Cuba

Prohibited, no market
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Casinos and the national lottery were abolished after 1959. Article 281 of the 2022 Penal Code punishes anyone who acts as banker, collector or promoter of illegal games, including the informal bolita, with one to three years in prison or a fine, rising to three to eight years for groups or where minors are involved. There is no licensing and no regulator.

Online casino
ProhibitedProhibited in every form: no licensing, no regulator, no lottery.
Regulator
NoneNo authority licenses iGaming
Legal basis
Penal Code (Law 151 of 2022), Article 281Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
64% 7 of 11 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)

Enforcement and controls

How the prohibition is applied
ControlFindingStateSource
Player liability Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Site blocking Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Payment blocking Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Advertising Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None

Offshore exposure

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

With no licensed market to measure, the measurable activity is offshore: which brands say they accept players from Cuba, and which offers are marked as available there.

Brand access declarations for Cuba, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Cuba45226.3%
  • Exclude Cuba in their terms53431.0%
  • No declaration73542.7%
List Cuba as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Population11.0MCuban Peso
Brands that accept players from Cuba 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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What would change this page
  • A draft law or public consultation on licensing any form of betting or games of chance
  • A new authority with powers over betting, lotteries or games of chance
  • Published blocking orders or payment restrictions aimed at offshore sites
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
Latest on Cuba

No news about Cuba yet.

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Other markets with no licensed industry

All restricted markets
MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Cuba Americas 452 26.3% 534 2 1
Cayman Islands Americas 477 27.7% 491 2 1
Afghanistan Asia 268 15.6% 801 3 0
American Samoa Oceania 0 0.0% 479 2 0
Bahrain Asia 554 32.2% 400 31 8
Brunei Asia 555 32.2% 384 4 0
Guam Oceania 0 0.0% 479 2 0
Not 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 Cuba. 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

  1. CubaNet: La bolita, el juego prohibido de los cubanos pobrescubanet.org
  2. CubaNet: Confiscan más de un millón de pesos a cubano por juego de la bolitacubanet.org
Identifier
CR-JUR-CU
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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