British Virgin Islands

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The Gaming and Betting (Control) Act 2020, in force since July 2021, replaced a general prohibition with licensing by a Gaming and Betting Control Commission. The Commission was still being constituted in 2026 and no licences have been reported.

Online casino
Licensing openingA licensing regime is adopted but not yet in force.
Regulator
Gaming and Betting Control CommissionStart of regime not yet established
Legal basis
Gaming and Betting (Control) Act 2020Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
50% 6 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensing opening Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Sports betting Licensing opening Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Online poker Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Lottery Licensing opening Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Land-based casino Licensing opening Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Gaming and Betting (Control) Act 2020Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering British Virgin Islands

No regulator in the knowledge base covers British Virgin Islands 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 British Virgin Islands, 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 British Virgin Islands, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from British Virgin Islands52030.2%
  • Exclude British Virgin Islands in their terms43625.3%
  • No declaration76544.5%
Hold a licence covering British Virgin Islands0brands
List British Virgin Islands as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available0welcome offers
Brands serving British Virgin Islands 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.

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Market data

Enterprise
Market share by brand Part of the British Virgin Islands dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the British Virgin Islands dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the British Virgin Islands dataset
What would change this page

In progressGovernment is appointing the Commission and has announced amendments to the 2020 Act.

  • 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 British Virgin Islands

No news about British Virgin Islands yet.

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Other licensing opening markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
British Virgin Islands Americas 520 30.2% 436 2 0
Trinidad & Tobago Americas 505 29.3% 455 2 1
Albania Europe 432 25.1% 546 6 2
Congo - Brazzaville Africa 0 0.0% 457 1 0
Finland Europe 736 42.8% 343 198 235
Ireland Europe 667 38.8% 365 200 155
Mauritius Africa 478 27.8% 477 2 1
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. Ogier: Gaming and betting controls in the BVIogier.com
  2. Government of the Virgin Islands: Vacancy, Gaming and Betting Control Commissiongov.vg
  3. Gaming and Betting (Control) Act 2020bvibeacon.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-VG
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
3 cited, medium confidence

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