Kiribati

Unregulated

The Gaming and Lotteries Act 1988 controls lotteries, games of chance and bookmakers but predates the internet and does not address online play. The Kiribati National Lottery Board Act 1988 created a national lottery board. No online framework exists, and offshore sites are not blocked.

Low confidence. This record rests on thin sourcing and is queued for a primary-source check.

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
ProductFindingStateSource
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
Regulation
Governing law
Gaming and Lotteries Act 1988 (No. 6 of 1988)Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Kiribati

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 2026-10-15

How 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.

Brand access declarations for Kiribati, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Kiribati55132.0%
  • Exclude Kiribati in their terms39222.8%
  • No declaration77845.2%
List Kiribati as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available0welcome offers
Population116,545Australian Dollar
Brands serving Kiribati 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
  • 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
Latest on Kiribati

No news about Kiribati yet.

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Other unregulated markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
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
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. Gaming and Lotteries Act 1988 (PacLII)paclii.org
  2. Kiribati National Lottery Board Act 1988 (PacLII)paclii.org
  3. 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

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