Operator licensing guides
How to get a gambling licence
Step-by-step, costed and sourced routes to an operating licence, capital and fees, fit-and-proper vetting, technical rules, tax and advertising, each read directly from the in-force statute and regulator pages, tier-ordered and dated. Search for a country, state or province, or pick one below.
Sources verified through 5 Nov 2026
Licence guides
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57 countries · 14 states and provinces
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🇦🇱Albania
AMLF
- Licence term
- 10 years
- Application fee
- 500,000 lek
Verified 12 Oct 2026
🇨🇦Alberta, Canada
AGLC + AiGC
- Application fee
- $50,000
- Annual registration
- $150,000
Verified 13 Oct 2026
🇦🇷Argentina
No national regulator (24 jurisdictions)
- Licence fees
- Set by each jurisdiction
- .bet.ar domain
- ARS 64,000 a year
Verified 12 Oct 2026
🇦🇲Armenia
Ministry of Economy / SRC
- Licence term
- Indefinite
- Annual State Duty
- AMD 600,000,000
Verified 9 Oct 2026
🇦🇿Azerbaijan
Ministry of Economy / State Tourism Agency
- Online licence
- None
- Casino state duty (land-based)
- AZN 340,000
Verified 23 Oct 2026
🇧🇪Belgium
Gaming Commission
- Guarantee (online)
- EUR 250,000 (A+) / EUR 75,000 (B+, F1+)
- Annual contribution 2026
- EUR 12,698 (A+, B+) / EUR 14,493 (F1+)
Verified 23 Oct 2026
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina
FMF / RS MoF / BD Tax Administration
- Internet fee
- KM 150,000 / 300,000
- Minimum capital
- KM 1,500,000 / 1,000,000
Verified 27 Oct 2026
🇧🇷Brazil
SPA/MF
- Authorisation term
- 5 years
- Grant fee (outorga)
- R$ 30 million
Verified 26 Oct 2026
🇧🇬Bulgaria
NRA
- Min. paid-up capital
- BGN 1.5M
- Fixed state fee
- BGN 400k / yr
Verified 28 Jul 2026
🇨🇲Cameroon
MINAT (Service des Jeux)
- Bank guarantee
- 200,000,000 francs
- Entry fee
- Not published
Verified 28 Oct 2026
🇨🇦Canada
AGCO / iGaming Ontario (+ AGLC / AiGC Alberta, KGC)
- Operator registration fee
- CAD 100,000
- iGaming Ontario revenue share
- 20% of gaming revenue
Verified 11 Sep 2026
🇨🇴Colombia
Coljuegos
- Concession term
- 5 years
- Fixed annual rights
- COP 1,419,983,955
Verified 22 Oct 2026
🇺🇸Connecticut, United States
CT DCP
- Online gaming operator licence
- USD 250k / 100k
- Service provider licence
- USD 2,000
Verified 28 Jul 2026
🇭🇷Croatia
MFIN
- Min. share capital
- EUR 530,891.23
- Annual fee (online)
- EUR 400k-600k
Verified 12 Oct 2026
🇨🇼Curaçao
CGA
- Application fee
- EUR 4,592
- Annual fee (B2C)
- EUR 47,450
Verified 23 Oct 2026
🇨🇿Czechia
MF
- Bail
- CZK 20M
- Equity test
- CZK 50M
Verified 26 Oct 2026
🇺🇸Delaware, United States
DE Lottery
- Licence model
- State monopoly
- Only entry route
- Win Lottery RFP
Verified 28 Jul 2026
🇩🇰Denmark
Spillemyndigheden
- Licence term
- Up to 5 years
- Application fee (2026)
- DKK 343,300 / 480,600
Verified 30 Jul 2026
🇨🇩DR Congo
Ministry of Finance (CSJA)
- Application fee
- None
- Authorisation tax, online
- US$50,000 to US$80,000
Verified 27 Oct 2026
🇪🇨Ecuador
Ente rector del deporte
- Licence term
- Up to 5 years
- Annual licence fee
- USD 315,710 in 2026
Verified 29 Oct 2026
🇸🇻El Salvador
LNB
- Initial canon
- US$100,000 to US$250,000
- Guarantee
- Set per operator
Verified 2 Nov 2026
🇪🇪Estonia
EMTA
- Capital locked in
- €1.0M
- State fees
- €51,140
Verified 28 Oct 2026
🇫🇮Finland
Poliisihallitus
- Application fee
- EUR 29,000
- Annual supervision fee
- EUR 4,000-434,000
Verified 14 Oct 2026
🇫🇷France
ANJ
- Application fee
- EUR 0
- Online sports-betting tax
- 59.3% of GGR
Verified 8 Oct 2026
🇬🇪Georgia
Revenue Service
- Licence term
- 5 years
- Annual permit fee
- GEL 100,000 to 5,000,000
Verified 26 Oct 2026
🇩🇪Germany
GGL
- Bank guarantee
- 5,000,000 EUR base
- Ongoing tax
- 5.3% of stakes (turnover)
Verified 6 Oct 2026
🇬🇭Ghana
GCG
- Minimum stated capital
- US$1.5m - US$2.5m
- Licence fee
- US$30,000 - US$300,000
Verified 11 Sep 2026
🇬🇮Gibraltar
Gambling Division
- Gaming duty
- 0.15% of GGY
- Annual licence fee
- ~GBP 85,000-100,000
Verified 24 Jul 2026
🇬🇷Greece
HGC (ΕΕΕΠ)
- Licence price
- EUR 3M / 2M
- Capital + guarantee
- EUR 700k
Verified 26 Oct 2026
🇭🇺Hungary
SZTFH
- Share capital
- HUF 1bn
- Security
- HUF 250m
Verified 30 Oct 2026
🇮🇳India
OGAI
- Money-game licence
- None
- OGAI registration fee
- None prescribed
Verified 23 Oct 2026
🇮🇪Ireland
GRAI
- Application fee
- €20k–€400k
- Licence duration
- 3 years
Verified 14 Oct 2026
🇮🇲Isle of Man
GSC
- Application fee
- GBP 5,250
- Annual fee
- GBP 36,750
Verified 26 Oct 2026
🇮🇹Italy
ADM
- Concession term
- 9 years, not renewable
- One-off concession fee
- EUR 7,000,000 per concession
Verified 19 Oct 2026
🇯🇵Japan
Casino Regulatory Commission
- Online licence
- None
- Casino licence fee (land-based)
- No fixed fee
Verified 23 Oct 2026
🇰🇪Kenya
GRA
- Licence term
- 1 year
- Year-1 regulatory fees
- KES 60,000,000
Verified 5 Nov 2026
🇦🇷La Rioja, Argentina
AJALAR
- Operator tax
- 7.00% Ingresos Brutos
- Canon (licence charge)
- Not published
Verified 14 Oct 2026
🇱🇹Lithuania
LPT
- Licence tax
- EUR 500,000
- Permit and regulation
- EUR 2,308
Verified 30 Oct 2026
🇲🇹Malta
MGA
- Application fee
- EUR 5,000
- Annual licence fee
- EUR 25,000 (B2C)
Verified 23 Oct 2026
🇲🇽Mexico
SEGOB / DGJS
- Permit term
- 1 to 15 yr
- Federal IEPS
- 50%
Verified 13 Oct 2026
🇺🇸Michigan, United States
MGCB
- Operator licence (casino/tribe)
- $50k + $100k
- Supplier / platform licence
- $2.5k + $5k
Verified 4 Nov 2026
🇺🇸Missouri, United States
MGC
- Mobile licence fee
- $500,000
- Reserve
- From $500,000
Verified 6 Oct 2026
🇲🇪Montenegro
UIS
- Year-1
- From €350,000
- Online fee
- €10,000 a month + 15%
Verified 23 Oct 2026
🇲🇿Mozambique
IGJ
- Casino min. share capital
- 100,000,000 MZN
- Concession award fee
- 0.5M–3M MZN
Verified 30 Jul 2026
🇳🇱Netherlands
KSA
- Application fee
- EUR 61,300
- Gambling tax (kansspelbelasting)
- 37.8% of GGR
Verified 4 Oct 2026
🇺🇸New Jersey, United States
NJ DGE
- First-year permit
- From $650,000
- Online GGR tax
- 19.75%
Verified 26 Oct 2026
🇳🇿New Zealand
DIA
- Year-1
- From NZ$15,019,000
- Licence price
- NZ$15 million
Verified 23 Oct 2026
🇳🇮Nicaragua
MHCP
- Application form
- US$2,000
- Operating fee
- US$20 / US$100
Verified 27 Oct 2026
🇳🇬Nigeria
LSLGA
- Licence term
- 1 year
- Application fee
- ₦5,000,000
Verified 13 Oct 2026
🇺🇸Ohio, United States
OCCC
- Type A application fee
- $150,000
- Licence fee, first instalment
- $750,000
Verified 6 Oct 2026
🇨🇦Ontario, Canada
AGCO + iGO
- Operator registration
- CAD 100,000
- Application fee
- None
Verified 11 Sep 2026
🇺🇸Pennsylvania, United States
PGCB
- Certificate fee
- USD 10M / 4M
- Operator licence
- USD 1M
Verified 26 Oct 2026
🇵🇪Peru
MINCETUR / DGJCMT
- Authorisation term
- 6 years
- Gaming tax + ISC
- 12% + 1%
Verified 4 Nov 2026
🇵🇭Philippines
PAGCOR
- GSA accreditation
- PhP 5M
- Cash deposit
- PhP 25–50M
Verified 23 Sep 2026
🇵🇹Portugal
SRIJ
- Licence term
- 3 years, renewable
- Licence issue fee
- EUR 14,481.10 / category
Verified 23 Sep 2026
🇺🇸Rhode Island, United States
RI Lottery
- Operator licences available
- 0
- State share, online slots
- 61%
Verified 28 Jul 2026
🇷🇴Romania
ONJN
- Guarantee locked in
- EUR 5.0M
- Year-1 commitment
- From EUR 3,294,000
Verified 4 Oct 2026
🇦🇷San Juan, Argentina
CAS
- Licences
- 5, by tender
- Licence term
- 10 + 5 years
Verified 14 Oct 2026
🇷🇸Serbia
Games of Chance Administration
- Licence term
- 10 years
- Share capital
- EUR 250,000
Verified 12 Oct 2026
🇿🇦South Africa
WCGRB / NGB
- Licence application fee
- R16,343
- Annual fees
- R16,366 / year
Verified 6 Oct 2026
🇪🇸Spain
DGOJ
- Financial guarantee
- EUR 2,000,000
- Gambling tax (IAJ)
- 20% of GGR
Verified 14 Oct 2026
🇸🇪Sweden
Spelinspektionen
- Application fee
- SEK 230,000
- Annual supervision fee
- SEK 240,000 per licence
Verified 13 Oct 2026
🇹🇿Tanzania
GBT
- Online sports betting
- USD 30,000/yr
- Online casino
- USD 40,000/yr
Verified 2 Nov 2026
🇺🇸Tennessee, United States
SWC
- Operator licence, first year
- $750,000
- Bond
- At least $500,000
Verified 6 Oct 2026
🇺🇦Ukraine
PlayCity
- Year-1 commitment
- From UAH 125,981,700 (2026)
- Online casino fee
- UAH 33,723,300
Verified 21 Oct 2026
🇦🇪United Arab Emirates
GCGRA
- Licence fee
- Not published
- Gaming tax
- None published
Verified 22 Oct 2026
🇬🇧United Kingdom
UKGC
- Application fee
- £6,535 to £165,069
- Annual UKGC fee
- £7,000 to £1,453,949+
Verified 26 Oct 2026
🇺🇸United States
State regulators (no federal licence): NJ DGE, PA PGCB, MI MGCB (worked examples)
- Federal licence
- None
- Entry / licence cost (worked examples)
- $100k to $10m+
Verified 24 Jul 2026
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
NAPP
- Licence term
- 5 years
- Application fee
- None
Verified 12 Oct 2026
🇺🇸West Virginia, United States
WV Lottery
- Operator licence
- $250,000 / 5 yr
- Market structure
- 5 casinos only
Verified 28 Jul 2026
🇿🇲Zambia
BCLB
- Year 1
- From K200,000
- Licence fee
- K200,000
Verified 26 Oct 2026
Each guide is hand-authored from primary sources (statute + regulator pages) and dated. These are informational how-to guides, not legal advice.