- Online casino
- LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
- Regulator
- Vanuatu Gaming Authority (Department of Customs and Inland Revenue)Current regime since 2000
- Legal basis
- Interactive Gaming Act (2000), regulations amended 2024Desk research, Oct 2026
- Research coverage
- 58% 7 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored
Legal status by product
Baseline research contract v1.1| Product | Finding | State | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online casino | Licensed | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Sports betting | Licensed | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Online poker | Licensed | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
| Lottery | Not yet established. Research queued. | Unknown | None |
| Land-based casino | Licensed | Reported | Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources) |
Regulation
- Governing law
- Interactive Gaming Act (2000), regulations amended 2024Desk research, Oct 2026
- Current regime since
- 2000Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Vanuatu
- Vanuatu Gaming License3 licensed brands
Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.
Licensed and offshore brands
Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15How many brands hold a licence that covers Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu, of 1,721 brands tracked
- Accept players from Vanuatu50029.1%
- Exclude Vanuatu in their terms44926.1%
- No declaration77244.9%
Hold a licence covering Vanuatu3brands
List Vanuatu as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available0welcome offers
Brands serving Vanuatu 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
- 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
Other licensed markets
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
- Vixio: Vanuatu launches upgraded online regimevixio.com
- Chambers: Gaming Law 2024, Vanuatupracticeguides.chambers.com
- AGB: Vanuatu launches new online licenceagbrief.com
- Identifier
- CR-JUR-VU
- Research depth
- Baseline
- Desk research
- Oct 2026
- Knowledge base snapshot
- 2026-10-15
- Sources
- 3 cited, medium confidence