Which online casinos are licensed in Iceland?
The register records Iceland as a state monopoly. Nothing to play is listed here, per the register read 2 Oct 2026. Online casino games in this market are reserved to the state operator. Legal age: 18+.
Source: Third-party source · read 2 Oct 2026
- Status
- State monopoly
- Regulator
- Ministry of Justice / Sýslumenn [district commissioners] (authorisations); no dedicated regulator
- Legal age
- 18+
- Licence regime
- Special statutory authorisations for 6 public-benefit entities: Happdrætti Háskóla Íslands, Happdrætti DAS, Happdrætti SÍBS, Íslenskar getraunir (Lengjan sports betting), Íslensk getspá (Lottó), Íslandsspil / söfnunarkassar (land-based machines). No online casino licence.
- Key facts
- No reform adopted. In November 2025, the Minister of Health Alma D. Möller and members of parliament called for the creation of a national regulator and for action against unlicensed sites (spending estimated at ISK 36 billion, about €250 million, per year on foreign sites). Proposals for a licensing system are circulating, with no law passed to date.
What a player risks
Online casino games in this market are reserved to the state operator. No other site is licensed to offer them, and a licence issued elsewhere, offshore or foreign, does not make play legal where the offer is reserved to a monopoly. A site outside the monopoly is not supervised by the local regulator: its players have no access to that regulator's protection or dispute resolution, and deposits, payments or winnings may be blocked or confiscated. Depending on local law, using such a site may also lead to fines or prosecution. The register records for Iceland: No framework: foreign offering not authorised and advertising prohibited, but no DNS blocking or payment blocking, and no penalty for the player. Offshore casinos (MGA, Curaçao) are in practice accessible and tolerated.
Licences valid in Iceland
Nothing to play is listed here: state monopoly.