- Online casino
- ProhibitedOnline play is prohibited; lotteries, state betting or land-based casinos exist.
- Regulator
- Tax Administration of KosovoCurrent regime since 2019
- Legal basis
- Law No. 06/L-155 on the Prohibition of Games of Chance (2019)Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 73% 8 of 11 applicable fields. How it is scored
Legal status by product
Baseline research contract v1.1| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Law No. 06/L-155 on the Prohibition of Games of Chance (2019)Desk research, Oct 2026
- Current regime since
- 2019Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Kosovo
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Kosovo yet.
Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.
Enforcement and controls
How the prohibition is applied| Control | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player liability | Police and the Tax Administration close venues that offer games of chance. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Site blocking | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Payment blocking | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Advertising | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
Offshore exposure
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15Online play is prohibited, so these figures describe offshore activity: brands that say they accept players from Kosovo, and offers marked as available there.
Brand access declarations for Kosovo, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Kosovo00.0%
- Exclude Kosovo in their terms36621.3%
- No declaration1,35578.7%
List Kosovo as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available0welcome offers
Population2.0MEuro
Brands that accept players from Kosovo 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| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | Europe | 0 0.0% | 366 | 2 | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | Europe | 562 32.7% | 382 | 4 | 1 |
| Algeria | Africa | 458 26.6% | 506 | 7 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | Asia | 538 31.3% | 420 | 53 | 53 |
| Bhutan | Asia | 544 31.6% | 400 | 3 | 0 |
| Bolivia | Americas | 523 30.4% | 427 | 4 | 3 |
| Brazil | Americas | 579 33.6% | 397 | 97 | 144 |
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 Kosovo. 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
- KoSSev: The law on the prohibition of games of chance enters into forcekossev.info
- SeeNews: Kosovo prepares 10-year banseenews.com
- Government of Kosovo: Statute of the Lottery of Kosovokryeministri.rks-gov.net
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-XK
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 3 cited, medium confidence