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Is online gambling legal in Uzbekistan?

RegulatedOnline gambling is legal under a 2025 law, but the regulator has issued no operating licence yet.Updated Research revised 19 Oct 2026 (Deep AI Scan of 50 official documents, first researched 9 Oct 2026).
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How this page was researched

  1. Quick AI overview

    A first AI summary of the rules.

  2. Deep AI Scan

    Every question of our regulatory checklist, answered from 50 official documents: the law, the regulator's own pages and its register.

  3. Checked by our research team

    Every figure traced to the document and sentence that states it. Revised 19 Oct 2026.

  4. Compliance reviewNext

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  5. Expert review

    Dated here when a named expert has reviewed it.

Across every Uzbekistan page: 8 official websites, 77 pages cited, 214 sourced data points. See the sources

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Online casino games, sports betting and lotteries are legal in Uzbekistan, but only on sites licensed by the National Agency of Prospective Projects (NAPP). On 9 October 2026 its licence register listed two companies, each with one website: Olimpbet (olimpbet.uz) and Aurum Vale (oltinbet.uz). You must be 18 or over and pass a digital identity check before you can deposit, and all your money goes through the state register of bets and players.

Is a site licensed here?
What you can play online in Uzbekistan
ProductOnline
Online bettingLegal
Online casinoLegal
Online pokerLegal
LotteryLegal
Tax on winningsNoneMinimum age18Self-exclusion6 months to 5 yearsDeposit limitNAPP may setSelf-exclusionNationalBonusesAllowed
Bonuses in UzbekistanNo legal cap on wagering requirements: read the terms before you accept.

Allowed

  • Bonuses offered by a licensed site: the rules define them and require their terms in the game catalogue ↗

Not allowed

  • Advertising of gambling, bonus offers included, in any medium ↗
  • Playing on credit: an operator may not lend you money or let you pay in instalments ↗
  • Forecasts that promise profit to push you to bet ↗

Gambling in Uzbekistan: what you need to know

Winnings from licensed sites are free of income tax. You can exclude yourself from every licensed site at once through that register. Land-based casinos and slot halls are banned.

Upcoming law change
The tax rules are still being finished. The tax-free status of winnings from licensed sites and the 4% operator tax run as an experiment from 1 July 2026 for three years, and a draft law setting out how the tax works is due by 1 January 2027.

What's legal online in Uzbekistan: casino and sports betting

Sports betting

Legal on sites with a bookmaking licence from NAPP, the National Agency of Prospective Projects. You cannot bet on events held in Uzbekistan with Uzbek citizens taking part, unless it is a spectator game played under international federation rules or an international-level event, and never on children's or youth competitions or fixed matches. You cannot bet on credit, and every bet is paid through the state register of bets and players.1

Online casino and slots

Legal on sites licensed by NAPP for online risk-based games, the licence that covers slots, table games and live games. The games must be certified by a recognised testing laboratory, the site must run on servers in Uzbekistan, and you must pass a digital identity check before you can deposit.2

Lottery

Paper and electronic lotteries are legal under a NAPP lottery licence, and at least 50% (paper) or 75% (electronic) of the money collected must be paid out as prizes. No lottery licence was on the register on 9 October 2026.3

Poker, bingo and fantasy sports

Not named in any of the rules, so it is not clear whether a licence covers them.2

Land-based casinos and slot halls

Banned. Casinos, slot-machine halls and other gaming establishments are prohibited, except lottery-ticket sales points, and organising gambling illegally can bring up to seven years in prison. No source we read shows how illegal venues work; the law speaks of gambling dens.3

Minimum age: 18

You must be 18 to gamble online in Uzbekistan, for online casino, sports betting and lottery alike. 18 for online games, betting and lotteries: Decree UP-68 para 2 admits residents and non-residents who have reached 18, and persons under 18 are on NAPP's list of categories barred from play. Land-based gambling is prohibited.

Tax on winnings: none

Winnings from licensed sites are tax-free. Licensed operators pay a 4% turnover tax on income less winnings paid and stakes returned.

Winnings from lotteries, online games and bookmaker bets held under NAPP licences are exempt from personal income tax. The exemption is part of the experiment that runs from 1 July 2026 for three years. Winnings from unlicensed games are not covered by it; the general personal income tax rate is 12%.

How to check a site is licensed by the NAPP

There are 2 licensed operators in Uzbekistan as of 12 Oct 2026.

Always verify a casino holds a valid National Agency of Prospective Projects (NAPP) licence before depositing. Check the official register before signing up.

The official register of licensed sitesNational Agency of Prospective Projects (NAPP)'s website

If a site isn't on the regulator's licensee register, ask the regulator before you play: an unlisted site is usually not licensed here (a register can lag behind a new licence). An unlicensed site is outside the regulator's supervision, so you cannot complain to the regulator about it.

Red flags: how to spot an unlicensed site

  • Only play on sites licensed by NAPP

    On 9 October 2026 NAPP's licence register listed two companies, each with one website: Olimpbet LLC (olimpbet.uz) and Aurum Vale LLC (oltinbet.uz). Check the register before you play.

  • Confirm you are at least 18 years old

    18 is the minimum age for licensed online games, betting and lotteries, and you must pass a digital identity check, with your passport or ID card and a live photo or video, before you can deposit.

  • Know the deposit limits

    NAPP may set monthly deposit limits through the betting register, and you can set your own. A citizen can apply to raise the monthly limit, but not above 10% of average monthly income.

  • Use self-exclusion if needed

    Self-exclusion works through the betting register and covers every licensed operator at once: the Register blocks your deposits and tells each operator to stop taking your bets. You can also ask to be put on NAPP's list of people dependent on gambling for 6 months to 5 years.

Which casinos & betting sites are licensed in Uzbekistan?

See the full official list of licensed operators and their authorised domains.

Licensed operators in Uzbekistan →

Self-exclusion: National

Self-exclusion scheme

National

Set your limits before you play. If gambling stops being fun, stop and talk to someone.

Complaints: the operator first, then the NAPP

  1. 1

    1. Complain to the operator

    A licensed operator must have a procedure for considering players' appeals and must answer them; your player account has a function for sending an appeal.

  2. 2

    2. Apply to the Register operator

    The operator of the Unified State Register of Bets and Players (UZINFOCOM LLC) must receive and consider applications from players, and NAPP uses players' appeals when it decides on fines. There is no ADR body.

  3. 3

    3. Go to court

    Claims from licensed lotteries, online games and bookmaking can be taken to court; claims from other gambling cannot, unless you took part under deception, violence or threat. A winner must be paid within the time in the game terms or, if none is set, within ten days of the result.

Common myths about gambling in Uzbekistan

  • Myth
    All gambling is illegal in Uzbekistan.
    Reality

    Not online. Online casino games, sports betting and lotteries are legal on sites licensed by NAPP, and the first licences were issued on 31 July 2026. Land-based casinos and gaming halls are still banned.

  • Myth
    I have to pay income tax on my winnings.
    Reality

    Not on winnings from a NAPP-licensed site: they are exempt from personal income tax under the experiment that runs from 1 July 2026 for three years. Winnings from unlicensed games are not covered by the exemption.

  • Myth
    A betting site in Uzbek must be licensed.
    Reality

    No. On 9 October 2026 NAPP's register listed only two licensed companies, each with one website: olimpbet.uz and oltinbet.uz. Any other site is unlicensed, and the authorities have sites promoting bookmakers blocked.

Methodology & sources

The research behind our Uzbekistan coverage

Counted across every Uzbekistan page, not this page alone.

compiled 19 Oct 2026

8
official websites
regulators, legislatures, courts
77
pages cited
specific documents, not homepages
214
sourced data points
each traced to the instrument

Across every Uzbekistan page on this site: players, operators and the licence guide. The research report behind them cites official sources: the law, the regulator, the gazette, the courts and each platform’s own published advertising policy. Page sections not yet rewritten from the report may cite other sources.

Our Deep AI Scan took Uzbekistan through all 201 questions of our regulatory checklist, from 50 official documents, read on 19 Oct 2026. Our research team then traced every figure on this page to the document and sentence that states it. The full research report is due to go to our compliance team. Where a fact rests on a press report or a law-firm summary rather than an official document, the page says so.

How we research

The 10 documents this page relies on most

  1. NAPP Director order No. 11 of 25.06.2025 approving the Regulation on licensing the organisation of Internet risk-based games, lotteries and bookmaking (Ministry of Justice reg. No. 3638 of 07.07.2025) (Uzbek, Cyrillic)Law
  2. NAPP Order No. 15 of 25.06.2025 (reg. No. 3641 of 07.07.2025): Regulation on organising and conducting risk-based games on the Internet (Uzbek, Latin script)Law
  3. NAPP Order No. 11 of 25.06.2025 (Ministry of Justice reg. No. 3638 of 07.07.2025): Regulation on licensing (Uzbek, Latin script)Law
  4. Decree of the President of Uzbekistan No. UP-68 of 19 April 2024 "On measures to improve the regulation of the organisation and conduct of lotteries and risk-based games" (Russian), edition of 20.05.2026Law
  5. NAPP Order No. 12 of 25.06.2025 (reg. No. 3639 of 07.07.2025): Regulation on the Unified State Register of Bets and Players (Uzbek, Latin script)Law
  6. Law of Uzbekistan No. ZRU-1057 of 17 April 2025 "On amendments to certain legislative acts" (Russian)Regulator
  7. Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 814 of 6 December 2024 on measures to ensure implementation of the Decree UP-68 (Uzbek, Cyrillic), edition of 16.12.2025Law
  8. Law of Uzbekistan No. ZRU-776 of 7 June 2022 "On advertising" (Russian), edition of 12.03.2025Regulator
  9. NAPP Order No. 14 of 25.06.2025 (reg. No. 3643 of 07.07.2025): Regulation on imposing fines on organisers and on foreign legal entities giving illegal services (Uzbek, Latin script)Law
  10. NAPP, "Risk-based games: License Registry", English pageRegulator

Also cited on this page

50 documents in all. Request the full research report for every source, answer by answer.

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Disclaimer. This page reflects the law as we understood it on 12 Oct 2026. Rules change: always check the current position with National Agency of Prospective Projects (NAPP). We are not a legal adviser.