Countries that are Legal and Illegal in gambling

[Sithara007]

Yes, gambling is illegal in the countries listed by the OP but some people still gamble indoors in the country despite it being illegal. It is all about how powerful and wealthy the person is.

You can't ban something like gambling. That's what I said. Gambling has been practiced for thousands of years, and the government just can't come up with a new rule one day and claim that they are going to ban it. Millions of people would still gamble, but the difference is that the activity will move underground, away from the supervision of the authorities. And this will be mutually detrimental for both the sides. The government will lose valuable tax revenue, while the participants will be vulnerable to cheating and manipulation from the operators of these illegal gambling dens.

[makishart]

Yes, gambling is illegal in the countries listed by the OP but some people still gamble indoors in the country despite it being illegal. It is all about how powerful and wealthy the person is.

You can't ban something like gambling. That's what I said. Gambling has been practiced for thousands of years, and the government just can't come up with a new rule one day and claim that they are going to ban it. Millions of people would still gamble, but the difference is that the activity will move underground, away from the supervision of the authorities. And this will be mutually detrimental for both the sides. The government will lose valuable tax revenue, while the participants will be vulnerable to cheating and manipulation from the operators of these illegal gambling dens.

There are so many ways to by pass the ban but once the government has been making regulation to ban it and there's no choice for people other than hiding while they wanna play gambling. The regulation just to prevent people playing gambling blatantly but im sure that mostly of people were still able accessing it anytime. As long as it can be by passed easily and then i think it was not a big problem at all. The government has two face. They ban gambling but they didn't wanna lose the tax income from there.

[freedomgo]

Yes, gambling is illegal in the countries listed by the OP but some people still gamble indoors in the country despite it being illegal. It is all about how powerful and wealthy the person is.

You can't ban something like gambling. That's what I said. Gambling has been practiced for thousands of years, and the government just can't come up with a new rule one day and claim that they are going to ban it. Millions of people would still gamble, but the difference is that the activity will move underground, away from the supervision of the authorities. And this will be mutually detrimental for both the sides. The government will lose valuable tax revenue, while the participants will be vulnerable to cheating and manipulation from the operators of these illegal gambling dens.

Yes, and banning gambling activities won't solve anything nor decrease the crime caused by gambling, hence, it will just get the situation worse because gamblers are now treated as criminals because of the law that has been passed, and the government/authorities can't simply refrain an avid gambler to gamble because they will just find any means to continue their activities. Government won't surely exhaust their resources just to track down the gamblers and it would be a waste of resources if they will, so it's still much better to take advantage from gambling rather than banning it.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

Countries where gambling is illegal
8. Cyprus

Reference: https://www.lawyer-monthly.com/2018/02/10-countries-where-gambling-is-completely-illegal/

Countries where online gambling is legal
3. Europe - Cyprus,

This is a infomative and useful update for all gamblers who need to know which countries where gambling is friendly and which are not, as it could act as a future guide when planning on a vacation to choosing the best place for advanced gambling. But one thing I still don't understaId is how can a single country be on both list where gambling is illegal and still on the same country where gambling is legal??? @ Cyprus... Because can anybody or O.P elaborate more on this.. Or does Cyprus has a part where gambling is legal and some parts where gambling is illegal?

[erep]

There are so many ways to by pass the ban but once the government has been making regulation to ban it and there's no choice for people other than hiding while they wanna play gambling. The regulation just to prevent people playing gambling blatantly but im sure that mostly of people were still able accessing it anytime. As long as it can be by passed easily and then i think it was not a big problem at all. The government has two face. They ban gambling but they didn't wanna lose the tax income from there.

The government does not consistently enforce its regulations because some people from the highest positions are involved in backing gambling activities, but I did not mention specific countries but it is news of the fact that happened even though it is an open secret that is well known to the public, but on the other hand like you said that they wanted to the tax revenue increases from black zone activities, so the government has two faces to get everything but they will use the army to fortify if the people are fed up with them.

[Mahanton]

There are so many ways to by pass the ban but once the government has been making regulation to ban it and there's no choice for people other than hiding while they wanna play gambling. The regulation just to prevent people playing gambling blatantly but im sure that mostly of people were still able accessing it anytime. As long as it can be by passed easily and then i think it was not a big problem at all. The government has two face. They ban gambling but they didn't wanna lose the tax income from there.

The government does not consistently enforce its regulations because some people from the highest positions are involved in backing gambling activities, but I did not mention specific countries but it is news of the fact that happened even though it is an open secret that is well known to the public, but on the other hand like you said that they wanted to the tax revenue increases from black zone activities, so the government has two faces to get everything but they will use the army to fortify if the people are fed up with them.

Not that totally rampant on exposing themselves that they are the ones who do backed off those illegal places specially the citizens do know that the government had imposed such ban or prohibition with gambling.
We cant always point out our fingers on the government but well i cant really blame off considering on how corruption and bribery is really that very common in todays governance which we could really assume out
that these illegal places are really that protected into those who had seated above or into those positions. Each country does have its rules and regulations whenever on things that they do saw that
it could really affect on economical aspect.

[harizen]

Cyprus... Because can anybody or O.P elaborate more on this.. Or does Cyprus has a part where gambling is legal and some parts where gambling is illegal?

If you will take a look at the details on Cyprus in that article, they do actually allow gambling and I can even say that they are a gambling-friendly country. However, like in any other country, there are prohibited forms of gambling and aren't allowed to operate as far as their current gambling regulations are concerned.

To summarize these, all physical casinos are allowed there as long as they are regulated and as far as online gambling is concerned, the only allowed online gambling is sports-betting therefore, obviously, no online casino sites are allowed to operate in their jurisdiction.

Maybe subject to change though in the future.

[Wakate]

You have mentioned good number of countries that accept gambling as a legal thing to do. There are some countries who are not really in support of gambling but they are not still ban because there is no clear enforcement that abolish gambling platforms. So of the countries you have mentioned that do not support gambling are those countries that take gambling as a big crime and any citizens that is caught making bets whether online or physical will be apprehended. I hope many of these countries will one day make gambling legal.

[kawetsriyanto]

There are countries that have different laws between offline casinos and online casinos and this difference is because with online gambling the government is difficult to trace the activities of its citizens and it is difficult to get taxes.
North Korea banning gambling is a form of authoritarian of its government, I don't think its citizens will care about it because they are already hard enough to make ends meet so gambling is not the thing they would think of doing

The laws made by the government, apply only in its territory.
It is usually intended for offline casinos since it is easy to determine it.
While for online casinos, sometimes the laws can be not applicable because the online casino base may not be in its territory.
For example North Korea, the North Korean government cannot apply its laws to the online casino which is based in South Korea.

[chaser15]

For example North Korea, the North Korean government cannot apply its laws to the online casino which is based in South Korea.

However, North Korea might punish its citizens who will try to access or attempt to play online casinos that are based outside their country.

We know what's their culture and they really want to stay away from the rest of the world.

They even prohibited their citizen not to listen to Western songs that's why just imagined what will be the fate of those people who will be caught playing gambling online that aren't on the country's own gambling terms.

[Sarah Azhari]

For example North Korea, the North Korean government cannot apply its laws to the online casino which is based in South Korea.

However, North Korea might punish its citizens who will try to access or attempt to play online casinos that are based outside their country.

We know what's their culture and they really want to stay away from the rest of the world.

They even prohibited their citizen not to listen to Western songs that's why just imagined what will be the fate of those people who will be caught playing gambling online that aren't on the country's own gambling terms.

that looks human tragedy if the government is very severely limiting them to live like normal. I was thinking if I were them, I will build the bunker behind my home and then build the modem network with privacy TOR or VPN to avoid the rules. but I worry if the government can still watching in what citizens did by spying activity in every home. can anyone confirm every house have a surveillance camera?

[X-ray]

You have mentioned good number of countries that accept gambling as a legal thing to do. There are some countries who are not really in support of gambling but they are not still ban because there is no clear enforcement that abolish gambling platforms. So of the countries you have mentioned that do not support gambling are those countries that take gambling as a big crime and any citizens that is caught making bets whether online or physical will be apprehended. I hope many of these countries will one day make gambling legal.

It would be lots of countries to be updated by OP. He needs only pointing out the some countries that ban or unban gambling. The countries are still in the grey area must not be listed on the list. that would be a lot of works for him. It's so many countries that they don't ban either ban gambling. Some of countries were also not fully implementing what already regulated since the law needs a proof like gamblers must be caught by the police. This is why regulation is not working hi this field while gambling actually depends on the personality.
This is not something that must be interfere by the regulators. People can still silently playing gambling as there are so many online sites already operated

[btc78]

For example North Korea, the North Korean government cannot apply its laws to the online casino which is based in South Korea.

However, North Korea might punish its citizens who will try to access or attempt to play online casinos that are based outside their country.

We know what's their culture and they really want to stay away from the rest of the world.

They even prohibited their citizen not to listen to Western songs that's why just imagined what will be the fate of those people who will be caught playing gambling online that aren't on the country's own gambling terms.

well that is the risk each citizen must face as they are violating their Laws by playing/gambling outside their countries territory , and also we know how strict North Korea in implementing their rules to violators , some can cause life.

maybe it is better to respect and follow each laws for their own betterness.

Isolation is what NK wanted to , and that is why their people is truly out of this world now 

[Sithara007]

that looks human tragedy if the government is very severely limiting them to live like normal. I was thinking if I were them, I will build the bunker behind my home and then build the modem network with privacy TOR or VPN to avoid the rules. but I worry if the government can still watching in what citizens did by spying activity in every home. can anyone confirm every house have a surveillance camera?

LOL.. these are all theoretical possibilities. North Korea is a country that hands down death sentence to people who are found to be in the possession of Hollywood DVDs. Do you really think that breaking the rules and connecting through TOR/VPN is a very safe idea? I don't even know whether you will have the equipment and infrastructure available to do all that. But then risking your life, so that you can take part in online gambling looks like a very stupid idea for me. Still can be considered in case you are living in some of the other countries such as Cambodia or India.

[Strongkored]

For example North Korea, the North Korean government cannot apply its laws to the online casino which is based in South Korea.

However, North Korea might punish its citizens who will try to access or attempt to play online casinos that are based outside their country.

Gambling is allowed in North Korea so far only horse riding and even then only on offline bets and in local competitions North Korea Is So Desperate for Hard Currency That It's Legalized Racetrack Gambling
But I believe mostly people in North Korea no longer think about gambling because life there is already quite difficult not because they are constantly monitored by the government but because earning an income there is very difficult compared to their neighboor South Korean much more prosperous.

that looks human tragedy if the government is very severely limiting them to live like normal. I was thinking if I were them, I will build the bunker behind my home and then build the modem network with privacy TOR or VPN to avoid the rules. but I worry if the government can still watching in what citizens did by spying activity in every home. can anyone confirm every house have a surveillance camera?

The human tragedy they have experienced is limited access to the Internet, many residents who do not have electricity, so it is very possible that personal computers/laptops or cellular phones are rare items, maybe even the residents there will consider it a luxury item, so doing what you want to do is very unlikely to happen, maybe if you are an official who has a lot of access to resources