Asia-Pacific
Azerbaijan
Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Regulations & Licensing
Casino
MixedOnline Casino
ProhibitedBetting
RegulatedOnline Betting
ProhibitedLottery
RegulatedBingo
ProhibitedKey Legislation
- Law on Lotteries (as amended)
- Law on Amendments to the Law on Lotteries
- Article 244-1 of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan (unauthorized gambling)
- Article 8-2.3 (prohibition of online casino access)
- Amendments permitting casino gaming on artificial islands in the Caspian Sea
Online Gambling
Prohibited
- Online casino games
- Online sports betting
- Virtual/remote access to gambling and lottery platforms
- Any unlicensed online gambling operation
Land-Based Gambling
Allowed
- State-run lotteries (Azerlotereya monopoly)
- Licensed land-based sports betting
- Casino gaming, but only on licensed artificial islands in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea (no licences issued as of Jan 2026)
Prohibited
- Land-based casinos outside the designated Caspian Sea artificial islands (banned since 1998)
- Bingo halls
- Private/commercial lotteries (except incentive lotteries permitted for promotional purposes)
Taxation
Gambling licence feeSet by Ministry of Finance per licence category
License validity: Issued and supervised by the Ministry of Finance; renewal terms set case by case
Regulation data is editorial and for information only — not legal advice.
