Kyrgyzstan

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A 2022 law ended a ban on games of chance in force since 2012 and licenses casinos, bookmakers, slot halls and online casinos, each under a separate licence. Only foreigners aged 21 or over may play; Kyrgyz citizens are barred. Online and virtual casinos paid KGS 2.8m of the KGS 443m in iGaming taxes collected in the first eight months of 2026.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
Financial Market Regulation and Supervision ServiceCurrent regime since 2022
Legal basis
Law on Gambling Activities, 2022Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
50% 6 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (4 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (4 sources)
Online poker Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Lottery Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (4 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Law on Gambling Activities, 2022Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2022Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Kyrgyzstan

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan, 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 Kyrgyzstan, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Kyrgyzstan53431.0%
  • Exclude Kyrgyzstan in their terms42024.4%
  • No declaration76744.6%
Hold a licence covering Kyrgyzstan0brands
List Kyrgyzstan as a focus market9brands
Offers marked available2welcome offers
Brands serving Kyrgyzstan 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.

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Market data

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Market share by brand Part of the Kyrgyzstan dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Kyrgyzstan dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Kyrgyzstan dataset
What would change this page

In progressLawmakers have asked the government to block or register unlicensed online casinos such as MelBet and Mostbet, and a lottery reform would merge private lottery operators into one national framework.

  • 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 Kyrgyzstan

No news about Kyrgyzstan yet.

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MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Kyrgyzstan Asia 534 31.0% 420 9 2
Armenia Asia 513 29.8% 449 4 3
Georgia Asia 487 28.3% 487 2 1
Philippines Asia 517 30.0% 420 27 31
United Arab Emirates Asia 531 30.9% 437 50 5
Uzbekistan Asia 554 32.2% 395 26 9
Angola Africa 460 26.7% 514 3 0
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This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

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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. President Sadyr Japarov signs law on gambling activities (24.kg)24.kg
  2. Online casino licences issued in Kyrgyzstan (Gambling Insider)gamblinginsider.com
  3. Kyrgyzstan gambling taxes reach US$5m in eight months (Focus Gaming News)focusgn.com
  4. Kyrgyzstan lawmaker calls on government to create online casino registry (CasinoBeats)casinobeats.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-KG
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
4 cited, medium confidence

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