Which online casinos are licensed in Macao?
The register records online casino games as prohibited in Macao. Nothing to play is listed here, per the register read 2 Oct 2026. Legal age: 21+.
Source: Third-party source · read 2 Oct 2026
- Status
- Prohibited
- Regulator
- Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ)
- Legal age
- 21+land-based casinos
- Licence regime
- 6 land-based casino concessions (2023-2032: SJM, Galaxy, Venetian/Sands China, MGM, Melco, Wynn). Online gambling prohibited, except the sports lottery betting (football, basketball) of Macau Slot
- Key facts
- Law No. 20/2024 on combating illicit gambling offences (in force since 29 October 2024): operating, promoting or organising unauthorised online gambling is punishable by 1 to 8 years' imprisonment, even if the servers are outside Macao. The government has reaffirmed that legalising online gambling is not on its legislative agenda. In the first quarter of 2025, 567 gambling-related criminal cases (+61.5%); the DICJ has new powers of investigation and administrative sanction.
What a player risks
Online casino gambling is prohibited in this market; no operator is licensed to offer it. A site that takes players from this market does so without any local licence, whatever licence it holds elsewhere: its players have no local-regulator protection or dispute resolution, and deposits, payments or winnings may be blocked or confiscated. Depending on local law, playing may itself be an offence and may lead to fines or prosecution. The register records for Macao: Illegal: no online gambling is authorised (apart from the Macau Slot sports lottery) and Law 20/2024 punishes operation and promotion, including from foreign servers. The penalty applicable to an ordinary player was not reviewed online today.
Licences valid in Macao
Nothing to play is listed here: prohibited.