Norfolk Island

Partly licensed

Norfolk Island lost self-government in 2015 and New South Wales law now applies there, alongside the federal Interactive Gambling Act 2001. The Norfolk Island Gaming Authority, which once licensed online bookmakers such as Ladbrokes, was closed by the federal government in 2016.

Online casino
ProhibitedOnline betting or poker is licensed; online casino is not.
Regulator
ACMACurrent regime since 2001
Legal basis
Interactive Gambling Act 2001Desk 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 Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Land-based casino Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Regulation
Governing law
Interactive Gambling Act 2001Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2001Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Norfolk Island

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Norfolk Island 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 Norfolk Island, 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 Norfolk Island, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Norfolk Island54131.4%
  • Exclude Norfolk Island in their terms40523.5%
  • No declaration77545.0%
Hold a licence covering Norfolk Island0brands
List Norfolk Island as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available0welcome offers
Brands serving Norfolk Island 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.

Market data

Enterprise
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
Latest on Norfolk Island

No news about Norfolk Island yet.

All news

Other partly licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Norfolk Island Oceania 541 31.4% 405 2 0
Australia Oceania 426 24.8% 623 202 32
Christmas Island Oceania 547 31.8% 401 2 0
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Oceania 562 32.7% 383 2 0
Burundi Africa 505 29.3% 456 2 1
Cameroon Africa 532 30.9% 417 5 1
Congo - Kinshasa Africa 513 29.8% 453 4 1
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

  1. Gambling Insider: Australia to shut down Norfolk Island Gaming Authoritygamblinginsider.com
  2. Gaming Intelligence: Australian government shuts down Norfolk Island regulatorgamingintelligence.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-NF
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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