. Ross Ulbricht is a major example... He was running the Silk Road marketplace and was caught working on it in a public library.

The issue is, without a licence, it'd be hard to cash out on the earned BTC as most territories don't permit the authorized running of gambling websites. So unless a form of money laundering was involved, it's be hard to enjoy the earned wealth.

In almost all countries where BTC is legalised, tax needs to be declared this is irrespective of your earnings. So say, even if you got a way running a casino without a license then you'll still get in trouble when cashing out even if you don't declare it as the amount you'll be dealing will be of a high volume which will flag the authorities anyways. So the bottom line is that you do need a license to operate the casino, otherwise you will run into trouble.

^ Definitely right, running the Bitcoin gambling website without a license will make your business stop operation once it was caught by the authority. I may suggest is hire a lawyer, because when it comes to jurisdictions in which country they are more knowledgable than us. Spend the little amount of money for the license to avoid the possible problem in the future,

I don't think that tax needs to be declared if it's the result of gambling.

A lot of countries don't tax gambling profits, otherwise that would also mean that they need to give tax relief to people who suffer from losses due to gambling.

Since more people lose than win, that would result in a net negative affect on the economy, while people could also funnel all their profits into a casino to offset any tax at all.

Overall, casinos also operate on the same schedule. They are gambling too, albeit with the edge. Because of this, I actually think casinos might be tax free too.

Definitely need to look into this. Can anybody confirm or deny this?

You got that wrong. Directly from IRS's website:

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc419

What made you think they would let you get away with your gambling profits I wonder though. Did you think gambling is some kind of charity-like income the government won't touch?  8)

Might be different for other countries but I don't really think so.

That's right, It might not be cheap but it is required for the owner to have their license on their gambling site especially if your gambling site has a great traffic from the gamblers, You will be tracked whether you like it or not, Much worst if your gambling were taken down, The problem will be serious that there's a possibility that you will lose the trust of the gamblers playing on your gambling site.

Online gambling is completely legal for players to gamble in Canada, but it is illegal for people in Canada to operate or run within Canada, so i think if you really wanted to run your own online gambling you should be located in countries like Singapore and other places in the U.S. with a licensed because you cannot operate without any license.

It will be best and legible to have a license to operate a Bitcoin gambling site because running such website that is based on playing gambling which will obviously involve money will need a license to operate because if you will not be having a license, it can be considered as illegal gambling which will put you into serious cases regarding that one. Even if it is a gambling site that will be using cryptocurrency, I think it is still in need to have a license for legality purposes and to prove that you are legally running a gambling site because legitimacy is one of the elements online gamblers are looking for before getting engage into it since crypto is also a value currency like fiat. I do not know anything about laws in Canada regarding operation of online gambling site so I think you need a lawyer for legal issues like that.

Before seeking some question regarding on it better to read this articles since provably this one could help you https://www.gamblinginsider.ca/legal-online-casinos/ and after that you should follow what people suggest you since lawyers who got specialization on this field can give you a proper advice and also don't run your site illegally since there will be a conflict with the law so make it illegal so that you will feel secure and you will gain some trust and other benefits from it.

In my knowledge, if the site is hosted in a country that doesn't restricts online gambling then players who access that site and plays online gambling will be violators and gambling site itself will not get any penalties because the government doesn't have jurisdiction of the site.

But i think it's better to consult the devs and lawyers if they have other perspective to the case.

Do you mean that every players are violators and only the gambling site owner is not? Or what you mean is that when a gambling site is hosted in a country which don't have a jurisdiction about prohibiting it, and a player from a country which has a jurisdiction of not allowing their people to gambler such as those that are in the middle east will be violators of their law and will be punished. That is quite reasonable compared to say that players who will access will automatically violate it.



Well, that still complicated, gambling site owner should consult to devs and lawyers specific to what country they are planning to build their gambling platform. That is because, different country has different laws specifically about gambling (physically or through digital means).

Players who want to play gambling but he afraid of breaking the law, he can try to use VPN to hide his IP when he wants to visit on the gambling site. I think so far, we don't have a problem with playing online gambling, and we can free to playing online gambling. I think if you want to run the crypto gambling site, you need to find a host which allow gambling, and the site will not have a problem with the law in the country. But the gambling site will need a license from the law to running the gambling website.

Yes, using VPN is the usual strategy of most gamblers if he wants to hide his IP. Also, the OP can look about acquiring gambling license in Estonia, I think they have loose regulations over there, if he wants to run the online casino with at least gambling license attached to it. Also, the Curacao Online gambling license, as it is quick and inexpensive, though I don't know how much is being inexpensive. With gambling license attached to your online casino, you put another level of security to your players. They will trust you more if you have one.

Somehow, I prefer with the Curacao Online gambling license because I see some gambling website use that license. Maybe he can try to contact and use it for his website. With having a gambling license on his website, that will gain more customer to come because you have a valid license that can give them trust in playing online gambling at your site. People will see his website will be a legit gambling site, but he still needs to provide the best services to them, so they don't disappointed

Yes that is exactly what i meant only people who lives in a country that prohibits gambling will receive punishment but the gambling won't receive penalties especially when the country that the gambling is hosted in legalized in gambling. So business such as gambling sites wouldn't have to worry about a lawsuit.

Instead the users if they're found out they'll surely go to jail so it's really recommended to use VPN.