title: China — Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/china/licensing/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [China](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/china/) Licensing and regulation China · Question 02 of 11 # Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence? Unfavourable · Confirmed · AI-generated · [Back to full China report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/china/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | China (CN) | |---|---| | Regulator | None — Gambling Prohibited (Ministry of Public Security / Ministry of Finance for State Lotteries) | | Favourability | Unfavourable | | Confidence | Confirmed | | Review status | AI-generated | | Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 | Summary answer The current operative interpretation is the 2020 SPC/SPP Interpretation (Interpretation II on Gambling Criminal Cases), which superseded the 2005 interpretation and established updated thresholds for online gambling criminalisation under Criminal Law Art. 303. ## Full section analysis The current operative interpretation is the 2020 SPC/SPP Interpretation (Interpretation II on Gambling Criminal Cases), which superseded the 2005 interpretation and established updated thresholds for online gambling criminalisation under Criminal Law Art. 303.