Trinidad & Tobago

Licensing opening

The Gambling (Gaming and Betting) Control Act 2021 created the Gambling Control Commission, but its licensing part is not yet in force. Parliament approved the Remote Gambling Order in September and October 2026, and online licences are due by 1 January 2027. The National Lotteries Control Board runs the lottery.

Online casino
Licensing openingA licensing regime is adopted but not yet in force.
Regulator
Gambling Control CommissionStart of regime not yet established
Legal basis
Gambling (Gaming and Betting) Control Act, 2021 (Act No. 8 of 2021)Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
50% 6 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensing opening Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting Licensing opening Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker Licensing opening Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Regulation
Governing law
Gambling (Gaming and Betting) Control Act, 2021 (Act No. 8 of 2021)Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Trinidad & Tobago

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Trinidad & Tobago 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 Trinidad & Tobago, 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 Trinidad & Tobago, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Trinidad & Tobago50529.3%
  • Exclude Trinidad & Tobago in their terms45526.4%
  • No declaration76144.2%
Hold a licence covering Trinidad & Tobago0brands
List Trinidad & Tobago as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Brands serving Trinidad & Tobago 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.

Market data

Enterprise
What would change this page

In progressOnline licensing for local and foreign operators is due to start on or before 1 January 2027, once the licensing part of the 2021 Act is brought into force.

  • 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 Trinidad & Tobago

No news about Trinidad & Tobago yet.

All news

Other licensing opening markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Trinidad & Tobago Americas 505 29.3% 455 2 1
British Virgin Islands Americas 520 30.2% 436 2 0
Albania Europe 432 25.1% 546 6 2
Congo - Brazzaville Africa 0 0.0% 457 1 0
Finland Europe 736 42.8% 343 198 235
Ireland Europe 667 38.8% 365 200 155
Mauritius Africa 478 27.8% 477 2 1
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

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Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Approve the Gambling (Gaming and Betting) (Remote Gambling) Order, 2026 (Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago)ttparliament.org
  2. Trinidad and Tobago Senate approves Remote Gambling Order ahead of January test (Casinos.com)casinos.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-TT
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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