- Online casino
- UnregulatedNo law addresses online play directly.
- Regulator
- Not yet establishedStart of regime not yet established
- Legal basis
- Gaming and Lotteries Act 1988 (No. 6 of 1988)Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 57% 4 of 7 applicable fields. How it is scored
Legal status by product
Baseline research contract v1.1| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online casino | Unregulated | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Sports betting | Unregulated | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Online poker | Unregulated | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Lottery | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Land-based casino | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
- Governing law
- Gaming and Lotteries Act 1988 (No. 6 of 1988)Desk research, Oct 2026
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Kiribati yet.
Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.
Licensed and offshore brands
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15How many brands hold a licence that covers Kiribati, 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.
- Accept players from Kiribati55132.0%
- Exclude Kiribati in their terms39222.8%
- No declaration77845.2%
The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.
- 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 unregulated markets
| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiribati | Oceania | 551 32.0% | 392 | 2 | 0 |
| Ascension Island | Oceania | 0 0.0% | 152 | 0 | 0 |
| Cook Islands | Oceania | 552 32.1% | 394 | 2 | 0 |
| Fiji | Oceania | 527 30.6% | 421 | 2 | 1 |
| Micronesia | Oceania | 0 0.0% | 385 | 2 | 0 |
| Nauru | Oceania | 552 32.1% | 394 | 2 | 1 |
| New Caledonia | Oceania | 501 29.1% | 460 | 2 | 0 |
This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.
No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.
Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.
Sources
- Gaming and Lotteries Act 1988 (PacLII)paclii.org
- Kiribati National Lottery Board Act 1988 (PacLII)paclii.org
- GamblingMaps: Kiribatigamblingmaps.org
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-KI
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 3 cited, low confidence