- Online casino
- ProhibitedOnline play is prohibited; lotteries, state betting or land-based casinos exist.
- Regulator
- Not yet establishedStart of regime not yet established
- Legal basis
- Gambling Prevention Act, 2026Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
- Research coverage
- 64% 7 of 11 applicable fields. How it is scored
Legal status by product
Baseline research contract v1.1| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online casino | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
| Sports betting | Prohibited | Known | Knowledge base, 2026-10-08 |
| Online poker | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
| Lottery | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Land-based casino | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
Regulation
- Governing law
- Gambling Prevention Act, 2026Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
- Citation
- Act No. 98 of 2026Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Regulators covering Bangladesh
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Bangladesh yet.
Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.
Enforcement and controls
How the prohibition is applied| Control | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player liability | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Site blocking | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Payment blocking | Police reported over 1,000 mobile financial service agents to Bangladesh Bank for licence cancellation over betting transactions. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Advertising | Promoting online betting platforms is an offence under Section 20 of the Cyber Security Ordinance 2025. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
Offshore exposure
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15Online play is prohibited, so these figures describe offshore activity: brands that say they accept players from Bangladesh, and offers marked as available there.
Brand access declarations for Bangladesh, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Bangladesh53831.3%
- Exclude Bangladesh in their terms42024.4%
- No declaration76344.3%
List Bangladesh as a focus market53brands
Offers marked available53welcome offers
Population169MBangladeshi Taka
Brands that accept players from Bangladesh 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.
What would change this page
- A bill to license online casino or betting
- New blocking, payment or advertising enforcement against offshore sites
- Changes to the state lottery or betting monopoly
- A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
Other online prohibited markets
All restricted marketsNot legal advice
This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.
No commercial content
No operators are listed or promoted for Bangladesh. Exposure data is published for research and compliance.
Gaps stay visible
Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.
Sources
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-BD
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 2 cited, high confidence