Cyprus

Partly licensed

The National Betting Authority has licensed online sports betting since 2012, now under the Betting Law of 2019, which prohibits online casino games, including poker. The state lottery and OPAP's lottery games are the only lotteries. The Cyprus Gaming and Casino Supervision Commission licenses land-based casinos.

Online casino
ProhibitedOnline betting or poker is licensed; online casino is not.
Regulator
National Betting AuthorityCurrent regime since 2012
Legal basis
Betting Law of 2019Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
67% 8 of 12 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 Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Betting Law of 2019Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2012Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Cyprus
  • Cyprus Gaming and Casino Supervision Authority1 licensed brands

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 Cyprus, 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 Cyprus, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Cyprus30517.7%
  • Exclude Cyprus in their terms72742.2%
  • No declaration68940.0%
Hold a licence covering Cyprus1brands
List Cyprus as a focus market3brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Brands serving Cyprus 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

In progressThe National Betting Authority is preparing a licensing regime for B2B suppliers.

  • 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 Cyprus

No news about Cyprus yet.

All news

Other partly licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Cyprus Asia 305 17.7% 727 3 1
Kazakhstan Asia 560 32.5% 380 27 7
Australia Oceania 426 24.8% 623 202 32
Burundi Africa 505 29.3% 456 2 1
Cameroon Africa 532 30.9% 417 5 1
Christmas Island Oceania 547 31.8% 401 2 0
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Oceania 562 32.7% 383 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

  1. Cyprus plans first licensing regime for B2B gambling suppliers (Gambling.com)gambling.com
  2. Cyprus Betting Authority Strategic Plan 2025 to 2027 (Harris Kyriakides)harriskyriakides.law
Identifier
CR-JUR-CY
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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