- 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
- Criminal Law of the PRC, Articles 303 and 304 (as amended by Amendment XI, 2021); Regulations on Administration of Lotteries (2009)Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 82% 9 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 (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 | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
Regulation
- Governing law
- Criminal Law of the PRC, Articles 303 and 304 (as amended by Amendment XI, 2021); Regulations on Administration of Lotteries (2009)Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering China mainland
No regulator in the knowledge base covers China mainland 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 | Internet sales of the state lotteries have been frozen since 2015 and unauthorised online lottery sales are illegal. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Site blocking | Offshore iGaming sites are blocked and police run national campaigns against cross-border platforms; the Ministry of Public Security reported more than 4,500 platforms dismantled in 2024. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Payment blocking | Authorities target payment channels, including third-party payment and livestream-based betting flows. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Advertising | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
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 China mainland, and offers marked as available there.
Brand access declarations for China mainland, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from China mainland47827.8%
- Exclude China mainland in their terms59234.4%
- No declaration65137.8%
List China mainland as a focus market11brands
Offers marked available6welcome offers
Population1416MChinese Yuan
Brands that accept players from China mainland 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
Latest on China mainland All news
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 China mainland. 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-CN
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 3 cited, high confidence