Topic: Is Online Crypto-Gambling Legal in a Country Without Gambling Laws? (Read 416 times)

We can do anything within our measures because gambling is for everyone. Recalcitrant gamblers will not hesitate to give the government another chance before breaking the rules. IP was on google check, one of the polite reasonings. The government see the fast approaching dangers coming and they've decided to place some prohibited rules on them, they're still contemplating and having gambling permanently banned? Alot of youths will enter the streets because that's one of the good form to stay in good shape.

Hell yeah, online crypto gambling is actually legal in a country where there are no gambiing laws, because by default, everything humanly doable, that is, any thing or activities humans can do or participate in, is by default legal, until the law declares it otherwise.

So, in a country where there is no gambling laws stated yet, and gambling being an activity humans love to engage in, it automatically means that, gambling is legal in that country, legal until the law is stated, making it officially recognized as lagal, or banning it and making it illegal.

It's like crypto currency trading right now, in countries where there are no crypto currency trading laws, trading crypto in such countries is legal by default, until the government come up with a law either making it officially legal, or banning it, which means it has become illegal to trade crypto currencies in that country.

Those who have restrictions on traditional gambling have the same restrictions on online gambling. The restriction is not for the version of online/offline but the restriction is for gambling. Many countries already banned a lot of gambling sites from their countries. The users of those countries can not visit from their IP though they can visit by changing their IP.

it is impossible for a country without laws regarding gambling to allow online gambling in their country, this actually happens in my country too, our country's government strictly prohibits gambling but does not really regulate it in law so many people still gamble in secret.
In countries that have laws regarding gambling and regulate it in their laws, business owners and gambling players get tax benefits, while in countries that are still gray about gambling, usually players only play in secret and gambling business owners are almost undetectable.

Here in our country, online casinos are very widespread, and before, they were not much focused on by our government officials. But now there is a law that says any influencer who promotes illegal online gambling will be punished with imprisonment of 6–10 years and bail ranging from $6,000–$10,000.

So when we have a law like this in our country, I'm happy because most of the influencers here promote illegal casinos online via Facebook. Ultimately,  minors learn to gamble because of those who shamelessly promote gambling online.

Every nation establishes its laws and regulations regarding gambling, typically starting with the determination of its legality. Gambling companies avoid operating in countries where it's prohibited, as authorities can shut down such sites regardless of their operators. Gambling laws are particularly scrutinized in countries where clandestine gambling or VPN-based gambling occurs in defiance of restrictions. Centura Health Login

Yep. The lack of clear laws doesn't mean it's all good to go like it's more like the wild west out there  because no rules, no regulations. Even in countries with regulated gambling, licensed casinos might not cut it for players seeking variety and better bonuses. So people often sneak into unlicensed platforms for a better gambling experience even if it means taking some risks. It's all about getting the most bang for your buck even if you have to bend the rules a bit

There are people who try to find loopholes when it comes to following laws. Many people consider that if there is no law for anything then they are free to do it.
But it depends on a lot of factors in such cases. Talking about Gambling, if your country doesn't have a law for gambling and you are able to access the site freely then I guess you are good to go and gamble.
But if there are restrictions on the site then it means that you are not allowed to gamble on that site and should avoid it even through VPN.

When a countries dont have specific rule for gambling or something like that doesn't mean that is legal in my opinion, it is just unlaw at the moment and it could be a legal nor illegal in the future when you play with something that doesn't have rule just do with extreme careful because one rule can shake the industry that is why businessman always pay the government with hefty of money hahah rule maker always win big haha

I think law and sin are two different things. Sin has to do more with a religion while laws are from a government, however both entitles us to get punished if ever we don't abide them. There may be no gambling laws in our country but our religion may still restrict it, especially if we are an Islam.

I think I already saw gambling being allowed before on the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and maybe they are only restricted in some places. Same thing can be applied in online gambling, so for our safety, it is always better to play on a casino that has a permit from their local government. Doing this, allows us to not get in any trouble and we can play with a clear mind this way which is important if our goal is to possibly earn a profit.

Where is this hypothetical nation exactly? As all the countries currently in existence have been around for quite a while now, or at the very least inherited or formed versions of laws since their independence. It would depend on all their other laws quite frankly, if they had a law that said unless we have ruled on it there shall be no illegality, then yes you would probably be able to play. If they created a law that assumed anything connected to chance combined with money is illegal or including real world casino locations, then you would assume that they'd stretch it so online offenses would fall into the same bracket. It didn't sound like a very complex issue for those country examples you gave, as their religion and religious government has explicitly forbidden it with little chance of changing that.

Saudi Arabia and UAE has been one of the must countries with some kind of normal laws as that doesn’t make sense to me,although though we have to respect their religion because of the law is because of their religion, if gambling is banned in such countries, they will still never accept any of the online casino or gambling, sometimes people still gamble in the country and they use VPN to change the location in that country just to scale through, like some countries that don’t accept crypto gambling but people still gamble with crypto because of the help of the VPN.
It works sometimes and doesn’t work depending on how the country monitor their online activities.

It's actually a grey area. There are some gaps in the law which "allow" people from the country to gamble virtually without breaking the rules of the country, however the casino must be registered in a foreigner country, then it configures an international activity. It's like I'm not gambling in my country's territory, since the casino is based elsewhere, so I'm not going against the local laws. The cons is that, since it's an international activity, profits are taxed based on international income, what means the tributes are really expensive for gamblers in profit, just like when using international exchanges to deal with cryptocurrencies.

That is the current state of the regulation, although these things keep being updated and alterated frequently by the legislative house, especially when the subject is under heavy hype by the media and society, what is the case of gambling nowadays with several online casinos going on, and its majoritary sponsorship over soccer national industry. I believe the government is still doubtful on what to do next, that is, what alternative of regulation is going to be more profitable for them, while avoiding criticisms from the society.

If the country doesn't have a defined law regarding gambling but is historically known for not that welcoming with it, better not meddle with the said activity and just obey the 'silent' rule. Saudi Arabia is an Islamic country with strict following on the Sharia law, and we all know that it forbids gambling as it's not haram. So, even if Saudi doesn't have an official law regarding gambling, since most of their legal system is based on Sharia, it automatically puts gambling as a forbidden activity in the country.

As for other countries that doesn't have any legal standing on gambling, I'm pretty sure it's okay unless you deal with huge amounts. If I were you, I will not touch gambling unless there's clear laws stating that it is an allowed activity in the country. Better be safe than sorry, I guess.

I don't think that crypto-gambling or online gambling will be legal in a country where traditional or physical gambling is illegal or banned, whether it's online or done with cryptocurrencies, it's gambling at the end of the day and if there is a prohibition against gambling, it is for all sorts and not just one.

However, as far as I know, even in countries where gambling is illegal and you can't see any physical gambling establishments there, you will often find mobile apps or websites providing gambling services to citizens and citizens also participate in them. I know that they operate illegally, without any license or permission from authorities, but they do this thing and I wonder what happens if they are caught doing that.

Once there is no law stopping people from gambling and reduce there kind of gambling activities, we need to be wise and ensure that we keep gambling because there is no law prohibiting people from betting and advertising the kind of pattern they are using to bet. We need to be wise as a gambler and we don't have to be too relaxed to win because sometimes a sure bet might lead and become something that does not worth it. If there is law that is binding people and restrict them from betting too much then going against that is a break of rule of law. We need to be wise and do things in a way that would profits us to keep making money.

Unfettered gambling access would be disastrous. Picture teenagers with unlimited access to online casinos, squandering their future on a whim.  Without age restrictions, gambling addiction could take root, causing immense social and financial hardship.

Furthermore, a lawless gambling landscape would be a haven for criminal activity.  Imagine illegal gambling dens operating with impunity, laundering money and fostering a culture of crime. This is not the kind of playground anyone wants.

Laws, however, are not a silver bullet.  Even with regulations, there will always be those who try to exploit the system.  But a strong legal framework can act as a deterrent, making it harder for bad actors to thrive.

I don't think it doesn't matter whether it's crypto online gambling or fiat online gambling since the bottom line is, if online gambling, in general, is not allowed or illegal in a said country, then it should cover all online gambling, at whatever gambling type.

The legality of online gambling varies per country. It's good to research the web specifically about how online gambling is treated and viewed in the Middle East countries. It's also good to discuss this with those users directly living in the involved countries if somehow you can manage possibly to interact with these people.

Well, from my understanding, you typically can't be penalized for something if there's no actual laws against it.  Makes sense, right? When it comes to online gambling here it seems to be allowed so long as you use a legit, regulated site.  But I ain't no legal expert - there could definitely be other tricky laws related to the gambling industry that you dont know about.  For instance, I think I remember hearing something before about how all gambling sites based here need special permission to operate.  And maybe something about additional taxes or fees they gotta pay too?  The point is, there could be other related laws that impact things.

As long as there’s no law prohibiting this kind of activity you can consider it as legal.
The government can only act if there’s a law for the restrictions but without them, they cannot do any actions against it. Just like in crypto in my country, it is not illegal nor legal but still there is no harm to use it and the people can freely transact with it, in short it’s legal but don’t have any papers yet for its legality.

Are there countries actually who have no gambling laws? Because as far as I know, every country certainly has, most particularly for Islamic countries where laws are based on Quran, and all forms of gambling are explicitly banned, online or offline. However, since crypto gambling can be privately done at home online, then even if it’s illegal, gamblers will definitely find ways on how to access crypto gambling.

There are certain countries who actually legalize crypto gambling but majority still considered it as banned. And until bans are not lifted, people should always stick to its country’s gambling laws, otherwise they will be given proper sanction for breaking those laws.

As far as I know, in almost all countries with a majority Muslim population, any type of gambling is illegal in the country, including online or offline.

So the question for us is, why does gambling in a country make it illegal but it looks like it's legal......!
That's a note and something that is still a mystery at the moment, like what happened in Arabia, if you look at them there are special places where people can gamble physically there, not online, you can find this on the internet.

But if we talk about websites/sites, it's actually long, the point is: not all Muslims obey Islamic law, there are also those who violate legal provisions, for example: in the past, Arab women were not allowed to drive, Now the proof is that women can drive and so on. The rules are changing little by little to suit the times, so it's not surprising that in countries where gambling is illegal for online casinos, the facts are that it seems legal there.

Places where gambling is illegal can easily state any form of gambling is illegal, but when it comes to crypto currencies I think you can get away with it as these are more like a whole different jurisdiction...and besides you are always playing online and I think you can get away with it because they don't have a physical presence....and not forgetting there is an aspect of recognising whether crypto is legal tender or not which also adds complexity to this issue!

Otherwise, no laws means no offence!

If no gambling law's exist, then this is No man's land and you can't be prosecuted by non existing laws!! Happy days for you buddy

I find this very confusing- it does not necessary mean that a law must be published in order for something to be legal.

Though this may be an extensive topic and discussion, I humbly submit that an act, for it to be considered illegal, must be written down on some sort of mandatory law. We live in a world where laws are more of "prohibitory" rather than "mandatory" only with a couple of exceptions. By applying such, I do think that if there is NO law expressly mandating gambling activities to be illegal, then it is legal perse.

It is going to be a difficult situation if an act, which is not expressly prohibited, suddenly becomes illegal after the consummation of such activity. That would amount to an ex post facto law which is definitely unconstitutional.

Well with all things considered, I still humbly submit that there must be a law expressly prohibiting a specific act for it to become illegal. The absence of such law means that it is indeed, legal in all aspects (though there are exceptional circumstances and examples here).

It cannot be considered legal because they are not regulated by the government but since there is no law forbidding the operation of the online crypto-gambling, then it is a free trade for these kind of industry.

They cannot shutdown these crypto-gambling because they don't have any guidelines or law that will state that crypto-online gambling is an illegal activity.  Unless the government had made the regulation about online crypto casinos,  the government has no legal reason to shut down  of forbid any online crypto casino.


Not because there is no law, it simply means legal.  Remember there is also no law that states that online crypto casino is legal.  Remember when we use the term legal, it is permitted by the law, but in this case, there is no law that define the legality of the said online crypto gambling.

There is a lot of disagreement with what you say, if there is a place like a country that does not have any type of laws, what can be illegal? Obviously the game is legal, and if the game is prohibited in other countries it is due a lot to the options they have in countries that are very focused on their religion and do not allow it, but it is for those reasons, or because in reality it may be a whim of who is in the position of president, even so those who talk about the illegality of a casino, I imagine they are referring to Scam casinos.

There are many scam casinos out there, thanks to our forum things can be found out much better about authentic and legal casinos, because I have taken as a premise that if the casino does not have a thread Ann here in the forum, then for me it is not worthy trustworthy, even if it is a casino that is authentic or legitimate, I would not trust it, my premise is always to first review those that are present in the forum, and the rest those that are seen on Google, I would have to do a lot of research before making a deposit.

Every country has their law and regulations concerning gambling at first they will have to look if gambling is legal or not before looking into laws and of course no gambling company will operates in any country where gambling is not legal and if such gambling site is found over there it could be ceased by their authorities irrespective of whom is operating it. So, gambling law is considered mostly especially countries that secretly operate gambling or maybe using VPN to gamble if their country is restricted.

Yes, gambling may be considered legal without any gambling laws.

Nullum crimen nulla poena sine lege- This means that there is no crime if there is no law punishing it. This is a legal principle which is accepted in most countries that state that a person is not criminally liable for a crime that the law does not prohibit.

By applying this principle, if there is no law expressly prohibiting an act, then it is not a "crime" under the eyes of the law. Again, if there is no law punishing a person from gambling activities, then it may be considered as legal in all its precepts. But to be sure, you have the obligation to show that there exists no law that expressly prohibits gambling.

Some countries enforce strict bans on online casinos due to the perceived risks they pose. While traditional and online casinos may seem similar, the potential dangers and negative impacts on the lives of impulsive gamblers are significant.This is why certain governments prohibit the use of debit or credit cards to fund online gambling.
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as far as I know when there is no law about a certain thing, then it is no crime for people to do that certain thing, it means that people cannot be banned for doing a thing x when there is no law that prohibits doing that thing x , people also cannot be arrested because of something x, when there is no law about that thing x. In cases where, for example, in a certain country there are no laws that prohibit people from playing in an online casino, for example, what do governments do in these cases is just to advise people to be careful not to lose all the money they have because of of gambling, and then it will be up to people to choose whether or not to listen to recommendations about gambling

but these are very rare cases in which a country does not have laws on gambling, I highly doubt that there are many countries without laws on gambling. many countries choose to ban gambling, but ironically in these same countries governments keep saying that when people are over 18 they are already old enough to make decisions on their own and that is why they can already consume alcohol, if the person wants. and we can all see the negative effects that alcohol is having on society, but no government is closing alcohol companies, governments let people make their own choices because they are adults with the capacity to decide their own lives, but strangely that When it comes to gambling, governments decide for the people

If gambling is illegal then it applies to physical casinos as well as online gambling platforms, so even if you can access any casino you are risking your money while using because every casino has a term that states users from restricted regions are not allowed to play even if the name of your country is not mentioned in the banned country list.

The position of gambling is well defined in UAE and Saudi Arabia. All forms of gambling, whether cards, physical or online gambling are illegal and prohibited in these countries based on religious grounds and anyone caught gambling may get imprisoned, fined or flogged.

For a country that has no gambling laws, gambling is not illegal. The gambling law is what guides the citizens and when it's non existent, then they're free to gamble.

I think you answered this question yourself, gambling is illegal in the country and there are penalties, most times severe ones in view of any form of engagement. You only need to fully abide by the laws, or you play safe by using VPNs to engage in it.

Gambling has made a lot of individuals very much irresponsible and I think that's what these countries are trying their very best to avoid. I think if you research very well on the laws of the country in question, you'll likely see it started in a section and the consequences of violating it.

Some of these consequences are very severe, like Saudi Arabia considers gambling Ha ram(forbidden) and if convicted, you risk six months in jail and flogging as additional punishment.

If those countries have no gambling laws, it means gambling is in grey area, you will not have any issue to gamble in there.

You need to distinguish between religion and laws, even there are a lot Muslims in those countries, it doesn't everything about the do's and don'ts in Islam become a laws for those countries. Getting a boyfriend or girlfriend is prohibited, but a lot people broke this rule.

If something is termed "legal", it is approved by the law. If it has not been addressed by the law yet, it means that it is not totally legal, just as it is not yet totally illegal. Just so you know, you still have to be very secretive with your gambling because if there is a situation where you get arrested by the government, they know the law better than you may do, and there may be a related law that you may be judged with just so you will be found guilty.

Keep your gambling activity private if you are in a country where there are no clear rules regarding gambling.

If there is really no law about gambling in that country, then there is no reason why it should be considered illegal; it could only be said to be illegal if the country in question bans gambling or is against it, but whereas there has not been any law of such, gamblers and casinos are free to operate without any restrictions because even if the law wants to come after, they will need something to fall back on in order to prove those people have broken the law.

To be honest, is there any country that has no law on gambling? I haven't heard about one, some are strict when it comes to gambling and some are not, it's between legal and illegal, but no law about gambling at all. I've not seen or heard of such a country.

If such place do exists then you are free to do anything you want as there is no law that can be used to penalize you, it's better to so research before you start gambling in a new country you move into, just so you'd be sure that you are not breaking any law.

In case ab gambling there is no difference between the offline gambling or the Cryptocurrency based online gambling. So I think where gambling is illegal then all forms of gambling are illegal be it traditional gambling or online cryptocurrency casinos. I don't see any complexity issues here. The two countries you mentioned are the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, both Muslim countries, and among them Saudi Arabia is the holiest country for Muslims and all types of gambling are prohibited in Islam. As such, a ban has been imposed on gambling. But people can gamble from those countries using decentralization and VPN if they want.

Get this settled with, if gambling is ban and declared illegal, then it mean that every form of gambling is ban in such jurisdiction, and no matter if people still gamble in such place they doing so at they own risk, and when and if they get caught, they will face persecution for that, and as we know people don't obey the law in it 💯 level due to violation tendency.


Just like here in my country, weed is ban but alot of citizen's still consume it and government can only punish the little number of citizen's that got caught in such act.

Try to read this https://www.abudhabi.com/blog/are-there-legal-options-gambling-uae-what-are-alternatives/

If gambling is illegal in such particular country maybe try to conclude that any form of gambling is not allowed there whether its in form of crypto or any related to gambling activities then assume that officials would not allow it. If you are still doubting and want to know maybe consult a lawyer so you will get the best answer regarding on this question since its hard to answer this especially that lot of us doesn't know the accurate answer in this question.

although you're kind of confusing yourself in the title and context of your post, if local gambling isn't legal in your country, their is high probability that restrictions might affect every form of gambling and what's always the case is that online crypto gambling site might not allow you to access their site or rather your government might not allow such site to function in their territory but if you're able to access a crypto gambling site with your mobile device, then it's possible they aren't taking the ban or sanction seriously.

If a nation takes laws against certain practice seriously, you don't necessarily need to ask for suggestions for externals cause it's going to be a popular knowledge that's to be known by all.gambiing has gained popularity in all part of the world and I don't think it's all that possible for an outright ban of any form of gambling in a country. What's possible might be some form of restriction which is basically to regulate the rate of gambling engagement by youths.

I guess you could assume that if there was no law something about it, it was going to be completely legal since you not really going to break any law if there was no law that is about it, Maybe if you are referring to online cryptocurrency gambling there will be a lot of involved there, you could take a look as well on gambling and cryptocurrency. If gambling is illegal on your country then you could consider cryptocurrency gambling illegal as well since it is still gambling, if Cryptocurrency is illegal in your country then Cryptocurrency Gambling is going to be illegal as well but as long as there is no law about it there will be no problem doing it for sure.

Still, there will be some possible restrictions depending on the legality of the casino, I mean most of the online gambling websites are not really registered to a certain country, and depending on the country there could be some restrictions about that, recently here in my country, the government is banning most of the unlicensed website and there was a possibility that Binance would get banned as well because it wasn't really registered here in my country, so possible some of the gambling websites may get restricted as well in the future.

Just be mindful of the Cryptocurrency Gambling website that you are going to register in since there are a lot of scam gambling websites out there, Find the perfect one here in the forum since there are already a lot of trusted gambling websites here, and you could easily just pick on the list then find the one that you preferred to use, that has games that you liked.

If traditional gambling is illegal, then online gambling is most likely illegal as well. I don't know about countries, where traditional gambling is banned while online gambling is allowed. That doesn't make any sense. Do you know anything about a country that doesn't have gambling laws at all? I can only assume that some small and underdeveloped countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America would have no gambling legislation whatsoever. Having no gambling laws would probably mean that gambling is allowed, but that's not the case with UAE and Saudi Arabia.

Well, just because a country has no gambling laws does not mean that there are no other laws which stand in your way, if you wish to gamble. Different countries, different laws. I know that Japan, for example, has a kind of grey area when it comes to gambling. While you cannot gamble for money, you can gamble for things which you can later exchange for physical items (like gold) and then sell those items for money.

So when you ask if it is legal, I would say depends on the country.

But if you were to gamble in a country that has no laws that punish gambling, then you obviously will not be punished, if you do it.

simple: no laws, no violations, simply as that, but the thing is, does it help if there are no laws when it comes to gambling? I think not. Laws are created and implemented in order to maintain order in a country. Imagine there are no restrictions on gambling, no age restrictions, or no age limit on who can play gambling games. Then many youths will be addicted and open to gambling. 

Or if something happens, such as a crime, because of gambling but there are no laws regarding gambling, then they can, for example, operate illegal establishments made for gambling because they have the guts and no fear of being caught. Laws are important in every aspect of a country; without them, there will be no peace at all. If laws are lacking in gambling-related areas, then there will be people who will not fearing to do bad things behind gambling.

When laws are silent about certain business, it becomes complex and very technical. The problems will become more pronounced in a time of dispute should there be one, in that case the law of the jurisdiction where the casino is registered will become applicable. Operating and using online casinos in a country where there is no gambling law does not amount to any breach whatsoever neither does it suggest that gambling is legal in such country. As a user from such country, the best you can do is to continue to use such services while hoping that there is no issues that will warrant legal adjudication.

I think it depends on the casino or gambling site. Most times, when you register an account on any of these online gambling sites, it usually advisable to check out their TOC terms and conditions. Why?  In there, you can find some list of allowed countries whoes members are allowed to gamble or withdraw and do kyc on their funds from their casino.

If you fail to do this, no one is going to stop you but you will later on face issues of withdrawal and then when you request for kyc using your country identity, you get denied and as well loss your funds. Most times, in countries where such activities are strictly restricted, you get informed upon registration about the countries that are not allowed to register.

It's tricky since there are no specific law addressing against it, so it's often in a gray area. It doesn't mean that it's legal because there are no law against it. So, think about the possible risks and consequences that they may still consider it as illegal or even take action if they see it fits, especially in such countries.

Yeah, he will not have any problem with the casino because the casino is accepting players from there.

But, @OP didn't specify if he was asking about general laws about online gambling in there or he ask about the terms on online casino. If UAE and Saudi Arabia aren't allow their citizens to gamble, @OP will have a problem when the banks ask about a specific transaction on his account.

I don't think we can assume that when crypto is legalized then crypto gambling is also legal. This is the same as someone gambling with local currency. Does this mean that gambling is legal because it uses local currency? I do not think so.

Crypto can be used for many things. Because of this, several Islamic countries have legalized crypto, such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia. But gambling remains prohibited. You can see if gambling is prohibited by visiting the online gambling site whether it is blocked or not. But if you find a gambling site that hasn't been blocked, or use a VPN and you use crypto to gamble so it can't be tracked by a country's authorities, then that's your business. You can gamble but that doesn't mean gambling is legal.

If there are no gambling laws about gambling, gambling will be legal because the government can't prohibit something that doesn't have a laws. But it's depends on the religions on that country because some religions can prohibit gambling and don't want to see their citizens playing gambling. I don't knows what will UAE government in the future related to gambling because the laws on that country can be changed following with the progress of the development on that country. Maybe right now, traditional gambling is illegal but in the future, when the government open more offline casino to attract more visitors to come to their country, the government can change their laws. Laws can be changed following what happens to the country and there will be a needs to takes tax to the business that can makes a big profit.

If cryptocurrency is legal in a particular nation, then I don’t think the crypto gambling will be any problem there. At the end of the day you will cash out crypto only. And many times they don’t check the source of the funds, until and unless if there is something fishy. I won’t say it will be completely legal, but it’s not completely illegal also. As long as the country supports cryptos, whether you trade or gamble it will be alright I guess.

If there is no law that regulates it, then gambling cannot be said to be legal or not and also cannot be prosecuted legally if there is a problem with online gambling because there are no legal regulations. This applies to countries that use positive legal principles

My country prohibits all forms of gambling activities but many gambling platforms allow gamblers from my country, I don't know why this happens but it seems like my country doesn't have a cross-border agreement regarding the legality of gambling

I feel like the question you should be asking is, will a site I play on pay me if I live in a certain jurisdiction? Check the sites restricted countries and if the place you are isn't on their list, you shouldn't have any issues being paid out.

I guess it's not really a complex issue because the laws in these countries prohibit gambling in general, if I'm not mistaken. They aren't categorizing different forms of gambling while declaring some to be legal and others to be illegal. It's gambling itself that is illegal.

This must have something to do with their religious beliefs, that gambling is haram, meaning forbidden by Islamic laws. So whether it's online or offline or via fiat or via crypto doesn't matter. All of them are gambling.

Are you sure about this because everywhere I look online gambling is also considered illegal. However there are some gaps on how the laws are enforced hence some locals could still gamble.

Take this review website for instance:


It's also worth bringing up to the table that not everything is categorized with illegal and legal because, there a lot of instances in the gray are as well.

Well, to be precise, online casinos who doesn't have any legal authority or license on specific country should not accept people from X country, because it's deemed illegal.
Like Stake doesn't have license in our country so using it is highly not recommended and is prohibited. Anyone, who caught using it on our country is possibly a jail time. We call the licensing body who is in charge here is PAGCOR. Only PAGCOR authorized platforms should only the one that people in our country are using. I know some online gambling licensing body exists on other countries or per state in the US.

I believe when it comes to this matter, though the government has no direct protocols towards online gambling, I think, people in that country know the stance of their government and so they need to abide it even if there are no clear regulations to follow. You will only know such specific protocols if you are residing in the country and you will understand how officials or authorities are approaching this type of online business.

No gambling means no taxes. I bet gambling casinos would love that idea. But is there still such a thing?
Let's find out.
This is the first website when I tried the question.
https://playtoday.co/blog/guides/countries-where-gambling-is-illegal/
This is the one that caught my attention.
No specific laws are in legal form but because they have one belief then it's also considered as a law.
But look at this.
This is where it becomes a problem. Without that law that is passed legally, they cannot pursue taxes on it which I think is where people can take advantage instead of part of that money that should be going to the government and could be used for the service of the people.
It all depends only on how strong their belief is so that they won't gamble but let's be real, there are believers who think differently in this era. It's not as strong as it was before. A real law must be implemented, without it on paper a lot of gambling businesses will keep it secret and they are escaping taxation.
All that money could help boost the economy and maybe change the way people look at one country that was vandalized as a bad tourist spot.

Well some countries have strict ban on online casino although I understand that both traditional and online casino are the same but I will like to argue that the dangers and injuries that online casino poses on the lifestyle of ignorant and high spirited gamblers is just overwhelming and that's why some government deem it fit to actually ban the use of debit card or credit card to actually fund the online casinos.

First, I want you to know that online gambling is just the same thing as traditional gambling, apart from only small differences they may have, such as the fact that a country might have full regulations over traditional gambling but may not be able to fully control online gambling sites. As a matter of fact, some casino sites might be functional in a country where they do not have a license to operate. Online gambling and traditional gambling are just two of the same activities. A country without gambling laws simply means that anyone can do anything they want in terms of gambling activity; it means that gambling is not prohibited in such a country, and as such, online gambling is not also a crime.

This is not what OP is asking. He is asking why some countries only have laws for traditional gambling but not having laws for online gambling. But that is not possible. All countries have laws for gambling generally. Although you will see some citizens of the country that will gamble underground and using foreign sites to gamble despite that gambling is not legal in such country. I am referring to Muslim countries.

If no laws ban gambling, then it's legal to gamble. I think that this works for most countries:


If the government didn't make it clear then you can do it and you will not face any consequences for doing it. When governments step with some regulations that can be a game changer, from that moment it will be clear what is "legal & illegal".

Every country is formed on the law and constitution, if not, everyone would be doing as they like without being guilty of ill acts. There is nothing they would not capture in writing the constitution/law which includes that of gambling. It's a must that the position of the country would be clearly made known about gambling activities both offline and online and how they would be regulated and taxed for the benefit of the country, if allowed.

Now, it is either they are for it or against it as we see countries where gambling is allowed and countries where it is illegal. In plain terms, no country can be without a gambling law, so what you are asking is not just possible.

More than the laws, what matters is the culture of the country, how people were educated and how they follow their principles, so no matter how legal or illegal it is, if a person believes that it is wrong, they will not do it and there will be no law in the world that makes her change her opinion, in short, the cultural issue is very important.

If a country is against gambling, it does not matter whether its a physical one or online gambling platforms are restricted by them, both are in consideration for the law and must abides by them, if we are in a country that does not enforces law on gambling be it physical or online gambling, then we are free to engage in it the ay w want but never to abuse the privilege that may make the government change their stand or take of the acceptance of gambling.

Gambling is illegal in almost all Islamic Republics in the world. I don't know how you got the information that online gambling is legal in Saudi Arabia and UAE because it is clearly enshrined in the laws of both nations that gambling both physical and online is totally banned in these countries. Anyone caught violating the law in UAE risks two years jail term or a fine of 50,000 AED, which is around $5,550. Organization a gambling event in public will lead to up to ten years of imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 AED some citizens or foreigners will violate this law by using several means such as VPN to bypass these gambling restrictions. It seems this might change in the future because the UAE is considering making some type of gambling legal. The nation set up a body called federal body, called the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA) which is mandated to set up modalities for the regulation of gambling and how to make money from the gaming industry.

If it's illegal as per their law then that's illegal whatever is the means of it, online or offline. But I think the point you're saying is that even the law tells so, there are citizens that still violate the law and still continue what they're doing even if it means breaking the law of theirs.

If there's no law yet about specific things like gambling then there's no restriction and violation for the people that does it. Laws from other countries can't be brought to that country that doesn't have law unless provided by their lawmakers and signed by their leaders then it will become a law or depending on the type of government and leadership that they have. As long as the state doesn't have specific rules about gambling then it can't be considered as a violation or illegal thing to do but if their basis is religion and that country doesn't have laws yet about gambling, that can be the basis of some people based on the bias that they have and belief so that prejudice will be justified.

They may be doing it in Dubai, Qatar or the open cities which the same rules apply in Macau where gambling is legal while on the mainland is not. It's almost like they bend the laws just to give gambling a leeway.

This is pretty much a good law as its for tourist attraction. Las Vegas is just an example of this AFAIK. But there is always a law for it.

If there is no law there is no sin. But are you sure online gambling has no law in countries like UAE and Saudi Arabia? They may have law about gambling in general and not just about traditional gambling but both traditional, online and any other type of gambling. What I know is that Muslim countries termed gambling as sin and be it online or traditional gambling, it may not be accepted in such countries.

Lack of laws in present doesn't mean something is legal. Just unregulated. There are very few countries like this left however.
Most places will either outright ban gambling or have some regulation so big companies can launch their games under a license.

The thing is, unlicensed gambling is a big thing even in countries without even any licensed gambling sites. But also in countries where there's favorable regulation, people still like on many occasions to just get a VPN or change their DNS and play in unlicensed casinos, because they have several advantages. I for instance, living in Greece, see several disadvantages in gambling in the country's licensed casinos because they have a lack of games and the house edge is higher. Also they don't pay bonuses that are as good. They just spend all of their money on promotion to get new customers and give little to nothing back. So I haven't even signed up for these providers really.

Technically speaking, if certain activity is not regulated is not "legal", and if it is not forbidden it is not "illegal". So, if in certain country there are no laws regulating gambling, it should be considered as an "alegal" activity in Spanish, translated as "unregulated" in English.

But beware because in certain jurisdictions what is not regulated may be forbidden, although this is not the case in most developed countries AFAIK.

I am from Bangladesh. my country also a Muslim country so in my religion Gambling is not legal. our holy book always against gambling and my country’s law do not support gambling but However, gambling has had many effects in my country. the youth of my country are very addicted to online gambling. Many online casino sites run smoothly for my country and some sites can be easily accessed using a VPN.  So anyone from my country can enjoy gambling. crypto and gambling are both illegal for my country yet we can access and use them

I think you are right because why would there be restrictions on normal traditional gambling then an overlook for online gambling? From where I standing, the two gambling forms are same and if a country has banned on one it automatically means the other too is under restriction although I don't know if this would count because I have seen or heard about country actually banning online gambling because of the easy access of deposit especially through the debit card of the citizens of that country so inorder to protect their is strictly restricted online gambling.

It's not a complex issue, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are Muslim countries so gambling is illegal in these countries I don't know how it becomes complex to you it is clearly stated in their religion and some laws govern that.

https://www.tamimi.com/law-update-articles/whats-the-bet-that-gambling-is-prohibited-in-the-uae

If there are no laws but the culture treats gambling as taboo then it is better to not gamble, this is to respect your culture if you are a resident, you don't want to be treated indifferently by your people, so you have to be sensitive on the people around you, if there are no gambling laws but you want to gamble do so discreetly, you should be sensitive on your culture and the people around you.

Are you sure if Saudi Arabia and UAE don't have gambling laws about online gambling?



It means you're not allowed to gamble using online casino because it's prohibited. You might argue if you or your friends haven't face any problem until now even you've gamble for years, well this is not about in the past or present, but you won't know what will happen in the future.

I can consider it legal because no law prohibits you from gambling if caught the officer will have to present something that violates the law in their country or it will be considered an illegal arrest.

But if you're in a country that considers gambling immoral then it is better to follow your culture or you will be considered an outcast.

A law in gambling is either concerning restriction or regulation so if there's no law in this activity to that certain country, and if it is online gambling sites to be considered to engage yourself with, I think it fine assuming that there will be platforms you could access. What matters is restriction, if there is such thing then it is either you use VPN or you will be completely limited with online gambling platforms. There could also be a chance that gambling as an activity is neutral in that country, meaning, people are free to engage with platforms of this industry if they would have ways to do so as long as it won't be caught or promoted to public audiences.
What creates confusion in this discussion is having NO LAW regarding gambling activities. If there will be at least additional informations such as gambling restrictions, then it would be clear to talk about. Traditional I think, as he referred to might be those which are played on the streets and if that's the case, it is most of the time prohibited specially with public places but fine being played on their own houses as long as no one sees them, which I guess more in line with gambling being neutral to that country.

A country might not have gambling laws because gambling is illegal there, and that is why they decided not to have gambling laws, but they will say the gambling is illegal and punishment with be attached to whoever violates the law and gamble. In this case if there is no traditional casino because gambling is illegal, then it also means that online casino is also illegal.

In such countries, if you must gamble, you are to use VPN. This is because, casinos might restrict gamblers from that jurisdiction. If you are gambling, then you that if you win big, you might not be able to cash out because you would need to make some verifications, and that can lead to account block. Most Islamic countries don't allow gambling because it is against their religious practice.

This is interesting, based on what I know you cannot be charged for something that has no laws that penalize you, for you to get penalized there should be guidelines and laws on how an officer addresses your charges if he cannot present a degree that charge you of doing illegal.

So if you are caught gambling online and no law prohibits you then you cannot be charged, gambling is legal in our country as long as you are playing on a regulated platform, if not then that's illegal gambling.
So laws define what's legal and illegal.

No wait there's something weird about how your taking their laws. Online gambling and traditional gambling are not different from each other, they're both a type of gambling itself so if a country has gambling banned or is illegal, you can say the same for online at the same time, regardless of said online casino was crypto-based or not. In fact I'm pretty sure the ISP themselves implement geoblocking and in case anything actually gets through, casinos would probably have a clause in their ToS about users playing there being bannable, or at least if they're KYC details showed that they are residents of countries where gambling is banned.

You can find out by checking the cryptocurrencies law that they have,while UAE is a bit more liberal,Saudi Arabia is the most restrictive country in the world as they abide by the Muslim holy book as their state constitution.So that cannot have a rule for cryptocurrencies at all as the holy book is almost 1500 years old now so it is impossible to have laws about cryptocurrencies.However most typical "scholars" as they say have made owning cryptocurrencies legal as they have said,if buying a good and keeping it to sell it for more money is legal so it is to own cryptocurrencies in order to make a profit out of them by holding them,while trading is also allowed based on this logic.Gambling is definitely forbidden be it cryptocurrencies or normal money though in such countries.

legality of online crypto-gambling in countries like the UAE or Saudi Arabia, where traditional gambling is illegal, is a complex issue.
Is Online Crypto-Gambling Legal in a Country Without Gambling Laws?