Licensed Internet Casinos
Online casino licenses are hot tamales for the countries that issue them because they generate millions of dollars in revenue. Over 50 countries from across the globe provided licensed internet casinos with a gaming license.
At present the Antigua Island, located on the eastern edge of the Caribbean and southeast of Miami, is the best place you could get an online casino license from. Antigua houses over 100 casinos licensed by the island’s Directorate of Offshore Gaming. The Directorate together works in partnership with the Antiguan government in order to ensure fair gaming and observes casino transactions with close scrutiny to prevent money laundering.
Although you could bet on the odds of the island getting washed out by a hurricane, Antigua is still preferred by operators because of its sufficient technical infrastructure and for its long standing reputation in the gaming community. However the recent enforcement of a 3% tax on net winnings has shaken things up a bit in this gaming paradise causing several licensees to leave the island. The reduction of the licensing fees to $75,000 for casinos and $50,000 for sports books consequent to the levying of the new tax may or may not be a good enough temptation to keep casinos there. Only time will tell.
Other online casino player are trying their hand at taking a spot in online gaming market. One particular player is the tiny island nation of Vanuatu. Located a few hundred miles off the northeast coast of Australia, Vanuatu is the race to attract online gaming companies. Player complaints and licensing issues of online casinos here are managed by Interactive Gaming Consultants. Despite the islands smaller infrastructural facilities the government is confident the island will be able to become a key player in the industry. However the island offers other great advantages. Operating costs are come to at least $25,000 less than at Antigua per year with application fee being $75,000 and an annual incensing fee of $50,000. There is one major casino being run here at the moment and several other companies have set their eyes on this island.
The following jurisdictions offer online gaming licensing to internet casinos. The list includes existing and pending licensing regimes.
AFRICA – Comoros (Anjouan) * Mauritius * Seychelles * South Africa * Tanzania
ASIA-PACIFIC – Australia (Australia Capital Territory) * Australia (New South Wales) * Australia (Northern Territory) * Australia (Queensland) * Australia (Tasmania) * Australia (Victoria) * Australia (Western Australia) * China (Hong Kong) * China (Macau) * Hutt River Province Principality * India (Maharashta) * Nepal * New Zealand * Norfolk Island * North Korea * Philippines (Cagayan)* Solomon Islands * South Korea * Taiwan * Vanuatu * Vietnam
CARIBBEAN – Antigua & Barbuda * Dominica * Dominican Republic * Grenada * Jamaica * Netherland Antilles (Curacao) * St Kitts & Nevis * St Vincent * Virgin Islands (US)
CENTRAL AMERICA – Belize * Costa Rica * Nicaragua * Panama
EUROPE / European Union * Alderney * Austria * Belgium * Czech Republic * Denmark * Estonia * Finland (Aland Islands) * Finland * France * Germany * Gibraltar * Iceland * Ireland * Isle of Man * Jersey * Latvia * Liechtenstein * Luxembourg * Malta * Monaco * Norway * Russia * Russia (Kalmykia) * Sark * Serbia * Spain * Slovenia * Sweden * Switzerland * The Netherlands * United Kingdom (Great Britain – there are many online casino in UK companies)
MEDITERRANEAN - Cyprus * Israel
NORTH AMERICA - Canada * Canada (Saskatchewan) * Canada (Kahnawake – Indian Territories which have the most casino Canada online companies.) * United States (New Jersey) * United States (California) * United States (Louisiana) * United States (Nevada) * United States (Oregon) * United States (Washington)
SOUTH AMERICA - Argentina * Brazil * Brazil (Parana) * Brazil (Santa Catarina) * Chile * Colombia * Venezuela