- 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 (Legislative Decree No. 148 of 1949)Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 55% 6 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 (3 sources) |
| Sports betting | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Online poker | Prohibited | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Lottery | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Land-based casino | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
- Governing law
- Penal Code (Legislative Decree No. 148 of 1949)Desk research, Oct 2026
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Syria 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 | Betting and online casino sites have been blocked since 14 June 2026. | Reported | Desk research, Oct 2026 |
| Payment blocking | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Advertising | Social platforms were asked to remove ads for blocked betting sites. | 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 Syria, and offers marked as available there.
- Accept players from Syria38522.4%
- Exclude Syria in their terms62036.0%
- No declaration71641.6%
The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.
In progressA Ministry of Communications committee is reviewing online betting sites after the June 2026 block.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | Asia | 385 22.4% | 620 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.
No operators are listed or promoted for Syria. Exposure data is published for research and compliance.
Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.
Sources
- Syrian Communications Ministry Restricts Gambling and Online Betting Sites (Enab Baladi)english.enabbaladi.net
- Syria blocks online betting nationwide (SiGMA)sigma.world
- Gambling Maps: Syriagamblingmaps.org
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-SY
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 3 cited, low confidence