- Online casino
- ProhibitedProhibited in every form: no licensing, no regulator, no lottery.
- Regulator
- NoneNo authority licenses iGaming
- Legal basis
- Law on Licensing (amended 2025); Criminal CodeDesk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 91% 10 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 (2 sources) |
| Sports betting | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
| Online poker | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
| Lottery | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
| Land-based casino | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
Enforcement and controls
How the prohibition is applied| Control | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player liability | Playing through a VPN can bring legal liability. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Site blocking | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Payment blocking | Repeated use of payment accounts, e-money or virtual assets to organise betting is a criminal offence. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Advertising | Promoting or soliciting these activities is an administrative offence. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
Offshore exposure
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15With no licensed market to measure, the measurable activity is offshore: which brands say they accept players from Mongolia, and which offers are marked as available there.
- Accept players from Mongolia52030.2%
- Exclude Mongolia in their terms42624.8%
- No declaration77545.0%
The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.
- A draft law or public consultation on licensing any form of betting or games of chance
- A new authority with powers over betting, lotteries or games of chance
- Published blocking orders or payment restrictions aimed at offshore sites
- A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
Other markets with no licensed industry
All restricted marketsThis describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.
No operators are listed or promoted for Mongolia. Exposure data is published for research and compliance.
Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.
Sources
- Parliament of Mongolia bans online gambling, betting and paid prediction (AKIpress)akipress.com
- Mongolia News Summary for July 02, 2025mongolia.robertritz.com
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-MN
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 2 cited, medium confidence