- Online casino
- ProhibitedOnline betting or poker is licensed; online casino is not.
- Regulator
- ACMACurrent regime since 2001
- Legal basis
- Interactive Gambling Act 2001; Casino Legislation Ordinance 2005Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 58% 7 of 12 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 | Licensed | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
| 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
- Interactive Gambling Act 2001; Casino Legislation Ordinance 2005Desk research, Oct 2026
- Current regime since
- 2001Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Christmas Island
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Christmas Island yet.
Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.
Licensed and offshore brands
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15How many brands hold a licence that covers Christmas Island, 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 Christmas Island, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Christmas Island54731.8%
- Exclude Christmas Island in their terms40123.3%
- No declaration77344.9%
Hold a licence covering Christmas Island0brands
List Christmas Island as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available0welcome offers
Brands serving Christmas Island 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
Other partly licensed markets
| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas Island | Oceania | 547 31.8% | 401 | 2 | 0 |
| Australia | Oceania | 426 24.8% | 623 | 202 | 32 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Oceania | 562 32.7% | 383 | 2 | 0 |
| Norfolk Island | Oceania | 541 31.4% | 405 | 2 | 0 |
| Burundi | Africa | 505 29.3% | 456 | 2 | 1 |
| Cameroon | Africa | 532 30.9% | 417 | 5 | 1 |
| Congo - Kinshasa | Africa | 513 29.8% | 453 | 4 | 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
- GGRAsia: Canberra panel urges reopening Christmas Island casinoggrasia.com
- Australian Government: Casino community consultation reportinfrastructure.gov.au
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-CX
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 2 cited, medium confidence