No online gambling liberalisation is foreseeable. The FATF grey-listing (February 2025) is driving tightening rather than opening, and the proposed Integrated Tourism Bill would further restrict the land-based casino framework — capping foreign ownership at 49%, requiring hotels to own at least 10% of on-premises casinos, making licences location-specific and non-transferable, and pushing the minimum border distance to 5 km. The APG's May 2026 intervention and the decisive September 2026 review mean continued international pressure and blacklisting risk.
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Nepal · Question 11 of 11
Outlook: What is coming?
Unfavourable · Confirmed · AI-generated · Back to full Nepal report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Nepal (NP) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Unfavourable |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
No online gambling liberalisation is foreseeable. The FATF grey-listing (February 2025) is driving tightening rather than opening, and the proposed Integrated Tourism Bill would further restrict the land-based casino framework — capping foreign ownership at 49%, requiring hotels to own at least 10% …