Every source we watch, checked every two weeks.

Ontario's full Registrar's Standards in HTML export form.

iGaming Ontario's directory of registered operators and operator-facing resources.

Operator-facing landing page for iGaming Ontario participants. New notices here trigger NEW flags on the AGCO explorer.

AGCO's consolidated page describing the Responsible Gambling Policy and Standards 2.x themes within the RSIG.

Advertising-and-marketing section of the RSIG, including the February 2024 prohibition on athletes and active public figures in iGaming advertising.

Monetary penalty orders and notices of proposed order published by AGCO. Used to trace enforcement precedent against RSIG standards.

Provincial statute under which AGCO administers gaming registration, including internet gaming operators.

Statute creating OLG, the provincial Crown corporation running OLG.ca. AGCO regulates OLG and private iGaming Ontario operators under the RSIG.

iGaming Ontario is the subsidiary of AGCO acting as the counterparty to operator agreements for the open market launched April 2022.

Independent non-profit referenced by AGCO RG programming; publishes RG Check accreditation standards used by Ontario-facing operators.

AGLC's public communication channel for the regulated market.

Standards in force since the July 13, 2026 market launch.

Consolidated non-technical rulebook for Great Britain licensees.

Technical rulebook for UK remote-gambling software.

UKGC's own change log for the LCCP. Checked weekly; a new entry triggers a NEW LCCP flag on the atlas.

The underlying UK primary legislation.

Binding directive on player protection and responsible gaming.

Binding directive on authorisations, key functions and compliance.

Authoritative index of Maltese gaming instruments.

Primary Maltese gaming legislation.

DGE public landing page. Bi-weekly crawl watches for new bulletins and regulation updates.

Permit holders, best-practices bulletins, and internet-gaming guidance.

Index of all Title 13 Chapter 69 regulations. Cron watches for CHAPTER69x.pdf republications.

Primary Internet gaming regulation — 2 subchapters, ~56 pages. Core source for the explorer.

Internal controls, Internet-and-mobile-games-manager requirement, account-based wagering, controlled computer systems.

Mandatory exclusion list, operator duties, forfeiture of winnings, confidentiality of the list.

Equipment standards including slot and electronic-game technical specifications referenced by 69O.

Game rules — craps, blackjack, roulette, poker, etc. — that Internet versions must adhere to.

Casino Service Industry Enterprise licensing regime that governs Internet gaming vendors.

15% Internet gaming gross revenue tax mechanics and return filing.

Mobile sports-wagering regime operating alongside Internet casino gaming.

Fantasy sports rules; adjacent to iGaming for fantasy-contest operators.

Statutory basis for Internet gaming: permit requirement, 15% tax, AC-server-location mandate, geolocation duty, enforcement.

Multi-source KYC authentication, manual-entry controls, deceased-identity blocks.

RG Lead requirement, automated trigger minimums, three-phase intervention model.

MFA mandate for patron logins, two-week same-device exemption, multi-device anomaly due diligence.

Scanned PDF; verbatim extraction pending OCR. Cron still monitors the URL for replacement.

English translation of the Swedish Gambling Act as amended.

Secondary legislation under the Gambling Act, as most recently amended.

Technical requirements for gambling systems and game design, with cross-references to LIFS 2018:4.

Authoritative index of every LIFS / SIFS instrument.

Spelinspektionen's canonical landing page for the Gambling Act and Ordinance.

Decided 23 April 2026, published 29 April 2026. Sets the API-level rules for querying the national self-exclusion register (Spelpaus): check completion standard, credential requirements (Actor ID + API Key), and mandatory routing of pre-marketing checks to the marketing API and pre-registration/pre-login checks to the login API.

Danish Gambling Authority public home page (English).

DGA index of the Gambling Act and executive orders.

Entry point for licensing, supervision and SCP certification.

Operator-facing page for online-casino licensees.

Operator-facing page for sports-betting licensees.

B2B supplier licensing regime in force since 1 January 2025.

Operator responsibilities on RG tools, limits and intervention.

Marketing rules, DKK 1,000 bonus cap and 10x wagering ceiling.

DGA AML supervision hub covering the Hvidvaskloven obligations.

Authoritative description of the ROFUS central self-exclusion register.

Player-facing portal for ROFUS self-exclusion registration.

How operators must handle complaints and signpost DGA escalation.

DGA announcements including SCP revisions and enforcement notices.

Authoritative Danish-language consolidation of Spilleloven.

Online-casino executive order replacing the 2019-era text.

Online-betting executive order replacing the 2019-era text.

Amendment to the online-casino EO, inserting § 1 subsection 4 and § 35 subsection 6 (§ 18(4) permits).

Match-fixing monitoring, reporting and cooperation rules.

Danish AML Act (Hvidvaskloven) applicable to gambling operators.

Registration in the DGA's AML register.

Base-platform technical requirements (February 2025 edition).

Game-level technical requirements for online-casino titles.

Consolidated English guidance for betting and online-casino operators.

Federal regulator's public landing page (Halle, Saxony-Anhalt).

GGL's index of the GlüStV 2021 and implementing instruments.

Federal activity-file (LUGAS), cross-operator self-exclusion (OASIS) and Safe-Server regime.

Technical interface spec for the cross-operator activity file.

Mandatory data-logging and audit-trail server hosted inside the EU/EEA.

Federal cross-operator player-block register under GlüStV §§8a-d.

GGL press releases, enforcement notices and guidance. Checked weekly.

Consolidated interstate treaty signed by all 16 Länder.

Federal act governing horse-race betting and lottery taxation; sets the 5.3% turnover tax on virtual slots and online poker.

MGCB public landing page covering commercial casinos, internet gaming, internet sports betting, and tribal oversight.

Licensed operator list, platform providers, suppliers, and ICS resources for internet gaming.

Internet sports betting licensees, permitted events catalog, integrity-monitoring guidance.

MGCB's canonical index of the Lawful Internet Gaming Act, Lawful Sports Betting Act, and the Administrative Rules.

Player-facing RGD enrolment portal and operator-facing enforcement guidance.

Technical standards for internet gaming and internet sports betting systems, RNGs, and geolocation.

Public disciplinary orders, cease-and-desist notices, and consent agreements.

Primary authorising statute for internet gaming, including graduated 20–28% tax.

Primary authorising statute for internet sports betting (8.4% AGR tax).

Full set of MGCB administrative rules, including Internet Gaming Rules and Internet Sports Betting Rules.

Spanish regulator landing page; hub for normativa, licensing and statistics.

DGOJ index of primary laws, royal decrees, ministerial orders and resolutions.

Spain's framework Gambling Act — licensing tiers, supervisory powers, sanctions regime, RG duties.

Advertising decree: celebrity/athlete ad ban, welcome-bonus prohibition, 01:00–05:00 TV/radio window, Jugar Bien disclosures.

Safer-gambling decree: default deposit limits, intensive-player identification, reality checks, customer-interaction triggers.

Operation of the Registro General de Interdicciones de Acceso al Juego (RGIAJ).

Technical and operating requirements attached to DGOJ licences.

AML/CFT act, applied to DGOJ licensees as obliged entities; SEPBLAC is the FIU.

DGOJ resolutions on RNG, internal-control systems, monitoring, incident reporting and audit.

Public-facing RG portal required as mandatory disclosure in advertising under RD 958/2020.

PGCB public landing page.

Operator-facing hub for Pennsylvania interactive gaming.

PGCB index of authorising statute (4 Pa.C.S.) and 58 Pa. Code chapters.

Technical standards for interactive gaming systems and peripherals.

PGCB-operated self-exclusion registry (1 year / 5 year / lifetime).

Scope, definitions, and general provisions for interactive gaming.

Certificates, licenses and petitions for interactive gaming authorisation.

Service provider registration and certification requirements.

Player account registration, verification, funding and closure.

Advertising standards, disclaimers and prohibited content.

Responsible gambling program requirements and self-exclusion.

Required rules-of-play disclosures and player notifications.

Independent testing lab certification of systems and games.

System architecture, geolocation, logging and security requirements.

Retention schedules for interactive gaming records.

54% tax on online slots; 16% on table games and poker.

Investigations, sanctions and board enforcement authority.

Ohio Casino Control Commission public landing page; regulator of retail casinos (ORC Ch. 3772) and sports gaming (ORC Ch. 3775).

Operator-facing hub for Type A, B, and C sports gaming licensees in Ohio (launch date January 1, 2023).

Statewide cross-operator self-exclusion program; enrollment tiers of one year, five years and lifetime.

Casino-side statute; creates the OCCC and codifies the casino VEP at ORC 3772.031.

Sports gaming enabling statute (HB 29 of 2021). Type A/B/C licences, minimum age 21, problem-gambling fund allocation at 3775.12.

Rulemaking index for sports gaming under OCCC authority.

Scope, definitions and general provisions for sports gaming rules.

Licensure of Type A/B/C proprietors, management services providers, mobile MSPs, suppliers, and gaming/key employees.

System requirements including geolocation and session authentication.

Required house rules and operational procedures for sports gaming proprietors.

Approved events and wager-types catalogue; mechanism used to grant the 2024 NCAA player-prop prohibition.

Sports-side VEP rule; operated in the manner prescribed for the casino-side program in Chapter 3772-12.

Operational rules for the Ohio VEP: enrollment (3772-12-02), excluded-entity duties (3772-12-04), removal (3772-12-05), disordered/problem-gambling plan (3772-12-06).

Certification framework for independent integrity monitors; proprietors must be members of a certified monitor.

ITL certification framework for sports gaming equipment and systems.

Central operator-obligations chapter: accounts and KYC (3775-16-03), reserve funds (3775-16-06), advertising (3775-16-08), promotions and bonuses (3775-16-09), integrity monitoring (3775-16-10), prohibited persons (3775-16-12), incident reporting (3775-16-17).

Required helpline and proprietor identity; targeting and misleading-claim prohibitions; campus advertising restriction (3775-16-08(E)); affiliate marketer binding (3775-16-08(I)).

"Free" / "risk-free" bet rule; basis of the 2023 DraftKings, BetMGM and Caesars settlements.

Online/mobile proprietor-specific duties.

Brick-and-mortar proprietor-specific duties.

Host-venue (kiosk) proprietor-specific duties.

Ohio's 501(c)(3) problem-gambling coordination body; referenced alongside the NCPG 24-hour helpline in OAC 3775-16-08(A)(3).

Official portal of the Curaçao Gaming Control Board, the sole licensing and supervisory authority for land-based and online games of chance offered in or from Curaçao under the LOK. Operationally rebranded as the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA) during 2025 and transferred from the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Justice on 19 August 2025.

Operator-facing portal for direct B2C and B2B licence applications under the LOK. Two-phase application: Phase 1 integrity and financial-viability assessment + Phase 2 technical, operational and legal compliance review, approximately 8 weeks indicative per phase plus up to 6-month provisional licence.

Short-domain institutional landing page used since the 2025 rebrand. Hosts fee policy, application guidance and the public list of LOK direct-licensed operators.

National Ordinance on Games of Chance. Adopted by the Staten van Curaçao on 17 December 2024 by a 13-6 vote; entered into force 24 December 2024. Replaces the pre-2024 NOOGH master-sublicensee model with direct B2C and B2B licensing under the GCB / CGA.

Historic framework that established the master-licence offshore-gambling regime under which the four legacy master licensees (Cyberluck Curaçao / Curaçao eGaming 1668/JAZ, Antillephone 8048/JAZ, Curaçao Interactive Licensing 5536/JAZ, Gaming Curaçao 365/JAZ) operated. Sublicence sunset / orange-seal end: 15 October 2025.

AML reporting framework. Curaçao gambling licensees are obligated reporters: unusual-transaction reports filed via the goAML platform to FIU Curaçao. Gambling-sector objective reporting threshold sits at NAf 5,000.

KYC and CDD framework. Customer due diligence applies at and above NAf 4,000 and on the cumulative basis for linked transactions. Sits alongside NORUT and MLTFPO as the three-act AML/CFT stack for licensed operators.

Criminal-law overlay on the NORUT + NOIS reporting framework. Together the three instruments define obligated-reporter duties, customer due diligence, sanctions for non-compliance and criminal exposure for ML/TF offences within and from Curaçao.

Curaçao Financial Intelligence Unit. Receives unusual-transaction reports from licensed gambling operators via the goAML platform. The Dutch legal-system distinction between ongebruikelijke (unusual) and verdachte (suspicious) transactions is preserved as a defined legal term.

Application fee EUR 4,592; annual B2C fee EUR 47,450 (split EUR 24,490 National Treasury + EUR 22,960 CGA supervisory); annual B2B fee EUR 24,490; 14-day invoice cycle / 71-day revocation grace period; first-year invoicing in two six-month instalments.

Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Establishes Curaçao's autonomous-country status within the Kingdom and the Kingdom-level FATF obligations that constrain Curaçao's gambling supervisory architecture.

Netherlands gambling regulator. Co-supervisory counterpart that has consistently pursued Curaçao-licensed operators serving Dutch residents without a Dutch licence. The KSA cooperation with the CGA is a defining feature of the post-LOK extraterritorial perimeter.

CFATF / FATF mutual-evaluation framework applicable to Curaçao. The LOK reform was substantively driven by FATF and Dutch government pressure to address weaknesses in the pre-2024 NOOGH master-sublicensee oversight model.

Kingdom-level financial supervisor overseeing Curaçao public-finance discipline. Relevant context for the Treasury revenue split in the CGA fee policy and the budgetary architecture supporting the GCB supervisory function.

Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism. Houses the Dirección General de Juegos de Casino y Máquinas Tragamonedas (DGJCMT), the regulator for both land-based casino/slots and the new distance-gaming and remote sports-betting regime under Ley 31557/2022.

Operator-facing portal: authorised-operator register, technical standards, sanction notices, illegal-site blocking list, and downloadable Reglamento + RM materials.

Antecedent statute regulating land-based casinos and slot machines (máquinas tragamonedas). Provides the institutional foundation for MINCETUR's gaming-regulator role that the distance-gaming Ley 31557/2022 then extended online.

Framework act for online gaming and remote sports betting. Sets the mandatory local-presence rule (art. 3), the licence term (art. 7), the 12 percent IJD on net income, the sanctions ladder (graduated 1-50 / 50-150 / 150-200 UIT) and the entire authorisation architecture under DGJCMT.

Consolidating amendment to Ley 31557; extended the licence term to 6 years, tightened the local-presence rule, and clarified the technical-standards regime applied by RM 244-2023-MINCETUR.

Implementing regulation of Ley 31557. Operationalises the licensing procedure, the 200 UIT operator and 100 UIT laboratory bank guarantees (art. 19), the platform-certification regime, the responsible-gambling controls, and the supervisory mechanics under DGJCMT.

Four-part technical standards (Estándares Técnicos I-IV) governing platform architecture, RNG, RTP, certification scope, audit-trail and security baselines for licensed operators. Anchored under DS 005-2023-MINCETUR.

Incorporates remote sports betting and distance gaming into the Impuesto Selectivo al Consumo (ISC). Rate set at 1 percent; DS 008-2025-EF set a transitional 0.3 percent until 30 June 2025 with the 1 percent rate effective from 1 July 2025.

New PLAFT (anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing) regime specific to distance-gaming operators. Sets the USD 2,500 ROS threshold, mandatory Oficial de Cumplimiento, 120-day implementation period. Replaces the earlier general framework.

Establishes the Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera del Perú (within the SBS). Distance-gaming operators are sujetos obligados under Resolución SBS 03622-2025 and must report Operaciones Sospechosas (ROS) and Registros de Operaciones (RO).

12 percent IJD on net income (Ley 31557 art. 35). Monthly accrual and payment; specific forms and tribute codes administered by SUNAT.

1 percent ISC under DL 1644/2024. Transitional 0.3 percent under DS 008-2025-EF until 30 June 2025; 1 percent from 1 July 2025. Applied per bet wagered, in addition to the 12 percent IJD on net income.

Sets the Unidad Impositiva Tributaria (UIT) for fiscal year 2026 at S/ 5,500 (up from S/ 5,350 in 2025). Anchors every UIT-denominated threshold including the 200 UIT operator bank guarantee, the 100 UIT laboratory guarantee, and the 1-50 / 50-150 / 150-200 UIT sanctioning bands.

Telecommunications regulator that coordinates with MINCETUR and MTC for DNS-level blocking of unlicensed gaming sites. Analogue to ANATEL in Brazil. MINCETUR has reported approximately 40 percent reduction in unauthorised online supply since the blocking programme intensified post-February 2024.

Official landing page of the Empresa Industrial y Comercial del Estado Administradora del Monopolio Rentístico de los Juegos de Suerte y Azar, created by Decreto-Ley 4142/2011 and Colombia's sole regulator for games of luck and chance not operated by Lotteries.

Framework act for the gambling monopoly. Establishes the constitutional rentistic-monopoly principle, the destination of profits to the national health system (SGSSS), the 15 percent derechos de explotación on GGR (art. 8), the 1 percent gastos de administración (art. 9), and the licensing/concession architecture.

Strengthens the earmarking of gambling-monopoly resources for the financing of public health, anchoring the constitutional purpose under art. 336 of the Constitution.

Establishes Coljuegos as an Empresa Industrial y Comercial del Estado; consolidates the regulator function for novel games of chance previously fragmented across multiple bodies.

Single consolidated regulatory text for the Hacienda sector; Parte 7 governs games of luck and chance, including the operational rules that complement Ley 643/2001.

Operational regulation supporting the games-of-luck-and-chance monopoly under Ley 643/2001, including provisions later consolidated into Decreto 1068/2015 Parte 7.

Foundational online-gambling regulation. Sets the concession-contract model, 5-year term tied to performance guarantee approval (art. 11), single-account-per-CC rule, KYC requirements, player registry, technical platform requirements, financial reserves and the full operational framework for Juegos Operados por Internet.

First amending Acuerdo to the 04/2016 JOSAO framework; introduced operational refinements based on the first year of regulated-market data.

Further amendments to the 04/2016 JOSAO framework refining player-protection and technical-platform obligations.

Continuing pipeline of amending Acuerdos covering responsible-gambling refinements, COVID-era operational adjustments and game-portfolio scope expansion.

Technical platform, RNG and game-certification requirements for licensed JOSAO operators; references the GLI-19 interactive-systems baseline.

Current advertising and commercial-communications resolution for licensed operators: celebrity/athlete restrictions, child-protection rules, mandatory disclosures and platform-targeting requirements.

Sistema Integral de Prevención y Control del Lavado de Activos y Financiación del Terrorismo for licensed operators. Risk-based approach, enhanced due diligence, ROS reporting to UIAF.

Colombian Financial Intelligence Unit; receiver of Reportes de Operaciones Sospechosas (ROS) from licensed JOSAO operators under the SIPLAFT/SARLAFT regime.

Player-side tax: 20 percent ganancias ocasionales withholding on prizes above the 48-UVT threshold (recalibrated annually with the UVT). VAT on internet games is 19 percent under separate Estatuto provisions.

Criminal offences for unauthorised gambling operations; basis for joint operations between Coljuegos, MinTIC, the Fiscalía General and law enforcement against unlicensed sites and operators.

ISP coordination for Coljuegos's illegal-site blocking programme. Around 10,000 sites blocked in 2024 with a cumulative tally above 14,000 illegal URLs taken down.

Official landing page of the Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas, the federal regulator established under Decreto 11.907/2024 with sole authority over fixed-odds and online gaming bets nationally.

Framework act for online fixed-odds betting (apostas de quota fixa) including online gaming. Sets the R$ 30 million grant fee, 5-year licence term, 12 percent GGR tax, advertising regime, sanctions ladder (max R$ 2 billion under art. 35) and criminal liability under art. 36.

Original fixed-odds legalisation, prize distribution, the federal lottery system and the statutory allocations to sports, education, social security and the public-safety fund.

Brazil's anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing law. Betting operators are obligated persons under art. 9 and must report to COAF via SISCOAF; the regime is operationalised for the betting sector by Portaria SPA/MF 1.143/2024.

Foundational policy ordinance signed days before Lei 14.790, establishing operational principles for the fixed-odds regime that the 2024 SPA/MF Portaria pipeline elaborates.

Technical and security requirements: ISO 27001 baseline, KYC and biometric facial verification, the bet.br domain mandate, integration with the SIGAP supervisory platform, single-account rule, prohibited-bettor checks and event-data logging.

Licensing procedure, application documentation, capital floor, fit-and-proper and integrity assessment, the R$ 30 million grant fee, 5-year licence term, 150-day decision window and corporate structure requirements.

Game-certification regime: accredited testing-lab framework, RNG and RTP standards (85 percent minimum theoretical RTP for online gaming), change-control rules, and the substantive scope of GLI-19 / GLI-33-equivalent testing.

Consolidated responsible-gambling, advertising and payment-rules ordinance: Pix-only deposits and withdrawals, named-account CPF matching, the Bolsa Família and credit-card funding ban, deposit and loss limits, reality checks, self-exclusion, the influencer regime and child-protection ad rules.

Operationalises the Lei 9.613/1998 AML regime for fixed-odds operators: risk-based approach, enhanced due diligence triggers, source-of-funds checks and the SISCOAF reporting workflow.

Sanctions ladder (warning, fine, partial suspension, full suspension, revocation), aggravating and mitigating factors, the Termo de Compromisso de Cessação (TCC) settlement mechanism and the procedural framework for the R$ 2 billion ceiling under Lei 14.790 art. 35.

Operational mechanics for the 15 percent player prize tax: monthly net-winnings calculation, withholding cadence and the IRPF threshold (currently R$ 2,824 per month per the IRPF table).

Brazilian Financial Intelligence Unit; receiver of all suspicious-activity and cash-transaction reports from licensed betting operators via the SISCOAF portal under Lei 9.613/1998 and Portaria SPA/MF 1.143/2024.

Central Bank documentation for the Pix instant-payment arrangement and the SPB participant rules that betting-operator account-holders must comply with under Portaria SPA/MF 1.231/2024.

Domain and IP-blocking coordination with SPA/MF. Reached 15,000 sites blocked by H1 2025 and over 18,000 by September 2025; mechanism also used to enforce the 24 April 2026 prediction-markets ban (Kalshi, Polymarket).

Source for the constitutional case law shaping the regime: the 2018 ruling lifting the lottery monopoly, ACO 3.301 (federal vs state jurisdiction), ADPFs 492/493/1.212 and ADI 7.721.

CMN resolution banning prediction-market platforms as unlicensed fixed-odds betting; basis for the 24 April 2026 blocking of Kalshi and Polymarket access in Brazil.

Federal Secretariat of the Interior. Houses the Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos (DGJS), the federal gambling regulator under the 1947 LFJS and 2004 RLFJS.

Operational regulator within SEGOB. Publishes the permit-holder register, tariffs, public guidance for permit applications and operational compliance under the 2004 Reglamento.

Founding federal gambling statute. Prohibits all games of chance not expressly permitted; designates parimutuel sports betting, lottery and raffles as the only permitted forms; grants SEGOB the exclusive licensing authority. Remains in force, modified only by reglamentary instruments and the 2023 decree.

The operational rulebook for the 1947 LFJS. ~160 articles covering permit classes, site authorisations, RNG approvals, anti-cheating, advertising, RG, books-and-records, sanctions. Amended materially by the 17 Nov 2023 decree (slot ban + 15-year permit cap).

AMLO's final-month decree banning new slot machine operations, reducing maximum permit term from 25 to 15 years (non-extendable), and broadening the definition of máquina tragamonedas. ~37 amparo proceedings filed by Codere, Caliente and others; vast majority obtained provisional or definitive suspensions. No SCJN merits ruling as of mid-2026.

Federal special-consumption tax. Art. 2 fracción II inciso B levies IEPS on juegos con apuestas y sorteos; rate raised from 30% to 50% of GGR effective 1 January 2026 by DOF 7 Nov 2025 decree. The same reform extends liability to foreign-resident operators and digital intermediation platforms without permanent establishment in Mexico, with SAT real-time-reporting obligations and access-blocking sanctions for non-compliance.

Mexican AML statute. Art. 17 fracción XII designates casinos and gaming operators as Vulnerable Activity covered persons. Identification threshold 325 UMA; aviso threshold 645 UMA; CTR threshold 10,025 UMA (~MXN 1.13M / USD 56,000). Supervised by SAT, with notices filed to UIF via the SPPLD portal.

Mexican Financial Intelligence Unit, within SHCP. Receives Avisos under LFPIORPI from casinos and other Vulnerable Activity covered persons. Maintains the Lista de Personas Bloqueadas for sanctions screening. Coordinates with FGR on money-laundering prosecutions.

Federal tax authority. Administers IEPS on gambling activities, supervises LFPIORPI registration and reporting by casinos, and conducts on-site fiscal inspections. Empowered to close operator premises for IEPS evasion or LFPIORPI breach.

Criminal layer for illegal gambling: operating an unlicensed gambling den (Art. 257), running illegal lotteries (Art. 258), corruption variants involving public officials (Art. 259-260) and participant-side offences (Art. 261-264). Carries imprisonment terms plus fines. Enforced by FGR (Fiscalía General de la República).

Mexico City local tax code. Imposes 6% local tax on prizes paid in CDMX-incorporated gambling establishments — the dominant state-level component on top of federal IEPS for operators with their fiscal domicile in CDMX. Estado de México, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Quintana Roo and Yucatán run distinct state-level regimes.

Sheinbaum administration's announced replacement for the 1947 LFJS. Would create a new national gambling commission and reset the permit architecture. SEGOB drafting in progress; no DOF publication, no formal Cámara de Diputados turn-over. Pre-World-Cup-2026 enactment considered unlikely as of mid-2026.

Official portal of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation. PAGCOR holds a dual role as state-owned operator (PAGCOR Casinos, e-Games, e-Bingo) and as the licensing and regulatory authority for all licensed online and land-based gaming in the Philippines under PD 1869.

Consolidates PD 1067-A, PD 1067-B, PD 1067-C, PD 1399 and PD 1632. Establishes PAGCOR's franchise, dual regulator-operator mandate and the 5% franchise tax on gross gaming revenue in lieu of all national and local taxes on gaming operations (Sec. 13).

Extends the PAGCOR franchise for another 25 years from expiry of the original PD 1869 term, taking the franchise through to 2033. Reaffirms PAGCOR's authority to authorise and license games of chance and to enter into contracts with private parties.

Clarifies PAGCOR's exclusive regulatory function over all games of chance, tightens inter-agency coordination with the PNP, DOJ, NBI and AMLC, and underpins the modern enforcement architecture against illegal online and offshore operators.

Brings casinos (including internet- and ship-based) within the coverage of RA 9160 (AMLA 2001). Establishes the PHP 5 million single-transaction Covered Transaction Report (CTR) threshold and obligates casinos to register with the AMLC.

Expands AMLA coverage and predicate offences, tightens beneficial-ownership reporting and reinforces AMLC's subpoena and freezing powers. Material to casino and PIGO licensees' AMLCO compliance programmes and AMLC Regulatory Issuance (ARI) obligations.

Philippine FIU. Issues sector-specific Regulatory Issuances (ARI) for casinos and internet-based casinos, supervises the Casino Implementing Rules and Regulations (CIRR) and operates the AMLC online reporting system for STRs and CTRs at the PHP 5 million single-transaction threshold.

President Marcos' executive order ordering the complete cessation and wind-up of all POGO, Internet Gaming Licensee (IGL) and offshore gaming-related services within Philippine territory by 31 December 2024, with mandatory deportation of foreign workers and inter-agency enforcement coordination (PAGCOR, BI, BIR, NBI, PNP, DOLE).

Permanently criminalises offshore gaming operations within Philippine territory. Expressly repeals RA 11590 (2021 POGO tax law). Codifies the EO 74 ban into primary statute and authorises criminal penalties, asset forfeiture and corporate dissolution for violators.

Domestic-facing Philippine Inland Gaming Operations (PIGO) regulatory framework. Defines licence classes (e-casino, sports betting, e-bingo, specialty), the geo-fenced player perimeter (Philippine territory only), the PHP 100 million minimum paid-up capital, the land-based-anchor requirement, the Authorised Service Provider regime and the 30% (25% for IR licensees) PAGCOR regulatory fee on GGR effective 1 January 2025.

PAGCOR Board policy introducing a Minimum Guaranteed Fee for licensed online operators: PHP 9 million/month against a PHP 30 million GGR benchmark for e-casino licensees and PHP 3 million/month against a PHP 15 million GGR benchmark for non-e-casino licensees. Designed to curb GGR misdeclaration and drive market consolidation. Benchmarks scheduled to rise October 2026.

Strengthens penalties for illegal numbers games (jueteng, masiao, last two) under PD 1602. Defines collector, manager, financier and operator roles with cumulative criminal penalties. Continues to anchor PNP-led ground enforcement against unlicensed land-based and online numbers operations.

The foundational PAGCOR rulebook for the offshore-gaming (POGO) framework. 34 sections across 5 Titles: Policies and Objectives (Sec. 1-3), Definition of Terms (Sec. 4), Licensing structure including six service-provider tiers and fee schedule (Sec. 5-25), General Conditions including USD 250,000 performance bond and 10-prong Standard Terms plus 11-ground Suspension and Cancellation regime (Sec. 26-29), and Interim Provisions including the original 25-application cap and the creation of Task Force POGO (Sec. 30-34). Fully cancelled 15 December 2024 by Executive Order 74 implementation; preserved for historical record + successor-liability analysis.

PAGCOR's own public notice confirming the cancellation of all Internet Gaming Licensees and Authorized Providers effective 15 December 2024 pursuant to Executive Order 74. Operative quote: "Any company or gaming website claiming to hold a valid offshore gaming / internet gaming license from PAGCOR is fraudulent and unauthorized." Verification contact: ogld@pagcor.ph. The primary-source ground truth for any post-2024 due diligence on entities claiming offshore PAGCOR licensure.

Senator Bong Go's Senate Bill 686 and the companion House Bill 11231 proposing a total prohibition on domestic online gambling, including bans on celebrity endorsements, social-media gambling advertising and e-wallet funding of gambling accounts. Distinct from RA 12312 (which covered only offshore). Status: pending as of mid-2026.