Which online casinos are licensed in South Korea?
The register records online casino games as prohibited in South Korea. Nothing to play is listed here, per the register read 2 Oct 2026. Legal age: 19+.
Source: Third-party source · read 2 Oct 2026
- Status
- Prohibited
- Regulator
- National Gambling Control Commission (NGCC, 사행산업통합감독위원회); KCSC (site blocking); national police
- Legal age
- 19+
- Licence regime
- No online casino licence. Legal gambling: 17 land-based casinos for foreigners and only 1 open to Koreans (Kangwon Land); Sports Toto (State sports betting, including online via Betman), racing, lottery
- Key facts
- Law on sanctions in the speculative gaming industry and Penal Code: unauthorised online gambling is illegal. 2026: between January and August, 14,199 blocking requests and 3,663 people arrested; 1,280 betting sites blocked before the 2026 World Cup; monitoring team increased to 200 people, blocking time reduced to 24 hours; about KRW 176 billion of criminal proceeds seized; demand for illegal gambling fell by 37% between October 2025 and April 2026. September 2026: nine people arrested over 153 illegal sites.
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 South Korea: Illegal and penalised: a Korean player who bets on an offshore site commits a criminal offence (Criminal Code, art. 246 and the law on penalties for the speculative gaming industry; amounts of the penalties not reviewed online today). Korean criminal law also applies to nationals abroad (active nationality). Sites blocked by the KCSC.
Licences valid in South Korea
Nothing to play is listed here: prohibited.
Sources the register cites
- igamingbusiness.com/legal-compliance/south-korea-launch-reward-based-tip-line-crackdown-illegal-world-cup-betting
- focusgn.com/asia-pacific/south-korea-sees-14199-requests-to-block-illegal-gambling-sites-in-year-to-august
- sigma.world/news/south-koreas-gambling-crackdown-wipes-out-a-third-of-demand
- en.sedaily.com/society/2026/09/15/police-arrest-nine-over-153-illegal-gambling-sites-in-south