- Online casino
- Not yet establishedNo law addresses online play directly.
- Regulator
- Not yet establishedStart of regime not yet established
- Legal basis
- Gaming Act 1967 (amended by the Gaming (Tattersalls) Amendment Act 1991-92 and the Gaming Amendment Act 1997)Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 29% 2 of 7 applicable fields. How it is scored
Legal status by product
Baseline research contract v1.1| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online casino | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Sports betting | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Online poker | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Lottery | Licensed | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Land-based casino | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
Regulation
- Governing law
- Gaming Act 1967 (amended by the Gaming (Tattersalls) Amendment Act 1991-92 and the Gaming Amendment Act 1997)Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Cook Islands
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Cook 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 2026-10-15How many brands hold a licence that covers Cook 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 Cook Islands, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Cook Islands55232.1%
- Exclude Cook Islands in their terms39422.9%
- No declaration77545.0%
List Cook Islands as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available0welcome offers
Population7,761New Zealand Dollar
Brands serving Cook 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.
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 unregulated markets
| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Islands | Oceania | 552 32.1% | 394 | 2 | 0 |
| Ascension Island | Oceania | 0 0.0% | 152 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiji | Oceania | 527 30.6% | 421 | 2 | 1 |
| Kiribati | Oceania | 551 32.0% | 392 | 2 | 0 |
| Micronesia | Oceania | 0 0.0% | 385 | 2 | 0 |
| Nauru | Oceania | 552 32.1% | 394 | 2 | 1 |
| New Caledonia | Oceania | 501 29.1% | 460 | 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
- PacLII: Gaming (Tattersalls) Amendment Act 1991-92paclii.org
- PacLII: Gaming Amendment Act 1997pacliirms.paclii.org
- PacLII: Value Added Tax Amendment Act 1998paclii.org
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-CK
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 3 cited, low confidence