Isle of Man

Licensed

The Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001 makes the Isle of Man a licensing base for operators serving other markets. The Gambling Supervision Commission also licenses the island's land-based casino, betting offices and society lotteries.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
Gambling Supervision CommissionCurrent regime since 2001
Legal basis
Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001Desk 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 Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources)
Online poker Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2001Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Isle of Man
  • The Isle of Man8 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 Isle of Man, 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 Isle of Man, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Isle of Man54731.8%
  • Exclude Isle of Man in their terms40723.6%
  • No declaration76744.6%
Hold a licence covering Isle of Man8brands
List Isle of Man as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available0welcome offers
Brands serving Isle of Man 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
  • 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 licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Isle of Man Europe 547 31.8% 407 2 0
Belarus Europe 337 19.6% 688 8 0
Belgium Europe 14 0.8% 515 21 1
Bulgaria Europe 365 21.2% 652 18 10
Croatia Europe 557 32.4% 409 19 5
Czechia Europe 24 1.4% 538 27 7
Denmark Europe 92 5.3% 441 89 41
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. Gambling Supervision Commission: Gamblingisleofmangsc.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-IM
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
1 cited, medium confidence

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