Solomon Islands

Unregulated

The Gaming and Lotteries Act allows commercial gaming only inside hotel-casino complexes holding a board permit, and Honiara is limited to two casino licences. There is no framework for online casino, betting or poker licences.

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

Online casino
UnregulatedNo law addresses online play directly.
Regulator
Gaming and Lotteries Board (land-based)Start of regime not yet established
Legal basis
Gaming and Lotteries Act (Cap. 139)Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
71% 5 of 7 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Unregulated Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Online poker Unregulated Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Gaming and Lotteries Act (Cap. 139)Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Solomon Islands

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Solomon Islands55632.3%
  • Exclude Solomon Islands in their terms38822.5%
  • No declaration77745.1%
List Solomon Islands as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available0welcome offers
Population726,799Solomon Islands Dollar
Brands serving Solomon Islands 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
Latest on Solomon Islands

No news about Solomon Islands yet.

All news

Other unregulated markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Solomon Islands Oceania 556 32.3% 388 2 0
Ascension Island Oceania 0 0.0% 152 0 0
Cook Islands Oceania 552 32.1% 394 2 0
Fiji Oceania 527 30.6% 421 2 1
Kiribati Oceania 551 32.0% 392 2 0
Micronesia Oceania 0 0.0% 385 2 0
Nauru Oceania 552 32.1% 394 2 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. PacLII: Gaming and Lotteries Act (Cap. 139)pacliirms.paclii.org
  2. RNZ: Solomon Islands casino licencesamp.rnz.co.nz
Identifier
CR-JUR-SB
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, low confidence

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