- 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| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Governing law
- Interactive Gambling Act 2001Desk research, Oct 2026
- Current regime since
- 2001Desk research, Oct 2026
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 2026-10-15How 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.
- Accept players from Norfolk Island54131.4%
- Exclude Norfolk Island in their terms40523.5%
- No declaration77545.0%
The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.
Market data
Enterprise- 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 partly licensed markets
| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.
No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.
Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.
Sources
- Gambling Insider: Australia to shut down Norfolk Island Gaming Authoritygamblinginsider.com
- 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