Myanmar (Burma)

Online prohibited

The Gambling Law of 2019 replaced the blanket 1986 ban and allows casinos approved by the Union Government that admit foreigners only. Online betting and games of chance remain illegal, and the state-run Aung Bar Lay lottery is the only legal product for citizens. No casino licensing has been implemented since the 2021 coup, and border casinos in armed-group areas operate outside the law.

Online casino
ProhibitedOnline play is prohibited; lotteries, state betting or land-based casinos exist.
Regulator
Not yet establishedStart of regime not yet established
Legal basis
Gambling Law 2019Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
55% 6 of 11 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
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 State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Regulation
Governing law
Gambling Law 2019Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Myanmar (Burma)

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Myanmar (Burma) yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Enforcement and controls

How the prohibition is applied
ControlFindingStateSource
Player liability Myanmar nationals may not play in casinos. 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 2026-10-15

Online play is prohibited, so these figures describe offshore activity: brands that say they accept players from Myanmar (Burma), and offers marked as available there.

Brand access declarations for Myanmar (Burma), of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Myanmar (Burma)41524.1%
  • Exclude Myanmar (Burma) in their terms57333.3%
  • No declaration73342.6%
List Myanmar (Burma) as a focus market6brands
Offers marked available2welcome offers
Population57.5MMyanmar Kyat
Brands that accept players from Myanmar (Burma) 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
Latest on Myanmar (Burma)

No news about Myanmar (Burma) yet.

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Other online prohibited markets

All restricted markets
MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Myanmar (Burma) Asia 415 24.1% 573 6 2
Bangladesh Asia 538 31.3% 420 53 53
Bhutan Asia 544 31.6% 400 3 0
Cambodia Asia 476 27.7% 487 9 1
China mainland Asia 478 27.8% 592 11 6
India Asia 585 34.0% 386 84 76
Iraq Asia 278 16.2% 771 5 4
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 Myanmar (Burma). 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

  1. DFDL: New Gambling Law permits casinos to operate in Myanmardfdl.com
  2. Gambling Law 2019 (unofficial English translation, Lincoln Legal)lincolnmyanmar.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-MM
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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