Which online casinos are licensed in North Korea?
The register records online casinos in North Korea as unregulated. No active licence valid there is on file, as of 2 Oct 2026. This market has no local licensing regime for online casino games. Legal age: 18+.
Source: No source on file · read 2 Oct 2026
- Status
- Unregulated
- Regulator
- No known public regulator
- Legal age
- 18+
- Licence regime
- No online gambling framework. Land-based casinos reserved for foreigners (Rason, Yanggakdo Hotel in Pyongyang); internet access almost non-existent for the population
- Key facts
- No verifiable public regulatory data in 2025-2026; the internet is reserved for a small elite and financial transfers abroad are under international sanctions (UN, OFAC).
What a player risks
This market has no local licensing regime for online casino games. Sites that take players from it operate from abroad, without local supervision; a licence issued in another jurisdiction is not an authorisation under local law. Players have no local regulator to turn to for protection or dispute resolution, and deposits, payments or winnings may be blocked or confiscated. Depending on local law, general prohibitions on gambling may still apply, with fines or prosecution in some jurisdictions. The register records for North Korea: No framework: access is in practice impossible for residents; international sanctions prohibit any financial flow. Non-existent market.
Licences valid in North Korea
No active licence valid in North Korea is on file.