Palestinian Territories

Online prohibited

The Jordanian Penal Code of 1960, still applied in the West Bank, prohibits games of chance, and there is no licensing for online play. The Oasis casino in Jericho, opened in 1998 for foreign visitors, has been closed since 2000. The status of any lottery could not be established.

Low confidence. This record rests on thin sourcing and is queued for a primary-source check.

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
Penal Code No. 16 of 1960 (West Bank)Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
45% 5 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 Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Land-based casino Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Penal Code No. 16 of 1960 (West Bank)Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Palestinian Territories

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Palestinian Territories 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 Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
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 Palestinian Territories, and offers marked as available there.

Brand access declarations for Palestinian Territories, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Palestinian Territories53731.2%
  • Exclude Palestinian Territories in their terms41023.8%
  • No declaration77445.0%
List Palestinian Territories as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Population5.4MIsraeli New Shekel
Brands that accept players from Palestinian Territories 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 Palestinian Territories

No news about Palestinian Territories yet.

All news

Other online prohibited markets

All restricted markets
MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Palestinian Territories Asia 537 31.2% 410 2 1
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 Palestinian Territories. 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. The crime of electronic gambling in Palestinian criminal legislation (Al-Quds University)dspace.alquds.edu
  2. Palestine may reopen casino closed for 22 years (GGB)ggbmagazine.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-PS
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, low confidence

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