- Online casino
- ProhibitedOnline play is prohibited; lotteries, state betting or land-based casinos exist.
- Regulator
- Not yet establishedStart of regime not yet established
- Legal basis
- Penal Code, Law No. 111 of 1969Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 55% 6 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 (4 sources) |
| Sports betting | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (4 sources) |
| Online poker | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (4 sources) |
| Lottery | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Land-based casino | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (4 sources) |
Regulation
- Governing law
- Penal Code, Law No. 111 of 1969Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Iraq
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Iraq 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 | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Site blocking | The Ministry of Communications blocks apps and games with a betting element, including online Ludo in December 2025. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Payment blocking | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Advertising | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
Offshore exposure
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15Online play is prohibited, so these figures describe offshore activity: brands that say they accept players from Iraq, and offers marked as available there.
Brand access declarations for Iraq, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Iraq27816.2%
- Exclude Iraq in their terms77144.8%
- No declaration67239.0%
List Iraq as a focus market5brands
Offers marked available4welcome offers
Population42.1MIraqi Dinar
Brands that accept players from Iraq 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
In progressSenior judges have called for a Penal Code amendment that names online betting explicitly.
- 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 markets| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | Asia | 278 16.2% | 771 | 5 | 4 |
| Bangladesh | Asia | 538 31.3% | 420 | 53 | 53 |
| Bhutan | Asia | 544 31.6% | 400 | 3 | 0 |
| Cambodia | Asia | 476 27.7% | 487 | 9 | 1 |
| China mainland | Asia | 478 27.8% | 592 | 11 | 6 |
| India | Asia | 585 34.0% | 386 | 84 | 76 |
| Japan | Asia | 575 33.4% | 390 | 64 | 15 |
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 Iraq. 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
- Law 111 of 1969 on the Criminal and Penal Code (UN ESCWA)alp.unescwa.org
- Iraq bans online Ludo game over social concerns (Iraqi News)iraqinews.com
- Gambling is ever on the rise in Duhok (Peregraf)peregraf.com
- Gambling Maps: Iraqgamblingmaps.org
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-IQ
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 4 cited, medium confidence