Azerbaijan

State monopoly

State-owned Azerlotereya holds the exclusive right to lotteries and runs sports betting, online and in retail, under the Topaz brand. Online casino and poker are prohibited. A 2025 law allows casinos only on artificial islands in the Caspian Sea, but no casino licence had been issued by early 2026.

Online casino
ProhibitedLegal online products come only from state operators.
Regulator
Azerlotereya OJSC (state operator)Start of regime not yet established
Legal basis
Code of Administrative Offences, Article 401; Law on Lotteries; 2025 law on casinos on artificial territoriesDesk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
58% 7 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Sports betting State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Online poker Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Land-based casino Licensing opening Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Code of Administrative Offences, Article 401; Law on Lotteries; 2025 law on casinos on artificial territoriesDesk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Azerbaijan

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Azerbaijan yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Azerbaijan, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Azerbaijan, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Azerbaijan54331.6%
  • Exclude Azerbaijan in their terms40023.2%
  • No declaration77845.2%
Hold a licence covering Azerbaijan0brands
List Azerbaijan as a focus market17brands
Offers marked available8welcome offers
Brands serving Azerbaijan Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

Market data

Enterprise
What would change this page
  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
Latest on Azerbaijan

No news about Azerbaijan yet.

All news

Other state monopoly markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Azerbaijan Asia 543 31.6% 400 17 8
Hong Kong Asia 452 26.3% 520 4 2
Israel Asia 272 15.8% 807 3 0
Lebanon Asia 461 26.8% 515 3 0
Singapore Asia 417 24.2% 564 22 11
Türkiye Asia 430 25.0% 572 57 25
Åland Islands Europe 0 0.0% 394 2 0
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Azerbaijan's parliament approves casino law (iGaming Expert)igamingexpert.com
  2. Azerbaijan gambling sector trends (SiGMA)sigma.world
  3. Azerlotereya: about the companyazerlotereya.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-AZ
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
3 cited, medium confidence

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