- Online casino
- Not yet establishedNo law addresses online play directly.
- Regulator
- Ministerio de Hacienda y Crédito Público (land-based)Start of regime not yet established
- Legal basis
- Law 766, Ley Especial para el Control y Regulación de Casinos y Salas de Juegos (2011)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| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online casino | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Sports betting | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Online poker | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Lottery | State monopoly | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Land-based casino | Licensed | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
Regulation
- Governing law
- Law 766, Ley Especial para el Control y Regulación de Casinos y Salas de Juegos (2011)Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Nicaragua
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Nicaragua yet.
Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.
Licensed and offshore brands
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15How many brands hold a licence that covers Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Nicaragua44225.7%
- Exclude Nicaragua in their terms52530.5%
- No declaration75443.8%
List Nicaragua as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Population6.7MNicaraguan Córdoba
Brands serving Nicaragua 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
Other unregulated markets
| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | Americas | 442 25.7% | 525 | 2 | 1 |
| Anguilla | Americas | 502 29.2% | 457 | 3 | 0 |
| Aruba | Americas | 466 27.1% | 520 | 1 | 0 |
| Barbados | Americas | 479 27.8% | 489 | 2 | 0 |
| Belize | Americas | 541 31.4% | 414 | 2 | 1 |
| Bermuda | Americas | 549 31.9% | 399 | 2 | 1 |
| Caribbean Netherlands | Americas | 0 0.0% | 415 | 1 | 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
- Ley 766 (Justia Nicaragua)nicaragua.justia.com
- Reglamento de la Ley 766, Decreto 06-2015 (Justia Nicaragua)nicaragua.justia.com
- ¿Es legal apostar online en Nicaragua? (News in America)newsinamerica.com
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-NI
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 3 cited, low confidence