Currently, there are 44 gambling jurisdictions worldwide. Many of these jurisdictions may be familiar to you, and some may not. Although an online casino does not need to be licensed, the most well-known online casinos you may frequent are licensed and abide by the strict monitoring standards within their jurisdictions. This intense scrutiny affords players fair gaming practices and protection.
Among the 44 gambling jurisdictions, we would like to offer a short overview of each jurisdiction along with the most popular online casinos that fall within each jurisdiction.
Kahnawake Gaming Commission
With over 80 online casinos under its umbrella, Kahnawake Gaming Comission, was established in 1996 and is based in the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake, Canada. It offers the most online casinos to date.
With over 20 licensed gaming sites to its credit, the Gibraltar Regulatory Authority scrutinizes gaming sites before issuing licenses. Thus, one of the more well-known online casinos within Gibraltar’s jurisdiction is
River Belle Casino
.
UK Gambling Commission
The UK Gambling Commission was established in 2005 and began licensing online casino sites in 2007. You may recognize and/or participate at these well-known online casinos:
Bovada Casino
and
Ladbrokes Casino
.
The Cyprus government licenses a casino you might be familiar with –
SlotsPlus Casino
, located in Nicosia, Cyprus and is owned by Park Lane Services, Ltd.