Kazakhstan

Partly licensed

Online sports betting and totalisator betting are licensed, and online operators must also run at least one betting shop. Online casino is prohibited, online lotteries are a state monopoly, and land-based casinos operate only in designated zones. A Unified Betting Accounting System for all bets launched in January 2026.

Online casino
ProhibitedOnline betting or poker is licensed; online casino is not.
Regulator
Ministry of Tourism and SportsStart of regime not yet established
Legal basis
Law on Gambling Business (2007)Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
58% 7 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 (3 sources)
Sports betting Licensed 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)
Regulation
Governing law
Law on Gambling Business (2007)Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Kazakhstan

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Kazakhstan yet.

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 Kazakhstan, 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 Kazakhstan, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Kazakhstan56032.5%
  • Exclude Kazakhstan in their terms38022.1%
  • No declaration78145.4%
Hold a licence covering Kazakhstan0brands
List Kazakhstan as a focus market27brands
Offers marked available7welcome offers
Brands serving Kazakhstan 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 partly licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Kazakhstan Asia 560 32.5% 380 27 7
Cyprus Asia 305 17.7% 727 3 1
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. Chambers Gaming Law 2024: Kazakhstanpracticeguides.chambers.com
  2. Kazakhstan has blocked access to 17,000 online casino sites this year (CasinoBeats)casinobeats.com
  3. Kazakhstan expands gambling rules, cracks down on illegal payments (SiGMA)sigma.world
Identifier
CR-JUR-KZ
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
3 cited, medium confidence

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