- Online casino
- ProhibitedOnline play is prohibited; lotteries, state betting or land-based casinos exist.
- Regulator
- Inspeção-Geral de Jogos (IGJ)Start of regime not yet established
- Legal basis
- Council of Ministers Resolution No. 54/2025Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 45% 5 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
- Council of Ministers Resolution No. 54/2025Desk research, Oct 2026
No regulator in the knowledge base covers Timor-Leste 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 | 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 2026-10-15Online play is prohibited, so these figures describe offshore activity: brands that say they accept players from Timor-Leste, and offers marked as available there.
- Accept players from Timor-Leste00.0%
- Exclude Timor-Leste in their terms38922.6%
- No declaration1,33277.4%
The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.
In progressThe government is drafting an amendment to the national gaming law; any reopening of online licensing depends on it.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timor-Leste | Asia | 0 0.0% | 389 | 3 | 0 |
| 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 Timor-Leste. Exposure data is published for research and compliance.
Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.
Sources
- iGaming Business: Months after launch, Timor-Leste bans iGaming industryigamingbusiness.com
- Eventus International: Timor-Leste online gaming industry updateeventus-international.com
- World Casino Directory: East Timor halts online licences amid security warningsnews.worldcasinodirectory.com
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-TL
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 3 cited, low confidence