- 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
- Pakistan Penal Code; Prevention of Gambling Act 1977Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 64% 7 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 | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Land-based casino | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources) |
Regulation
- Governing law
- Pakistan Penal Code; Prevention of Gambling Act 1977Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Pakistan
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Pakistan yet.
Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.
Enforcement and controls
How the prohibition is applied| Control | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player liability | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Site blocking | The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority had blocked 184 betting websites and apps by August 2025, on referrals from the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Payment blocking | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Advertising | Influencers promoting betting apps have been charged under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
Offshore exposure
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15Online play is prohibited, so these figures describe offshore activity: brands that say they accept players from Pakistan, and offers marked as available there.
Brand access declarations for Pakistan, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Pakistan40223.4%
- Exclude Pakistan in their terms59334.5%
- No declaration72642.2%
List Pakistan as a focus market25brands
Offers marked available20welcome offers
Population252MPakistani Rupee
Brands that accept players from Pakistan 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
Other online prohibited markets
All restricted markets| Market | Region | Accept players | Exclude | Focus market | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Asia | 402 23.4% | 593 | 25 | 20 |
| 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 Pakistan. 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
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-PK
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 2 cited, medium confidence