- Online casino
- ProhibitedOnline play is prohibited; lotteries, state betting or land-based casinos exist.
- Regulator
- Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (land-based casinos)Start of regime not yet established
- Legal basis
- Civil Code (Law 131 of 1948), articles 739 and 740; Law 8 of 2022Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 91% 10 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 | Prohibited | 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 | Licensed | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
- Governing law
- Civil Code (Law 131 of 1948), articles 739 and 740; Law 8 of 2022Desk research, Oct 2026
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Egypt 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 | Egyptian citizens may not play in casinos. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Site blocking | The telecoms regulator and the media council are blocking online betting apps. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Payment blocking | In October 2024 the prosecutor general froze e-wallets used by betting agents. | 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 Egypt, and offers marked as available there.
- Accept players from Egypt53331.0%
- Exclude Egypt in their terms43425.2%
- No declaration75443.8%
The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.
In progressThe government is drafting Cybercrime Law amendments that name online betting and raise penalties.
- 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
Other online prohibited markets
All restricted marketsThis describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.
No operators are listed or promoted for Egypt. Exposure data is published for research and compliance.
Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.
Sources
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-EG
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 3 cited, high confidence