title: Taiwan — Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/taiwan/licensing/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [Taiwan](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/taiwan/) Licensing and regulation Taiwan · Question 02 of 11 # Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence? Unfavourable · Confirmed · AI-generated · [Back to full Taiwan report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/taiwan/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | Taiwan (TW) | |---|---| | Regulator | Recorded in register | | Favourability | Unfavourable | | Confidence | Confirmed | | Review status | AI-generated | | Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 | Summary answer Gambling is prohibited for private operators and NO licensing framework exists for private online casino, poker, or sports betting. Only two state-authorised lottery concessions are legal: the Public Welfare Lottery (Ministry of Finance) and the Sports Lottery (Ministry of Sports, which took over fr… ## Full section analysis Gambling is prohibited for private operators and NO licensing framework exists for private online casino, poker, or sports betting. Only two state-authorised lottery concessions are legal: the Public Welfare Lottery (Ministry of Finance) and the Sports Lottery (Ministry of Sports, which took over from the Ministry of Education and its Sports Administration on 9 September 2025), each awarded by public tender to a single issuer per term. Support-service providers occupy a grey zone with documented criminal convictions where server hosting or direct operational involvement is present.