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 Costa Rica · Question 09 of 11

# Distribution and platforms: Can we ship through apps and platforms?

Unfavourable · Probable · AI-generated · [Back to full Costa Rica report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/costa-rica/)

Key section parameters

| Jurisdiction | Costa Rica (CR) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | No dedicated gambling regulator (Ministerio de Hacienda / Municipal Patent Regime) |
| Favourability | Unfavourable |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |

Summary answer

No distribution or platform-rule development was identified this cycle. Costa Rica has no dedicated app-store, ISP-blocking, search-de-listing, or affiliate-marketing-platform restriction regime specific to gambling, consistent with the jurisdiction's absence of a purpose-built online-gambling statu…

## Full section analysis

No distribution or platform-rule development was identified this cycle. Costa Rica has no dedicated app-store, ISP-blocking, search-de-listing, or affiliate-marketing-platform restriction regime specific to gambling, consistent with the jurisdiction's absence of a purpose-built online-gambling statute. No structured claim from this cycle's evidence base addresses distribution-channel or platform-level restrictions for either the JPS monopoly channel or offshore-facing operators using the Law 9050 permit; this category remains a stability finding rather than a quantified baseline.
