Thailand

Online prohibited

The Gambling Act of 1935 prohibits casinos and online play. The Government Lottery Office runs the state lottery. A bill to license casino-entertainment complexes was withdrawn in 2025.

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
Gambling Act 1935Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
55% 6 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 State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Prohibited Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Gambling Act 1935Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Thailand

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Thailand 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 Thailand, and offers marked as available there.

Brand access declarations for Thailand, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Thailand53731.2%
  • Exclude Thailand in their terms40623.6%
  • No declaration77845.2%
List Thailand as a focus market34brands
Offers marked available40welcome offers
Population69.9MThai Baht
Brands that accept players from Thailand 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

In progressPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, re-elected by parliament in March 2026, has said casino legalisation is off the table while he is in office.

  • 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
MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Thailand Asia 537 31.2% 406 34 40
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 Thailand. 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. iGaming Business: Anutin election marks end of Thailand casinosigamingbusiness.com
  2. Macau Business: Thai Cabinet pulls casino billmacaubusiness.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-TH
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, high confidence

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