Jordan

Online prohibited

The Penal Code of 1960 prohibits games of chance and gaming houses, and the Civil Law voids betting contracts. There are no casinos and no licensing for online casino or betting. The only legal product is the Jordan Charity Lottery, set up by royal decree in 1972.

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 No. 16 of 1960; Civil Law, Article 915Desk 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 (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 Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Penal Code No. 16 of 1960; Civil Law, Article 915Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Jordan

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Jordan yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Enforcement and controls

How the prohibition is applied
ControlFindingStateSource
Player liability Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Site blocking The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission blocks offshore betting sites. 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 2026-10-15

Online play is prohibited, so these figures describe offshore activity: brands that say they accept players from Jordan, and offers marked as available there.

Brand access declarations for Jordan, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Jordan51429.9%
  • Exclude Jordan in their terms44625.9%
  • No declaration76144.2%
List Jordan as a focus market7brands
Offers marked available3welcome offers
Population11.2MJordanian Dinar
Brands that accept players from Jordan 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
  • 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
MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Jordan Asia 514 29.9% 446 7 3
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
Iraq Asia 278 16.2% 771 5 4
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 Jordan. 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. Contract of betting and gambling in the Jordanian civil lawcyberleninka.ru
  2. Gambling offences in Jordanian law (jordan-lawyer.com, Arabic)jordan-lawyer.com
  3. Fatwa on the Jordan Lotto (Dar al-Ifta)aliftaa.jo
Identifier
CR-JUR-JO
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
3 cited, medium confidence

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