title: Outlook — Global Regulatory Comparison | Advennt canonical: https://advennt.io/domains/outlook/ ## Jurisdiction Readings (121 markets) 8 clear/open 89 conditional/active | 24 restricted/elevated Jurisdiction | Region | Status | Regulatory Summary | Actions | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Alabama](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/alabama/)(US-AL) | Americas | | Probable Legislative leadership signaled gambling would not be a 2026 session priority, and both SB257 and HB448 stalled without floor votes before the March 27, 2026 adjournment. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/alabama/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-AL) | | [Alaska](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/alaska/)(US-AK) | Americas | | Probable HB 145 (mobile sports wagering) remains the most significant pending reform; it stalled in the House Labor & Commerce Committee after introduction in March 2025 and reintroduction in the 2026… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/alaska/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-AK) | | [Alberta](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/alberta/)(CA-AB) | Americas | | Confirmed The July 13 2026 launch is confirmed by government communications. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/alberta/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=CA-AB) | | [Algeria](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/algeria/)(DZ) | Africa | | Confirmed No liberalisation is foreseeable. Prohibition is multi-layered across the Penal, Civil and Family Codes plus Law 18-05, and the published position is that no legislative reforms are contemplated and… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/algeria/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=DZ) | | [Argentina](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/argentina/)(AR) | Americas | | Probable Argentina is the largest opportunity in South America and the near-term path is continued province-by-province expansion (Santa Fe 2023, Mendoza, Córdoba). | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/argentina/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=AR) | | [Arizona](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/arizona/)(US-AZ) | Americas | | Probable Arizona's market is commercially active (2025 handle ~$9.13bn, up 14.7% YoY; lifetime handle >$33bn and >$179.9M in state taxes by mid-2025) but structurally constrained by the dual-tether model and… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/arizona/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-AZ) | | [Arkansas](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/arkansas/)(US-AR) | Americas | | Probable Outlook is mixed: iGaming legalisation bills (HB 1861, a Senate joint resolution to amend Amendment 100) remain pending without enactment, while Amendment 104 (2024) has tightened the path for new… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/arkansas/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-AR) | | [Australia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/australia/)(AU) | Asia-Pacific | | Confirmed Bingo: Not applicable. Online bingo is generally regarded as illegal under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001 (Cth) (IGA) and the authors do not consider this position is likely to change in the near… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/australia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=AU) | | [Austria](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/austria/)(AT) | Europe | | Probable The future development of gambling and betting in Austria will be influenced by various factors. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/austria/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=AT) | | [Bangladesh](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/bangladesh/)(BD) | Asia-Pacific | | Confirmed No liberalisation is conceivable in any foreseeable horizon; the direction is tightening. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/bangladesh/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=BD) | | [Belgium](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/belgium/)(BE) | Europe | | Confirmed The policy direction is continued tightening, driven by a strong harm-reduction consensus. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/belgium/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=BE) | | [Brazil](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/brazil/)(BR) | Americas | | Probable Outlook is positive on market size but clouded by fiscal pressure. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/brazil/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=BR) | | [British Columbia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/british-columbia/)(CA-BC) | Americas | | Confirmed BC has explicitly rejected the private iGaming model while Ontario (2022) and Alberta (July 2026) have opened. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/british-columbia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=CA-BC) | | [Bulgaria](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/bulgaria/)(BG) | Europe | | Probable The legal framework is 'quite settled' and not expected to change materially. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/bulgaria/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=BG) | | [California](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/california/)(US-CA) | Americas | | Probable Sports betting legalization remains stalled; tribal stakeholders have ruled out a 2026 ballot measure with 2028 seen as the realistic window. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/california/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-CA) | | [Cambodia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/cambodia/)(KH) | Asia-Pacific | | Probable Direction is tightening. Cambodia was removed from the FATF grey list in February 2023 but the NBC publicly warns (2026) that scam-compound and illegal online gambling exposure put it at risk of a… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/cambodia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=KH) | | [Cameroon](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/cameroon/)(CM) | Africa | | Confirmed The dominant regulatory development is the continuing FATF grey listing (since June 2023, reaffirmed February 2026) signalling systemic AML deficiencies that will constrain banking and PSP… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/cameroon/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=CM) | | [China](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/china/)(CN) | Asia-Pacific | | Confirmed Default outlook is negative for liberalisation and increasing for enforcement intensity. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/china/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=CN) | | [Colorado](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/colorado/)(US-CO) | Americas | | Probable The market is mature and stable: the 10% tax is a durable positive anchor, but the 2024 consolidation and HB 25-1311's tightening of free-bet deductibility pressure operator margins. iGaming… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/colorado/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-CO) | | [Connecticut](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/connecticut/)(US-CT) | Americas | | Confirmed Connecticut's market is structurally stable but capped by design. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/connecticut/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-CT) | | [Costa Rica](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/costa-rica/)(CR) | Americas | | Probable The hub model is under pressure from FATF/AML typology exposure, host-country regulator action, and accelerating PSP and correspondent-bank de-risking. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/costa-rica/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=CR) | | [Croatia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/croatia/)(HR) | Europe | | Probable The dominant trajectory has been tightening rather than liberalisation, and that tightening is now enacted law rather than a pending draft. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/croatia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=HR) | | [Côte d'Ivoire](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/cote-d-ivoire/)(CI) | Africa | | | [Probable Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/cote-d-ivoire/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=CI) | | [Delaware](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/delaware/)(US-DE) | Americas | | Probable Delaware's monopoly market is politically stable and low-growth. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/delaware/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-DE) | | [District of Columbia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/district-of-columbia/)(US-DC) | Americas | | Probable The most significant near-term development is B26-0656, the Internet Gaming and Consumer Protection Act of 2026, which would legalize online casino/poker and ban dual-currency sweepstakes platforms. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/district-of-columbia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-DC) | | [Dominican Republic](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/dominican-republic/)(DO) | Americas | | Probable The DR is in an active formalisation cycle. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/dominican-republic/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=DO) | | [Ecuador](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ecuador/)(EC) | Americas | | Probable Direction is mixed. Online betting is liberalising and formalising. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ecuador/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=EC) | | [Egypt](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/egypt/)(EG) | Africa | | Probable Direction is stable prohibition trending tighter. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/egypt/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=EG) | | [Estonia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/estonia/)(EE) | Europe | | Probable Estonia's outlook is positive and explicitly liberalising. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/estonia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=EE) | | [Florida](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/florida/)(US-FL) | Americas | | Probable The near-term outlook is toward tighter criminal enforcement of unlicensed and grey-market gambling (HB 189, HB 591), not market liberalisation; the tribal compact's mobile exclusivity is judicially… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/florida/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-FL) | | [France](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/france/)(FR) | Europe | | Confirmed The dominant question is online casino liberalisation. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/france/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=FR) | | [Georgia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/georgia/)(US-GA) | Americas | | Confirmed Two live 2026 vehicles: HR450 (constitutional amendment) FAILED 63-98 on 2026-03-06, falling short of the required two-thirds majority. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/georgia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-GA) | | [Germany](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/germany/)(DE) | Europe | | Probable Bingo: There are no legislative plans to remove the state monopoly on operating bingo. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/germany/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=DE) | | [Ghana](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ghana/)(GH) | Africa | | Probable The market is growing and the GCG is building regulatory capacity, with a contemplated new Gaming Act to replace Act 2006. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ghana/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=GH) | | [Gibraltar](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/gibraltar/)(GI) | Europe | | Probable The outlook is positive-to-stable on Gibraltar's own regulatory settings but increasingly shaped by external tax pressure: the 2025 Act modernises the licensing and enforcement framework and… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/gibraltar/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=GI) | | [Greece](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/greece/)(GR) | Europe | | Probable Greece has recently implemented a broad range of regulations to apply to its gambling market. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/greece/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=GR) | | [Hawaii](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/hawaii/)(US-HI) | Americas | | | [Probable Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/hawaii/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-HI) | | [Hong Kong](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/hong-kong/)(HK) | Asia-Pacific | | Confirmed The HKJC monopoly is stable and the Government reaffirms its no-encouragement policy. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/hong-kong/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=HK) | | [Iceland](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/iceland/)(IS) | Europe | | Probable The longstanding entrenched-monopoly posture is now under reform pressure. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/iceland/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=IS) | | [Idaho](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/idaho/)(US-ID) | Americas | | Probable No active reform track exists for online casino, poker, or sports betting. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/idaho/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-ID) | | [Illinois](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/illinois/)(US-IL) | Americas | | Probable Illinois is a mature, high-handle market whose trajectory on tax is firmly tightening — graduated rate (2024), per-wager fee (2025) and Chicago levy (2026). iGaming legalisation is contested: HB4797… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/illinois/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-IL) | | [Indiana](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/indiana/)(US-IN) | Americas | | Confirmed Indiana is a commercially stable, operator-friendly sports-wagering market anchored by its low 9.5% tax. iGaming has been blocked across consecutive sessions and remains unlikely near-term. iLottery… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/indiana/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-IN) | | [Indonesia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/indonesia/)(ID) | Asia-Pacific | | Confirmed The outlook is firmly negative for any entry. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/indonesia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=ID) | | [Iowa](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/iowa/)(US-IA) | Americas | | Probable The near-term outlook centers on SF 2289 implementation (effective 2026-07-01) and its practical effect on sweepstakes-style/unlicensed operators, plus continuing legislative interest in esports… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/iowa/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-IA) | | [Ireland](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ireland/)(IE) | Europe | | Confirmed When will applications open for the various types of licences? Betting (remote and intermediary): open now. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ireland/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=IE) | | [Japan](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/japan/)(JP) | Asia-Pacific | | Confirmed Direction: slow IR-only liberalisation. A second licensing round is in preparation — a cabinet-order public-comment period ran August–December 2025, with an application window targeted for… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/japan/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=JP) | | [Kazakhstan](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/kazakhstan/)(KZ) | Asia-Pacific | | Confirmed The 2026 zonal expansion is liberalising for high-capital foreign investors in land-based casinos, while online sports betting remains the only digital pathway and the online casino prohibition is… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/kazakhstan/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=KZ) | | [Kentucky](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/kentucky/)(US-KY) | Americas | | Confirmed HB 904 (Wagering Consumer Protection Act) is enacted and awaiting its 2026-07-15 effective date. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/kentucky/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-KY) | | [Kenya](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/kenya/)(KE) | Africa | | Probable Outlook is cautiously positive for compliant operators but volatile. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/kenya/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=KE) | | [Liechtenstein](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/liechtenstein/)(LI) | Europe | | Probable Near-term outlook is dominated by the online moratorium (through end-2028) and a contracting land-based market (GGR down ~58.9% YoY through Q3 2025, operator count down to five casinos, industry… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/liechtenstein/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=LI) | | [Lithuania](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/lithuania/)(LT) | Europe | | Probable Direction is tightening. The 2024/2025 reform package (effective 1 July 2025) raised the gambling age from 18 to 21, introduced centralised controls (dedicated RG intervention staff with 48-hour… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/lithuania/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=LT) | | [Louisiana](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/louisiana/)(US-LA) | Americas | | | [Probable Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/louisiana/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-LA) | | [Luxembourg](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/luxembourg/)(LU) | Europe | | Probable Reform is underway in two phases: Phase 1 (illegal machines) stalled by Conseil d'État objections in June 2026; | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/luxembourg/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=LU) | | [Macau](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/macau/)(MO) | Asia-Pacific | | Confirmed The Lei n.º 7/2022 framework runs to 2032 with a statutory three-year comprehensive performance review expected to commence late 2025/early 2026. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/macau/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=MO) | | [Maine](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/maine/)(US-ME) | Americas | | | [Probable Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/maine/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-ME) | | [Malaysia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/malaysia/)(MY) | Asia-Pacific | | Probable Reform is enforcement-focused, not liberalising. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/malaysia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=MY) | | [Malta](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/malta/)(MT) | Europe | | Probable The outlook is broadly stable-positive on market fundamentals but clouded by the Article 56A infringement procedure. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/malta/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=MT) | | [Maryland](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/maryland/)(US-MD) | Americas | | Probable The sports wagering market is mature and approaching saturation (12 of 60 mobile licences live; | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/maryland/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-MD) | | [Massachusetts](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/massachusetts/)(US-MA) | Americas | | Probable Massachusetts is a growing, commercially established sports wagering market, but iGaming was deferred to 2027 after H.4431 was sent to study in March 2026. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/massachusetts/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-MA) | | [Mexico](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/mexico/)(MX) | Americas | | Probable The major anticipated reform is a replacement of the 1947 statute. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/mexico/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=MX) | | [Michigan](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/michigan/)(US-MI) | Americas | | Confirmed Michigan's online market continues record growth, prompting an MGCB regulatory review in December 2025 covering licensing, compliance and enforcement. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/michigan/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-MI) | | [Minnesota](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/minnesota/)(US-MN) | Americas | | Probable 2026 represents the most credible legislative window yet for sports-betting legalization via a tribal-exclusive mobile framework (SF 4139/HF 4204), but the bill remains stalled behind a low… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/minnesota/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-MN) | | [Mississippi](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/mississippi/)(US-MS) | Americas | | | [Probable Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/mississippi/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-MS) | | [Missouri](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/missouri/)(US-MO) | Americas | | Probable The market is in its first full year post-launch (live since Dec 1, 2025); no iGaming legislation is currently advancing, and prediction-market/CFTC-authorised products present an unresolved boundary… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/missouri/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-MO) | | [Montana](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/montana/)(US-MT) | Americas | | Probable The near-term outlook is dominated by two live uncertainties: (1) whether federal courts will find CFTC-regulated prediction markets preempt Montana's SB 555 ban, and (2) whether the Tavern… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/montana/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-MT) | | [Morocco](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/morocco/)(MA) | Africa | | Probable The prohibition/monopoly structure is stable, but the online frontier is in flux. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/morocco/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=MA) | | [Myanmar](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/myanmar/)(MM) | Asia-Pacific | | Confirmed No liberalisation is conceivable without regime change. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/myanmar/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=MM) | | [Nebraska](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/nebraska/)(US-NE) | Americas | | Probable Nebraska faces a dual-track reform horizon for 2026: a legislative bill (LB421) and constitutional resolution (LR20CA) carried over from 2025, and a parallel citizen ballot-initiative pathway… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/nebraska/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-NE) | | [Nepal](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/nepal/)(NP) | Asia-Pacific | | Confirmed No online gambling liberalisation is foreseeable. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/nepal/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=NP) | | [Nevada](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/nevada/)(US-NV) | Americas | | Confirmed The outlook is stable-conservative. The in-person registration requirement for mobile sports wagering is unlikely to change — analysts deem it highly unlikely — and is protected by smaller casino… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/nevada/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-NV) | | [New Brunswick](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/new-brunswick/)(CA-NB) | Americas | | Probable The outlook is static. No NB-specific bill has been introduced to open a competitive online market, and national-level discussion of sports betting has not translated into provincial open-market… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/new-brunswick/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=CA-NB) | | [New Hampshire](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/new-hampshire/)(US-NH) | Americas | | | [Probable Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/new-hampshire/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-NH) | | [New Mexico](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/new-mexico/)(US-NM) | Americas | | Probable Near-term outlook is dominated by unresolved federal-state preemption litigation over prediction markets rather than legislative reform. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/new-mexico/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-NM) | | [New York](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/new-york/)(US-NY) | Americas | | Probable iGaming legalisation is the primary upside watch but has repeatedly stalled in the legislature. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/new-york/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-NY) | | [New Zealand](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/new-zealand/)(NZ) | Asia-Pacific | | Probable The market is mid-transition. The Online Casino Gambling Bill (introduced 30 June 2025) creates a capped 15-licence regulated online casino regime via EOI/auction, expected operational around Q1… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/new-zealand/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=NZ) | | [Nigeria](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/nigeria/)(NG) | Africa | | Probable State authority is confirmed by the Tinubu veto of the Central Gaming Bill. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/nigeria/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=NG) | | [North Carolina](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/north-carolina/)(US-NC) | Americas | | Probable The market is large, fast-growing, and commercially attractive, but the dominant near-term uncertainty is a potential tax increase. iGaming has been discussed but is not in formal legislative… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/north-carolina/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-NC) | | [North Dakota](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/north-dakota/)(US-ND) | Americas | | | [Probable Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/north-dakota/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-ND) | | [Ohio](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ohio/)(US-OH) | Americas | | Probable Ohio is a growing, commercially viable market. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ohio/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-OH) | | [Oklahoma](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/oklahoma/)(US-OK) | Americas | | Probable Outlook is uncertain: SB 1589 tightens the online prohibition effective Nov 2026, while sports-betting authorization (HB 1047) failed again in the 2026 session despite unprecedented tribal/NBA-team… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/oklahoma/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-OK) | | [Ontario](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ontario/)(CA-ON) | Americas | | Probable There have been no prosecutions of non-local online gambling operators in Canada under the Criminal Code. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/ontario/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=CA-ON) | | [Oregon](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/oregon/)(US-OR) | Americas | | Probable There is recurring but so-far unsuccessful legislative interest in ending the single-vendor online sportsbook monopoly. There was an effort in 2022 (Senate Bill 1503) that… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/oregon/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-OR) | | [Pakistan](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/pakistan/)(PK) | Asia-Pacific | | Confirmed The constitutional position (Islamic injunctions; | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/pakistan/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=PK) | | [Panama](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/panama/)(PA) | Americas | | Probable Panama has consolidated as a legitimate LatAm-facing licensing hub. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/panama/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=PA) | | [Philippines](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/philippines/)(PH) | Asia-Pacific | | Probable Direction is tightening for the domestic online channel. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/philippines/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=PH) | | [Qatar](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/qatar/)(QA) | Middle East | | | [Probable Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/qatar/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=QA) | | [Quebec](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/quebec/)(CA-QC) | Americas | | Confirmed Quebec faces the strongest liberalisation pressure of any remaining monopoly Canadian province. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/quebec/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=CA-QC) | | [Rhode Island](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/rhode-island/)(US-RI) | Americas | | Confirmed The May 2026 addition of Bally's as a second sports contractor is the first incremental opening since 2019, but it does not change the fundamental closed Lottery-contractor model. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/rhode-island/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-RI) | | [Rwanda](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/rwanda/)(RW) | Africa | | Confirmed Rwanda projects itself as a tech-forward East African gambling hub, reopening licensing in August 2025 and pursuing a full legal-framework redesign under the October 2024 Gambling Policy. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/rwanda/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=RW) | | [Saudi Arabia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/saudi-arabia/)(SA) | Middle East | | Confirmed No liberalisation is conceivable. The prohibition derives from Sharia law, not a policy statute amendable by the legislature. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/saudi-arabia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=SA) | | [Senegal](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/senegal/)(SN) | Africa | | Probable The LONASE monopoly is maintained in law and reinforced operationally via the 2026 technical-partnership model. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/senegal/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=SN) | | [Serbia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/serbia/)(RS) | Europe | | Probable The trajectory is tightening: the 2024 amendment and 2025-2026 rulebooks have raised fees, strengthened technical supervision and AML controls. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/serbia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=RS) | | [Slovakia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/slovakia/)(SK) | Europe | | Probable Direction is mixed/uncertain. Outgoing URHH leadership recommended a full review of the Gambling Act six years after enactment, citing rising unregulated activity and a divergence toward online… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/slovakia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=SK) | | [Slovenia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/slovenia/)(SI) | Europe | | Uncertain Secondary commentary references a Ministry of Finance review of the long-term national strategy for the development of games of chance, but no primary consultation document, draft bill, or enacted… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/slovenia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=SI) | | [South Africa](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-africa/)(ZA) | Africa | | Probable Online casino/poker legalisation has been in legislative limbo for nearly two decades. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-africa/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=ZA) | | [South Carolina](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-carolina/)(US-SC) | Americas | | | [Probable Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-carolina/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-SC) | | [South Dakota](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-dakota/)(US-SD) | Americas | | Probable The near-term outlook is defined by SJR 504, advanced by the Senate Taxation Committee on 2026-02-11, which would place a constitutional amendment authorizing statewide mobile sports wagering before… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-dakota/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-SD) | | [South Korea](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-korea/)(KR) | Asia-Pacific | | Probable The government does not prioritise further liberalisation of online gambling; the prohibition stance is expected to persist. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/south-korea/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=KR) | | [Spain](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/spain/)(ES) | Europe | | Probable Outlook is mixed-to-positive. The market is growing strongly, but a draft amendment to Ley 13/2011 aims to restore the advertising restrictions annulled by the Supreme Court in 2024, and RD… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/spain/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=ES) | | [Sri Lanka](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/sri-lanka/)(LK) | Asia-Pacific | | Probable Sri Lanka's regulatory direction is liberalising/formalising following GRA Act commencement on 1 December 2025, framed by the government as central to post-crisis recovery, tourism and FDI. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/sri-lanka/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=LK) | | [Taiwan](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/taiwan/)(TW) | Asia-Pacific | | Probable Reform toward private online gambling legalisation remains politically sensitive and has not progressed beyond debate. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/taiwan/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=TW) | | [Tanzania](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/tanzania/)(TZ) | Africa | | Uncertain Direction is gradual expansion and modernisation. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/tanzania/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=TZ) | | [Texas](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/texas/)(US-TX) | Americas | | Probable Outlook remains uncertain and politically stalled. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/texas/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-TX) | | [Thailand](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/thailand/)(TH) | Asia-Pacific | | Probable The forward picture is dominated by the Entertainment Complex Bill cycle. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/thailand/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=TH) | | [Tunisia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/tunisia/)(TN) | Africa | | Probable The reform trajectory is tightening, not liberalising. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/tunisia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=TN) | | [Turkey](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/turkey/)(TR) | Europe | | Probable The government has explicitly ruled out liberalisation, framing eradication of illegal gambling as a matter of national security ahead of the next general election. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/turkey/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=TR) | | [Uganda](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/uganda/)(UG) | Africa | | Probable Direction is tightening. The proposed harmonised 30% GGR tax would place Uganda among the highest-taxed markets in the region, with industry warning of channel shift toward unlicensed operators. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/uganda/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=UG) | | [United Arab Emirates](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/united-arab-emirates/)(AE) | Middle East | | Probable The UAE is on a liberalising trajectory. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/united-arab-emirates/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=AE) | | [United Kingdom](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/united-kingdom/)(UK) | Europe | | Confirmed ID \| Item \| Deadline \| Stage \| Confidence \| Fragility \| Source HZN-GB-001 \| UKGC call for industry proposals to reduce regulatory burden \| 2026-09-25 \| consultation open \| probable \| fragile… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/united-kingdom/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=UK) | | [United States](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/united-states/)(US) | Americas | | Probable The federal level issues no gambling licences, and a federal iGaming bill — though repeatedly introduced — is unlikely to pass near-term. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/united-states/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US) | | [Uruguay](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/uruguay/)(UY) | Americas | | Probable Uruguay's online gambling framework has been politically contested for years. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/uruguay/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=UY) | | [Utah](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/utah/)(US-UT) | Americas | | Confirmed Prospects for liberalisation are effectively nil in the near term. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/utah/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-UT) | | [Venezuela](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/venezuela/)(VE) | Americas | | Confirmed No improvement is foreseeable. The June 2024 FATF grey-listing is a recent negative; | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/venezuela/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=VE) | | [Vermont](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/vermont/)(US-VT) | Americas | | Probable No active online-casino or poker bill is progressing; legislative appetite for expansion beyond sports wagering and DFS remains low. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/vermont/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-VT) | | [Vietnam](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/vietnam/)(VN) | Asia-Pacific | | Probable Direction is mixed: Decree 147/2024 tightened the online environment by barring casino-style games, while Resolution 8/2025/NQ-CP reopened land-based casino access for nationals, permitting Phu Quoc… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/vietnam/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=VN) | | [Virginia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/virginia/)(US-VA) | Americas | | Confirmed Virginia is on a liberalising trajectory. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/virginia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-VA) | | [Washington](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/washington/)(US-WA) | Americas | | Probable Near-term change is driven by HB 2526 (multi-operator tribal sportsbooks, in-state college wagering) and the unresolved Kalshi/Robinhood federal-preemption litigation, which could reshape the… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/washington/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-WA) | | [West Virginia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/west-virginia/)(US-WV) | Americas | | Probable The regulatory framework is stable, but the principal near-term risk is fiscal: Del. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/west-virginia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-WV) | | [Wisconsin](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/wisconsin/)(US-WI) | Americas | | Probable The near-term outlook centres on whether the state and all 11 tribes can finalize uniform compact amendments before Gov. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/wisconsin/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-WI) | | [Wyoming](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/wyoming/)(US-WY) | Americas | | Probable Outlook is one of incremental tightening on grey-zone/skill-game products (SF44/SF46) combined with a persistent, unresolved push to legalize online casino gaming (HB162 successor expected 2026) and… | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/wyoming/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=US-WY) | | [Zambia](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/zambia/)(ZM) | Africa | | Uncertain Direction is mixed: tightening on the fiscal axis but modernising/liberalising on the structural axis. | [Profile →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/zambia/) [Brief](https://advennt.io/reports/?t=entry&j=ZM) |