The 2025 amendment to the Gambling Dependency Countermeasures Basic Act, effective 25 September 2025, gives police the power to request that platforms and internet service providers take down content that presents or induces use of illegal online-gambling websites. This extends Japan's enforcement reach directly into distribution infrastructure, targeting the channels, such as social-media posts, affiliate links, and aggregator sites, through which offshore online-casino operators reach Japanese users, rather than only the underlying gambling platform. The power is statutorily grounded but operates as an administrative request mechanism, and no dedicated enforcement-events register was located this cycle to show how frequently or against whom it has been exercised.
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Japan · Question 09 of 11
Distribution and platforms: Can we ship through apps and platforms?
Unfavourable · Confirmed · AI-generated · Back to full Japan report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Japan (JP) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Unfavourable |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
The 2025 amendment to the Gambling Dependency Countermeasures Basic Act, effective 25 September 2025, gives police the power to request that platforms and internet service providers take down content that presents or induces use of illegal online-gambling websites. This extends Japan's enforcement r…